Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.65/cwt on 281 head.

Average price

$163.65

281 head · 682 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$27.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.70

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	681	165.79	1,129	259
Medium and Large 2-3	687	138.36	951	22

One grade step is worth $27.43/cwt here — about $178 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 sale281 hd

163.65

—

KY average24 barns · 2,194 hd

159.94

+3.70

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	1,520	125.41	1,906	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,621	98.06	1,589	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	92.34	1,132	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	79.01	766	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,250	114.00	1,425	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	108.98	1,351	4thin

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	638	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,250	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,425	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	93.28/cwt	89.00–97.75	1,130	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	98.94/cwt	97.50–100.00	1,546	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	86.28/cwt	83.50–89.00	858	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	104.04/cwt	101.50–105.00	1,642	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	108.98/cwt	106.00–110.50	1,351	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	77.01/cwt	74.00–79.50	753	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	80.92/cwt	79.50–84.50	1,010	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	100.39/cwt	98.50–103.00	1,241	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,907	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,583	2
Bulls	—	—	1,611	131.75/cwt	130.75–136.00	2,122	8
Bulls	—	—	1,483	122.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,824	6
Bulls	—	—	1,263	107.34/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	155.30/cwt	150.00–160.00	798	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	143.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	156.09/cwt	151.00–161.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	106.69/cwt	105.00–110.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	136.54/cwt	130.00–141.00	848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	155.55/cwt	150.00–160.00	706	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	174.16/cwt	165.00–181.50	1,000	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	162.66/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,028	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	189.03/cwt	185.00–190.00	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	178.11/cwt	170.00–186.00	923	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	525	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	880	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	158.98/cwt	155.00–161.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	844	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,350	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	179.63/cwt	175.75–181.75	1,090	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	193.74/cwt	190.00–197.00	998	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	644	130.93/cwt	116.00–132.00	843	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	146.17/cwt	142.50–150.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	175.31/cwt	174.00–181.00	840	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,272	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,159	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	160.22/cwt	149.00–166.00	1,088	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	150.90/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,141	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	176.63/cwt	174.00–177.50	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	155.81/cwt	150.00–158.50	1,136	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	190.57/cwt	187.00–197.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	133.08/cwt	130.00–136.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	155.21/cwt	148.00–159.00	809	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	128.36/cwt	123.00–134.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	172.00/cwt	164.00–176.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	144.10/cwt	135.00–149.50	904	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,068	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	165.66/cwt	165.50–166.50	850	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	167.39/cwt	164.00–170.00	728	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	126.04/cwt	120.50–133.00	983	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,064	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	151.25/cwt	150.00–152.50	926	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	151.40/cwt	145.00–156.00	861	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,034	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	161.47/cwt	151.00–168.00	769	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	159.05/cwt	155.00–163.00	598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	132.06/cwt	130.00–138.00	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	186.84/cwt	185.50–195.00	1,050	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	134.06/cwt	130.00–138.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	154.85/cwt	151.00–157.00	811	6

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 620Last week 1,276Year ago 677

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 76Year ago 36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	72.50	72.50
2	—	995	83.50–89.00	86.28
4	—	978	74.00–79.50	77.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,211	89.00–97.75	93.28
6	—	1,248	79.50–84.50	80.92
7	—	1,236	98.50–103.00	100.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,563	97.50–100.00	98.94
4	—	1,578	101.50–105.00	104.04
2	—	1,907	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	114.00	114.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,240	106.00–110.50	108.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,611	130.75–136.00	131.75
6	—	1,483	120.00–126.00	122.99
2	—	1,263	104.00–111.00	107.34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
3	—	530	140.00–145.00	143.40
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
1	—	485	142.00	142.00
1	—	660	111.00	111.00
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
1	—	315	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	113.00	113.00
9	—	514	150.00–160.00	155.30
2	—	575	151.00–161.00	156.09
2	—	860	110.00	110.00
3	—	815	105.00–110.00	106.69
1	—	355	165.00	165.00
2	—	727	125.00	125.00
4	—	621	130.00–141.00	136.54
9	—	454	150.00–160.00	155.55
2	—	673	123.00–134.00	128.36
1	—	970	107.00	107.00
1	—	405	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	574	165.00–181.50	174.16
14	—	632	155.00–170.00	162.66
5	—	335	185.00–190.00	189.03
13	—	518	170.00–186.00	178.11
10	—	479	174.00–181.00	175.31
10	—	939	135.50	135.50
6	—	805	144.00	144.00
33	—	679	149.00–166.00	160.22
1	—	285	189.00	189.00
11	—	756	140.00–152.50	150.90
4	—	445	174.00–177.50	176.63
19	—	729	150.00–158.50	155.81
3	—	368	187.00–197.00	190.57
3	—	1,051	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	155.00–161.00	158.98
1	—	485	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,080	94.00	94.00
2	—	623	142.50–150.00	146.17
1	—	665	142.00	142.00
1	—	810	115.00	115.00
1	—	440	168.00	168.00
3	—	1,030	94.50	94.50
1	—	970	110.00	110.00
2	—	725	130.00–138.00	134.06
6	—	524	151.00–157.00	154.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	844	160.00	160.00
21	—	607	175.75–181.75	179.63
12	—	515	190.00–197.00	193.74
7	—	562	185.50–195.00	186.84
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	113.00	113.00
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
1	—	880	93.00	93.00
14	—	644	116.00–132.00	130.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	130.00–136.00	133.08
25	—	521	148.00–159.00	155.21
3	—	330	164.00–176.00	172.00
1	—	275	135.00	135.00
31	—	627	135.00–149.50	144.10
6	—	945	113.00	113.00
12	—	435	164.00–170.00	167.39
5	—	780	120.50–133.00	126.04
1	—	815	120.00	120.00
22	—	569	145.00–156.00	151.40
27	—	476	151.00–168.00	161.47
7	—	376	155.00–163.00	159.05
4	—	675	130.00–138.00	132.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	171.00	171.00
3	—	400	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
1	—	680	134.00	134.00
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
2	—	305	144.00	144.00
2	—	525	135.00–140.00	137.45
1	—	595	135.00	135.00
1	—	485	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	513	165.50–166.50	165.66
8	—	700	152.00	152.00
24	—	612	150.00–152.50	151.25
5	—	678	152.50	152.50

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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