Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower and feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was 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 $210.10/cwt on 472 head.

Average price

$210.10

472 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$25.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.97

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	628	212.66	1,336	424
Medium and Large 2-3	609	187.47	1,141	48

One grade step is worth $25.19/cwt here — about $195 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 sale472 hd

210.10

—

KY average26 barns · 6,696 hd

214.07

−3.97

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	1,591	126.23	2,008	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	105.59	1,302	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,670	100.00	1,670	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	920	89.92	827	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,190	130.00	1,547	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	576	236.83/cwt	231.00–249.00	1,364	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	244.25/cwt	235.00–254.50	1,282	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	240.85/cwt	238.00–255.00	884	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	220.98/cwt	211.00–225.50	1,496	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	241.44/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,147	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	262.81/cwt	262.00–263.00	1,130	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	376	266.25/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,001	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	265.85/cwt	259.00–269.50	1,249	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	239.93/cwt	231.00–248.00	1,032	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	232.58/cwt	230.00–234.50	1,249	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	809	206.10/cwt	206.10–206.10	1,667	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,309	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	219.51/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	204.67/cwt	203.50–206.50	1,470	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	188.25/cwt	183.00–196.00	1,455	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	226.22/cwt	214.00–233.00	837	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,283	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	895	217.90/cwt	217.90–217.90	1,950	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	263.40/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,351	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	222.29/cwt	214.00–228.00	1,151	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	209.87/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,310	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	253.68/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,481	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	210.79/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	228.64/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,175	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	223.47/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,272	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	245.11/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,527	38
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	492	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	866	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	656	141.29/cwt	140.00–149.00	927	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	209.55/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,827	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	210.55/cwt	203.00–214.00	1,619	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,687	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	541	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	195.10/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,608	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	202.94/cwt	193.00–208.00	1,490	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	236.95/cwt	227.00–241.00	1,474	39
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	925	169.06/cwt	168.30–169.80	1,564	111
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	820	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,312	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	228.64/cwt	227.00–231.00	1,557	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	157.44/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,283	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	265.67/cwt	263.00–267.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	539	238.41/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,285	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,299	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,190	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,547	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,670	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	112.35/cwt	110.50–114.50	1,420	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	98.45/cwt	97.00–100.00	945	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	106.62/cwt	101.00–109.50	1,342	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	95.01/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,078	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	83.87/cwt	82.00–85.00	750	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	94.31/cwt	93.00–96.00	884	3
Bulls	—	—	1,273	115.52/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,471	2
Bulls	—	—	1,723	131.64/cwt	130.00–134.50	2,268	6
Bulls	—	—	1,538	122.56/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,885	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	211.49/cwt	204.00–221.00	1,389	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	442	247.69/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,095	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	246.21/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,152	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	236.11/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,008	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	224.90/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,158	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	229.43/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,390	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	222.12/cwt	214.00–232.00	1,286	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	482	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	225.84/cwt	214.00–231.50	1,061	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	222.50/cwt	215.00–230.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,448	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	225.08/cwt	216.00–230.00	970	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	829	139.81/cwt	135.00–140.50	1,159	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	155.76/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,466	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	193.54/cwt	181.00–197.00	1,392	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	213.88/cwt	205.00–223.00	1,234	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	202.50/cwt	202.00–203.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	194.24/cwt	193.00–199.00	1,226	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	208.57/cwt	204.00–210.00	876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	183.92/cwt	169.00–186.00	1,504	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	205.99/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,401	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	228.33/cwt	220.50–234.00	1,386	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	436	239.09/cwt	238.00–239.50	1,042	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	664	190.01/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,262	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	206.19/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,085	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	127.03/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	137.50/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	125.98/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,231	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 Jun 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,314Last week 1,593Year ago 1,276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 50Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	576	231.00–249.00	236.83
15	—	525	235.00–254.50	244.25
11	—	367	238.00–255.00	240.85
33	—	677	211.00–225.50	220.98
1	—	345	245.00	245.00
20	—	475	237.00–250.00	241.44
1	—	915	188.00	188.00
5	—	430	231.00–248.00	239.93
2	—	962	181.00	181.00
33	—	872	205.00–210.00	209.55
1	—	290	230.00	230.00
31	—	769	203.00–214.00	210.55
13	—	824	190.00–201.00	195.10
8	—	734	193.00–208.00	202.94
39	—	622	227.00–241.00	236.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	262.00–263.00	262.81
8	—	376	260.00–271.00	266.25
31	—	470	259.00–269.50	265.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	231.00	231.00
1	—	410	222.00	222.00
4	—	631	218.00–220.00	219.51
9	—	514	225.00–234.00	228.64
8	—	569	220.00–229.00	223.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	895	217.90	217.90
7	—	513	260.00–267.00	263.40
9	—	584	250.00–260.00	253.68
5	—	721	210.00–214.00	210.79
38	—	623	244.00–247.00	245.11
7	—	760	222.00	222.00
12	—	681	227.00–231.00	228.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	537	230.00–234.50	232.58
63	—	809	206.10	206.10
22	—	563	232.50	232.50
13	—	718	203.50–206.50	204.67
6	—	765	203.50	203.50
9	—	683	212.00	212.00
25	—	607	220.50–234.00	228.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	773	183.00–196.00	188.25
13	—	370	214.00–233.00	226.22
4	—	987	130.00	130.00
39	—	518	214.00–228.00	222.29
46	—	624	200.00–216.00	209.87
46	—	470	214.00–231.50	225.84
2	—	305	215.00–230.00	222.50
14	—	431	216.00–230.00	225.08
11	—	941	150.00–159.00	155.76
12	—	719	181.00–197.00	193.54
29	—	577	205.00–223.00	213.88
16	—	818	169.00–186.00	183.92
19	—	680	197.50–210.00	205.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	120.00	120.00
1	—	775	171.00	171.00
8	—	829	135.00–140.50	139.81
2	—	568	202.00–203.00	202.50
11	—	631	193.00–199.00	194.24
1	—	480	206.00	206.00
4	—	420	204.00–210.00	208.57
2	—	290	213.00	213.00
1	—	705	153.00	153.00
1	—	320	210.00	210.00
5	—	664	185.00–193.00	190.01
11	—	526	201.00–209.00	206.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	482	238.00	238.00
12	—	436	238.00–239.50	239.09
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	492	176.00	176.00
7	—	656	140.00–149.00	141.29
1	—	630	150.00	150.00
3	—	541	177.50	177.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	925	168.30–169.80	169.06
37	—	820	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	815	150.00–160.00	157.44
3	—	341	263.00–267.00	265.67
1	—	385	249.00	249.00
11	—	657	204.00–221.00	211.49
14	—	468	234.00–250.00	246.21
9	—	427	231.00–244.00	236.11
13	—	515	219.00–230.00	224.90
5	—	606	225.00–236.00	229.43
17	—	579	214.00–232.00	222.12
2	—	1,078	125.00–129.00	127.03
2	—	915	130.00–145.00	137.50
5	—	977	119.00–135.00	125.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	539	236.00–240.00	238.41
2	—	565	238.00	238.00
2	—	490	265.00	265.00
7	—	442	247.00–252.00	247.69
1	—	395	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	170.00	170.00
2	—	462	229.00	229.00
1	—	415	220.00	220.00
2	—	665	200.00	200.00
1	—	305	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,264	110.50–114.50	112.35
12	—	1,259	101.00–109.50	106.62
5	—	1,135	90.00–99.00	95.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	97.00–100.00	98.45
5	—	894	82.00–85.00	83.87
3	—	937	93.00–96.00	94.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	115.00–116.00	115.52
6	—	1,723	130.00–134.50	131.64
3	—	1,538	120.00–127.50	122.56

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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