Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and pre-conditioned feeder packages suitable for grass. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $199.59/cwt on 615 head.

Average price

$199.59

615 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$13.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.41

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	541	201.40	1,090	532
Medium and Large 2-3	505	188.02	950	83

One grade step is worth $13.38/cwt here — about $139 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 sale615 hd

199.59

—

KY average24 barns · 7,767 hd

197.18

+2.41

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	1,688	128.59	2,171	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	104.09	1,568	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	97.07	1,184	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	982	81.65	802	17
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,155	131.00	1,513	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)	1,111	$1,700	3thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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	—	331	210.64/cwt	210.00–212.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	157.99/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,308	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	246.16/cwt	231.00–249.00	1,410	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	246.46/cwt	240.00–255.00	919	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	512	262.32/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,343	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	260.06/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	341	262.96/cwt	250.00–265.00	897	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	227.27/cwt	224.00–234.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,128	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	907	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	812	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,429	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,107	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	223.04/cwt	220.00–228.00	819	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	229.98/cwt	227.00–231.00	1,099	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	364	265.97/cwt	261.00–270.00	968	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	229	224.26/cwt	217.00–236.00	514	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	217.11/cwt	210.00–226.00	701	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	558	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	233.61/cwt	231.00–240.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	193.18/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,279	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	220.10/cwt	215.00–231.00	579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	192.33/cwt	190.00–198.00	923	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	811	145.67/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	893	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,391	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	194.64/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,117	85
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	222.06/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,170	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	182.02/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	193.96/cwt	192.50–198.00	1,759	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	234.77/cwt	230.00–240.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	226.20/cwt	218.00–229.00	1,285	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	606	208.12/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,261	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	198.24/cwt	192.00–205.00	1,515	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	247.30/cwt	239.00–256.00	1,044	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	191.98/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	182.77/cwt	178.00–187.00	1,488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	234.12/cwt	223.00–239.00	1,470	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	222.95/cwt	220.00–238.00	762	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,891	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	181.79/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	253.30/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,484	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	208.12/cwt	206.50–208.50	1,580	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	246.14/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,189	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	240.14/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,230	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	252.27/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,317	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	246.01/cwt	244.50–249.00	1,520	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	227.36/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,503	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	204.92/cwt	193.00–210.50	1,480	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	214.99/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,445	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	891	196.80/cwt	193.00–197.00	1,753	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	210.34/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,106	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	175.45/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	231.82/cwt	223.00–241.00	983	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	367	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	980	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	566	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,245	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,155	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,513	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	95.73/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,187	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	93.03/cwt	92.00–94.00	963	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	83.36/cwt	80.00–88.00	856	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	103.12/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,559	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	87.22/cwt	85.00–88.00	986	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	103.25/cwt	102.00–106.50	1,275	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	75.29/cwt	74.00–79.00	676	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,594	1
Bulls	—	—	1,563	124.26/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,942	2
Bulls	—	—	1,475	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,741	1
Bulls	—	—	1,843	135.00/cwt	131.50–138.00	2,488	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	163.52/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	668	193.67/cwt	193.00–197.00	1,294	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	250.69/cwt	249.00–256.00	1,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	197.53/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,221	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	224.10/cwt	220.00–231.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	229.83/cwt	226.00–231.00	862	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	637	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,370	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	194.50/cwt	193.00–196.00	1,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	208.71/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,181	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	189.48/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,012	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	183.14/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,079	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	205.20/cwt	195.00–223.00	1,069	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	180.86/cwt	173.00–189.00	1,228	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	187.66/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,175	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	172.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	689	164.76/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,135	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	215.02/cwt	209.00–226.00	918	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	175.27/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,281	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	222	206.50/cwt	204.00–211.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	202.33/cwt	200.00–205.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	595	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	172.44/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,321	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	214.63/cwt	210.00–225.00	805	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	141.48/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	203.18/cwt	200.00–208.00	760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,211	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	208.55/cwt	199.00–217.00	993	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	203.44/cwt	200.00–208.00	655	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	220.84/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,042	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	175.14/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,198	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	248.88/cwt	241.00–255.00	928	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	220.60/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,048	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	207.00/cwt	206.50–207.50	1,167	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	975	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	999	1

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,501Last week 1,307Year ago 1,376

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 56Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 6Year 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
3	—	331	210.00–212.00	210.64
4	—	828	155.00–159.00	157.99
1	—	875	169.00	169.00
2	—	728	185.00	185.00
1	—	685	201.50	201.50
3	—	433	224.00–234.00	227.27
7	—	367	220.00–228.00	223.04
6	—	478	227.00–231.00	229.98
5	—	527	220.00–225.00	222.06
3	—	778	180.00–183.00	182.02
8	—	568	218.00–229.00	226.20
7	—	606	200.00–213.00	208.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	573	231.00–249.00	246.16
18	—	373	240.00–255.00	246.46
3	—	230	231.00–240.00	233.61
15	—	907	192.50–198.00	193.96
6	—	279	230.00–240.00	234.77
28	—	764	192.00–205.00	198.24
13	—	422	239.00–256.00	247.30
5	—	814	178.00–187.00	182.77
26	—	628	223.00–239.00	234.12
14	—	342	220.00–238.00	222.95
8	—	965	196.00	196.00
5	—	863	181.00–185.00	181.79
45	—	483	239.00–255.00	246.14
32	—	512	231.00–246.00	240.14
15	—	722	193.00–210.50	204.92
14	—	672	209.00–219.00	214.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	512	260.00–264.00	262.32
3	—	470	256.00–262.00	260.06
7	—	341	250.00–265.00	262.96
9	—	433	260.50	260.50
7	—	364	261.00–270.00	265.97
3	—	558	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	190.00–194.00	191.98
34	—	586	250.00–258.00	253.30
11	—	759	206.50–208.50	208.12
22	—	522	249.00–258.00	252.27
20	—	618	244.50–249.00	246.01
19	—	661	225.00–231.00	227.36
59	—	891	193.00–197.00	196.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	907	172.00	172.00
10	—	812	176.00	176.00
18	—	503	220.00	220.00
5	—	662	192.00–195.00	193.18
3	—	893	169.00	169.00
8	—	738	188.50	188.50
6	—	613	197.50	197.50
16	—	564	206.50–207.50	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	229	217.00–236.00	224.26
12	—	323	210.00–226.00	217.11
1	—	945	163.00	163.00
7	—	263	215.00–231.00	220.10
85	—	574	190.00–202.00	194.64
93	—	521	195.00–223.00	205.20
32	—	679	173.00–189.00	180.86
1	—	850	165.00	165.00
52	—	626	180.00–196.00	187.66
33	—	427	209.00–226.00	215.02
1	—	800	161.00	161.00
8	—	731	170.00–178.00	175.27
11	—	766	165.00–179.00	172.44
33	—	375	210.00–225.00	214.63
63	—	476	199.00–217.00	208.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	480	190.00–198.00	192.33
4	—	811	139.00–148.00	145.67
13	—	534	185.00–193.00	189.48
15	—	589	180.00–186.00	183.14
2	—	623	170.00–175.00	172.41
1	—	295	210.00	210.00
4	—	689	161.00–166.00	164.76
3	—	222	204.00–211.00	206.50
3	—	438	200.00–205.00	202.33
2	—	785	140.00–143.00	141.48
1	—	705	160.00	160.00
8	—	374	200.00–208.00	203.18
10	—	322	200.00–208.00	203.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	242.00	242.00
19	—	472	220.00–221.00	220.84
7	—	422	231.00	231.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	140.00	140.00
21	—	526	200.00–215.00	210.34
2	—	738	171.00–180.00	175.45
18	—	424	223.00–241.00	231.82
2	—	823	161.00–166.00	163.52
2	—	327	248.00	248.00
1	—	245	225.00	225.00
8	—	618	190.00–205.00	197.53
4	—	277	220.00–231.00	224.10
14	—	566	204.00–215.00	208.71
6	—	684	170.00–180.00	175.14
5	—	373	241.00–255.00	248.88
21	—	475	217.00–230.00	220.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	367	267.00	267.00
3	—	566	220.00	220.00
6	—	668	193.00–197.00	193.67
4	—	431	249.00–256.00	250.69
17	—	637	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	226.00–231.00	229.83
2	—	442	207.00	207.00
2	—	595	193.00–196.00	194.50
1	—	520	195.00	195.00
2	—	340	220.00	220.00
1	—	685	161.00	161.00
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
1	—	475	219.00	219.00
1	—	605	180.00	180.00
1	—	970	103.00	103.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	131.00	131.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,240	93.00–100.00	95.73
5	—	1,130	85.00–88.00	87.22
11	—	1,235	102.00–106.50	103.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	92.00–94.00	93.03
9	—	1,027	80.00–88.00	83.36
6	—	898	74.00–79.00	75.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	100.00–105.00	103.12
1	—	1,490	107.00	107.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	120.00–128.00	124.26
1	—	1,475	118.00	118.00
3	—	1,843	131.50–138.00	135.00

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)	3	—	1,111	1,700.00	1,700.00

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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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

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