Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.40/cwt on 618 head.

Average price

$161.40

618 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,120

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$4.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.39

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	700	161.63	1,131	586
Medium and Large 2-3	579	157.12	910	32

One grade step is worth $4.51/cwt here — about $221 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 sale618 hd

161.40

—

KY average24 barns · 4,635 hd

163.79

−2.39

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	1,732	117.09	2,028	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,556	82.81	1,289	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	78.97	988	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	941	61.99	583	4thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 2-3	—	392	180.17/cwt	177.00–182.00	706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	123.73/cwt	120.00–127.50	965	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	152.69/cwt	145.00–158.50	876	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	181.59/cwt	179.00–183.50	1,106	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	191.43/cwt	190.00–193.00	971	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	210.07/cwt	207.50–220.00	882	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	171.51/cwt	170.00–173.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,096	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	163.79/cwt	163.00–167.00	927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	149.16/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,110	82
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	158.39/cwt	156.00–160.00	896	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	183.97/cwt	180.00–185.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	143.70/cwt	135.00–144.50	1,129	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	160.37/cwt	152.00–170.00	1,004	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	157.67/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,064	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	211.66/cwt	209.00–215.00	828	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	875	147.13/cwt	147.00–147.25	1,287	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	180.58/cwt	173.00–185.00	943	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	186.29/cwt	180.00–190.00	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	816	154.85/cwt	154.85–154.85	1,264	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	168.37/cwt	163.00–179.50	946	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	892	132.10/cwt	132.10–132.10	1,178	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	217.48/cwt	216.00–219.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	180.50/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,025	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,132	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,159	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	780	109.64/cwt	108.50–112.00	855	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	633	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	196.27/cwt	190.00–202.00	836	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	133.75/cwt	132.00–135.50	1,177	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	723	127.71/cwt	126.50–129.50	923	25
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	974	112.65/cwt	110.50–115.50	1,097	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	911	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,102	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	104.35/cwt	103.00–104.50	1,101	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	147.28/cwt	140.00–150.00	918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	113.00/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	161.27/cwt	154.00–169.00	845	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	735	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	85.07/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,139	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	58.65/cwt	57.00–60.00	543	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	78.97/cwt	74.00–83.00	974	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	67.81/cwt	65.00–72.00	768	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	713	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	76.75/cwt	76.00–77.50	1,150	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,593	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	82.90/cwt	79.00–86.50	1,288	10
Bulls	—	—	1,838	123.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,268	4
Bulls	—	—	1,765	112.55/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,987	2
Bulls	—	—	1,240	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,252	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,019.19/cwt	910.00–1,125.00	9,733	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,006	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	196.47/cwt	193.00–200.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	140.66/cwt	140.00–141.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,321	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	176.87/cwt	170.00–180.00	849	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	183.83/cwt	183.00–185.00	763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	184.04/cwt	180.00–187.00	766	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	361	185.20/cwt	185.00–186.00	669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	162.26/cwt	150.00–165.00	914	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	192.18/cwt	186.00–200.50	721	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	140.34/cwt	140.00–141.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	151.87/cwt	150.00–155.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	171.80/cwt	160.00–176.00	740	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	168.55/cwt	167.00–170.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	166.49/cwt	160.00–175.00	629	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	142.53/cwt	135.00–146.00	897	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	142.40/cwt	141.00–144.00	750	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	447	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	159.13/cwt	148.00–163.50	827	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,025	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	100.32/cwt	100.00–101.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	142.29/cwt	130.00–145.50	946	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	166.71/cwt	160.00–175.00	792	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	180.20/cwt	173.00–187.50	600	2

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,376Last week 1,075Year ago 1,968

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 90Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	392	177.00–182.00	180.17
2	—	478	170.00–173.00	171.51
1	—	1,165	96.00	96.00
1	—	910	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,015	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,095	110.00	110.00
8	—	566	156.00–160.00	158.39
5	—	421	180.00–185.00	183.97
1	—	500	153.00	153.00
1	—	320	172.00	172.00
2	—	773	123.00–125.00	123.99
2	—	620	148.00–150.00	149.00
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	609	179.00–183.50	181.59
19	—	507	190.00–193.00	191.43
118	—	875	147.00–147.25	147.13
65	—	816	154.85	154.85
15	—	568	180.00–181.00	180.50
20	—	770	147.00	147.00
3	—	720	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	420	207.50–220.00	210.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	744	144.00–153.00	149.16
12	—	786	135.00–144.50	143.70
31	—	626	152.00–170.00	160.37
49	—	675	150.00–166.00	157.67
11	—	391	209.00–215.00	211.66
57	—	522	173.00–185.00	180.58
6	—	454	180.00–190.00	186.29
20	—	562	163.00–179.50	168.37
2	—	325	216.00–219.00	217.48
1	—	950	133.00	133.00
22	—	426	190.00–202.00	196.27
21	—	880	132.00–135.50	133.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	780	120.00–127.50	123.73
69	—	574	145.00–158.50	152.69
2	—	825	119.00	119.00
18	—	431	160.00–176.00	171.80
2	—	275	167.00–170.00	168.55
16	—	378	160.00–175.00	166.49
14	—	629	135.00–146.00	142.53
54	—	520	148.00–163.50	159.13
30	—	665	130.00–145.50	142.29
47	—	475	160.00–175.00	166.71
2	—	333	173.00–187.50	180.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	791	138.50	138.50
5	—	566	163.00–167.00	163.79
59	—	722	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	416	180.00–187.00	184.04
5	—	361	185.00–186.00	185.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	165.00	165.00
5	—	471	150.00–155.00	151.87
3	—	572	140.00–142.00	140.66
1	—	740	115.00	115.00
1	—	395	155.00	155.00
8	—	527	141.00–144.00	142.40
2	—	447	150.00	150.00
1	—	835	110.50	110.50
3	—	880	100.00–101.00	100.32
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	892	132.10	132.10
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	108.50–112.00	109.64
3	—	633	124.50	124.50
25	—	723	126.50–129.50	127.71
16	—	974	110.50–115.50	112.65
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
11	—	911	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,055	103.00–104.50	104.35
4	—	623	140.00–150.00	147.28
2	—	910	111.00–115.00	113.00
6	—	524	154.00–169.00	161.27
2	—	303	193.00–200.00	196.47
2	—	730	120.00	120.00
12	—	1,190	111.00	111.00
13	—	480	170.00–180.00	176.87
5	—	415	183.00–185.00	183.83
15	—	563	150.00–165.00	162.26
11	—	375	186.00–200.50	192.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	210.00	210.00
1	—	350	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	167.50	167.50
1	—	1,075	100.00	100.00
1	—	480	161.00	161.00
1	—	935	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,030	96.00	96.00
3	—	573	140.00–141.00	140.66
1	—	440	169.00	169.00
3	—	511	140.00–141.00	140.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,339	84.00–86.00	85.07
15	—	1,233	74.00–83.00	78.97
6	—	1,133	65.00–72.00	67.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	57.00–60.00	58.65
1	—	990	72.00	72.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	76.00–77.50	76.75
1	—	1,695	94.00	94.00
10	—	1,554	79.00–86.50	82.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,838	120.00–125.00	123.39
2	—	1,765	111.00–114.00	112.55
1	—	1,240	101.00	101.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	910.00–1,125.00	1,019.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	957	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	95.50	95.50

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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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle