Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter 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 $253.00/cwt on 734 head.

Average price

$253.00

734 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$441

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

$42.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.05

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	475	294.23	1,397	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	564	258.44	1,457	25
Medium and Large 1-2	730	251.67	1,838	690

One grade step is worth $42.56/cwt here — about −$441 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 sale734 hd

253.00

—

KY average26 barns · 6,862 hd

250.95

+2.05

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	1,688	129.77	2,190	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	113.25	1,795	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	105.45	1,321	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	82.82	817	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,115	123.00	1,371	1thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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 2-3	—	610	240.61/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	253.04/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,695	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	229.43/cwt	223.00–239.00	1,652	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	263.23/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,635	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	327.92/cwt	316.00–332.00	1,407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	251.75/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	317.11/cwt	309.00–328.00	1,522	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	283.04/cwt	273.50–291.00	1,452	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	224.81/cwt	222.00–228.50	1,861	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	343.45/cwt	341.00–346.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	210.42/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,909	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	284.39/cwt	273.00–289.00	1,612	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	213.79/cwt	201.00–219.00	1,845	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	200.34/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	256.31/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,376	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	227.75/cwt	227.75–227.75	1,674	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	524	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	193.99/cwt	193.00–195.00	1,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	222.00/cwt	213.00–227.00	1,729	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	213.36/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,611	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	204.91/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	702	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	291.01/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	268.25/cwt	267.50–269.00	1,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	322.29/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,238	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	276.34/cwt	272.00–280.50	1,705	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	291.54/cwt	291.00–294.00	1,685	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	497	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,334	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,819	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	249.60/cwt	248.50–256.00	1,830	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	236.70/cwt	236.70–236.70	1,988	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	267.56/cwt	264.50–271.00	1,512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	237.60/cwt	237.60–237.60	2,027	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	949	219.90/cwt	219.90–219.90	2,087	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	295.57/cwt	293.00–299.00	1,546	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	540	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	214.00/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	227.97/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	256.75/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,189	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,115	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,371	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,931	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	94.08/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,075	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	105.24/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,318	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,649	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	113.65/cwt	111.00–117.50	1,509	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	72.65/cwt	70.50–75.00	701	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	95.52/cwt	93.50–97.50	989	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	81.14/cwt	79.50–84.00	785	3
Bulls	—	—	1,498	118.70/cwt	118.50–119.00	1,778	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,357	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	133.07/cwt	128.00–135.00	2,426	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	244.12/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	308.44/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,181	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	237.41/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	289.95/cwt	287.00–293.00	1,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	282.66/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,470	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	266.77/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,401	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	251.97/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,303	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	296.17/cwt	291.00–299.00	1,232	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	287.47/cwt	280.00–289.50	1,334	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	237.68/cwt	233.50–239.50	1,528	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	177.33/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	204.44/cwt	203.00–206.50	1,656	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	228.63/cwt	228.00–229.50	1,555	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	222.97/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	238.77/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,363	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	210.54/cwt	207.50–214.00	1,630	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	254.96/cwt	253.00–255.50	1,418	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	233.45/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,251	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	253.48/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,229	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	245.16/cwt	239.00–254.00	1,287	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	199.44/cwt	191.00–205.00	1,719	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	232.66/cwt	230.00–235.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	288.56/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,085	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	212.20/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,562	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	260.29/cwt	258.00–263.00	1,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	224.33/cwt	214.00–231.00	1,395	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	269.56/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,267	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	261.69/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,507	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	219.35/cwt	210.00–224.50	1,465	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	277.47/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,174	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	300.33/cwt	295.00–308.00	1,270	13

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,535Last week 1,536Year ago 1,326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 41Year ago 89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	236.00–243.00	240.61
1	—	380	310.00	310.00
2	—	815	200.00–210.00	204.91
2	—	702	220.00	220.00
1	—	335	308.00	308.00
2	—	508	267.50–269.00	268.25
1	—	650	218.00	218.00
5	—	478	279.00	279.00
1	—	750	210.00	210.00
2	—	440	287.00	287.00
5	—	565	264.50–271.00	267.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	670	245.00–263.00	253.04
8	—	720	223.00–239.00	229.43
42	—	621	257.00–270.00	263.23
4	—	429	316.00–332.00	327.92
15	—	480	309.00–328.00	317.11
23	—	513	273.50–291.00	283.04
1	—	1,065	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,025	191.00	191.00
82	—	828	222.00–228.50	224.81
1	—	290	342.00	342.00
2	—	363	341.00–346.00	343.45
11	—	907	200.00–213.00	210.42
54	—	567	273.00–289.00	284.39
14	—	863	201.00–219.00	213.79
1	—	965	200.00	200.00
9	—	779	213.00–227.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	251.00–254.00	251.75
2	—	410	290.00–292.00	291.01
1	—	695	243.00	243.00
8	—	384	320.00–327.00	322.29
4	—	497	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	342.00	342.00
1	—	365	360.00	360.00
4	—	458	340.00	340.00
7	—	524	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	617	272.00–280.50	276.34
9	—	578	291.00–294.00	291.54
8	—	766	235.00–240.00	237.50
89	—	733	248.50–256.00	249.60
66	—	840	236.70	236.70
61	—	853	237.60	237.60
56	—	949	219.90	219.90
5	—	674	270.00	270.00
9	—	523	293.00–299.00	295.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	200.00–201.00	200.34
2	—	728	193.00–195.00	193.99
1	—	955	170.00	170.00
1	—	650	207.00	207.00
2	—	768	170.00–185.00	177.33
1	—	895	178.00	178.00
2	—	380	269.00	269.00
2	—	585	221.00–225.00	222.97
2	—	275	245.00	245.00
5	—	536	231.00–235.00	233.45
8	—	485	252.00–258.00	253.48
2	—	320	230.00–235.00	232.66
3	—	432	258.00–263.00	260.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	537	255.00–259.00	256.31
75	—	735	227.75	227.75
17	—	755	213.00–215.00	213.36
26	—	643	233.50–239.50	237.68
12	—	680	228.00–229.50	228.63
19	—	556	253.00–255.50	254.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	416	291.00–299.00	296.17
5	—	464	280.00–289.50	287.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	810	203.00–206.50	204.44
95	—	571	230.00–245.00	238.77
13	—	774	207.50–214.00	210.54
3	—	996	190.00	190.00
20	—	525	239.00–254.00	245.16
21	—	862	191.00–205.00	199.44
2	—	1,055	157.00	157.00
15	—	376	282.00–295.00	288.56
39	—	736	200.00–216.00	212.20
25	—	622	214.00–231.00	224.33
45	—	470	260.00–279.00	269.56
50	—	668	210.00–224.50	219.35
3	—	1,008	176.00	176.00
4	—	290	280.00	280.00
8	—	423	270.00–285.00	277.47
2	—	305	284.00	284.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	150.00	150.00
1	—	540	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	200.00	200.00
2	—	730	210.00–218.00	214.00
5	—	621	235.00–250.00	244.12
4	—	383	300.00–318.00	308.44
2	—	658	230.00–245.00	237.41
2	—	478	287.00–293.00	289.95
15	—	525	260.00–276.00	266.77
3	—	811	208.00	208.00
3	—	996	188.00	188.00
1	—	850	193.00	193.00
7	—	576	256.00–264.00	261.69
13	—	423	295.00–308.00	300.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	279.00	279.00
3	—	625	227.00–230.00	227.97
3	—	463	255.00–260.00	256.75
1	—	670	225.00	225.00
3	—	517	250.00–256.00	251.97
1	—	330	265.00	265.00
1	—	580	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	253.00	253.00
9	—	520	280.00–284.00	282.66
1	—	395	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	123.00	123.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,625	101.50	101.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	92.00–96.00	94.08
9	—	1,252	100.00–109.50	105.24
3	—	1,328	111.00–117.50	113.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	70.50–75.00	72.65
2	—	1,035	93.50–97.50	95.52
3	—	968	79.50–84.00	81.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	118.50–119.00	118.70
1	—	1,660	142.00	142.00
3	—	1,823	128.00–135.00	133.07

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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