Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower on a light test There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes. Limited amount of comparisons and receipts due inclement weather and road conditions.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.33/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$156.33

162 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$990

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$14.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.09

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	633	157.69	998	147
Medium and Large 2-3	632	143.04	904	15thin

One grade step is worth $14.66/cwt here — about $94 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 sale162 hd

156.33

—

KY average20 barns · 6,478 hd

156.43

−0.09

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	1,538	101.14	1,555	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	71.66	1,070	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	68.02	818	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	57.75	596	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,225	85.00	1,041	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1-2	—	616	139.69/cwt	130.00–143.00	860	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	150.73/cwt	145.00–153.00	555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	146.87/cwt	140.00–154.00	629	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	135.57/cwt	126.00–138.50	1,189	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	162.16/cwt	159.00–168.00	934	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	171.30/cwt	160.00–177.00	886	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	143.71/cwt	135.00–147.00	661	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	131.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	939	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	191.06/cwt	179.00–195.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	147.15/cwt	146.50–148.00	929	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	159.70/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,003	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	179.91/cwt	173.00–185.00	856	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	142.57/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,102	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	183.73/cwt	180.00–185.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	147.13/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,005	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	143.55/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	137.94/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	952	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	143.29/cwt	140.00–150.00	827	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	178.02/cwt	173.00–180.00	794	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	76.85/cwt	74.50–80.00	974	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	978	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	58.31/cwt	57.50–59.50	653	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,225	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,041	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	68.35/cwt	64.00–71.50	826	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	639	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	554	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	74.99/cwt	74.50–75.50	1,116	2
Bulls	—	—	1,803	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.50	1,902	3
Bulls	—	—	1,272	96.80/cwt	91.00–99.50	1,231	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,056	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	847.58/cwt	810.00–870.00	10,493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	140.03/cwt	130.00–146.00	802	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	792	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	127.84/cwt	122.00–129.00	929	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	147.52/cwt	140.00–153.00	755	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	131.16/cwt	125.00–137.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	127.56/cwt	124.00–131.00	395	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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 1,112Year ago 1,272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 48Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	616	130.00–143.00	139.69
2	—	820	128.00	128.00
7	—	368	145.00–153.00	150.73
1	—	1,060	91.00	91.00
11	—	428	140.00–154.00	146.87
11	—	460	135.00–147.00	143.71
6	—	713	130.00–140.00	131.67
31	—	573	130.00–146.00	140.03
19	—	512	140.00–153.00	147.52
2	—	673	125.00–137.00	131.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	545	136.00	136.00
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
1	—	670	103.00	103.00
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
1	—	795	101.00	101.00
1	—	950	95.00	95.00
2	—	310	124.00–131.00	127.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	877	126.00–138.50	135.57
18	—	576	159.00–168.00	162.16
9	—	517	160.00–177.00	171.30
4	—	406	179.00–195.00	191.06
21	—	628	150.00–163.00	159.70
14	—	476	173.00–185.00	179.91
18	—	773	138.00–145.00	142.57
4	—	388	180.00–185.00	183.73
40	—	683	145.00–153.00	147.13
4	—	721	140.00–150.00	143.55
2	—	818	131.00–145.00	137.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	143.00	143.00
2	—	735	130.00–135.00	132.52
10	—	631	146.50–148.00	147.15
1	—	675	111.00	111.00
1	—	460	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	577	140.00–150.00	143.29
7	—	446	173.00–180.00	178.02
1	—	295	183.00	183.00
2	—	517	157.00	157.00
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
3	—	463	179.00	179.00
1	—	690	142.00	142.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
6	—	727	122.00–129.00	127.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	133.00	133.00
2	—	670	120.00	120.00
2	—	405	164.00	164.00
1	—	395	160.00	160.00
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	160.00	160.00
2	—	792	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,268	74.50–80.00	76.85
3	—	1,120	57.50–59.50	58.31
8	—	1,209	64.00–71.50	68.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,488	74.50–75.50	74.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,035	53.50	53.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,803	105.00–106.50	105.49
3	—	1,272	91.00–99.50	96.80

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	810.00–870.00	847.58

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