Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $201.10/cwt on 630 head.

Average price

$201.10

630 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,426

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$278

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

$1.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.04

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	576	202.76	1,169	47
Medium and Large 1-2	720	200.97	1,447	583

One grade step is worth $1.79/cwt here — about −$278 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 sale630 hd

201.10

—

KY average23 barns · 5,798 hd

206.15

−5.04

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	—	High	1,540	129.87	1,999	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	93.88	1,106	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	88.58	1,401	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	990	78.50	777	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,295	121.00	1,567	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,060	1thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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 1-2Value Added	—	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	208.65/cwt	200.00–215.00	780	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	207.43/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,170	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	164.19/cwt	151.00–167.50	1,506	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	209.94/cwt	201.00–216.00	1,390	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	249.19/cwt	240.00–257.00	932	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,277	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	200.67/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,264	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	183.11/cwt	181.00–187.50	1,329	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,584	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,424	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	235.08/cwt	224.00–241.00	1,260	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	406	254.04/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,031	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	231.63/cwt	230.00–233.00	845	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	184.75/cwt	177.00–193.00	1,057	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	474	243.72/cwt	239.00–251.00	1,155	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	270.24/cwt	262.00–274.00	1,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,424	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	164.99/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	233.76/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,008	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	176.88/cwt	169.00–178.50	1,442	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	552	208.33/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	215.96/cwt	208.00–222.50	1,330	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	221.77/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,042	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,414	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	256.37/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,323	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	217.25/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,149	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	871	178.14/cwt	175.80–180.50	1,552	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	524	261.55/cwt	261.00–262.00	1,371	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	219.06/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,271	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	847	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,256	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	173.39/cwt	167.00–182.00	1,335	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	183.91/cwt	180.70–188.00	1,508	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	221.76/cwt	219.50–224.00	1,453	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	195.10/cwt	195.10–195.10	1,535	49
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,182	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,478	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	385	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	910	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	227.07/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,408	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	225.04/cwt	216.00–234.00	704	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	630	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	483	247.30/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,194	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,295	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,567	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	103.78/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,278	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	923	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	78.51/cwt	74.50–82.50	791	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	72.74/cwt	72.50–73.00	695	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	87.45/cwt	85.50–88.00	987	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	93.14/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,100	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	91.49/cwt	88.50–95.00	1,389	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	84.21/cwt	83.50–85.00	1,413	2
Bulls	—	—	1,527	139.60/cwt	135.00–143.00	2,132	3
Bulls	—	—	1,614	126.21/cwt	123.00–132.00	2,037	5
Bulls	—	—	1,205	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,434	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	188.54/cwt	185.00–197.00	1,176	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	572	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	233.26/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,003	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	149.33/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,293	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	881	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	143.66/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	169.75/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,236	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	215.43/cwt	212.00–217.00	926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	216.00/cwt	214.00–220.00	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	646	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,137	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	346	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	204.28/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,087	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	223.92/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,086	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	121.80/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,132	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	191.10/cwt	191.10–191.10	1,263	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	193.69/cwt	186.00–201.00	1,023	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	183.37/cwt	180.00–187.00	884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	709	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	164.84/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,310	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	169.20/cwt	160.00–175.50	1,145	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	641	160.75/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	195.24/cwt	189.00–200.00	920	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	205.90/cwt	200.00–211.00	877	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	217.50/cwt	210.00–225.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	756	131.98/cwt	128.00–132.50	998	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	171.86/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,064	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	172.75/cwt	172.75–172.75	1,316	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	806	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	313	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	187.20/cwt	185.00–190.00	777	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	225.76/cwt	225.00–226.00	955	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	208.98/cwt	207.00–214.00	978	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	366	223.70/cwt	220.00–225.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	169.53/cwt	165.00–172.00	971	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	197.97/cwt	195.00–200.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	174.32/cwt	172.50–175.50	1,243	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	209.58/cwt	200.00–214.50	1,188	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	204.30/cwt	200.00–209.00	981	6

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

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Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Mon Mar 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,571Last week 1,622Year ago 2,088

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 67Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 81Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	620	180.00	180.00
4	—	564	200.00–210.00	207.43
79	—	661	191.10	191.10
51	—	762	172.75	172.75
3	—	806	161.00	161.00
27	—	713	172.50–175.50	174.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	374	200.00–215.00	208.65
2	—	992	134.50	134.50
1	—	275	201.00	201.00
38	—	572	177.00–193.00	184.75
3	—	1,051	134.00	134.00
7	—	890	160.00	160.00
2	—	703	161.00–169.00	164.99
65	—	528	186.00–201.00	193.69
1	—	925	130.00	130.00
25	—	795	163.00–165.00	164.84
37	—	677	160.00–175.50	169.20
48	—	471	189.00–200.00	195.24
21	—	426	200.00–211.00	205.90
2	—	320	210.00–225.00	217.50
1	—	830	142.00	142.00
23	—	619	165.00–179.00	171.86
1	—	1,040	130.00	130.00
1	—	215	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	180.00–187.00	183.37
8	—	373	190.00	190.00
4	—	641	160.00–163.00	160.75
9	—	756	128.00–132.50	131.98
7	—	415	185.00–190.00	187.20
12	—	573	165.00–172.00	169.53
5	—	333	195.00–200.00	197.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	249.00	249.00
12	—	423	225.00–226.00	225.76
18	—	468	207.00–214.00	208.98
4	—	366	220.00–225.00	223.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	917	151.00–167.50	164.19
23	—	662	201.00–216.00	209.94
7	—	374	240.00–257.00	249.19
6	—	726	181.00–187.50	183.11
7	—	890	178.00	178.00
25	—	536	224.00–241.00	235.08
11	—	431	230.00–248.00	233.76
17	—	815	169.00–178.50	176.88
27	—	616	208.00–222.50	215.96
34	—	470	219.00–235.00	221.77
1	—	290	231.00	231.00
4	—	580	215.00–229.00	219.06
8	—	770	167.00–182.00	173.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	218.00	218.00
11	—	672	190.00	190.00
1	—	885	159.00	159.00
6	—	630	200.00–201.00	200.67
1	—	950	130.00	130.00
1	—	845	160.00	160.00
1	—	775	159.00	159.00
1	—	310	210.00	210.00
9	—	365	230.00–233.00	231.63
1	—	740	165.00	165.00
1	—	900	147.00	147.00
3	—	552	207.00–209.00	208.33
8	—	529	216.00–221.00	217.25
2	—	425	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	710	200.50	200.50
7	—	568	249.00	249.00
9	—	516	249.00–259.00	256.37
113	—	871	175.80–180.50	178.14
153	—	820	180.70–188.00	183.91
10	—	655	219.50–224.00	221.76
49	—	787	195.10	195.10
1	—	910	175.00	175.00
13	—	620	226.00–229.00	227.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	406	251.00–260.00	254.04
26	—	474	239.00–251.00	243.72
3	—	383	262.00–274.00	270.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	524	261.00–262.00	261.55
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	847	148.25	148.25
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,182	125.00	125.00
1	—	385	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	213.00	213.00
8	—	313	216.00–234.00	225.04
5	—	624	185.00–197.00	188.54
12	—	430	231.00–243.00	233.26
8	—	866	145.00–152.00	149.33
6	—	367	240.00	240.00
3	—	818	143.00–145.00	143.66
9	—	728	166.00–173.00	169.75
8	—	532	202.00–210.00	204.28
13	—	485	215.00–229.00	223.92
5	—	929	120.00–129.00	121.80
2	—	650	185.00	185.00
1	—	210	235.00	235.00
24	—	567	200.00–214.50	209.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	270.00	270.00
2	—	630	205.00	205.00
7	—	483	241.00–249.00	247.30
1	—	425	260.00	260.00
2	—	572	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	212.00–217.00	215.43
3	—	370	214.00–220.00	216.00
3	—	646	176.00	176.00
3	—	346	200.00	200.00
1	—	295	191.00	191.00
6	—	480	200.00–209.00	204.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	121.00	121.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,231	100.00–109.00	103.78
5	—	1,129	85.50–88.00	87.45
10	—	1,181	90.00–98.00	93.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,008	74.50–82.50	78.51
2	—	955	72.50–73.00	72.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	88.50–95.00	91.49
2	—	1,678	83.50–85.00	84.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,527	135.00–143.00	139.60
5	—	1,614	123.00–132.00	126.21
1	—	1,205	119.00	119.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,060.00	1,060.00

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