Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, and steers over 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $224.59/cwt on 483 head.

Average price

$224.59

483 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,435

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$14.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.91

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	645	225.83	1,457	443
Medium and Large 2-3	568	210.86	1,197	40

One grade step is worth $14.97/cwt here — about $260 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 sale483 hd

224.59

—

KY average25 barns · 5,903 hd

214.68

+9.91

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	1,551	108.68	1,686	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,591	90.87	1,445	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	90.39	1,058	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	79.38	734	15

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)	873	$809	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	714	$710	1thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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	—	610	208.16/cwt	203.00–209.50	1,270	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	167.43/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	176.24/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,354	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	474	267.12/cwt	267.00–269.00	1,266	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	226.97/cwt	220.00–230.00	990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	229.21/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,084	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	521	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,394	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	190.00/cwt	189.00–193.00	1,431	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	159.77/cwt	154.00–171.00	1,484	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	194.81/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,432	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	176.18/cwt	172.00–185.00	1,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	209.41/cwt	201.00–218.00	886	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	411	261.17/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,073	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	201.53/cwt	200.00–207.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	207.93/cwt	201.00–211.00	690	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	169.90/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,223	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	209.90/cwt	203.00–216.00	995	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	213.42/cwt	206.00–221.00	800	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	220.67/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	689	189.80/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,308	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	249.47/cwt	245.00–254.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	243.24/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,141	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	231.72/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,203	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	243.40/cwt	234.00–249.00	1,419	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	211.00/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,418	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	221.71/cwt	213.00–233.00	1,388	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	227.03/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,315	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	219.70/cwt	219.70–219.70	1,549	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	926	194.25/cwt	194.25–194.25	1,799	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	255.43/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,469	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	243.92/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,503	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	241.67/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,003	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	242.57/cwt	234.00–249.00	922	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	884	155.10/cwt	155.10–155.10	1,371	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,498	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	258.32/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,387	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	237.74/cwt	229.00–240.50	1,158	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	234.28/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,230	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	582	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,397	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	376	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	959	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,054	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	72.40/cwt	69.00–75.00	681	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	88.01/cwt	87.50–88.50	832	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	80.66/cwt	78.00–83.00	729	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	90.46/cwt	86.00–93.50	1,418	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,865	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,557	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	96.79/cwt	95.00–98.50	1,532	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	78.32/cwt	75.00–81.50	852	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	97.19/cwt	94.50–101.00	1,182	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	87.36/cwt	84.50–92.00	1,005	10
Bulls	—	—	1,608	121.45/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,953	2
Bulls	—	—	1,888	114.01/cwt	110.00–116.50	2,153	2
Bulls	—	—	1,288	96.62/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,244	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	809.44/head	685.00–900.00	809	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	162.58/cwt	159.00–175.00	1,280	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	174.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	223.63/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,187	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	240.99/cwt	229.00–244.00	1,031	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	208.52/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,070	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	223.75/cwt	222.00–226.00	976	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	152.04/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,208	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	199.54/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,123	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	191.55/cwt	190.00–193.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	190.20/cwt	181.00–194.00	1,187	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	203.51/cwt	192.00–209.50	1,062	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	210.74/cwt	205.00–216.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	147.50/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	173.41/cwt	171.00–174.00	1,183	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	188.30/cwt	187.00–190.00	985	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	184.00/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,071	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	213.79/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,116	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	219.44/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,049	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	222.00/cwt	220.00–223.00	966	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	292	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	191.07/cwt	189.00–194.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	179.74/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	202.31/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,258	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	235.91/cwt	225.00–238.00	918	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	238.54/cwt	230.00–249.00	797	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	215.89/cwt	208.00–220.50	1,246	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	187.43/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	209.36/cwt	208.00–210.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	193.25/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,132	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	215.70/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,007	9

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 May 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,153Last week 1,277Year ago 1,035

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 110Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	610	203.00–209.50	208.16
1	—	330	220.00	220.00
1	—	350	207.50	207.50
1	—	270	224.00	224.00
1	—	705	180.00	180.00
4	—	436	220.00–230.00	226.97
4	—	473	227.00–233.00	229.21
3	—	533	220.00–221.00	220.67
5	—	689	189.00–190.00	189.80
1	—	800	141.00	141.00
1	—	785	166.00	166.00
6	—	579	225.00–230.00	227.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	824	160.00–170.00	167.43
6	—	768	170.00–185.00	176.24
9	—	929	154.00–171.00	159.77
11	—	735	192.00–200.00	194.81
2	—	333	245.00–254.00	249.47
1	—	1,095	123.00	123.00
1	—	295	244.00	244.00
29	—	469	237.00–250.00	243.24
20	—	519	225.00–242.00	231.72
37	—	583	234.00–249.00	243.40
30	—	672	204.00–220.00	211.00
18	—	626	213.00–233.00	221.71
12	—	415	234.00–250.00	241.67
12	—	380	234.00–249.00	242.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	474	267.00–269.00	267.12
2	—	600	257.00	257.00
7	—	521	267.50	267.50
1	—	320	263.00	263.00
2	—	360	255.00	255.00
7	—	411	256.00–265.00	261.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	753	189.00–193.00	190.00
60	—	705	219.70	219.70
58	—	926	194.25	194.25
27	—	575	255.00–259.00	255.43
10	—	616	240.00–249.00	243.92
23	—	663	226.00	226.00
22	—	537	250.00–260.00	258.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	172.00–185.00	176.18
20	—	423	201.00–218.00	209.41
1	—	800	132.00	132.00
1	—	880	120.00	120.00
2	—	980	150.00	150.00
5	—	273	200.00–207.00	201.53
10	—	332	201.00–211.00	207.93
10	—	720	160.00–175.00	169.90
15	—	474	203.00–216.00	209.90
16	—	375	206.00–221.00	213.42
27	—	563	190.00–207.00	199.54
29	—	624	181.00–194.00	190.20
59	—	522	192.00–209.50	203.51
3	—	232	205.00–216.00	210.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	601	201.00	201.00
37	—	522	210.00–220.00	213.79
1	—	560	218.00	218.00
2	—	832	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	190.00	190.00
2	—	378	190.00–193.00	191.55
1	—	425	193.00	193.00
2	—	785	146.00–149.00	147.50
5	—	682	171.00–174.00	173.41
7	—	523	187.00–190.00	188.30
1	—	740	156.00	156.00
5	—	582	180.00–185.00	184.00
3	—	475	189.00–194.00	191.07
4	—	612	179.00–180.00	179.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	478	219.00–220.00	219.44
21	—	435	220.00–223.00	222.00
2	—	292	229.00	229.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	884	155.10	155.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	487	229.00–240.50	237.74
1	—	285	219.00	219.00
7	—	787	159.00–175.00	162.58
2	—	710	170.00–180.00	174.96
11	—	531	219.00–228.00	223.63
9	—	428	229.00–244.00	240.99
2	—	932	135.00	135.00
2	—	810	145.00–159.00	152.04
3	—	622	200.00–207.00	202.31
6	—	389	225.00–238.00	235.91
7	—	334	230.00–249.00	238.54
8	—	577	208.00–220.50	215.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	525	234.00–235.00	234.28
4	—	582	240.00	240.00
4	—	376	255.00	255.00
2	—	407	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	150.00	150.00
1	—	245	215.00	215.00
1	—	1,085	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,025	105.00	105.00
1	—	880	127.00	127.00
1	—	780	140.00	140.00
4	—	513	205.00–210.00	208.52
4	—	436	222.00–226.00	223.75
2	—	623	185.00–190.00	187.43
3	—	336	208.00–210.00	209.36
4	—	586	191.00–200.00	193.25
9	—	467	213.00–220.00	215.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	941	69.00–75.00	72.40
3	—	945	87.50–88.50	88.01
7	—	904	78.00–83.00	80.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,567	86.00–93.50	90.46
1	—	1,865	83.50	83.50
2	—	1,583	95.00–98.50	96.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	75.00–81.50	78.32
8	—	1,216	94.50–101.00	97.19
10	—	1,150	84.50–92.00	87.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	120.00–123.00	121.45
2	—	1,888	110.00–116.50	114.01
3	—	1,288	94.00–100.00	96.62

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)	2	—	873	685.00–900.00	809.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	714	710.00	710.00

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