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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 9

● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Jan 2Jan 9Jan 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,741 head

▲ 868 vs last sale 873▲ 629 vs year ago 1,112 · +56.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 82▲ 10 vs year ago 48 · +20.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 5 · +60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearling steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.63/cwt on 750 head.

Average price

$176.63

750 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$11.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.69

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	665	177.27	1,179	709
Medium and Large 2-3	588	165.52	973	41

One grade step is worth $11.75/cwt here — about $206 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 sale750 hd

176.63

—

KY average24 barns · 7,125 hd

174.94

+1.69

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	1,748	106.33	1,859	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,648	78.87	1,299	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	78.12	994	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	66.05	624	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	953	$975	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$904	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$850	1thin

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	448	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	204.51/cwt	200.00–206.00	679	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	188.42/cwt	187.00–190.00	707	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	204.58/cwt	199.00–214.00	779	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	388	219.51/cwt	219.00–220.00	852	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	193.05/cwt	191.00–194.00	826	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	212.55/cwt	201.00–217.00	927	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	449	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	986	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	198.87/cwt	192.00–206.00	931	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	476	212.63/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,012	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	183.89/cwt	180.00–187.00	892	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	182.64/cwt	178.00–192.00	948	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	172.22/cwt	170.00–174.50	918	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	541	199.36/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,079	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	193.10/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,095	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	168.48/cwt	166.00–170.00	960	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	182.61/cwt	176.00–189.00	1,055	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	182.19/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,115	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	176.25/cwt	163.00–179.00	1,093	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	156.34/cwt	150.00–158.00	985	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	176.72/cwt	176.00–178.50	1,188	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	677	152.68/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,034	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	169.89/cwt	163.00–175.50	1,159	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	709	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,290	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	713	143.70/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,025	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	168.58/cwt	158.00–173.00	1,219	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	167.91/cwt	157.00–170.50	1,296	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,154	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	165.28/cwt	156.00–168.50	1,344	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	859	163.17/cwt	151.00–168.50	1,402	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	150.56/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,367	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	910	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,101	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	930	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	1,472	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	973	126.47/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,231	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	145.72/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,432	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,006	134.99/cwt	130.00–142.50	1,358	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,419	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,317	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	166.12/cwt	161.00–171.00	341	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	169.20/cwt	164.00–175.00	469	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	168.59/cwt	160.00–176.00	548	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	343	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	506	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	557	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	183.73/cwt	180.00–186.00	680	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	167.94/cwt	161.00–173.00	623	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	404	163.50/cwt	163.00–164.00	661	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	174.74/cwt	169.00–181.00	741	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	439	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	838	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	467	178.81/cwt	176.00–180.00	835	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	169.06/cwt	159.00–175.50	811	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	718	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	162.70/cwt	156.00–170.00	843	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	172.73/cwt	172.50–173.00	903	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	150.33/cwt	150.00–151.00	791	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	169.44/cwt	167.00–171.50	956	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	158.70/cwt	150.00–165.00	911	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	594	144.79/cwt	143.00–145.00	860	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	162.44/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,018	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	627	135.87/cwt	135.00–140.00	852	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	154.54/cwt	145.00–160.00	974	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	160.92/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,064	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	156.90/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,054	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	686	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	978	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,096	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	150.18/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,068	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	135.35/cwt	130.00–138.00	975	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	146.32/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,113	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,204	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	140.57/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,140	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,283	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	980	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	990	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,035	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,066	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	222	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	420	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	187.65/cwt	186.00–190.00	524	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	292	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	496	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	195.64/cwt	190.00–203.00	653	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	173.43/cwt	171.00–176.00	581	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	205.59/cwt	203.00–209.00	767	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	191.12/cwt	186.00–200.00	805	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	428	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	929	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	196.03/cwt	195.00–197.00	931	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	185.72/cwt	175.00–191.00	886	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	171.55/cwt	170.00–176.00	832	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	511	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	971	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	174.24/cwt	169.00–178.00	918	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	566	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	812	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	163.00/cwt	162.00–165.00	968	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	159.26/cwt	156.00–161.50	976	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	891	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	143.96/cwt	142.00–151.00	963	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	139.15/cwt	136.00–140.00	980	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	137.10/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,060	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,070	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,030	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	937	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	430	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	499	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	457	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	640	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,627	103.59/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,685	3
Bulls	—	—	1,930	110.44/cwt	110.00–111.00	2,131	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	516	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	65.59/cwt	63.00–68.00	620	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	752	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	71.19/cwt	70.00–72.50	826	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	83.87/cwt	83.00–84.50	1,084	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	78.05/cwt	75.00–82.50	1,012	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	85.00/cwt	83.50–86.50	1,289	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,636	78.25/cwt	75.00–81.50	1,280	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,895	72.49/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,374	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	975.07/head	820.00–1,100.00	975	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	903.96/head	850.00–950.00	904	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	823	1

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,741Last week 873Year ago 1,112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 82Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	940	136.50	136.50
20	—	811	137.00–148.00	140.57
2	—	205	161.00–171.00	166.12
45	—	480	159.00–175.50	169.06
21	—	424	169.00–181.00	174.74
16	—	325	160.00–176.00	168.59
25	—	371	161.00–173.00	167.94
4	—	277	164.00–175.00	169.20
33	—	711	141.00–154.00	150.18
54	—	574	150.00–165.00	158.70
30	—	630	145.00–160.00	154.54
33	—	761	140.00–155.00	146.32
24	—	672	145.00–160.00	156.90
53	—	518	156.00–170.00	162.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	800	150.50	150.50
22	—	523	172.50–173.00	172.73
24	—	564	167.00–171.50	169.44
11	—	661	160.00–162.00	160.92
23	—	705	155.50	155.50
49	—	627	161.00–163.00	162.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	686	140.00–145.00	142.51
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
1	—	980	101.00	101.00
1	—	830	115.00	115.00
14	—	594	143.00–145.00	144.79
1	—	1,035	103.00	103.00
2	—	343	145.00–150.00	147.48
3	—	720	130.00–138.00	135.35
7	—	627	135.00–140.00	135.87
3	—	526	150.00–151.00	150.33
1	—	350	159.00	159.00
4	—	404	163.00–164.00	163.50
2	—	480	149.00–150.00	149.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	439	191.00	191.00
5	—	467	176.00–180.00	178.81
7	—	370	180.00–186.00	183.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	388	219.00–220.00	219.51
10	—	449	219.50	219.50
5	—	476	211.00–215.00	212.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	709	182.00	182.00
25	—	612	180.00–184.00	182.19
66	—	672	176.00–178.50	176.72
8	—	567	190.00–195.00	193.10
20	—	541	196.00–201.00	199.36
8	—	930	158.25	158.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	141.00–148.00	145.72
1	—	1,075	132.00	132.00
64	—	682	163.00–175.50	169.89
68	—	723	158.00–173.00	168.58
82	—	620	163.00–179.00	176.25
15	—	859	151.00–168.50	163.17
20	—	1,006	130.00–142.50	134.99
7	—	908	140.00–155.00	150.56
88	—	578	176.00–189.00	182.61
51	—	772	157.00–170.50	167.91
10	—	381	199.00–214.00	204.58
3	—	1,155	114.00	114.00
15	—	436	201.00–217.00	212.55
15	—	519	178.00–192.00	182.64
22	—	468	192.00–206.00	198.87
32	—	813	156.00–168.50	165.28
4	—	332	200.00–206.00	204.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	180.00–187.00	183.89
2	—	780	148.00	148.00
2	—	973	123.00–130.00	126.47
9	—	570	166.00–170.00	168.48
3	—	713	140.00–146.00	143.70
1	—	340	190.00	190.00
1	—	910	121.00	121.00
2	—	533	170.00–174.50	172.22
6	—	630	150.00–158.00	156.34
2	—	375	187.00–190.00	188.42
3	—	428	191.00–194.00	193.05
3	—	677	150.00–155.00	152.68
1	—	250	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	613	156.00–161.50	159.26
7	—	477	175.00–191.00	185.72
11	—	373	203.00–209.00	205.59
5	—	669	142.00–151.00	143.96
2	—	222	189.00	189.00
6	—	594	162.00–165.00	163.00
10	—	421	186.00–200.00	191.12
5	—	279	186.00–190.00	187.65
6	—	527	169.00–178.00	174.24
7	—	704	136.00–140.00	139.15
9	—	334	190.00–203.00	195.64
2	—	773	131.00–143.00	137.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,030	91.00	91.00
1	—	400	180.00	180.00
16	—	566	143.50	143.50
2	—	335	171.00–176.00	173.43
1	—	665	134.00	134.00
2	—	292	170.00	170.00
19	—	485	170.00–176.00	171.55
1	—	365	185.00	185.00
1	—	930	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	195.00–197.00	196.03
3	—	511	190.00	190.00
5	—	428	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	116.00	116.00
2	—	457	140.00	140.00
1	—	545	132.00	132.00

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	1	—	895	850.00	850.00

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)	2	—	1,043	850.00–950.00	903.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	820.00–1,100.00	975.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,930	110.00–111.00	110.44
3	—	1,627	100.00–105.00	103.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,296	75.00–82.50	78.05
5	—	1,293	83.00–84.50	83.87
4	—	1,160	70.00–72.50	71.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	83.50–86.50	85.00
9	—	1,636	75.00–81.50	78.25
2	—	1,895	72.00–73.00	72.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	63.00–68.00	65.59
1	—	1,030	73.00	73.00
1	—	860	60.00	60.00

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.