Sale reports / Kentucky / Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky / 2023-05-01

Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, May 1
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,153 head
▼ 124 vs last sale 1,277▲ 118 vs year ago 1,035 · +11.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 110▼ 14 vs year ago 79 · −17.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 2 vs year ago 8 · −25.0%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, and steers over 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $224.59/cwt on 483 head.
Average price
$224.59
483 head · 639 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,435
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$260
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.91
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2645225.831,457443
Medium and Large 2-3568210.861,19740
One grade step is worth $14.97/cwt here — about $260 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 sale483 hd
224.59
—
KY average25 barns · 5,903 hd
214.68
+9.91
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,551108.681,6867thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59190.871,44514
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17090.391,05820
CowsLean 85-90%Low92579.3873415

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)873$8092thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)714$7101thin

Every lot

114 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3270224.00/cwt224.00–224.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295244.00/cwt244.00–244.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320263.00/cwt263.00–263.008421
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330220.00/cwt220.00–220.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333249.47/cwt245.00–254.008312
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350207.50/cwt207.50–207.507261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360255.00/cwt255.00–255.009182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380242.57/cwt234.00–249.0092212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411261.17/cwt256.00–265.001,0737
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415241.67/cwt234.00–250.001,00312
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3436226.97/cwt220.00–230.009904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469243.24/cwt237.00–250.001,14129
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473229.21/cwt227.00–233.001,0844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474267.12/cwt267.00–269.001,26617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519231.72/cwt225.00–242.001,20320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy521267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,3947
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533220.67/cwt220.00–221.001,1763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537258.32/cwt250.00–260.001,38722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575255.43/cwt255.00–259.001,46927
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3579227.03/cwt225.00–230.001,3156
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583243.40/cwt234.00–249.001,41937
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,5422
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610208.16/cwt203.00–209.501,27012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616243.92/cwt240.00–249.001,50310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626221.71/cwt213.00–233.001,38818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,49823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672211.00/cwt204.00–220.001,41830
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3689189.80/cwt189.00–190.001,3085
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705219.70/cwt219.70–219.701,54960
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735194.81/cwt192.00–200.001,43211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753190.00/cwt189.00–193.001,43115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768176.24/cwt170.00–185.001,3546
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3785166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,3031
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2824167.43/cwt160.00–170.001,3804
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added926194.25/cwt194.25–194.251,79958
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2929159.77/cwt154.00–171.001,4849
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,095123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,3471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2232210.74/cwt205.00–216.004893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273201.53/cwt200.00–207.005505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy292229.00/cwt229.00–229.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315190.00/cwt190.00–190.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332207.93/cwt201.00–211.0069010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375213.42/cwt206.00–221.0080016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378191.55/cwt190.00–193.007242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423209.41/cwt201.00–218.0088620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425193.00/cwt193.00–193.008201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435222.00/cwt220.00–223.0096621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474209.90/cwt203.00–216.0099515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475191.07/cwt189.00–194.009083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478219.44/cwt219.00–220.001,0497
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522213.79/cwt210.00–220.001,11637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522203.51/cwt192.00–209.501,06259
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523188.30/cwt187.00–190.009857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563199.54/cwt190.00–207.001,12327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3582184.00/cwt180.00–185.001,0715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added601201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3612179.74/cwt179.00–180.001,1004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624190.20/cwt181.00–194.001,18729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678176.18/cwt172.00–185.001,1953
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3682173.41/cwt171.00–174.001,1835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720169.90/cwt160.00–175.001,22310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3785147.50/cwt146.00–149.001,1582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added832162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2980150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4702
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3245215.00/cwt215.00–215.005271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285219.00/cwt219.00–219.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2334238.54/cwt230.00–249.007977
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3336209.36/cwt208.00–210.007033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376255.00/cwt255.00–255.009594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2389235.91/cwt225.00–238.009186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,0542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428240.99/cwt229.00–244.001,0319
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3436223.75/cwt222.00–226.009764
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3467215.70/cwt213.00–220.001,0079
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2487237.74/cwt229.00–240.501,15815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513208.52/cwt205.00–210.001,0704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525234.28/cwt234.00–235.001,2307
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531223.63/cwt219.00–228.001,18711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577215.89/cwt208.00–220.501,2468
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy582240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3974
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3586193.25/cwt191.00–200.001,1324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622202.31/cwt200.00–207.001,2583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623187.43/cwt185.00–190.001,1682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710174.96/cwt170.00–180.001,2422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3780140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2787162.58/cwt159.00–175.001,2807
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810152.04/cwt145.00–159.001,2322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3880127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2932135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,025105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,085111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,2041
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3815110.00/cwt110.00–110.008971
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added884155.10/cwt155.10–155.101,37160
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28896.62/cwt94.00–100.001,2443
Bulls——1,608121.45/cwt120.00–123.001,9532
Bulls——1,888114.01/cwt110.00–116.502,1532
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90480.66/cwt78.00–83.007297
Cows—Lean 85-90%94172.40/cwt69.00–75.006815
Cows—Lean 85-90%94588.01/cwt87.50–88.508323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08878.32/cwt75.00–81.508522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15087.36/cwt84.50–92.001,00510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21697.19/cwt94.50–101.001,1828
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56790.46/cwt86.00–93.501,41811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58396.79/cwt95.00–98.501,5322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,86583.50/cwt83.50–83.501,5571
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2873809.44/head685.00–900.008092
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2714710.00/head710.00–710.007101

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.