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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 26

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Oct 19Oct 26Nov 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

982 head

▲ 137 vs last sale 845▼ 113 vs year ago 1,095 · −10.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 93▼ 16 vs year ago 73 · −21.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 5 · +40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower and heifers over 500 lbs. sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.39/cwt on 376 head.

Average price

$139.39

376 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$10.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.33

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	602	140.03	843	353
Medium and Large 2-3	498	129.57	646	23

One grade step is worth $10.46/cwt here — about $197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale376 hd

139.39

—

KY average28 barns · 4,632 hd

132.06

+7.33

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,631	82.52	1,346	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	54.80	912	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	50.82	620	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	45.68	426	10

Every lot

87 lots · USDA AMS · Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	289	149.47/cwt	146.00–154.00	432	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	159.31/cwt	151.00–168.00	523	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	166.00/cwt	160.00–172.00	589	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	170.50/cwt	170.00–171.00	691	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	156.90/cwt	146.00–161.00	683	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	142.36/cwt	140.00–144.00	624	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	148.67/cwt	140.00–155.00	706	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	141.49/cwt	140.00–143.00	690	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	126.15/cwt	125.00–131.00	652	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	143.18/cwt	132.50–148.00	747	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	566	127.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	722	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	138.92/cwt	130.00–147.25	809	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	136.85/cwt	131.50–144.00	848	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	128.26/cwt	120.00–133.00	863	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	128.87/cwt	120.00–132.00	923	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	738	134.70/cwt	134.70–134.70	994	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	128.57/cwt	128.25–130.25	990	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	120.25/cwt	120.00–120.50	984	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	999	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,056	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,015	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,095	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	131.21/cwt	125.00–138.00	295	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	127.37/cwt	121.00–135.00	366	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	435	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	124.11/cwt	120.00–133.00	470	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	117.03/cwt	116.00–118.00	445	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	116.03/cwt	115.00–117.00	485	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	122.32/cwt	119.00–130.00	514	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	122.22/cwt	117.00–128.00	581	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	113.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	542	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	127.76/cwt	120.00–135.50	666	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	115.36/cwt	112.00–119.00	607	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	108.97/cwt	106.00–112.00	610	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	124.14/cwt	115.00–130.50	719	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	124.22/cwt	115.00–132.50	770	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	739	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	126.60/cwt	120.00–132.00	853	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	109.54/cwt	108.00–111.00	794	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	124.77/cwt	116.00–129.25	911	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	940	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	781	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	997	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	96.27/cwt	94.00–98.50	980	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	160.07/cwt	154.00–163.00	451	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	186.52/cwt	185.00–188.00	578	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	148.56/cwt	147.00–150.00	480	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	170.41/cwt	169.00–173.00	562	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	363	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	675	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	167.34/cwt	164.00–169.00	638	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	554	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	156.51/cwt	151.00–167.50	664	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	145.11/cwt	141.00–147.00	624	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	137.13/cwt	135.00–147.00	646	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	472	126.10/cwt	124.00–130.00	595	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	118.52/cwt	116.00–121.00	628	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	137.63/cwt	126.00–141.25	736	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	113.86/cwt	110.00–118.00	649	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	129.60/cwt	119.00–134.50	749	43
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	754	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	738	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	119.91/cwt	116.00–126.50	809	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	113.43/cwt	110.00–116.00	806	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	826	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	945	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	841	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,015	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	893	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	515	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	443	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	650	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	608	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	736	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	655	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	770	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	408	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	77.60/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,117	2
Bulls	—	—	1,686	83.92/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,415	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	932	43.08/cwt	40.50–45.00	402	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	48.29/cwt	46.00–51.00	451	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	710	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	45.08/cwt	41.50–48.50	535	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	53.34/cwt	50.00–55.00	667	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	54.80/cwt	53.50–56.50	912	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,640	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,019	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	613.23/cwt	600.00–625.00	6,868	2

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Mon Oct 26, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 982Last week 845Year ago 1,095

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 93Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	100.00	100.00
2	—	328	151.00–168.00	159.31
17	—	770	128.25–130.25	128.57
2	—	355	160.00–172.00	166.00
52	—	620	131.50–144.00	136.85
45	—	435	146.00–161.00	156.90
16	—	673	120.00–133.00	128.26
2	—	925	108.00	108.00
36	—	475	140.00–155.00	148.67
28	—	522	132.50–148.00	143.18
1	—	960	110.00	110.00
2	—	818	120.00–120.50	120.25
14	—	716	120.00–132.00	128.87
1	—	1,015	100.00	100.00
60	—	582	130.00–147.25	138.92
4	—	289	146.00–154.00	149.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	738	134.70	134.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	170.00–171.00	170.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	517	125.00–131.00	126.15
3	—	438	140.00–144.00	142.36
1	—	340	126.00	126.00
2	—	605	123.00	123.00
6	—	566	126.00–129.00	127.49
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
2	—	488	140.00–143.00	141.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	332	131.00	131.00
6	—	882	113.00	113.00
4	—	1,018	94.00–98.50	96.27
36	—	475	117.00–128.00	122.22
62	—	521	120.00–135.50	127.76
2	—	225	125.00–138.00	131.21
21	—	379	120.00–133.00	124.11
3	—	783	120.00	120.00
13	—	674	120.00–132.00	126.60
53	—	579	115.00–130.50	124.14
35	—	420	119.00–130.00	122.32
18	—	730	116.00–129.25	124.77
30	—	620	115.00–132.50	124.22
3	—	287	121.00–135.00	127.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	106.00–112.00	108.97
2	—	418	115.00–117.00	116.03
3	—	840	93.00	93.00
1	—	600	113.00	113.00
8	—	526	112.00–119.00	115.36
1	—	660	112.00	112.00
6	—	478	110.00–115.00	113.34
2	—	380	116.00–118.00	117.03
2	—	725	108.00–111.00	109.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	154.00–163.00	160.07
10	—	424	151.00–167.50	156.51
43	—	578	119.00–134.50	129.60
3	—	625	120.00–122.00	120.66
3	—	381	164.00–169.00	167.34
7	—	711	110.00–116.00	113.43
1	—	765	108.00	108.00
13	—	471	135.00–147.00	137.13
22	—	535	126.00–141.25	137.63
4	—	675	116.00–126.50	119.91
7	—	330	169.00–173.00	170.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	185.00–188.00	186.52
3	—	363	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	141.00–147.00	145.11
2	—	323	147.00–150.00	148.56
2	—	570	110.00–118.00	113.86
2	—	665	110.00–112.00	111.02
4	—	530	116.00–121.00	118.52
1	—	385	144.00	144.00
3	—	472	124.00–130.00	126.10
1	—	945	89.00	89.00
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,015	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	86.00	86.00
2	—	650	93.50	93.50
1	—	770	53.00	53.00
3	—	736	89.00	89.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	600.00–625.00	613.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	728	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	790.00	790.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	933	46.00–51.00	48.29
5	—	932	40.50–45.00	43.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	53.50–56.50	54.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,186	41.50–48.50	45.08
1	—	1,110	64.00	64.00
13	—	1,250	50.00–55.00	53.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	77.00–78.00	77.60
7	—	1,686	80.00–87.00	83.92

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.