Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $232.22/cwt on 522 head.

Average price

$232.22

522 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$11.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.80

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	678	233.18	1,580	479
Medium and Large 2-3	575	221.43	1,274	43

One grade step is worth $11.75/cwt here — about $307 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 sale522 hd

232.22

—

KY average26 barns · 5,356 hd

224.41

+7.80

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	1,529	116.82	1,786	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	101.17	1,644	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,282	100.57	1,290	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	937	80.70	756	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,180	131.00	1,546	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,200	134.00	1,608	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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	379	226.67/cwt	220.00–231.00	859	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,329	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	234.89/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,214	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	232.00/cwt	229.00–233.50	1,278	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	749	206.86/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,549	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	212.10/cwt	212.10–212.10	1,601	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	234.87/cwt	223.00–239.50	1,132	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	230.51/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	212.51/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,451	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	225.55/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,398	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	493	254.55/cwt	254.50–255.00	1,255	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	253.71/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,068	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	211.85/cwt	211.50–212.00	1,430	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	240.74/cwt	232.00–248.50	1,497	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	212.37/cwt	210.00–215.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	224.74/cwt	224.00–225.00	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	227.46/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,178	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	221.51/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	205.02/cwt	201.00–207.00	1,573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	246.23/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,285	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	241.42/cwt	229.00–245.00	1,405	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	245.55/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,174	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	240.14/cwt	237.00–244.50	1,033	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,834	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	261.49/cwt	251.00–266.00	991	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	256.76/cwt	255.50–259.00	1,343	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	906	210.20/cwt	210.20–210.20	1,904	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	233.28/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,537	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	211.84/cwt	201.00–214.00	1,697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	224.75/cwt	224.75–224.75	1,762	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	829	222.25/cwt	222.25–222.25	1,842	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	210.21/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,522	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,624	27
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	376	171.51/cwt	170.00–174.00	645	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	921	162.70/cwt	162.70–162.70	1,498	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,440	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	227.53/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	221.26/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,248	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,316	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,200	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,180	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,546	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	91.25/cwt	90.00–93.50	1,147	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	75.95/cwt	74.50–77.00	718	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	99.96/cwt	98.50–101.00	1,604	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	107.87/cwt	105.00–109.50	1,410	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	101.06/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,294	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	83.16/cwt	81.00–85.00	778	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,807	1
Bulls	—	—	1,596	121.28/cwt	116.00–123.50	1,936	4
Bulls	—	—	1,260	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,247	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	228.93/cwt	224.00–232.50	955	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	218.96/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,139	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	218.58/cwt	210.00–225.00	706	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	190.80/cwt	189.00–193.00	1,460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	172.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	501	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	207.49/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	206.57/cwt	201.00–208.00	1,208	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	198.43/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,341	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	220.30/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,256	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	195.99/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	217.43/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,044	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	226.71/cwt	220.00–232.50	970	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	144.40/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,392	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	437	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,073	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	209.25/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,293	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	222.88/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,181	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,309	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	190.72/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,293	7

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,220Last week 1,278Year ago 1,363

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 40Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	379	220.00–231.00	226.67
1	—	1,075	121.00	121.00
42	—	482	223.00–239.50	234.87
9	—	323	210.00–225.00	218.58
5	—	765	189.00–193.00	190.80
3	—	738	170.00–175.00	172.49
7	—	676	191.00–208.00	198.43
47	—	570	210.00–226.00	220.30
7	—	428	220.00–232.50	226.71
5	—	964	142.00–145.00	144.40
31	—	618	200.00–217.50	209.25
20	—	530	215.00–231.00	222.88
4	—	938	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	604	220.00	220.00
9	—	517	234.00–235.00	234.89
6	—	551	229.00–233.50	232.00
49	—	749	200.00–207.00	206.86
66	—	755	212.10	212.10
10	—	675	211.50–212.00	211.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	465	240.00	240.00
12	—	437	245.50	245.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	205.00–210.00	207.49
1	—	780	152.50	152.50
1	—	400	202.00	202.00
5	—	585	201.00–208.00	206.57
1	—	280	202.00	202.00
4	—	625	195.00–197.00	195.99
7	—	480	214.00–219.00	217.43
3	—	715	150.00	150.00
7	—	678	190.00–191.00	190.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	230.00–231.00	230.51
12	—	683	210.00–216.00	212.51
11	—	620	225.00–227.00	225.55
2	—	328	210.00–215.00	212.37
4	—	420	224.00–225.00	224.74
8	—	518	225.00–232.50	227.46
4	—	565	220.00–223.00	221.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	493	254.50–255.00	254.55
7	—	421	250.00–258.00	253.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	622	232.00–248.50	240.74
3	—	767	201.00–207.00	205.02
36	—	522	238.00–250.00	246.23
55	—	582	229.00–245.00	241.42
25	—	478	240.00–251.00	245.55
10	—	430	237.00–244.50	240.14
9	—	1,057	173.50	173.50
10	—	379	251.00–266.00	261.49
2	—	910	182.50	182.50
7	—	659	231.00–235.00	233.28
6	—	801	201.00–214.00	211.84
1	—	345	226.00	226.00
14	—	724	200.00–220.00	210.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	523	255.50–259.00	256.76
57	—	906	210.20	210.20
2	—	655	240.00	240.00
60	—	784	224.75	224.75
61	—	829	222.25	222.25
5	—	741	226.00	226.00
27	—	633	256.50	256.50
8	—	576	250.00	250.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	170.00–174.00	171.51
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	921	162.70	162.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	225.00–230.00	227.53
4	—	564	220.00–222.50	221.26
3	—	720	170.00	170.00
2	—	312	230.00	230.00
1	—	990	124.00	124.00
1	—	645	204.00	204.00
1	—	655	204.00	204.00
1	—	905	130.00	130.00
6	—	417	224.00–232.50	228.93
1	—	800	140.00	140.00
4	—	520	215.00–226.00	218.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	93.50	93.50
2	—	670	175.00	175.00
1	—	410	215.00	215.00
1	—	945	92.00	92.00
1	—	850	115.00	115.00
1	—	330	210.00	210.00
2	—	705	170.00	170.00
3	—	501	200.00	200.00
1	—	590	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	131.00	131.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,257	90.00–93.50	91.25
7	—	1,307	105.00–109.50	107.87
10	—	1,280	97.00–104.00	101.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	74.50–77.00	75.95
1	—	915	90.00	90.00
2	—	935	81.00–85.00	83.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,605	98.50–101.00	99.96
1	—	1,705	106.00	106.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,596	116.00–123.50	121.28
1	—	1,260	99.00	99.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

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