Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.88/cwt on 1,005 head.

Average price

$157.88

1,005 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,120

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$285

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

$4.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.10

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	523	162.32	849	51
Medium and Large 1-2	719	157.64	1,134	954

One grade step is worth $4.68/cwt here — about −$285 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 sale1,005 hd

157.88

—

KY average23 barns · 6,599 hd

162.98

−5.10

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	—	Low	1,758	114.08	2,006	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	81.60	1,289	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	80.89	977	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	69.66	657	16
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,315	101.00	1,328	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 2-3	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	151.03/cwt	150.00–152.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	287	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	787	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	177.91/cwt	170.00–186.00	664	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	147.06/cwt	146.00–147.50	904	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	1,052	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	137.28/cwt	130.00–143.00	857	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	120.35/cwt	119.00–122.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	145.97/cwt	143.00–147.00	982	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	174.10/cwt	172.50–177.00	1,067	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	873	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	207.81/cwt	201.00–210.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	180.81/cwt	180.00–181.00	781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	162.22/cwt	160.00–167.00	865	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	171.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	809	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	163.70/cwt	154.50–168.00	1,012	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	178.16/cwt	170.00–186.00	935	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	161.13/cwt	160.00–167.00	923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	153.89/cwt	148.00–165.50	1,040	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	172.78/cwt	162.00–179.00	997	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	190.02/cwt	182.00–199.00	804	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	134.97/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,041	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	134.45/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,109	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	878	141.69/cwt	136.40–146.95	1,244	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	984	135.95/cwt	135.95–135.95	1,338	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	140.38/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,028	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	185.80/cwt	180.00–191.00	894	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	1,182	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	182.30/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,039	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	169.16/cwt	168.00–169.25	1,113	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	157.54/cwt	151.00–159.90	1,137	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	903	136.15/cwt	135.95–136.15	1,229	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	127.66/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	195.18/cwt	189.00–197.00	997	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	136.67/cwt	130.00–146.00	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	119.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	978	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	153.29/cwt	148.00–158.00	940	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	157.92/cwt	150.00–165.00	900	10
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,315	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,328	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	65.15/cwt	61.00–69.50	621	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	83.57/cwt	81.00–87.50	1,328	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	76.34/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,187	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	82.28/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,010	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	74.46/cwt	72.00–77.00	874	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	98.01/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,159	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	75.46/cwt	70.00–79.00	703	7
Bulls	—	—	1,573	109.05/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,715	2
Bulls	—	—	1,811	115.52/cwt	112.50–119.50	2,092	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	156.36/cwt	151.00–159.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	185.47/cwt	180.00–190.00	714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	168.50/cwt	165.00–176.00	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	169.89/cwt	160.00–174.00	911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,045	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	184.65/cwt	178.00–189.00	803	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	182.69/cwt	179.00–184.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	361	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	125.02/cwt	120.00–129.00	791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	153.91/cwt	150.00–156.00	662	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	164.09/cwt	160.00–172.00	514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	149.42/cwt	149.00–154.00	729	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	149.83/cwt	140.00–155.00	868	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	157.68/cwt	150.00–167.00	744	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	139.44/cwt	133.00–145.00	931	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	123.01/cwt	120.00–128.50	819	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	151.87/cwt	143.00–159.00	803	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	138.79/cwt	135.00–140.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,008	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	132.37/cwt	120.00–136.00	970	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	165.09/cwt	160.00–175.00	710	29

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 Apr 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,806Last week 1,938Year ago 1,444

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 89Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
2	—	360	159.00–160.00	159.49
2	—	335	150.00–152.00	151.03
2	—	287	160.00	160.00
1	—	940	95.00	95.00
8	—	633	120.00–129.00	125.02
2	—	578	130.00–135.00	132.49
1	—	865	103.00	103.00
1	—	845	93.00	93.00
1	—	795	111.00	111.00
13	—	430	150.00–156.00	153.91
11	—	488	149.00–154.00	149.42
10	—	666	120.00–128.50	123.01
4	—	528	135.00–140.00	138.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	463	170.00	170.00
4	—	416	179.00–184.00	182.69
3	—	361	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	373	170.00–186.00	177.91
42	—	624	130.00–143.00	137.28
2	—	283	162.00	162.00
3	—	817	119.00–122.00	120.35
2	—	857	115.00	115.00
6	—	313	160.00–172.00	164.09
66	—	579	140.00–155.00	149.83
49	—	472	150.00–167.00	157.68
30	—	668	133.00–145.00	139.44
46	—	529	143.00–159.00	151.87
13	—	764	132.00	132.00
8	—	733	120.00–136.00	132.37
29	—	430	160.00–175.00	165.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	615	146.00–147.50	147.06
43	—	772	136.25	136.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	175.00	175.00
6	—	673	143.00–147.00	145.97
5	—	432	180.00–181.00	180.81
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
4	—	337	180.00	180.00
2	—	758	125.00–126.00	125.50
15	—	533	160.00–167.00	162.22
7	—	472	170.00–175.00	171.40
1	—	205	182.50	182.50
6	—	573	160.00–167.00	161.13
2	—	630	150.00	150.00
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	121.00	121.00
79	—	618	154.50–168.00	163.70
68	—	525	170.00–186.00	178.16
84	—	676	148.00–165.50	153.89
1	—	395	194.00	194.00
44	—	577	162.00–179.00	172.78
21	—	423	182.00–199.00	190.02
12	—	771	130.00–139.00	134.97
9	—	825	132.00–135.00	134.45
1	—	1,085	104.00	104.00
37	—	732	130.00–144.00	140.38
26	—	481	180.00–191.00	185.80
3	—	341	213.00	213.00
1	—	940	119.00	119.00
3	—	862	123.00–130.00	127.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	613	172.50–177.00	174.10
121	—	878	136.40–146.95	141.69
102	—	984	135.95	135.95
37	—	840	140.75	140.75
10	—	570	182.00–185.00	182.30
43	—	658	168.00–169.25	169.16
97	—	722	151.00–159.90	157.54
58	—	903	135.95–136.15	136.15
41	—	511	189.00–197.00	195.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	388	225.00	225.00
4	—	416	201.00–210.00	207.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	170.00	170.00
3	—	490	151.00–159.00	156.36
1	—	400	161.00	161.00
1	—	780	114.00	114.00
1	—	620	123.00	123.00
2	—	265	160.00	160.00
1	—	700	111.00	111.00
3	—	371	163.00	163.00
2	—	690	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	130.00–146.00	136.67
1	—	260	192.00	192.00
3	—	815	118.00–122.00	119.98
7	—	613	148.00–158.00	153.29
10	—	570	150.00–165.00	157.92
6	—	385	180.00–190.00	185.47
5	—	456	165.00–176.00	168.50
4	—	536	160.00–174.00	169.89
3	—	1,045	100.00	100.00
1	—	700	133.00	133.00
6	—	435	178.00–189.00	184.65
3	—	313	171.00	171.00
1	—	760	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	101.00	101.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	953	61.00–69.50	65.15
7	—	931	70.00–79.00	75.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,589	81.00–87.50	83.57
3	—	1,555	75.00–77.00	76.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,228	79.00–86.00	82.28
9	—	1,174	72.00–77.00	74.46
2	—	1,183	94.00–101.00	98.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	108.00–110.00	109.05
7	—	1,811	112.50–119.50	115.52

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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