Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $254.42/cwt on 363 head.

Average price

$254.42

363 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$26.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.62

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	659	256.22	1,688	338
Medium and Large 2-3	601	230.07	1,382	25

One grade step is worth $26.15/cwt here — about $306 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 sale363 hd

254.42

—

KY average27 barns · 6,565 hd

246.80

+7.62

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	1,716	129.53	2,222	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,598	114.07	1,823	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	107.46	1,345	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	98.05	979	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,215	138.00	1,677	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	144.00	1,692	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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	823	$1,072	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	680	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,374	$1,649	5

Every lot, as filed

96 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	—	305	267.89/cwt	261.00–275.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	707	220.29/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,557	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	247.83/cwt	244.50–250.50	1,829	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	279.91/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,198	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	280.03/cwt	277.50–282.00	1,467	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	241.00/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,224	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	194.39/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	237.79/cwt	230.00–243.00	873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	222.07/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,495	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	484	279.13/cwt	279.00–279.50	1,351	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	243.57/cwt	231.00–248.00	1,155	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	237.82/cwt	226.00–241.00	1,356	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	236.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	254.77/cwt	248.00–264.00	1,317	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	244.94/cwt	243.00–251.00	1,154	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	239.04/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	225.02/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	214.35/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,914	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	254.70/cwt	244.00–262.00	1,592	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	234.02/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,832	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	248.13/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,645	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	265.34/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	264.93/cwt	254.00–269.00	1,550	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,921	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	849	242.90/cwt	242.90–242.90	2,062	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	267.89/cwt	265.50–270.00	1,701	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	267.86/cwt	257.00–273.00	1,267	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	265.79/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	223.42/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	271.40/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,590	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	214.59/cwt	209.00–221.00	1,339	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	263.27/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,279	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	238.46/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,347	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	526	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	984	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	826	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,529	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	103.72/cwt	100.00–106.50	1,267	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	120.60/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,577	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	106.35/cwt	103.50–109.00	1,053	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,175	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,215	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,677	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	112.11/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,859	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	121.06/cwt	118.50–124.00	1,941	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	109.02/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,385	19
Bulls	—	—	1,125	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,131	1
Bulls	—	—	2,050	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,891	1
Bulls	—	—	1,767	133.04/cwt	130.50–134.50	2,351	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	1,072.45/head	835.00–1,300.00	1,072	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,374	1,649.40/head	1,590.00–1,690.00	1,649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	242.20/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,049	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	237.30/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,270	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,098	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	242.27/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,415	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	208.50/cwt	208.00–209.00	1,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	211.51/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	223.73/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	240.27/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,052	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	233.10/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,203	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	216.49/cwt	216.00–217.00	1,479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	211.62/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	482	251.72/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,213	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	251.53/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,036	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,603	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	230.45/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,429	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	224.83/cwt	222.50–229.00	971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	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 Aug 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 749Last week 671Year ago 742

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 56Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 2Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	261.00–275.00	267.89
47	—	738	244.50–250.50	247.83
1	—	910	195.00	195.00
6	—	517	248.00–264.00	254.77
9	—	893	209.00–215.00	214.35
14	—	625	244.00–262.00	254.70
10	—	783	229.00–235.00	234.02
24	—	663	239.00–250.00	248.13
2	—	1,032	190.00	190.00
2	—	420	261.00–270.00	265.34
26	—	585	254.00–269.00	264.93
23	—	473	257.00–273.00	267.86
4	—	381	260.00–270.00	265.79
5	—	818	221.00–225.00	223.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	707	220.00–222.00	220.29
1	—	290	220.00	220.00
1	—	410	250.00	250.00
1	—	525	241.00	241.00
1	—	620	233.00	233.00
1	—	825	199.00	199.00
1	—	1,015	185.00	185.00
7	—	471	243.00–251.00	244.94
3	—	573	236.00–241.00	239.04
2	—	683	224.00–226.00	225.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	428	278.00–280.00	279.91
1	—	370	284.00	284.00
16	—	484	279.00–279.50	279.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	524	277.50–282.00	280.03
5	—	714	269.00	269.00
61	—	849	242.90	242.90
38	—	635	265.50–270.00	267.89
10	—	586	270.00–276.00	271.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	242.00	242.00
7	—	508	240.00–246.00	241.00
30	—	584	242.00–244.00	242.27
16	—	688	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	191.00–200.00	194.39
5	—	367	230.00–243.00	237.79
18	—	673	214.00–226.00	222.07
36	—	474	231.00–248.00	243.57
37	—	570	226.00–241.00	237.82
3	—	328	230.00–240.00	236.95
14	—	438	231.00–246.00	240.27
24	—	516	227.00–239.00	233.10
1	—	775	206.00	206.00
1	—	850	159.00	159.00
9	—	620	225.00–238.00	230.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	220.00	220.00
1	—	740	176.00	176.00
1	—	330	220.00	220.00
2	—	665	208.00–209.00	208.50
2	—	568	211.00–212.00	211.51
3	—	478	221.00–225.00	223.73
1	—	395	210.00	210.00
1	—	805	127.00	127.00
2	—	508	220.00–225.00	222.54
1	—	440	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	482	251.00–254.00	251.72
6	—	412	250.00–253.00	251.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	624	209.00–221.00	214.59
7	—	486	261.00–265.00	263.27
4	—	565	236.00–240.00	238.46
4	—	788	194.00	194.00
1	—	260	270.00	270.00
8	—	433	235.00–249.00	242.20
5	—	535	230.00–245.00	237.30
2	—	325	250.00	250.00
2	—	683	216.00–217.00	216.49
3	—	727	207.00–214.00	211.62
1	—	360	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	526	255.00	255.00
1	—	395	270.00	270.00
9	—	416	264.00	264.00
1	—	330	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	211.00	211.00
1	—	470	231.00	231.00
3	—	432	222.50–229.00	224.83
1	—	565	225.00	225.00
1	—	635	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	96.50	96.50
1	—	995	83.00	83.00
2	—	990	103.50–109.00	106.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	104.00	104.00
2	—	1,658	110.00–114.00	112.11
2	—	1,603	118.50–124.00	121.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,222	100.00–106.50	103.72
2	—	1,308	117.00–124.00	120.60
19	—	1,270	107.00–115.00	109.02
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	138.00	138.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	100.50	100.50
1	—	2,050	141.00	141.00
5	—	1,767	130.50–134.50	133.04

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	823	835.00–1,300.00	1,072.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,374	1,590.00–1,690.00	1,649.40

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

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle