Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. 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 $197.82/cwt on 293 head.

Average price

$197.82

293 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$19.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.46

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	540	199.57	1,078	267
Medium and Large 2-3	542	179.79	975	26

One grade step is worth $19.78/cwt here — about $103 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 sale293 hd

197.82

—

KY average23 barns · 4,955 hd

194.35

+3.46

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	—	Low	1,720	123.74	2,128	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,586	97.45	1,546	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	95.52	1,159	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	922	82.00	756	11

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1-2	—	378	212.87/cwt	205.00–221.00	805	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	185.09/cwt	179.00–191.50	1,153	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	204.68/cwt	201.00–209.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	196.13/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,126	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	167.66/cwt	158.00–172.00	1,207	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	208.69/cwt	199.00–211.00	985	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	183.28/cwt	178.00–189.50	1,211	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	209.11/cwt	200.00–214.00	905	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	253.51/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,290	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	243.38/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,499	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	249.34/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,439	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,228	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	714	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,178	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	222.83/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	218.55/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,257	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	244.65/cwt	231.00–249.00	1,157	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	223.49/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,392	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	226.99/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	203.38/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	240.21/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,268	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	208.01/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,392	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	241.17/cwt	234.50–245.50	1,377	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	258.79/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,131	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	179.85/cwt	174.00–186.00	1,394	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	985	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	223.21/cwt	223.00–223.50	1,507	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	196.43/cwt	185.00–198.00	1,410	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	213.77/cwt	213.00–216.00	1,197	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	232.81/cwt	224.00–238.00	1,076	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,079	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	602	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	927	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	91.00/cwt	90.00–92.00	903	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	87.39/cwt	82.00–89.50	997	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	83.62/cwt	80.50–88.00	737	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	73.63/cwt	70.00–74.50	670	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	102.73/cwt	101.50–103.00	1,724	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	93.68/cwt	90.50–98.00	1,425	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	94.44/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,177	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	101.37/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,231	9
Bulls	—	—	1,840	115.30/cwt	113.00–118.50	2,122	3
Bulls	—	—	1,868	137.23/cwt	132.50–141.50	2,563	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	123.18/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,848	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	203.24/cwt	200.00–209.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	238.13/cwt	225.00–240.00	893	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	214.41/cwt	211.00–224.00	1,134	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	187.12/cwt	184.00–201.00	1,237	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	232.70/cwt	228.00–242.00	1,003	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	220.98/cwt	220.00–222.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	203.58/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,299	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	207.03/cwt	204.00–207.50	1,164	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	214.35/cwt	212.00–219.00	992	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	217.67/cwt	217.00–218.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	134.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,116	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,108	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	167.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	194.54/cwt	190.00–196.00	846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	196.61/cwt	194.00–200.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	174.02/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,072	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	200.37/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,052	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	191.83/cwt	190.00–195.00	923	5

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 729Last week 1,153Year ago 1,029

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 65Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 6Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	378	205.00–221.00	212.87
16	—	623	179.00–191.50	185.09
1	—	975	139.00	139.00
2	—	878	140.00	140.00
4	—	329	201.00–209.00	204.68
42	—	574	191.00–200.00	196.13
17	—	720	158.00–172.00	167.66
23	—	472	199.00–211.00	208.69
10	—	661	178.00–189.50	183.28
9	—	433	200.00–214.00	209.11
2	—	297	195.00	195.00
52	—	525	190.00–208.00	200.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	608	202.00	202.00
36	—	562	204.00–207.50	207.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	120.00	120.00
2	—	505	189.00	189.00
1	—	1,015	100.00	100.00
1	—	715	155.00	155.00
2	—	668	165.00–170.00	167.57
6	—	435	190.00–196.00	194.54
3	—	372	194.00–200.00	196.61
5	—	616	170.00–177.00	174.02
5	—	481	190.00–195.00	191.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	463	212.00–219.00	214.35
3	—	415	217.00–218.00	217.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	168.00	168.00
1	—	385	261.00	261.00
2	—	302	240.00	240.00
37	—	473	231.00–249.00	244.65
11	—	623	218.00–231.00	223.49
25	—	528	235.00–245.00	240.21
1	—	225	240.00	240.00
33	—	669	200.00–216.00	208.01
25	—	571	234.50–245.50	241.17
5	—	437	258.00–260.00	258.79
2	—	775	174.00–186.00	179.85
1	—	295	241.00	241.00
11	—	718	185.00–198.00	196.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	509	249.00–255.00	253.51
8	—	616	243.00–246.00	243.38
12	—	577	248.00–250.00	249.34
7	—	675	223.00–223.50	223.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	185.00–190.00	187.48
1	—	430	229.00	229.00
1	—	375	224.00	224.00
5	—	714	165.00	165.00
2	—	523	219.00–227.00	222.83
9	—	575	218.00–221.00	218.55
2	—	463	225.00–229.00	226.99
3	—	631	200.00–210.00	203.38
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	213.00–216.00	213.77
10	—	462	224.00–238.00	232.81
2	—	852	115.00	115.00
1	—	280	240.00	240.00
1	—	210	250.00	250.00
1	—	975	126.00	126.00
1	—	795	160.00	160.00
9	—	375	225.00–240.00	238.13
5	—	529	211.00–224.00	214.41
6	—	661	184.00–201.00	187.12
15	—	431	228.00–242.00	232.70
10	—	638	190.00–205.00	203.58
3	—	827	130.00–140.00	134.98
1	—	920	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	435	248.00	248.00
2	—	602	215.00	215.00
1	—	500	230.00	230.00
4	—	355	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	200.00–209.00	203.24
1	—	650	164.00	164.00
1	—	625	185.00	185.00
2	—	385	215.00	215.00
1	—	550	204.00	204.00
1	—	490	220.00	220.00
2	—	523	205.00	205.00
2	—	430	220.00–222.00	220.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	992	90.00–92.00	91.00
4	—	881	80.50–88.00	83.62
4	—	910	70.00–74.50	73.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,141	82.00–89.50	87.39
11	—	1,246	90.00–98.50	94.44
9	—	1,214	99.00–104.00	101.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,678	101.50–103.00	102.73
7	—	1,521	90.50–98.00	93.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,840	113.00–118.50	115.30
2	—	1,868	132.50–141.50	137.23
3	—	1,500	120.00–129.00	123.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	105.00	105.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle