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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

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

● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Mar 1Mar 8Mar 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,431 head

▲ 1,294 vs last sale 1,137▲ 862 vs year ago 1,569 · +54.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 51▲ 37 vs year ago 52 · +71.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 1 · +400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned packages of calves. Slaughter cows sold steady 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $141.11/cwt on 1,214 head.

Average price

$141.11

1,214 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$178

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

$1.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.48

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	542	142.72	773	90
Medium and Large 1-2	675	140.98	951	1,124

One grade step is worth $1.74/cwt here — about −$178 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 sale1,214 hd

141.11

—

KY average25 barns · 9,102 hd

140.62

+0.48

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	—	Average	1,536	90.78	1,395	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,563	62.40	975	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	59.98	738	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	937	50.00	469	9thin

Every lot

117 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	438	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	313	157.12/cwt	154.00–160.00	492	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	182.69/cwt	180.00–184.00	610	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	171.91/cwt	169.00–184.00	643	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	382	162.65/cwt	160.00–163.50	621	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	411	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	764	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	161.01/cwt	160.00–163.00	679	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	173.06/cwt	165.00–180.00	736	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	464	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	826	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	163.75/cwt	158.00–171.00	778	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	153.27/cwt	147.50–155.50	736	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	516	143.63/cwt	140.00–146.00	741	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	165.49/cwt	163.00–166.00	859	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	155.65/cwt	150.00–162.50	819	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	154.19/cwt	151.00–162.50	888	154
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	579	140.49/cwt	135.00–146.50	813	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	617	134.32/cwt	130.00–137.50	829	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	149.07/cwt	139.00–155.50	929	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	139.00/cwt	130.00–145.00	929	237
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	669	122.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	816	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	130.84/cwt	120.00–134.75	943	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	811	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	125.91/cwt	114.00–128.50	980	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	121.42/cwt	113.00–124.50	991	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	891	120.13/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,070	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	894	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,118	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	936	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	1,093	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	937	107.67/cwt	105.50–109.50	1,009	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,013	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	145.84/cwt	142.50–152.00	321	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	266	144.94/cwt	140.00–149.00	386	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	282	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	369	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	103.79/cwt	101.00–107.00	335	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	141.93/cwt	136.00–148.00	473	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	366	136.05/cwt	130.00–138.00	498	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	148.10/cwt	140.00–153.00	566	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	148.58/cwt	139.00–154.50	640	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	132.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	577	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	742	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	130.66/cwt	130.00–131.00	623	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	142.63/cwt	135.00–150.00	682	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	760	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	141.24/cwt	132.00–149.00	737	149
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	125.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	661	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	574	122.10/cwt	120.00–124.00	701	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	132.61/cwt	125.00–141.00	764	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	123.63/cwt	117.00–132.00	775	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	135.20/cwt	135.20–135.20	859	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	636	111.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	712	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	122.22/cwt	115.00–130.00	821	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	109.99/cwt	109.00–112.00	748	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	119.72/cwt	112.00–122.00	866	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	727	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	752	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	759	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	941	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	115.33/cwt	112.50–121.50	885	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	782	104.02/cwt	100.00–106.00	813	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	109.53/cwt	106.00–111.00	899	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	835	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	785	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	955	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	877	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	816	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	899	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	951	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,008	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	826	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,005	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	859	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	886	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	212	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	360	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	156.57/cwt	150.00–166.00	431	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	159.82/cwt	157.00–162.00	518	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	456	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	164.76/cwt	160.00–172.50	618	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	387	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	600	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	166.58/cwt	160.00–173.00	705	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	437	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	784	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	165.38/cwt	158.00–170.00	771	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	472	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	708	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	514	134.74/cwt	134.00–135.00	693	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	148.25/cwt	142.00–157.00	786	42
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	139.43/cwt	131.00–146.50	799	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	129.34/cwt	123.00–138.00	815	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	643	104.81/cwt	100.00–105.50	674	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	123.80/cwt	121.00–126.00	823	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	787	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	108.39/cwt	106.00–110.00	780	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	104.99/cwt	104.00–107.00	822	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	833	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	751	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	842	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	83.75/cwt	83.50–84.00	733	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,018	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	934	80.50/cwt	80.00–81.00	752	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	270	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	224	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	345	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	386	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	392	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	447	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	435	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	261	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	722	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	520	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	850	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	616	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,299	87.76/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,140	4
Bulls	—	—	1,515	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,204	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	98.57/cwt	96.50–102.00	1,833	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	765	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	497	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	42.91/cwt	40.00–45.00	409	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	56.83/cwt	53.50–60.50	551	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	52.93/cwt	48.00–55.50	643	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	60.91/cwt	57.00–64.50	747	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	65.73/cwt	65.00–67.50	826	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	55.27/cwt	55.00–55.50	851	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	68.39/cwt	65.50–71.00	1,063	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,572	61.93/cwt	56.00–64.50	974	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,355	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	70.50/cwt	70.00–71.00	807	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,903	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 Mar 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,431Last week 1,137Year ago 1,569

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 51Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	111.00	111.00
44	—	723	112.00–122.00	119.72
80	—	478	135.00–150.00	142.63
149	—	522	132.00–149.00	141.24
44	—	382	140.00–153.00	148.10
65	—	431	139.00–154.50	148.58
115	—	627	117.00–132.00	123.63
10	—	333	136.00–148.00	141.93
10	—	821	106.00–111.00	109.53
60	—	576	125.00–141.00	132.61
3	—	951	106.00	106.00
2	—	908	98.00–100.00	99.00
100	—	672	115.00–130.00	122.22
21	—	767	112.50–121.50	115.33
6	—	266	140.00–149.00	144.94
4	—	220	142.50–152.00	145.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	759	124.00	124.00
19	—	635	135.20	135.20
3	—	500	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	158.00	158.00
1	—	455	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	877	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,080	82.00	82.00
6	—	636	110.00–116.00	111.99
5	—	366	130.00–138.00	136.05
3	—	782	100.00–106.00	104.02
1	—	960	86.00	86.00
2	—	727	103.50	103.50
2	—	323	101.00–107.00	103.79
2	—	282	131.00	131.00
3	—	477	130.00–131.00	130.66
9	—	574	120.00–124.00	122.10
2	—	1,005	85.50	85.50
13	—	528	120.00–130.00	125.23
1	—	835	94.00	94.00
5	—	680	109.00–112.00	109.99
7	—	435	130.00–135.00	132.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	937	105.50–109.50	107.67
41	—	425	165.00–180.00	173.06
7	—	334	180.00–184.00	182.69
154	—	576	151.00–162.50	154.19
97	—	778	114.00–128.50	125.91
124	—	721	120.00–134.75	130.84
81	—	526	150.00–162.50	155.65
50	—	816	113.00–124.50	121.42
31	—	475	158.00–171.00	163.75
1	—	960	105.50	105.50
237	—	668	130.00–145.00	139.00
15	—	374	169.00–184.00	171.91
1	—	290	151.00	151.00
84	—	623	139.00–155.50	149.07
42	—	891	115.00–121.00	120.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	669	120.00–125.00	122.01
6	—	422	160.00–163.00	161.01
8	—	382	160.00–163.50	162.65
23	—	617	130.00–137.50	134.32
25	—	579	135.00–146.50	140.49
1	—	765	106.00	106.00
2	—	313	154.00–160.00	157.12
9	—	480	147.50–155.50	153.27
10	—	516	140.00–146.00	143.63
1	—	270	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	464	178.00	178.00
3	—	411	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	894	125.00	125.00
58	—	936	116.75	116.75
21	—	519	163.00–166.00	165.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	630	123.00–138.00	129.34
23	—	573	131.00–146.50	139.43
3	—	783	104.00–107.00	104.99
42	—	530	142.00–157.00	148.25
5	—	665	121.00–126.00	123.80
1	—	850	99.00	99.00
1	—	930	109.50	109.50
2	—	212	170.00	170.00
27	—	466	158.00–170.00	165.38
6	—	275	150.00–166.00	156.57
15	—	375	160.00–172.50	164.76
5	—	720	106.00–110.00	108.39
18	—	423	160.00–173.00	166.58
2	—	825	100.00–102.00	101.02
8	—	324	157.00–162.00	159.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
2	—	335	136.00	136.00
2	—	875	83.50–84.00	83.75
2	—	387	155.00	155.00
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
1	—	690	114.00	114.00
6	—	472	150.00	150.00
8	—	643	100.00–105.50	104.81
4	—	514	134.00–135.00	134.74
4	—	934	80.00–81.00	80.50
1	—	830	90.50	90.50
1	—	430	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	437	179.50	179.50
1	—	265	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	112.00	112.00
1	—	270	83.00	83.00
2	—	722	72.00	72.00
1	—	435	60.00	60.00
1	—	850	72.50	72.50
2	—	392	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	55.00–55.50	55.27
3	—	1,555	65.50–71.00	68.39
8	—	1,572	56.00–64.50	61.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,226	57.00–64.50	60.91
9	—	1,256	65.00–67.50	65.73
10	—	1,214	48.00–55.50	52.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	952	40.00–45.00	42.91
3	—	970	53.50–60.50	56.83
1	—	765	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,299	86.00–90.00	87.76
1	—	1,515	79.50	79.50
3	—	1,860	96.50–102.00	98.57

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)	1	—	765	700.00	700.00

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	2	—	1,145	70.00–71.00	70.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	850.00	850.00

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.