Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.65/cwt on 448 head.

Average price

$160.65

448 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$22.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.54

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	640	161.64	1,035	428
Medium and Large 2-3	597	139.52	833	20

One grade step is worth $22.12/cwt here — about $203 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 sale448 hd

160.65

—

KY average24 barns · 5,382 hd

158.11

+2.54

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	112.21	1,708	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,496	85.73	1,282	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	79.88	965	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	911	65.37	596	11

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)	971	$917	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	903	$826	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	874	$791	4thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1-2Value Added	—	727	161.14/cwt	160.25–162.00	1,171	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	164.95/cwt	164.95–164.95	1,141	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	178.49/cwt	178.00–179.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,166	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	173.90/cwt	173.90–173.90	1,360	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	167.10/cwt	160.00–174.00	625	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	154.71/cwt	154.00–157.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,047	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	144.26/cwt	139.00–149.50	968	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	162.64/cwt	160.00–164.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	166.80/cwt	164.00–172.00	789	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	317	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	467	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	148.51/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	167.31/cwt	164.00–169.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,144	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	160.41/cwt	151.00–165.00	993	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	177.22/cwt	176.50–181.00	939	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	188.99/cwt	187.00–190.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	178.70/cwt	171.00–184.00	1,011	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	165.90/cwt	165.00–169.00	878	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	161.04/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,084	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	177.97/cwt	170.00–187.00	820	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	730	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	184.50/cwt	183.00–185.00	950	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	136.19/cwt	133.00–144.00	918	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	119.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	165.27/cwt	155.00–168.50	853	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	86.18/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,049	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	78.71/cwt	75.00–83.00	959	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	77.63/cwt	75.00–81.00	674	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	64.75/cwt	63.00–69.00	585	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,447	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	84.67/cwt	82.00–86.50	1,251	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	72.05/cwt	69.00–74.00	831	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	58.45/cwt	57.00–60.50	558	3
Bulls	—	—	1,988	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	2,565	2
Bulls	—	—	1,375	109.88/cwt	104.00–114.50	1,511	2
Bulls	—	—	1,203	97.74/cwt	97.50–98.00	1,176	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	825.54/head	740.00–900.00	826	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	916.89/head	725.00–1,110.00	917	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	790.66/head	570.00–940.00	791	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	152.75/cwt	140.00–158.00	935	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	145.68/cwt	141.50–157.00	836	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	172.30/cwt	161.00–176.00	822	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	132.25/cwt	121.00–134.50	951	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	108.02/cwt	105.00–109.50	1,163	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	139.33/cwt	131.00–142.00	818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	154.32/cwt	149.50–156.00	954	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	130.83/cwt	130.50–132.00	883	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	127.82/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,071	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	167.71/cwt	160.00–173.00	719	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	134.70/cwt	130.00–137.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	161.77/cwt	158.00–168.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	159.23/cwt	150.00–164.00	830	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	167.58/cwt	160.00–170.00	399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	158.32/cwt	155.00–164.00	904	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	167.12/cwt	166.00–168.50	891	7

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 Jul 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 803Last week 1,007Year ago 919

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 78Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	727	160.25–162.00	161.14
75	—	692	164.95	164.95
74	—	627	167.00	167.00
2	—	810	128.50	128.50
7	—	533	166.00–168.50	167.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	374	160.00–174.00	167.10
12	—	671	139.00–149.50	144.26
6	—	817	110.50	110.50
1	—	970	106.00	106.00
11	—	473	164.00–172.00	166.80
11	—	618	149.50–156.00	154.32
21	—	429	160.00–173.00	167.71
5	—	336	158.00–168.00	161.77
21	—	521	150.00–164.00	159.23
4	—	238	160.00–170.00	167.58
23	—	571	155.00–164.00	158.32
1	—	720	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	154.00–157.00	154.71
9	—	675	130.50–132.00	130.83
3	—	583	145.00	145.00
3	—	625	130.00–137.00	134.70
1	—	335	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	178.00–179.00	178.49
8	—	804	145.00	145.00
2	—	718	146.00–151.00	148.51
1	—	875	131.00	131.00
7	—	619	151.00–165.00	160.41
1	—	255	184.00	184.00
15	—	530	176.50–181.00	177.22
5	—	392	187.00–190.00	188.99
6	—	566	171.00–184.00	178.70
1	—	765	148.00	148.00
24	—	673	150.00–164.00	161.04
15	—	461	170.00–187.00	177.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	174.00	174.00
1	—	425	152.50	152.50
3	—	562	160.00–164.00	162.64
2	—	305	150.00	150.00
3	—	460	164.00–169.00	167.31
3	—	661	147.00	147.00
9	—	529	165.00–169.00	165.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	782	173.90	173.90
1	—	630	175.00	175.00
6	—	665	172.00	172.00
6	—	515	183.00–185.00	184.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	194.00	194.00
2	—	317	205.00	205.00
2	—	467	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	277	180.00	180.00
9	—	674	133.00–144.00	136.19
1	—	445	165.00	165.00
2	—	938	118.00–122.00	119.98
2	—	773	124.00–125.00	124.51
8	—	516	155.00–168.50	165.27
5	—	366	189.00	189.00
12	—	612	140.00–158.00	152.75
9	—	574	141.50–157.00	145.68
11	—	477	161.00–176.00	172.30
1	—	230	194.00	194.00
10	—	719	121.00–134.50	132.25
3	—	1,077	105.00–109.50	108.02
5	—	838	119.00–130.00	127.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	112.00	112.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
4	—	587	131.00–142.00	139.33
1	—	865	105.00	105.00
1	—	920	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,217	84.00–89.00	86.18
19	—	1,219	75.00–83.00	78.71
6	—	1,154	69.00–74.00	72.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	75.00–81.00	77.63
6	—	904	63.00–69.00	64.75
3	—	955	57.00–60.50	58.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	91.00	91.00
5	—	1,477	82.00–86.50	84.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,988	128.00–130.00	129.02
2	—	1,375	104.00–114.50	109.88
2	—	1,203	97.50–98.00	97.74

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	903	740.00–900.00	825.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	971	725.00–1,110.00	916.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	874	570.00–940.00	790.66
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	93.00	93.00

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

Heifers · 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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