Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 1163.00/cwt bull deleted

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $235.53/cwt on 848 head.

Average price

$235.53

848 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$148

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

$31.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.46

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	520	242.27	1,261	37
Medium and Large 1-2	736	236.02	1,737	785
Medium and Large 2-3	668	211.03	1,409	26

One grade step is worth $31.24/cwt here — about −$148 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 sale848 hd

235.53

—

KY average25 barns · 5,714 hd

236.99

−1.46

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	—	Average	1,808	115.48	2,088	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,589	95.09	1,511	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	83.37	1,018	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	964	82.05	791	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,351	112.33	1,518	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	2,020	108.50	2,192	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,408	$1,076	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$904	7

Every lot, as filed

126 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	—	270	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	156.96/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	193.84/cwt	189.00–202.00	1,297	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	195.54/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	225.20/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,092	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	155.56/cwt	146.00–165.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	214.30/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,234	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	213.30/cwt	209.00–216.00	813	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	183.39/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,137	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	170.77/cwt	165.00–174.50	1,293	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	227.19/cwt	216.00–233.00	975	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	222.46/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,170	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	218.34/cwt	210.00–222.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	200.45/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,245	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	742	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,618	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	459	235.62/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,081	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	153.67/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	180.00/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,307	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	203.00/cwt	200.00–206.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	216.50/cwt	216.00–217.00	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	222.32/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,012	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	196.56/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,238	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	972	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	205.72/cwt	201.00–208.00	1,168	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	225.55/cwt	209.00–234.00	1,268	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	190.67/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,339	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	214.79/cwt	207.00–219.00	1,332	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	238.78/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,113	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	401	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	206.69/cwt	201.00–213.00	1,372	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	258.00/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,107	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	236.47/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,249	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	256.95/cwt	249.00–261.00	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,287	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	1,076.38/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,076	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	904.43/head	850.00–1,025.00	904	7
Bulls	—	—	1,842	117.31/cwt	116.00–121.00	2,161	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,876	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	73.59/cwt	72.00–77.00	720	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	77.64/cwt	75.00–81.50	967	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,666	90.48/cwt	86.50–95.50	1,507	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,159	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	2,020	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	2,192	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	102.79/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,579	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	81.73/cwt	80.00–85.00	751	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	90.78/cwt	89.00–93.00	894	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	85.66/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,015	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	93.20/cwt	91.50–95.00	1,177	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,351	112.33/cwt	103.50–116.00	1,518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	603	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,339	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	409	274.30/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,122	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	486	251.88/cwt	251.00–252.00	1,224	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	256.58/cwt	250.00–260.00	831	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	873	223.10/cwt	221.85–224.40	1,948	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	256.45/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,577	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,421	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	239.13/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,695	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	268.53/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,364	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	195.02/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	738	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,455	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	245.03/cwt	243.00–245.50	1,191	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	258.66/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,208	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	187.52/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	220.42/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,805	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	238.02/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	282.07/cwt	272.00–288.00	1,063	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	211.81/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,296	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	180.99/cwt	179.00–186.00	1,213	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	205.10/cwt	204.00–211.00	980	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	213.06/cwt	207.00–215.00	906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	298.95/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	381	291.82/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,112	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	198.70/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,413	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,283	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	233.78/cwt	233.50–234.00	1,209	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	285.23/cwt	283.00–286.00	1,312	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	290.17/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,204	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	234.25/cwt	233.50–235.00	1,940	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,015	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,929	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	959	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,023	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	243.39/cwt	240.00–245.50	1,648	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	243.47/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,507	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	241.12/cwt	239.00–243.00	1,285	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	208.57/cwt	195.00–211.00	1,902	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	274.28/cwt	268.00–279.00	1,152	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	222.35/cwt	208.00–226.50	1,601	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	265.10/cwt	260.00–275.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	233.02/cwt	223.00–239.00	1,564	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	247.12/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,423	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	204.50/cwt	203.00–206.00	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,945	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	253.13/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,344	53

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 Nov 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,704Last week 768Year ago 1,498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 43Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 9

Correction: 1163.00/cwt bull deleted

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	224.00	224.00
5	—	917	151.00–161.00	156.96
38	—	669	189.00–202.00	193.84
41	—	485	215.00–233.00	225.20
2	—	810	146.00–165.00	155.56
1	—	955	141.00	141.00
1	—	895	150.00	150.00
49	—	576	204.00–220.00	214.30
7	—	381	209.00–216.00	213.30
4	—	757	165.00–174.50	170.77
45	—	429	216.00–233.00	227.19
78	—	526	213.00–230.00	222.46
3	—	328	210.00–222.00	218.34
35	—	621	190.00–206.00	200.45
11	—	726	175.00–186.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	205.00	205.00
4	—	570	194.00–200.00	195.54
1	—	360	200.00	200.00
13	—	620	180.00–186.00	183.39
3	—	778	151.00–155.00	153.67
1	—	985	120.00	120.00
4	—	320	200.00–206.00	203.00
6	—	670	179.00–186.00	180.99
6	—	478	204.00–211.00	205.10
1	—	905	102.00	102.00
1	—	515	205.00	205.00
6	—	425	207.00–215.00	213.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	742	218.00	218.00
16	—	459	235.00–236.00	235.62
10	—	410	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	612	210.00–218.00	211.81
1	—	785	183.00	183.00
14	—	711	194.00–200.00	198.70
7	—	570	225.00	225.00
30	—	517	233.50–234.00	233.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	216.00–217.00	216.50
1	—	680	189.00	189.00
4	—	455	220.00–229.00	222.32
5	—	630	195.00–200.00	196.56
1	—	255	227.50	227.50
3	—	568	201.00–208.00	205.72
1	—	245	221.00	221.00
1	—	325	240.00	240.00
3	—	401	241.00	241.00
1	—	750	166.00	166.00
2	—	367	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	209.00–234.00	225.55
6	—	702	190.00–194.00	190.67
3	—	865	155.00	155.00
2	—	900	120.00	120.00
3	—	771	176.00	176.00
11	—	620	207.00–219.00	214.79
16	—	466	230.00–249.00	238.78
1	—	280	260.00	260.00
7	—	664	201.00–213.00	206.69
4	—	429	252.50–260.00	258.00
16	—	528	230.00–245.00	236.47
3	—	385	249.00–261.00	256.95
1	—	825	156.00	156.00
6	—	324	250.00–260.00	256.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	603	222.00	222.00
5	—	409	270.00–281.00	274.30
2	—	377	282.00	282.00
8	—	486	251.00–252.00	251.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	873	221.85–224.40	223.10
47	—	615	253.00–260.00	256.45
2	—	767	216.00	216.00
39	—	709	238.00–241.00	239.13
19	—	508	265.00–270.00	268.53
13	—	573	254.00	254.00
122	—	828	233.50–235.00	234.25
24	—	1,015	190.00	190.00
42	—	959	211.00	211.00
26	—	677	240.00–245.50	243.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	180.00	180.00
2	—	542	236.00	236.00
5	—	619	229.50	229.50
1	—	905	181.00	181.00
2	—	865	192.00–198.00	195.02
4	—	738	202.00	202.00
1	—	315	225.00	225.00
1	—	1,020	165.00	165.00
1	—	385	231.00	231.00
1	—	685	220.00	220.00
2	—	763	185.00–190.00	187.52
4	—	463	235.00–239.00	238.02
1	—	975	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	355	266.00	266.00
1	—	430	252.00	252.00
14	—	486	243.00–245.50	245.03
4	—	815	205.00	205.00
12	—	533	239.00–243.00	241.12
1	—	590	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	467	249.00–265.00	258.66
51	—	819	218.00–225.00	220.42
7	—	377	272.00–288.00	282.07
17	—	619	235.00–249.00	243.47
1	—	1,240	180.00	180.00
33	—	912	195.00–211.00	208.57
13	—	420	268.00–279.00	274.28
16	—	720	208.00–226.50	222.35
3	—	270	260.00–275.00	265.10
30	—	671	223.00–239.00	233.02
35	—	576	241.00–252.00	247.12
2	—	753	203.00–206.00	204.50
23	—	888	219.00	219.00
53	—	531	247.00–261.00	253.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	297.00–305.00	298.95
7	—	381	290.00–297.00	291.82
12	—	460	283.00–286.00	285.23
7	—	415	285.00–291.00	290.17

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	—	1,408	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,076.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,158	850.00–1,025.00	904.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,842	116.00–121.00	117.31
1	—	1,705	110.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	979	72.00–77.00	73.59
4	—	919	80.00–85.00	81.73
5	—	985	89.00–93.00	90.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,246	75.00–81.50	77.64
16	—	1,185	82.00–89.00	85.66
5	—	1,263	91.50–95.00	93.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,666	86.50–95.50	90.48
1	—	1,545	75.00	75.00
5	—	1,536	100.00–106.00	102.79
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,020	108.50	108.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,351	103.50–116.00	112.33

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