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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 1

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Jan 25Feb 1Feb 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

795 head

▼ 432 vs last sale 1,227▼ 195 vs year ago 990 · −19.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 38▼ 76 vs year ago 89 · −85.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 0▼ 24 vs year ago 31 · −77.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. The was moderate demand for feeder classes. No trend for slaughter cows and bulls due to no comparable receipts.

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 $136.11/cwt on 339 head.

Average price

$136.11

339 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$20.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.97

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	662	136.82	906	327
Medium and Large 2-3	641	116.62	747	12thin

One grade step is worth $20.20/cwt here — about $159 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 sale339 hd

136.11

—

KY average25 barns · 4,406 hd

134.13

+1.97

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,537	53.17	817	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,108	46.52	515	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	893	46.50	415	2thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	410	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	166.91/cwt	160.00–174.00	643	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	157.87/cwt	150.00–163.00	755	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	146.61/cwt	141.00–155.00	776	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	141.19/cwt	133.50–145.25	810	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	127.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	736	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	139.91/cwt	133.50–144.00	874	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	133.89/cwt	125.00–139.50	897	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	692	103.62/cwt	101.50–110.00	717	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	130.96/cwt	126.00–135.50	960	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	842	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	757	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	990	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	128.04/cwt	120.00–128.50	1,013	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	123.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,024	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,018	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,149	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	403	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	139.32/cwt	134.50–144.00	474	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	521	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	351	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	527	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	142.31/cwt	137.00–145.00	528	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	139.01/cwt	130.00–145.00	595	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	429	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	639	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	526	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	139.20/cwt	134.00–141.00	642	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	120.21/cwt	119.00–123.00	632	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	131.27/cwt	125.00–140.00	704	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	571	116.52/cwt	112.00–118.00	665	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	125.06/cwt	120.00–135.50	720	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	135.80/cwt	135.80–135.80	841	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	125.25/cwt	117.00–130.00	778	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	712	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	724	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	122.07/cwt	120.00–123.00	825	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	119.13/cwt	110.00–123.00	876	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	115.98/cwt	113.50–118.50	892	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	777	120.10/cwt	120.10–120.10	933	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	945	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	762	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	162.58/cwt	161.00–164.00	533	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	166.36/cwt	160.00–170.00	647	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	161.25/cwt	155.00–169.00	693	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	158.70/cwt	150.00–163.00	719	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	648	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	136.59/cwt	130.00–146.00	705	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	738	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	122.98/cwt	118.00–126.50	770	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	116.41/cwt	115.50–118.00	794	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	783	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	443	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	380	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	46.52/cwt	45.50–47.50	515	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	622	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	901	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	937	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	66.33/cwt	65.00–68.00	675	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	641.90/cwt	600.00–700.00	5,360	4

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 Feb 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 795Last week 1,227Year ago 990

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 38Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	144.00	144.00
58	—	621	117.00–130.00	125.25
42	—	576	120.00–135.50	125.06
22	—	536	125.00–140.00	131.27
8	—	428	130.00–145.00	139.01
13	—	769	113.50–118.50	115.98
2	—	340	134.50–144.00	139.32
15	—	676	120.00–123.00	122.07
22	—	735	110.00–123.00	119.13
11	—	461	134.00–141.00	139.20
1	—	815	116.00	116.00
7	—	371	137.00–145.00	142.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	619	135.80	135.80
23	—	777	120.10	120.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	149.00	149.00
3	—	351	150.00	150.00
1	—	345	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	112.00–118.00	116.52
4	—	526	119.00–123.00	120.21
2	—	673	105.00–110.00	107.53
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
2	—	815	93.50	93.50
1	—	630	113.00	113.00
1	—	435	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	130.00–146.00	136.59
2	—	328	161.00–164.00	162.58
3	—	453	150.00–163.00	158.70
1	—	760	103.00	103.00
1	—	740	103.00	103.00
3	—	566	130.00–131.00	130.33
9	—	626	118.00–126.50	122.98
8	—	682	115.50–118.00	116.41
4	—	430	155.00–169.00	161.25
4	—	389	160.00–170.00	166.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	131.00	131.00
2	—	880	85.00	85.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	625	133.50–144.00	139.91
36	—	791	120.00–128.50	128.04
2	—	445	165.00	165.00
14	—	478	150.00–163.00	157.87
8	—	832	115.00–125.00	123.07
1	—	270	152.00	152.00
3	—	385	160.00–174.00	166.91
22	—	529	141.00–155.00	146.61
33	—	574	133.50–145.25	141.19
52	—	733	126.00–135.50	130.96
58	—	670	125.00–139.50	133.89
1	—	1,035	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	757	130.75	130.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	121.00	121.00
1	—	495	127.00	127.00
1	—	435	146.00	146.00
1	—	745	113.00	113.00
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
4	—	692	101.50–110.00	103.62
2	—	575	126.00–130.00	127.97
1	—	960	106.00	106.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,017	65.00–68.00	66.33

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	835	600.00–700.00	641.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	42.00	42.00
1	—	1,515	59.50	59.50
1	—	1,615	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	45.50–47.50	46.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	53.00	53.00
1	—	950	40.00	40.00

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.