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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 21

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

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Feeder Cattle receipts

222 head

▼ 527 vs last sale 749▼ 827 vs year ago 1,049 · −78.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 64▼ 69 vs year ago 98 · −70.4%

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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 $220.99/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$220.99

83 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,182

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$60.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.34

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	523	229.77	1,203	71
Medium and Large 2-3	604	169.05	1,020	12thin

One grade step is worth $60.72/cwt here — about $183 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 sale83 hd

220.99

—

KY average25 barns · 5,475 hd

228.33

−7.34

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	1,902	128.82	2,450	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	110.38	1,745	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	106.95	1,270	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	105.79	1,144	8thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	234.77/cwt	230.00–240.00	876	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	941	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	980	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	445	257.00/cwt	254.00–263.00	1,144	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	241.48/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,140	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	477	256.76/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,225	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,044	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	256.32/cwt	249.00–264.00	1,325	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	209.68/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,090	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,085	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	245.87/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,429	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	217.98/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,286	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	223.59/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,384	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,350	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	229.04/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,535	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,652	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,367	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,814	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,837	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	649	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	237.47/cwt	230.00–241.00	862	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	244.53/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,051	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	230.74/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,001	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	473	243.93/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,154	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	231.68/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,112	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	194.90/cwt	185.00–205.00	945	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	243.62/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,267	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	230.78/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,212	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	187.47/cwt	170.00–201.00	988	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,326	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	228.41/cwt	216.00–237.00	1,311	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	180.75/cwt	171.00–190.00	1,048	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	601	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,388	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	216.16/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,342	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,072	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,245	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	832	118.31/cwt	117.50–120.00	984	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	475	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	343	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	964	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	204.90/cwt	200.00–210.00	744	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	982	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	237.93/cwt	227.00–249.00	935	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	261.99/cwt	261.00–263.00	1,108	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	237.44/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,021	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	188.49/cwt	175.00–211.00	814	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	468	256.74/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,202	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	192.09/cwt	175.00–201.00	916	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	227.97/cwt	214.00–233.00	1,183	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,214	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	203.28/cwt	191.00–212.00	1,159	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	195.22/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,201	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	197.56/cwt	192.00–201.00	1,310	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	190.31/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,376	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,218	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,416	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,376	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,531	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,378	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,401	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,723	134.66/cwt	131.00–140.00	2,320	3
Bulls	—	—	1,848	126.96/cwt	125.00–128.50	2,346	2
Bulls	—	—	2,545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,927	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	105.79/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,144	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	106.19/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,232	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,425	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	107.67/cwt	106.00–109.50	1,696	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,584	111.73/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,770	4

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 Aug 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 749Year ago 1,049

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 64Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	185.00–205.00	194.90
3	—	832	117.50–120.00	118.31
1	—	670	160.00	160.00
3	—	527	170.00–201.00	187.47
2	—	580	171.00–190.00	180.75
1	—	365	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	220.00	220.00
13	—	480	220.00–238.00	231.68
11	—	621	200.00–224.00	216.16
8	—	574	216.00–237.00	228.41
3	—	363	230.00–241.00	237.47
1	—	830	150.00	150.00
1	—	700	180.00	180.00
4	—	434	230.00–231.00	230.74
8	—	525	220.00–238.00	230.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	601	231.00	231.00
3	—	520	241.00–249.00	243.62
2	—	550	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	240.00–253.00	243.93
2	—	430	243.00–246.00	244.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	211.00	211.00
2	—	520	200.00–219.00	209.68
1	—	665	203.00	203.00
1	—	735	186.00	186.00
1	—	565	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	967	190.00	190.00
6	—	472	240.00–243.00	241.48
2	—	700	236.00	236.00
2	—	945	192.00	192.00
2	—	373	230.00–240.00	234.77
4	—	619	221.00–230.00	223.59
1	—	405	242.00	242.00
2	—	590	216.00–220.00	217.98
3	—	670	219.00–236.00	229.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	240.00–250.00	245.87
10	—	517	249.00–264.00	256.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	250.00–270.00	256.76
3	—	445	254.00–263.00	257.00
1	—	375	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	214.00–233.00	227.97
10	—	615	190.00–200.00	195.22
9	—	663	192.00–201.00	197.56
1	—	1,060	130.00	130.00
1	—	945	162.00	162.00
4	—	430	230.00–241.00	237.44
2	—	552	220.00	220.00
2	—	1,103	126.00–128.00	127.00
2	—	885	160.00	160.00
2	—	723	180.00–200.00	190.31
2	—	393	227.00–249.00	237.93
1	—	475	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	343	281.00	281.00
2	—	468	250.00–263.00	256.74
2	—	423	261.00–263.00	261.99
1	—	365	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	148.00	148.00
1	—	870	140.00	140.00
3	—	432	175.00–211.00	188.49
1	—	605	170.00	170.00
1	—	750	150.00	150.00
1	—	515	180.00	180.00
11	—	570	191.00–212.00	203.28
1	—	250	190.00	190.00
3	—	477	175.00–201.00	192.09
2	—	363	200.00–210.00	204.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	106.00–109.50	107.67
4	—	1,584	110.00–116.00	111.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	110.00	110.00
4	—	1,160	105.00–108.00	106.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,081	100.00–109.50	105.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,545	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,723	131.00–140.00	134.66
2	—	1,848	125.00–128.50	126.96

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.