Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.75/cwt on 976 head.

Average price

$172.75

976 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$6.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.99

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	692	172.92	1,197	952
Medium and Large 2-3	533	166.23	886	24

One grade step is worth $6.69/cwt here — about $312 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 sale976 hd

172.75

—

KY average24 barns · 7,911 hd

175.74

−2.99

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	1,450	93.79	1,360	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,574	78.53	1,236	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	78.11	947	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	73.28	689	23
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,115	100.00	1,115	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,345	121.00	1,627	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	817	$746	5

Every lot, as filed

105 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	156.75/cwt	147.00–161.00	893	85
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	163.60/cwt	160.00–169.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	172.33/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,148	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	146.69/cwt	140.00–153.25	1,052	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	459	200.22/cwt	200.00–201.00	919	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	183.04/cwt	181.00–185.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	217.51/cwt	211.00–221.00	898	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	157.03/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,002	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,035	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	144.82/cwt	137.50–146.00	1,114	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	154.19/cwt	153.00–154.50	1,176	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	168.50/cwt	168.00–169.00	854	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	201.93/cwt	193.00–205.00	687	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	161.90/cwt	150.00–165.50	1,329	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	389	227.39/cwt	216.00–231.00	885	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	162.59/cwt	160.00–164.00	912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	178.86/cwt	175.00–180.00	853	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	198.42/cwt	191.00–209.00	839	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	166.15/cwt	155.00–170.50	1,195	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	171.32/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,067	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	157.61/cwt	147.00–162.50	1,366	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	164.06/cwt	150.00–168.50	1,283	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	202.40/cwt	197.00–209.00	767	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	177.71/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,031	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	192.14/cwt	182.00–199.00	920	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	176.52/cwt	170.00–183.00	916	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	127.46/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,383	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	145.76/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,341	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,019	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,585	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	898	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	1,497	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	180.43/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,120	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	166.95/cwt	157.00–170.50	1,112	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	170.04/cwt	169.30–172.00	1,330	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	189.87/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,001	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	172.84/cwt	172.00–173.50	1,250	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	189.55/cwt	188.00–193.00	1,079	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	973	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	406	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	849	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	72.93/cwt	70.00–75.00	687	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	63.96/cwt	62.00–67.00	627	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	85.52/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,049	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	79.83/cwt	76.00–83.00	978	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,252	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,115	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,115	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,205	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,609	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,625	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,560	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	78.82/cwt	77.00–81.00	723	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	72.76/cwt	72.50–73.00	1,137	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	78.49/cwt	76.50–80.50	1,250	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	68.60/cwt	65.00–73.00	806	11
Bulls	—	—	1,325	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,219	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,898	1
Bulls	—	—	1,442	89.57/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,292	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	745.86/head	560.00–920.00	746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	807	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,007	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	159.75/cwt	151.00–166.00	903	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	194.20/cwt	187.00–201.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	159.86/cwt	151.00–165.00	830	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	303	155.21/cwt	151.00–158.00	470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	162.87/cwt	156.75–165.00	1,178	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	164.34/cwt	164.00–169.00	970	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	171.27/cwt	165.00–177.00	731	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	150.10/cwt	142.00–154.50	1,004	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	173.88/cwt	165.00–179.00	567	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	152.07/cwt	143.00–156.00	953	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	172.41/cwt	171.00–174.00	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	143.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	154.72/cwt	151.00–156.00	749	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	138.81/cwt	135.00–140.00	856	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	165.28/cwt	158.00–175.00	783	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	172.34/cwt	164.00–178.00	653	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	150.75/cwt	140.00–155.00	944	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	177.40/cwt	175.00–190.00	852	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	160.04/cwt	150.00–166.00	813	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,184	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	142.09/cwt	140.00–145.00	729	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	182.77/cwt	180.00–184.00	769	4

How this sale compares

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 Jan 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,996Last week 1,741Year ago 382

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 58Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 8Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	570	147.00–161.00	156.75
35	—	717	140.00–153.25	146.69
44	—	769	137.50–146.00	144.82
47	—	519	151.00–165.00	159.86
2	—	817	139.00	139.00
42	—	427	165.00–177.00	171.27
55	—	669	142.00–154.50	150.10
26	—	326	165.00–179.00	173.88
41	—	627	143.00–156.00	152.07
1	—	285	162.00	162.00
2	—	213	171.00–174.00	172.41
40	—	474	158.00–175.00	165.28
25	—	379	164.00–178.00	172.34
5	—	858	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	123.00	123.00
1	—	445	156.00	156.00
5	—	303	151.00–158.00	155.21
1	—	690	140.00	140.00
3	—	570	140.00–145.00	143.32
14	—	484	151.00–156.00	154.72
6	—	617	135.00–140.00	138.81
1	—	820	105.00	105.00
2	—	368	160.00	160.00
7	—	513	140.00–145.00	142.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	638	157.00–158.00	157.03
37	—	657	157.50	157.50
24	—	763	153.00–154.50	154.19
14	—	507	168.00–169.00	168.50
98	—	723	156.75–165.00	162.87
28	—	590	164.00–169.00	164.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	400	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	140.00	140.00
4	—	526	160.00–169.00	163.60
2	—	428	181.00–185.00	183.04
2	—	650	150.00–152.00	151.00
1	—	340	180.00	180.00
1	—	815	128.00	128.00
1	—	625	147.00	147.00
5	—	561	160.00–164.00	162.59
6	—	477	175.00–180.00	178.86
1	—	365	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	666	170.00–175.00	172.33
52	—	1,019	155.50	155.50
52	—	898	166.75	166.75
7	—	621	179.00–181.00	180.43
25	—	782	169.30–172.00	170.04
20	—	527	188.00–195.00	189.87
109	—	723	172.00–173.50	172.84
72	—	569	188.00–193.00	189.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	459	200.00–201.00	200.22
10	—	413	211.00–221.00	217.51
8	—	389	216.00–231.00	227.39
1	—	335	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	340	193.00–205.00	201.93
30	—	821	150.00–165.50	161.90
12	—	423	191.00–209.00	198.42
82	—	719	155.00–170.50	166.15
71	—	623	160.00–176.00	171.32
33	—	867	147.00–162.50	157.61
87	—	782	150.00–168.50	164.06
11	—	379	197.00–209.00	202.40
58	—	580	170.00–185.00	177.71
1	—	280	200.00	200.00
24	—	479	182.00–199.00	192.14
43	—	519	170.00–183.00	176.52
4	—	1,085	126.00–132.00	127.46
14	—	920	140.00–147.00	145.76
76	—	666	157.00–170.50	166.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	683	140.00–145.00	142.53
3	—	1,071	107.00	107.00
2	—	865	137.00	137.00
1	—	235	185.00	185.00
3	—	356	204.00	204.00
5	—	719	140.00	140.00
4	—	565	151.00–166.00	159.75
2	—	258	187.00–201.00	194.20
1	—	830	128.00	128.00
8	—	626	140.00–155.00	150.75
16	—	480	175.00–190.00	177.40
16	—	508	150.00–166.00	160.04
4	—	421	180.00–184.00	182.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	406	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	104.00	104.00
1	—	615	123.00	123.00
1	—	365	181.00	181.00
6	—	469	172.00	172.00
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
1	—	400	169.00	169.00
2	—	682	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	942	70.00–75.00	72.93
5	—	981	62.00–67.00	63.96
9	—	917	77.00–81.00	78.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,227	84.00–90.00	85.52
22	—	1,225	76.00–83.00	79.83
11	—	1,175	65.00–73.00	68.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,482	84.50	84.50
2	—	1,563	72.50–73.00	72.76
11	—	1,593	76.50–80.50	78.49
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	100.00	100.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	133.50	133.50
1	—	1,625	96.00	96.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,725	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,442	89.00–90.00	89.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	817	560.00–920.00	745.86

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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

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