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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 29

● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Nov 22Nov 29Dec 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,690 head

▲ 1,173 vs last sale 517▲ 280 vs year ago 1,410 · +19.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 27▲ 27 vs year ago 54 · +50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 10 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Yearling steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. The was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Increased buyer participation noted for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and preconditioned feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower 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 $155.27/cwt on 740 head.

Average price

$155.27

740 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$593

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

$45.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.33

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	708	155.91	1,104	705
Medium and Large 2-3	550	143.17	787	34
Small and Medium 1-2	465	110.00	512	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.91/cwt here — about $593 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 sale740 hd

155.27

—

KY average15 barns · 2,747 hd

151.93

+3.33

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	1,744	82.86	1,445	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,614	56.71	915	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	56.01	703	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	49.14	479	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,205	75.00	904	1thin

Every lot

116 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	226	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	359	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	176.67/cwt	170.00–180.00	583	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	156.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	517	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	337	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	667	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	809	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	193.98/cwt	190.00–196.00	760	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	181.14/cwt	176.00–189.00	757	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	727	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	199.66/cwt	195.00–207.50	853	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	452	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	904	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	167.08/cwt	159.00–174.00	799	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	488	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	878	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	170.51/cwt	169.00–175.00	882	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	142.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	739	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	160.96/cwt	150.00–166.00	855	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	145.32/cwt	143.00–147.00	833	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	151.55/cwt	149.00–160.00	876	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	163.68/cwt	163.00–164.00	951	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	161.55/cwt	160.00–164.50	997	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	626	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	873	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	152.05/cwt	142.00–159.50	956	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	142.93/cwt	135.00–149.00	960	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	683	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,065	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	713	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	963	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	148.38/cwt	140.50–153.50	1,068	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	140.45/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,088	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	795	153.70/cwt	150.00–153.75	1,222	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	109.57/cwt	104.00–115.00	888	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	136.20/cwt	129.00–143.00	1,122	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	839	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,334	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	861	136.20/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,173	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	882	155.30/cwt	155.30–155.30	1,370	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	911	149.80/cwt	149.80–149.80	1,365	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	911	133.59/cwt	128.00–134.50	1,217	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,170	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,031	127.76/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,317	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,055	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	950	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,364	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	172	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	268	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	402	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	351	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	143.08/cwt	140.00–146.00	468	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	327	130.99/cwt	130.00–133.00	428	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	442	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	136.44/cwt	130.00–141.00	509	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	382	150.27/cwt	147.50–153.00	574	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	417	124.99/cwt	120.00–129.00	521	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	140.86/cwt	130.00–147.00	603	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	443	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	667	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	472	149.57/cwt	149.50–150.00	706	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	136.18/cwt	130.00–143.00	647	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	125.56/cwt	120.00–129.00	613	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	137.85/cwt	130.00–146.00	718	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	124.14/cwt	121.00–129.00	670	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	564	122.84/cwt	120.00–125.00	693	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	135.93/cwt	127.00–140.00	779	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	144.65/cwt	143.00–146.00	833	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	146.55/cwt	143.00–147.00	888	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	133.03/cwt	124.00–140.00	817	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	616	117.06/cwt	115.00–121.00	721	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	143.62/cwt	143.00–144.00	958	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	132.33/cwt	123.00–139.00	892	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	686	116.22/cwt	115.00–121.00	797	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	742	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	130.87/cwt	125.00–135.00	946	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,051	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	866	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	773	103.93/cwt	101.00–107.00	803	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	839	123.51/cwt	117.00–125.50	1,036	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	940	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	846	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	280	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	263	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	370	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	170.51/cwt	170.00–171.00	566	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	155.09/cwt	150.00–166.00	603	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	166.20/cwt	160.00–173.00	700	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	616	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	150.66/cwt	150.00–151.00	696	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	165.22/cwt	158.00–171.00	777	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	157.43/cwt	151.00–165.00	804	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	534	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	769	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	132.18/cwt	130.00–135.00	749	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	143.54/cwt	139.00–150.00	818	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	125.71/cwt	120.00–133.00	783	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	133.24/cwt	129.00–135.00	885	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	122.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	872	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	733	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	806	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	114.31/cwt	110.00–120.00	866	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	112.51/cwt	111.00–114.00	920	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	874	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	968	93.02/cwt	90.00–96.00	900	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,085	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	878	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	817	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,205	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	904	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,118	1
Bulls	—	—	1,808	84.83/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,534	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	64.90/cwt	62.00–68.00	615	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	54.67/cwt	51.00–58.50	521	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	42.26/cwt	39.00–46.00	420	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	44.71/cwt	41.00–47.00	543	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	56.69/cwt	52.00–59.50	709	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	60.76/cwt	60.00–65.00	785	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	60.49/cwt	60.00–61.00	924	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,636	55.76/cwt	53.50–59.50	912	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,830	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	585	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,868	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,400	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 Nov 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,690Last week 517Year ago 1,410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 27Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	150.00–160.00	156.67
1	—	1,055	90.00	90.00
2	—	713	135.00	135.00
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
4	—	520	140.00–145.00	142.21
12	—	573	143.00–147.00	145.32
2	—	810	104.00–115.00	109.57
3	—	226	159.00	159.00
1	—	425	171.00	171.00
1	—	670	130.00	130.00
4	—	626	139.00–140.00	139.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	392	190.00–196.00	193.98
18	—	478	159.00–174.00	167.08
1	—	975	120.00	120.00
11	—	911	128.00–134.50	133.59
22	—	531	150.00–166.00	160.96
23	—	861	130.00–139.00	136.20
55	—	629	142.00–159.50	152.05
4	—	1,031	127.00–130.00	127.76
16	—	672	135.00–149.00	142.93
40	—	578	149.00–160.00	151.55
37	—	775	130.00–144.00	140.45
15	—	418	176.00–189.00	181.14
1	—	1,100	124.00	124.00
3	—	330	170.00–180.00	176.67
54	—	720	140.50–153.50	148.38
12	—	824	129.00–143.00	136.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	452	200.00	200.00
10	—	427	195.00–207.50	199.66
7	—	337	198.00	198.00
4	—	385	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	911	149.80	149.80
59	—	882	155.30	155.30
50	—	617	160.00–164.50	161.55
65	—	795	150.00–153.75	153.70
36	—	581	163.00–164.00	163.68
15	—	488	180.00	180.00
15	—	517	169.00–175.00	170.51
58	—	839	159.00	159.00
11	—	683	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	521	130.00–146.00	137.85
28	—	373	130.00–141.00	136.44
4	—	753	115.00	115.00
77	—	573	127.00–140.00	135.93
78	—	475	130.00–143.00	136.18
36	—	614	124.00–140.00	133.03
12	—	327	140.00–146.00	143.08
32	—	428	130.00–147.00	140.86
5	—	285	141.00	141.00
28	—	674	123.00–139.00	132.33
2	—	172	156.00	156.00
1	—	915	100.00	100.00
23	—	839	117.00–125.50	123.51
17	—	723	125.00–135.00	130.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	667	143.00–144.00	143.62
18	—	606	143.00–147.00	146.55
28	—	576	143.00–146.00	144.65
40	—	730	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	327	130.00–133.00	130.99
2	—	773	101.00–107.00	103.93
1	—	720	103.00	103.00
1	—	940	90.00	90.00
18	—	564	120.00–125.00	122.84
5	—	488	120.00–129.00	125.56
5	—	686	115.00–121.00	116.22
1	—	290	121.00	121.00
6	—	417	120.00–129.00	124.99
7	—	540	121.00–129.00	124.14
4	—	616	115.00–121.00	117.06
3	—	368	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	149.50–150.00	149.57
15	—	382	147.50–153.00	150.27
8	—	443	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	878	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	421	160.00–173.00	166.20
4	—	332	170.00–171.00	170.51
7	—	664	129.00–135.00	133.24
3	—	758	110.00–120.00	114.31
2	—	818	111.00–114.00	112.51
9	—	570	139.00–150.00	143.54
1	—	865	101.00	101.00
10	—	710	120.00–130.00	122.80
8	—	470	158.00–171.00	165.22
1	—	1,085	100.00	100.00
1	—	240	160.00	160.00
14	—	511	151.00–165.00	157.43
5	—	389	150.00–166.00	155.09
13	—	623	120.00–133.00	125.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
2	—	200	140.00	140.00
2	—	733	110.00	110.00
2	—	968	90.00–96.00	93.02
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
2	—	263	140.00–141.00	140.50
3	—	462	150.00–151.00	150.66
2	—	534	144.00	144.00
2	—	425	140.00–150.00	145.00
6	—	567	130.00–135.00	132.18
2	—	620	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	993	39.00–46.00	42.26
2	—	948	62.00–68.00	64.90
3	—	953	51.00–58.50	54.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	60.00–61.00	60.49
8	—	1,636	53.50–59.50	55.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,292	60.00–65.00	60.76
27	—	1,251	52.00–59.50	56.69
5	—	1,214	41.00–47.00	44.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,808	82.00–88.00	84.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	870	900.00	900.00

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	—	780	75.00	75.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	680.00	680.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	800.00	800.00

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.