Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Light supply of feeder classes with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test. There was moderate demand for feeder classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.21/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$167.21

181 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$6.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.10

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	627	167.99	1,054	159
Medium and Large 2-3	521	161.55	841	22

One grade step is worth $6.44/cwt here — about $212 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 sale181 hd

167.21

—

KY average24 barns · 4,019 hd

164.11

+3.10

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	1,719	106.09	1,823	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,568	80.35	1,260	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	78.15	993	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	54.09	498	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,535	93.00	1,428	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,403	98.25	1,378	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	Select and Choice	—	1,445	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,149	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,535	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,428	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	82.43/cwt	80.50–84.50	1,274	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	82.50/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,119	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	70.23/cwt	70.00–70.50	912	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	77.61/cwt	73.00–80.50	951	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	180.02/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,028	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	161.97/cwt	154.00–169.00	768	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	138.24/cwt	137.00–140.00	933	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	121.53/cwt	120.00–123.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	186.98/cwt	186.00–188.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	181.95/cwt	180.00–184.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	158.79/cwt	154.00–165.00	443	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	196.00/cwt	189.00–206.00	921	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	159.54/cwt	157.00–161.00	855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	152.28/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,084	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	165.34/cwt	158.00–169.50	1,032	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	182.26/cwt	180.00–183.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	148.12/cwt	147.50–150.00	1,129	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	146.02/cwt	142.00–150.00	939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	158.51/cwt	158.00–159.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	138.26/cwt	137.00–139.50	1,153	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	139.15/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,197	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	156.70/cwt	154.50–161.00	1,047	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	199.50/cwt	190.00–202.00	860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	173.53/cwt	166.00–175.00	939	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	197.22/cwt	193.50–202.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,269	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	847	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	201.29/cwt	199.00–207.00	860	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	200.51/cwt	196.00–202.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,360	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,591	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	54.09/cwt	50.00–57.00	498	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	77.24/cwt	77.00–77.50	1,238	2
Bulls	—	—	1,818	111.64/cwt	111.00–112.50	2,030	2
Bulls	—	—	1,520	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,444	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,630	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	20,864	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	4,874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	172.73/cwt	171.50–175.00	819	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	157.22/cwt	156.00–162.00	997	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	161.49/cwt	160.00–166.00	903	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	189.00/cwt	188.00–190.00	905	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	163.35/cwt	156.00–167.00	858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	151.59/cwt	150.00–153.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	156.32/cwt	150.00–162.00	819	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	162.63/cwt	160.00–170.00	685	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	167.51/cwt	160.00–174.00	640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	150.20/cwt	140.00–155.00	853	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	160.73/cwt	158.00–164.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	149.66/cwt	143.00–153.00	934	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	777	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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 439Last week 2,034Year ago 1,137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 110Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	79.50	79.50
1	—	1,360	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	93.00	93.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	80.50–84.50	82.43
2	—	1,603	77.00–77.50	77.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,356	82.00–83.00	82.50
2	—	1,298	70.00–70.50	70.23
11	—	1,226	73.00–80.50	77.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	920	50.00–57.00	54.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,818	111.00–112.50	111.64
1	—	1,520	95.00	95.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	571	174.00–185.00	180.02
29	—	470	189.00–206.00	196.00
24	—	712	140.00–154.00	152.28
16	—	624	158.00–169.50	165.34
12	—	762	147.50–150.00	148.12
4	—	834	137.00–139.50	138.26
11	—	860	131.00–140.00	139.15
21	—	668	154.50–161.00	156.70
6	—	431	190.00–202.00	199.50
1	—	315	206.00	206.00
8	—	541	166.00–175.00	173.53
4	—	378	193.50–202.00	197.22
3	—	965	131.50	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	182.00	182.00
2	—	465	186.00–188.00	186.98
2	—	323	180.00–184.00	181.95
1	—	235	164.00	164.00
4	—	536	157.00–161.00	159.54
2	—	778	128.00–130.00	129.02
1	—	805	121.00	121.00
4	—	381	180.00–183.00	182.26
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
2	—	643	142.00–150.00	146.02
2	—	585	158.00–159.00	158.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	474	154.00–169.00	161.97
2	—	920	120.00	120.00
1	—	240	159.00	159.00
12	—	675	137.00–140.00	138.24
5	—	279	154.00–165.00	158.79
2	—	713	120.00–130.00	125.02
1	—	850	120.00	120.00
24	—	524	150.00–162.00	156.32
12	—	421	160.00–170.00	162.63
8	—	382	160.00–174.00	167.51
16	—	568	140.00–155.00	150.20
5	—	324	158.00–164.00	160.73
23	—	624	143.00–153.00	149.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
2	—	673	120.00–123.00	121.53
1	—	470	151.00	151.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
2	—	373	150.00–153.00	151.59
1	—	215	140.00	140.00
1	—	525	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	847	105.00	105.00
1	—	255	156.00	156.00
5	—	474	171.50–175.00	172.73
1	—	385	171.00	171.00
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	199.00–207.00	201.29
2	—	897	111.00	111.00
4	—	379	196.00–202.00	200.51
1	—	290	202.00	202.00
3	—	700	125.00	125.00
1	—	650	154.00	154.00
8	—	634	156.00–162.00	157.22
4	—	559	160.00–166.00	161.49
8	—	479	188.00–190.00	189.00
6	—	525	156.00–167.00	163.35
3	—	833	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,630	1,280.00	1,280.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	570.00	570.00

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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

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