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Washington Co. Cattle Sale · Mon, Feb 17

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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 17

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

565 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 474▲ 565 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 67▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $131.06/cwt on 271 head.

Average price

$131.06

271 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$12.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.88

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	579	132.37	766	243
Medium and Large 2-3	516	119.72	618	28

One grade step is worth $12.64/cwt here — about $148 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 sale271 hd

131.06

—

KY average28 barns · 4,678 hd

127.18

+3.88

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	1,575	90.55	1,426	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	70.34	1,002	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	60.74	717	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	51.60	475	13

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	403	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	522	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	153.58/cwt	151.00–157.00	584	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	171.39/cwt	171.00–173.00	660	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	413	151.69/cwt	150.00–153.00	626	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	171.52/cwt	166.00–177.00	727	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy

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 Feb 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 565Last week 474Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 67Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	171.00–173.00	171.39
2	—	455	171.00	171.00
8	—	442	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	118.00–125.00	122.66
3	—	575	138.00–144.00	141.73
3	—	413	150.00–153.00	151.69
1	—	545	133.00	133.00
1	—	455	147.00

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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 17

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

565 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 474▲ 565 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 67▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $131.06/cwt on 271 head.

Average price

$131.06

271 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$12.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.88

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	579	132.37	766	243
Medium and Large 2-3	516	119.72	618	28

One grade step is worth $12.64/cwt here — about $148 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 sale271 hd

131.06

—

KY average28 barns · 4,678 hd

127.18

+3.88

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	1,575	90.55	1,426	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	70.34	1,002	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	60.74	717	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	51.60	475	13

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	403	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	522	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	153.58/cwt	151.00–157.00	584	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	171.39/cwt	171.00–173.00	660	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	413	151.69/cwt	150.00–153.00	626	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	171.52/cwt	166.00–177.00	727	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy

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 Feb 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 565Last week 474Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 67Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	171.00–173.00	171.39
2	—	455	171.00	171.00
8	—	442	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	118.00–125.00	122.66
3	—	575	138.00–144.00	141.73
3	—	413	150.00–153.00	151.69
1	—	545	133.00	133.00
1	—	455	147.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	334	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	139.32/cwt	139.00–140.00	460	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	146.27/cwt	142.00–150.00	550	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	133.32/cwt	131.00–134.00	513	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	142.92/cwt	132.00–148.50	607	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	126.68/cwt	122.00–130.00	555	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	141.39/cwt	131.00–147.00	670	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	126.29/cwt	122.00–129.00	604	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	513	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	590	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	530	138.60/cwt	138.50–139.00	735	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	132.97/cwt	122.00–137.00	707	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	122.50/cwt	121.00–124.00	686	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	135.73/cwt	134.00–140.00	764	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	128.05/cwt	124.00–131.00	798	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	731	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	125.34/cwt	122.00–139.00	856	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	708	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	708	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	124.25/cwt	118.50–130.00	902	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	117.66/cwt	113.50–121.50	912	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	951	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	930	1

Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	348	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	159.50/cwt	151.00–165.00	687	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	148.04/cwt	145.00–150.00	694	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	474	161.98/cwt	161.00–164.00	768	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	141.68/cwt	135.00–147.00	742	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	132.88/cwt	125.00–138.50	757	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	125.20/cwt	118.00–130.00	785	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	124.15/cwt	116.00–127.00	826	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	706	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	879	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	878	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	101.70/cwt	100.00–105.00	829	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	920	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	892	3

Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	405	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	385	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	523	76.87/cwt	74.00–80.00	402	2

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,434	85.49/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,226	4
Bulls	—	—	1,625	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,703	98.24/cwt	91.00–101.50	1,673	4

Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	863	43.35/cwt	41.50–45.00	374	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	912	62.03/cwt	61.00–63.00	566	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	49.75/cwt	48.00–54.00	466	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	48.37/cwt	47.00–51.00	526	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	58.92/cwt	55.00–61.00	681	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	67.61/cwt	65.00–70.50	839	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	70.34/cwt	69.50–72.00	1,002	3

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	152.00	152.00
1	—	305	171.00	171.00
1	—	930	117.00	117.00
3	—	380	151.00–157.00	153.58
4	—	869	120.00	120.00
6	—	472	151.00–167.00	162.68
6	—	812	116.00–124.00	122.17
7	—	424	166.00–177.00	171.52
11	—	525	156.00–168.00	163.97
11	—	762	127.00–133.50	131.62
14	—	618	133.00–149.00	141.84
23	—	668	132.00–143.00	138.95
29	—	717	130.00–135.00	133.47
44	—	575	148.00–161.00	152.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	115.00	115.00
6	—	438	122.00–130.00	126.68
4	—	385	131.00–134.00	133.32
3	—	708	100.00	100.00
3	—	478	122.00–129.00	126.29
2	—	650	110.00–115.00	112.50
2	—	560	121.00–124.00	122.50
1	—	930	100.00	100.00
1	—	300	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	532	122.00–137.00	132.97
38	—	683	122.00–139.00	125.34
36	—	563	134.00–140.00	135.73
29	—	623	124.00–131.00	128.05
25	—	726	118.50–130.00	124.25
22	—	474	131.00–147.00	141.39
19	—	425	132.00–148.50	142.92
9	—	376	142.00–150.00	146.27
6	—	816	116.50	116.50
6	—	775	113.50–121.50	117.66
1	—	255	131.00	131.00
3	—	330	139.00–140.00	139.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
5	—	530	138.50–139.00	138.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	74.00–80.00	76.87
2	—	405	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	169.00	169.00
3	—	474	161.00–164.00	161.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	162.00	162.00
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
1	—	770	114.00	114.00
3	—	745	118.00	118.00
5	—	627	118.00–130.00	125.20
6	—	431	151.00–165.00	159.50
6	—	524	135.00–147.00	141.68
8	—	665	116.00–127.00	124.15
9	—	469	145.00–150.00	148.04
17	—	570	125.00–138.50	132.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
1	—	520	121.00	121.00
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
1	—	720	98.00	98.00
3	—	815	100.00–105.00	101.70
3	—	920	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	937	48.00–54.00	49.75
3	—	912	61.00–63.00	62.03
2	—	863	41.50–45.00	43.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	69.50–72.00	70.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,241	65.00–70.50	67.61
6	—	1,156	55.00–61.00	58.92
3	—	1,088	47.00–51.00	48.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,434	83.00–89.00	85.49
4	—	1,703	91.00–101.50	98.24
1	—	1,625	80.00	80.00