Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $174.82/cwt on 378 head.

Average price

$174.82

378 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$13.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.93

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	572	176.44	1,009	331
Medium and Large 2-3	536	163.43	876	47

One grade step is worth $13.01/cwt here — about $132 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 sale378 hd

174.82

—

KY average27 barns · 5,086 hd

165.89

+8.93

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	1,425	110.61	1,576	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,677	83.31	1,397	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	81.72	1,001	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	919	72.98	671	16
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,518	83.54	1,268	3thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	188.40/cwt	188.00–189.75	1,076	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	143.97/cwt	138.00–145.50	959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	200.54/cwt	191.00–207.50	724	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	147.35/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,077	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	181.81/cwt	180.00–183.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	175.01/cwt	170.00–179.00	837	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	160.97/cwt	160.00–162.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	132.32/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	156.00/cwt	155.00–159.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	152.71/cwt	150.00–153.00	922	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	880	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	199.02/cwt	197.00–200.00	912	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	853	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	128.56/cwt	124.00–136.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	147.14/cwt	140.00–150.00	828	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	168.57/cwt	160.00–175.00	716	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	138.02/cwt	137.00–139.00	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	128.48/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,010	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	177.79/cwt	174.00–182.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,158	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	158.30/cwt	150.00–163.50	1,065	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	180.89/cwt	171.00–186.00	1,055	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	196.05/cwt	187.00–201.00	847	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	145.42/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,107	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	140.67/cwt	140.50–141.00	1,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,196	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	837	128.90/cwt	128.90–128.90	1,079	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	185.45/cwt	180.00–191.00	879	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	178.22/cwt	169.00–185.00	932	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	160.58/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,012	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	1,181	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	179.13/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,098	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	190.68/cwt	188.00–191.00	995	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	135.84/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,193	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	201.41/cwt	193.00–206.00	655	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	502	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	752	115.50/cwt	111.00–120.00	869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	173.85/cwt	170.00–181.00	647	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	180.19/cwt	177.00–184.00	760	9
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,518	83.54/cwt	82.50–86.00	1,268	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	74.01/cwt	70.00–78.50	699	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	54.08/cwt	53.00–55.00	454	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	79.87/cwt	79.50–80.00	714	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	88.20/cwt	85.00–90.25	1,138	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	80.27/cwt	76.00–84.50	978	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,748	85.74/cwt	85.50–86.00	1,499	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	82.10/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,347	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	71.50/cwt	69.00–75.00	766	4
Bulls	—	—	1,263	100.73/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,272	2
Bulls	—	—	1,533	117.19/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,797	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	890.08/cwt	650.00–1,080.00	9,088	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,190	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	165.61/cwt	160.00–168.00	707	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	172.81/cwt	166.00–176.00	994	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	158.93/cwt	154.00–166.00	841	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	175.75/cwt	169.00–180.00	844	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	150.02/cwt	141.00–155.00	951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	159.34/cwt	159.00–160.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	175.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	182.45/cwt	175.00–185.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	155.40/cwt	152.50–160.00	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	125.89/cwt	125.50–130.00	1,061	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	173.91/cwt	170.00–182.00	647	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	153.19/cwt	150.00–156.00	738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	136.51/cwt	130.00–146.00	912	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	164.40/cwt	159.00–175.00	779	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	152.70/cwt	143.00–158.00	803	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	125.04/cwt	121.00–127.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	165.62/cwt	160.00–170.00	533	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	152.13/cwt	151.00–154.00	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	947	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	742	108.11/cwt	105.00–110.00	802	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	149.97/cwt	149.00–152.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	142.54/cwt	130.00–148.00	885	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	151.32/cwt	151.00–152.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	406	179.54/cwt	177.00–181.00	729	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	727	7

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 May 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,035Last week 1,579Year ago 1,281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 126Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 24Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	571	188.00–189.75	188.40
3	—	660	169.00	169.00
23	—	739	159.75	159.75
10	—	613	175.00–182.00	179.13
19	—	522	188.00–191.00	190.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	666	138.00–145.50	143.97
2	—	605	146.00–147.00	146.50
5	—	426	180.00–183.00	181.81
1	—	380	180.00	180.00
1	—	845	100.00	100.00
20	—	478	170.00–179.00	175.01
2	—	575	160.00–162.00	160.97
3	—	775	131.00–133.00	132.32
4	—	543	155.00–159.00	156.00
2	—	333	180.00	180.00
2	—	715	137.00–139.00	138.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	361	191.00–207.50	200.54
13	—	731	140.00–158.00	147.35
1	—	230	206.00	206.00
13	—	673	150.00–163.50	158.30
38	—	583	171.00–186.00	180.89
27	—	432	187.00–201.00	196.05
12	—	761	139.00–152.00	145.42
3	—	801	140.50–141.00	140.67
1	—	920	130.00	130.00
46	—	474	180.00–191.00	185.45
44	—	523	169.00–185.00	178.22
23	—	630	155.00–170.00	160.58
12	—	878	131.00–138.00	135.84
5	—	325	193.00–206.00	201.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	458	197.00–200.00	199.02
8	—	420	203.00	203.00
1	—	390	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	604	150.00–153.00	152.71
2	—	715	140.00	140.00
16	—	566	155.50	155.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	124.00–136.00	128.56
19	—	563	140.00–150.00	147.14
20	—	425	160.00–175.00	168.57
4	—	786	124.00–130.00	128.48
3	—	220	174.00–182.00	177.79
3	—	908	127.50	127.50
4	—	260	175.00–185.00	182.45
11	—	843	125.50–130.00	125.89
17	—	372	170.00–182.00	173.91
21	—	668	130.00–146.00	136.51
47	—	474	159.00–175.00	164.40
52	—	526	143.00–158.00	152.70
8	—	322	160.00–170.00	165.62
25	—	621	130.00–148.00	142.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	390	152.50–160.00	155.40
6	—	482	150.00–156.00	153.19
1	—	585	133.00	133.00
1	—	785	113.00	113.00
1	—	280	167.00	167.00
1	—	855	100.00	100.00
3	—	626	121.00–127.00	125.04
4	—	336	151.00–154.00	152.13
6	—	513	140.00	140.00
9	—	742	105.00–110.00	108.11
5	—	430	149.00–152.00	149.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	406	177.00–181.00	179.54
7	—	395	184.00	184.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	837	128.90	128.90
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
1	—	645	112.00	112.00
1	—	465	108.00	108.00
4	—	752	111.00–120.00	115.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	124.00	124.00
1	—	675	145.00	145.00
1	—	205	200.00	200.00
8	—	372	170.00–181.00	173.85
1	—	1,080	103.00	103.00
9	—	422	177.00–184.00	180.19
2	—	292	183.00	183.00
11	—	575	166.00–176.00	172.81
11	—	529	154.00–166.00	158.93
7	—	480	169.00–180.00	175.75
4	—	634	141.00–155.00	150.02
1	—	950	106.00	106.00
1	—	885	110.00	110.00
5	—	326	170.00–180.00	175.98
6	—	789	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
1	—	210	177.00	177.00
8	—	427	160.00–168.00	165.61
3	—	483	159.00–160.00	159.34
3	—	586	151.00–152.00	151.32
1	—	1,025	100.00	100.00
2	—	515	140.00–142.00	140.98
3	—	333	166.00	166.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	82.50–86.00	83.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	945	70.00–78.50	74.01
2	—	840	53.00–55.00	54.08
4	—	894	79.50–80.00	79.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,290	85.00–90.25	88.20
21	—	1,219	76.00–84.50	80.27
4	—	1,072	69.00–75.00	71.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,748	85.50–86.00	85.74
4	—	1,641	77.00–84.00	82.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	99.00–103.00	100.73
3	—	1,533	115.00–118.00	117.19

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,021	650.00–1,080.00	890.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	725.00	725.00

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

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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