Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-16

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $242.27/cwt on 405 head.

Average price

$242.27

405 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$459

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

$60.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.95

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	690	244.06	1,683	393
Medium and Large 2-3	666	183.83	1,224	12thin

One grade step is worth $60.23/cwt here — about $459 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 sale405 hd

242.27

—

KY average26 barns · 4,842 hd

237.32

+4.95

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	1,738	113.22	1,968	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,598	99.15	1,585	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,311	94.34	1,237	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	80.66	838	28
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,150	86.00	989	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,210	133.00	1,609	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,314	109.73	1,441	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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 1-2Value Added	—	664	250.24/cwt	231.00–252.00	1,662	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	251.46/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,084	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	456	241.98/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,103	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	737	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	791	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	675	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,451	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	83.47/cwt	80.00–87.00	871	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	233.94/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,102	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	228.50/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	258.01/cwt	256.00–259.00	1,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	218.71/cwt	208.00–225.00	1,019	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	213.83/cwt	205.00–223.00	1,321	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	213.57/cwt	199.00–220.00	1,425	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	180.24/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	262.90/cwt	250.00–279.00	1,343	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	187.67/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,175	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	221.27/cwt	210.00–231.50	1,261	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	184.24/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,321	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	225.47/cwt	211.00–233.00	1,186	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	187.74/cwt	185.50–190.00	1,489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	195.15/cwt	190.00–200.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	176.13/cwt	170.00–182.50	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	182.31/cwt	177.00–190.00	961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	316	177.59/cwt	169.00–209.00	561	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	254.04/cwt	250.00–261.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	492	266.92/cwt	248.00–273.00	1,313	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	201.23/cwt	200.00–202.50	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	220.63/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,147	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	184.97/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	183.58/cwt	176.00–191.00	1,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	248.27/cwt	230.00–249.95	1,892	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	256.39/cwt	240.00–263.50	1,477	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	220.31/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,621	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	227.35/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,296	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,914	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	187.66/cwt	180.00–195.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	221.53/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,369	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	973	165.27/cwt	157.50–173.00	1,608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	244.44/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,044	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,020	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	866	177.94/cwt	177.50–179.50	1,541	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	222.01/cwt	213.00–229.00	1,927	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	215.02/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,477	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	957	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,656	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	960	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,699	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	245.63/cwt	239.00–258.00	1,525	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	883	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	2,132	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	241.30/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,725	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	210.46/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,724	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	938	171.21/cwt	170.00–171.50	1,606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,239	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,131	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	105.87/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,369	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	61.07/cwt	51.00–68.50	644	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,639	105.99/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,737	4
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,150	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	989	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,834	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,338	92.09/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,210	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,609	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	98.42/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,069	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	93.04/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,357	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	75.34/cwt	70.00–79.00	745	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	93.53/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,228	22
Bulls	—	—	1,955	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	2,590	1
Bulls	—	—	1,898	120.56/cwt	119.00–124.50	2,288	6
Bulls	—	—	1,503	100.55/cwt	90.00–112.00	1,511	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	215.02/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,142	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	204.60/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,271	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	188.33/cwt	177.00–200.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	342	270.10/cwt	268.00–277.00	924	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	272.03/cwt	267.00–281.00	1,031	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	361	194.03/cwt	182.00–210.00	700	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	170.33/cwt	160.00–192.00	969	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	222.07/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,042	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	181.98/cwt	181.00–185.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	223.86/cwt	221.00–225.00	940	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	164.44/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	194.74/cwt	181.00–205.00	1,116	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	177.96/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	192.52/cwt	171.00–203.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	731	171.38/cwt	140.00–181.00	1,253	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	223.50/cwt	220.00–229.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	771	166.55/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	238.85/cwt	236.50–240.00	1,615	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	166.02/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	183.92/cwt	179.00–188.00	1,229	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	216.40/cwt	204.00–224.00	1,238	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	225.13/cwt	213.00–229.00	932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	181.06/cwt	171.00–193.00	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	194.59/cwt	185.00–210.00	745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	182.22/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,152	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	246.88/cwt	241.00–250.00	936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	186.98/cwt	183.00–191.00	1,451	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	224.74/cwt	216.00–234.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	161.99/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,247	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	201.76/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,350	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	175.39/cwt	160.00–189.00	1,166	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,414	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 Oct 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,086Last week 808Year ago 838

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 81Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 5Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	664	231.00–252.00	250.24
24	—	511	250.00–279.00	262.90
72	—	762	230.00–249.95	248.27
27	—	576	240.00–263.50	256.39
8	—	818	234.00	234.00
21	—	621	239.00–258.00	245.63
58	—	883	241.50	241.50
42	—	715	230.00–247.00	241.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	471	220.00–244.00	233.94
2	—	753	228.00–229.00	228.50
8	—	520	210.00–234.00	220.63
7	—	736	218.00–228.00	220.31
11	—	570	215.00–235.00	227.35
4	—	618	217.00–225.00	221.53
7	—	427	241.00–245.00	244.44
4	—	1,005	201.00	201.00
7	—	868	213.00–229.00	222.01
1	—	350	235.00	235.00
3	—	687	210.00–224.00	215.02
9	—	819	208.00–218.00	210.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	435	256.00–259.00	258.01
3	—	375	250.00–261.00	254.04
15	—	492	248.00–273.00	266.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	170.00–190.00	180.24
2	—	335	200.00–202.50	201.23
2	—	820	180.00–190.00	184.97
2	—	678	176.00–191.00	183.58
2	—	460	180.00–195.00	187.66
2	—	973	157.50–173.00	165.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	431	240.00–267.00	251.46
9	—	456	238.00–248.00	241.98
2	—	737	202.50	202.50
1	—	791	201.00	201.00
1	—	675	215.00	215.00
4	—	525	236.00	236.00
6	—	342	268.00–277.00	270.10
5	—	379	267.00–281.00	272.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	531	210.00–224.00	215.02
7	—	621	190.00–211.00	204.60
9	—	469	213.00–230.00	222.07
2	—	237	222.50	222.50
18	—	572	204.00–224.00	216.40
4	—	414	213.00–229.00	225.13
2	—	332	252.00	252.00
3	—	732	171.00–193.00	181.06
4	—	379	241.00–250.00	246.88
2	—	812	182.00	182.00
4	—	776	183.00–191.00	186.98
2	—	258	216.00–234.00	224.74
13	—	669	190.00–208.00	201.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	177.00–200.00	188.33
6	—	361	182.00–210.00	194.03
11	—	569	160.00–192.00	170.33
4	—	478	181.00–185.00	181.98
8	—	632	175.00–195.00	182.22
3	—	770	161.00–164.00	161.99
4	—	665	160.00–189.00	175.39
1	—	895	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	858	178.00	178.00
17	—	466	208.00–225.00	218.71
24	—	618	205.00–223.00	213.83
10	—	667	199.00–220.00	213.57
2	—	300	220.00	220.00
44	—	570	210.00–231.50	221.27
5	—	717	180.00–190.00	184.24
41	—	526	211.00–233.00	225.47
4	—	793	185.50–190.00	187.74
16	—	420	221.00–225.00	223.86
2	—	815	176.00–180.00	177.96
4	—	369	220.00–229.00	223.50
3	—	978	164.00–167.00	166.02
3	—	1,010	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	626	180.00–190.00	187.67
2	—	423	190.00–200.00	195.15
1	—	230	201.00	201.00
2	—	270	170.00–182.50	176.13
3	—	527	177.00–190.00	182.31
5	—	316	169.00–209.00	177.59
2	—	870	159.00–170.00	164.44
7	—	573	181.00–205.00	194.74
3	—	463	171.00–203.00	192.52
9	—	731	140.00–181.00	171.38
4	—	771	155.00–175.00	166.55
6	—	668	179.00–188.00	183.92
7	—	383	185.00–210.00	194.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	676	236.50–240.00	238.85
6	—	728	219.50	219.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	866	177.50–179.50	177.94
2	—	957	173.00	173.00
5	—	938	170.00–171.50	171.21
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	960	177.00	177.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,043	80.00–87.00	83.47
4	—	1,055	51.00–68.50	61.07
4	—	1,086	96.00–99.00	98.42
6	—	989	70.00–79.00	75.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	84.00	84.00
4	—	1,639	104.00–108.00	105.99
2	—	1,458	90.00–96.00	93.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	86.00	86.00
3	—	1,293	100.00–109.00	105.87
22	—	1,313	90.00–99.50	93.53
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	86.00	86.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,338	90.00–94.00	92.09
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	133.00	133.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	132.50	132.50
6	—	1,898	119.00–124.50	120.56
5	—	1,503	90.00–112.00	100.55

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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