Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.85/cwt on 529 head.

Average price

$181.85

529 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,275

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$11.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.41

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	711	182.62	1,299	495
Medium and Large 2-3	554	170.64	945	34

One grade step is worth $11.99/cwt here — about $354 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 sale529 hd

181.85

—

KY average24 barns · 5,249 hd

181.44

+0.41

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	1,568	121.80	1,909	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,620	91.12	1,476	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,187	90.47	1,074	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	78.31	743	11

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,117	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	180.46/cwt	169.00–185.00	760	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	171.01/cwt	170.50–172.50	1,040	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	159.04/cwt	151.00–165.50	1,010	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	143.16/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,114	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	178.74/cwt	175.00–185.00	660	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	160.57/cwt	151.00–163.50	1,366	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	175.04/cwt	170.00–182.00	558	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	213.22/cwt	213.00–213.50	891	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	204.61/cwt	201.00–209.00	962	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	332	230.50/cwt	230.00–233.00	765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	173.10/cwt	173.10–173.10	1,163	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	162.15/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,004	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	174.18/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	176.44/cwt	169.00–181.00	1,205	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	195.15/cwt	194.50–198.00	1,206	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	182.03/cwt	181.00–183.50	872	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	187.75/cwt	187.00–188.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	155.52/cwt	152.00–159.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	186.40/cwt	185.00–187.25	1,290	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	185.07/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,072	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	210.28/cwt	200.00–219.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	169.49/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,217	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	203.02/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,173	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	168.20/cwt	160.00–169.75	1,391	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	201.78/cwt	195.00–208.00	880	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	186.98/cwt	177.50–193.50	991	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	194.64/cwt	184.00–202.00	926	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	207.22/cwt	203.00–209.00	1,117	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	176.50/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,112	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	823	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,070	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	881	175.04/cwt	173.20–176.00	1,542	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	212.38/cwt	200.00–218.00	714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	169.45/cwt	156.00–171.50	1,313	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	137.36/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,137	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	175.33/cwt	171.00–180.00	465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	162.02/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	635	182.79/cwt	180.00–183.50	1,161	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,443	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	76.60/cwt	73.00–80.00	745	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	99.53/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,473	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	87.27/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,475	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	80.88/cwt	79.50–82.00	862	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	67.88/cwt	65.00–71.00	630	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	88.68/cwt	88.00–90.00	813	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	95.08/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,218	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	88.36/cwt	84.50–91.00	998	19
Bulls	—	—	1,626	122.22/cwt	119.00–127.50	1,987	7
Bulls	—	—	1,276	110.09/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,405	5
Bulls	—	—	1,830	135.70/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	148.28/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,082	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	444	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	932	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	143.45/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	177.31/cwt	171.00–182.00	988	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	179.94/cwt	170.00–183.00	941	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	125.49/cwt	119.00–132.00	1,010	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	173.14/cwt	164.00–179.00	904	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	158.47/cwt	157.00–160.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	145.79/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,048	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	171.15/cwt	161.00–175.00	953	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	158.23/cwt	150.50–161.00	1,074	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	146.53/cwt	144.00–147.00	933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	178.09/cwt	170.00–186.00	839	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	161.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	397	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	754	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	154.90/cwt	152.00–158.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	167.61/cwt	162.00–170.50	1,059	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	194.89/cwt	187.00–199.00	922	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	198.71/cwt	190.00–203.00	884	3

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,049Last week 742Year ago 740

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 41Year ago 53

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
4	—	730	153.00	153.00
16	—	608	170.50–172.50	171.01
48	—	672	173.10	173.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	421	169.00–185.00	180.46
26	—	635	151.00–165.50	159.04
17	—	778	137.00–149.00	143.16
10	—	369	175.00–185.00	178.74
9	—	319	170.00–182.00	175.04
6	—	805	119.00–132.00	125.49
35	—	522	164.00–179.00	173.14
1	—	255	170.00	170.00
9	—	719	135.00–150.00	145.79
15	—	557	161.00–175.00	171.15
16	—	679	150.50–161.00	158.23
21	—	471	170.00–186.00	178.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	167.00	167.00
4	—	388	157.00–160.00	158.47
2	—	315	155.00	155.00
1	—	215	164.00	164.00
6	—	637	144.00–147.00	146.53
2	—	525	164.00	164.00
2	—	575	152.00–158.00	154.90
4	—	666	140.00	140.00
1	—	740	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	397	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	851	151.00–163.50	160.57
23	—	683	169.00–181.00	176.44
15	—	579	180.00–195.00	185.07
6	—	358	200.00–219.00	210.28
29	—	718	160.00–172.00	169.49
1	—	1,010	131.00	131.00
17	—	827	160.00–169.75	168.20
17	—	436	195.00–208.00	201.78
20	—	530	177.50–193.50	186.98
19	—	476	184.00–202.00	194.64
12	—	630	170.00–186.00	176.50
6	—	336	200.00–218.00	212.38
34	—	775	156.00–171.50	169.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	418	213.00–213.50	213.22
10	—	470	201.00–209.00	204.61
1	—	360	230.00	230.00
6	—	332	230.00–233.00	230.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	148.00–149.00	148.50
1	—	705	152.00	152.00
1	—	665	156.00	156.00
10	—	619	160.00–167.00	162.15
5	—	577	171.00–175.00	174.18
7	—	479	181.00–183.50	182.03
4	—	430	187.00–188.00	187.75
1	—	385	175.00	175.00
2	—	543	152.00–159.00	155.52
1	—	315	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	618	194.50–198.00	195.15
52	—	692	185.00–187.25	186.40
13	—	578	200.00–207.00	203.02
10	—	539	203.00–209.00	207.22
170	—	881	173.20–176.00	175.04
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	823	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	169.00	169.00
1	—	390	173.00	173.00
1	—	665	134.00	134.00
2	—	435	170.00	170.00
1	—	625	150.00	150.00
3	—	531	160.00–165.00	161.57
1	—	480	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	828	132.00–141.00	137.36
2	—	265	171.00–180.00	175.33
1	—	870	123.00	123.00
3	—	663	154.00–166.00	162.02
4	—	730	146.00–149.00	148.28
2	—	765	140.00–147.00	143.45
2	—	342	219.00	219.00
13	—	557	171.00–182.00	177.31
1	—	230	198.00	198.00
13	—	523	170.00–183.00	179.94
2	—	397	195.00	195.00
3	—	190	206.00	206.00
3	—	632	162.00–170.50	167.61
7	—	473	187.00–199.00	194.89
1	—	920	110.00	110.00
3	—	445	190.00–203.00	198.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	635	180.00–183.50	182.79
6	—	444	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	82.00	82.00
2	—	1,480	95.00–104.00	99.53
2	—	1,690	85.00–90.00	87.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	972	73.00–80.00	76.60
2	—	928	65.00–71.00	67.88
3	—	917	88.00–90.00	88.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,066	79.50–82.00	80.88
17	—	1,281	93.00–100.00	95.08
19	—	1,129	84.50–91.00	88.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,626	119.00–127.50	122.22
5	—	1,276	107.00–114.00	110.09
4	—	1,830	133.00–139.00	135.70

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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