Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand. Strongest demand noted for feeder and yearling classes that were weaned and preconditioned. Fleshy bawling calves faced moderate demand with discounts. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $246.00/cwt on 420 head.

Average price

$246.00

420 head · 675 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$31.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.08

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	679	249.07	1,691	379
Medium and Large 2-3	642	217.61	1,397	41

One grade step is worth $31.45/cwt here — about $295 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 sale420 hd

246.00

—

KY average26 barns · 6,868 hd

237.92

+8.08

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	1,798	116.02	2,086	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,571	89.30	1,403	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	85.21	804	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	84.47	1,003	25
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,105	120.00	1,326	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,337	163.00	2,179	2thin

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)	1,037	$907	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$763	2thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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 2-3	—	779	206.49/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,017	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	228.11/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,553	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	256.69/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,088	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	242.93/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,863	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	222.94/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,402	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	206.40/cwt	201.00–212.00	1,682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	231.76/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,217	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	262	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	236.60/cwt	236.60–236.60	1,760	70
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	279.27/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,206	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	489	274.63/cwt	270.50–275.50	1,343	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	222.20/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,042	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	221.40/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,722	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	237.78/cwt	229.00–243.00	1,489	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	237.29/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,234	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	231.26/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,431	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	150.74/cwt	140.00–164.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	272.42/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	210.41/cwt	210.00–211.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	217.22/cwt	210.00–225.00	815	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	241.03/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,111	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	256.44/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,205	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	236.81/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,364	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	244.16/cwt	237.50–250.50	1,277	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	213.50/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	244.99/cwt	242.00–249.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	205.25/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,806	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	238.18/cwt	230.00–240.00	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	197.39/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	224.84/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,623	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	245.06/cwt	242.25–248.00	2,022	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	850	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,989	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	271.18/cwt	260.00–271.50	1,695	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	256.17/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,450	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	270.04/cwt	261.50–274.50	1,385	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	923	184.35/cwt	184.35–184.35	1,702	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,686	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	215.03/cwt	208.00–231.00	1,107	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	195.78/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,329	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,126	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	85.33/cwt	82.00–87.00	823	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	78.83/cwt	78.00–80.00	725	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	84.89/cwt	83.50–87.00	1,371	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	84.11/cwt	80.00–87.00	999	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	78.41/cwt	78.00–79.50	889	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	92.04/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,140	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,337	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,179	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,105	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,326	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	94.43/cwt	93.00–96.00	869	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	96.92/cwt	96.00–98.50	1,508	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,113	1
Bulls	—	—	1,843	122.54/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,258	3
Bulls	—	—	1,866	115.32/cwt	112.00–118.00	2,152	5
Bulls	—	—	1,325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	762.53/head	750.00–775.00	763	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	906.59/head	650.00–1,150.00	907	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	103.81/cwt	102.00–105.50	1,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	223.12/cwt	220.00–230.00	948	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,282	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	248.32/cwt	239.00–252.00	1,021	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	197.16/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,041	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	214.04/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	228.17/cwt	220.00–233.50	1,207	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	220.90/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,392	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	184.89/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,337	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	219.96/cwt	210.00–225.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	189.67/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,301	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	202.66/cwt	200.00–205.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	202.32/cwt	200.00–205.00	943	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	204.91/cwt	195.00–211.00	1,447	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	215.70/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,135	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	203.99/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,271	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	194.45/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,202	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	237.24/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,117	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	486	235.04/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,142	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	222.03/cwt	216.00–232.00	948	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	219.50/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,464	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	225.61/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,286	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	782	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	149.25/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	209.70/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,187	7

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

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Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Mon Oct 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,108Last week 1,208Year ago 1,102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 80Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	779	206.00–207.00	206.49
4	—	1,017	181.00	181.00
12	—	629	220.00–226.00	222.94
2	—	815	201.00–212.00	206.40
4	—	525	230.00–233.00	231.76
1	—	445	240.00	240.00
2	—	262	215.00	215.00
4	—	661	211.00	211.00
1	—	575	223.00	223.00
4	—	461	240.00–244.00	241.03
1	—	350	229.00	229.00
2	—	735	213.00–214.00	213.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	681	220.00–234.00	228.11
4	—	424	249.00–265.00	256.69
10	—	778	216.00–224.00	221.40
19	—	626	229.00–243.00	237.78
13	—	470	251.00–262.00	256.44
12	—	576	230.00–249.00	236.81
13	—	523	237.50–250.50	244.16
4	—	369	242.00–249.00	244.99
1	—	985	203.00	203.00
7	—	880	200.00–209.00	205.25
5	—	237	230.00–240.00	238.18
5	—	912	195.00–201.00	197.39
8	—	722	220.00–236.00	224.84
1	—	330	240.00	240.00
2	—	802	235.50	235.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	767	240.00–245.00	242.93
120	—	825	242.25–248.00	245.06
10	—	850	234.00	234.00
70	—	625	260.00–271.50	271.18
19	—	566	252.00–260.00	256.17
7	—	513	261.50–274.50	270.04
3	—	651	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	262.00	262.00
4	—	432	277.00–280.00	279.27
16	—	489	270.50–275.50	274.63
3	—	372	271.00–275.00	272.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	744	236.60	236.60
17	—	520	235.00–239.00	237.29
7	—	619	230.00–233.00	231.26
1	—	565	245.00	245.00
1	—	800	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	469	210.00–226.00	222.20
1	—	950	191.00	191.00
1	—	290	231.00	231.00
5	—	333	210.00–211.00	210.41
7	—	375	210.00–225.00	217.22
27	—	529	220.00–233.50	228.17
37	—	630	210.00–228.00	220.90
3	—	233	210.00–225.00	219.96
16	—	706	195.00–211.00	204.91
16	—	427	216.00–232.00	222.03
26	—	667	210.00–222.50	219.50
17	—	570	219.00–235.00	225.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	833	140.00–164.00	150.74
1	—	865	132.00	132.00
1	—	240	200.00	200.00
2	—	250	213.00	213.00
1	—	580	216.00	216.00
10	—	723	181.00–190.00	184.89
1	—	370	200.00	200.00
1	—	945	159.00	159.00
6	—	686	189.00–190.00	189.67
3	—	418	200.00–205.00	202.66
1	—	965	160.00	160.00
9	—	466	200.00–205.00	202.32
6	—	526	214.00–218.00	215.70
6	—	623	200.00–207.00	203.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	486	233.00–239.00	235.04
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
1	—	605	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	923	184.35	184.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	185.00	185.00
3	—	713	202.50	202.50
4	—	515	208.00–231.00	215.03
10	—	679	193.00–200.00	195.78
1	—	365	267.00	267.00
7	—	411	239.00–252.00	248.32
2	—	338	240.00	240.00
7	—	618	190.00–204.00	194.45
13	—	471	230.00–248.00	237.24
3	—	815	144.00–153.00	149.25
7	—	566	208.00–210.00	209.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	276.00	276.00
1	—	395	285.00	285.00
3	—	530	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	220.00–230.00	223.12
4	—	693	185.00	185.00
1	—	700	182.00	182.00
2	—	575	196.00	196.00
1	—	395	237.00	237.00
5	—	528	193.00–200.00	197.16
1	—	895	137.00	137.00
2	—	490	210.00–218.00	214.04
2	—	782	173.00	173.00
2	—	612	185.00	185.00
1	—	260	225.00	225.00
1	—	335	204.00	204.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	964	82.00–87.00	85.33
3	—	920	78.00–80.00	78.83
2	—	920	93.00–96.00	94.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,615	83.50–87.00	84.89
4	—	1,556	96.00–98.50	96.92
1	—	1,455	76.50	76.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,188	80.00–87.00	84.11
4	—	1,134	78.00–79.50	78.41
4	—	1,239	91.00–94.00	92.04
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,337	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,843	120.00–124.00	122.54
5	—	1,866	112.00–118.00	115.32
1	—	1,325	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,063	750.00–775.00	762.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,037	650.00–1,150.00	906.59
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,198	102.00–105.50	103.81

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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