Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.95/cwt on 453 head.

Average price

$169.95

453 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$9.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.94

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	718	170.51	1,225	426
Medium and Large 2-3	590	161.00	951	27

One grade step is worth $9.51/cwt here — about $274 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 sale453 hd

169.95

—

KY average23 barns · 4,926 hd

174.89

−4.94

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	1,601	95.14	1,523	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,810	77.00	1,394	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	75.02	924	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	982	69.56	683	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,340	129.00	1,729	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,244	$840	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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	187.95/cwt	186.00–190.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	883	139.49/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	180.51/cwt	169.00–188.00	1,047	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	167.61/cwt	161.00–173.50	1,059	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,615	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	157.06/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,060	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	144.67/cwt	144.00–145.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	161.96/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,186	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	159.88/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,228	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	177.52/cwt	173.00–186.00	944	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	164.79/cwt	161.00–169.00	865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	178.79/cwt	178.00–179.00	856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	165.49/cwt	165.00–166.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	148.21/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,067	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	165.72/cwt	165.00–169.00	916	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	170.01/cwt	169.00–171.00	882	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,054	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	392	222.34/cwt	221.00–223.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	161.21/cwt	155.00–167.50	1,393	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	180.38/cwt	180.00–180.50	1,104	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	161.23/cwt	154.00–169.50	777	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	209.26/cwt	207.00–215.00	879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	208.62/cwt	202.00–215.00	964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	148.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,480	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	208.68/cwt	204.00–217.00	766	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	156.73/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,276	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	205.43/cwt	201.00–210.00	668	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	443	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	531	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	381	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	572	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	865	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,200	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	899	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,519	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	193.68/cwt	190.00–199.00	999	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	173.20/cwt	173.20–173.20	1,278	55
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	527	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	764	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	452	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	193.12/cwt	185.00–197.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	159.48/cwt	154.00–165.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	162.90/cwt	156.00–170.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	568	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,074	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,340	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,729	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	77.22/cwt	76.50–78.00	751	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	65.73/cwt	65.00–67.00	648	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	85.18/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,028	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,394	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	65.88/cwt	64.00–68.00	761	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	75.88/cwt	72.00–80.50	976	7
Bulls	—	—	1,920	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	2,083	1
Bulls	—	—	1,521	91.80/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,396	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	839.91/head	800.00–975.00	840	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	129.20/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,190	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	152.83/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,022	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	133.73/cwt	125.00–138.00	976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	157.84/cwt	151.00–160.00	990	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	136.49/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,061	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	152.21/cwt	144.00–156.50	1,027	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	175.27/cwt	170.00–185.00	826	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	120.49/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	160.38/cwt	153.00–165.00	847	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	129.34/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,149	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	159.21/cwt	159.00–159.50	982	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	149.71/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,079	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	134.57/cwt	130.00–139.00	892	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	127.44/cwt	127.00–127.50	1,190	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	126.81/cwt	121.50–129.50	1,248	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	168.51/cwt	160.00–176.00	720	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	151.69/cwt	150.00–155.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	157.80/cwt	150.00–166.00	532	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	143.04/cwt	141.00–145.00	322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	153.07/cwt	143.00–157.00	966	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	170.56/cwt	160.00–177.00	640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	140.34/cwt	140.00–141.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	140.33/cwt	140.00–141.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	481	173.68/cwt	172.00–175.00	835	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	158.47/cwt	150.00–164.00	910	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	179.52/cwt	179.00–180.00	754	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	138.52/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,103	6

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,052Last week 1,996Year ago 1,891

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 121Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 4Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	186.00–190.00	187.95
2	—	883	135.00–144.00	139.49
1	—	325	185.00	185.00
3	—	687	144.00–145.00	144.67
1	—	440	178.00	178.00
1	—	750	130.00	130.00
4	—	525	161.00–169.00	164.79
5	—	479	178.00–179.00	178.79
2	—	573	165.00–166.00	165.49
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
5	—	720	145.00–149.00	148.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	580	169.00–188.00	180.51
43	—	632	161.00–173.50	167.61
11	—	1,095	147.50	147.50
9	—	675	150.00–166.00	157.06
55	—	732	154.00–164.00	161.96
32	—	768	155.00–162.00	159.88
20	—	532	173.00–186.00	177.52
19	—	864	155.00–167.50	161.21
5	—	420	207.00–215.00	209.26
4	—	462	202.00–215.00	208.62
16	—	994	140.00–150.00	148.85
1	—	1,040	126.00	126.00
12	—	367	204.00–217.00	208.68
15	—	814	151.00–161.00	156.73
4	—	325	201.00–210.00	205.43
1	—	935	138.00	138.00
2	—	278	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	392	221.00–223.00	222.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	612	180.00–180.50	180.38
2	—	820	167.00	167.00
3	—	551	196.50	196.50
3	—	656	169.50	169.50
55	—	899	169.00	169.00
11	—	516	190.00–199.00	193.68
55	—	738	173.20	173.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	553	165.00–169.00	165.72
6	—	519	169.00–171.00	170.01
15	—	659	160.00	160.00
10	—	617	159.00–159.50	159.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	111.00	111.00
18	—	482	154.00–169.50	161.23
24	—	777	130.00–145.00	136.49
24	—	675	144.00–156.50	152.21
2	—	1,060	118.00–123.00	120.49
20	—	528	153.00–165.00	160.38
3	—	888	128.00–130.00	129.34
19	—	721	140.00–155.00	149.71
1	—	805	133.00	133.00
8	—	934	127.00–127.50	127.44
6	—	984	121.50–129.50	126.81
9	—	427	160.00–176.00	168.51
8	—	337	150.00–166.00	157.80
85	—	631	143.00–157.00	153.07
8	—	375	160.00–177.00	170.56
21	—	574	150.00–164.00	158.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	663	130.00–139.00	134.57
3	—	483	150.00–155.00	151.69
2	—	225	141.00–145.00	143.04
2	—	422	151.00	151.00
1	—	520	143.00	143.00
1	—	330	142.00	142.00
3	—	558	140.00–141.00	140.34
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
1	—	880	115.00	115.00
3	—	625	140.00–141.00	140.33
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	481	172.00–175.00	173.68
6	—	420	179.00–180.00	179.52
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	140.00	140.00
3	—	381	150.00	150.00
5	—	527	145.00	145.00
2	—	452	148.50	148.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	865	138.75	138.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	177.00	177.00
3	—	438	185.00–197.00	193.12
2	—	583	154.00–165.00	159.48
2	—	528	156.00–170.00	162.90
1	—	325	183.00	183.00
5	—	921	128.00–130.00	129.20
5	—	669	151.00–155.00	152.83
3	—	730	125.00–138.00	133.73
1	—	375	185.00	185.00
5	—	627	151.00–160.00	157.84
1	—	990	118.00	118.00
1	—	875	140.00	140.00
8	—	471	170.00–185.00	175.27
6	—	796	131.00–140.00	138.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	695	122.00	122.00
1	—	850	120.00	120.00
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	174.00	174.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	595	146.00	146.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	129.00	129.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	76.50–78.00	77.22
4	—	986	65.00–67.00	65.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,207	82.00–89.00	85.18
4	—	1,155	64.00–68.00	65.88
7	—	1,286	72.00–80.50	75.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	77.00	77.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	108.50	108.50
4	—	1,521	91.00–94.00	91.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,244	800.00–975.00	839.91

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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

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