Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.48/cwt on 540 head.

Average price

$165.48

540 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$45.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.35

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	634	167.97	1,065	474
Medium and Large 2-3	589	151.62	893	57
Large 1-2	632	122.00	771	9thin

One grade step is worth $45.97/cwt here — about $294 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 sale540 hd

165.48

—

KY average27 barns · 5,793 hd

159.13

+6.35

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	1,676	121.39	2,034	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,556	93.15	1,449	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	90.41	1,093	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	955	78.06	745	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,478	108.00	1,596	2thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	—	245	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	546	160.50/cwt	156.00–163.00	876	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	187.12/cwt	181.00–190.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	190.37/cwt	181.00–193.00	921	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	179.67/cwt	170.00–183.50	934	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	165.92/cwt	160.00–175.00	947	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	816	126.49/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	145.49/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,128	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	348	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	153.45/cwt	150.00–157.00	885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	170.11/cwt	169.00–171.00	813	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	141.09/cwt	140.00–143.00	941	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	746	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	124.50/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	186.99/cwt	179.00–190.00	793	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	141.75/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,236	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	632	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	771	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	162.08/cwt	153.00–169.00	997	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	149.86/cwt	140.00–155.25	1,077	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	158.02/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,070	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	174.22/cwt	171.00–178.50	1,082	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	194.31/cwt	194.00–198.00	896	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	806	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	184.56/cwt	180.00–192.00	589	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	134.58/cwt	130.50–135.50	1,219	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	483	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	712	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	165.85/cwt	165.70–168.00	1,136	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,288	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	182.64/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,015	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	162.57/cwt	154.00–170.00	616	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	161.07/cwt	156.00–169.00	670	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	598	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,315	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,640	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,656	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	82.53/cwt	80.50–85.50	790	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	78.00/cwt	77.00–79.00	768	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	61.72/cwt	60.50–65.00	571	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	98.14/cwt	95.50–100.50	1,500	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	90.66/cwt	86.50–92.50	1,423	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	80.36/cwt	80.00–81.00	955	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	95.16/cwt	92.50–100.00	1,200	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	87.03/cwt	83.50–90.50	1,004	15
Bulls	—	—	1,705	124.29/cwt	122.50–126.00	2,119	3
Bulls	—	—	1,654	119.22/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,172	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,063	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	159.19/cwt	153.00–164.00	742	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	154.06/cwt	150.00–160.00	824	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	133.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	972	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	154.12/cwt	152.00–158.00	866	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	171.56/cwt	167.00–176.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,136	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	130.65/cwt	130.00–132.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	156.67/cwt	155.00–160.00	462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	136.62/cwt	132.00–146.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	149.87/cwt	140.00–153.00	953	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	143.68/cwt	143.00–144.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	132.92/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,005	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	135.89/cwt	130.00–142.00	917	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	176.58/cwt	172.00–178.00	666	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	167.97/cwt	159.00–172.00	716	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	124.68/cwt	120.00–125.50	827	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	152.91/cwt	150.00–158.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	151.99/cwt	151.00–154.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	153.70/cwt	153.70–153.70	1,051	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	140.24/cwt	130.00–145.00	881	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	155.47/cwt	145.00–160.00	824	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	165.18/cwt	158.00–169.50	781	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	147.77/cwt	141.00–156.50	850	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,056	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 Jun 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,276Last week 1,574Year ago 1,350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 58Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	171.00	171.00
8	—	546	156.00–163.00	160.50
2	—	765	130.00–132.00	131.01
4	—	816	125.00–131.00	126.49
2	—	635	140.00	140.00
3	—	348	175.00	175.00
5	—	577	150.00–157.00	153.45
9	—	478	169.00–171.00	170.11
15	—	667	140.00–143.00	141.09
3	—	415	170.00	170.00
1	—	970	96.00	96.00
2	—	353	170.00–175.00	172.52
2	—	875	123.00–126.00	124.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	181.00–190.00	187.12
27	—	484	181.00–193.00	190.37
27	—	520	170.00–183.50	179.67
30	—	571	160.00–175.00	165.92
3	—	953	130.50	130.50
4	—	775	145.00–147.00	145.49
1	—	1,070	131.00	131.00
2	—	800	153.00	153.00
11	—	424	179.00–190.00	186.99
4	—	872	141.00–142.00	141.75
35	—	615	153.00–169.00	162.08
41	—	719	140.00–155.25	149.86
37	—	677	150.00–164.00	158.02
11	—	319	180.00–192.00	184.56
16	—	906	130.50–135.50	134.58
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	632	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	621	171.00–178.50	174.22
13	—	461	194.00–198.00	194.31
8	—	420	192.00	192.00
3	—	520	193.50	193.50
85	—	685	165.70–168.00	165.85
44	—	800	161.00	161.00
43	—	556	180.00–188.00	182.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	634	147.00	147.00
5	—	559	159.50	159.50
18	—	429	174.00	174.00
77	—	684	153.70	153.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	331	167.00–176.00	171.56
4	—	920	123.50	123.50
3	—	721	130.00–132.00	130.65
3	—	295	155.00–160.00	156.67
17	—	756	125.00–135.00	132.92
12	—	675	130.00–142.00	135.89
29	—	377	172.00–178.00	176.58
22	—	426	159.00–172.00	167.97
29	—	628	130.00–145.00	140.24
82	—	530	145.00–160.00	155.47
59	—	473	158.00–169.50	165.18
43	—	575	141.00–156.50	147.77
1	—	880	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	120.00	120.00
2	—	567	138.00	138.00
1	—	750	103.00	103.00
3	—	533	143.00–144.00	143.68
7	—	663	120.00–125.50	124.68
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
5	—	371	150.00–158.00	152.91
3	—	408	151.00–154.00	151.99
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	147.50	147.50
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
3	—	735	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	154.00–170.00	162.57
7	—	416	156.00–169.00	161.07
2	—	240	175.00	175.00
1	—	895	106.00	106.00
1	—	340	176.00	176.00
3	—	805	132.00	132.00
21	—	466	153.00–164.00	159.19
20	—	535	150.00–160.00	154.06
15	—	726	130.00–140.00	133.90
14	—	562	152.00–158.00	154.12
3	—	662	132.00–146.00	136.62
27	—	636	140.00–153.00	149.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,172	100.50	100.50
2	—	735	121.00	121.00
2	—	367	150.00	150.00
1	—	505	141.00	141.00
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
3	—	683	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,640	101.00	101.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	957	80.50–85.50	82.53
2	—	985	77.00–79.00	78.00
3	—	925	60.50–65.00	61.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	95.50–100.50	98.14
4	—	1,570	86.50–92.50	90.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	80.00–81.00	80.36
17	—	1,261	92.50–100.00	95.16
15	—	1,154	83.50–90.50	87.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,705	122.50–126.00	124.29
4	—	1,654	116.00–121.00	119.22

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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