Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $149.31/cwt on 647 head.

Average price

$149.31

647 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$17.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.81

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	600	150.61	904	598
Medium and Large 2-3	609	133.46	813	49

One grade step is worth $17.14/cwt here — about $91 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 sale647 hd

149.31

—

KY average24 barns · 7,325 hd

151.12

−1.81

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	1,747	116.61	2,037	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,612	82.52	1,331	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	81.53	996	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	924	70.99	656	22

Every lot, as filed

114 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	—	1,083	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	164.94/cwt	162.00–168.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	877	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	173.10/cwt	164.00–179.50	1,084	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	190.77/cwt	185.00–200.00	822	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	158.60/cwt	155.00–160.00	850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	876	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	201.68/cwt	201.00–204.00	934	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	140.15/cwt	138.00–140.25	1,205	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	173.47/cwt	170.00–177.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,027	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	153.55/cwt	146.25–154.85	966	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,136	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	154.88/cwt	149.00–162.00	816	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	136.32/cwt	130.00–144.00	851	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,121	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	152.41/cwt	145.00–157.00	879	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	161.55/cwt	150.00–165.00	771	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	217	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	171.34/cwt	170.00–172.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,051	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	140.65/cwt	135.00–146.50	945	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	130.59/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,013	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	174.94/cwt	174.00–176.00	824	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	144.13/cwt	135.00–147.50	1,134	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	161.10/cwt	160.00–164.50	988	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	158.83/cwt	150.00–166.50	1,069	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	125.19/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,040	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	178.84/cwt	170.00–185.00	946	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	152.28/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,110	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	199.97/cwt	190.00–205.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	862	148.10/cwt	148.10–148.10	1,277	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	188.99/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	183.71/cwt	180.00–194.00	860	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	179.76/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,039	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	591	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,127	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,054	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,070	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,027	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	548	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	799	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,230	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	182.17/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,119	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	191.37/cwt	188.00–192.50	1,070	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	205.34/cwt	192.50–210.00	758	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	185.97/cwt	180.00–191.00	809	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	133.95/cwt	130.00–141.00	954	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	168.52/cwt	168.00–170.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	204.39/cwt	201.00–206.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	82.41/cwt	80.00–85.00	724	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	73.04/cwt	70.00–78.50	696	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	53.58/cwt	52.50–56.00	473	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	64.65/cwt	59.00–68.00	607	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,780	89.25/cwt	88.50–90.00	1,589	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	81.30/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,286	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	80.93/cwt	75.00–83.50	964	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	85.49/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,140	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	72.74/cwt	72.50–73.00	886	2
Bulls	—	—	1,784	118.13/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,107	10
Bulls	—	—	1,468	105.80/cwt	105.50–106.00	1,553	2
Bulls	—	—	1,930	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,374	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	90.96/cwt	90.00–92.00	882	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,061.27/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	10,294	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	1,020.14/cwt	890.00–1,185.00	10,446	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,127	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,373.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,440.00	14,966	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	1,107.16/cwt	875.00–1,300.00	9,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	312	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	173.33/cwt	170.00–177.50	754	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	115.99/cwt	114.00–118.00	974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	166.21/cwt	160.00–170.00	869	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	160.34/cwt	160.00–162.00	766	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	144.00/cwt	143.00–145.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	153.07/cwt	150.00–156.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	171.31/cwt	170.00–172.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	133.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	961	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	164.39/cwt	160.00–171.00	712	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	166.94/cwt	160.00–175.00	633	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	112.58/cwt	110.00–116.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	125.02/cwt	121.00–129.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	140.56/cwt	139.50–142.00	824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	821	108.70/cwt	106.00–110.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	856	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	152.98/cwt	150.00–157.00	730	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	585	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	737	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	121.40/cwt	120.00–124.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	154.71/cwt	153.00–155.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	159.84/cwt	159.00–163.00	933	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	152.62/cwt	146.00–160.00	951	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	143.92/cwt	140.00–145.00	966	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,041	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 Apr 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,579Last week 1,376Year ago 1,182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 62Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	115.00–120.00	117.47
21	—	626	164.00–179.50	173.10
22	—	431	185.00–200.00	190.77
1	—	920	120.00	120.00
2	—	235	201.00	201.00
43	—	860	138.00–140.25	140.15
36	—	787	135.00–147.50	144.13
9	—	673	150.00–166.50	158.83
6	—	831	123.00–133.00	125.19
43	—	529	170.00–185.00	178.84
20	—	729	140.00–156.00	152.28
4	—	366	190.00–205.00	199.97
3	—	303	208.00	208.00
13	—	468	180.00–194.00	183.71
36	—	578	170.00–185.00	179.76
1	—	280	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	172.00	172.00
4	—	585	162.00–168.00	164.94
2	—	877	125.00	125.00
5	—	536	155.00–160.00	158.60
16	—	471	174.00–176.00	174.94
1	—	675	140.00	140.00
1	—	370	168.00	168.00
10	—	613	160.00–164.50	161.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	220.00	220.00
9	—	463	201.00–204.00	201.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	862	148.10	148.10
3	—	656	170.00	170.00
2	—	533	188.00–190.00	188.99
62	—	799	154.00	154.00
16	—	614	180.00–184.00	182.17
4	—	559	188.00–192.50	191.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	551	159.00	159.00
75	—	701	146.50	146.50
81	—	629	146.25–154.85	153.55
13	—	769	147.75	147.75
5	—	503	165.50	165.50
26	—	825	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	311	170.00–177.00	173.47
72	—	527	149.00–162.00	154.88
24	—	624	130.00–144.00	136.32
7	—	904	124.00	124.00
43	—	577	145.00–157.00	152.41
67	—	477	150.00–165.00	161.55
2	—	217	197.00	197.00
3	—	296	170.00–172.00	171.34
77	—	672	135.00–146.50	140.65
10	—	776	125.00–135.00	130.59
18	—	717	130.00–140.00	133.99
37	—	433	160.00–171.00	164.39
22	—	379	160.00–175.00	166.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	96.00	96.00
1	—	535	142.00	142.00
5	—	763	110.00–116.00	112.58
2	—	653	121.00–129.00	125.02
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
1	—	935	100.00	100.00
7	—	586	139.50–142.00	140.56
3	—	821	106.00–110.00	108.70
3	—	856	111.00	111.00
2	—	275	152.00	152.00
8	—	477	150.00–157.00	152.98
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
1	—	355	151.00	151.00
5	—	636	120.00–124.00	121.40
7	—	429	153.00–155.00	154.71
1	—	1,035	107.00	107.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,127	93.50	93.50
1	—	1,070	96.00	96.00
5	—	548	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	369	192.50–210.00	205.34
10	—	435	180.00–191.00	185.97
3	—	712	130.00–141.00	133.95
4	—	460	168.00–170.00	168.52
3	—	321	201.00–206.00	204.39
2	—	840	114.00–118.00	115.99
1	—	915	102.00	102.00
21	—	523	160.00–170.00	166.21
10	—	288	203.00	203.00
16	—	584	159.00–163.00	159.84
16	—	623	146.00–160.00	152.62
4	—	786	120.00–125.00	122.53
9	—	671	140.00–145.00	143.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	312	169.00	169.00
1	—	1,050	90.00	90.00
7	—	435	170.00–177.50	173.33
6	—	478	160.00–162.00	160.34
2	—	578	143.00–145.00	144.00
2	—	518	150.00–156.00	153.07
7	—	377	170.00–172.00	171.31
2	—	737	125.00	125.00
1	—	640	140.00	140.00
1	—	690	130.00	130.00
1	—	905	113.00	113.00
1	—	955	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	879	80.00–85.00	82.41
10	—	953	70.00–78.50	73.04
3	—	883	52.50–56.00	53.58
4	—	939	59.00–68.00	64.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	88.50–90.00	89.25
11	—	1,582	79.00–84.00	81.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,191	75.00–83.50	80.93
10	—	1,334	84.00–88.00	85.49
2	—	1,218	72.50–73.00	72.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,784	115.00–120.00	118.13
2	—	1,468	105.50–106.00	105.80
1	—	1,930	123.00	123.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	90.00–92.00	90.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	970	900.00–1,150.00	1,061.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,024	890.00–1,185.00	1,020.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,090	1,200.00–1,440.00	1,373.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	875.00–1,300.00	1,107.16

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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