Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.48/cwt on 627 head.

Average price

$155.48

627 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$19.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.51

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	569	156.47	890	595
Medium and Large 2-3	595	137.09	816	32

One grade step is worth $19.38/cwt here — about $74 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 sale627 hd

155.48

—

KY average26 barns · 5,351 hd

152.97

+2.51

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	1,454	116.26	1,690	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,642	93.91	1,542	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	87.54	1,063	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	941	74.23	698	28
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,192	122.00	1,454	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	142.37/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,224	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	164.98/cwt	160.00–169.00	930	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	152.74/cwt	150.00–155.00	968	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	209.19/cwt	206.00–210.00	902	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	163.43/cwt	160.00–166.00	869	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	175.09/cwt	170.00–187.00	905	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	178.49/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,017	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	143.67/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,020	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,087	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	148.33/cwt	145.00–151.00	995	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	159.51/cwt	159.00–164.00	845	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	196.05/cwt	194.00–200.00	925	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	183.29/cwt	180.00–185.00	422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	173.42/cwt	173.00–175.00	486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	174.02/cwt	173.00–175.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	150.82/cwt	150.00–151.50	922	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	151.55/cwt	151.50–151.60	1,015	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	151.39/cwt	143.00–158.00	870	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	174.15/cwt	172.50–177.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	159.34/cwt	159.25–160.00	929	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	184.36/cwt	175.00–191.00	883	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	293	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	197.60/cwt	190.00–203.00	733	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	181.97/cwt	179.50–183.50	1,108	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	207.94/cwt	200.00–216.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	171.08/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,057	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	189.09/cwt	188.50–190.00	1,070	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	153.55/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,122	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	187.09/cwt	180.00–194.00	795	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,226	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	145.88/cwt	140.50–150.00	1,074	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	164.45/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,089	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	850	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	842	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	473	140.85/cwt	140.00–142.00	666	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	810	129.90/cwt	129.90–129.90	1,052	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	144.42/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,109	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	193.02/cwt	189.00–196.00	1,025	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	200.84/cwt	200.00–202.50	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	145.57/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,170	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	161.62/cwt	160.00–165.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	161.02/cwt	153.00–167.00	932	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	181.60/cwt	178.00–185.00	850	25
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,192	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,454	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	82.51/cwt	81.00–89.00	804	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	78.98/cwt	76.00–82.50	939	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	95.12/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,233	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	74.92/cwt	70.00–79.00	706	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	64.56/cwt	60.00–66.00	583	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,693	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	91.72/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,492	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	89.31/cwt	84.50–92.00	1,078	33
Bulls	—	—	1,643	122.72/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,016	4
Bulls	—	—	1,232	113.14/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,394	3
Bulls	—	—	1,408	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,521	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	963	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	815.32/cwt	740.00–900.00	6,971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	112.21/cwt	105.00–120.00	973	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	162.81/cwt	161.00–166.00	793	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	136.64/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,047	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	178.11/cwt	170.00–180.00	778	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,021	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	183.81/cwt	180.00–190.00	704	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	128.02/cwt	125.00–131.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	188.49/cwt	180.00–192.50	490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	142.35/cwt	140.00–147.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	156.99/cwt	154.00–163.00	965	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	165.77/cwt	160.00–175.00	789	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	182	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	127.60/cwt	121.00–132.50	937	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	160.24/cwt	160.00–161.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	153.99/cwt	148.00–158.00	805	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	142.01/cwt	130.00–145.00	947	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	144.95/cwt	139.50–149.00	897	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	174.35/cwt	167.50–180.00	744	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	996	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	946	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	128.94/cwt	125.00–133.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	156.44/cwt	155.00–158.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	165.02/cwt	160.00–168.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	178.96/cwt	178.00–180.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	175.26/cwt	170.00–186.00	668	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	142.77/cwt	142.00–145.00	887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	135.31/cwt	130.00–141.00	984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	182.19/cwt	181.00–183.00	782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	114.48/cwt	112.00–117.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	130.67/cwt	130.00–131.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	161.31/cwt	160.00–165.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	160.04/cwt	159.00–165.00	842	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,489Last week 1,029Year ago 1,441

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 34Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,000	100.00	100.00
19	—	564	160.00–169.00	164.98
24	—	634	150.00–155.00	152.74
11	—	532	160.00–166.00	163.43
1	—	815	125.00	125.00
7	—	671	145.00–151.00	148.33
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
5	—	473	173.00–175.00	174.02
3	—	293	160.00	160.00
1	—	865	105.00	105.00
2	—	375	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	125.00	125.00
10	—	860	132.00–145.00	142.37
33	—	517	170.00–187.00	175.09
53	—	570	170.00–186.00	178.49
38	—	479	175.00–191.00	184.36
8	—	371	190.00–203.00	197.60
2	—	318	200.00–216.00	207.94
70	—	618	160.00–177.00	171.08
28	—	425	180.00–194.00	187.09
7	—	950	129.00	129.00
27	—	736	140.50–150.00	145.88
17	—	662	160.00–172.00	164.45
6	—	768	139.00–150.00	144.42
1	—	290	205.00	205.00
3	—	242	200.00–202.50	200.84
5	—	804	140.00–147.00	145.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	200.00	200.00
17	—	431	206.00–210.00	209.19
1	—	380	209.00	209.00
17	—	472	194.00–200.00	196.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	609	179.50–183.50	181.97
10	—	566	188.50–190.00	189.09
24	—	731	153.00–154.00	153.55
18	—	531	189.00–196.00	193.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	710	141.00–145.00	143.67
11	—	760	143.00	143.00
15	—	530	159.00–164.00	159.51
11	—	611	150.00–151.50	150.82
153	—	670	151.50–151.60	151.55
46	—	583	159.25–160.00	159.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	230	180.00–185.00	183.29
5	—	280	173.00–175.00	173.42
1	—	915	121.00	121.00
70	—	575	143.00–158.00	151.39
4	—	319	172.50–177.00	174.15
72	—	476	160.00–175.00	165.77
2	—	182	194.00	194.00
8	—	734	121.00–132.50	127.60
60	—	523	148.00–158.00	153.99
10	—	667	130.00–145.00	142.01
42	—	619	139.50–149.00	144.95
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
42	—	427	167.50–180.00	174.35
23	—	381	170.00–186.00	175.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	160.00–161.00	160.24
2	—	520	140.00–145.00	142.48
1	—	1,020	94.00	94.00
4	—	579	139.00–141.00	140.00
5	—	996	95.00	95.00
2	—	685	125.00–133.00	128.94
2	—	475	155.00–158.00	156.44
3	—	370	160.00–168.00	165.02
2	—	710	112.00–117.00	114.48
3	—	600	130.00–131.00	130.67
4	—	329	160.00–165.00	161.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	178.00–180.00	178.96
5	—	429	181.00–183.00	182.19
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	99.00	99.00
9	—	473	140.00–142.00	140.85
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	810	129.90	129.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	111.00	111.00
1	—	305	181.00	181.00
9	—	579	153.00–167.00	161.02
25	—	468	178.00–185.00	181.60
5	—	867	105.00–120.00	112.21
8	—	766	125.00–139.00	136.64
8	—	437	170.00–180.00	178.11
3	—	663	154.00	154.00
6	—	383	180.00–190.00	183.81
3	—	260	180.00–192.50	188.49
6	—	615	154.00–163.00	156.99
3	—	727	130.00–141.00	135.31
25	—	526	159.00–165.00	160.04
2	—	815	125.00–129.00	126.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	160.00–165.00	161.62
1	—	545	145.00	145.00
6	—	487	161.00–166.00	162.81
2	—	382	176.00	176.00
2	—	685	125.00–131.00	128.02
1	—	1,015	99.00	99.00
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
3	—	580	140.00–147.00	142.35
4	—	621	142.00–145.00	142.77
1	—	280	175.00	175.00
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	377	201.00	201.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,192	122.00	122.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	974	81.00–89.00	82.51
14	—	943	70.00–79.00	74.92
7	—	903	60.00–66.00	64.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,189	76.00–82.50	78.98
7	—	1,296	93.00–102.00	95.12
33	—	1,207	84.50–92.00	89.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	100.50	100.50
3	—	1,627	89.00–94.00	91.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,643	120.00–125.00	122.72
3	—	1,232	110.00–119.00	113.14
2	—	1,408	108.00	108.00

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	1	—	1,035	93.00	93.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	855	740.00–900.00	815.32

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