Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to being closed for the Holiday break.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.52/cwt on 364 head.

Average price

$156.52

364 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$15.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.84

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	698	158.46	1,105	319
Medium and Large 2-3	616	142.78	879	45

One grade step is worth $15.68/cwt here — about $226 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 sale364 hd

156.52

—

KY average6 barns · 1,264 hd

155.68

+0.84

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	1,604	93.44	1,499	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,551	62.64	972	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	59.36	735	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	904	49.54	448	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,380	80.00	1,104	2thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	789	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,247	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,296	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	165.85/cwt	159.00–170.50	954	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	163.04/cwt	162.50–163.50	995	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	150.88/cwt	143.00–156.00	857	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	183.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	163.50/cwt	163.00–165.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	136.28/cwt	134.00–137.00	869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	54.00/cwt	53.50–54.50	517	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	502	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	40.93/cwt	37.00–43.00	361	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	65.22/cwt	64.00–67.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	140.00/cwt	139.00–142.00	707	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	59.38/cwt	56.00–63.50	728	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	53.38/cwt	49.50–55.50	683	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,380	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,104	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	66.79/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,024	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	875	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	62.11/cwt	59.00–64.00	965	9
Bulls	—	—	1,823	102.09/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,861	2
Bulls	—	—	1,480	83.51/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,236	2
Bulls	—	—	1,510	94.72/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,430	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	642	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	395.13/cwt	390.00–400.00	3,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	163.64/cwt	160.50–177.50	797	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	167.00/cwt	165.00–168.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	161.59/cwt	160.00–164.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	144.60/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,111	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	907	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	154.19/cwt	153.00–157.00	885	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	140.05/cwt	136.00–145.00	674	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	970	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	158.46/cwt	154.00–160.50	843	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	174.31/cwt	165.00–178.00	896	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	147.46/cwt	140.00–153.00	478	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	146.39/cwt	140.00–150.00	625	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	133.05/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	135.23/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,037	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	146.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	137.36/cwt	136.00–140.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	124.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	150.41/cwt	138.00–153.00	1,020	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	150.43/cwt	140.00–153.50	1,085	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	131.82/cwt	130.00–134.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,173	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	138.64/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,203	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	178.58/cwt	171.00–183.00	845	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	184.17/cwt	183.00–190.00	705	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	186.75/cwt	182.50–190.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	208	176.96/cwt	174.00–180.00	368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	152.56/cwt	147.00–161.00	957	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	166.06/cwt	164.00–168.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	187.86/cwt	180.00–191.00	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	131.59/cwt	130.00–134.00	886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	131.47/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	137.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	857	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	138.70/cwt	130.00–145.50	798	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	141.94/cwt	137.00–146.00	392	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	661	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	136.77/cwt	130.00–141.00	945	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	122.47/cwt	121.00–124.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	135.89/cwt	130.00–139.00	976	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	137.26/cwt	130.00–143.50	715	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,068	13

How this sale compares

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 Jan 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 815Last week 665Year ago 1,476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 23Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 4

No trends due to being closed for the Holiday break.

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
57	—	789	158.00	158.00
61	—	820	158.00	158.00
2	—	527	180.00	180.00
15	—	610	162.50–163.50	163.04
2	—	550	176.00	176.00
13	—	678	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	575	159.00–170.50	165.85
1	—	945	130.00	130.00
1	—	330	180.00	180.00
21	—	768	140.00–151.00	144.60
8	—	514	165.00–178.00	174.31
24	—	678	138.00–153.00	150.41
20	—	721	140.00–153.50	150.43
10	—	838	140.00	140.00
7	—	868	133.00–141.00	138.64
20	—	473	171.00–183.00	178.58
6	—	383	183.00–190.00	184.17
2	—	270	200.00	200.00
4	—	425	182.50–190.00	186.75
2	—	208	174.00–180.00	176.96
23	—	627	147.00–161.00	152.56
1	—	975	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	158.00	158.00
12	—	630	144.00	144.00
5	—	574	153.00–157.00	154.19
4	—	735	132.00	132.00
6	—	532	154.00–160.50	158.46
1	—	910	111.00	111.00
2	—	778	131.00–135.00	133.05
2	—	860	109.00	109.00
5	—	676	130.00–134.00	131.82
1	—	415	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,035	85.00	85.00
2	—	465	164.00–168.00	166.06
2	—	365	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	568	143.00–156.00	150.88
5	—	338	180.00–190.00	183.96
4	—	447	163.00–165.00	163.50
4	—	638	134.00–137.00	136.28
1	—	745	124.00	124.00
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
5	—	487	160.50–177.50	163.64
5	—	527	160.00–164.00	161.59
4	—	373	180.00–191.00	187.86
5	—	673	130.00–134.00	131.59
1	—	875	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,125	94.50	94.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	139.00–142.00	140.00
1	—	625	121.00	121.00
1	—	340	171.00	171.00
3	—	480	165.00–168.00	167.00
2	—	880	90.00	90.00
1	—	950	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,095	80.00	80.00
2	—	575	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	90.00	90.00
3	—	425	136.00–140.00	137.36
6	—	527	120.00–125.00	124.19
1	—	300	134.00	134.00
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
1	—	845	105.00	105.00
1	—	490	124.00	124.00
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
1	—	955	91.00	91.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
2	—	368	121.00–124.00	122.47
2	—	635	115.00–120.00	117.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	481	136.00–145.00	140.05
11	—	324	140.00–153.00	147.46
15	—	427	140.00–150.00	146.39
23	—	767	131.00–137.00	135.23
6	—	379	140.00–150.00	146.53
2	—	828	130.00–133.00	131.47
26	—	622	130.00–140.00	137.72
35	—	575	130.00–145.50	138.70
6	—	276	137.00–146.00	141.94
28	—	691	130.00–141.00	136.77
38	—	718	130.00–139.00	135.89
28	—	521	130.00–143.50	137.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	421	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	957	53.50–54.50	54.00
1	—	810	62.00	62.00
3	—	883	37.00–43.00	40.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,253	64.00–67.00	65.22
20	—	1,226	56.00–63.50	59.38
4	—	1,279	49.50–55.50	53.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	66.00–68.00	66.79
1	—	1,590	55.00	55.00
9	—	1,553	59.00–64.00	62.11
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	80.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,823	100.00–104.00	102.09
2	—	1,480	81.00–85.00	83.51
2	—	1,510	92.00–97.00	94.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	76.00	76.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	300.00	300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	800	390.00–400.00	395.13

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.

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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle