Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00h higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $167.71/cwt on 404 head.

Average price

$167.71

404 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$10.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.56

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	669	168.49	1,126	375
Medium and Large 2-3	622	157.62	981	29

One grade step is worth $10.87/cwt here — about $146 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 sale404 hd

167.71

—

KY average25 barns · 5,751 hd

166.15

+1.56

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	1,659	117.10	1,943	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,695	88.67	1,503	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	86.12	1,092	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	76.52	737	2thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 1-2Value Added	—	732	147.30/cwt	140.00–147.90	1,078	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	867	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	632	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	815	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	175.46/cwt	170.00–182.00	660	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	168.19/cwt	160.00–176.00	796	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	165.02/cwt	163.00–167.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	189.15/cwt	188.50–191.00	1,069	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	868	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,328	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	180.50/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	126.01/cwt	123.00–129.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	213.75/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,101	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	149.59/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,091	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	180.00/cwt	170.00–186.00	958	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	166.45/cwt	164.00–169.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	158.98/cwt	150.00–165.50	836	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	139.23/cwt	131.00–139.75	1,214	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	131.26/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,068	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	155.34/cwt	153.00–156.00	991	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	156.14/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,065	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	493	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	203.78/cwt	200.00–211.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	165.42/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,102	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	137.50/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	132.99/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	202.86/cwt	200.00–210.00	730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	187.96/cwt	182.00–200.00	806	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	189.90/cwt	180.00–195.50	921	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,354	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	193.79/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,008	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	165.29/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,202	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,162	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	168.82/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,033	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	176.26/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,031	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	453	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	527	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	574	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	899	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	1,135	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	147.82/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,007	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	156.47/cwt	150.00–160.00	964	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	193.35/cwt	190.00–200.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	513	199.96/cwt	197.50–207.50	1,026	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	943	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	93.22/cwt	92.00–94.50	1,267	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	84.26/cwt	79.50–87.00	1,026	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	76.52/cwt	76.00–77.00	737	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	92.25/cwt	90.00–93.50	1,377	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,846	85.98/cwt	81.50–88.50	1,587	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	76.58/cwt	75.50–77.50	927	2
Bulls	—	—	1,960	126.66/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,483	3
Bulls	—	—	1,609	115.22/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,854	4
Bulls	—	—	1,308	106.51/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,393	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	181.87/cwt	180.00–193.00	704	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	183.03/cwt	175.00–190.00	879	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	167.18/cwt	161.00–172.50	960	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	120.83/cwt	115.00–124.50	987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	145.61/cwt	141.00–149.00	976	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	168.47/cwt	161.00–173.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	171.95/cwt	165.00–179.00	923	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	184.20/cwt	184.00–185.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	165.25/cwt	160.00–168.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	153.39/cwt	150.00–159.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	177.40/cwt	170.00–181.00	743	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	406	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	147.60/cwt	138.00–150.00	914	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	151.54/cwt	146.00–159.00	888	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	165.65/cwt	162.50–172.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	122.29/cwt	120.00–127.00	945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	774	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 May 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,029Last week 1,035Year ago 817

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 79Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 8Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	732	140.00–147.90	147.30
6	—	519	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	632	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	376	170.00–182.00	175.46
40	—	473	160.00–176.00	168.19
3	—	715	123.00–129.00	126.01
37	—	526	150.00–165.50	158.98
6	—	670	141.00–149.00	145.61
4	—	276	161.00–173.00	168.47
18	—	419	170.00–181.00	177.40
45	—	619	138.00–150.00	147.60
54	—	586	146.00–159.00	151.54
3	—	320	162.50–172.00	165.65
3	—	773	120.00–127.00	122.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	112.00	112.00
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
1	—	525	147.50	147.50
4	—	363	160.00–168.00	165.25
3	—	472	150.00–159.00	153.39
2	—	333	154.00–156.00	154.99
1	—	705	112.00	112.00
3	—	406	165.00	165.00
1	—	630	136.00	136.00
1	—	910	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	184.00–185.00	184.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	163.00–167.00	165.02
2	—	718	133.00–135.00	134.00
4	—	517	164.00–169.00	166.45
2	—	482	175.00	175.00
12	—	638	153.00–156.00	155.34
7	—	682	154.00–157.00	156.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	565	188.50–191.00	189.15
56	—	868	153.00	153.00
4	—	620	180.00–181.00	180.50
21	—	520	190.00–205.00	193.79
66	—	727	159.00–166.00	165.29
10	—	752	154.50	154.50
3	—	800	145.50	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	210.00–217.50	213.75
3	—	493	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	729	140.00–155.00	149.59
18	—	532	170.00–186.00	180.00
18	—	872	131.00–139.75	139.23
4	—	814	125.00–139.00	131.26
3	—	335	200.00–211.00	203.78
19	—	666	160.00–173.00	165.42
4	—	758	135.00–144.00	137.50
3	—	952	129.00–135.00	132.99
7	—	360	200.00–210.00	202.86
16	—	429	182.00–200.00	187.96
33	—	485	180.00–195.50	189.90
3	—	1,083	125.00	125.00
26	—	612	160.00–177.00	168.82
21	—	585	170.00–181.00	176.26
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	103.00	103.00
2	—	527	109.00	109.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	899	126.25	126.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	681	140.00–156.00	147.82
13	—	616	150.00–160.00	156.47
2	—	968	109.00–110.00	109.49
3	—	333	190.00–200.00	193.35
8	—	387	180.00–193.00	181.87
1	—	245	195.00	195.00
8	—	480	175.00–190.00	183.03
1	—	750	129.00	129.00
6	—	574	161.00–172.50	167.18
3	—	817	115.00–124.50	120.83
2	—	938	100.00–105.00	102.52
1	—	730	140.00	140.00
1	—	425	180.00	180.00
7	—	537	165.00–179.00	171.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	197.50–207.50	199.96
1	—	460	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	121.00	121.00
3	—	383	153.50	153.50
2	—	590	156.00	156.00
2	—	620	140.00–145.00	142.50
4	—	477	177.00	177.00
3	—	416	165.00	165.00
2	—	750	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,005	92.00	92.00
1	—	335	170.00	170.00
1	—	540	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,359	92.00–94.50	93.22
5	—	1,218	79.50–87.00	84.26
2	—	1,210	75.50–77.50	76.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	76.00–77.00	76.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	90.00–93.50	92.25
4	—	1,846	81.50–88.50	85.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,960	124.00–130.00	126.66
4	—	1,609	110.00–121.00	115.22
2	—	1,308	104.00–109.00	106.51

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle