Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $164.23/cwt on 555 head.

Average price

$164.23

555 head · 672 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$10.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.41

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	164.86	1,122	523
Medium and Large 2-3	531	153.97	818	32

One grade step is worth $10.89/cwt here — about $304 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 sale555 hd

164.23

—

KY average24 barns · 4,000 hd

162.82

+1.41

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	1,616	121.19	1,959	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	100.00	1,530	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	99.46	1,263	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	78.87	758	12

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)	1,103	$1,062	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1-2	—	771	149.09/cwt	140.50–153.00	1,149	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	135.09/cwt	128.00–137.00	983	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,171	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	145.54/cwt	145.00–147.00	965	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	161.40/cwt	160.50–165.00	823	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	166.26/cwt	160.00–174.00	625	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	151.45/cwt	150.00–153.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	165.54/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,031	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	163.54/cwt	160.00–166.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,305	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	150.45/cwt	149.00–155.00	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	153.93/cwt	150.00–159.00	822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	150.66/cwt	150.00–151.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	163.27/cwt	160.00–164.00	761	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	152.80/cwt	140.00–158.50	1,097	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	171.25/cwt	165.00–176.00	896	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	137.52/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,130	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	451	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	855	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,449	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	176.81/cwt	170.00–180.00	842	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	183.54/cwt	178.00–190.00	697	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	140.27/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,237	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	179.67/cwt	179.00–180.50	1,012	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	161.07/cwt	151.00–166.50	1,068	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	177.25/cwt	177.25–177.25	1,081	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	175.83/cwt	170.00–180.00	746	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	168.22/cwt	159.50–175.50	949	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	181.87/cwt	180.00–185.00	968	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	455	143.34/cwt	139.00–145.00	652	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	317	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	460	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	646	130.75/cwt	124.00–133.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	166.08/cwt	165.85–166.30	1,271	130
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	892	125.20/cwt	125.20–125.20	1,117	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	163.96/cwt	160.00–164.50	1,197	59
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	547	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	766	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	159.74/cwt	150.00–167.00	914	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	163.27/cwt	158.50–170.00	692	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	144.02/cwt	143.00–145.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	158.62/cwt	150.00–165.00	838	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	145.80/cwt	140.00–150.00	978	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,780	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,922	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	64.40/cwt	60.00–69.00	557	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	87.69/cwt	86.00–90.00	868	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	79.22/cwt	75.50–84.00	774	7
Bulls	—	—	1,607	123.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,992	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	103.67/cwt	102.50–105.50	1,537	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,335	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	87.60/cwt	84.00–92.50	1,043	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	111.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,454	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	105.35/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,394	12
Bulls	—	—	1,498	113.17/cwt	112.50–114.00	1,695	3
Bulls	—	—	2,000	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,740	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	758	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,061.72/head	850.00–1,210.00	1,062	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	797	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	916	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	180.49/cwt	179.00–184.00	684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	178.57/cwt	178.00–179.00	757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	163.43/cwt	160.00–167.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	155.09/cwt	146.00–159.00	817	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	170.40/cwt	160.00–175.00	719	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	152.65/cwt	143.00–159.00	878	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	136.79/cwt	130.00–141.00	921	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,056	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	127.98/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	140.78/cwt	135.00–148.00	887	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	133.03/cwt	130.00–134.50	1,044	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	711	110.04/cwt	100.00–120.00	782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	164.11/cwt	155.00–171.00	788	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	152.03/cwt	150.00–155.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	152.56/cwt	151.00–154.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	121.46/cwt	118.00–125.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	152.02/cwt	149.00–155.50	657	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	166.96/cwt	159.00–175.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	124.25/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,029	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	147.31/cwt	145.00–150.00	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	133.98/cwt	132.00–136.00	895	2

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,363Last week 620Year ago 1,413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 76Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	771	140.50–153.00	149.09
3	—	1,211	124.00	124.00
40	—	623	160.00–174.00	165.54
4	—	1,012	129.00	129.00
2	—	335	184.00	184.00
21	—	718	140.00–158.50	152.80
1	—	290	192.00	192.00
25	—	523	165.00–176.00	171.25
8	—	822	133.00–141.00	137.52
15	—	1,123	129.00	129.00
14	—	476	170.00–180.00	176.81
9	—	380	178.00–190.00	183.54
8	—	882	135.00–141.00	140.27
23	—	663	151.00–166.50	161.07
8	—	424	170.00–180.00	175.83
45	—	564	159.50–175.50	168.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	140.00	140.00
2	—	310	150.00–153.00	151.45
1	—	385	160.00	160.00
1	—	790	142.00	142.00
4	—	418	160.00–166.00	163.54
5	—	578	149.00–155.00	150.45
5	—	534	150.00–159.00	153.93
3	—	613	150.00–151.00	150.66
1	—	875	128.00	128.00
8	—	466	160.00–164.00	163.27
1	—	840	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	451	189.50	189.50
23	—	563	179.00–180.50	179.67
21	—	610	177.25	177.25
18	—	532	180.00–185.00	181.87
130	—	765	165.85–166.30	166.08
59	—	730	160.00–164.50	163.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	728	128.00–137.00	135.09
11	—	376	160.00–174.00	166.26
51	—	527	146.00–159.00	155.09
26	—	422	160.00–175.00	170.40
95	—	575	143.00–159.00	152.65
43	—	673	130.00–141.00	136.79
1	—	260	163.00	163.00
5	—	876	124.00–131.00	127.98
48	—	630	135.00–148.00	140.78
1	—	975	115.00	115.00
7	—	785	130.00–134.50	133.03
42	—	480	155.00–171.00	164.11
3	—	330	159.00–175.00	166.96
2	—	1,053	114.00	114.00
5	—	828	120.00–128.00	124.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	758	154.50	154.50
11	—	663	145.00–147.00	145.54
10	—	510	160.50–165.00	161.40
8	—	731	144.50	144.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	179.00–184.00	180.49
6	—	424	178.00–179.00	178.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	711	100.00–120.00	110.04
3	—	363	150.00–155.00	152.03
2	—	468	151.00–154.00	152.56
3	—	315	150.00	150.00
2	—	683	118.00–125.00	121.46
8	—	432	149.00–155.50	152.02
5	—	635	130.00	130.00
3	—	265	145.00–150.00	147.31
4	—	583	140.00	140.00
1	—	500	141.00	141.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
11	—	455	139.00–145.00	143.34
2	—	317	145.00	145.00
4	—	646	124.00–133.00	130.75
6	—	547	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	892	125.20	125.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	572	150.00–167.00	159.74
12	—	424	158.50–170.00	163.27
2	—	630	143.00–145.00	144.02
17	—	528	150.00–165.00	158.62
9	—	671	140.00–150.00	145.80
1	—	255	170.00	170.00
5	—	733	125.00	125.00
1	—	850	115.00	115.00
2	—	485	160.00–167.00	163.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	150.00	150.00
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
1	—	600	133.00	133.00
2	—	797	110.00	110.00
1	—	460	162.00	162.00
2	—	570	140.00–145.00	142.41
2	—	668	132.00–136.00	133.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	108.00	108.00
3	—	1,483	102.50–105.50	103.67
2	—	1,475	90.50	90.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	60.00–69.00	64.40
3	—	990	86.00–90.00	87.69
7	—	977	75.50–84.00	79.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,191	84.00–92.50	87.60
4	—	1,305	110.00–115.00	111.43
12	—	1,323	101.00–109.00	105.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,607	120.00–126.00	123.93
3	—	1,498	112.50–114.00	113.17
1	—	2,000	137.00	137.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	101.00	101.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,103	850.00–1,210.00	1,061.72

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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