Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $229.88/cwt on 649 head.

Average price

$229.88

649 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,457

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$56

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

$40.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.71

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	448	261.41	1,171	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	641	230.25	1,477	598
Medium and Large 2-3	556	220.82	1,227	45

One grade step is worth $40.59/cwt here — about −$56 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 sale649 hd

229.88

—

KY average26 barns · 10,192 hd

225.17

+4.71

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	1,691	124.51	2,105	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,524	109.53	1,669	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	104.34	1,319	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	81.50	756	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,625	123.48	2,007	3thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	265.92/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,005	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	242.41/cwt	235.00–253.00	1,278	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	251.11/cwt	247.50–257.50	846	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	193.99/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	235.60/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,449	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	313.39/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	259.50/cwt	258.00–261.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	316.10/cwt	306.00–324.00	1,362	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	209.37/cwt	201.00–216.50	1,727	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,266	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	289.22/cwt	277.00–293.50	1,489	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	211.45/cwt	203.00–215.00	1,324	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	231.24/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,674	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	195.62/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	272.78/cwt	262.00–278.00	1,566	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	191.99/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	242.67/cwt	240.50–245.00	1,480	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	226.88/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,493	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,305	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,866	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	309.87/cwt	303.00–313.00	1,447	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	184.11/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,412	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	174.77/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,354	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	240.11/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,342	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	252.56/cwt	242.00–260.50	1,606	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	226.98/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,537	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	782	204.98/cwt	201.00–208.00	1,603	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	213.12/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,528	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	329.27/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	253.07/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,448	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	267.51/cwt	265.00–273.50	1,696	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	509	270.82/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,378	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	286.81/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,405	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	298.15/cwt	295.00–298.50	1,613	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	218.50/cwt	210.00–228.50	1,696	39
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	510	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	760	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	918	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,694	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	245.63/cwt	240.50–248.00	1,771	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	285.82/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,629	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	248.75/cwt	248.75–248.75	1,905	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	193.04/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,782	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	247.19/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,631	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	313.35/cwt	307.00–314.00	1,344	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	534	274.76/cwt	274.00–276.00	1,467	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,625	123.48/cwt	121.00–124.50	2,007	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	104.01/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,341	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,350	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	81.50/cwt	80.00–82.50	756	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	111.27/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,692	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	106.06/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,623	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,062	1
Bulls	—	—	1,125	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,181	1
Bulls	—	—	1,865	130.44/cwt	129.00–132.00	2,433	4
Bulls	—	—	1,647	123.10/cwt	120.00–125.50	2,027	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	298.23/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,426	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	257.50/cwt	248.00–264.00	1,362	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	256.48/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,467	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	311.47/cwt	303.00–317.00	1,209	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	281.30/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	311	283.32/cwt	280.00–284.00	881	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	279.20/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,041	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,189	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	262.99/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	229.06/cwt	223.00–230.10	1,674	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	849	209.95/cwt	209.95–209.95	1,782	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	231.09/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,234	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	228.25/cwt	217.00–235.25	1,413	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	260.62/cwt	259.00–262.50	1,214	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	284	233.82/cwt	232.50–240.00	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	214.77/cwt	203.00–222.00	1,437	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	231.89/cwt	220.00–236.75	1,338	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	273.26/cwt	264.00–282.00	1,172	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	251.09/cwt	249.00–253.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	248.99/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,195	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	142.01/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	209.59/cwt	200.00–215.50	1,536	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	275.88/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,333	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	253.50/cwt	251.00–256.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	193.48/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	193.01/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	205.17/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,561	6

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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,536Last week 2,263Year ago 1,283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 77Year ago 102

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	312	296.00	296.00
2	—	763	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,075	111.00	111.00
11	—	429	307.00–314.00	313.35
2	—	665	245.00	245.00
11	—	478	290.00–305.00	298.23
10	—	529	248.00–264.00	257.50
9	—	572	250.00–261.00	256.48
1	—	295	290.00	290.00
9	—	388	303.00–317.00	311.47
1	—	810	185.00	185.00
2	—	645	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	327	240.00	240.00
1	—	230	252.50	252.50
2	—	390	277.50–285.00	281.30
1	—	620	200.00	200.00
1	—	505	222.50	222.50
3	—	425	297.00	297.00
1	—	660	201.00	201.00
2	—	463	261.00–265.00	262.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	246.00	246.00
13	—	534	274.00–276.00	274.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	378	255.00–273.00	265.92
39	—	527	235.00–253.00	242.41
9	—	337	247.50–257.50	251.11
25	—	767	180.00–192.00	184.11
46	—	619	217.00–235.25	228.25
60	—	669	203.00–222.00	214.77
59	—	577	220.00–236.75	231.89
32	—	429	264.00–282.00	273.26
1	—	235	227.00	227.00
3	—	1,025	140.00–143.00	142.01
45	—	733	200.00–215.50	209.59
41	—	483	265.00–281.00	275.88
2	—	290	251.00–256.00	253.50
6	—	822	190.00–198.00	193.48
3	—	883	189.00–200.00	193.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	258.00–261.00	259.50
9	—	626	203.00–215.00	211.45
2	—	710	190.00–194.00	191.99
4	—	693	198.00	198.00
5	—	775	170.00–177.00	174.77
9	—	534	230.00–233.00	231.09
1	—	595	220.00	220.00
5	—	284	232.50–240.00	233.82
2	—	378	249.00–253.00	251.09
6	—	480	246.00–251.00	248.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	610	240.50–245.00	242.67
26	—	658	225.00–229.00	226.88
6	—	502	260.00	260.00
9	—	559	238.00–244.00	240.11
74	—	731	223.00–230.10	229.06
68	—	849	209.95	209.95
6	—	761	205.00–206.00	205.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	311	280.00–284.00	283.32
3	—	373	277.50–280.00	279.20
1	—	410	290.00	290.00
2	—	500	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	259.00–262.50	260.62
2	—	412	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	192.00–196.00	193.99
23	—	615	230.00–240.00	235.60
1	—	860	190.00	190.00
30	—	677	225.00–231.00	226.98
8	—	782	201.00–208.00	204.98
8	—	717	211.00–215.00	213.12
2	—	367	292.00	292.00
7	—	572	250.00–258.00	253.07
13	—	509	269.00–272.00	270.82
1	—	315	260.00	260.00
11	—	490	280.00–289.00	286.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	307.00–320.00	313.39
16	—	431	306.00–324.00	316.10
25	—	825	201.00–216.50	209.37
28	—	515	277.00–293.50	289.22
1	—	245	344.00	344.00
40	—	724	220.00–238.00	231.24
1	—	290	339.00	339.00
1	—	985	185.00	185.00
8	—	868	195.00–200.00	195.62
22	—	574	262.00–278.00	272.78
15	—	467	303.00–313.00	309.87
46	—	636	242.00–260.50	252.56
3	—	367	322.50–335.00	329.27
1	—	1,090	159.00	159.00
39	—	776	210.00–228.50	218.50
5	—	923	185.00–200.00	193.04
48	—	660	237.00–250.00	247.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	422	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	820	227.50	227.50
29	—	634	265.00–273.50	267.51
19	—	541	295.00–298.50	298.15
27	—	721	240.50–248.00	245.63
26	—	570	282.00–290.00	285.82
15	—	766	248.75	248.75
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	149.00	149.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	918	184.50	184.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,625	121.00–124.50	123.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,289	100.00–108.00	104.01
3	—	1,227	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,180	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	80.00–82.50	81.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,521	110.00–112.00	111.27
2	—	1,530	104.00–108.00	106.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	105.00	105.00
4	—	1,865	129.00–132.00	130.44
3	—	1,647	120.00–125.50	123.10

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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