Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. The was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.70/cwt on 911 head.

Average price

$150.70

911 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$21.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.97

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	615	151.74	933	867
Medium and Large 2-3	646	130.22	842	44

One grade step is worth $21.52/cwt here — about $91 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 sale911 hd

150.70

—

KY average26 barns · 7,754 hd

149.73

+0.97

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	1,575	95.02	1,497	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	75.91	1,199	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	72.47	907	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	61.60	553	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,230	86.47	1,064	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,291	107.17	1,384	3thin

Every lot, as filed

131 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 1-2Fancy	—	437	212.74/cwt	210.00–223.00	930	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	161.34/cwt	160.00–162.00	950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	128.21/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,235	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	195.60/cwt	190.00–205.00	839	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	183.79/cwt	180.00–188.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	149.88/cwt	146.50–153.00	1,030	147
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	178.85/cwt	175.00–180.00	862	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	146.67/cwt	146.00–147.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	210.01/cwt	203.00–215.00	689	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	142.13/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,107	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	124.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,339	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	453	205.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	933	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	944	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,054	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	157.06/cwt	149.00–163.50	823	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	147.36/cwt	140.00–151.50	905	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	169.61/cwt	162.00–173.00	541	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	122.04/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,067	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	166.97/cwt	158.00–171.00	696	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	152.40/cwt	150.00–160.00	436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	174.85/cwt	169.00–180.00	673	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	135.13/cwt	131.00–140.00	963	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	163.71/cwt	153.00–171.00	776	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	138.99/cwt	130.00–143.00	917	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	153.98/cwt	145.00–159.50	1,115	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	155.75/cwt	149.00–162.00	1,054	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	170.24/cwt	163.00–180.00	984	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	181.95/cwt	171.00–186.00	950	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	164.00/cwt	163.00–165.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	157.44/cwt	150.00–166.00	979	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	140.45/cwt	138.00–141.50	1,170	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	198.88/cwt	190.00–205.00	748	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	189.51/cwt	184.00–196.00	896	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	134.00/cwt	128.00–138.50	1,154	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	182.23/cwt	181.00–184.00	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	130.44/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	716	142.11/cwt	141.00–142.50	1,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	153.30/cwt	153.30–153.30	1,272	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	918	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,287	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,218	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	852	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,233	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	184.44/cwt	183.00–186.50	1,037	38
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	855	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	898	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	506	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	506	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	860	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	987	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	792	133.00/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,053	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	172.95/cwt	172.00–173.50	1,065	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	191.03/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,007	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	187.38/cwt	183.00–200.00	703	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	158.03/cwt	150.00–165.00	906	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	188.37/cwt	180.00–193.00	804	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	198.98/cwt	198.00–200.00	872	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	65.56/cwt	61.00–68.00	581	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,230	86.47/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,064	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	55.04/cwt	50.00–59.50	496	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	73.79/cwt	72.00–75.00	666	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	73.70/cwt	69.00–77.00	928	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	66.04/cwt	61.50–68.50	779	13
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,237	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,447	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,400	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,225	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	74.69/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,196	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,210	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	79.51/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,081	7
Bulls	—	—	1,579	92.85/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,466	7
Bulls	—	—	1,280	81.24/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,040	3
Bulls	—	—	1,718	104.43/cwt	100.00–107.50	1,794	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	823	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	166.81/cwt	164.00–171.00	797	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	146.50/cwt	145.00–148.00	837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	182.50/cwt	179.00–190.00	411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	641	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	153.34/cwt	152.00–154.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	139.68/cwt	137.00–141.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	133.53/cwt	131.00–136.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	297	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	456	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	148.18/cwt	145.00–156.00	996	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	184.18/cwt	179.00–188.00	862	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	119.33/cwt	119.00–120.00	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	171.16/cwt	166.00–175.00	902	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	131.74/cwt	122.00–134.50	1,022	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	961	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	836	115.50/cwt	115.00–117.00	966	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	152.15/cwt	142.00–159.00	873	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	153.74/cwt	153.00–154.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	106.22/cwt	104.00–110.50	919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	127.14/cwt	125.00–130.00	800	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	767	125.00/cwt	124.50–126.00	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	145.24/cwt	143.00–147.50	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	724	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	181.49/cwt	181.00–182.50	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	167.84/cwt	165.00–169.00	868	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,076	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	287	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	494	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	157.41/cwt	156.00–160.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	150.54/cwt	148.00–153.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	153.59/cwt	149.00–158.00	961	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	857	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	673	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,043	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	173.69/cwt	172.00–175.00	818	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	174.40/cwt	173.00–177.50	745	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	948	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	176.56/cwt	176.00–177.00	738	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	118.72/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,034	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,020	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	198.65/cwt	190.00–206.00	660	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,034Last week 1,746Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 65Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	437	210.00–223.00	212.74
5	—	453	200.00–210.00	205.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	589	160.00–162.00	161.34
4	—	376	180.00–188.00	183.79
2	—	685	145.00	145.00
7	—	482	175.00–180.00	178.85
1	—	335	180.00	180.00
3	—	603	146.00–147.00	146.67
1	—	840	108.00	108.00
2	—	538	163.00–165.00	164.00
4	—	421	181.00–184.00	182.23
4	—	716	141.00–142.50	142.11
5	—	792	130.00–137.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	963	121.00–133.00	128.21
18	—	429	190.00–205.00	195.60
9	—	328	203.00–215.00	210.01
94	—	779	134.00–147.00	142.13
9	—	1,076	120.00–125.00	124.44
93	—	724	145.00–159.50	153.98
43	—	677	149.00–162.00	155.75
1	—	295	209.00	209.00
29	—	578	163.00–180.00	170.24
28	—	522	171.00–186.00	181.95
34	—	622	150.00–166.00	157.44
19	—	833	138.00–141.50	140.45
10	—	376	190.00–205.00	198.88
28	—	473	184.00–196.00	189.51
10	—	861	128.00–138.50	134.00
2	—	910	125.00–136.00	130.44
6	—	1,015	120.00	120.00
1	—	235	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	830	153.30	153.30
14	—	918	140.25	140.25
20	—	852	144.75	144.75
38	—	562	183.00–186.50	184.44
33	—	616	172.00–173.50	172.95
15	—	527	188.00–192.00	191.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	687	146.50–153.00	149.88
11	—	603	156.50	156.50
47	—	761	138.50	138.50
4	—	568	164.00	164.00
17	—	517	165.00–169.00	167.84
77	—	731	147.25	147.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	123.00	123.00
1	—	230	154.00	154.00
1	—	995	129.00	129.00
101	—	524	149.00–163.50	157.06
48	—	614	140.00–151.50	147.36
11	—	319	162.00–173.00	169.61
12	—	874	121.00–125.00	122.04
24	—	417	158.00–171.00	166.97
4	—	286	150.00–160.00	152.40
27	—	385	169.00–180.00	174.85
33	—	713	131.00–140.00	135.13
58	—	474	153.00–171.00	163.71
73	—	660	130.00–143.00	138.99
14	—	776	122.00–134.50	131.74
56	—	574	142.00–159.00	152.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	140.00	140.00
2	—	665	120.00–125.00	122.48
3	—	961	104.00	104.00
6	—	836	115.00–117.00	115.50
1	—	315	147.00	147.00
4	—	426	153.00–154.00	153.74
3	—	865	104.00–110.50	106.22
7	—	629	125.00–130.00	127.14
3	—	767	124.50–126.00	125.00
4	—	510	143.00–147.50	145.24
4	—	724	125.00	125.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
3	—	370	156.00–160.00	157.41
2	—	488	148.00–153.00	150.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	181.00–182.50	181.49
8	—	287	172.00	172.00
70	—	673	155.00	155.00
8	—	471	172.00–175.00	173.69
9	—	427	173.00–177.50	174.40
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	105.00	105.00
1	—	715	114.00	114.00
3	—	506	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	860	114.75	114.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	375	183.00–200.00	187.38
15	—	573	150.00–165.00	158.03
8	—	427	180.00–193.00	188.37
3	—	225	179.00–190.00	182.50
2	—	708	131.00–136.00	133.53
8	—	672	145.00–156.00	148.18
1	—	285	203.00	203.00
15	—	468	179.00–188.00	184.18
3	—	807	119.00–120.00	119.33
8	—	527	166.00–175.00	171.16
1	—	955	108.00	108.00
9	—	626	149.00–158.00	153.59
4	—	774	122.00–123.00	122.50
4	—	871	115.00–120.00	118.72
6	—	1,020	100.00	100.00
1	—	925	101.00	101.00
8	—	332	190.00–206.00	198.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	556	170.50	170.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	205.00	205.00
2	—	438	198.00–200.00	198.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	164.00–171.00	166.81
1	—	1,005	91.00	91.00
4	—	571	145.00–148.00	146.50
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
9	—	379	169.00	169.00
3	—	523	152.00–154.00	153.34
1	—	1,080	91.00	91.00
1	—	800	105.00	105.00
3	—	618	137.00–141.00	139.68
4	—	297	153.50	153.50
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
2	—	857	112.00	112.00
7	—	418	176.00–177.00	176.56
1	—	310	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	886	61.00–68.00	65.56
8	—	901	50.00–59.50	55.04
3	—	902	72.00–75.00	73.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,259	69.00–77.00	73.70
13	—	1,179	61.50–68.50	66.04
7	—	1,360	78.00–81.00	79.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,601	70.00–79.50	74.69
1	—	1,475	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	86.00–87.00	86.47
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,237	117.00	117.00
1	—	1,400	87.50	87.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,579	90.00–96.00	92.85
3	—	1,280	80.00–84.00	81.24
6	—	1,718	100.00–107.50	104.43

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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	—	980	84.00	84.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	86.00	86.00

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.

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