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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 18

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Oct 11Oct 18Oct 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,365 head

▲ 424 vs last sale 941▲ 520 vs year ago 845 · +61.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 53▼ 25 vs year ago 93 · −26.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 5 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 steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $136.80/cwt on 609 head.

Average price

$136.80

609 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$17.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.46

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	626	137.93	864	569
Medium and Large 2-3	526	120.69	635	40

One grade step is worth $17.24/cwt here — about $229 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 sale609 hd

136.80

—

KY average27 barns · 5,405 hd

133.34

+3.46

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	1,720	88.47	1,522	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	60.83	945	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	54.99	695	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	880	52.30	460	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,315	114.50	1,506	1thin

Every lot

107 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 2-3	335	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	405	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	336	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	615	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	562	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	168.26/cwt	160.00–176.00	644	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	389	178.95/cwt	178.00–179.00	696	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	167.21/cwt	160.00–171.00	726	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	151.53/cwt	149.00–154.00	659	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	453	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	784	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	467	144.54/cwt	140.00–149.00	675	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	158.07/cwt	150.00–166.00	741	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	506	132.31/cwt	130.50–137.50	669	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	162.49/cwt	161.00–163.00	829	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	149.84/cwt	140.00–154.50	793	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	564	133.39/cwt	131.00–138.00	752	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	920	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	149.06/cwt	140.00–156.50	865	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	780	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	137.87/cwt	132.00–146.00	855	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	140.84/cwt	133.00–147.50	941	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	683	130.25/cwt	130.00–131.00	890	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	136.19/cwt	130.00–140.50	989	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	753	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,122	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	997	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	142.46/cwt	135.50–146.50	1,127	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	138.28/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,120	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	823	154.60/cwt	154.60–154.60	1,272	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	894	138.11/cwt	113.00–142.00	1,235	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	130.87/cwt	130.50–132.00	1,233	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	115.50/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,195	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,107	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,295	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	357	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	131.64/cwt	131.00–133.00	373	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	132.24/cwt	129.00–137.00	435	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	125.67/cwt	121.00–128.00	446	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	136.09/cwt	134.00–140.00	509	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	413	120.32/cwt	120.00–121.00	497	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	140.35/cwt	130.00–143.00	596	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	461	120.63/cwt	120.00–121.00	556	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	137.39/cwt	130.00–145.00	644	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	135.04/cwt	127.00–139.00	705	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	142.61/cwt	140.50–145.00	757	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	542	120.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	654	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	135.71/cwt	130.00–140.00	771	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	144.23/cwt	142.00–145.00	828	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	574	124.76/cwt	120.00–128.50	716	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	129.83/cwt	123.00–135.50	808	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	148.25/cwt	147.50–149.00	981	159
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	132.31/cwt	122.00–136.00	883	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	687	118.75/cwt	115.00–120.00	816	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	133.74/cwt	125.00–135.50	962	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	746	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	1,031	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	122.62/cwt	116.00–128.00	949	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	117.46/cwt	110.00–123.00	954	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	859	119.17/cwt	112.50–121.00	1,024	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,103	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	979	115.40/cwt	115.00–115.50	1,130	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,096	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,200	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	350	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	154.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	415	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	322	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	175.21/cwt	167.50–181.00	645	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	388	186.99/cwt	185.00–189.00	726	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	158.83/cwt	151.00–160.00	664	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	148.44/cwt	141.00–153.00	720	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	147.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	761	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.00	684	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	130.72/cwt	125.00–138.00	757	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	124.34/cwt	122.00–125.00	786	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	754	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	118.50/cwt	115.00–122.00	812	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	109.83/cwt	105.00–114.00	800	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	851	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	281	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	303	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	345	111.81/cwt	109.00–113.00	386	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	378	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	427	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	440	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	497	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	469	109.13/cwt	107.50–110.00	512	12
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	516	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	552	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	583	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	630	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	700	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	490	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Value Added	888	105.25/cwt	105.25–105.25	935	61
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,315	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,506	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,233	1
Bulls	—	—	1,788	89.34/cwt	87.50–91.00	1,597	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	833	63.84/cwt	60.00–68.00	532	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	52.91/cwt	51.50–55.00	463	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	44.20/cwt	40.00–49.00	404	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	59.52/cwt	59.00–60.00	740	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	47.88/cwt	44.00–50.00	602	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	55.42/cwt	52.50–58.50	703	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,050	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,566	58.54/cwt	55.50–60.00	917	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,355	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	707	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	1,218.58/cwt	1,150.00–1,410.00	16,816	4

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 Oct 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,365Last week 941Year ago 845

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 53Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	154.00	154.00
2	—	435	149.00–154.00	151.53
4	—	506	130.50–137.50	132.31
6	—	564	131.00–138.00	133.39
2	—	605	129.00	129.00
3	—	710	125.00	125.00
2	—	770	129.00–130.00	129.51
4	—	683	130.00–131.00	130.25
9	—	467	140.00–149.00	144.54
1	—	335	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	620	132.00–146.00	137.87
40	—	529	140.00–154.50	149.84
13	—	434	160.00–171.00	167.21
13	—	894	113.00–142.00	138.11
28	—	791	135.50–146.50	142.46
29	—	469	150.00–166.00	158.07
4	—	1,035	114.00–116.00	115.50
16	—	942	130.50–132.00	130.87
2	—	1,107	117.00	117.00
2	—	383	160.00–176.00	168.26
51	—	580	140.00–156.50	149.06
4	—	810	130.00–141.00	138.28
33	—	668	133.00–147.50	140.84
16	—	726	130.00–140.50	136.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	453	173.00	173.00
19	—	389	178.00–179.00	178.95
3	—	336	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	823	154.60	154.60
2	—	600	150.00	150.00
7	—	575	160.00	160.00
5	—	753	149.00	149.00
16	—	510	161.00–163.00	162.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	152.00	152.00
15	—	774	116.00–128.00	122.62
43	—	425	130.00–143.00	140.35
13	—	374	134.00–140.00	136.09
20	—	622	123.00–135.50	129.83
20	—	859	112.50–121.00	119.17
3	—	283	131.00–133.00	131.64
7	—	329	129.00–137.00	132.24
9	—	812	110.00–123.00	117.46
6	—	1,096	109.50	109.50
47	—	469	130.00–145.00	137.39
49	—	522	127.00–139.00	135.04
11	—	719	125.00–135.50	133.74
34	—	568	130.00–140.00	135.71
3	—	943	117.00	117.00
25	—	667	122.00–136.00	132.31
10	—	979	115.00–115.50	115.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	574	120.00–128.50	124.76
3	—	355	121.00–128.00	125.67
4	—	687	115.00–120.00	118.75
11	—	461	120.00–121.00	120.63
3	—	413	120.00–121.00	120.32
2	—	715	100.00	100.00
8	—	542	120.00–125.00	120.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	574	142.00–145.00	144.23
9	—	531	140.50–145.00	142.61
159	—	662	147.50–149.00	148.25
69	—	746	138.25	138.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	888	105.25	105.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	70.00	70.00
4	—	378	113.00	113.00
10	—	345	109.00–113.00	111.81
12	—	469	107.50–110.00	109.13
9	—	440	113.00	113.00
5	—	583	108.00	108.00
3	—	516	107.00	107.00
3	—	281	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	150.00–160.00	154.86
6	—	632	122.00–125.00	124.34
8	—	418	151.00–160.00	158.83
3	—	368	167.50–181.00	175.21
2	—	905	94.00	94.00
1	—	330	170.00	170.00
13	—	485	141.00–153.00	148.44
19	—	579	125.00–138.00	130.72
1	—	215	163.00	163.00
5	—	728	105.00–114.00	109.83
11	—	516	140.00–150.00	147.56
2	—	685	115.00–122.00	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	170.00	170.00
2	—	388	185.00–189.00	186.99
2	—	295	180.00	180.00
1	—	300	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	117.00	117.00
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
1	—	600	123.00	123.00
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	900	96.00	96.00
3	—	525	130.00–131.00	130.34
2	—	670	110.00–115.00	112.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	114.50	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	70.00	70.00
4	—	1,566	55.50–60.00	58.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	915	40.00–49.00	44.20
2	—	833	60.00–68.00	63.84
2	—	875	51.50–55.00	52.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	59.00–60.00	59.52
18	—	1,268	52.50–58.50	55.42
3	—	1,257	44.00–50.00	47.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,788	87.50–91.00	89.34
1	—	1,450	85.00	85.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	525.00	525.00

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	1	—	930	76.00	76.00

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	4	—	1,380	1,150.00–1,410.00	1,218.58

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.