Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $230.85/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$230.85

223 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,397

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$26.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.96

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	605	234.85	1,421	189
Medium and Large 2-3	608	208.61	1,268	34

One grade step is worth $26.24/cwt here — about $153 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 sale223 hd

230.85

—

KY average24 barns · 4,954 hd

226.89

+3.96

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	1,695	115.59	1,959	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	91.87	1,380	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	89.40	1,066	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	82.42	809	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,187	141.00	1,674	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 1-2	—	638	231.25/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,475	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	237.58/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,456	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	255.75/cwt	255.00–256.50	1,327	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	224.56/cwt	224.50–225.00	1,644	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	243.50/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,432	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	220.64/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,139	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	227.02/cwt	226.00–227.50	1,101	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	92.14/cwt	86.50–93.50	1,372	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	89.01/cwt	85.00–91.50	1,025	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	84.36/cwt	82.50–86.00	818	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,248	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	96.75/cwt	96.50–97.00	1,478	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	75.21/cwt	74.50–76.00	777	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,187	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,674	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	833	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	80.28/cwt	78.50–82.00	984	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	99.38/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,246	4
Bulls	—	—	1,328	105.24/cwt	105.00–105.50	1,398	2
Bulls	—	—	1,915	122.55/cwt	121.00–124.00	2,347	2
Bulls	—	—	1,792	117.86/cwt	116.00–119.00	2,112	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	229.03/cwt	224.00–230.50	1,308	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	188.68/cwt	183.00–194.00	1,194	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	232.69/cwt	222.50–238.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	121.78/cwt	117.00–131.00	1,063	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	169.50/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	217.42/cwt	211.00–224.00	1,113	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	240.80/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,108	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	404	262.40/cwt	262.00–264.00	1,060	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	227.38/cwt	221.00–231.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	181.40/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,221	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,256	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	176.80/cwt	176.00–177.00	1,213	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	198.27/cwt	197.50–199.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	171.37/cwt	170.50–174.00	1,294	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	210.64/cwt	205.00–217.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	206.94/cwt	198.00–212.00	1,175	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	211.17/cwt	202.00–214.50	1,128	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	177.35/cwt	171.00–185.00	1,266	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	880	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	192.72/cwt	189.00–195.00	1,413	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	221.11/cwt	219.00–227.00	951	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	212.64/cwt	201.00–219.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	211.18/cwt	208.50–212.00	1,449	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	198.19/cwt	190.00–204.50	1,207	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	195.03/cwt	190.00–200.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	216.14/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,044	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	843	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,484	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	685	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	865	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	208.32/cwt	205.00–211.00	998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	247.62/cwt	239.00–253.00	1,045	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,402	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	245.17/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,169	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	215.54/cwt	207.00–218.00	1,548	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	240.56/cwt	234.00–249.00	1,270	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	262.03/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,090	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	243.10/cwt	235.00–251.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	222.49/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,515	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	551	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,234	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	211.05/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,334	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	894	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	675	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,013	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 Nov 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 583Last week 924Year ago 917

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 67Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	638	219.00–235.00	231.25
18	—	588	230.00–248.00	243.50
1	—	770	200.00	200.00
16	—	422	239.00–253.00	247.62
1	—	805	195.00	195.00
10	—	477	240.00–250.00	245.17
12	—	718	207.00–218.00	215.54
15	—	528	234.00–249.00	240.56
2	—	305	237.50	237.50
2	—	390	235.00–251.00	243.10
16	—	681	214.00–226.00	222.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	613	237.00–239.00	237.58
6	—	519	255.00–256.50	255.75
38	—	732	224.50–225.00	224.56
7	—	562	249.50	249.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	220.00–224.00	220.64
3	—	485	226.00–227.50	227.02
5	—	843	176.00	176.00
1	—	765	151.00	151.00
1	—	415	233.00	233.00
4	—	551	224.00	224.00
9	—	632	200.00–215.00	211.05
1	—	1,020	125.00	125.00
2	—	387	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	260.00	260.00
4	—	416	259.00–264.00	262.03
2	—	462	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	571	224.00–230.50	229.03
8	—	633	183.00–194.00	188.68
4	—	315	222.50–238.00	232.69
3	—	873	117.00–131.00	121.78
2	—	765	160.00–179.00	169.50
5	—	512	211.00–224.00	217.42
4	—	460	234.00–243.00	240.80
1	—	840	160.00	160.00
3	—	382	221.00–231.00	227.38
7	—	673	180.00–182.50	181.40
1	—	995	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	200.00	200.00
1	—	520	201.00	201.00
1	—	775	160.00	160.00
5	—	686	176.00–177.00	176.80
1	—	705	123.00	123.00
1	—	835	140.00	140.00
1	—	330	218.00	218.00
4	—	479	205.00–211.00	208.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	404	262.00–264.00	262.40
1	—	685	205.00	205.00
2	—	865	150.50	150.50
1	—	380	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	601	209.00	209.00
3	—	880	176.00	176.00
16	—	733	189.00–195.00	192.72
46	—	686	208.50–212.00	211.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	186.00	186.00
1	—	475	185.00	185.00
2	—	310	197.50–199.00	198.27
1	—	750	143.00	143.00
1	—	675	179.00	179.00
1	—	600	185.00	185.00
1	—	585	191.00	191.00
3	—	442	200.00	200.00
1	—	720	166.00	166.00
2	—	363	190.00–200.00	195.03
1	—	280	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	755	170.50–174.00	171.37
4	—	362	205.00–217.00	210.64
26	—	568	198.00–212.00	206.94
18	—	534	202.00–214.50	211.17
5	—	714	171.00–185.00	177.35
13	—	430	219.00–227.00	221.11
3	—	311	201.00–219.00	212.64
1	—	950	123.00	123.00
1	—	695	188.00	188.00
20	—	609	190.00–204.50	198.19
15	—	483	210.00–221.00	216.14
1	—	800	175.00	175.00
2	—	855	144.00	144.00
2	—	925	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,489	86.50–93.50	92.14
1	—	1,560	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,528	96.50–97.00	96.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,151	85.00–91.50	89.01
4	—	1,226	78.50–82.00	80.28
4	—	1,254	95.00–103.00	99.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	970	82.50–86.00	84.36
2	—	1,033	74.50–76.00	75.21
1	—	915	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,187	141.00	141.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	105.00–105.50	105.24
2	—	1,915	121.00–124.00	122.55
3	—	1,792	116.00–119.00	117.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,675.00	1,675.00

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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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle