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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 13

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Nov 6Nov 13Nov 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

924 head

▼ 780 vs last sale 1,704▼ 300 vs year ago 1,224 · −24.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 72▲ 9 vs year ago 58 · +15.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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 $198.97/cwt on 316 head.

Average price

$198.97

316 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$15.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.49

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	521	202.09	1,052	252
Medium and Large 2-3	501	186.69	935	64

One grade step is worth $15.41/cwt here — about $117 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 sale316 hd

198.97

—

KY average26 barns · 7,022 hd

198.48

+0.49

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	1,514	113.49	1,718	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,661	98.08	1,629	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	90.22	1,097	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	964	81.12	782	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,165	109.00	1,270	1thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	676	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	612	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	227.40/cwt	219.00–236.00	860	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	386	250.25/cwt	250.00–251.00	966	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	413	255.47/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,055	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	218.48/cwt	217.00–220.00	907	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	236.36/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,012	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	237.05/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,095	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	217.33/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,037	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	249.59/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,285	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	233.93/cwt	228.00–244.00	1,230	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	223.34/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,188	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	216.97/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,226	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	243.74/cwt	240.50–248.50	1,394	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	225.82/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,307	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	622	213.33/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,327	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	231.61/cwt	220.00–238.50	1,448	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	241.62/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,527	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	651	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,543	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	218.38/cwt	209.00–224.00	1,457	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	674	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,355	4
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	186.57/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,356	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	749	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,573	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,518	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,481	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	543	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	181.61/cwt	180.00–185.00	518	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	318	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	607	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	358	188.47/cwt	187.00–190.00	675	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	211.33/cwt	205.00–217.00	812	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	421	191.48/cwt	189.00–195.00	806	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	210.75/cwt	200.00–216.00	908	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	438	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	981	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	206.20/cwt	200.00–216.00	979	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	191.80/cwt	190.00–196.00	930	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	204.04/cwt	195.00–211.00	1,059	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	522	190.21/cwt	187.00–193.00	993	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,152	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,153	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	197.26/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,122	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	182.39/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,049	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	616	174.67/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,076	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	201.80/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,247	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	186.24/cwt	179.00–190.00	1,153	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	187.69/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,224	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	173.72/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,173	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	709	170.36/cwt	170.00–170.50	1,208	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	233	203.45/cwt	202.00–205.00	474	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	213.85/cwt	210.00–220.00	595	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	283	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	569	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	241.32/cwt	240.00–248.00	828	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	379	224.71/cwt	223.00–226.00	852	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,018	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	241.16/cwt	239.00–245.00	941	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	240.37/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,029	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	975	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	222.65/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,049	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	208.59/cwt	200.00–210.00	995	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	212.00/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,109	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	191.65/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,002	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	188.63/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,085	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	207.89/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,202	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	194.98/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,185	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,139	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,173	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	173.98/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,260	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	743	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,096	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	165.19/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,287	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,047	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	159.95/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,321	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,359	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,070	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	984	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	480	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	684	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,165	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,270	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,285	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,285	1
Bulls	—	—	1,524	114.98/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,752	4
Bulls	—	—	1,700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,057	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	91.64/cwt	90.50–93.00	861	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	81.99/cwt	79.00–85.00	775	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	74.56/cwt	72.50–76.00	748	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	83.32/cwt	79.00–85.50	940	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	89.50/cwt	86.00–94.50	1,086	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	98.65/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,290	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	105.29/cwt	104.50–106.00	1,672	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,256	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,703	97.71/cwt	93.50–101.00	1,664	7

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 Nov 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 924Last week 1,704Year ago 1,224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 72Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	185.00–195.00	191.65
2	—	743	145.00–150.00	147.49
1	—	1,070	92.00	92.00
2	—	633	180.00	180.00
6	—	379	223.00–226.00	224.71
1	—	805	130.00	130.00
7	—	477	200.00–210.00	208.59
1	—	445	219.00	219.00
8	—	575	185.00–191.00	188.63
3	—	283	201.00	201.00
2	—	320	220.00	220.00
2	—	233	202.00–205.00	203.45
1	—	670	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	724	165.00–176.00	173.98
10	—	471	213.00–230.00	222.65
1	—	985	138.00	138.00
4	—	826	158.00–162.00	159.95
16	—	523	200.00–218.00	212.00
3	—	278	210.00–220.00	213.85
5	—	779	162.00–170.00	165.19
4	—	608	192.00–198.00	194.98
6	—	343	240.00–248.00	241.32
6	—	390	239.00–245.00	241.16
12	—	578	200.00–210.00	207.89
11	—	428	240.00–241.00	240.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	519	195.00–211.00	204.04
10	—	384	205.00–217.00	211.33
3	—	705	150.00	150.00
1	—	750	150.00	150.00
3	—	652	180.00–197.00	187.69
52	—	475	200.00–216.00	206.20
23	—	619	179.00–190.00	186.24
45	—	569	190.00–204.00	197.26
35	—	431	200.00–216.00	210.75
1	—	270	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	618	200.00–212.00	201.80
4	—	557	207.00	207.00
7	—	709	170.00–170.50	170.36
9	—	526	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	675	170.00–175.00	173.72
8	—	421	189.00–195.00	191.48
3	—	318	191.00	191.00
3	—	616	170.00–177.00	174.67
3	—	575	180.00–187.00	182.39
1	—	740	150.00	150.00
21	—	485	190.00–196.00	191.80
3	—	285	180.00–185.00	181.61
2	—	358	187.00–190.00	188.47
12	—	522	187.00–193.00	190.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	438	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	250.00–251.00	250.25
2	—	413	250.00–261.00	255.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	667	209.00–224.00	218.38
17	—	428	230.00–245.00	236.36
24	—	625	220.00–238.50	231.61
22	—	579	220.00–234.00	225.82
31	—	526	228.00–244.00	233.93
8	—	727	180.00–195.00	186.57
3	—	763	199.00	199.00
28	—	462	225.00–242.00	237.05
8	—	823	180.00	180.00
9	—	378	219.00–236.00	227.40
1	—	290	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	220.00–225.00	223.34
2	—	415	217.00–220.00	218.48
4	—	565	214.00–218.00	216.97
4	—	674	201.00	201.00
1	—	735	170.00	170.00
10	—	622	210.00–217.00	213.33
7	—	477	215.00–220.00	217.33
1	—	290	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	134.00	134.00
1	—	675	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	749	210.00	210.00
6	—	651	237.00	237.00
22	—	632	239.00–250.00	241.62
20	—	515	246.00–250.00	249.59
32	—	572	240.50–248.50	243.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,524	113.00–118.00	114.98
1	—	1,700	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	90.50–93.00	91.64
4	—	1,003	72.50–76.00	74.56
6	—	945	79.00–85.00	81.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,588	104.50–106.00	105.29
7	—	1,703	93.50–101.00	97.71
1	—	1,590	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,308	96.00–102.00	98.65
7	—	1,128	79.00–85.50	83.32
15	—	1,213	86.00–94.50	89.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	109.00	109.00

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.