Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $254.00/cwt on 971 head.

Average price

$254.00

971 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$529

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

$104.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.41

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	641	254.39	1,631	903
Medium and Large 2-3	579	250.32	1,450	67
Small and Medium 1-2	735	150.00	1,103	1thin

One grade step is worth $104.39/cwt here — about $529 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 sale971 hd

254.00

—

KY average24 barns · 8,501 hd

244.59

+9.41

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	1,580	126.74	2,002	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,539	109.27	1,681	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	107.90	1,300	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	944	90.53	855	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,263	124.19	1,569	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)	1,055	$1,213	2thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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	—	529	276.99/cwt	264.00–281.50	1,465	46
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	224.90/cwt	211.00–229.00	1,655	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	268.45/cwt	258.00–276.00	1,538	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	238.87/cwt	228.00–246.50	1,610	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	308.35/cwt	301.00–319.00	1,045	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	202.61/cwt	196.00–204.50	1,791	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	327.31/cwt	323.00–329.00	1,244	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	612	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	301.83/cwt	293.00–311.00	1,461	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	170.66/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	311.16/cwt	303.00–322.00	1,173	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	313	323.64/cwt	322.00–326.00	1,013	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	409	324.95/cwt	324.50–326.00	1,329	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	324.99/cwt	319.00–326.00	1,479	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	263.36/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,622	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	314.20/cwt	309.00–322.00	1,307	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	202.91/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,477	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	242.14/cwt	241.50–243.00	1,232	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	231.32/cwt	229.00–233.50	1,335	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	829	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,575	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	286.98/cwt	285.50–293.00	1,472	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	270.73/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,676	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	339	235.25/cwt	235.00–235.50	797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	200.32/cwt	200.00–200.50	1,522	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	225.83/cwt	222.00–227.50	1,502	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	225.76/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,081	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	195.57/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	208.90/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,703	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	218.10/cwt	208.00–224.00	1,692	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	283.72/cwt	276.00–288.00	1,319	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	684	226.00/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,546	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	826	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	295.56/cwt	293.00–301.00	1,262	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	259.49/cwt	259.00–260.00	1,378	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	243.00/cwt	237.00–247.50	1,521	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	250.22/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,431	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	287.17/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,648	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	228.75/cwt	228.75–228.75	1,748	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	235.08/cwt	232.50–237.00	1,671	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	251.70/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,691	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	202.14/cwt	192.00–209.00	1,348	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	199.17/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	262.89/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	294.21/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,347	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	564	263.35/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,485	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	99.37/cwt	97.50–100.00	1,145	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	73.52/cwt	72.00–75.00	658	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	107.03/cwt	102.00–111.50	1,290	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	100.31/cwt	100.00–101.00	916	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	92.08/cwt	89.00–94.00	928	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,647	98.92/cwt	97.50–100.00	1,629	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,263	124.19/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,569	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	117.91/cwt	113.50–121.50	1,769	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	117.13/cwt	113.50–120.00	1,457	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	108.56/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,634	5
Bulls	—	—	1,348	111.26/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,500	2
Bulls	—	—	1,546	131.17/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,028	9
Bulls	—	—	1,835	123.77/cwt	120.00–126.00	2,271	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,212.56/head	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	283	305.11/cwt	301.00–309.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	231.27/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,302	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	243.80/cwt	233.00–249.00	1,287	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	270.59/cwt	264.00–282.00	1,315	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	249.45/cwt	244.00–258.00	1,419	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	254.10/cwt	251.00–268.00	1,298	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	169.98/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,302	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	289.50/cwt	282.00–297.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	144.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	306.76/cwt	295.00–308.00	1,129	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	223.30/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,373	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	223.44/cwt	220.00–231.00	936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	212.68/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,114	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	191.57/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,312	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	207.82/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,417	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	182.98/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	255.54/cwt	254.00–257.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	204.19/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,156	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	192.35/cwt	189.00–195.00	1,206	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	190.53/cwt	180.00–197.50	1,397	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	230.37/cwt	223.00–239.00	1,212	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	240.76/cwt	231.00–247.00	898	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	183.14/cwt	177.00–192.00	1,438	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	256.10/cwt	248.00–258.50	1,186	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	228.69/cwt	225.00–232.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	172.44/cwt	166.00–177.00	1,509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	213.07/cwt	200.00–219.50	1,334	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	236.18/cwt	228.50–246.00	1,141	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	220.14/cwt	209.00–227.00	1,270	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	288.42/cwt	280.00–299.00	805	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	286.73/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,247	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	256.74/cwt	252.00–259.00	1,096	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	245.66/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,044	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	337	260.57/cwt	260.00–261.00	878	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	217.51/cwt	200.00–229.00	1,368	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	174.01/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,432	10

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 Feb 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,263Last week 1,675Year ago 1,284

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 31Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year 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
46	—	529	264.00–281.50	276.99
76	—	736	211.00–229.00	224.90
85	—	573	258.00–276.00	268.45
186	—	674	228.00–246.50	238.87
6	—	339	301.00–319.00	308.35
21	—	884	196.00–204.50	202.61
67	—	484	293.00–311.00	301.83
3	—	1,080	170.00–171.00	170.66
18	—	377	303.00–322.00	311.16
80	—	616	250.00–268.00	263.36
3	—	1,195	160.50	160.50
8	—	416	309.00–322.00	314.20
5	—	918	190.00–201.00	195.57
4	—	1,001	193.50	193.50
1	—	985	203.00	203.00
1	—	285	300.00	300.00
28	—	815	200.00–212.50	208.90
61	—	776	208.00–224.00	218.10
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	380	323.00–329.00	327.31
2	—	612	282.00	282.00
3	—	313	322.00–326.00	323.64
8	—	409	324.50–326.00	324.95
7	—	455	319.00–326.00	324.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	513	285.50–293.00	286.98
74	—	619	270.00–278.00	270.73
7	—	574	285.00–288.00	287.17
3	—	818	219.00	219.00
30	—	764	228.75	228.75
28	—	711	232.50–237.00	235.08
14	—	672	247.00–253.00	251.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	465	276.00–288.00	283.72
1	—	770	190.00	190.00
8	—	684	225.00–227.00	226.00
1	—	250	280.00	280.00
4	—	826	192.00	192.00
7	—	427	293.00–301.00	295.56
4	—	531	259.00–260.00	259.49
2	—	390	272.00	272.00
1	—	1,075	109.00	109.00
1	—	735	190.00	190.00
14	—	626	237.00–247.50	243.00
13	—	572	242.00–255.00	250.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	728	200.00–205.00	202.91
33	—	509	241.50–243.00	242.14
24	—	577	229.00–233.50	231.32
13	—	829	190.00	190.00
14	—	760	200.00–200.50	200.32
23	—	665	222.00–227.50	225.83
38	—	615	221.00–228.00	223.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	172.00	172.00
1	—	820	104.00	104.00
4	—	339	235.00–235.50	235.25
8	—	479	220.00–227.00	225.76
4	—	419	220.00–231.00	223.44
17	—	524	210.00–220.00	212.68
7	—	685	190.00–195.00	191.57
2	—	285	227.00	227.00
2	—	380	217.00	217.00
7	—	566	201.00–209.00	204.19
6	—	627	189.00–195.00	192.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	682	200.00–216.00	207.82
2	—	815	181.00–185.00	182.98
4	—	336	254.00–257.00	255.54
1	—	235	226.00	226.00
1	—	950	130.00	130.00
25	—	733	180.00–197.50	190.53
54	—	526	223.00–239.00	230.37
6	—	373	231.00–247.00	240.76
13	—	785	177.00–192.00	183.14
2	—	275	225.00–232.00	228.69
6	—	875	166.00–177.00	172.44
126	—	626	200.00–219.50	213.07
68	—	483	228.50–246.00	236.18
78	—	577	209.00–227.00	220.14
25	—	425	234.00–250.00	245.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	463	248.00–258.50	256.10
25	—	427	252.00–259.00	256.74
6	—	395	253.00	253.00
9	—	337	260.00–261.00	260.57
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	220.00	220.00
8	—	458	290.00–297.00	294.21
6	—	564	260.00–264.00	263.35
2	—	283	301.00–309.00	305.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	271.00	271.00
2	—	473	260.00–266.00	262.89
1	—	275	277.00	277.00
2	—	700	180.00	180.00
7	—	563	228.00–233.00	231.27
3	—	528	233.00–249.00	243.80
1	—	440	260.00	260.00
1	—	940	160.00	160.00
2	—	870	140.00–150.00	144.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	667	192.00–209.00	202.14
4	—	723	190.00–204.00	199.17
1	—	935	180.00	180.00
37	—	486	264.00–282.00	270.59
17	—	569	244.00–258.00	249.45
11	—	511	251.00–268.00	254.10
4	—	766	167.00–175.00	169.98
2	—	340	282.00–297.00	289.50
10	—	368	295.00–308.00	306.76
7	—	279	280.00–299.00	288.42
9	—	435	280.00–299.00	286.73
21	—	629	200.00–229.00	217.51
10	—	823	170.00–183.00	174.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,152	97.50–100.00	99.37
26	—	1,205	102.00–111.50	107.03
8	—	1,244	113.50–120.00	117.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	895	72.00–75.00	73.52
3	—	913	100.00–101.00	100.31
3	—	1,008	89.00–94.00	92.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	97.50–100.00	98.92
4	—	1,500	113.50–121.50	117.91
5	—	1,505	104.00–112.00	108.56
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	122.00–126.00	124.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	107.00–115.00	111.26
9	—	1,546	130.00–133.00	131.17
3	—	1,835	120.00–126.00	123.77

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	2	—	1,055	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,212.56

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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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