Sale reports / Kentucky / Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky / 2020-11-23

Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 23
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
521 head
▼ 694 vs last sale 1,215▲ 94 vs year ago 427 · +22.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 58▼ 46 vs year ago 89 · −51.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.69/cwt on 248 head.
Average price
$136.69
248 head · 671 lb average
Value per head Derived
$917
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.74
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2678137.98935221
Medium and Large 2-3609126.1476827
One grade step is worth $11.84/cwt here — about $167 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 sale248 hd
136.69
—
KY average24 barns · 6,482 hd
134.94
+1.74
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,86990.831,69711
CowsLean 85-90%Low92857.005292thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60255.088829thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31252.9769515

Every lot

74 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255153.00/cwt153.00–153.003901
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275123.00/cwt123.00–123.003381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320151.00/cwt151.00–151.004831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381170.65/cwt168.00–172.006505
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405139.00/cwt139.00–139.005631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433159.93/cwt150.00–168.0069214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478149.02/cwt142.00–155.0071216
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3498138.00/cwt138.00–138.006879
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523153.69/cwt150.00–154.7580417
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540130.85/cwt130.00–135.007078
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570110.52/cwt110.00–111.006302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572134.72/cwt125.00–140.0077115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2637135.28/cwt125.00–139.0086224
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670134.03/cwt125.00–138.0089831
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722135.63/cwt132.50–137.5097916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772129.34/cwt125.00–130.5099910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added850131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,11462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2916120.73/cwt120.25–124.001,1068
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3935112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0471
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,10096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,0561
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,165100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1651
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,25596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,2051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280132.07/cwt130.00–136.003703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319132.01/cwt121.00–135.504216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375131.07/cwt126.00–136.004924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395112.00/cwt112.00–112.004421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439127.51/cwt120.00–132.0056025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486125.98/cwt115.00–130.0061217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510110.00/cwt110.00–110.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy527135.50/cwt135.50–135.507142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527121.37/cwt115.00–129.0064021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3557115.00/cwt115.00–115.006415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578129.13/cwt119.00–133.0074623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632129.49/cwt120.00–134.008188
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3636114.67/cwt113.00–115.507293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added639139.25/cwt139.25–139.2589019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2656126.94/cwt115.00–131.008337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3658111.77/cwt110.00–113.507352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3745107.00/cwt107.00–107.007971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775122.33/cwt122.00–122.509483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2802116.00/cwt116.00–116.009302
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370161.85/cwt155.00–168.005992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2402168.00/cwt168.00–168.006752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440141.00/cwt141.00–141.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458154.64/cwt153.00–157.007085
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3491134.05/cwt130.00–136.506587
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524125.83/cwt120.00–132.006598
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571130.83/cwt124.00–135.5074710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3577112.50/cwt112.50–112.506495
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600103.00/cwt101.00–105.006182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617121.48/cwt120.00–123.007506
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2652120.00/cwt120.00–120.007822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715116.00/cwt116.00–116.008291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-373085.00/cwt85.00–85.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-377585.00/cwt85.00–85.006591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-394597.00/cwt97.00–97.009171
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3445106.50/cwt106.50–106.504741
Dairy Steers—Large 3470100.00/cwt100.00–100.004701
Dairy Steers—Large 3597102.00/cwt102.00–102.006092
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,76991.52/cwt89.50–93.001,6198
Bulls——2,09095.50/cwt95.50–95.501,9962
Bulls——2,22576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,6911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87049.00/cwt49.00–49.004261
Cows—Lean 85-90%98565.00/cwt65.00–65.006401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24559.00/cwt59.00–59.007351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31053.91/cwt50.00–57.5070611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34347.51/cwt46.50–49.006383
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59842.53/cwt40.00–45.006802
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60358.66/cwt55.50–60.509407
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,255600.00/cwt600.00–600.007,5301

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.