Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-07

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 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. 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 $235.02/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$235.02

223 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$20.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.12

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	531	237.02	1,258	201
Medium and Large 2-3	513	216.80	1,113	22

One grade step is worth $20.22/cwt here — about $145 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 sale223 hd

235.02

—

KY average25 barns · 4,965 hd

229.90

+5.12

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	1,573	130.53	2,054	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,620	118.55	1,921	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	112.02	1,414	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	96.41	907	10

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	655	$580	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	377	239.49/cwt	229.00–245.00	903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	263.06/cwt	249.00–264.75	1,681	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	208.81/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,401	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,162	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	187.66/cwt	187.00–189.00	1,578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	236.72/cwt	227.00–241.00	1,257	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	247.59/cwt	243.00–251.50	1,260	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	241.41/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,407	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	187.50/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	249.43/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,674	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	272.13/cwt	270.00–273.50	1,660	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	224.44/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	493	279.33/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,377	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	241.18/cwt	239.50–242.50	1,471	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	218.88/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	793	184.75/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,465	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	241.42/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,130	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	258.27/cwt	250.00–264.50	1,488	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	257.76/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,217	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	261.89/cwt	248.00–265.00	1,370	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	237.73/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,405	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	242.04/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	953	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	225.91/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	272.76/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,557	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	777	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	885	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	251.67/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	256.79/cwt	250.00–259.00	799	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	891	178.35/cwt	178.35–178.35	1,589	58
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	826	180.95/cwt	180.95–180.95	1,495	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	264.48/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,780	28
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,090	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,221	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	935	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	238.08/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,236	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	245.06/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,056	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	249.84/cwt	249.00–251.00	1,337	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	263.47/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,093	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	97.07/cwt	93.50–101.00	876	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	83.99/cwt	81.50–85.50	788	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	118.80/cwt	115.50–123.50	1,555	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	110.30/cwt	106.00–113.50	1,381	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	105.24/cwt	103.00–107.50	1,024	4
Bulls	—	—	1,620	139.24/cwt	138.00–140.50	2,256	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,722	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	116.62/cwt	112.00–120.50	1,922	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	125.92/cwt	124.00–128.50	1,981	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	94.40/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,067	2
Bulls	—	—	1,542	124.73/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,923	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	580.00/head	580.00–580.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	208.01/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	224.57/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,175	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	232.97/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	217.00/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	232.51/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	243.45/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,035	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	225.69/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,404	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	228.04/cwt	225.00–231.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	222.48/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,166	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	240.73/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,136	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	232.92/cwt	230.00–236.50	1,544	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	233.60/cwt	223.00–236.00	1,350	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	236.08/cwt	230.00–241.00	758	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	211.78/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	220.49/cwt	220.00–221.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	242.40/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,164	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	227.20/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,309	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	466	257.81/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,201	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	256.40/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,069	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	874	4

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 Aug 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 671Last week 519Year ago 938

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 47Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	377	229.00–245.00	239.49
1	—	790	183.00	183.00
15	—	671	200.00–215.00	208.81
3	—	841	187.00–189.00	187.66
23	—	531	227.00–241.00	236.72
2	—	720	180.00–195.00	187.50
19	—	425	235.00–250.00	243.45
5	—	622	219.00–235.00	225.69
28	—	472	230.00–248.00	240.73
6	—	578	223.00–236.00	233.60
11	—	321	230.00–241.00	236.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	509	243.00–251.50	247.59
10	—	583	241.00–242.00	241.41
6	—	610	239.50–242.50	241.18
4	—	720	215.00	215.00
24	—	663	230.00–236.50	232.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	225.00–231.00	228.04
1	—	685	197.00	197.00
9	—	524	220.00–226.00	222.48
1	—	740	180.00	180.00
1	—	455	225.00	225.00
1	—	275	201.00	201.00
4	—	624	210.00–215.00	211.78
2	—	370	220.00–221.00	220.49
1	—	335	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	466	250.00–259.00	257.81
14	—	417	253.00–260.00	256.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	639	249.00–264.75	263.06
14	—	671	241.00–258.00	249.43
5	—	790	219.00–228.00	224.44
8	—	818	210.00–221.00	218.88
13	—	576	250.00–264.50	258.27
12	—	472	250.00–265.00	257.76
7	—	523	248.00–265.00	261.89
7	—	381	250.00	250.00
4	—	715	220.00–234.00	225.91
2	—	425	245.00–259.00	251.67
4	—	311	250.00–259.00	256.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	236.00	236.00
4	—	793	184.00–185.00	184.75
5	—	468	240.00–246.00	241.42
1	—	600	244.00	244.00
7	—	591	230.00–239.00	237.73
1	—	850	189.00	189.00
1	—	715	218.00	218.00
2	—	520	240.00–244.00	242.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	280.00	280.00
10	—	493	273.00–280.00	279.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	610	270.00–273.50	272.13
3	—	536	274.00	274.00
4	—	571	270.00–275.00	272.76
1	—	720	241.00	241.00
28	—	673	264.00–265.00	264.48
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	148.00	148.00
1	—	885	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,090	112.00	112.00
1	—	935	133.00	133.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	891	178.35	178.35
56	—	826	180.95	180.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	230.00–245.00	238.08
1	—	820	160.00	160.00
5	—	431	240.00–255.00	245.06
1	—	885	161.00	161.00
2	—	723	206.00–210.00	208.01
1	—	325	270.00	270.00
1	—	990	161.00	161.00
2	—	625	214.00–220.00	217.00
1	—	665	210.00	210.00
14	—	480	240.00–250.00	242.40
15	—	576	220.00–230.00	227.20
2	—	395	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	535	249.00–251.00	249.84
4	—	415	261.00–266.00	263.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	230.00	230.00
1	—	1,075	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	230.00	230.00
5	—	523	220.00–228.00	224.57
2	—	475	230.00–236.00	232.97
4	—	430	229.00–234.00	232.51
1	—	740	186.00	186.00
2	—	577	200.00	200.00
4	—	380	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	902	93.50–101.00	97.07
3	—	938	81.50–85.50	83.99
4	—	973	103.00–107.50	105.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,309	115.50–123.50	118.80
15	—	1,252	106.00–113.50	110.30
2	—	1,130	92.00–97.00	94.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	110.00	110.00
7	—	1,648	112.00–120.50	116.62
3	—	1,573	124.00–128.50	125.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	138.00–140.50	139.24
3	—	1,542	120.00–127.00	124.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	580.00	580.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

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