Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Good demand noted for those feeders that were weaned and preconditioned with favorable body condition. Fleshy bawling calves faced discounts and more moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a light test. Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $236.22/cwt on 354 head.

Average price

$236.22

354 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$405

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

$34.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.99

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	702	238.92	1,676	315
Medium and Large 2	528	230.23	1,216	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	622	204.44	1,271	24

One grade step is worth $34.49/cwt here — about $405 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 sale354 hd

236.22

—

KY average26 barns · 5,122 hd

233.23

+2.99

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	1,785	119.75	2,138	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,566	97.13	1,521	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	88.55	1,130	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	85.84	800	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,150	118.00	1,357	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,500	147.00	2,205	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	—	417	225.86/cwt	216.50–233.00	942	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	257.49/cwt	256.50–260.00	1,308	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,579	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	937	133.68/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	280.89/cwt	273.00–283.00	1,317	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	212.81/cwt	210.00–216.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	237.40/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,132	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	233.73/cwt	231.00–239.00	965	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,343	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	228.37/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	225.05/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,382	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	211.47/cwt	202.00–216.00	1,535	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	210.76/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	204.00/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	227.68/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,530	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	245.32/cwt	240.00–250.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	889	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,569	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	957	220.45/cwt	220.45–220.45	2,110	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	247.31/cwt	238.00–254.50	1,281	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	189.00/cwt	187.00–191.00	1,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	273.58/cwt	267.00–283.00	1,048	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	252.92/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,232	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,058	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,449	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	942	110.99/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	239.68/cwt	231.00–247.50	1,369	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	276.49/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,189	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	910	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,370	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,477	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	198.51/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,540	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,245	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	226.71/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,190	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	165.84/cwt	160.00–170.50	1,471	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,218	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	247.29/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,135	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,061	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,500	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,150	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,357	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	103.60/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,585	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	89.04/cwt	87.50–90.00	1,435	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	97.99/cwt	93.50–100.50	1,302	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	82.76/cwt	79.00–86.00	778	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	842	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	86.72/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,079	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	77.12/cwt	73.00–80.00	967	5
Bulls	—	—	1,440	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,663	1
Bulls	—	—	2,130	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	267.62/cwt	260.00–276.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	165.43/cwt	161.00–179.00	1,219	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	164.82/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,287	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	570	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,322	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,137	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	186.67/cwt	181.00–189.50	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	209.66/cwt	209.00–210.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	235.37/cwt	230.00–241.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	200.18/cwt	199.00–203.00	1,251	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	217.51/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,249	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	189.62/cwt	179.00–194.00	1,236	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	210.53/cwt	210.00–211.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	208.05/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,269	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	267	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	229.00/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,092	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,154	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	409	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,182	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	214.67/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	224.06/cwt	211.00–229.00	1,163	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	175.50/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,292	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	180.82/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,483	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	227.30/cwt	222.00–229.00	821	9

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 768Last week 860Year ago 934

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 82Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	417	216.50–233.00	225.86
2	—	320	210.00–216.00	212.81
3	—	771	181.00–189.50	186.67
48	—	574	209.00–225.00	217.51
1	—	215	222.50	222.50
8	—	652	179.00–194.00	189.62
11	—	610	200.00–216.00	208.05
1	—	725	178.00	178.00
22	—	477	225.00–233.00	229.00
31	—	519	211.00–229.00	224.06
7	—	820	170.00–185.00	180.82
9	—	361	222.00–229.00	227.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	465	244.50	244.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	134.00	134.00
3	—	378	209.00–210.00	209.66
2	—	630	190.00	190.00
2	—	423	210.00–211.00	210.53
1	—	500	201.00	201.00
2	—	755	159.00	159.00
2	—	267	200.00	200.00
3	—	563	205.00	205.00
3	—	478	214.00–215.00	214.67
2	—	665	175.00–176.00	175.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	820	195.50	195.50
11	—	563	229.50	229.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	508	256.50–260.00	257.49
21	—	624	253.00	253.00
110	—	957	220.45	220.45
8	—	676	240.00	240.00
11	—	592	249.50	249.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	937	130.00–141.00	133.68
6	—	413	231.00–239.00	233.73
3	—	668	201.00	201.00
3	—	485	225.00–230.00	228.37
3	—	728	195.00	195.00
1	—	520	215.00	215.00
1	—	355	240.00	240.00
1	—	815	182.00	182.00
2	—	860	187.00–191.00	189.00
1	—	580	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	298.00	298.00
17	—	469	273.00–283.00	280.89
1	—	375	299.00	299.00
6	—	409	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	232.00–240.00	237.40
4	—	669	210.00–213.00	210.76
2	—	585	225.00	225.00
3	—	405	240.00–250.00	245.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	220.00–230.00	225.05
9	—	726	202.00–216.00	211.47
5	—	851	200.00–205.00	204.00
8	—	672	220.00–236.00	227.68
2	—	1,105	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,075	130.00	130.00
1	—	965	175.00	175.00
1	—	310	260.00	260.00
30	—	518	238.00–254.50	247.31
6	—	383	267.00–283.00	273.58
15	—	487	244.00–260.00	252.92
2	—	835	205.00	205.00
21	—	571	231.00–247.50	239.68
16	—	430	265.00–280.00	276.49
4	—	776	198.00–200.00	198.51
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	889	176.50	176.50
5	—	910	150.50	150.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	137.00	137.00
3	—	942	110.00–113.00	110.99
1	—	1,245	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	525	221.00–235.00	226.71
6	—	887	160.00–170.50	165.84
4	—	597	204.00	204.00
11	—	459	238.00–250.00	247.29
1	—	365	263.00	263.00
2	—	315	260.00–276.00	267.62
4	—	737	161.00–179.00	165.43
5	—	781	160.00–166.00	164.82
1	—	930	169.00	169.00
2	—	420	230.00–241.00	235.37
5	—	625	199.00–203.00	200.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	275.00	275.00
1	—	375	283.00	283.00
5	—	570	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	140.00	140.00
1	—	375	241.00	241.00
1	—	460	220.00	220.00
1	—	510	214.00	214.00
1	—	680	175.00	175.00
1	—	345	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	118.00	118.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,530	103.00–105.00	103.60
4	—	1,612	87.50–90.00	89.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,329	93.50–100.50	97.99
10	—	1,244	82.00–90.00	86.72
5	—	1,254	73.00–80.00	77.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	79.00–86.00	82.76
1	—	915	92.00	92.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	115.50	115.50
1	—	2,130	124.00	124.00

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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