Sale reports / Kentucky / Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky / 2023-07-31

Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 31
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
519 head
▼ 329 vs last sale 848▼ 230 vs year ago 749 · −30.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 42▼ 8 vs year ago 55 · −14.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $233.85/cwt on 257 head.
Average price
$233.85
257 head · 594 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,389
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$270
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.11
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2600235.691,414234
Medium and Large 2-3532215.111,14423
One grade step is worth $20.58/cwt here — about $270 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 sale257 hd
233.85
—
KY average25 barns · 4,142 hd
225.74
+8.11
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—High1,574129.312,0356thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,518108.591,6484thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,248107.931,34718
CowsLean 85-90%Low89893.078368thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,175140.001,6451thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320218.50/cwt217.00–220.006992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2362256.97/cwt251.00–261.009305
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,0511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390238.00/cwt238.00–238.009281
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3413250.66/cwt250.00–251.001,0353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427292.09/cwt286.00–296.001,2475
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440265.57/cwt260.00–277.001,16911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469262.84/cwt260.00–268.001,23310
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490241.52/cwt240.00–243.001,1832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518272.69/cwt271.00–281.001,4138
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519250.31/cwt240.00–257.001,2994
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3542230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2472
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3568238.29/cwt233.00–240.001,3534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572273.75/cwt273.50–275.001,5666
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572250.83/cwt245.00–260.001,43511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,6783
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3613236.96/cwt235.00–239.001,4532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630260.61/cwt250.00–268.001,6428
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2693254.38/cwt252.50–256.001,7638
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,2371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added746250.50/cwt250.50–250.501,8698
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820200.33/cwt200.00–201.001,6433
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3230211.00/cwt211.00–211.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318216.64/cwt208.00–221.006893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363221.30/cwt220.00–224.008033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377237.55/cwt230.00–240.0089614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,0105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416248.34/cwt240.00–258.001,03316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422222.62/cwt220.00–228.009393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,1115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476247.90/cwt243.00–252.001,18016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513248.39/cwt248.00–249.001,2745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526241.73/cwt230.00–246.001,27119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3532223.70/cwt218.00–226.501,1906
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560225.18/cwt220.00–228.501,2614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573241.89/cwt231.00–245.501,38623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added596249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,48410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622218.04/cwt211.00–225.001,35612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668222.64/cwt216.00–225.001,48711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,4112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716236.75/cwt236.75–236.751,69572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3718188.93/cwt185.00–193.001,3572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2743215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2756191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764209.44/cwt209.00–209.501,6009
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3780160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830181.47/cwt171.00–195.001,5065
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3285207.00/cwt207.00–207.005901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3332215.00/cwt215.00–215.007142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380209.00/cwt209.00–209.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,0741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2389250.49/cwt250.00–251.009744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428261.99/cwt260.00–264.001,1212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433244.54/cwt243.00–246.001,0592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,2351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468222.95/cwt220.00–226.001,0432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472262.86/cwt253.00–267.001,24112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3516218.61/cwt216.00–220.001,1285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535234.12/cwt225.00–237.001,2539
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555222.61/cwt221.00–225.001,2355
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617208.63/cwt202.00–214.001,2874
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680184.31/cwt182.00–186.001,2536
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3930101.00/cwt101.00–101.009391
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,175140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,513126.08/cwt120.00–128.001,9084
Bulls——1,695135.77/cwt135.00–136.502,3012
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87984.67/cwt81.00–89.007444
Cows—Lean 85-90%91398.62/cwt94.00–102.009003
Cows—Lean 85-90%930110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,179106.41/cwt103.00–111.001,2558
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28096.18/cwt93.50–100.501,2313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,314114.69/cwt113.00–118.501,5077
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,518108.59/cwt106.50–113.501,6484

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.