Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $227.30/cwt on 483 head.

Average price

$227.30

483 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,394

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$25.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.49

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	614	230.03	1,412	432
Medium and Large 2-3	609	204.19	1,243	51

One grade step is worth $25.85/cwt here — about $170 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

227.30

—

KY average23 barns · 4,805 hd

216.82

+10.49

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	1,432	122.17	1,750	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,620	111.08	1,800	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	108.06	1,302	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	979	98.25	962	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,290	124.00	1,600	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,293	141.33	1,828	3thin

Every lot, as filed

120 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,371	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	195.85/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,326	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	556	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,243	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,290	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	644	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	104.88/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,053	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	210.59/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,323	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	167.75/cwt	167.50–168.00	1,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	352	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	218.23/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,235	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	242.55/cwt	239.00–246.50	1,492	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	255.00/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,275	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	223.77/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,170	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	232.72/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,336	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,251	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,455	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	261.57/cwt	258.00–263.00	1,130	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	268.59/cwt	261.00–271.00	999	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	459	258.60/cwt	258.50–259.00	1,187	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	155.55/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	144.83/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,328	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	185.93/cwt	173.00–189.00	1,341	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	213.86/cwt	210.50–214.50	1,247	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	192.62/cwt	179.00–199.00	1,192	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	182.85/cwt	179.00–192.00	1,229	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	697	196.37/cwt	193.00–202.00	1,369	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	245.21/cwt	233.00–249.00	1,260	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	242.47/cwt	234.00–251.00	1,035	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	229.12/cwt	218.00–236.50	1,441	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	238.57/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,391	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	200.92/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,453	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	251.59/cwt	240.00–258.00	838	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	250.05/cwt	241.00–260.00	945	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	172.79/cwt	167.00–183.00	1,403	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	748	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,597	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	183.83/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,421	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	165.98/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	249.29/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,197	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	235.00/cwt	234.50–237.00	1,530	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,487	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	908	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,448	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	214.15/cwt	204.00–223.00	1,422	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	822	206.25/cwt	206.25–206.25	1,695	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	872	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,631	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,367	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	117.36/cwt	115.50–121.00	1,972	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,345	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,044	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,190	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,428	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	105.81/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,267	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	115.95/cwt	112.00–118.50	1,430	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	110.17/cwt	105.00–114.50	1,743	7
Bulls	—	—	1,665	132.31/cwt	128.50–135.00	2,203	4
Bulls	—	—	1,203	116.00/cwt	113.50–118.00	1,395	5
Bulls	—	—	1,645	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	452	251.25/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,136	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	229.16/cwt	227.50–234.00	1,203	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	203.68/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,086	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	207.88/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,193	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	248.72/cwt	240.00–255.00	813	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.50	1,537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	160.01/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	199.98/cwt	198.00–201.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	195.72/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	205.09/cwt	201.00–209.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	209.98/cwt	200.00–215.00	689	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	185.18/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,080	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	172.72/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,344	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	209.84/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,091	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	220.16/cwt	210.00–224.00	953	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	742	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,221	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	204.05/cwt	200.00–209.00	871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	172.29/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,154	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	173.99/cwt	172.00–177.00	1,094	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	217.62/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,169	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	920	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	220.03/cwt	212.00–230.00	821	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	213.38/cwt	203.00–219.00	1,007	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	204.24/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,174	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	184.05/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,338	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	233.49/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,011	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	240.30/cwt	230.00–243.50	1,158	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	605	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 May 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,303Last week 1,443Year ago 1,670

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 58Year ago 91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	986	139.00	139.00
1	—	235	221.00	221.00
11	—	677	190.00–203.00	195.85
1	—	755	181.00	181.00
16	—	574	200.00–213.00	207.88
6	—	327	240.00–255.00	248.72
1	—	625	220.00	220.00
16	—	537	210.00–225.00	217.62
1	—	860	159.00	159.00
2	—	375	229.00	229.00
4	—	727	175.00–187.00	184.05
11	—	433	222.00–240.00	233.49
11	—	482	230.00–243.50	240.30
1	—	275	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	556	223.50	223.50
1	—	415	242.00	242.00
8	—	452	250.00–252.00	251.25
7	—	660	210.00	210.00
4	—	525	227.50–234.00	229.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	180.00	180.00
1	—	640	198.00	198.00
1	—	555	200.00	200.00
1	—	355	210.00	210.00
1	—	320	236.00	236.00
3	—	533	200.00–206.00	203.68
3	—	460	225.00	225.00
1	—	1,080	114.00	114.00
1	—	250	216.00	216.00
1	—	715	166.00	166.00
1	—	850	130.00	130.00
1	—	425	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	220.00	220.00
5	—	628	210.00–211.00	210.59
1	—	715	172.50	172.50
2	—	780	167.50–168.00	167.75
1	—	1,040	120.00	120.00
3	—	320	226.00	226.00
1	—	875	163.00	163.00
1	—	995	140.00	140.00
2	—	352	238.00	238.00
8	—	566	215.00–222.00	218.23
10	—	523	220.00–226.00	223.77
3	—	468	230.00–235.00	232.72
4	—	915	146.00	146.00
1	—	220	219.00	219.00
8	—	697	193.00–202.00	196.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	615	239.00–246.50	242.55
7	—	500	251.00–258.00	255.00
9	—	748	213.50	213.50
15	—	651	234.50–237.00	235.00
6	—	590	252.00	252.00
62	—	822	206.25	206.25
20	—	872	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	153.00	153.00
32	—	514	233.00–249.00	245.21
19	—	427	234.00–251.00	242.47
6	—	953	180.00	180.00
5	—	1,040	160.50	160.50
37	—	629	218.00–236.50	229.12
33	—	583	228.00–245.00	238.57
1	—	935	120.00	120.00
1	—	237	240.00	240.00
14	—	723	190.00–207.50	200.92
9	—	333	240.00–258.00	251.59
7	—	378	241.00–260.00	250.05
5	—	812	167.00–183.00	172.79
5	—	773	181.00–186.00	183.83
2	—	875	165.00–167.00	165.98
56	—	480	240.00–257.00	249.29
12	—	664	204.00–223.00	214.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	268.00	268.00
10	—	432	258.00–263.00	261.57
11	—	372	261.00–271.00	268.59
24	—	459	258.50–259.00	258.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	610	205.00	205.00
10	—	766	190.00	190.00
12	—	583	210.50–214.50	213.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	151.00–160.00	155.55
2	—	972	144.00	144.00
2	—	1,002	154.00	154.00
6	—	917	144.00–149.00	144.83
7	—	721	173.00–189.00	185.93
15	—	619	179.00–199.00	192.62
18	—	672	179.00–192.00	182.85
5	—	1,060	144.00–146.50	144.99
1	—	815	161.00	161.00
19	—	328	200.00–215.00	209.98
14	—	778	165.00–180.00	172.72
62	—	520	200.00–216.00	209.84
74	—	433	210.00–224.00	220.16
25	—	373	212.00–230.00	220.03
27	—	472	203.00–219.00	213.38
43	—	575	195.00–208.00	204.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	116.00	116.00
2	—	785	159.00–161.00	160.01
3	—	471	198.00–201.00	199.98
3	—	525	193.00–198.00	195.72
6	—	381	201.00–209.00	205.09
10	—	583	180.00–188.00	185.18
4	—	742	164.50	164.50
6	—	427	200.00–209.00	204.05
3	—	670	171.00–175.00	172.29
5	—	629	172.00–177.00	173.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	224.50	224.50
14	—	408	225.50	225.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	908	159.50	159.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	124.00	124.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	78.00	78.00
4	—	1,004	103.00–107.00	104.88
1	—	1,035	92.00	92.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	86.00	86.00
5	—	1,680	115.50–121.00	117.36
7	—	1,582	105.00–114.50	110.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,197	100.00–109.50	105.81
4	—	1,233	112.00–118.50	115.95
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,190	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,665	128.50–135.00	132.31
5	—	1,203	113.50–118.00	116.00
1	—	1,645	112.50	112.50

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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