Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to being closed for the Memorial Day holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.09/cwt on 649 head.

Average price

$164.09

649 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$5.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.16

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	716	164.45	1,177	609
Medium and Large 2-3	576	158.61	914	40

One grade step is worth $5.84/cwt here — about $263 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 sale649 hd

164.09

—

KY average25 barns · 4,237 hd

162.93

+1.16

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	1,435	114.50	1,643	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	91.40	1,379	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	88.86	1,104	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	893	71.78	641	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,385	95.57	1,324	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,068	$962	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	930	$672	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,206	2thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1-2	—	310	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	163.67/cwt	155.00–169.00	777	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	149.21/cwt	140.00–154.00	856	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	185.93/cwt	180.00–193.00	794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	157.84/cwt	156.75–160.50	919	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	125.91/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,169	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	148.10/cwt	148.10–148.10	1,111	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	162.96/cwt	153.00–169.00	611	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	141.99/cwt	140.00–143.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	162.56/cwt	160.00–167.00	943	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	166.98/cwt	166.00–170.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	152.93/cwt	150.00–155.00	947	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	131.26/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,194	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	184.09/cwt	180.00–188.00	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	203.64/cwt	202.00–207.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	496	198.22/cwt	197.50–200.00	983	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	198.50/cwt	198.00–200.00	838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	192.75/cwt	192.75–192.75	1,108	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	170.66/cwt	170.00–175.00	797	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	845	161.12/cwt	160.20–162.00	1,361	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	155.98/cwt	150.00–165.00	816	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	166.90/cwt	158.00–173.50	1,036	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	141.44/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,167	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	180.79/cwt	174.00–189.00	955	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	146.51/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,130	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	188.75/cwt	181.00–194.00	904	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	144.06/cwt	132.00–144.50	1,286	54
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	151.39/cwt	143.00–158.00	1,085	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	162.54/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,109	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	129.25/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,339	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	896	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	1,100	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	898	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,405	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	177.45/cwt	175.50–180.00	1,100	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	182.02/cwt	180.00–184.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	176.62/cwt	171.00–183.00	1,016	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	145.09/cwt	138.00–150.00	975	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	181.76/cwt	170.00–186.00	771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	162.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	775	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	162.38/cwt	154.00–164.00	852	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	516	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	572	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,007	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,385	95.57/cwt	92.00–99.50	1,324	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,586	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	88.52/cwt	84.00–91.50	1,083	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	81.98/cwt	81.50–83.00	1,006	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	87.60/cwt	85.00–90.00	839	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	72.51/cwt	72.00–73.00	713	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	518	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	90.03/cwt	86.50–92.50	1,350	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	92.56/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,213	8
Bulls	—	—	1,435	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,643	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	961.53/head	560.00–1,160.00	962	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	671.61/head	620.00–720.00	672	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,206.39/head	1,180.00–1,225.00	1,206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	141.12/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,001	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	145.51/cwt	145.00–146.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	143.75/cwt	140.00–147.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	160.13/cwt	156.00–168.00	924	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	137.46/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,063	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	151.90/cwt	144.00–159.00	952	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	152.04/cwt	150.00–154.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	165.65/cwt	159.00–170.00	707	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	130.26/cwt	124.00–131.50	1,081	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	143.62/cwt	128.00–150.50	898	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	152.21/cwt	151.00–153.50	1,021	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	132.40/cwt	130.00–133.00	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	128.71/cwt	125.00–131.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	133.86/cwt	127.00–138.50	972	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	142.22/cwt	135.00–147.00	947	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	138.13/cwt	133.00–140.50	1,061	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	502	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	152.28/cwt	150.00–155.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	122.65/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,079	3

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 Jun 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,574Last week 1,670Year ago 1,407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 91Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 6

No trend due to being closed for the Memorial Day holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	163.00	163.00
60	—	475	155.00–169.00	163.67
77	—	574	140.00–154.00	149.21
19	—	375	153.00–169.00	162.96
55	—	523	150.00–165.00	155.98
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
1	—	200	170.00	170.00
40	—	427	159.00–170.00	165.65
12	—	830	124.00–131.50	130.26
45	—	625	128.00–150.50	143.62
30	—	726	127.00–138.50	133.86
22	—	666	135.00–147.00	142.22
22	—	768	133.00–140.50	138.13
3	—	880	121.00–126.00	122.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	582	156.75–160.50	157.84
65	—	813	143.75	143.75
63	—	750	148.10	148.10
4	—	628	153.00	153.00
17	—	671	151.00–153.50	152.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	135.00–137.00	136.01
1	—	745	121.00	121.00
2	—	480	150.00–154.00	152.04
1	—	380	149.00	149.00
5	—	619	130.00–133.00	132.40
1	—	955	101.00	101.00
1	—	900	90.00	90.00
3	—	668	125.00–131.00	128.71
2	—	502	135.00	135.00
4	—	420	150.00–155.00	152.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	180.00–193.00	185.93
4	—	910	127.00–136.00	131.26
4	—	330	180.00–188.00	184.09
46	—	621	158.00–173.50	166.90
9	—	825	135.00–143.00	141.44
28	—	528	174.00–189.00	180.79
7	—	771	141.00–150.00	146.51
36	—	479	181.00–194.00	188.75
54	—	893	132.00–144.50	144.06
73	—	717	143.00–158.00	151.39
58	—	682	150.00–166.00	162.54
4	—	1,036	129.00–130.00	129.25
2	—	380	180.00–184.00	182.02
46	—	575	171.00–183.00	176.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	140.00–143.00	141.99
11	—	580	160.00–167.00	162.56
1	—	985	110.00	110.00
4	—	527	166.00–170.00	166.98
11	—	619	150.00–155.00	152.93
1	—	290	165.00	165.00
8	—	467	170.00–175.00	170.66
1	—	720	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	200.00	200.00
3	—	372	202.00–207.00	203.64
7	—	496	197.50–200.00	198.22
4	—	422	198.00–200.00	198.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	575	192.75	192.75
121	—	845	160.20–162.00	161.12
3	—	512	191.00	191.00
58	—	898	156.50	156.50
14	—	620	175.50–180.00	177.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
2	—	818	122.00–130.00	125.91
15	—	672	138.00–150.00	145.09
6	—	424	170.00–186.00	181.76
5	—	476	160.00–170.00	162.87
15	—	525	154.00–164.00	162.38
1	—	885	118.00	118.00
1	—	375	185.00	185.00
1	—	340	175.00	175.00
8	—	709	130.00–144.00	141.12
10	—	577	156.00–168.00	160.13
4	—	773	132.00–140.00	137.46
1	—	915	120.00	120.00
10	—	627	144.00–159.00	151.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	516	175.00	175.00
2	—	572	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	175.00	175.00
2	—	560	145.00–146.00	145.51
1	—	450	165.00	165.00
1	—	385	182.00	182.00
4	—	648	141.00	141.00
4	—	519	140.00–147.00	143.75
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	896	122.75	122.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,385	92.00–99.50	95.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	101.00	101.00
7	—	1,500	86.50–92.50	90.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,224	84.00–91.50	88.52
3	—	1,227	81.50–83.00	81.98
8	—	1,310	92.00–94.00	92.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	85.00–90.00	87.60
2	—	983	72.00–73.00	72.51
4	—	815	63.50	63.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	114.00–115.00	114.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,068	560.00–1,160.00	961.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	620.00–720.00	671.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,113	1,180.00–1,225.00	1,206.39

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle