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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Nov 16Nov 23Nov 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

521 head

▼ 694 vs last sale 1,215▲ 94 vs year ago 427 · +22.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 58▼ 46 vs year ago 89 · −51.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.69/cwt on 248 head.

Average price

$136.69

248 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$11.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.74

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	678	137.98	935	221
Medium and Large 2-3	609	126.14	768	27

One grade step is worth $11.84/cwt here — about $167 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 sale248 hd

136.69

—

KY average24 barns · 6,482 hd

134.94

+1.74

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	1,869	90.83	1,697	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	928	57.00	529	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,602	55.08	882	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,312	52.97	695	15

Every lot

74 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	255	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	390	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	338	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	483	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	170.65/cwt	168.00–172.00	650	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	563	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	159.93/cwt	150.00–168.00	692	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	149.02/cwt	142.00–155.00	712	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	498	138.00

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 521Last week 1,215Year ago 427

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 58Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	110.00–113.50	111.77
5	—	557	115.00	115.00
1	—	395	112.00	112.00
1	—	745	107.00	107.00
3	—	636	113.00–115.50	114.67
1	—	510	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	632

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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Nov 16Nov 23Nov 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

521 head

▼ 694 vs last sale 1,215▲ 94 vs year ago 427 · +22.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 58▼ 46 vs year ago 89 · −51.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%

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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 $136.69/cwt on 248 head.

Average price

$136.69

248 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$11.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.74

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	678	137.98	935	221
Medium and Large 2-3	609	126.14	768	27

One grade step is worth $11.84/cwt here — about $167 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 sale248 hd

136.69

—

KY average24 barns · 6,482 hd

134.94

+1.74

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	1,869	90.83	1,697	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	928	57.00	529	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,602	55.08	882	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,312	52.97	695	15

Every lot

74 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	255	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	390	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	338	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	483	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	170.65/cwt	168.00–172.00	650	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	563	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	159.93/cwt	150.00–168.00	692	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	149.02/cwt	142.00–155.00	712	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	498	138.00

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 521Last week 1,215Year ago 427

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 58Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	110.00–113.50	111.77
5	—	557	115.00	115.00
1	—	395	112.00	112.00
1	—	745	107.00	107.00
3	—	636	113.00–115.50	114.67
1	—	510	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	632

Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	132.07/cwt	130.00–136.00	370	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	132.01/cwt	121.00–135.50	421	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	131.07/cwt	126.00–136.00	492	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	442	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	127.51/cwt	120.00–132.00	560	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	125.98/cwt	115.00–130.00	612	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	527	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	714	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	121.37/cwt	115.00–129.00	640	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	557	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	641	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	129.13/cwt	119.00–133.00	746	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	129.49/cwt	120.00–134.00	818	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	636	114.67/cwt	113.00–115.50	729	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	639	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	890	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	126.94/cwt	115.00–131.00	833	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	658	111.77/cwt	110.00–113.50	735	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	797	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	122.33/cwt	122.00–122.50	948	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	930	2

Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	161.85/cwt	155.00–168.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	675	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	154.64/cwt	153.00–157.00	708	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	491	134.05/cwt	130.00–136.50	658	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	125.83/cwt	120.00–132.00	659	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	130.83/cwt	124.00–135.50	747	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	649	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	103.00/cwt	101.00–105.00	618	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	750	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	782	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	659	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	945	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	917	1

Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	445	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	474	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	597	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	609	2

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,769	91.52/cwt	89.50–93.00	1,619	8
Bulls	—	—	2,090	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,996	2
Bulls	—	—	2,225	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,691	1

Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	426	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	640	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	735	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	53.91/cwt	50.00–57.50	706	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	47.51/cwt	46.50–49.00	638	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	42.53/cwt	40.00–45.00	680	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	58.66/cwt	55.50–60.50	940	7

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,530	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	639	139.25	139.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	153.00–157.00	154.64
1	—	715	116.00	116.00
8	—	524	120.00–132.00	125.83
6	—	617	120.00–123.00	121.48
2	—	652	120.00	120.00
2	—	370	155.00–168.00	161.85
2	—	402	168.00	168.00
10	—	571	124.00–135.50	130.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	141.00	141.00
5	—	577	112.50	112.50
1	—	775	85.00	85.00
1	—	945	97.00	97.00
2	—	600	101.00–105.00	103.00
7	—	491	130.00–136.50	134.05
1	—	730	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,255	96.00	96.00
9	—	498	138.00	138.00
1	—	405	139.00	139.00
1	—	275	123.00	123.00
1	—	1,100	96.00	96.00
8	—	540	130.00–135.00	130.85
1	—	1,165	100.00	100.00
2	—	570	110.00–111.00	110.52
1	—	935	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	478	142.00–155.00	149.02
1	—	320	151.00	151.00
1	—	255	153.00	153.00
16	—	722	132.50–137.50	135.63
1	—	820	126.00	126.00
10	—	772	125.00–130.50	129.34
17	—	523	150.00–154.75	153.69
24	—	637	125.00–139.00	135.28
14	—	433	150.00–168.00	159.93
8	—	916	120.25–124.00	120.73
15	—	572	125.00–140.00	134.72
5	—	381	168.00–172.00	170.65
31	—	670	125.00–138.00	134.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	850	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	597	102.00	102.00
1	—	445	106.50	106.50
1	—	470	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,603	55.50–60.50	58.66
2	—	1,598	40.00–45.00	42.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,343	46.50–49.00	47.51
1	—	1,245	59.00	59.00
11	—	1,310	50.00–57.50	53.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	49.00	49.00
1	—	985	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,769	89.50–93.00	91.52
1	—	2,225	76.00	76.00
2	—	2,090	95.50	95.50

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	—	1,255	600.00	600.00