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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 2

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Dec 19Jan 2Jan 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

873 head

▲ 284 vs last sale 589▲ 58 vs year ago 815 · +7.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 38▲ 24 vs year ago 58 · +41.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to being closed for the holiday break.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.80/cwt on 378 head.

Average price

$158.80

378 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$27.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.14

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	608	159.73	972	365
Medium and Large 2-3	621	132.69	825	13thin

One grade step is worth $27.04/cwt here — about $147 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 sale378 hd

158.80

—

KY average3 barns · 538 hd

156.66

+2.14

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	1,535	105.10	1,613	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,718	80.84	1,389	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	76.40	938	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	65.85	640	11

Every lot

93 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	248	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	503	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	506	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	686	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	191.99/cwt	191.00–194.00	620	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	785	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	203.77/cwt	195.00–210.00	766	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	767	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	204.70/cwt	195.00–210.00	854	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	216.19/cwt	215.00–220.00	923	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	203.97/cwt	198.00–210.00	944	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	479	180.75/cwt	180.00–181.00	866	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	176.18/cwt	169.00–182.50	920	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	163.90/cwt	160.00–169.00	860	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	196.49/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,034	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	196.67/cwt	191.00–199.00	1,101	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	183.81/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,064	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	581	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	927	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	158.50/cwt	157.00–160.00	975	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	184.30/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,157	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	175.82/cwt	165.00–180.50	1,104	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,191	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	169.20/cwt	166.00–174.50	1,139	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,070	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	160.72/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,148	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	767	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,074	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	156.99/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,226	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	151.73/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,241	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	825	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,324	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	141.99/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,303	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,302	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	166.00/cwt	160.00–169.00	349	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	150.42/cwt	146.00–155.00	403	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	161.50/cwt	155.00–165.00	533	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	170.64/cwt	160.00–175.00	635	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	161.01/cwt	152.00–165.00	670	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	469	173.64/cwt	170.00–175.00	814	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	158.58/cwt	150.00–163.00	748	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	136.03/cwt	135.00–137.00	701	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	154.43/cwt	145.00–160.00	815	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	900	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	135.98/cwt	132.00–140.00	766	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	946	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	154.25/cwt	150.00–159.00	885	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	611	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	855	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	162.66/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,008	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	154.73/cwt	143.00–159.50	962	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	156.10/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,026	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	157.10/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,040	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	864	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	141.99/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,007	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	871	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	747	164.95/cwt	164.95–164.95	1,232	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	974	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	136.39/cwt	117.00–140.50	1,062	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,152	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,080	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	753	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	551	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	200.24/cwt	197.00–202.00	825	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	874	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	162.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	761	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	164.51/cwt	160.00–174.00	860	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	751	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	143.78/cwt	141.00–151.00	891	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	137.52/cwt	130.00–140.00	978	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	125.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,023	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,008	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,038	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,418	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	856	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,087	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Value Added	863	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,213	59
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,278	88.52/cwt	86.50–90.50	1,131	2
Bulls	—	—	1,381	105.40/cwt	104.50–107.00	1,456	4
Bulls	—	—	1,912	115.75/cwt	115.00–117.00	2,213	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	679	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	65.70/cwt	64.00–69.00	639	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	60.75/cwt	60.50–61.00	601	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	70.42/cwt	66.00–72.50	843	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	77.00/cwt	73.00–81.00	953	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	85.51/cwt	83.50–90.50	1,063	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,695	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,178	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,705	79.16/cwt	76.00–80.50	1,350	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,743	86.87/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,514	3

This sale against other markets

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 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 873Last week 589Year ago 815

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 38Year ago 58

No trend available due to being closed for the holiday break.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	711	130.00–140.00	137.52
9	—	620	141.00–151.00	143.78
6	—	818	120.00–130.00	125.04
1	—	1,350	105.00	105.00
1	—	350	215.00	215.00
2	—	952	109.00	109.00
3	—	680	140.00	140.00
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
1	—	465	188.00	188.00
3	—	523	160.00–174.00	164.51
2	—	880	114.00–115.00	114.50
3	—	412	197.00–202.00	200.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
2	—	525	143.00	143.00
2	—	468	160.00–165.00	162.59
1	—	370	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	129.00	129.00
1	—	720	121.00	121.00
1	—	755	129.00	129.00
1	—	485	132.00	132.00
2	—	563	132.00–140.00	135.98
1	—	1,080	100.00	100.00
3	—	611	140.00	140.00
2	—	515	135.00–137.00	136.03
1	—	380	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	779	117.00–140.50	136.39
46	—	662	145.00–160.00	157.10
5	—	330	155.00–165.00	161.50
5	—	814	141.50	141.50
17	—	372	160.00–175.00	170.64
33	—	622	143.00–159.50	154.73
20	—	416	152.00–165.00	161.01
12	—	709	139.00–148.00	141.99
12	—	472	150.00–163.00	158.58
17	—	574	150.00–159.00	154.25
3	—	210	160.00–169.00	166.00
3	—	268	146.00–155.00	150.42
14	—	528	145.00–160.00	154.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	469	170.00–175.00	173.64
1	—	305	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	536	168.00	168.00
6	—	570	166.00	166.00
33	—	620	160.00–164.00	162.66
77	—	747	164.95	164.95
11	—	657	155.00–159.00	156.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	215.00	215.00
8	—	427	215.00–220.00	216.19
1	—	305	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	248	203.00	203.00
12	—	818	145.00–153.00	151.73
13	—	714	150.00–164.00	160.72
23	—	628	165.00–180.50	175.82
27	—	579	175.00–189.00	183.81
3	—	323	191.00–194.00	191.99
17	—	522	169.00–182.50	176.18
19	—	463	198.00–210.00	203.97
2	—	918	137.00–147.00	141.99
2	—	1,085	120.00	120.00
1	—	275	184.00	184.00
7	—	376	195.00–210.00	203.77
9	—	417	195.00–210.00	204.70
9	—	781	151.00–161.00	156.99
20	—	673	166.00–174.50	169.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	560	191.00–199.00	196.67
40	—	526	190.00–199.00	196.49
11	—	673	177.00	177.00
7	—	825	160.50	160.50
29	—	628	182.00–187.00	184.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	180.00–181.00	180.75
2	—	581	159.00–160.00	159.50
2	—	410	187.00	187.00
2	—	615	157.00–160.00	158.50
4	—	767	140.00	140.00
3	—	525	160.00–169.00	163.90
1	—	690	155.00	155.00
1	—	290	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
4	—	856	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	863	140.50	140.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	86.50–90.50	88.52
4	—	1,381	104.50–107.00	105.40
3	—	1,912	115.00–117.00	115.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,243	83.50–90.50	85.51
10	—	1,197	66.00–72.50	70.42
24	—	1,238	73.00–81.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,705	76.00–80.50	79.16
1	—	1,695	69.50	69.50
3	—	1,743	84.00–92.00	86.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	972	64.00–69.00	65.70
2	—	950	71.50	71.50
2	—	990	60.50–61.00	60.75

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.