Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.35/cwt on 613 head.

Average price

$148.35

613 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$17.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

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	560	149.86	839	560
Medium and Large 2-3	581	132.35	769	53

One grade step is worth $17.51/cwt here — about $69 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 sale613 hd

148.35

—

KY average19 barns · 6,027 hd

148.69

−0.34

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	1,793	121.21	2,173	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,656	82.91	1,373	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	79.66	1,019	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	919	67.42	620	5thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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	—	677	155.04/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,050	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	171.06/cwt	163.00–178.50	975	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	120.87/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,159	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	202.91/cwt	190.00–208.00	785	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	175.51/cwt	175.00–178.00	809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	143.50/cwt	143.00–145.00	990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	164.81/cwt	160.00–166.00	862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	160.75/cwt	160.00–161.00	934	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,013	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	331	181.00/cwt	180.00–183.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	186.35/cwt	185.00–187.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	145.59/cwt	145.00–146.00	908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	795	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	439	215.84/cwt	211.00–222.00	948	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,018	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	172.20/cwt	172.00–172.50	1,056	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	118.10/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	170.43/cwt	165.00–175.50	649	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	155.82/cwt	149.00–160.00	815	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	989	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	145.97/cwt	132.00–148.00	1,041	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	176.05/cwt	170.00–184.00	942	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	141.87/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,080	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	118.32/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,270	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	185.21/cwt	180.00–197.00	893	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	125.89/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,158	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	131.22/cwt	130.00–135.50	1,084	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	194.18/cwt	190.00–202.00	808	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	137.49/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,218	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	183.26/cwt	182.00–183.50	1,052	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	161.17/cwt	155.00–166.00	996	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	812	140.68/cwt	139.00–142.25	1,142	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	148.58/cwt	148.50–150.00	1,131	36
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	666	129.09/cwt	114.00–131.00	860	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	556	132.01/cwt	123.00–134.50	734	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	980	110.25/cwt	110.25–110.25	1,080	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	819	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	993	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	200.12/cwt	191.00–210.00	664	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	167.13/cwt	161.00–171.00	874	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	196.34/cwt	193.00–200.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	165.24/cwt	163.00–167.50	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	857	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	907	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	74.24/cwt	72.00–76.00	921	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	83.85/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,114	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	80.05/cwt	78.00–82.50	1,021	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	53.94/cwt	51.00–57.00	452	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	806	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	75.11/cwt	73.00–77.00	714	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,753	74.20/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,301	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,652	86.25/cwt	86.25–86.25	1,425	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,604	82.11/cwt	81.50–83.50	1,317	5
Bulls	—	—	1,485	114.74/cwt	108.00–119.50	1,704	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	123.36/cwt	120.50–126.00	2,338	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	874	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	131.19/cwt	130.00–136.00	950	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	173.62/cwt	164.00–178.00	754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	142.58/cwt	130.00–145.00	893	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	364	174.48/cwt	171.00–175.00	635	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	137.50/cwt	130.00–141.00	921	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	154.71/cwt	145.00–161.00	876	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	161.70/cwt	160.00–165.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	143.80/cwt	143.50–145.00	831	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	122.33/cwt	122.00–123.00	942	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	887	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	131.80/cwt	126.00–135.00	944	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	158.74/cwt	151.00–166.00	752	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	159.89/cwt	150.00–163.00	422	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	154.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	969	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	167.03/cwt	158.00–174.00	710	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	120.00/cwt	119.00–122.00	973	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	122.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	950	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	143.84/cwt	140.00–147.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	147.14/cwt	140.00–151.00	843	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	143.70/cwt	140.00–146.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	822	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	148.08/cwt	145.00–151.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	131.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	754	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	134.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	910	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	140.88/cwt	131.00–146.00	876	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	316	176.25/cwt	175.00–180.00	557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	183.71/cwt	179.00–185.00	865	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	313	173.12/cwt	170.00–176.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	868	103.34/cwt	100.00–106.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	121.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	152.12/cwt	150.00–152.50	625	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	915	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 Mar 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,486Last week 439Year ago 2,431

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 39Year ago 89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	677	148.00–160.00	155.04
44	—	570	163.00–178.50	171.06
8	—	959	120.00–127.00	120.87
11	—	387	190.00–208.00	202.91
2	—	1,157	113.00	113.00
28	—	713	132.00–148.00	145.97
22	—	535	170.00–184.00	176.05
9	—	761	132.00–146.00	141.87
3	—	1,073	117.00–121.00	118.32
31	—	482	180.00–197.00	185.21
9	—	920	125.00–127.00	125.89
20	—	826	130.00–135.50	131.22
12	—	416	190.00–202.00	194.18
4	—	886	130.00–140.00	137.49
37	—	618	155.00–166.00	161.17
1	—	285	202.00	202.00
5	—	332	191.00–210.00	200.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	461	175.00–178.00	175.51
1	—	380	180.00	180.00
1	—	760	128.00	128.00
4	—	690	143.00–145.00	143.50
1	—	1,060	105.50	105.50
1	—	885	100.00	100.00
6	—	523	160.00–166.00	164.81
8	—	581	160.00–161.00	160.75
2	—	1,013	111.00–112.00	111.49
3	—	331	180.00–183.00	181.00
3	—	415	185.00–187.00	186.35
5	—	624	145.00–146.00	145.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	455	210.00	210.00
9	—	377	211.00	211.00
9	—	439	211.00–222.00	215.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	533	191.00	191.00
10	—	613	172.00–172.50	172.20
25	—	574	182.00–183.50	183.26
45	—	812	139.00–142.25	140.68
36	—	761	148.50–150.00	148.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	111.00–125.00	118.10
32	—	381	165.00–175.50	170.43
100	—	523	149.00–160.00	155.82
38	—	716	126.00–135.00	131.80
42	—	474	151.00–166.00	158.74
5	—	264	150.00–163.00	159.89
5	—	327	150.00–160.00	154.12
5	—	873	111.00	111.00
1	—	235	180.00	180.00
103	—	425	158.00–174.00	167.03
9	—	811	119.00–122.00	120.00
17	—	775	120.00–125.00	122.64
37	—	573	140.00–151.00	147.14
50	—	678	130.00–140.00	134.15
69	—	622	131.00–146.00	140.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	727	136.00	136.00
6	—	612	153.00	153.00
7	—	572	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	745	120.00	120.00
5	—	483	140.00–147.00	143.84
4	—	519	140.00–146.00	143.70
8	—	671	120.00–125.00	122.51
2	—	370	145.00–151.00	148.08
15	—	571	130.00–135.00	131.97
3	—	868	100.00–106.00	103.34
5	—	635	120.00–125.00	121.98
7	—	411	150.00–152.50	152.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	170.00–176.00	173.12
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
17	—	666	114.00–131.00	129.09
9	—	556	123.00–134.50	132.01
15	—	980	110.25	110.25
10	—	819	121.25	121.25
1	—	500	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	161.00–171.00	167.13
2	—	325	193.00–200.00	196.34
1	—	390	197.50	197.50
5	—	724	130.00–136.00	131.19
5	—	434	164.00–178.00	173.62
3	—	801	115.00	115.00
32	—	626	130.00–145.00	142.58
10	—	670	130.00–141.00	137.50
13	—	566	145.00–161.00	154.71
1	—	205	181.00	181.00
6	—	770	122.00–123.00	122.33
10	—	471	179.00–185.00	183.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	163.00–167.50	165.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	205.00	205.00
2	—	465	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	128.00	128.00
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,060	95.00	95.00
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
10	—	364	171.00–175.00	174.48
1	—	725	118.00	118.00
3	—	480	160.00–165.00	161.70
5	—	578	143.50–145.00	143.80
4	—	316	175.00–180.00	176.25
2	—	823	107.00–110.00	108.48
1	—	880	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,241	72.00–76.00	74.24
6	—	1,329	83.00–86.00	83.85
19	—	1,275	78.00–82.50	80.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	51.00–57.00	53.94
1	—	1,020	79.00	79.00
2	—	950	73.00–77.00	75.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,753	73.00–75.00	74.20
9	—	1,652	86.25	86.25
5	—	1,604	81.50–83.50	82.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	108.00–119.50	114.74
6	—	1,895	120.50–126.00	123.36

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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