Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $233.85/cwt on 257 head.

Average price

$233.85

257 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,389

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$20.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.11

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	600	235.69	1,414	234
Medium and Large 2-3	532	215.11	1,144	23

One grade step is worth $20.58/cwt here — about $270 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 sale257 hd

233.85

—

KY average25 barns · 4,142 hd

225.74

+8.11

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	1,574	129.31	2,035	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	108.59	1,648	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	107.93	1,347	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	898	93.07	836	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	140.00	1,645	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	756	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	247.90/cwt	243.00–252.00	1,180	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	218.50/cwt	217.00–220.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	248.34/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,033	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	292.09/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,247	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	181.47/cwt	171.00–195.00	1,506	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	236.96/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	222.64/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,487	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,484	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	237.55/cwt	230.00–240.00	896	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	200.33/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	254.38/cwt	252.50–256.00	1,763	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	241.52/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	256.97/cwt	251.00–261.00	930	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	238.29/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,353	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	273.75/cwt	273.50–275.00	1,566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	250.66/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	265.57/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,169	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	272.69/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,413	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	260.61/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	262.84/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,233	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	250.31/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,299	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,869	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	250.83/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,435	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	262.86/cwt	253.00–267.00	1,241	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	250.49/cwt	250.00–251.00	974	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	208.63/cwt	202.00–214.00	1,287	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,175	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,645	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	84.67/cwt	81.00–89.00	744	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,023	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	98.62/cwt	94.00–102.00	900	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	108.59/cwt	106.50–113.50	1,648	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	114.69/cwt	113.00–118.50	1,507	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	106.41/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,255	8
Bulls	—	—	1,695	135.77/cwt	135.00–136.50	2,301	2
Bulls	—	—	1,513	126.08/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,908	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	96.18/cwt	93.50–100.50	1,231	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	222.95/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	234.12/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,253	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	222.61/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,235	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	218.61/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,128	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	939	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,111	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	261.99/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	184.31/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,253	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	236.75/cwt	236.75–236.75	1,695	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	244.54/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	221.30/cwt	220.00–224.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	223.70/cwt	218.00–226.50	1,190	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	225.18/cwt	220.00–228.50	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	241.73/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,271	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	218.04/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,356	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	248.39/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,274	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	188.93/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	241.89/cwt	231.00–245.50	1,386	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	209.44/cwt	209.00–209.50	1,600	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	222.62/cwt	220.00–228.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	216.64/cwt	208.00–221.00	689	3

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 Jul 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 519Last week 848Year ago 749

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 42Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	756	191.00	191.00
16	—	476	243.00–252.00	247.90
16	—	416	240.00–258.00	248.34
5	—	743	215.00	215.00
5	—	830	171.00–195.00	181.47
11	—	668	216.00–225.00	222.64
14	—	377	230.00–240.00	237.55
19	—	526	230.00–246.00	241.73
12	—	622	211.00–225.00	218.04
23	—	573	231.00–245.50	241.89
3	—	318	208.00–221.00	216.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	160.00	160.00
1	—	640	209.00	209.00
2	—	680	207.50	207.50
3	—	363	220.00–224.00	221.30
6	—	532	218.00–226.50	223.70
4	—	560	220.00–228.50	225.18
2	—	718	185.00–193.00	188.93
1	—	230	211.00	211.00
3	—	422	220.00–228.00	222.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	596	249.00	249.00
72	—	716	236.75	236.75
5	—	513	248.00–249.00	248.39
9	—	764	209.00–209.50	209.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	262.00	262.00
5	—	390	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	217.00–220.00	218.50
2	—	613	235.00–239.00	236.96
2	—	542	230.00	230.00
2	—	490	240.00–243.00	241.52
4	—	568	233.00–240.00	238.29
2	—	660	225.00	225.00
1	—	715	173.00	173.00
1	—	390	238.00	238.00
3	—	413	250.00–251.00	250.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	286.00–296.00	292.09
1	—	370	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	820	200.00–201.00	200.33
8	—	693	252.50–256.00	254.38
5	—	362	251.00–261.00	256.97
11	—	440	260.00–277.00	265.57
1	—	785	200.00	200.00
8	—	630	250.00–268.00	260.61
10	—	469	260.00–268.00	262.84
4	—	519	240.00–257.00	250.31
11	—	572	245.00–260.00	250.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	273.50–275.00	273.75
8	—	518	271.00–281.00	272.69
3	—	608	276.00	276.00
8	—	746	250.50	250.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	209.00	209.00
2	—	468	220.00–226.00	222.95
5	—	516	216.00–220.00	218.61
2	—	332	215.00	215.00
1	—	930	101.00	101.00
1	—	625	190.00	190.00
1	—	550	218.00	218.00
6	—	680	182.00–186.00	184.31
1	—	285	207.00	207.00
2	—	433	243.00–246.00	244.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	472	253.00–267.00	262.86
4	—	389	250.00–251.00	250.49
4	—	617	202.00–214.00	208.63
9	—	535	225.00–237.00	234.12
5	—	555	221.00–225.00	222.61
1	—	830	172.00	172.00
2	—	428	260.00–264.00	261.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	279.00	279.00
1	—	435	284.00	284.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	879	81.00–89.00	84.67
1	—	930	110.00	110.00
3	—	913	94.00–102.00	98.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,518	106.50–113.50	108.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,314	113.00–118.50	114.69
8	—	1,179	103.00–111.00	106.41
3	—	1,280	93.50–100.50	96.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	135.00–136.50	135.77
4	—	1,513	120.00–128.00	126.08

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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