Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-12

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.25/cwt on 431 head.

Average price

$155.25

431 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$16.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.72

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	563	157.44	886	373
Medium and Large 2-3	485	141.15	685	58

One grade step is worth $16.29/cwt here — about $201 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 sale431 hd

155.25

—

KY average25 barns · 5,650 hd

159.97

−4.72

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	1,509	106.55	1,608	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	84.84	1,307	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	82.33	1,057	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	72.58	765	20

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	840	$669	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	210	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	152.39/cwt	150.50–163.00	1,036	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	177.09/cwt	172.00–184.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	724	145.06/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,050	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	152.25/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,172	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	814	152.97/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,245	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	183.78/cwt	180.00–186.00	985	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	172.08/cwt	162.50–178.00	824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	172.23/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,078	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	149.04/cwt	142.00–155.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	143.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	165.05/cwt	160.00–172.00	951	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	170.55/cwt	169.00–173.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	570	198.50/cwt	198.00–199.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	534	199.84/cwt	199.00–201.00	1,067	14
Steers	Large 1	—	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	900	169.90/cwt	169.90–169.90	1,529	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	168.62/cwt	167.00–173.00	808	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	160.53/cwt	158.50–166.00	979	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	381	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	168.97/cwt	168.00–171.00	882	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	204.59/cwt	190.00–218.00	847	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	168.38/cwt	164.00–175.00	879	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	347	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,117	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	150.73/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,073	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	161.95/cwt	155.00–167.50	457	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	158.44/cwt	154.00–162.00	748	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	145.02/cwt	140.50–152.00	1,109	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	167.25/cwt	161.00–170.00	614	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	207.69/cwt	200.00–210.00	654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	165.91/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,282	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	175.28/cwt	165.00–178.50	1,190	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	176.59/cwt	170.00–180.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	202.62/cwt	200.00–206.00	792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	190.83/cwt	180.00–195.00	912	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	214.13/cwt	211.00–218.00	884	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	170.24/cwt	161.00–173.00	1,238	10
Steers	Large 1	—	531	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	850	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	395	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	312	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,075	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,043	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,030	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	190.53/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,097	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	505	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	190.32/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,199	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	346	96.66/cwt	95.00–100.00	334	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	688	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	843	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	930	99.52/cwt	98.00–101.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	223.07/cwt	215.00–225.00	843	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	950	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	903	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	490	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	417	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	868	140.05/cwt	139.90–140.20	1,216	120
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	827	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	157.19/cwt	149.00–165.50	907	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	281	197.99/cwt	195.00–210.00	556	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	219.36/cwt	218.00–222.00	895	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	202.68/cwt	201.00–206.00	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	319	199.22/cwt	197.00–200.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	384	203.49/cwt	200.00–205.00	781	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	62.35/cwt	55.00–65.50	566	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	75.76/cwt	74.50–77.00	896	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	72.00/cwt	66.50–78.00	773	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	80.11/cwt	79.50–81.50	880	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	86.73/cwt	86.50–87.00	1,362	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	83.90/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,279	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	83.09/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,073	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	86.78/cwt	86.00–87.50	1,211	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	107.40/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,681	4
Bulls	—	—	1,153	94.69/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,092	3
Bulls	—	—	1,930	122.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,367	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,171	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	668.75/head	650.00–680.00	669	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	154.59/cwt	148.00–160.00	410	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	142.65/cwt	141.00–145.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	203	153.54/cwt	150.00–157.00	312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	159.47/cwt	150.00–166.00	761	9
Bulls	Large 1	—	519	159.97/cwt	158.00–161.00	830	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	155.57/cwt	152.00–161.00	951	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	153.45/cwt	140.00–159.00	792	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	185.29/cwt	180.00–190.00	689	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	135.63/cwt	130.00–140.00	910	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	191.09/cwt	181.00–200.00	812	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	148.56/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,087	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	168.66/cwt	159.00–175.00	697	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	156.82/cwt	149.00–161.00	822	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	134.67/cwt	134.00–136.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	145.71/cwt	140.00–147.00	912	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	108.16/cwt	100.00–116.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	159.46/cwt	152.00–168.00	915	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	154.16/cwt	150.00–162.00	339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	150.07/cwt	145.00–152.50	477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	143.51/cwt	135.00–151.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	163.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	524	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	161.64/cwt	154.00–168.00	679	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	132.45/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,086	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	146.10/cwt	138.00–155.25	976	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	143.13/cwt	135.00–149.00	677	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	263	143.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	377	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	145.80/cwt	140.00–152.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	737	131.40/cwt	124.00–139.00	968	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	148.63/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,140	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	188.57/cwt	180.00–193.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	709	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,145	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	144.05/cwt	140.00–148.00	828	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	133.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	157.97/cwt	152.50–160.00	1,041	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	169.88/cwt	160.00–178.00	899	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	143.25/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,180	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	179.74/cwt	171.00–195.00	848	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	134.26/cwt	120.00–142.00	844	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,268	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 Sep 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,297Last week 1,352Year ago 1,547

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 80Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	103.00	103.00
1	—	395	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,075	97.00	97.00
1	—	1,030	90.00	90.00
3	—	346	95.00–100.00	96.66
4	—	688	122.50	122.50
2	—	930	98.00–101.00	99.52
1	—	950	95.00	95.00
1	—	490	85.00	85.00
2	—	827	110.50	110.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	128.00	128.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	868	139.90–140.20	140.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	680	150.50–163.00	152.39
3	—	378	172.00–184.00	177.09
7	—	724	140.00–157.00	145.06
4	—	770	148.00–155.00	152.25
4	—	814	150.00–156.00	152.97
7	—	479	162.50–178.00	172.08
3	—	617	142.00–155.00	149.04
3	—	332	140.00–150.00	143.07
9	—	576	160.00–172.00	165.05
9	—	522	164.00–175.00	168.38
3	—	430	170.00–180.00	176.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	536	180.00–186.00	183.78
21	—	626	165.00–180.00	172.23
8	—	414	190.00–218.00	204.59
5	—	315	200.00–210.00	207.69
3	—	773	163.00–172.00	165.91
2	—	807	165.00	165.00
45	—	679	165.00–178.50	175.28
7	—	391	200.00–206.00	202.62
23	—	478	180.00–195.00	190.83
10	—	727	161.00–173.00	170.24
10	—	576	185.00–197.50	190.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	212.00	212.00
2	—	570	198.00–199.00	198.50
14	—	534	199.00–201.00	199.84
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	150.00	150.00
3	—	531	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	900	169.90	169.90
20	—	413	211.00–218.00	214.13
9	—	630	190.00–193.00	190.32
5	—	378	215.00–225.00	223.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	169.00–173.00	170.55
12	—	479	167.00–173.00	168.62
16	—	610	158.50–166.00	160.53
4	—	381	183.00	183.00
8	—	522	168.00–171.00	168.97
5	—	347	183.00	183.00
4	—	673	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	993	113.50	113.50
9	—	712	144.00–157.00	150.73
7	—	282	155.00–167.50	161.95
58	—	472	154.00–162.00	158.44
9	—	765	140.50–152.00	145.02
15	—	367	161.00–170.00	167.25
26	—	524	149.00–161.00	156.82
14	—	626	140.00–147.00	145.71
2	—	878	100.00–116.00	108.16
29	—	574	152.00–168.00	159.46
3	—	220	150.00–162.00	154.16
9	—	320	160.00–170.00	163.88
1	—	905	108.00	108.00
29	—	420	154.00–168.00	161.64
8	—	820	129.00–141.00	132.45
41	—	668	138.00–155.25	146.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	134.00–136.00	134.67
6	—	318	145.00–152.50	150.07
6	—	378	135.00–151.00	143.51
4	—	671	130.00–134.00	132.02
1	—	795	127.00	127.00
7	—	473	135.00–149.00	143.13
6	—	263	140.00–150.00	143.23
4	—	424	140.00–152.00	145.80
4	—	737	124.00–139.00	131.40
11	—	575	140.00–148.00	144.05
1	—	240	142.00	142.00
5	—	514	130.00–140.00	133.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	709	161.50	161.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	577	149.00–165.50	157.19
15	—	611	152.00–161.00	155.57
8	—	372	180.00–190.00	185.29
3	—	296	180.00	180.00
10	—	425	181.00–200.00	191.09
6	—	732	141.00–155.00	148.56
3	—	767	146.00–150.00	148.63
5	—	330	180.00–193.00	188.57
14	—	659	152.50–160.00	157.97
20	—	529	160.00–178.00	169.88
5	—	824	134.00–147.00	143.25
11	—	472	171.00–195.00	179.74
2	—	912	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	281	195.00–210.00	197.99
6	—	408	218.00–222.00	219.36
3	—	452	201.00–206.00	202.68
4	—	319	197.00–200.00	199.22
4	—	384	200.00–205.00	203.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	265	148.00–160.00	154.59
3	—	572	141.00–145.00	142.65
2	—	203	150.00–157.00	153.54
9	—	477	150.00–166.00	159.47
7	—	516	140.00–159.00	153.45
1	—	315	175.00	175.00
1	—	350	161.00	161.00
7	—	671	130.00–140.00	135.63
1	—	890	85.00	85.00
1	—	795	121.00	121.00
10	—	413	159.00–175.00	168.66
1	—	705	134.00	134.00
9	—	629	120.00–142.00	134.26
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	158.00–161.00	159.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	907	55.00–65.50	62.35
12	—	1,073	66.50–78.00	72.00
5	—	1,099	79.50–81.50	80.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,183	74.50–77.00	75.76
23	—	1,291	78.00–85.00	83.09
2	—	1,395	86.00–87.50	86.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	86.50–87.00	86.73
4	—	1,525	81.00–85.00	83.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,565	100.00–110.00	107.40
3	—	1,153	90.00–97.00	94.69
2	—	1,930	120.00–125.00	122.64

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	3	—	976	120.00	120.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	840	650.00–680.00	668.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,100.00	1,100.00

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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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