Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.51/cwt on 709 head.

Average price

$150.51

709 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$41.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.93

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	605	151.59	917	658
Medium and Large 2-3	554	137.20	760	50
Small and Medium 1-2	525	110.00	578	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.59/cwt here — about $340 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 sale709 hd

150.51

—

KY average25 barns · 6,022 hd

148.59

+1.93

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	1,639	105.03	1,721	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,606	80.55	1,294	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	76.60	921	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	900	70.50	635	3thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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 1-2	—	413	199.65/cwt	193.00–206.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	197.83/cwt	190.00–209.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	178.50/cwt	178.00–179.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	165.67/cwt	165.00–168.00	976	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	131.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	153.19/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,025	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	933	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	456	207.49/cwt	201.00–210.00	946	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	143.58/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,174	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	167.15/cwt	160.50–172.50	710	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	118.58/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	961	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,058	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	159.33/cwt	159.00–159.50	892	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	168.76/cwt	160.00–174.00	638	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	149.15/cwt	139.00–154.00	934	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,211	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	162.77/cwt	155.00–171.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	150.99/cwt	140.00–156.00	874	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	186.57/cwt	180.00–196.00	896	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	179.81/cwt	179.00–180.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	149.62/cwt	149.50–150.00	1,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	140.30/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	209.00/cwt	200.00–217.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	158.90/cwt	152.00–162.50	1,138	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	161.69/cwt	154.00–164.50	1,096	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	178.48/cwt	170.00–185.00	928	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	159.31/cwt	155.00–167.50	994	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	189.56/cwt	187.00–191.00	1,048	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	193.80/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,033	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	150.23/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,161	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	131.85/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,357	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	177.22/cwt	171.00–185.00	1,033	128
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	731	116.01/cwt	109.00–117.00	848	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	171.99/cwt	171.00–173.50	1,056	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	816	157.78/cwt	156.50–159.70	1,287	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	171.90/cwt	165.00–176.00	887	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,021	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	122.78/cwt	121.00–125.00	956	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	512	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	952	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	784	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	78.69/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,239	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	65.05/cwt	61.50–68.50	738	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	82.35/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,089	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	76.28/cwt	70.00–79.00	898	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	676	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	406	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	750	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	87.05/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,493	2
Bulls	—	—	1,706	104.42/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,781	8
Bulls	—	—	1,147	95.07/cwt	92.50–98.50	1,090	3
Bulls	—	—	1,826	111.99/cwt	109.00–115.50	2,045	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	806	116.66/cwt	115.00–117.50	940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	201.97/cwt	200.00–204.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	145.96/cwt	140.00–150.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	139.87/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,014	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	164.72/cwt	161.00–170.00	934	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	184.57/cwt	180.00–194.00	880	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	148.18/cwt	140.00–155.00	987	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	198.95/cwt	191.00–205.00	838	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	116.98/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	141.77/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,018	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	140.75/cwt	140.00–142.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	138.60/cwt	136.00–141.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	129.20/cwt	125.50–135.00	999	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	128.17/cwt	120.00–132.50	1,037	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,091	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	150.32/cwt	150.00–151.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	739	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	153.55/cwt	141.00–157.00	803	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	162.30/cwt	150.00–167.00	787	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	146.07/cwt	134.00–148.75	1,009	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	134.21/cwt	133.00–136.00	832	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	352	156.49/cwt	152.00–158.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	339	147.75/cwt	146.00–150.00	501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	346	176.90/cwt	176.00–177.50	612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	171.56/cwt	170.00–173.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	451	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	835	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	554	138.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	766	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	986	1

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 Feb 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,746Last week 834Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 36Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	193.00–206.00	199.65
5	—	387	190.00–209.00	197.83
27	—	818	136.00–147.00	143.58
36	—	480	180.00–196.00	186.57
2	—	875	139.00–140.00	139.50
3	—	342	200.00–217.00	209.00
59	—	716	152.00–162.50	158.90
56	—	678	154.00–164.50	161.69
35	—	520	170.00–185.00	178.48
33	—	624	155.00–167.50	159.31
1	—	965	129.00	129.00
25	—	773	143.00–154.00	150.23
7	—	1,029	129.00–133.00	131.85
128	—	583	171.00–185.00	177.22
1	—	1,180	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	183.00	183.00
1	—	615	162.00	162.00
2	—	493	178.00–179.00	178.50
13	—	589	165.00–168.00	165.67
4	—	778	131.00–135.00	131.99
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
1	—	525	165.00	165.00
5	—	384	179.00–180.00	179.81
4	—	682	149.50–150.00	149.62
3	—	725	135.00–143.00	140.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	217.00	217.00
7	—	456	201.00–210.00	207.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	553	187.00–191.00	189.56
30	—	533	189.00–200.00	193.80
20	—	614	171.00–173.50	171.99
167	—	816	156.50–159.70	157.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	669	151.00–154.00	153.19
36	—	616	156.00	156.00
20	—	708	149.50	149.50
9	—	560	159.00–159.50	159.33
7	—	522	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	165.00	165.00
37	—	425	160.50–172.50	167.15
3	—	923	114.00–128.00	118.58
1	—	990	123.00	123.00
18	—	378	160.00–174.00	168.76
44	—	626	139.00–154.00	149.15
5	—	1,009	120.00	120.00
6	—	332	155.00–171.00	162.77
99	—	579	140.00–156.00	150.99
90	—	718	134.00–145.00	141.77
9	—	773	125.50–135.00	129.20
9	—	809	120.00–132.50	128.17
14	—	859	127.00	127.00
54	—	523	141.00–157.00	153.55
75	—	485	150.00–167.00	162.30
76	—	691	134.00–148.75	146.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	674	120.00–124.00	121.99
4	—	477	140.00–142.00	140.75
2	—	525	136.00–141.00	138.60
1	—	780	117.00	117.00
3	—	417	150.00–151.00	150.32
4	—	739	130.00	130.00
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
14	—	620	133.00–136.00	134.21
1	—	1,090	101.00	101.00
4	—	352	152.00–158.00	156.49
4	—	339	146.00–150.00	147.75
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
6	—	554	135.00–140.00	138.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	346	176.00–177.50	176.90
1	—	440	180.00	180.00
7	—	451	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	130.00	130.00
8	—	731	109.00–117.00	116.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	516	165.00–176.00	171.90
10	—	810	125.00–127.00	126.00
5	—	779	121.00–125.00	122.78
1	—	920	107.00	107.00
1	—	970	101.00	101.00
2	—	355	200.00–204.00	201.97
3	—	607	140.00–150.00	145.96
8	—	725	135.00–144.00	139.87
33	—	567	161.00–170.00	164.72
13	—	477	180.00–194.00	184.57
24	—	666	140.00–155.00	148.18
9	—	421	191.00–205.00	198.95
5	—	867	116.00–121.00	116.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	185.00	185.00
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
3	—	806	115.00–117.50	116.66
2	—	492	174.00	174.00
1	—	775	115.00	115.00
1	—	530	161.00	161.00
1	—	880	99.00	99.00
1	—	575	144.00	144.00
2	—	423	170.00–173.00	171.56
1	—	685	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,095	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	76.50	76.50
1	—	676	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,000	75.00	75.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,575	74.00–82.00	78.69
2	—	1,715	83.00–91.00	87.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	61.50–68.50	65.05
5	—	1,323	81.00–84.00	82.35
18	—	1,177	70.00–79.00	76.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,706	100.00–107.00	104.42
3	—	1,147	92.50–98.50	95.07
5	—	1,826	109.00–115.50	111.99

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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