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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 16

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Nov 9Nov 16Nov 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,215 head

▼ 157 vs last sale 1,372▼ 227 vs year ago 1,442 · −15.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 53▼ 12 vs year ago 70 · −17.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.36/cwt on 556 head.

Average price

$127.36

556 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$10

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

$25.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.80

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	566	128.49	728	531
Small and Medium 1-2	640	110.00	704	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	716	103.05	738	24

One grade step is worth $25.44/cwt here — about −$10 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 sale556 hd

127.36

—

KY average25 barns · 6,617 hd

124.56

+2.80

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	—	High	1,746	89.25	1,558	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	54.35	673	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	909	42.49	386	4thin

Every lot

85 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	225	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	281	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	536	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	161.72/cwt	158.00–171.00	610	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	154.71/cwt	149.00–161.25	647	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	133.95/cwt	131.00–137.00	587	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	152.92/cwt	145.50–158.00	725	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	486	140.70/cwt	140.00–142.00	684	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	141.45/cwt	132.00–148.00	727	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	707	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	731	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	143.05/cwt	133.50–149.00	814	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	617	128.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	793	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	138.91/cwt	132.00–145.00	860	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	134.41/cwt	126.00–139.50	915	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	137.67/cwt	125.50–139.75	991	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	729	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,021	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	130.94/cwt	124.00–137.00	998	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	119.41/cwt	115.00–130.50	998	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	895	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	850	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	126.25/cwt	124.50–128.00	1,172	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	938	114.02/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,070	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	977	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,226	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,050	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,076	110.25/cwt	110.25–110.25	1,186	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	127.48/cwt	126.00–130.00	427	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	128.67/cwt	120.00–133.00	484	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	129.14/cwt	120.00–135.00	560	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	129.52/cwt	121.00–135.00	619	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	479	112.24/cwt	110.00–117.00	538	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	129.56/cwt	120.00–136.00	678	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	117.01/cwt	113.00–119.00	630	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	777	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	126.09/cwt	120.00–131.00	721	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	602	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	825	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	123.96/cwt	115.00–130.50	771	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	112.02/cwt	111.00–113.00	706	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	125.79/cwt	115.00–130.00	849	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	122.31/cwt	119.00–127.00	888	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	118.99/cwt	113.00–122.00	907	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	972	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	118.98/cwt	117.00–121.00	976	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	843	104.68/cwt	101.00–112.00	882	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	91.53/cwt	90.00–93.00	792	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	912	89.98/cwt	87.00–91.50	821	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,073	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	891	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	414	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	147.08/cwt	143.00–151.00	549	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	146.37/cwt	142.00–151.00	634	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	541	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	592	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	703	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	137.16/cwt	130.00–143.00	715	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	531	121.77/cwt	118.00–125.00	647	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	126.29/cwt	120.00–132.50	715	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	606	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	127.05/cwt	117.00–128.50	793	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	119.43/cwt	116.00–122.00	798	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	119.33/cwt	119.00–120.00	863	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	726	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	817	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	805	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	952	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	745	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	885	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	841	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	851	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,219	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	350	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	364	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	519	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	553	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	557	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	512	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	767	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	755	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,468	82.60/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,213	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	89.54/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,594	6
Bulls	—	—	1,923	95.01/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,827	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	37.83/cwt	35.00–41.00	342	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	47.14/cwt	43.50–50.00	431	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	46.94/cwt	43.00–50.50	568	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	55.98/cwt	52.00–60.00	698	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	63.19/cwt	62.50–64.00	803	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 Nov 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,215Last week 1,372Year ago 1,442

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 53Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	143.00–151.00	147.08
5	—	668	116.00–122.00	119.43
3	—	723	119.00–120.00	119.33
4	—	810	92.00	92.00
1	—	240	172.50	172.50
1	—	1,150	106.00	106.00
12	—	566	120.00–132.50	126.29
1	—	925	92.00	92.00
1	—	780	122.00	122.00
1	—	490	143.50	143.50
13	—	521	130.00–143.00	137.16
9	—	624	117.00–128.50	127.05
10	—	433	142.00–151.00	146.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	104.00–105.00	104.49
4	—	726	112.50	112.50
1	—	585	108.00	108.00
1	—	485	122.00	122.00
1	—	600	101.00	101.00
1	—	440	123.00	123.00
1	—	885	95.00	95.00
4	—	531	118.00–125.00	121.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	105.00	105.00
2	—	895	95.00	95.00
1	—	540	131.00	131.00
10	—	486	140.00–142.00	140.70
2	—	560	130.00–131.00	130.50
5	—	617	125.00–130.00	128.57
2	—	938	112.00–116.00	114.02
1	—	225	125.00	125.00
2	—	438	131.00–137.00	133.95
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
1	—	690	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	418	149.00–161.25	154.71
55	—	681	126.00–139.50	134.41
89	—	569	133.50–149.00	143.05
2	—	928	124.50–128.00	126.25
42	—	514	132.00–148.00	141.45
3	—	320	167.50	167.50
12	—	377	158.00–171.00	161.72
19	—	977	125.50	125.50
40	—	720	125.50–139.75	137.67
31	—	474	145.50–158.00	152.92
22	—	762	124.00–137.00	130.94
62	—	619	132.00–145.00	138.91
7	—	836	115.00–130.50	119.41
6	—	1,076	110.25	110.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	729	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	602	137.00	137.00
2	—	567	137.00	137.00
11	—	770	126.25	126.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	762	113.00–122.00	118.99
5	—	726	119.00–127.00	122.31
34	—	434	120.00–135.00	129.14
2	—	820	117.00–121.00	118.98
1	—	890	110.00	110.00
8	—	335	126.00–130.00	127.48
76	—	622	115.00–130.50	123.96
20	—	376	120.00–133.00	128.67
78	—	675	115.00–130.00	125.79
88	—	523	120.00–136.00	129.56
74	—	478	121.00–135.00	129.52
54	—	572	120.00–131.00	126.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	111.00–113.00	112.02
2	—	865	90.00–93.00	91.53
5	—	479	110.00–117.00	112.24
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
1	—	560	116.00	116.00
3	—	843	101.00–112.00	104.68
3	—	538	113.00–119.00	117.01
3	—	1,073	83.00	83.00
3	—	912	87.00–91.50	89.98
1	—	440	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	519	106.50	106.50
2	—	557	92.00	92.00
2	—	350	104.00	104.00
7	—	767	98.50	98.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	35.00–41.00	37.83
2	—	915	43.50–50.00	47.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	62.50–64.00	63.19
7	—	1,209	43.00–50.50	46.94
21	—	1,246	52.00–60.00	55.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,923	94.00–96.00	95.01
6	—	1,780	86.00–92.00	89.54
2	—	1,468	81.00–84.00	82.60

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.