Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $178.02/cwt on 296 head.

Average price

$178.02

296 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$20.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.36

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	652	179.78	1,171	271
Medium and Large 2-3	629	158.99	1,000	25

One grade step is worth $20.78/cwt here — about $171 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 sale296 hd

178.02

—

KY average25 barns · 4,006 hd

171.66

+6.36

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	1,457	118.53	1,727	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	83.12	1,293	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	81.05	1,031	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	939	65.65	616	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,435	110.00	1,579	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	558	163.62/cwt	160.50–167.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	161.96/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,310	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	172.41/cwt	160.00–177.50	1,176	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	163.37/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,028	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	167.29/cwt	165.00–169.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	208.33/cwt	205.00–210.00	871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	488	194.06/cwt	190.00–198.00	947	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	598	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	112.01/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	173.23/cwt	164.00–179.00	830	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	875	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	165.61/cwt	164.50–166.00	921	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	159.99/cwt	159.25–160.25	1,144	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	123.53/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	144.35/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	737	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	164.71/cwt	154.00–168.00	1,268	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	165.32/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,197	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	173.04/cwt	169.00–180.00	993	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	181.21/cwt	172.50–186.00	1,122	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	192.74/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,176	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	184.88/cwt	180.00–195.00	786	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	182.74/cwt	176.00–188.00	877	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	200.69/cwt	199.00–203.00	1,050	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	191.09/cwt	189.50–194.00	1,072	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	178.75/cwt	178.75–178.75	1,444	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,242	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	182.36/cwt	177.00–190.00	970	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	170.80/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,266	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	159.42/cwt	150.00–165.00	979	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	168.01/cwt	167.00–169.00	951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	154.72/cwt	150.00–157.00	812	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	135.24/cwt	126.00–137.50	1,032	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,120	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,579	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	76.51/cwt	75.50–77.50	741	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	816	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	83.37/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,323	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	958	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	91.69/cwt	90.50–93.00	1,371	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	79.03/cwt	74.50–83.50	978	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	56.13/cwt	52.00–60.50	511	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	63.31/cwt	62.00–64.50	765	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	84.89/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,109	15
Bulls	—	—	1,795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,334	1
Bulls	—	—	1,288	112.79/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	169.33/cwt	162.00–177.00	879	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	183.85/cwt	179.00–186.00	873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	147.25/cwt	147.00–148.00	990	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,077	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	148.26/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,057	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	145.35/cwt	140.00–153.00	990	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	156.49/cwt	149.00–162.50	900	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	145.22/cwt	140.00–152.00	911	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	170.60/cwt	165.00–176.00	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	155.65/cwt	152.50–159.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	157.47/cwt	150.00–166.00	830	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	144.98/cwt	141.00–147.00	831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	173.66/cwt	162.00–179.00	752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	160.16/cwt	157.50–161.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	133.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	364	151.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	446	180.80/cwt	180.50–182.00	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	461	181.67/cwt	181.00–182.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,107	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 Aug 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 749Last week 803Year ago 772

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 63Year ago 71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	160.50–167.00	163.62
1	—	680	146.00	146.00
6	—	629	160.00–167.50	163.37
2	—	768	145.00–147.00	146.00
1	—	430	170.00	170.00
3	—	522	165.00–169.00	167.29
1	—	475	170.00	170.00
3	—	815	141.00–147.00	144.35
2	—	737	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	180.00	180.00
12	—	809	152.00–164.00	161.96
15	—	682	160.00–177.50	172.41
1	—	995	132.00	132.00
13	—	770	154.00–168.00	164.71
10	—	724	157.00–169.00	165.32
16	—	574	169.00–180.00	173.04
16	—	619	172.50–186.00	181.21
11	—	425	180.00–195.00	184.88
16	—	480	176.00–188.00	182.74
1	—	1,080	115.00	115.00
24	—	532	177.00–190.00	182.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	200.00	200.00
3	—	418	205.00–210.00	208.33
11	—	488	190.00–198.00	194.06
1	—	380	203.00	203.00
4	—	598	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	767	171.00	171.00
11	—	610	190.00–197.00	192.74
7	—	523	199.00–203.00	200.69
18	—	561	189.50–194.00	191.09
66	—	808	178.75	178.75
10	—	741	170.00–172.00	170.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	107.00–117.00	112.01
1	—	1,060	114.00	114.00
22	—	479	164.00–179.00	173.23
2	—	968	119.00–128.00	123.53
7	—	713	142.00–150.00	148.26
28	—	681	140.00–153.00	145.35
49	—	575	149.00–162.50	156.49
11	—	627	140.00–152.00	145.22
6	—	374	165.00–176.00	170.60
3	—	750	146.00	146.00
10	—	527	150.00–166.00	157.47
7	—	433	162.00–179.00	173.66
1	—	340	175.00	175.00
1	—	845	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	509	172.00	172.00
8	—	556	164.50–166.00	165.61
92	—	715	159.25–160.25	159.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	145.00–150.00	147.43
2	—	330	152.50–159.00	155.65
5	—	573	141.00–147.00	144.98
4	—	491	157.50–161.00	160.16
2	—	442	160.00	160.00
2	—	735	132.00–135.00	133.48
4	—	364	150.00–155.00	151.32
3	—	533	146.00	146.00
4	—	635	132.00	132.00
2	—	675	134.00–136.00	134.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	446	180.50–182.00	180.80
3	—	461	181.00–182.00	181.67
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	105.00	105.00
1	—	510	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	146.00	146.00
7	—	525	150.00–157.00	154.72
1	—	825	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,035	106.00	106.00
1	—	410	161.00	161.00
1	—	275	132.50	132.50
1	—	1,085	90.00	90.00
1	—	390	179.00	179.00
1	—	480	165.00	165.00
2	—	593	140.00–142.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	614	150.00–165.00	159.42
4	—	566	167.00–169.00	168.01
5	—	763	126.00–137.50	135.24
1	—	845	132.50	132.50
1	—	735	145.00	145.00
6	—	519	162.00–177.00	169.33
5	—	475	179.00–186.00	183.85
4	—	672	147.00–148.00	147.25
3	—	913	118.00	118.00
4	—	400	187.00	187.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	110.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	75.50–77.50	76.51
1	—	995	82.00	82.00
4	—	910	52.00–60.50	56.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,587	80.00–85.00	83.37
1	—	1,485	64.50	64.50
2	—	1,495	90.50–93.00	91.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,238	74.50–83.50	79.03
2	—	1,208	62.00–64.50	63.31
15	—	1,306	84.00–87.00	84.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,288	109.00–116.00	112.79

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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