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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 22

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Nov 15Nov 22Nov 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

517 head

▼ 267 vs last sale 784▼ 4 vs year ago 521 · −0.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 39▼ 16 vs year ago 43 · −37.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a light test. 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 $148.73/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$148.73

215 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$17.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

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	705	150.97	1,065	188
Medium and Large 2-3	579	133.10	770	27

One grade step is worth $17.87/cwt here — about $294 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 sale215 hd

148.73

—

KY average23 barns · 5,823 hd

149.82

−1.10

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	1,460	81.65	1,192	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	53.37	643	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,621	51.77	839	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	853	50.50	431	2thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	606	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	178.79/cwt	175.00–185.00	665	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	407	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	570	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	156.40/cwt	151.00–164.00	662	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	166.50/cwt	164.00–170.00	781	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	145.06/cwt	140.00–155.00	682	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	694	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	161.80/cwt	161.00–162.00	843	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	142.81/cwt	140.00–144.00	747	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	147.04/cwt	141.00–156.50	854	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	132.15/cwt	130.00–137.00	780	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	137.47/cwt	133.00–143.00	844	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	631	127.19/cwt	125.00–129.00	803	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	142.41/cwt	140.00–144.00	961	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	914	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	143.33/cwt	141.00–147.50	1,036	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,153	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	141.47/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,101	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	869	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,351	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	907	128.58/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,166	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,176	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,165	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,223	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,499	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,463	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	363	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	393	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	137.89/cwt	130.00–143.00	462	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	139.10/cwt	130.00–143.00	527	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	397	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	484	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	124.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	506	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	141.50/cwt	135.00–146.00	593	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	136.48/cwt	130.00–140.00	639	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	123.55/cwt	121.00–127.00	603	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	601	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	128.10/cwt	120.00–135.00	671	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	124.99/cwt	122.00–130.00	709	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	829	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	128.74/cwt	120.00–132.50	801	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	716	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	126.36/cwt	120.00–130.00	857	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	719	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	981	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	752	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	790	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	952	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	119.01/cwt	117.00–121.00	996	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	145.42/cwt	141.00–150.00	407	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	157.57/cwt	151.00–165.00	662	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	146.52/cwt	140.00–155.00	686	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	135.65/cwt	131.00–142.00	719	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	139.86/cwt	133.00–142.50	783	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	123.41/cwt	121.00–126.00	703	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	602	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	662	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	128.86/cwt	123.00–130.00	812	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	127.03/cwt	120.00–134.00	849	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	767	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	771	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	884	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	895	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	940	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	799	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	335	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	328	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	420	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	399	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	670	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	657	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	803	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	739	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,408	78.70/cwt	76.50–81.00	1,108	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,462	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	725	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	341	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	529	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	61.45/cwt	61.00–62.00	694	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	55.04/cwt	52.00–58.00	659	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	45.59/cwt	44.00–47.00	574	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	46.01/cwt	45.50–46.50	731	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,632	53.69/cwt	50.00–56.00	876	6

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 Nov 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 517Last week 784Year ago 521

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 39Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	752	105.00	105.00
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
1	—	325	121.00	121.00
1	—	875	95.00	95.00
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
3	—	523	115.00	115.00
2	—	628	113.00–115.00	113.99
7	—	488	121.00–127.00	123.55
2	—	405	120.00–130.00	124.94
2	—	397	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	419	135.00–146.00	141.50
20	—	524	120.00–135.00	128.10
1	—	240	135.00	135.00
2	—	285	125.00–130.00	127.54
15	—	468	130.00–140.00	136.48
6	—	837	117.00–121.00	119.01
6	—	678	120.00–130.00	126.36
3	—	567	122.00–130.00	124.99
16	—	622	120.00–132.50	128.74
6	—	379	130.00–143.00	139.10
5	—	335	130.00–143.00	137.89
2	—	787	121.00	121.00
1	—	710	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	719	136.50	136.50
2	—	582	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	181.00	181.00
18	—	581	141.00–156.50	147.04
16	—	614	133.00–143.00	137.47
12	—	469	164.00–170.00	166.50
10	—	675	140.00–144.00	142.41
9	—	423	151.00–164.00	156.40
7	—	907	128.00–130.00	128.58
5	—	372	175.00–185.00	178.79
1	—	1,190	126.00	126.00
6	—	523	140.00–144.00	142.81
1	—	1,250	117.00	117.00
11	—	723	141.00–147.50	143.33
3	—	778	134.00–145.00	141.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	133.00–134.00	133.51
5	—	590	130.00–137.00	132.15
1	—	1,165	105.00	105.00
9	—	631	125.00–129.00	127.19
4	—	407	140.00	140.00
3	—	470	140.00–155.00	145.06
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
2	—	700	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	770	149.75	149.75
63	—	869	155.50	155.50
10	—	521	161.00–162.00	161.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	95.00	95.00
2	—	670	98.00	98.00
1	—	335	98.00	98.00
3	—	803	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	560	133.00–142.50	139.86
2	—	280	141.00–150.00	145.42
1	—	850	104.00	104.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
6	—	630	123.00–130.00	128.86
6	—	468	140.00–155.00	146.52
4	—	530	131.00–142.00	135.65
4	—	420	151.00–165.00	157.57
2	—	668	120.00–134.00	127.03
3	—	767	100.00	100.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	85.00	85.00
1	—	895	81.00	81.00
1	—	530	127.00	127.00
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
2	—	602	110.00	110.00
2	—	570	121.00–126.00	123.41
1	—	820	94.00	94.00
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
1	—	445	146.00	146.00
1	—	495	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	45.50–46.50	46.01
6	—	1,632	50.00–56.00	53.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,260	44.00–47.00	45.59
2	—	1,130	61.00–62.00	61.45
9	—	1,197	52.00–58.00	55.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	47.00	47.00
1	—	980	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	76.50–81.00	78.70
1	—	1,615	90.50	90.50

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.