Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $222.05/cwt on 333 head.

Average price

$222.05

333 head · 739 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,271

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

$87.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.03

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	747	224.58	1,677	312
Medium and Large 2-3	643	186.75	1,201	20
Small and Medium 1-2	295	137.50	406	1thin

One grade step is worth $87.08/cwt here — about $1,271 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 sale333 hd

222.05

—

KY average27 barns · 6,591 hd

221.02

+1.03

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	1,687	116.76	1,969	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,636	92.08	1,506	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	90.76	1,093	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	947	81.75	774	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,260	114.00	1,436	1thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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	Select and Choice	—	1,260	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,436	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,324	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	74.58/cwt	70.50–77.00	672	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	99.63/cwt	96.50–102.50	1,270	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	91.54/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,491	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	91.83/cwt	89.00–95.50	1,111	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	84.01/cwt	81.00–86.50	974	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	216.75/cwt	205.00–223.00	917	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	167.74/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,273	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	191.78/cwt	190.00–195.00	997	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	213.75/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,124	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	174.56/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	214.28/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,011	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	883	119.51/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	276.98/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	302.47/cwt	301.00–304.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	210.79/cwt	208.00–211.00	1,214	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	202.41/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	214.58/cwt	213.50–221.00	1,485	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	834	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,518	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	696	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,364	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	263.71/cwt	261.00–268.00	1,250	10
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	295	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	195.52/cwt	192.50–200.50	1,635	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	235.04/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,225	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	284.02/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,224	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	226.33/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,424	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	154.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	598	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,106	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	227.96/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,304	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	186.66/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	162.48/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	205.39/cwt	200.00–216.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	199.43/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,163	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	134.53/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	208.05/cwt	199.00–211.00	1,094	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	168.33/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	189.31/cwt	181.00–198.00	1,164	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	228.15/cwt	226.00–229.00	963	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	124.45/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	184.56/cwt	181.00–188.00	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	211.99/cwt	209.00–218.00	793	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,167	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	214.11/cwt	204.00–224.00	1,319	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	226.93/cwt	221.00–234.00	1,296	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	150.94/cwt	143.00–160.00	1,248	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	242.57/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,254	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	263.66/cwt	258.00–269.00	1,115	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	241.03/cwt	232.00–247.50	1,150	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	748	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,272	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	292.00/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	192.94/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,279	2
Bulls	—	—	1,834	118.08/cwt	113.00–120.00	2,166	4
Bulls	—	—	1,890	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	2,325	2
Bulls	—	—	1,188	107.86/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,281	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,653	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	92.05/cwt	89.00–95.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,116	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	83.45/cwt	79.00–86.50	808	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	279.98/cwt	279.00–281.00	1,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	206.22/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	168.74/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	240.28/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,377	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,493	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	270.50/cwt	261.00–274.00	1,206	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	829	224.64/cwt	222.00–227.20	1,862	126
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	264.41/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,404	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	915	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,821	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	251.60/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,258	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	207.04/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,172	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	294.76/cwt	294.00–295.00	1,144	4

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 Dec 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 720Last week 1,066Year ago 589

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 36Year ago 38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	114.00	114.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	82.00	82.00
7	—	1,629	88.00–95.00	91.54
2	—	1,670	99.00	99.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	901	70.50–77.00	74.58
2	—	968	89.00–95.00	92.05
9	—	968	79.00–86.50	83.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	96.50–102.50	99.63
15	—	1,210	89.00–95.50	91.83
5	—	1,159	81.00–86.50	84.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,834	113.00–120.00	118.08
2	—	1,890	122.00–124.00	123.01
2	—	1,188	105.00–110.00	107.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	174.00	174.00
1	—	405	193.00	193.00
1	—	470	201.00	201.00
5	—	520	190.00–195.00	191.78
2	—	883	117.00–122.00	119.51
1	—	690	165.00	165.00
1	—	795	151.00	151.00
1	—	725	130.00	130.00
1	—	385	192.00	192.00
1	—	825	115.00	115.00
2	—	580	181.00–188.00	184.56
1	—	250	184.00	184.00
1	—	335	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	423	205.00–223.00	216.75
4	—	759	165.00–170.00	167.74
7	—	472	211.00–221.00	214.28
1	—	810	160.00	160.00
3	—	332	200.00–216.00	205.39
1	—	250	201.00	201.00
30	—	583	190.00–205.00	199.43
2	—	875	133.00–136.00	134.53
27	—	526	199.00–211.00	208.05
3	—	675	168.00–169.00	168.33
22	—	615	181.00–198.00	189.31
2	—	910	120.00–129.00	124.45
1	—	235	202.00	202.00
6	—	374	209.00–218.00	211.99
3	—	707	160.00–170.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	526	213.00–218.00	213.75
2	—	720	170.00–179.00	174.56
14	—	576	208.00–211.00	210.79
11	—	834	182.00	182.00
10	—	696	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	226.00–229.00	228.15
2	—	455	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	201.00	201.00
7	—	573	240.00–242.00	240.28
22	—	638	234.00	234.00
126	—	829	222.00–227.20	224.64
2	—	705	214.00	214.00
8	—	531	262.00–270.00	264.41
43	—	915	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	275.00–279.00	276.98
2	—	333	301.00–304.00	302.47
7	—	431	280.00–290.00	284.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	723	200.00–206.00	202.41
7	—	692	213.50–221.00	214.58
10	—	474	261.00–268.00	263.71
22	—	836	192.50–200.50	195.52
1	—	875	171.00	171.00
8	—	521	225.00–241.00	235.04
1	—	345	271.00	271.00
1	—	290	250.00	250.00
18	—	629	215.00–231.00	226.33
5	—	572	223.00–231.00	227.96
3	—	758	180.00–190.00	186.66
1	—	995	180.00	180.00
2	—	930	158.00–167.00	162.48
2	—	373	279.00–281.00	279.98
6	—	446	261.00–274.00	270.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	150.00–160.00	154.84
6	—	598	185.00	185.00
1	—	375	241.00	241.00
1	—	665	201.00	201.00
2	—	523	200.00–213.00	206.22
1	—	1,090	106.00	106.00
4	—	840	165.00–170.00	168.74
1	—	260	229.00	229.00
1	—	420	250.00	250.00
1	—	615	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	152.00	152.00
18	—	616	204.00–224.00	214.11
9	—	571	221.00–234.00	226.93
3	—	827	143.00–160.00	150.94
11	—	517	233.00–245.00	242.57
1	—	340	270.00	270.00
1	—	235	233.00	233.00
1	—	925	141.00	141.00
1	—	980	125.00	125.00
2	—	423	258.00–269.00	263.66
2	—	745	150.00–152.00	151.00
6	—	477	232.00–247.50	241.03
2	—	663	190.00–196.00	192.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	114.00	114.00
1	—	685	186.00	186.00
1	—	820	130.00	130.00
2	—	870	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	221.00	221.00
1	—	490	209.00	209.00
8	—	566	205.00–213.00	207.04
1	—	410	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	748	170.00	170.00
2	—	410	290.00–294.00	292.00
2	—	470	261.00	261.00
5	—	500	250.00–255.00	251.60
4	—	388	294.00–295.00	294.76

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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