Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $149.08/cwt on 492 head.

Average price

$149.08

492 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$15.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.90

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	552	150.36	830	451
Medium and Large 2-3	549	135.01	741	41

One grade step is worth $15.34/cwt here — about $89 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 sale492 hd

149.08

—

KY average24 barns · 5,248 hd

144.18

+4.90

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	1,546	115.11	1,779	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,544	85.97	1,328	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	80.03	986	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	916	73.03	669	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,110	83.00	921	1thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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	—	240	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	167.24/cwt	160.00–172.00	711	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	127.41/cwt	122.00–128.50	851	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	154.96/cwt	145.00–161.00	817	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	128.99/cwt	127.00–132.00	951	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	114.00/cwt	110.00–118.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	817	114.66/cwt	111.00–119.00	937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	194.97/cwt	192.00–201.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	164.77/cwt	154.00–168.00	949	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	135.49/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,058	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	179.09/cwt	179.00–180.00	688	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	144.44/cwt	140.00–145.50	927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	171.42/cwt	169.00–175.00	830	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	151.20/cwt	150.00–151.50	1,099	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	126.66/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,015	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	151.51/cwt	149.00–161.00	489	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	145.84/cwt	135.00–151.00	836	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	135.61/cwt	130.00–142.00	914	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	131.92/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,142	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	198.78/cwt	190.00–205.00	654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	193.28/cwt	185.00–200.00	808	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	152.06/cwt	150.00–154.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	153.01/cwt	151.00–155.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	171.13/cwt	170.50–172.00	1,051	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	173.11/cwt	170.00–174.50	1,006	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	159.90/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,065	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	404	178.01/cwt	175.00–182.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	182.14/cwt	175.00–190.00	876	50
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	184.05/cwt	179.00–185.00	988	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	144.45/cwt	133.00–149.00	1,053	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	135.24/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,100	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	167.03/cwt	160.00–176.00	879	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	146.36/cwt	140.00–153.00	994	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	159.86/cwt	150.00–166.00	999	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	183.39/cwt	174.00–190.00	664	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	189.73/cwt	185.00–195.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	780	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,110	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	921	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	588	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	70.69/cwt	69.00–74.50	820	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	88.52/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,129	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	80.29/cwt	78.00–84.50	996	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	81.81/cwt	80.00–84.00	687	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	90.96/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,381	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	82.64/cwt	79.00–84.50	1,291	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	72.53/cwt	70.00–75.00	706	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	121.12/cwt	119.00–125.00	2,059	3
Bulls	—	—	1,477	113.46/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,676	3
Bulls	—	—	1,290	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,316	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	6,561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	163.42/cwt	160.00–169.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	141.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	257	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	145.14/cwt	141.00–151.00	903	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	592	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	154.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	803	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	170.77/cwt	170.00–172.00	618	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	149.26/cwt	140.00–155.00	846	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	123.65/cwt	123.00–125.00	948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	177.12/cwt	173.00–181.00	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	174.01/cwt	169.00–185.00	828	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	154.03/cwt	153.00–155.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	857	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	139.52/cwt	136.00–142.00	928	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	126.96/cwt	121.00–135.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	138.45/cwt	130.00–142.00	863	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	143.74/cwt	143.50–145.00	901	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	366	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	137.32/cwt	134.00–140.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	162.58/cwt	154.00–168.00	763	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	131.81/cwt	130.00–133.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	152.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	146.92/cwt	142.50–150.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	128.00/cwt	121.00–133.00	980	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	169.05/cwt	160.00–175.00	636	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	149.40/cwt	148.00–150.00	731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	855	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 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,234Last week 1,486Year ago 1,782

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 70Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	164.00	164.00
4	—	861	110.00–115.00	112.47
58	—	425	160.00–172.00	167.24
63	—	527	145.00–161.00	154.96
5	—	737	127.00–132.00	128.99
9	—	801	120.00–128.00	126.66
11	—	323	149.00–161.00	151.51
72	—	573	135.00–151.00	145.84
47	—	674	130.00–142.00	135.61
52	—	623	130.00–142.00	138.45
53	—	469	154.00–168.00	162.58
1	—	905	105.00	105.00
17	—	766	121.00–133.00	128.00
17	—	376	160.00–175.00	169.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	668	122.00–128.50	127.41
2	—	745	110.00–118.00	114.00
2	—	385	153.00–155.00	154.03
1	—	815	108.00	108.00
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	885	92.00	92.00
1	—	295	132.00	132.00
4	—	518	134.00–140.00	137.32
3	—	570	130.00–133.00	131.81
1	—	205	150.00	150.00
5	—	424	150.00–155.00	152.60
4	—	327	142.50–150.00	146.92
5	—	489	148.00–150.00	149.40
1	—	940	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	572	153.00	153.00
13	—	513	167.00	167.00
18	—	627	143.50–145.00	143.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	366	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	210.00	210.00
4	—	422	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	180.00	180.00
3	—	817	111.00–119.00	114.66
11	—	384	179.00–180.00	179.09
5	—	642	140.00–145.50	144.44
7	—	484	169.00–175.00	171.42
1	—	650	143.00	143.00
1	—	900	101.00	101.00
2	—	520	150.00–154.00	152.06
3	—	565	151.00–155.00	153.01
2	—	715	127.00–130.00	128.47
2	—	245	181.00	181.00
4	—	404	175.00–182.00	178.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	112.00	112.00
3	—	383	192.00–201.00	194.97
23	—	576	154.00–168.00	164.77
24	—	781	130.00–140.00	135.49
17	—	866	128.00–134.00	131.92
6	—	329	190.00–205.00	198.78
23	—	418	185.00–200.00	193.28
2	—	1,013	110.00–111.00	110.49
50	—	481	175.00–190.00	182.14
35	—	729	133.00–149.00	144.45
28	—	813	130.00–141.00	135.24
25	—	526	160.00–176.00	167.03
22	—	679	140.00–153.00	146.36
56	—	625	150.00–166.00	159.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	727	150.00–151.50	151.20
28	—	614	170.50–172.00	171.13
23	—	581	170.00–174.50	173.11
22	—	666	159.00–161.00	159.90
8	—	537	179.00–185.00	184.05
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	108.00	108.00
5	—	458	160.00–169.00	163.42
4	—	528	140.00–145.00	141.23
4	—	421	167.00	167.00
2	—	257	170.00	170.00
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
1	—	695	126.00	126.00
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
8	—	362	170.00–172.00	170.77
1	—	1,025	86.00	86.00
1	—	735	118.00	118.00
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	117.00–120.00	118.50
7	—	362	174.00–190.00	183.39
2	—	280	185.00–195.00	189.73
1	—	885	110.00	110.00
14	—	622	141.00–151.00	145.14
7	—	329	180.00	180.00
9	—	518	150.00–160.00	154.98
19	—	567	140.00–155.00	149.26
3	—	767	123.00–125.00	123.65
5	—	426	173.00–181.00	177.12
14	—	476	169.00–185.00	174.01
13	—	665	136.00–142.00	139.52
4	—	723	121.00–135.00	126.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	388	201.00	201.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	83.00	83.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	905	65.00	65.00
2	—	840	80.00–84.00	81.81
3	—	973	70.00–75.00	72.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	69.00–74.50	70.69
3	—	1,275	87.00–91.00	88.52
10	—	1,240	78.00–84.50	80.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	90.00–92.00	90.96
3	—	1,562	79.00–84.50	82.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,700	119.00–125.00	121.12
3	—	1,477	112.00–115.00	113.46
1	—	1,290	102.00	102.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	810.00	810.00

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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

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