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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 8

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Feb 1Feb 8Feb 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,618 head

▲ 823 vs last sale 795▲ 1,144 vs year ago 474 · +241.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 81 vs last sale 13▲ 27 vs year ago 67 · +40.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

0 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 7▼ 3 vs year ago 3 · −100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold mostly steady and feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $134.91/cwt on 808 head.

Average price

$134.91

808 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$4.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.77

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	685	135.09	925	776
Medium and Large 2-3	568	130.47	741	32

One grade step is worth $4.63/cwt here — about $184 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 sale808 hd

134.91

—

KY average27 barns · 4,689 hd

133.14

+1.77

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	1,503	95.34	1,433	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,596	64.41	1,028	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	59.18	736	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	966	54.24	524	13

Every lot

84 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	531	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	711	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	140.34/cwt	137.00–142.50	601	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	150.19/cwt	146.00–155.00	656	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	159.44/cwt	158.00–160.00	737	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	674	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	132.64/cwt	130.00–138.00	703	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	149.30/cwt	140.00–156.00	797	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	147.78/cwt	143.00–154.00	842	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	132.00/cwt	131.00–133.00	785	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	140.02/cwt	129.00–142.50	870	166
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	776	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	131.73/cwt	125.00–137.50	881	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	812	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	983	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	129.86/cwt	120.00–132.00	930	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	122.95/cwt	120.50–125.50	943	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	799	131.95/cwt	131.95–131.95	1,054	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	894	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	121.93/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,006	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	871	117.42/cwt	114.50–120.00	1,023	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,052	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	114.69/cwt	110.50–116.00	1,104	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	990	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,040	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,087	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,147	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,032	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	134.54/cwt	130.00–139.00	381	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	141.02/cwt	132.50–146.00	471	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	347	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	519	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	353	124.96/cwt	119.00–131.00	441	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	141.97/cwt	135.00–149.00	528	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	136.74/cwt	130.00–144.00	577	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	124.24/cwt	124.00–124.50	540	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	121.33/cwt	120.00–122.00	576	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	132.08/cwt	124.50–140.00	635	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	585	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	129.05/cwt	120.00–133.00	683	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	123.15/cwt	117.50–130.00	714	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	122.40/cwt	113.50–125.00	759	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	120.00/cwt	115.00–123.50	806	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	127.83/cwt	127.60–128.50	863	143
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	786	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	116.41/cwt	115.00–122.00	845	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	780	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	114.89/cwt	110.00–117.50	889	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	828	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	828	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	110.10/cwt	107.00–112.50	913	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	945	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	872	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,014	93.62/cwt	90.00–95.50	949	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	574	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	135.38/cwt	131.00–140.00	501	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	572	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	138.36/cwt	135.00–145.00	667	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	124.50/cwt	120.00–129.00	604	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	129.12/cwt	125.00–137.00	678	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	540	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	551	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	126.88/cwt	120.00–134.00	728	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	128.09/cwt	120.00–131.00	788	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	823	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	798	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	744	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Value Added	891	98.95/cwt	98.95–98.95	882	61
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	978	82.00/cwt	80.50–83.50	802	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	94.19/cwt	89.00–98.50	1,229	3
Bulls	—	—	1,663	101.72/cwt	100.50–103.00	1,692	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,527	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	64.13/cwt	61.00–68.00	590	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	939	41.88/cwt	40.00–46.50	393	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	54.24/cwt	50.00–58.00	569	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	46.67/cwt	45.50–49.00	561	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	65.44/cwt	61.00–70.50	809	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	57.09/cwt	52.00–60.00	715	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	66.19/cwt	64.50–68.00	1,041	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	62.27/cwt	58.50–64.00	1,011	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	718	1

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,618Last week 795Year ago 474

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 13Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 7Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	726	115.00–122.00	116.41
81	—	529	120.00–133.00	129.05
40	—	672	115.00–123.50	120.00
23	—	829	107.00–112.50	110.10
21	—	422	130.00–144.00	136.74
4	—	334	132.50–146.00	141.02
9	—	372	135.00–149.00	141.97
6	—	1,014	90.00–95.50	93.62
91	—	620	113.50–125.00	122.40
50	—	481	124.50–140.00	132.08
39	—	580	117.50–130.00	123.15
1	—	855	110.50	110.50
2	—	283	130.00–139.00	134.54
47	—	774	110.00–117.50	114.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	347	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	675	127.60–128.50	127.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	102.00	102.00
3	—	828	100.00	100.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
3	—	475	120.00–122.00	121.33
2	—	435	124.00–124.50	124.24
1	—	705	111.50	111.50
1	—	560	114.00	114.00
1	—	890	98.00	98.00
2	—	525	110.00–113.00	111.49
2	—	353	119.00–131.00	124.96
1	—	665	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	359	160.00	160.00
18	—	615	120.00–131.00	128.09
8	—	719	110.00–112.00	111.00
8	—	574	120.00–134.00	126.88
3	—	686	120.00	120.00
3	—	525	125.00–137.00	129.12
3	—	482	135.00–145.00	138.36
2	—	403	140.00–144.00	142.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	75.00	75.00
1	—	820	89.00	89.00
2	—	485	120.00–129.00	124.50
2	—	370	131.00–140.00	135.38
1	—	930	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	146.00–155.00	150.19
3	—	1,035	105.00	105.00
41	—	825	115.00–123.00	121.93
82	—	570	143.00–154.00	147.78
52	—	534	140.00–156.00	149.30
1	—	255	170.00	170.00
14	—	462	158.00–160.00	159.44
2	—	1,147	90.00	90.00
85	—	716	120.00–132.00	129.86
1	—	935	112.50	112.50
55	—	767	120.50–125.50	122.95
35	—	871	114.50–120.00	117.42
13	—	963	110.50–116.00	114.69
166	—	621	129.00–142.50	140.02
92	—	669	125.00–137.50	131.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	799	131.95	131.95
62	—	716	137.25	137.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	130.00–138.00	132.64
2	—	628	122.00–125.00	123.52
2	—	595	131.00–133.00	132.00
1	—	360	147.50	147.50
1	—	805	111.00	111.00
1	—	990	105.00	105.00
2	—	875	90.00	90.00
4	—	428	137.00–142.50	140.34
3	—	675	120.00–121.00	120.34
10	—	473	140.00–145.00	142.48
1	—	700	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	80.50–83.50	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	891	98.95	98.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,623	58.50–64.00	62.27
6	—	1,573	64.50–68.00	66.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,202	45.50–49.00	46.67
15	—	1,237	61.00–70.50	65.44
27	—	1,253	52.00–60.00	57.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	939	40.00–46.50	41.88
5	—	920	61.00–68.00	64.13
4	—	1,049	50.00–58.00	54.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,663	100.50–103.00	101.72
3	—	1,305	89.00–98.50	94.19

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	1	—	970	74.00	74.00

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.