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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, May 3

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Apr 26May 3May 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,281 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 1,182▲ 49 vs year ago 1,232 · +4.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 81▼ 20 vs year ago 67 · −29.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 5 · −40.0%

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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 $138.54/cwt on 520 head.

Average price

$138.54

520 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$7.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.44

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	699	139.08	973	483
Medium and Large 2-3	603	131.42	792	37

One grade step is worth $7.66/cwt here — about $180 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 sale520 hd

138.54

—

KY average26 barns · 4,492 hd

137.10

+1.44

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	—	High	1,393	88.50	1,233	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,635	64.49	1,054	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	63.73	831	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,004	50.59	508	9thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	491	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	175.88/cwt	171.00–180.00	559	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	172.79/cwt	171.00–174.00	653	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	163.68/cwt	160.00–165.50	687	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	149.61/cwt	130.00–156.50	646	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	160.30/cwt	154.00–164.00	760	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	474	148.32/cwt	140.00–153.00	703	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	155.12/cwt	145.00–159.50	827	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	536	136.74/cwt	132.00–142.00	733	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	542	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	870	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	557	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	883	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	149.59/cwt	141.00–155.50	853	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	135.51/cwt	133.00–139.00	776	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	143.23/cwt	139.50–148.00	884	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	624	129.30/cwt	120.00–137.00	807	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	140.93/cwt	134.75–147.00	946	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	688	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	894	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	141.40/cwt	139.25–145.50	1,012	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	718	116.09/cwt	106.00–121.00	834	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	131.84/cwt	124.00–134.50	960	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	735	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,022	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	763	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	994	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	124.52/cwt	123.50–126.00	950	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	893	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	120.52/cwt	120.00–121.50	1,009	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	114.34/cwt	111.00–116.00	989	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	876	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,095	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	910	123.05/cwt	123.05–123.05	1,120	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	110.76/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,043	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	992	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	893	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,012	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,052	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	956	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	140.84/cwt	139.00–142.00	455	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	376	131.91/cwt	127.00–135.00	496	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	140.30/cwt	136.00–145.00	529	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	142.50/cwt	135.00–145.00	603	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	471	123.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	584	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	139.20/cwt	134.00–144.00	674	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	136.74/cwt	130.00–144.00	710	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	529	122.67/cwt	120.00–129.00	649	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	134.43/cwt	130.00–137.00	758	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	586	122.84/cwt	120.00–124.00	720	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	608	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	708	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	609	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	816	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	127.75/cwt	120.00–131.00	798	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	127.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	840	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	113.45/cwt	104.00–116.00	764	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	120.16/cwt	118.00–123.00	866	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	765	85.53/cwt	81.00–90.00	654	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	112.56/cwt	111.50–114.00	863	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	777	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	925	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	778	103.72/cwt	100.00–105.00	807	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	828	93.50/cwt	93.00–94.00	774	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	104.77/cwt	101.00–108.00	880	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	864	88.39/cwt	80.00–97.00	764	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	936	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	887	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	985	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	910	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	728	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	927	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	946	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	972	76.79/cwt	76.00–78.00	746	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	170.61/cwt	165.00–177.00	466	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	155.99/cwt	153.00–162.00	580	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	131.33/cwt	131.00–132.00	506	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	145.27/cwt	145.00–147.00	623	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	155.29/cwt	150.00–160.00	672	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	156.62/cwt	146.00–157.50	736	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	140.59/cwt	135.00–143.00	682	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	132.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	697	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	140.87/cwt	139.00–142.00	759	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	128.63/cwt	120.00–135.00	729	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	140.44/cwt	137.00–144.00	798	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	132.97/cwt	122.00–137.50	810	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	632	114.37/cwt	104.00–121.00	723	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	712	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	712	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	112.40/cwt	109.00–114.00	818	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	104.50/cwt	102.00–107.00	789	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	769	95.98/cwt	92.00–100.00	738	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	830	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	792	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	759	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	954	84.80/cwt	84.00–85.00	809	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	751	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	844	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	508	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	559	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,257	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,068	3
Bulls	—	—	1,598	93.76/cwt	93.00–94.50	1,498	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	745	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	224	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	55.15/cwt	53.00–58.00	567	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	45.87/cwt	41.00–49.50	472	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	61.13/cwt	60.00–62.00	647	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	61.64/cwt	60.00–64.00	767	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	67.76/cwt	66.00–70.50	907	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	700	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,507	64.84/cwt	62.00–66.00	977	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	45.00/cwt	44.00–46.00	684	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,741	69.86/cwt	67.00–70.75	1,216	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,187	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	679	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	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 May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,281Last week 1,182Year ago 1,232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 81Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	102.00–107.00	104.50
19	—	470	146.00–157.50	156.62
11	—	728	109.00–114.00	112.40
1	—	915	83.00	83.00
5	—	954	84.00–85.00	84.80
16	—	433	150.00–160.00	155.29
22	—	568	137.00–144.00	140.44
33	—	609	122.00–137.50	132.97
5	—	372	153.00–162.00	155.99
2	—	273	165.00–177.00	170.61
1	—	1,055	80.00	80.00
3	—	650	121.00	121.00
1	—	340	165.00	165.00
6	—	822	101.00	101.00
7	—	539	139.00–142.00	140.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	77.00	77.00
2	—	712	100.00	100.00
3	—	385	131.00–132.00	131.33
5	—	527	130.00–135.00	132.21
6	—	567	120.00–135.00	128.63
7	—	429	145.00–147.00	145.27
10	—	769	92.00–100.00	95.98
7	—	485	135.00–143.00	140.59
1	—	880	90.00	90.00
6	—	632	104.00–121.00	114.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	420	160.00–165.50	163.68
11	—	942	105.00–112.00	110.76
17	—	728	124.00–134.50	131.84
1	—	1,050	91.00	91.00
5	—	763	123.50–126.00	124.52
81	—	671	134.75–147.00	140.93
2	—	1,012	104.00	104.00
3	—	318	171.00–180.00	175.88
47	—	570	141.00–155.50	149.59
33	—	617	139.50–148.00	143.23
43	—	533	145.00–159.50	155.12
16	—	474	154.00–164.00	160.30
5	—	378	171.00–174.00	172.79
17	—	837	120.00–121.50	120.52
6	—	865	111.00–116.00	114.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	542	160.50	160.50
33	—	716	139.25–145.50	141.40
9	—	763	130.25	130.25
58	—	910	123.05	123.05
60	—	876	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	139.00	139.00
2	—	557	158.50	158.50
1	—	410	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	113.00	113.00
4	—	536	132.00–142.00	136.74
2	—	992	90.00	90.00
4	—	474	140.00–153.00	148.32
3	—	718	106.00–121.00	116.09
1	—	305	161.00	161.00
6	—	573	133.00–139.00	135.51
9	—	624	120.00–137.00	129.30
1	—	875	85.00	85.00
2	—	688	130.00	130.00
4	—	432	130.00–156.50	149.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	609	134.00	134.00
51	—	777	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	140.00	140.00
11	—	767	111.50–114.00	112.56
14	—	625	120.00–131.00	127.75
1	—	875	107.00	107.00
26	—	423	135.00–145.00	142.50
94	—	564	130.00–137.00	134.43
6	—	377	136.00–145.00	140.30
43	—	721	118.00–123.00	120.16
8	—	840	101.00–108.00	104.77
20	—	661	120.00–130.00	127.01
40	—	519	130.00–144.00	136.74
4	—	927	102.00	102.00
7	—	323	139.00–142.00	140.84
37	—	484	134.00–144.00	139.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	81.00–90.00	85.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	972	76.00–78.00	76.79
2	—	608	116.00–117.00	116.50
2	—	828	93.00–94.00	93.50
9	—	471	120.00–130.00	123.95
10	—	529	120.00–129.00	122.67
10	—	425	130.00	130.00
5	—	673	104.00–116.00	113.45
4	—	376	127.00–135.00	131.91
1	—	910	80.00	80.00
10	—	586	120.00–124.00	122.84
4	—	864	80.00–97.00	88.39
10	—	778	100.00–105.00	103.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	887	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	405	115.00	115.00
3	—	508	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,339	66.00–70.50	67.76
1	—	1,400	50.00	50.00
5	—	1,244	60.00–64.00	61.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	30.00	30.00
3	—	1,030	41.00–49.50	45.87
2	—	1,058	60.00–62.00	61.13
3	—	1,028	53.00–58.00	55.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,507	62.00–66.00	64.84
2	—	1,520	44.00–46.00	45.00
7	—	1,741	67.00–70.75	69.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	93.00–94.50	93.76
3	—	1,257	85.00	85.00

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	1	—	870	78.00	78.00

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	—	1,000	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,175	101.00	101.00

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.