Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.93/cwt on 527 head.

Average price

$192.93

527 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,142

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$46.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.73

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	600	193.80	1,163	488
Medium and Large 2-3	484	183.97	890	37
Large 1-2	595	147.50	878	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.30/cwt here — about $285 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 sale527 hd

192.93

—

KY average22 barns · 5,481 hd

192.21

+0.73

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	1,750	117.77	2,061	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	95.78	1,165	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	92.37	1,326	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	72.39	742	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,443	116.00	1,674	8thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,100	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$970	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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 1-2	—	928	165.76/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	209.23/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,107	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	195.70/cwt	192.50–197.00	1,221	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,301	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	566	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	225.67/cwt	220.00–231.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	229.00/cwt	227.00–231.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	179.20/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	170.83/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	575	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	218.46/cwt	215.00–219.50	1,125	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	208.26/cwt	197.00–214.50	1,412	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,268	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	188.17/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,184	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	161.29/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,223	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	177.51/cwt	165.00–181.50	1,205	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,144	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	476	255.52/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,216	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	210.91/cwt	203.00–221.00	698	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	211.75/cwt	200.00–218.00	900	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	199.87/cwt	190.00–203.75	1,145	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	201.52/cwt	189.00–207.00	1,062	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,296	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	207.97/cwt	200.00–215.00	988	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	170.74/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,308	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	308	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	236.94/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,133	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	187.65/cwt	176.00–190.50	1,447	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	197.19/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,428	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	231.62/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,325	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	194.13/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,215	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	222.28/cwt	213.00–229.00	1,376	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	244.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,262	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	178.09/cwt	170.00–181.50	1,460	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	244.44/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,051	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	226.59/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,185	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	241.98/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,387	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	198.34/cwt	193.00–201.00	1,499	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	259.02/cwt	257.00–261.00	1,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	204.83/cwt	203.50–210.00	1,200	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	251.00/cwt	245.00–257.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	195.75/cwt	195.75–195.75	1,607	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	203.00/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,482	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	217.82/cwt	217.50–218.00	1,475	27
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	171.10/cwt	169.00–173.00	1,235	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	239.68/cwt	230.00–243.50	990	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	227.73/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,077	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	231.06/cwt	221.00–236.00	850	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,266	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,461	111.93/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,635	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	103.78/cwt	100.00–107.50	1,570	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	92.25/cwt	90.00–93.75	1,415	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	96.29/cwt	91.00–98.50	1,159	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	75.09/cwt	70.00–79.50	753	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	717	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,320	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,907	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	85.62/cwt	81.50–89.00	1,025	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	102.58/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,283	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	885	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	620	1
Bulls	—	—	1,761	117.91/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,076	4
Bulls	—	—	1,385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,524	1
Bulls	—	—	2,070	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,588	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	970.00/head	970.00–970.00	970	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,100	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	212.69/cwt	210.00–221.00	881	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	211.65/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,098	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	612	195.99/cwt	193.00–201.00	1,199	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	176.02/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,118	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	164.98/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	196.00/cwt	195.00–197.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	157.95/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	148.17/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,294	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	192.64/cwt	190.00–198.00	930	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	175.17/cwt	169.00–178.00	1,254	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	195	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	212.10/cwt	205.00–219.00	806	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	224.58/cwt	222.50–227.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	200.17/cwt	199.00–202.00	627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	386	234.20/cwt	230.00–237.00	904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	459	217.67/cwt	217.50–219.00	999	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	222.90/cwt	221.00–225.00	918	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	281	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	506	183.51/cwt	182.00–186.00	929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,071	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	615	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	183.98/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,062	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	191.01/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	209.75/cwt	204.00–215.00	967	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	227.97/cwt	221.00–231.00	739	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	166.15/cwt	155.00–169.50	1,263	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	202.22/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,161	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,227	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 Apr 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,307Last week 2,078Year ago 1,075

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 52Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	928	160.00–171.00	165.76
3	—	320	227.00–231.00	229.00
6	—	859	170.00–171.00	170.83
32	—	678	197.00–214.50	208.26
19	—	478	230.00–246.00	236.94
21	—	771	176.00–190.50	187.65
7	—	724	190.00–200.00	197.19
29	—	572	220.00–239.00	231.62
12	—	619	213.00–229.00	222.28
23	—	820	170.00–181.50	178.09
15	—	430	235.00–250.00	244.44
11	—	523	220.00–235.00	226.59
2	—	380	245.00–257.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	200.00	200.00
7	—	529	206.00–216.00	209.23
2	—	413	220.00–231.00	225.67
5	—	685	176.00–180.00	179.20
4	—	461	227.00	227.00
4	—	766	170.00–173.00	170.74
1	—	715	176.00	176.00
1	—	335	206.00	206.00
5	—	626	190.00–200.00	194.13
1	—	815	162.00	162.00
10	—	586	203.50–210.00	204.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	253.00	253.00
6	—	416	275.00	275.00
11	—	476	251.00–260.00	255.52
4	—	308	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	516	240.00–245.00	244.50
23	—	573	240.00–245.00	241.98
12	—	756	193.00–201.00	198.34
2	—	617	235.00	235.00
3	—	432	257.00–261.00	259.02
59	—	821	195.75	195.75
10	—	730	202.00–204.00	203.00
27	—	677	217.50–218.00	217.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	624	192.50–197.00	195.70
10	—	750	173.50	173.50
27	—	515	215.00–219.50	218.46
55	—	689	184.00	184.00
78	—	712	182.00	182.00
4	—	550	208.50	208.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	138.00	138.00
17	—	629	175.00–190.00	188.17
7	—	758	158.00–163.00	161.29
46	—	679	165.00–181.50	177.51
10	—	331	203.00–221.00	210.91
24	—	425	200.00–218.00	211.75
64	—	573	190.00–203.75	199.87
39	—	527	189.00–207.00	201.52
33	—	475	200.00–215.00	207.97
2	—	823	155.00–161.00	157.95
6	—	873	148.00–149.00	148.17
16	—	716	169.00–178.00	175.17
8	—	380	205.00–219.00	212.10
4	—	261	222.50–227.00	224.58
2	—	935	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	161.00	161.00
1	—	615	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	130.00–131.00	130.50
1	—	940	127.00	127.00
2	—	410	195.00–197.00	196.00
6	—	483	190.00–198.00	192.64
1	—	195	203.00	203.00
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
6	—	313	199.00–202.00	200.17
4	—	281	199.00	199.00
4	—	506	182.00–186.00	183.51
2	—	768	139.00–140.00	139.50
1	—	630	170.00	170.00
7	—	577	181.00–186.00	183.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	386	230.00–237.00	234.20
9	—	459	217.50–219.00	217.67
10	—	412	221.00–225.00	222.90
1	—	345	230.00	230.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	722	169.00–173.00	171.10
1	—	935	126.00	126.00
17	—	413	230.00–243.50	239.68
9	—	473	223.00–235.00	227.73
6	—	368	221.00–236.00	231.06
2	—	692	183.00	183.00
17	—	519	209.00–220.00	211.65
1	—	960	148.00	148.00
10	—	635	175.00–180.00	176.02
9	—	324	221.00–231.00	227.97
9	—	760	155.00–169.50	166.15
1	—	270	278.00	278.00
4	—	574	197.00–210.00	202.22
6	—	818	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	262.00	262.00
1	—	350	245.00	245.00
2	—	460	251.00	251.00
3	—	612	193.00–201.00	195.99
1	—	345	256.00	256.00
1	—	510	243.00	243.00
2	—	555	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	154.00	154.00
4	—	414	210.00–221.00	212.69
2	—	835	126.00–130.00	127.99
2	—	395	210.00	210.00
2	—	643	161.00–169.00	164.98
1	—	515	190.00	190.00
3	—	578	190.00–192.00	191.01
1	—	305	190.00	190.00
6	—	461	204.00–215.00	209.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,461	110.00–118.00	111.93
1	—	1,320	144.50	144.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	100.00–107.50	103.78
4	—	1,534	90.00–93.75	92.25
1	—	885	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,204	91.00–98.50	96.29
6	—	1,197	81.50–89.00	85.62
8	—	1,251	100.00–107.00	102.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	70.00–79.50	75.09
1	—	1,070	67.00	67.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,761	115.00–120.00	117.91
1	—	1,385	110.00	110.00
1	—	2,070	125.00	125.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	970.00	970.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	855	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,650.00	1,650.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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