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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 16

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

572 head

▼ 627 vs last sale 1,199▼ 408 vs year ago 980 · −41.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 74▲ 14 vs year ago 27 · +51.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 7▲ 1 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 steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $156.37/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$156.37

236 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$22.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.15

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	620	159.90	991	199
Medium and Large 2-3	618	137.42	849	37

One grade step is worth $22.47/cwt here — about $142 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 sale236 hd

156.37

—

KY average24 barns · 4,841 hd

148.22

+8.15

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	1,839	101.22	1,861	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,699	70.80	1,203	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	70.30	872	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	820	55.17	453	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	94.00	1,105	1thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	154.97/cwt	151.00–159.00	594	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	604	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	167.76/cwt	160.00–176.00	701	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	172.22/cwt	170.00–176.00	825	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	147.73/cwt	145.00–152.00	709	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	160.14/cwt	150.00–166.00	830	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	143.41/cwt	140.00–146.50	747	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	178.76/cwt	175.00–180.00	942	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	176.64/cwt	174.00–177.50	1,005	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	581	143.85/cwt	140.00–148.00	836	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	162.78/cwt	155.00–168.00	949	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	161.44/cwt	150.00–165.00	999	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	143.32/cwt	141.00–145.00	910	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	156.07/cwt	151.00–160.25	1,052	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	674	137.86/cwt	134.50–141.00	929	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	145.63/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,050	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	999	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	140.19/cwt	131.00–147.00	1,071	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	132.40/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,083	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	847	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	889	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	851	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,179	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,286	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	452	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	145.76/cwt	142.00–150.00	557	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	144.43/cwt	140.00–148.00	608	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	469	131.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	616	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	146.71/cwt	140.00–153.50	697	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	142.29/cwt	135.00–147.00	734	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	534	130.00/cwt	125.00–132.00	694	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	564	127.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	720	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	141.73/cwt	133.00–146.00	823	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	140.33/cwt	134.00–145.00	871	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	636	126.98/cwt	124.00–131.00	808	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	968	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	136.26/cwt	130.00–141.00	920	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	883	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	712	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	979	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	124.55/cwt	117.00–128.00	904	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	125.21/cwt	121.00–131.00	965	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	932	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,003	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	997	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	837	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	201	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	342	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	155.52/cwt	150.00–160.00	572	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	141.33/cwt	140.50–144.00	615	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	157.52/cwt	154.50–161.00	690	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	151.46/cwt	145.00–157.00	704	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	486	141.87/cwt	140.00–145.00	689	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	698	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	146.40/cwt	140.00–148.50	785	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	132.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	754	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	143.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	826	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	140.33/cwt	140.00–142.00	874	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	131.36/cwt	125.00–139.00	880	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	122.02/cwt	116.00–125.00	891	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	778	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	114.12/cwt	105.00–123.00	884	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,004	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,175	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,105	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,816	98.75/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,793	8
Bulls	—	—	1,884	106.16/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,000	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	760	55.20/cwt	52.00–58.00	420	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	793	47.23/cwt	45.00–49.50	375	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	706	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	61.41/cwt	59.50–63.50	731	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	74.15/cwt	74.00–74.50	917	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	70.78/cwt	69.50–72.50	883	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	69.74/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,114	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,000	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,480	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	784	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	15,278	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 Aug 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 572Last week 1,199Year ago 980

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 74Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 7Year 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
7	—	368	150.00–160.00	155.52
8	—	670	125.00–139.00	131.36
4	—	536	140.00–148.50	146.40
3	—	201	170.00	170.00
1	—	810	124.00	124.00
2	—	775	105.00–123.00	114.12
4	—	438	154.50–161.00	157.52
3	—	730	116.00–125.00	122.02
6	—	623	140.00–142.00	140.33
4	—	574	140.00–150.00	143.86
6	—	465	145.00–157.00	151.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
8	—	486	140.00–145.00	141.87
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
1	—	770	101.00	101.00
8	—	435	140.50–144.00	141.33
2	—	533	130.00–132.00	130.98
4	—	568	130.00–135.00	132.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	421	140.00–148.00	144.43
5	—	726	117.00–128.00	124.55
49	—	581	133.00–146.00	141.73
1	—	825	113.00	113.00
30	—	516	135.00–147.00	142.29
3	—	382	142.00–150.00	145.76
2	—	323	140.00	140.00
1	—	850	118.00	118.00
19	—	675	130.00–141.00	136.26
1	—	915	109.00	109.00
28	—	621	134.00–145.00	140.33
17	—	475	140.00–153.50	146.71
8	—	771	121.00–131.00	125.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	712	137.50	137.50
7	—	665	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	130.00–135.00	131.39
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
6	—	636	124.00–131.00	126.98
6	—	534	125.00–132.00	130.00
1	—	930	90.00	90.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	690	128.00	128.00
4	—	564	125.00–130.00	127.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	170.00–176.00	172.22
3	—	851	138.50	138.50
18	—	518	150.00–166.00	160.14
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
12	—	764	131.00–147.00	140.19
42	—	674	151.00–160.25	156.07
2	—	418	160.00–176.00	167.76
14	—	721	140.00–150.00	145.63
41	—	619	150.00–165.00	161.44
24	—	583	155.00–168.00	162.78
2	—	818	128.00–137.00	132.40
2	—	383	151.00–159.00	154.97
1	—	1,090	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	569	174.00–177.50	176.64
14	—	527	175.00–180.00	178.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	847	105.00	105.00
9	—	521	140.00–146.50	143.41
3	—	480	145.00–152.00	147.73
3	—	635	141.00–145.00	143.32
7	—	581	140.00–148.00	143.85
1	—	740	135.00	135.00
1	—	400	151.00	151.00
8	—	674	134.50–141.00	137.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	74.00	74.00
3	—	1,598	68.00–72.00	69.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	59.50–63.50	61.41
3	—	1,237	74.00–74.50	74.15
13	—	1,248	69.50–72.50	70.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	71.00	71.00
2	—	760	52.00–58.00	55.20
2	—	793	45.00–49.50	47.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,816	94.00–101.00	98.75
4	—	1,884	105.00–110.00	106.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	94.00	94.00

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	—	1,005	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	—	1,455	1,050.00	1,050.00

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.