Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $154.86/cwt on 306 head.

Average price

$154.86

306 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$15.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.79

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	536	156.67	839	270
Medium and Large 2-3	485	141.26	685	36

One grade step is worth $15.41/cwt here — about $154 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 sale306 hd

154.86

—

KY average26 barns · 6,032 hd

155.65

−0.79

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	1,829	114.83	2,100	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,622	84.42	1,370	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	80.17	980	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	884	65.79	582	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,135	118.00	1,339	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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	—	775	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	162.00/cwt	160.00–163.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	139.07/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	211.66/cwt	211.00–212.00	815	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	166.91/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,182	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	148.20/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	154.35/cwt	154.00–155.00	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	176.39/cwt	175.00–179.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	150.50/cwt	148.50–153.00	1,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	161.19/cwt	155.00–170.00	442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	467	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	943	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,272	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	163.35/cwt	155.00–171.00	619	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	149.76/cwt	140.00–155.00	929	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	167.47/cwt	164.00–169.50	881	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	141.25/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,090	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	143.84/cwt	135.00–150.00	957	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	151.49/cwt	145.00–161.00	798	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	154.96/cwt	149.00–161.00	1,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	157.09/cwt	153.00–169.50	1,208	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	203.49/cwt	197.00–206.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	173.24/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,175	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	209.91/cwt	200.00–220.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,318	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	215	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	174.36/cwt	165.50–179.75	1,086	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	197.66/cwt	194.00–204.00	759	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	178.45/cwt	170.00–188.00	942	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	196.14/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,022	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,098	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	367	165.02/cwt	163.00–170.00	606	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	178.80/cwt	171.00–188.00	1,035	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	194.37/cwt	182.00–199.00	838	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	190.63/cwt	184.00–199.50	888	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	178.95/cwt	174.50–179.75	1,433	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,110	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	185.40/cwt	180.00–194.00	788	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	152.59/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,097	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	168.56/cwt	160.00–177.50	396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	199.65/cwt	191.00–205.00	731	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	539	170.19/cwt	170.00–171.00	917	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	218.30/cwt	213.00–220.00	786	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,676	88.68/cwt	85.50–90.00	1,486	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	81.37/cwt	75.50–83.50	1,289	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	67.95/cwt	66.00–70.00	637	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	620	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	341	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	85.43/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,088	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	80.30/cwt	75.00–83.50	984	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,135	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,339	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	72.66/cwt	70.00–74.50	831	8
Bulls	—	—	1,660	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	2,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	112.94/cwt	111.00–115.50	2,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	176.86/cwt	170.00–185.00	822	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	562	173.76/cwt	173.00–175.00	977	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	153.03/cwt	150.00–162.00	901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	153.19/cwt	140.00–158.00	967	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	337	215.73/cwt	211.00–220.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	141.00/cwt	139.00–142.00	797	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	321	172.28/cwt	170.00–175.00	553	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	155.12/cwt	150.00–165.00	821	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	145.68/cwt	144.00–147.50	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	188.26/cwt	187.50–189.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	162.54/cwt	160.00–170.00	458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	203.80/cwt	201.00–208.00	850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	158.88/cwt	153.00–168.00	759	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	154.00/cwt	145.00–161.50	892	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	168.48/cwt	165.00–172.50	955	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	162.94/cwt	153.00–169.00	697	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	159.22/cwt	150.00–162.00	513	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	148.80/cwt	145.50–151.00	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	152.39/cwt	150.00–153.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	135.66/cwt	134.00–137.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	137.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,120	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	146.46/cwt	145.00–148.00	414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	141.46/cwt	140.00–143.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	488	173.62/cwt	170.00–177.00	847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	694	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,100	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	124.99/cwt	123.00–126.00	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	143.75/cwt	143.00–145.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,170	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	149.43/cwt	140.00–155.00	986	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	141.75/cwt	141.00–143.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,040	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 Sep 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 858Last week 1,297Year ago 921

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 73Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	149.00	149.00
3	—	530	160.00–163.00	162.00
1	—	225	170.00	170.00
1	—	250	163.00	163.00
2	—	430	179.00	179.00
3	—	677	145.00–150.00	148.20
3	—	615	154.00–155.00	154.35
5	—	465	175.00–179.00	176.39
3	—	732	148.50–153.00	150.50
1	—	585	168.00	168.00
1	—	370	170.00	170.00
1	—	895	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	136.00–142.00	139.07
15	—	708	160.00–170.00	166.91
2	—	825	149.00–161.00	154.96
12	—	769	153.00–169.50	157.09
4	—	330	197.00–206.00	203.49
14	—	678	170.00–175.00	173.24
2	—	288	200.00–220.00	209.91
1	—	915	144.00	144.00
21	—	623	165.50–179.75	174.36
6	—	384	194.00–204.00	197.66
13	—	528	170.00–188.00	178.45
32	—	579	171.00–188.00	178.80
25	—	431	182.00–199.00	194.37
12	—	466	184.00–199.50	190.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	385	211.00–212.00	211.66
6	—	467	202.00	202.00
1	—	340	220.00	220.00
5	—	417	201.00–208.00	203.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	727	175.00	175.00
2	—	782	173.00	173.00
9	—	521	193.00–198.00	196.14
2	—	572	192.00	192.00
33	—	801	174.50–179.75	178.95
6	—	610	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	606	158.00	158.00
13	—	526	164.00–169.50	167.47
20	—	567	165.00–172.50	168.48
10	—	694	158.50	158.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	274	155.00–170.00	161.19
20	—	379	155.00–171.00	163.35
8	—	620	140.00–155.00	149.76
16	—	772	130.00–145.00	141.25
20	—	665	135.00–150.00	143.84
23	—	527	145.00–161.00	151.49
1	—	995	132.00	132.00
2	—	725	151.00	151.00
18	—	478	153.00–168.00	158.88
38	—	579	145.00–161.50	154.00
43	—	428	153.00–169.00	162.94
16	—	322	150.00–162.00	159.22
9	—	816	135.00–140.00	137.23
2	—	230	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
1	—	735	134.00	134.00
1	—	245	136.00	136.00
6	—	472	145.50–151.00	148.80
5	—	365	150.00–153.00	152.39
3	—	628	134.00–137.00	135.66
4	—	283	145.00–148.00	146.46
2	—	518	140.00–143.00	141.46
1	—	835	103.00	103.00
4	—	671	123.00–126.00	124.99
4	—	411	143.00–145.00	143.75
4	—	573	141.00–143.00	141.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	488	170.00–177.00	173.62
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	100.00	100.00
15	—	367	163.00–170.00	165.02
4	—	420	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	180.00–194.00	185.40
5	—	719	151.00–153.00	152.59
2	—	235	160.00–177.50	168.56
8	—	366	191.00–205.00	199.65
11	—	465	170.00–185.00	176.86
4	—	589	150.00–162.00	153.03
2	—	855	141.00	141.00
8	—	631	140.00–158.00	153.19
1	—	915	130.00	130.00
10	—	529	150.00–165.00	155.12
5	—	282	160.00–170.00	162.54
3	—	785	149.00	149.00
9	—	660	140.00–155.00	149.43
2	—	328	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	539	170.00–171.00	170.19
4	—	360	213.00–220.00	218.30
8	—	562	173.00–175.00	173.76
3	—	337	211.00–220.00	215.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	127.00–130.00	128.49
5	—	565	139.00–142.00	141.00
2	—	468	165.00	165.00
6	—	321	170.00–175.00	172.28
2	—	525	144.00–147.50	145.68
2	—	363	187.50–189.00	188.26
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
1	—	405	154.00	154.00
1	—	275	135.00	135.00
1	—	945	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,676	85.50–90.00	88.68
7	—	1,584	75.50–83.50	81.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	937	66.00–70.00	67.95
1	—	620	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,273	84.00–88.00	85.43
18	—	1,225	75.00–83.50	80.30
8	—	1,144	70.00–74.50	72.66
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	118.00	118.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	120.50	120.50
3	—	1,885	111.00–115.50	112.94

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