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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, May 24

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← May 17May 24Jun 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

927 head

▼ 514 vs last sale 1,441▲ 927 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 105▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 1▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $134.89/cwt on 513 head.

Average price

$134.89

513 head · 779 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$320

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

$0.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.37

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	548	135.48	742	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	788	134.87	1,062	494

One grade step is worth $0.61/cwt here — about −$320 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 sale513 hd

134.89

—

KY average25 barns · 4,414 hd

138.27

−3.37

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	1,614	93.47	1,509	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,743	72.50	1,263	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	71.98	940	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	54.50	545	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,390	80.00	1,112	1thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	163.19/cwt	160.00–166.00	446	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	562	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	157.05/cwt	150.00–165.00	532	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	159.56/cwt	155.00–163.00	600	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	407	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	692	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	431	147.67/cwt	145.00–149.00	636	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	162.32/cwt	151.00–166.00	701	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	159.83/cwt	150.00–164.50	764	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	835	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	157.21/cwt	149.00–162.25	817	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	531	143.76/cwt	140.00–146.00	763	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	152.53/cwt	144.00–159.50	880	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	143.75/cwt	135.50–149.50	891	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	950	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	142.42/cwt	135.00–147.50	951	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	129.96/cwt	122.00–136.50	947	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	122.63/cwt	117.00–125.50	932	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	114.63/cwt	112.00–115.50	963	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	847	134.90/cwt	134.90–134.90	1,143	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	919	124.10/cwt	123.25–124.85	1,140	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	924	112.82/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,042	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	985	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	995	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	896	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,005	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,022	118.05/cwt	118.05–118.05	1,206	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,134	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	210	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	284	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	147.03/cwt	142.00–150.00	401	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	140.48/cwt	136.00–144.00	458	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	130.32/cwt	125.00–133.00	493	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	520	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	140.23/cwt	130.00–143.00	616	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	138.40/cwt	133.00–143.50	638	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	514	120.20/cwt	120.00–121.00	618	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	137.71/cwt	130.00–144.00	720	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	131.38/cwt	123.00–136.00	761	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	121.01/cwt	120.00–121.50	704	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	124.94/cwt	117.00–131.00	771	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	125.78/cwt	116.00–130.00	870	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	707	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	866	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	108.36/cwt	101.00–115.00	766	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	603	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	796	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	98.00/cwt	95.00–101.00	809	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	809	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	156.82/cwt	156.50–157.50	455	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	161.23/cwt	160.00–164.00	551	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	367	123.19/cwt	121.00–126.00	452	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	162.65/cwt	158.00–165.00	599	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	403	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	544	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	158.50/cwt	153.00–162.00	669	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	655	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	151.33/cwt	144.50–155.00	728	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	146.99/cwt	145.00–148.00	797	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	138.81/cwt	131.00–145.00	788	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	133.30/cwt	130.00–136.00	829	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	114.52/cwt	112.00–117.00	733	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	124.86/cwt	115.00–131.00	845	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	763	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	995	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,390	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,112	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,029	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	95.79/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,509	3
Bulls	—	—	1,955	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	2,072	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	545	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	59.84/cwt	55.00–62.50	711	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	71.19/cwt	65.00–74.50	875	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,426	76.49/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,091	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,189	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,900	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,330	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	738.24/cwt	700.00–780.00	6,718	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	8,418	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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 927Last week 1,441Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 105Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	481	144.50–155.00	151.33
17	—	422	153.00–162.00	158.50
10	—	622	130.00–136.00	133.30
7	—	568	131.00–145.00	138.81
4	—	342	160.00–164.00	161.23
6	—	737	103.50	103.50
3	—	290	156.50–157.50	156.82
1	—	995	100.00	100.00
1	—	755	106.00	106.00
3	—	542	145.00–148.00	146.99
3	—	368	158.00–165.00	162.65
5	—	677	115.00–131.00	124.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	135.00	135.00
1	—	975	82.00	82.00
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	255	140.00	140.00
1	—	840	82.00	82.00
1	—	730	82.00	82.00
3	—	367	121.00–126.00	123.19
2	—	640	112.00–117.00	114.52
5	—	468	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	617	117.00–131.00	124.94
1	—	225	150.00	150.00
3	—	707	101.00–115.00	108.36
3	—	378	125.00–133.00	130.32
54	—	579	123.00–136.00	131.38
43	—	692	116.00–130.00	125.78
24	—	439	130.00–143.00	140.23
2	—	852	95.00	95.00
41	—	523	130.00–144.00	137.71
27	—	461	133.00–143.50	138.40
4	—	273	142.00–150.00	147.03
3	—	788	101.00	101.00
2	—	825	95.00–101.00	98.00
7	—	326	136.00–144.00	140.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	707	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	81.00	81.00
5	—	514	120.00–121.00	120.20
2	—	315	125.00	125.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	112.00	112.00
1	—	210	135.00	135.00
6	—	582	120.00–121.50	121.01
1	—	635	90.00	90.00
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
3	—	433	120.00	120.00
2	—	480	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	432	151.00–166.00	162.32
14	—	478	150.00–164.50	159.83
8	—	729	122.00–136.50	129.96
16	—	620	135.50–149.50	143.75
5	—	339	150.00–165.00	157.05
4	—	1,010	99.50	99.50
42	—	577	144.00–159.50	152.53
2	—	273	160.00–166.00	163.19
1	—	1,080	105.00	105.00
4	—	840	112.00–115.50	114.63
3	—	760	117.00–125.50	122.63
30	—	668	135.00–147.50	142.42
29	—	520	149.00–162.25	157.21
6	—	924	102.00–115.00	112.82
6	—	376	155.00–163.00	159.56
1	—	985	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	622	152.75	152.75
5	—	500	167.00	167.00
113	—	919	123.25–124.85	124.10
106	—	1,022	118.05	118.05
63	—	847	134.90	134.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	173.00	173.00
2	—	407	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	145.00	145.00
1	—	995	90.00	90.00
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	113.00	113.00
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
8	—	531	140.00–146.00	143.76
3	—	431	145.00–149.00	147.67
1	—	575	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,900	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,229	65.00–74.50	71.19
3	—	1,188	55.00–62.50	59.84
10	—	1,426	75.00–77.00	76.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	54.50	54.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	106.00	106.00
3	—	1,575	93.00–98.00	95.79
1	—	1,390	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	80.00	80.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	910.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	910	700.00–780.00	738.24

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.