Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes with increased buyer participation. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.81/cwt on 765 head.

Average price

$212.81

765 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$13.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.43

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	667	214.14	1,427	690
Medium and Large 2-3	587	200.57	1,177	75

One grade step is worth $13.57/cwt here — about $250 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 sale765 hd

212.81

—

KY average26 barns · 8,531 hd

212.38

+0.43

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	1,691	120.88	2,044	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	105.31	1,308	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	104.91	1,658	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	87.42	837	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$1,200	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	600	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	866	203.00/cwt	199.00–205.50	1,758	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	262.70/cwt	253.00–271.00	1,545	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,177	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	254.30/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,340	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	222.58/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,360	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	247.43/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,435	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	283.62/cwt	274.00–288.00	1,364	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	268.78/cwt	261.00–274.00	1,400	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,319	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	261.32/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	436	305.82/cwt	305.00–311.00	1,333	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	308.24/cwt	304.00–316.00	1,165	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	606	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,667	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	200.21/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,812	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	818	176.39/cwt	171.00–179.00	1,443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,671	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	205.25/cwt	200.00–208.50	1,470	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	222.94/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,487	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	238.51/cwt	236.75–243.00	1,252	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	217.21/cwt	217.00–217.50	1,321	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	214.86/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,139	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	193.89/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,318	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	294.03/cwt	283.00–299.00	1,258	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	198.50/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	239.59/cwt	231.00–245.50	1,603	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	208.47/cwt	198.00–214.00	1,718	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	242.04/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,510	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,777	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	214.88/cwt	205.00–220.50	1,564	86
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	224.76/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	210.16/cwt	200.00–214.50	1,604	45
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	542	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	196.33/cwt	196.00–197.00	1,419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	184.49/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	267.45/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	280.70/cwt	279.00–283.00	1,479	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	901	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,843	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	278.84/cwt	275.00–281.50	1,570	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	220.17/cwt	218.90–223.00	1,678	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	223.63/cwt	222.00–226.50	1,581	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	250.99/cwt	250.50–252.00	1,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	232.98/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	255.75/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,228	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	467	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,359	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,287	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	94.77/cwt	92.00–97.50	1,050	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,416	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	105.93/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,337	15
Bulls	—	—	1,785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,321	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	87.42/cwt	83.50–91.00	837	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	104.91/cwt	102.50–107.50	1,658	2
Bulls	—	—	1,965	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,437	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	110.21/cwt	110.00–110.50	1,609	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	194.45/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,488	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	220.38/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,289	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	244.09/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,372	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	284.22/cwt	273.00–288.00	1,253	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	829	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	175.64/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,431	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,086	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	270.58/cwt	263.00–278.00	1,253	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	254.07/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	204.10/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,580	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	233.86/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,298	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	190.93/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,182	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	207.50/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,170	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	180.71/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,588	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	356	216.66/cwt	215.00–220.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	213.66/cwt	213.00–214.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	212.33/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,034	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	241.56/cwt	231.00–248.00	894	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	191.26/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,387	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	192.02/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,471	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	209.10/cwt	199.00–216.75	1,401	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	227.63/cwt	220.00–236.00	958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	230.37/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,216	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	208.65/cwt	205.00–217.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	232.49/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,102	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	191.51/cwt	184.00–197.00	1,549	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	203.26/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,368	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	222.71/cwt	216.00–229.50	1,272	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	208.46/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,311	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	479	241.92/cwt	241.00–242.50	1,159	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	244.73/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,030	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	215.87/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,343	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 Jan 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,675Last week 1,328Year ago 1,271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 105Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 6Year 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
20	—	866	199.00–205.50	203.00
38	—	588	253.00–271.00	262.70
21	—	481	274.00–288.00	283.62
32	—	521	261.00–274.00	268.78
1	—	345	291.00	291.00
13	—	905	191.00–201.00	200.21
10	—	428	283.00–299.00	294.03
1	—	365	281.00	281.00
4	—	969	196.00–201.00	198.50
79	—	669	231.00–245.50	239.59
52	—	824	198.00–214.00	208.47
44	—	624	234.00–250.00	242.04
8	—	1,004	177.00	177.00
86	—	728	205.00–220.50	214.88
45	—	763	200.00–214.50	210.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	833	185.00	185.00
4	—	436	270.00	270.00
6	—	527	250.00–256.00	254.30
10	—	611	220.00–230.00	222.58
12	—	580	240.00–251.00	247.43
4	—	663	223.00–226.00	224.76
3	—	723	196.00–197.00	196.33
2	—	875	184.00–185.00	184.49
2	—	465	265.00–270.00	267.45
1	—	970	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	293.00	293.00
7	—	436	305.00–311.00	305.82
7	—	378	304.00–316.00	308.24
31	—	606	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	256.00–265.00	261.32
15	—	527	279.00–283.00	280.70
10	—	901	204.50	204.50
82	—	563	275.00–281.50	278.84
32	—	762	218.90–223.00	220.17
25	—	707	222.00–226.50	223.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	818	171.00–179.00	176.39
16	—	530	212.00–218.00	214.86
18	—	680	190.00–198.00	193.89
1	—	785	170.00	170.00
2	—	345	195.00	195.00
12	—	619	190.00–194.00	190.93
7	—	564	207.00–208.00	207.50
3	—	356	215.00–220.00	216.66
3	—	422	213.00–214.00	213.66
1	—	275	188.00	188.00
6	—	487	210.00–214.00	212.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	821	203.50	203.50
28	—	716	200.00–208.50	205.25
39	—	667	221.00–225.00	222.94
59	—	525	236.75–243.00	238.51
12	—	608	217.00–217.50	217.21
161	—	774	200.00–206.00	204.10
14	—	555	230.00–236.00	233.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	879	180.00–185.00	180.71
2	—	312	211.00	211.00
9	—	370	231.00–248.00	241.56
9	—	725	180.00–197.00	191.26
23	—	766	180.00–196.00	192.02
49	—	670	199.00–216.75	209.10
4	—	421	220.00–236.00	227.63
1	—	955	133.00	133.00
75	—	528	220.00–235.00	230.37
3	—	280	205.00–217.00	208.65
26	—	474	222.00–237.00	232.49
26	—	809	184.00–197.00	191.51
29	—	571	216.00–229.50	222.71
32	—	629	200.00–214.00	208.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	479	241.00–242.50	241.92
4	—	421	241.00–247.00	244.73
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	542	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	250.50–252.00	250.99
6	—	679	231.00–234.00	232.98
5	—	765	180.00–198.00	194.45
6	—	562	230.00–248.00	244.09
4	—	441	273.00–288.00	284.22
5	—	306	271.00	271.00
6	—	815	170.00–184.00	175.64
4	—	385	282.00	282.00
6	—	463	263.00–278.00	270.58
1	—	860	154.00	154.00
2	—	702	180.00	180.00
9	—	622	215.00–217.00	215.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	255.00–256.00	255.75
5	—	585	220.00–222.00	220.38
1	—	775	175.00	175.00
1	—	305	260.00	260.00
2	—	385	262.00	262.00
1	—	220	260.00	260.00
2	—	430	251.00–257.00	254.07
1	—	530	220.00	220.00
5	—	673	200.00–208.00	203.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	467	291.00	291.00
1	—	375	299.00	299.00
2	—	432	298.00	298.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	92.00–97.50	94.77
1	—	1,210	117.00	117.00
15	—	1,262	103.00–110.00	105.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	83.50–91.00	87.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	102.50–107.50	104.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,785	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,965	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,460	110.00–110.50	110.21

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)	1	—	965	1,200.00	1,200.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	700.00	700.00

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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

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