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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 23

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

241 head

▼ 118 vs last sale 359▲ 241 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 40▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 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 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $151.92/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$151.92

105 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$23.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.28

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	553	153.46	848	98
Medium and Large 2-3	559	130.23	729	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.23/cwt here — about $119 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 sale105 hd

151.92

—

KY average25 barns · 2,365 hd

128.63

+23.28

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	1,675	103.27	1,730	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	76.76	1,208	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	74.15	913	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	64.09	589	22

Every lot

51 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	566	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	688	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	166.00/cwt	165.50–167.00	689	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	589	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	166.52/cwt	165.00–167.00	791	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	155.17

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 Mar 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 359Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year 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	—	800	101.00	101.00
1	—	605	122.50	122.50
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
3	—	567	131.00–140.00	135.37
1	—	415	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	475	165.00–167.00	166.52

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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 23

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

241 head

▼ 118 vs last sale 359▲ 241 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 40▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $151.92/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$151.92

105 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$23.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.28

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	553	153.46	848	98
Medium and Large 2-3	559	130.23	729	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.23/cwt here — about $119 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 sale105 hd

151.92

—

KY average25 barns · 2,365 hd

128.63

+23.28

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	1,675	103.27	1,730	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	76.76	1,208	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	74.15	913	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	64.09	589	22

Every lot

51 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	566	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	688	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	166.00/cwt	165.50–167.00	689	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	589	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	166.52/cwt	165.00–167.00	791	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	155.17

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 Mar 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 359Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year 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	—	800	101.00	101.00
1	—	605	122.50	122.50
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
3	—	567	131.00–140.00	135.37
1	—	415	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	475	165.00–167.00	166.52

Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	139.04/cwt	138.00–140.00	396	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	144.97/cwt	143.00–147.00	461	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	145.09/cwt	135.00–146.50	537	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	138.64/cwt	128.50–140.00	616	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	125.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	620	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	122.67/cwt	121.00–125.00	634	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	127.70/cwt	120.00–130.00	727	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	126.08/cwt	122.00–130.00	796	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	814	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,035	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	880	1

Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	548	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	148.43/cwt	146.00–153.00	724	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	136.28/cwt	132.50–139.00	710	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	135.25/cwt	134.50–136.00	802	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	789	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	842	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,005	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	859	2

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	92.06/cwt	87.50–95.00	1,436	2
Bulls	—	—	1,681	109.57/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,842	4
Bulls	—	—	1,716	102.71/cwt	100.00–105.50	1,763	5

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	899	73.14/cwt	70.00–77.50	658	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	921	53.61/cwt	49.50–56.50	494	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	942	64.22/cwt	59.00–68.00	605	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	65.12/cwt	60.00–69.50	738	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	75.16/cwt	70.00–78.50	935	61
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	80.83/cwt	79.50–83.00	1,047	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,566	75.30/cwt	72.00–78.50	1,179	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	80.17/cwt	80.00–80.50	1,275	3

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	835.57/cwt	830.00–840.00	8,673	2

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	87.91/cwt	85.00–90.50	939	2

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	126.00	126.00
4	—	488	146.00–153.00	148.43
1	—	600	144.00	144.00
7	—	521	132.50–139.00	136.28
2	—	593	134.50–136.00	135.25
2	—	698	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
2	—	985	85.50	85.50
2	—	1,005	85.50	85.50
1	—	465	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	85.00	85.00
1	—	635	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	444	128.50–140.00	138.64
13	—	370	135.00–146.50	145.09
3	—	318	143.00–147.00	144.97
18	—	569	120.00–130.00	127.70
14	—	492	120.00–130.00	125.99
3	—	517	121.00–125.00	122.67
1	—	720	113.00	113.00
15	—	631	122.00–130.00	126.08
3	—	655	119.00	119.00
2	—	285	138.00–140.00	139.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,244	70.00–78.50	75.16
15	—	1,134	60.00–69.50	65.12
11	—	1,295	79.50–83.00	80.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	921	49.50–56.50	53.61
8	—	899	70.00–77.50	73.14
7	—	942	59.00–68.00	64.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,566	72.00–78.50	75.30
3	—	1,590	80.00–80.50	80.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	87.50–95.00	92.06
4	—	1,681	108.00–112.00	109.57
5	—	1,716	100.00–105.50	102.71

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)	2	—	1,038	830.00–840.00	835.57

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	2	—	1,068	85.00–90.50	87.91