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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 16

● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,086 head

▲ 278 vs last sale 808▲ 248 vs year ago 838 · +29.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 81▼ 13 vs year ago 99 · −13.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 5▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%

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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 $242.27/cwt on 405 head.

Average price

$242.27

405 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$459

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

$60.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.95

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	690	244.06	1,683	393
Medium and Large 2-3	666	183.83	1,224	12thin

One grade step is worth $60.23/cwt here — about $459 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 sale405 hd

242.27

—

KY average26 barns · 4,842 hd

237.32

+4.95

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	1,738	113.22	1,968	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,598	99.15	1,585	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,311	94.34	1,237	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	80.66	838	28
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,150	86.00	989	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,210	133.00	1,609	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,314	109.73	1,441	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,050	1thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	201.23/cwt	200.00–202.50	674	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	823	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	254.04/cwt	250.00–261.00	953	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	244.44/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,044	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	258.01/cwt	256.00–259.00	1,122	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	187.66/cwt	180.00–195.00	863	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	233.94/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,102	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	492	266.92/cwt	248.00–273.00	1,313	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	262.90/cwt	250.00–279.00	1,343	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	220.63/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,147	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	227.35/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,296	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	256.39/cwt	240.00–263.50	1,477	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	221.53/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,369	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	245.63/cwt	239.00–258.00	1,525	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	250.24/cwt	231.00–252.00	1,662	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	183.58/cwt	176.00–191.00	1,245	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	215.02/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,477	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	241.30/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,725	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	728	180.24/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,312	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	220.31/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,621	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	228.50/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,721	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	762	248.27/cwt	230.00–249.95	1,892	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	818	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,914	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	210.46/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,724	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	184.97/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,517	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	222.01/cwt	213.00–229.00	1,927	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	883	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	2,132	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	973	165.27/cwt	157.50–173.00	1,608	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,020	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	176.13/cwt	170.00–182.50	476	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	660	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	316	177.59/cwt	169.00–209.00	561	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	223.50/cwt	220.00–229.00	825	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	194.59/cwt	185.00–210.00	745	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	223.86/cwt	221.00–225.00	940	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	195.15/cwt	190.00–200.00	825	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	192.52/cwt	171.00–203.00	891	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	218.71/cwt	208.00–225.00	1,019	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	225.47/cwt	211.00–233.00	1,186	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	182.31/cwt	177.00–190.00	961	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	221.27/cwt	210.00–231.50	1,261	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	194.74/cwt	181.00–205.00	1,116	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	213.83/cwt	205.00–223.00	1,321	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	626	187.67/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,175	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	213.57/cwt	199.00–220.00	1,425	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	183.92/cwt	179.00–188.00	1,229	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	676	238.85/cwt	236.50–240.00	1,615	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	184.24/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,321	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,598	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	731	171.38/cwt	140.00–181.00	1,253	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	771	166.55/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,284	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	187.74/cwt	185.50–190.00	1,489	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	177.96/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,450	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,527	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	164.44/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,431	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	166.02/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,624	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,656	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	237	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	527	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	258	224.74/cwt	216.00–234.00	580	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	837	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	342	270.10/cwt	268.00–277.00	924	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	361	194.03/cwt	182.00–210.00	700	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	379	272.03/cwt	267.00–281.00	1,031	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	246.88/cwt	241.00–250.00	936	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	225.13/cwt	213.00–229.00	932	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	431	251.46/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,084	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	456	241.98/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,103	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	222.07/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,042	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	181.98/cwt	181.00–185.00	870	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	188.33/cwt	177.00–200.00	957	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	525	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,239	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	215.02/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,142	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	569	170.33/cwt	160.00–192.00	969	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	216.40/cwt	204.00–224.00	1,238	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	204.60/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,271	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	632	182.22/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,152	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	175.39/cwt	160.00–189.00	1,166	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	201.76/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,350	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	675	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,451	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	181.06/cwt	171.00–193.00	1,325	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	737	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,492	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	161.99/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,247	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	186.98/cwt	183.00–191.00	1,451	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	791	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,590	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,478	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	895	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,414	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	866	177.94/cwt	177.50–179.50	1,541	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	938	171.21/cwt	170.00–171.50	1,606	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	957	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,656	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Value Added	960	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,699	56
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,834	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,338	92.09/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,232	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,210	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,609	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,503	100.55/cwt	90.00–112.00	1,511	5
Bulls	—	—	1,898	120.56/cwt	119.00–124.50	2,288	6
Bulls	—	—	1,955	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	2,590	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	75.34/cwt	70.00–79.00	745	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	83.47/cwt	80.00–87.00	871	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	61.07/cwt	51.00–68.50	644	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	98.42/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,069	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	105.87/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,369	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	93.53/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,228	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,131	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	93.04/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,357	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,639	105.99/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,737	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,441	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,150	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	989	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	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 Oct 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,086Last week 808Year ago 838

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 81Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 5Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	664	231.00–252.00	250.24
24	—	511	250.00–279.00	262.90
72	—	762	230.00–249.95	248.27
27	—	576	240.00–263.50	256.39
8	—	818	234.00	234.00
21	—	621	239.00–258.00	245.63
58	—	883	241.50	241.50
42	—	715	230.00–247.00	241.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	471	220.00–244.00	233.94
2	—	753	228.00–229.00	228.50
8	—	520	210.00–234.00	220.63
7	—	736	218.00–228.00	220.31
11	—	570	215.00–235.00	227.35
4	—	618	217.00–225.00	221.53
7	—	427	241.00–245.00	244.44
4	—	1,005	201.00	201.00
7	—	868	213.00–229.00	222.01
1	—	350	235.00	235.00
3	—	687	210.00–224.00	215.02
9	—	819	208.00–218.00	210.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	435	256.00–259.00	258.01
3	—	375	250.00–261.00	254.04
15	—	492	248.00–273.00	266.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	170.00–190.00	180.24
2	—	335	200.00–202.50	201.23
2	—	820	180.00–190.00	184.97
2	—	678	176.00–191.00	183.58
2	—	460	180.00–195.00	187.66
2	—	973	157.50–173.00	165.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	431	240.00–267.00	251.46
9	—	456	238.00–248.00	241.98
2	—	737	202.50	202.50
1	—	791	201.00	201.00
1	—	675	215.00	215.00
4	—	525	236.00	236.00
6	—	342	268.00–277.00	270.10
5	—	379	267.00–281.00	272.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	531	210.00–224.00	215.02
7	—	621	190.00–211.00	204.60
9	—	469	213.00–230.00	222.07
2	—	237	222.50	222.50
18	—	572	204.00–224.00	216.40
4	—	414	213.00–229.00	225.13
2	—	332	252.00	252.00
3	—	732	171.00–193.00	181.06
4	—	379	241.00–250.00	246.88
2	—	812	182.00	182.00
4	—	776	183.00–191.00	186.98
2	—	258	216.00–234.00	224.74
13	—	669	190.00–208.00	201.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	177.00–200.00	188.33
6	—	361	182.00–210.00	194.03
11	—	569	160.00–192.00	170.33
4	—	478	181.00–185.00	181.98
8	—	632	175.00–195.00	182.22
3	—	770	161.00–164.00	161.99
4	—	665	160.00–189.00	175.39
1	—	895	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	858	178.00	178.00
17	—	466	208.00–225.00	218.71
24	—	618	205.00–223.00	213.83
10	—	667	199.00–220.00	213.57
2	—	300	220.00	220.00
44	—	570	210.00–231.50	221.27
5	—	717	180.00–190.00	184.24
41	—	526	211.00–233.00	225.47
4	—	793	185.50–190.00	187.74
16	—	420	221.00–225.00	223.86
2	—	815	176.00–180.00	177.96
4	—	369	220.00–229.00	223.50
3	—	978	164.00–167.00	166.02
3	—	1,010	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	626	180.00–190.00	187.67
2	—	423	190.00–200.00	195.15
1	—	230	201.00	201.00
2	—	270	170.00–182.50	176.13
3	—	527	177.00–190.00	182.31
5	—	316	169.00–209.00	177.59
2	—	870	159.00–170.00	164.44
7	—	573	181.00–205.00	194.74
3	—	463	171.00–203.00	192.52
9	—	731	140.00–181.00	171.38
4	—	771	155.00–175.00	166.55
6	—	668	179.00–188.00	183.92
7	—	383	185.00–210.00	194.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	676	236.50–240.00	238.85
6	—	728	219.50	219.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	866	177.50–179.50	177.94
2	—	957	173.00	173.00
5	—	938	170.00–171.50	171.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	960	177.00	177.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,043	80.00–87.00	83.47
4	—	1,055	51.00–68.50	61.07
4	—	1,086	96.00–99.00	98.42
6	—	989	70.00–79.00	75.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	84.00	84.00
4	—	1,639	104.00–108.00	105.99
2	—	1,458	90.00–96.00	93.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	86.00	86.00
3	—	1,293	100.00–109.00	105.87
22	—	1,313	90.00–99.50	93.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,338	90.00–94.00	92.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	132.50	132.50
6	—	1,898	119.00–124.50	120.56
5	—	1,503	90.00–112.00	100.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,050.00	1,050.00

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.