Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.99/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$220.99

83 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,182

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$60.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.34

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	523	229.77	1,203	71
Medium and Large 2-3	604	169.05	1,020	12thin

One grade step is worth $60.72/cwt here — about $183 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 sale83 hd

220.99

—

KY average25 barns · 5,475 hd

228.33

−7.34

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	1,902	128.82	2,450	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	110.38	1,745	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	106.95	1,270	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	105.79	1,144	8thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 2-3	—	485	194.90/cwt	185.00–205.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	231.68/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,112	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	216.16/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,342	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	228.41/cwt	216.00–237.00	1,311	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	832	118.31/cwt	117.50–120.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	243.62/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	237.47/cwt	230.00–241.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	245.87/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	256.76/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,225	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	241.48/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,140	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	256.32/cwt	249.00–264.00	1,325	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	257.00/cwt	254.00–263.00	1,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	209.68/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	234.77/cwt	230.00–240.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	223.59/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,384	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	217.98/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	229.04/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	227.97/cwt	214.00–233.00	1,183	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	195.22/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,201	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	197.56/cwt	192.00–201.00	1,310	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	343	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	964	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	256.74/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,202	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	107.67/cwt	106.00–109.50	1,696	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,425	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	106.19/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,232	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	105.79/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,144	8
Bulls	—	—	2,545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,927	1
Bulls	—	—	1,723	134.66/cwt	131.00–140.00	2,320	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	111.73/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,770	4
Bulls	—	—	1,848	126.96/cwt	125.00–128.50	2,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	237.44/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,021	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	261.99/cwt	261.00–263.00	1,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	188.49/cwt	175.00–211.00	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	190.31/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	237.93/cwt	227.00–249.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	243.93/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,154	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	203.28/cwt	191.00–212.00	1,159	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	244.53/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	192.09/cwt	175.00–201.00	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	204.90/cwt	200.00–210.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	230.74/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	187.47/cwt	170.00–201.00	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	180.75/cwt	171.00–190.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	230.78/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,212	8

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 749Year ago 1,049

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 64Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	185.00–205.00	194.90
3	—	832	117.50–120.00	118.31
1	—	670	160.00	160.00
3	—	527	170.00–201.00	187.47
2	—	580	171.00–190.00	180.75
1	—	365	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	220.00	220.00
13	—	480	220.00–238.00	231.68
11	—	621	200.00–224.00	216.16
8	—	574	216.00–237.00	228.41
3	—	363	230.00–241.00	237.47
1	—	830	150.00	150.00
1	—	700	180.00	180.00
4	—	434	230.00–231.00	230.74
8	—	525	220.00–238.00	230.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	601	231.00	231.00
3	—	520	241.00–249.00	243.62
2	—	550	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	240.00–253.00	243.93
2	—	430	243.00–246.00	244.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	211.00	211.00
2	—	520	200.00–219.00	209.68
1	—	665	203.00	203.00
1	—	735	186.00	186.00
1	—	565	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	967	190.00	190.00
6	—	472	240.00–243.00	241.48
2	—	700	236.00	236.00
2	—	945	192.00	192.00
2	—	373	230.00–240.00	234.77
4	—	619	221.00–230.00	223.59
1	—	405	242.00	242.00
2	—	590	216.00–220.00	217.98
3	—	670	219.00–236.00	229.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	240.00–250.00	245.87
10	—	517	249.00–264.00	256.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	250.00–270.00	256.76
3	—	445	254.00–263.00	257.00
1	—	375	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	214.00–233.00	227.97
10	—	615	190.00–200.00	195.22
9	—	663	192.00–201.00	197.56
1	—	1,060	130.00	130.00
1	—	945	162.00	162.00
4	—	430	230.00–241.00	237.44
2	—	552	220.00	220.00
2	—	1,103	126.00–128.00	127.00
2	—	885	160.00	160.00
2	—	723	180.00–200.00	190.31
2	—	393	227.00–249.00	237.93
1	—	475	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	343	281.00	281.00
2	—	468	250.00–263.00	256.74
2	—	423	261.00–263.00	261.99
1	—	365	269.00	269.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	148.00	148.00
1	—	870	140.00	140.00
3	—	432	175.00–211.00	188.49
1	—	605	170.00	170.00
1	—	750	150.00	150.00
1	—	515	180.00	180.00
11	—	570	191.00–212.00	203.28
1	—	250	190.00	190.00
3	—	477	175.00–201.00	192.09
2	—	363	200.00–210.00	204.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	106.00–109.50	107.67
4	—	1,584	110.00–116.00	111.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	110.00	110.00
4	—	1,160	105.00–108.00	106.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,081	100.00–109.50	105.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,545	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,723	131.00–140.00	134.66
2	—	1,848	125.00–128.50	126.96

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