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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 28

● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Aug 21Aug 28Sep 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

952 head

▲ 730 vs last sale 222▼ 400 vs year ago 1,352 · −29.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 29▼ 34 vs year ago 80 · −42.5%

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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 $235.13/cwt on 498 head.

Average price

$235.13

498 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

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

$73.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.45

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	629	237.59	1,494	472
Medium and Large 2	521	206.88	1,077	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	730	163.90	1,196	10thin

One grade step is worth $73.70/cwt here — about $298 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 sale498 hd

235.13

—

KY average25 barns · 2,814 hd

224.68

+10.45

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	—	Average	1,592	120.32	1,915	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,504	112.94	1,699	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	111.10	1,431	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	92.18	942	20
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,415	103.98	1,471	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,140	140.00	1,596	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	2,220	128.00	2,842	1thin

Every lot

121 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	240	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	619	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	298	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	718	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	247.57/cwt	243.00–252.00	767	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	348	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	905	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	377	266.85/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,006	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	412	186.04/cwt	181.00–201.00	766	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	231.59/cwt	224.00–240.00	973	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	421	260.38/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,096	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	452	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	868	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	229.69/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,080	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	265.54/cwt	253.00–276.00	1,261	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,041	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	266.64/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,397	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	232.70/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,231	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	217.51/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,170	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	257.52/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,494	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	239.30/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,390	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,236	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	255.21/cwt	251.00–266.50	1,595	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	214.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,340	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	239.69/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,517	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,346	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	256.15/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,734	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	244.59/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,658	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	255.68/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,818	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,354	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	233.46/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,686	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,548	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,586	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	230.48/cwt	217.00–236.50	1,791	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	781	244.23/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,907	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,484	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	218.03/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,760	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	202.96/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,674	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	855	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,078	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,941	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	207.99/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,878	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	995	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,652	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	217.20/cwt	210.00–221.00	619	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	233.31/cwt	228.00–240.00	765	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	767	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	256.37/cwt	250.00–261.00	949	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	234.45/cwt	226.00–243.00	874	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	391	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	782	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	233.44/cwt	220.00–243.00	983	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	208.58/cwt	207.00–210.00	882	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	252.44/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,085	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	954	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	477	251.85/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,201	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	237.96/cwt	223.00–244.00	1,137	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	235.82/cwt	222.00–239.50	1,217	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	245.81/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,288	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	206.47/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,167	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	231.50/cwt	219.00–239.00	1,333	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	245.15/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,422	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	236.36/cwt	234.50–240.00	1,454	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	222.47/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,379	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	202.49/cwt	202.00–203.00	1,282	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,097	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	243.49/cwt	237.00–244.50	1,607	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	208.61/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,394	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	230.29/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,566	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,110	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	227.04/cwt	213.00–234.00	1,630	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	240.43/cwt	235.50–245.00	1,743	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,436	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	229.05/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,732	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	771	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,812	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	772	173.65/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,341	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	218.91/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,817	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,202	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	977	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,373	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	564	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	976	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	837	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	181.54/cwt	160.00–202.50	663	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	400	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	872	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	408	180.53/cwt	151.00–209.00	737	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	431	254.50/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,097	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	254.36/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,183	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	949	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	233.16/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,110	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	535	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,305	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	235.91/cwt	221.00–239.50	1,274	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	231.83/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,298	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	592	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,214	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,175	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	625	238.57/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,491	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	219.80/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,448	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,377	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	198.20/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,429	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,471	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	183.00/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,455	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	430	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	409	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	935	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,085	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	2,220	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,842	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,140	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,596	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,160	100.67/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,168	2
Bulls	—	—	1,622	125.35/cwt	123.00–129.00	2,033	3
Bulls	—	—	1,978	132.41/cwt	130.00–134.50	2,619	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	80.20/cwt	54.00–88.00	773	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	94.36/cwt	91.00–97.00	946	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	111.00/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,247	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	105.66/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,187	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	114.79/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,457	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	105.19/cwt	101.00–107.50	1,387	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,487	114.43/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,702	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,677	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,415	103.98/cwt	97.00–109.50	1,471	2

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 952Last week 222Year ago 1,352

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 29Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	189.00	189.00
1	—	225	170.00	170.00
1	—	600	206.00	206.00
1	—	995	166.00	166.00
2	—	452	192.00	192.00
4	—	412	181.00–201.00	186.04
1	—	660	204.00	204.00
1	—	720	188.00	188.00
1	—	550	180.00	180.00
1	—	355	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	212.50	212.50
1	—	240	220.00	220.00
2	—	538	215.00–220.00	217.51
2	—	825	201.00–205.00	202.96
1	—	770	206.00	206.00
1	—	560	220.00	220.00
5	—	626	210.00–220.00	214.00
1	—	730	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	633	232.00–244.00	239.69
1	—	855	227.00	227.00
20	—	678	230.00–249.00	244.59
4	—	807	210.00–221.00	218.03
3	—	470	220.00–239.00	229.69
2	—	903	205.00–211.00	207.99
1	—	245	252.50	252.50
3	—	298	241.00	241.00
9	—	722	230.00–238.00	233.46
20	—	777	217.00–236.50	230.48
3	—	420	224.00–240.00	231.59
2	—	310	243.00–252.00	247.57
8	—	581	230.00–248.00	239.30
4	—	529	229.00–241.00	232.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	250.00–273.00	260.38
3	—	348	260.00	260.00
28	—	475	253.00–276.00	265.54
5	—	377	261.00–271.00	266.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	524	260.00–274.00	266.64
33	—	711	242.50–257.50	255.68
10	—	781	241.00–245.00	244.23
15	—	580	250.00–261.00	257.52
17	—	625	251.00–266.50	255.21
33	—	677	250.00–259.00	256.15
49	—	855	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	615	234.50–240.00	236.36
71	—	771	235.00	235.00
48	—	725	235.50–245.00	240.43
16	—	524	240.00–258.00	245.81
33	—	580	240.00–248.00	245.15
74	—	660	237.00–244.50	243.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	576	219.00–239.00	231.50
18	—	620	217.00–230.00	222.47
29	—	718	213.00–234.00	227.04
13	—	421	220.00–243.00	233.44
15	—	756	225.00–230.00	229.05
19	—	680	225.00–234.00	230.29
4	—	328	228.00–240.00	233.31
24	—	516	222.00–239.50	235.82
3	—	285	210.00–221.00	217.20
10	—	478	223.00–244.00	237.96
1	—	225	200.00	200.00
2	—	830	214.00–224.00	218.91
10	—	373	226.00–243.00	234.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	207.00–210.00	208.58
2	—	565	205.00–208.00	206.47
3	—	668	205.00–211.00	208.61
1	—	300	215.00	215.00
1	—	470	203.00	203.00
1	—	740	194.00	194.00
2	—	633	202.00–203.00	202.49
2	—	365	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	170.00	170.00
1	—	391	200.00	200.00
1	—	645	170.00	170.00
1	—	685	162.00	162.00
2	—	977	140.50	140.50
3	—	772	170.00–176.00	173.65
1	—	890	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	250.00–261.00	256.37
20	—	477	246.00–256.00	251.85
7	—	430	248.00–254.00	252.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	116.00	116.00
1	—	430	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	230.00	230.00
6	—	659	215.00–223.00	219.80
5	—	721	191.00–200.00	198.20
1	—	405	240.00	240.00
9	—	540	221.00–239.50	235.91
2	—	795	185.00	185.00
1	—	360	232.50	232.50
6	—	560	228.00–233.00	231.83
7	—	476	220.00–239.00	233.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	244.00	244.00
6	—	431	250.00–261.00	254.50
14	—	625	236.00–240.00	238.57
4	—	465	250.00–261.00	254.36
1	—	360	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	592	205.00	205.00
1	—	530	210.00	210.00
2	—	675	204.00	204.00
1	—	400	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	204.00	204.00
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
2	—	408	151.00–209.00	180.53
2	—	795	181.00–185.00	183.00
1	—	615	191.00	191.00
1	—	505	190.00	190.00
2	—	365	160.00–202.50	181.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,003	91.00–97.00	94.36
3	—	1,123	110.00–113.00	111.00
3	—	1,123	105.00–106.00	105.66
9	—	964	54.00–88.00	80.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,487	111.00–119.00	114.43
1	—	1,590	105.50	105.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,319	101.00–107.50	105.19
8	—	1,269	110.00–119.00	114.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	97.00–109.50	103.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,220	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,622	123.00–129.00	125.35
2	—	1,160	96.00–105.00	100.67
2	—	1,978	130.00–134.50	132.41

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.