Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. 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 $149.34/cwt on 856 head.

Average price

$149.34

856 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$4.67/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	595	149.53	889	820
Medium and Large 2-3	503	144.86	728	36

One grade step is worth $4.67/cwt here — about $161 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 sale856 hd

149.34

—

KY average24 barns · 5,910 hd

149.00

+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	—	Low	1,691	119.61	2,023	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	91.32	1,126	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,625	89.17	1,449	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	75.04	714	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,140	111.00	1,265	1thin

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	—	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	618	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	884	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	195.83/cwt	190.00–201.00	640	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	143.70/cwt	142.00–147.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	132.09/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,158	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	191.74/cwt	184.00–200.00	938	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	166.21/cwt	164.00–168.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	176.93/cwt	173.00–180.00	856	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	160.36/cwt	160.00–164.00	925	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	145.35/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,115	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	196.95/cwt	187.00–205.00	835	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	178.38/cwt	170.00–186.00	947	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	918	108.49/cwt	105.00–112.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	175.03/cwt	172.00–176.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	130.20/cwt	130.00–131.00	922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	158.54/cwt	157.00–160.00	845	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	312	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	167.94/cwt	158.00–172.00	1,043	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	138.38/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,139	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	177.01/cwt	171.00–180.00	662	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	183.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	806	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	141.94/cwt	134.00–149.00	1,026	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	200.22/cwt	190.00–208.00	757	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	129.60/cwt	119.00–132.50	1,182	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	153.60/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,087	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	154.10/cwt	154.10–154.10	1,168	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	165.67/cwt	164.50–169.25	1,095	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	194.60/cwt	191.50–203.00	1,014	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	182.25/cwt	182.00–183.00	1,048	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	173.43/cwt	164.50–179.00	999	76
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	530	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	678	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	437	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	612	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	865	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	874	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	910	119.20/cwt	119.20–119.20	1,085	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	175.71/cwt	173.00–178.50	1,074	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	155.02/cwt	146.00–161.50	1,046	47
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	275	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	374	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	230	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	329	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	167	144.28/cwt	141.00–147.00	241	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	616	122.74/cwt	118.00–123.50	756	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	124.74/cwt	120.00–131.00	985	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	887	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	182.04/cwt	180.00–186.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	153.25/cwt	145.00–160.00	939	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	159.48/cwt	150.00–166.00	836	14
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,140	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,265	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	89.85/cwt	86.00–93.50	1,092	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	72.66/cwt	71.00–75.00	690	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	88.69/cwt	84.00–91.00	869	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	66.94/cwt	62.50–69.00	623	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,365	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	87.01/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,486	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	79.24/cwt	77.00–82.00	910	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	96.42/cwt	94.50–102.00	1,228	15
Bulls	—	—	1,417	109.19/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,547	3
Bulls	—	—	1,826	126.88/cwt	124.00–128.00	2,317	5
Bulls	—	—	1,729	118.34/cwt	114.00–121.50	2,046	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	176.91/cwt	170.00–184.00	853	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	133.50/cwt	130.00–137.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	162.64/cwt	160.00–168.00	781	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	173.02/cwt	171.00–175.00	751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	952	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	175.21/cwt	174.00–178.00	813	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	135.68/cwt	129.00–141.00	919	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	164.02/cwt	157.00–172.00	776	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	877	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,053	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	145.45/cwt	145.00–145.90	1,031	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	172.09/cwt	160.00–176.00	724	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	134.87/cwt	130.00–139.00	916	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	135.67/cwt	130.00–142.00	851	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	129.04/cwt	124.00–133.50	1,012	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	149.26/cwt	140.00–153.00	857	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	170.62/cwt	163.00–175.00	541	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	150.52/cwt	150.00–151.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	157.39/cwt	156.00–160.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	164.24/cwt	160.00–167.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	151.06/cwt	140.00–156.50	784	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	133.49/cwt	132.50–135.00	953	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	126.95/cwt	116.00–132.50	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	358	184.67/cwt	182.00–190.00	661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	136.93/cwt	134.00–140.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	121.00/cwt	119.00–125.00	799	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	154.29/cwt	151.00–157.00	734	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	112.49/cwt	109.00–116.00	971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	183.05/cwt	180.00–190.00	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	162.36/cwt	153.00–168.00	921	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	187.85/cwt	180.00–191.00	787	13

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,938Last week 2,088Year ago 1,339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 111Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 8Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
7	—	327	190.00–201.00	195.83
14	—	877	125.00–138.00	132.09
13	—	489	184.00–200.00	191.74
27	—	767	135.00–149.00	145.35
31	—	424	187.00–205.00	196.95
46	—	531	170.00–186.00	178.38
72	—	621	158.00–172.00	167.94
22	—	823	131.00–140.00	138.38
16	—	723	134.00–149.00	141.94
11	—	378	190.00–208.00	200.22
8	—	912	119.00–132.50	129.60
76	—	576	164.50–179.00	173.43
47	—	675	146.00–161.50	155.02
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	618	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	142.00–147.00	143.70
1	—	780	121.00	121.00
4	—	521	164.00–168.00	166.21
13	—	484	173.00–180.00	176.93
2	—	615	149.00–150.00	149.50
1	—	860	110.00	110.00
2	—	380	188.00	188.00
14	—	577	160.00–164.00	160.36
2	—	810	125.00–128.00	126.49
2	—	918	105.00–112.00	108.49
4	—	315	172.00–176.00	175.03
5	—	708	130.00–131.00	130.20
14	—	439	180.00–185.00	183.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	221.00	221.00
2	—	312	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	708	152.00–154.00	153.60
50	—	758	154.10	154.10
32	—	661	164.50–169.25	165.67
23	—	521	191.50–203.00	194.60
8	—	575	182.00–183.00	182.25
22	—	611	173.00–178.50	175.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	149.00	149.00
28	—	533	157.00–160.00	158.54
8	—	557	157.50	157.50
69	—	780	135.00	135.00
145	—	709	145.00–145.90	145.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	374	171.00–180.00	177.01
70	—	473	157.00–172.00	164.02
4	—	286	177.00	177.00
54	—	421	160.00–176.00	172.09
59	—	679	130.00–139.00	134.87
70	—	627	130.00–142.00	135.67
18	—	784	124.00–133.50	129.04
119	—	574	140.00–153.00	149.26
17	—	317	163.00–175.00	170.62
92	—	519	140.00–156.50	151.06
24	—	714	132.50–135.00	133.49
3	—	808	116.00–132.50	126.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	174.00–178.00	175.21
9	—	358	182.00–190.00	184.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	150.00–151.00	150.52
3	—	426	156.00–160.00	157.39
5	—	380	160.00–167.00	164.24
1	—	245	158.00	158.00
2	—	573	134.00–140.00	136.93
3	—	727	112.00	112.00
7	—	660	119.00–125.00	121.00
13	—	476	151.00–157.00	154.29
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	128.00	128.00
2	—	437	140.00	140.00
1	—	865	101.00	101.00
1	—	275	136.00	136.00
1	—	230	143.00	143.00
12	—	167	141.00–147.00	144.28
7	—	616	118.00–123.50	122.74
4	—	475	136.00	136.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	910	119.20	119.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	105.00	105.00
11	—	790	120.00–131.00	124.74
3	—	338	180.00–186.00	182.04
7	—	613	145.00–160.00	153.25
14	—	524	150.00–166.00	159.48
20	—	482	170.00–184.00	176.91
2	—	730	130.00–137.00	133.50
2	—	805	120.00	120.00
10	—	677	129.00–141.00	135.68
2	—	863	109.00–116.00	112.49
6	—	366	180.00–190.00	183.05
17	—	567	153.00–168.00	162.36
13	—	419	180.00–191.00	187.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	101.00	101.00
1	—	665	132.00	132.00
2	—	745	116.00	116.00
1	—	635	140.00	140.00
10	—	480	160.00–168.00	162.64
1	—	355	177.50	177.50
2	—	562	145.00	145.00
5	—	434	171.00–175.00	173.02
2	—	952	94.00	94.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	111.00	111.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,215	86.00–93.50	89.85
5	—	1,148	77.00–82.00	79.24
15	—	1,274	94.50–102.00	96.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	949	71.00–75.00	72.66
3	—	980	84.00–91.00	88.69
3	—	930	62.50–69.00	66.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	93.50	93.50
2	—	1,708	85.00–89.00	87.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	108.00–110.00	109.19
5	—	1,826	124.00–128.00	126.88
4	—	1,729	114.00–121.50	118.34

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	—	1,040	1,250.00	1,250.00

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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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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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