Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher except 500 to 600 lb steers those sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.47/cwt on 680 head.

Average price

$154.47

680 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$863

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$20.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.50

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	559	155.77	870	636
Medium and Large 2-3	558	135.75	757	44

One grade step is worth $20.02/cwt here — about $113 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 sale680 hd

154.47

—

KY average26 barns · 6,531 hd

150.97

+3.50

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	1,522	122.12	1,858	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,518	96.75	1,468	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	93.20	1,162	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	931	75.93	707	14

Every lot, as filed

107 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	—	482	173.03/cwt	171.00–179.00	834	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	179.23/cwt	170.00–185.00	946	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	160.99/cwt	160.00–163.00	860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	128.45/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,079	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	162.86/cwt	160.00–164.00	941	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	184.61/cwt	180.00–193.00	882	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	170.50/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,052	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	145.98/cwt	145.00–150.00	987	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	178.31/cwt	175.00–180.00	770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	173.20/cwt	168.00–178.00	667	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	138.66/cwt	137.50–140.50	1,015	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	156.55/cwt	156.50–159.00	917	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	162.64/cwt	162.00–165.00	852	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	150.62/cwt	150.50–151.00	920	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	392	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	142.13/cwt	133.50–145.50	891	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	149.01/cwt	145.00–151.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	123.28/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	171.50/cwt	162.00–178.00	551	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	140.98/cwt	134.00–144.75	966	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	154.71/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,136	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	133.50/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,152	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	195.94/cwt	190.00–202.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	162.23/cwt	152.00–169.50	1,092	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	130.73/cwt	116.00–133.00	1,187	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	145.07/cwt	137.00–149.50	1,134	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,070	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	197.90/cwt	184.00–200.00	845	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,140	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	145.95/cwt	140.50–149.00	1,192	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	1,277	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	963	137.10/cwt	137.10–137.10	1,320	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	189.68/cwt	185.00–200.00	728	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	176.53/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,012	89
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	713	123.31/cwt	122.00–124.00	879	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	960	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,152	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,135	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,033	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	960	120.90/cwt	120.90–120.90	1,161	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	151.87/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,002	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	172.86/cwt	170.00–177.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	191	190.87/cwt	190.00–191.00	365	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	174.82/cwt	171.00–180.00	844	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	149.28/cwt	140.00–154.00	900	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	156.11/cwt	150.00–164.00	888	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	82.61/cwt	79.00–86.50	963	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	87.94/cwt	87.00–89.00	831	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	83.77/cwt	78.00–86.00	759	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,197	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	100.83/cwt	98.50–104.50	1,553	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	101.58/cwt	98.00–105.50	1,357	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	93.27/cwt	89.50–96.50	1,148	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	69.00/cwt	65.00–72.50	649	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	93.78/cwt	88.00–96.50	1,390	5
Bulls	—	—	1,606	131.92/cwt	129.00–138.00	2,119	6
Bulls	—	—	1,078	102.42/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,104	3
Bulls	—	—	1,604	122.15/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,959	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	133.05/cwt	130.00–137.00	909	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	166.25/cwt	164.00–170.00	811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	105.33/cwt	105.00–105.50	1,114	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	131.03/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,018	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	154.36/cwt	150.00–158.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	206	202.11/cwt	198.00–204.00	416	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	165.60/cwt	160.00–173.50	878	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	133.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	176.25/cwt	170.00–180.00	744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	135.68/cwt	125.00–138.25	993	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	120.44/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	148.90/cwt	141.00–157.00	847	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	156.07/cwt	145.00–160.50	819	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	127.70/cwt	123.00–130.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	164.69/cwt	160.00–168.00	774	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	156.46/cwt	155.00–161.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	410	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	169.54/cwt	160.00–175.00	727	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	128.99/cwt	120.00–132.50	1,007	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	659	121.86/cwt	120.00–127.00	803	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	130.50/cwt	130.00–133.00	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	393	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	177.91/cwt	177.50–180.00	721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	201	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	432	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,041	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,005	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	142.61/cwt	140.00–146.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	154.40/cwt	152.00–158.00	741	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	817	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	194.53/cwt	191.00–197.00	634	5

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,670Last week 1,489Year ago 927

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 126Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	482	171.00–179.00	173.03
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
5	—	534	160.00–163.00	160.99
5	—	840	122.00–130.00	128.45
7	—	578	160.00–164.00	162.86
5	—	676	145.00–150.00	145.98
6	—	432	175.00–180.00	178.31
1	—	255	165.00	165.00
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
14	—	732	137.50–140.50	138.66
4	—	630	145.00–151.00	149.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	528	170.00–185.00	179.23
69	—	478	180.00–193.00	184.61
64	—	617	160.00–176.00	170.50
21	—	734	145.00–159.00	154.71
4	—	863	131.00–135.00	133.50
2	—	268	190.00–202.00	195.94
45	—	673	152.00–169.50	162.23
1	—	235	201.00	201.00
15	—	908	116.00–133.00	130.73
10	—	782	137.00–149.50	145.07
1	—	960	123.00	123.00
42	—	427	184.00–200.00	197.90
27	—	817	140.50–149.00	145.95
15	—	384	185.00–200.00	189.68
2	—	332	204.00	204.00
89	—	573	170.00–182.00	176.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	392	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	190.00	190.00
9	—	657	173.50	173.50
61	—	820	155.75	155.75
58	—	963	137.10	137.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	385	168.00–178.00	173.20
61	—	627	133.50–145.50	142.13
3	—	273	160.00	160.00
3	—	817	120.00–129.00	123.28
10	—	321	162.00–178.00	171.50
13	—	685	134.00–144.75	140.98
2	—	220	170.00	170.00
30	—	732	125.00–138.25	135.68
2	—	925	115.00–126.00	120.44
43	—	569	141.00–157.00	148.90
94	—	525	145.00–160.50	156.07
75	—	470	160.00–168.00	164.69
8	—	190	216.00	216.00
36	—	429	160.00–175.00	169.54
28	—	781	120.00–132.50	128.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	586	156.50–159.00	156.55
36	—	524	162.00–165.00	162.64
17	—	611	150.50–151.00	150.62
72	—	687	151.50	151.50
7	—	705	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	99.00	99.00
3	—	638	123.00–130.00	127.70
4	—	381	155.00–161.00	156.46
1	—	200	150.00	150.00
1	—	300	161.00	161.00
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
12	—	659	120.00–127.00	121.86
2	—	435	150.00	150.00
6	—	577	130.00–133.00	130.50
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
5	—	529	140.00–146.00	142.61
7	—	480	152.00–158.00	154.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	180.00	180.00
6	—	405	177.50–180.00	177.91
8	—	201	215.00	215.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	122.00–124.00	123.31
1	—	960	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,135	91.00	91.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	960	120.90	120.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	660	141.00–154.00	151.87
7	—	191	190.00–191.00	190.87
9	—	483	171.00–180.00	174.82
9	—	603	140.00–154.00	149.28
9	—	569	150.00–164.00	156.11
3	—	1,058	105.00–105.50	105.33
3	—	777	125.00–134.00	131.03
10	—	206	198.00–204.00	202.11
11	—	530	160.00–173.50	165.60
8	—	422	170.00–180.00	176.25
1	—	890	109.00	109.00
5	—	326	191.00–197.00	194.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	170.00–177.00	172.86
5	—	683	130.00–137.00	133.05
1	—	1,080	95.00	95.00
2	—	553	145.00–150.00	147.49
4	—	488	164.00–170.00	166.25
3	—	505	150.00–158.00	154.36
1	—	955	100.00	100.00
3	—	613	130.00–135.00	133.27
2	—	875	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
1	—	220	184.00	184.00
2	—	817	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,166	79.00–86.50	82.61
10	—	1,336	98.00–105.50	101.58
15	—	1,231	89.50–96.50	93.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	87.00–89.00	87.94
4	—	906	78.00–86.00	83.77
8	—	940	65.00–72.50	69.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	79.00	79.00
8	—	1,540	98.50–104.50	100.83
5	—	1,482	88.00–96.50	93.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,606	129.00–138.00	131.92
3	—	1,078	100.00–106.00	102.42
10	—	1,604	119.00–127.00	122.15

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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