Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Very good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.37/cwt on 474 head.

Average price

$162.37

474 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$13.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.00

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	636	162.99	1,037	453
Medium and Large 2-3	565	149.08	842	21

One grade step is worth $13.91/cwt here — about $195 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 sale474 hd

162.37

—

KY average22 barns · 4,266 hd

157.38

+5.00

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	1,747	102.50	1,790	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,627	63.20	1,029	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	62.00	782	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	54.23	517	4thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	132.66/cwt	130.00–134.00	754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	144.14/cwt	141.00–159.00	414	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	789	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,156	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,044	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	159.87/cwt	159.50–161.00	835	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	134.10/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,061	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	148.69/cwt	139.50–151.50	848	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	171.44/cwt	164.00–178.00	821	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	402	196.98/cwt	191.00–200.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	156.50/cwt	156.00–157.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	194.68/cwt	192.00–200.00	892	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	156.84/cwt	154.50–157.50	881	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	162.00/cwt	160.00–164.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	162.40/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,013	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	152.29/cwt	149.00–156.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	145.01/cwt	139.00–147.50	1,119	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	167.54/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,061	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	142.91/cwt	140.00–143.50	1,148	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	163.63/cwt	160.00–166.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	154.72/cwt	142.00–159.50	1,055	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	182.29/cwt	177.00–187.50	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	163.62/cwt	158.00–174.00	944	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	170.88/cwt	163.00–179.00	889	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	137.52/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,177	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	145.87/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,055	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	152.91/cwt	152.50–154.00	1,093	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	182.34/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,032	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	179.51/cwt	169.00–184.00	777	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	867	112.60/cwt	112.60–112.60	976	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,112	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	141.34/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,314	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	186.84/cwt	185.00–188.00	988	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	166.33/cwt	160.00–171.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	159.70/cwt	150.00–162.00	783	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	165.06/cwt	160.00–170.00	693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	130.84/cwt	127.00–134.00	928	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	148.61/cwt	140.00–151.00	835	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	68.27/cwt	67.50–70.00	1,154	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	61.75/cwt	57.00–64.50	778	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	51.01/cwt	49.00–54.00	603	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	67.97/cwt	67.00–70.00	885	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	55.47/cwt	54.50–57.00	535	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	60.67/cwt	57.00–64.50	968	6
Bulls	—	—	1,781	99.44/cwt	96.50–103.00	1,771	4
Bulls	—	—	1,350	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,215	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	462	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	106.63/cwt	105.00–109.50	1,909	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	765.47/cwt	700.00–810.00	8,405	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	761.75/cwt	650.00–850.00	9,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	159.78/cwt	158.00–165.00	847	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	128.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	111.98/cwt	109.00–115.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	131.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	128.94/cwt	127.00–131.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	484	158.53/cwt	157.00–161.00	767	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	711	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	145.63/cwt	141.00–151.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	136.23/cwt	130.00–141.00	854	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	145.69/cwt	138.00–152.00	533	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	138.59/cwt	125.00–141.00	924	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	152.69/cwt	143.00–158.00	803	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	151.84/cwt	140.00–155.00	723	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	143.82/cwt	143.00–144.00	906	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	133.82/cwt	130.00–136.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	133.77/cwt	130.00–137.50	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	154.63/cwt	143.00–157.50	643	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	142.22/cwt	130.00–145.50	1,010	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	120.49/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,012	2

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 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,112Last week 815Year ago 2,059

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 58Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	130.00–134.00	132.66
3	—	527	130.00–135.00	131.93
2	—	335	127.00–131.00	128.94
4	—	630	110.00–111.00	110.50
4	—	711	125.00	125.00
2	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	350	131.00	131.00
5	—	469	130.00–136.00	133.82
2	—	438	130.00–137.50	133.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	287	141.00–159.00	144.14
12	—	791	126.00–139.00	134.10
41	—	570	139.50–151.50	148.69
1	—	935	119.00	119.00
3	—	320	141.00–151.00	145.63
34	—	627	130.00–141.00	136.23
15	—	366	138.00–152.00	145.69
43	—	667	125.00–141.00	138.59
44	—	526	143.00–158.00	152.69
27	—	476	140.00–155.00	151.84
27	—	416	143.00–157.50	154.63
25	—	710	130.00–145.50	142.22
2	—	840	118.00–123.00	120.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	789	146.50	146.50
19	—	709	147.25	147.25
12	—	522	159.50–161.00	159.87
9	—	562	154.50–157.50	156.84
16	—	630	143.00–144.00	143.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	158.00	158.00
9	—	484	157.00–161.00	158.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	722	125.00–126.00	125.49
2	—	533	156.00–157.00	156.50
2	—	625	140.00–145.00	142.44
2	—	390	160.00–164.00	162.00
3	—	575	149.00–156.00	152.29
3	—	487	165.00–167.00	166.00
2	—	690	130.00–131.00	130.50
3	—	437	160.00–166.00	163.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	479	164.00–178.00	171.44
37	—	624	150.00–166.00	162.40
36	—	772	139.00–147.50	145.01
1	—	1,005	134.00	134.00
6	—	803	140.00–143.50	142.91
84	—	682	142.00–159.50	154.72
1	—	330	181.00	181.00
2	—	363	177.00–187.50	182.29
34	—	577	158.00–174.00	163.62
18	—	520	163.00–179.00	170.88
4	—	856	133.00–145.00	137.52
26	—	723	139.00–150.00	145.87
11	—	433	169.00–184.00	179.51
3	—	930	138.00–143.00	141.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	402	191.00–200.00	196.98
1	—	335	201.00	201.00
6	—	458	192.00–200.00	194.68
3	—	390	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	633	167.00–170.00	167.54
13	—	715	152.50–154.00	152.91
36	—	566	176.00–186.00	182.34
57	—	695	160.00	160.00
26	—	529	185.00–188.00	186.84
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	867	112.60	112.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	125.00–130.00	127.48
5	—	388	160.00–171.00	166.33
7	—	490	150.00–162.00	159.70
5	—	420	160.00–170.00	165.06
7	—	709	127.00–134.00	130.84
8	—	562	140.00–151.00	148.61
6	—	530	158.00–165.00	159.78
2	—	265	175.00	175.00
1	—	765	125.00	125.00
2	—	907	100.00	100.00
1	—	875	114.00	114.00
5	—	622	125.00–130.00	128.99
2	—	830	109.00–115.00	111.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	113.00	113.00
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,690	67.50–70.00	68.27
6	—	1,596	57.00–64.50	60.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,260	57.00–64.50	61.75
3	—	1,182	49.00–54.00	51.01
6	—	1,302	67.00–70.00	67.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	54.50–57.00	55.47
1	—	915	50.50	50.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,781	96.50–103.00	99.44
1	—	1,350	90.00	90.00
6	—	1,790	105.00–109.50	106.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,098	700.00–810.00	765.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	650.00–850.00	761.75

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

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