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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 26

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Apr 19Apr 26May 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,182 head

▼ 786 vs last sale 1,968▼ 45 vs year ago 1,227 · −3.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 92▲ 42 vs year ago 39 · +107.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

0 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 6▼ 4 vs year ago 4 · −100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was light to moderate demand for for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $134.27/cwt on 538 head.

Average price

$134.27

538 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$8.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.55

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	606	134.87	818	498
Medium and Large 2-3	494	126.83	627	40

One grade step is worth $8.04/cwt here — about $191 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 sale538 hd

134.27

—

KY average25 barns · 5,707 hd

133.73

+0.55

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	1,736	87.40	1,517	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,628	65.02	1,059	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	62.54	798	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	51.37	498	6thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	529	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	173.49/cwt	172.00–175.00	569	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	175.49/cwt	169.00–182.00	658	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	170.27/cwt	164.00–180.50	698	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	419	160.62/cwt	160.00–163.00	673	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	187.26/cwt	185.00–188.00	792	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	451	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	803	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	166.11/cwt	155.00–171.00	781	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	471	151.90/cwt	150.00–155.00	715	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	163.86/cwt	162.00–165.50	847	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	155.17/cwt	145.00–160.00	812	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	141.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	764	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	876	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	151.24/cwt	140.00–154.50	859	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	581	138.42/cwt	137.00–140.00	804	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	603	138.33/cwt	137.00–139.00	834	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	146.57/cwt	141.00–154.50	913	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	978	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	139.99/cwt	132.50–147.50	937	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	682	128.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	875	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	132.59/cwt	122.00–136.00	968	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	849	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	127.45/cwt	120.00–130.00	988	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	122.50/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,023	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	117.53/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,037	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,081	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	977	111.77/cwt	111.50–115.00	1,092	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,188	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,165	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,153	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	293	145.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	425	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	145.94/cwt	141.00–147.50	473	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	440	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	130.64/cwt	121.00–135.00	481	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	148.70/cwt	140.00–155.00	558	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	125.37/cwt	124.00–129.00	529	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	141.52/cwt	133.00–148.50	614	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	144.89/cwt	139.00–152.00	691	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	133.01/cwt	130.00–136.00	642	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	767	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	519	127.28/cwt	122.00–130.00	661	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	140.88/cwt	133.00–147.00	747	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	137.35/cwt	129.00–141.00	787	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	149.98/cwt	147.50–153.00	861	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	124.27/cwt	122.00–126.00	715	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	864	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	132.38/cwt	126.00–137.00	827	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	118.64/cwt	115.00–121.00	753	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	128.70/cwt	123.00–132.00	865	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	110.40/cwt	107.00–115.50	790	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	939	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	113.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	866	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	797	119.10/cwt	119.10–119.10	949	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	640	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	114.56/cwt	110.00–117.00	933	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	845	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,056	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	864	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	942	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	107.51/cwt	106.00–108.00	991	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	970	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	990	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,346	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	180	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	306	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	438	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	466	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	135.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	511	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	164.20/cwt	156.00–169.00	626	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	392	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	725	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	724	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	162.81/cwt	159.00–167.00	684	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	145.93/cwt	142.00–150.00	617	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	156.93/cwt	145.00–160.00	745	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	144.33/cwt	143.00–145.00	693	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	152.39/cwt	142.00–156.50	789	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	131.75/cwt	130.00–137.00	692	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	146.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	838	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	128.57/cwt	122.00–135.00	795	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	128.53/cwt	121.00–130.50	855	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	116.59/cwt	109.00–121.00	832	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	797	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	974	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	885	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	894	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,149	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	237	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	292	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	305	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	343	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	551	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	592	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,180	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	891	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	90.38/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,695	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	44.24/cwt	40.00–49.00	406	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	54.93/cwt	50.00–59.00	547	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,107	50.73/cwt	49.00–54.00	562	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	62.26/cwt	56.00–64.50	775	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,407	66.52/cwt	65.00–67.75	936	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,626	64.22/cwt	63.00–66.00	1,044	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,132	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	76.69/cwt	73.00–80.00	877	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 Apr 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,182Last week 1,968Year ago 1,227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 92Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 6Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	140.00–150.00	145.04
4	—	766	110.00–114.00	113.01
46	—	530	133.00–147.00	140.88
39	—	672	123.00–132.00	128.70
46	—	573	129.00–141.00	137.35
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
21	—	814	110.00–117.00	114.56
33	—	375	140.00–155.00	148.70
69	—	477	139.00–152.00	144.89
12	—	864	109.00	109.00
6	—	716	107.00–115.50	110.40
26	—	625	126.00–137.00	132.38
4	—	922	106.00–108.00	107.51
4	—	960	101.00	101.00
20	—	434	133.00–148.50	141.52
4	—	324	141.00–147.50	145.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	136.00	136.00
3	—	845	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	617	140.00	140.00
40	—	797	119.10	119.10
16	—	574	147.50–153.00	149.98
12	—	511	150.00	150.00
45	—	722	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	483	130.00–136.00	133.01
1	—	800	80.00	80.00
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	127.50	127.50
7	—	519	122.00–130.00	127.28
3	—	635	115.00–121.00	118.64
6	—	368	121.00–135.00	130.64
5	—	422	124.00–129.00	125.37
4	—	575	122.00–126.00	124.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	574	140.00–150.00	146.02
1	—	885	110.00	110.00
17	—	518	142.00–156.50	152.39
1	—	240	182.50	182.50
1	—	180	170.00	170.00
6	—	714	109.00–121.00	116.59
12	—	665	121.00–130.50	128.53
7	—	618	122.00–135.00	128.57
7	—	381	156.00–169.00	164.20
1	—	755	124.00	124.00
1	—	270	172.50	172.50
1	—	1,035	111.00	111.00
2	—	420	159.00–167.00	162.81
18	—	475	145.00–160.00	156.93
1	—	310	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	415	174.50	174.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	143.00–145.00	144.33
1	—	795	105.00	105.00
1	—	885	101.00	101.00
1	—	805	99.00	99.00
4	—	525	130.00–137.00	131.75
2	—	378	130.00–140.00	135.23
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
2	—	423	142.00–150.00	145.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	882	115.00–118.00	117.53
60	—	568	140.00–154.50	151.24
2	—	328	172.00–175.00	173.49
13	—	977	111.50–115.00	111.77
27	—	470	155.00–171.00	166.11
26	—	775	120.00–130.00	127.45
10	—	835	121.00–123.00	122.50
33	—	669	132.50–147.50	139.99
8	—	940	115.00	115.00
42	—	623	141.00–154.50	146.57
21	—	375	169.00–182.00	175.49
1	—	290	182.50	182.50
34	—	523	145.00–160.00	155.17
1	—	1,080	110.00	110.00
20	—	410	164.00–180.50	170.27
64	—	730	122.00–136.00	132.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	185.00–188.00	187.26
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
6	—	451	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	652	150.00	150.00
7	—	551	159.00	159.00
13	—	517	162.00–165.50	163.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	581	137.00–140.00	138.42
3	—	682	125.00–130.00	128.30
2	—	730	110.00	110.00
2	—	540	140.00–143.00	141.51
5	—	471	150.00–155.00	151.90
3	—	603	137.00–139.00	138.33
5	—	419	160.00–163.00	160.62
1	—	1,165	99.00	99.00
1	—	765	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	551	107.50	107.50
2	—	237	123.00	123.00
1	—	305	112.50	112.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,626	63.00–66.00	64.22
1	—	1,640	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,244	56.00–64.50	62.26
3	—	1,107	49.00–54.00	50.73
11	—	1,407	65.00–67.75	66.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	40.00–49.00	44.24
4	—	996	50.00–59.00	54.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	75.50	75.50
4	—	1,875	88.00–92.00	90.38

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	2	—	1,143	73.00–80.00	76.69

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.