Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold fully steady. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.04/cwt on 390 head.

Average price

$154.04

390 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$18.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.27

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	555	155.48	863	360
Medium and Large 2-3	534	136.78	730	30

One grade step is worth $18.70/cwt here — about $132 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 sale390 hd

154.04

—

KY average25 barns · 5,188 hd

150.77

+3.27

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	1,731	111.57	1,931	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	82.15	1,364	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	80.17	961	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	883	69.04	610	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,185	96.00	1,138	1thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	968	$1,016	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	916	$927	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	777	$755	4thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	—	483	172.50/cwt	170.00–177.00	833	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	172.90/cwt	164.00–179.50	1,088	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,278	31
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	510	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	199.91/cwt	194.00–205.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,137	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	144.58/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	157.54/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,199	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	171.52/cwt	170.50–176.00	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	151.44/cwt	150.50–152.50	1,106	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	181.53/cwt	170.00–188.50	940	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	152.55/cwt	148.00–160.00	799	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	493	199.67/cwt	199.00–200.00	984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	404	198.48/cwt	196.00–201.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	142.57/cwt	136.00–148.00	964	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	158.77/cwt	151.00–166.00	668	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	841	169.95/cwt	169.95–169.95	1,429	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	164.54/cwt	162.00–165.50	948	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	153.98/cwt	145.00–160.50	881	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	140.11/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,020	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	164.41/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,179	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	188.37/cwt	178.00–193.00	885	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	181.26/cwt	181.00–183.50	1,166	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	161.90/cwt	160.00–164.50	860	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	164.79/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,114	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	149.63/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,384	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	198.61/cwt	192.00–206.00	765	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	173.96/cwt	164.50–177.50	1,011	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,260	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	183.05/cwt	180.00–184.50	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	186.80/cwt	180.00–191.00	811	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	193.21/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,003	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	198.37/cwt	197.00–200.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	152.65/cwt	149.50–156.00	884	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	144.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	891	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	121.23/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,127	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	215.50/cwt	215.00–216.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	809	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,185	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,138	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	74.24/cwt	71.00–76.50	691	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	82.15/cwt	77.50–84.50	1,364	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	58.50/cwt	56.00–59.50	481	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	668	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	73.54/cwt	72.00–75.00	927	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	90.52/cwt	87.50–92.00	1,047	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	79.89/cwt	77.00–84.00	952	16
Bulls	—	—	2,000	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,400	2
Bulls	—	—	1,733	112.17/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,944	7
Bulls	—	—	1,547	104.53/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,617	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	1,016.36/head	940.00–1,090.00	1,016	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	926.87/head	700.00–1,075.00	927	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	754.88/head	690.00–820.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	143.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	818	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	135.74/cwt	130.00–140.00	905	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	180.40/cwt	177.00–184.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	164.07/cwt	160.00–166.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	151.82/cwt	150.00–156.00	723	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	134.57/cwt	130.00–136.00	850	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	174.98/cwt	171.00–181.00	819	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	156.06/cwt	149.00–164.00	836	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	202.00/cwt	199.00–203.00	766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	146.19/cwt	144.00–147.00	642	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	138.37/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,010	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	160.27/cwt	150.00–168.00	763	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	158.68/cwt	150.00–167.00	598	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	139.85/cwt	134.50–150.00	861	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	136.91/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,041	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	142.80/cwt	142.00–145.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,010	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	145.17/cwt	142.00–149.00	681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	121.63/cwt	120.00–124.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	157.39/cwt	150.00–165.00	518	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	161.75/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,017	51

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,028Last week 858Year ago 885

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 73Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	483	170.00–177.00	172.50
1	—	595	160.00	160.00
2	—	723	140.00–149.00	144.58
6	—	423	170.50–176.00	171.52
1	—	755	141.00	141.00
1	—	885	115.00	115.00
1	—	330	183.00	183.00
1	—	650	151.00	151.00
13	—	531	160.00–164.50	161.90
1	—	370	180.00	180.00
1	—	630	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	629	164.00–179.50	172.90
3	—	320	194.00–205.00	199.91
1	—	855	133.00	133.00
8	—	761	152.00–163.00	157.54
31	—	518	170.00–188.50	181.53
11	—	717	155.00–169.00	164.41
16	—	470	178.00–193.00	188.37
6	—	676	160.00–169.00	164.79
19	—	925	143.00–152.00	149.63
24	—	385	192.00–206.00	198.61
30	—	581	164.50–177.50	173.96
1	—	1,095	125.00	125.00
8	—	434	180.00–191.00	186.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	752	170.00	170.00
59	—	841	169.95	169.95
18	—	643	181.00–183.50	181.26
9	—	741	170.00	170.00
3	—	585	180.00–184.50	183.05
8	—	519	191.00–195.00	193.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	493	199.00–200.00	199.67
4	—	404	196.00–201.00	198.48
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	140.00	140.00
1	—	815	102.00	102.00
6	—	439	144.00–147.00	146.19
2	—	612	131.00	131.00
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
5	—	516	142.00–145.00	142.80
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	760	109.00	109.00
6	—	469	142.00–149.00	145.17
5	—	669	120.00–124.00	121.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	506	164.00	164.00
30	—	730	150.50–152.50	151.44
30	—	576	162.00–165.50	164.54
51	—	629	159.00–165.00	161.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	524	148.00–160.00	152.55
13	—	676	136.00–148.00	142.57
20	—	421	151.00–166.00	158.77
49	—	572	145.00–160.50	153.98
5	—	728	130.00–147.00	140.11
64	—	476	150.00–168.00	160.27
31	—	377	150.00–167.00	158.68
12	—	616	134.50–150.00	139.85
8	—	792	127.50	127.50
1	—	835	126.00	126.00
3	—	1,120	101.00	101.00
15	—	329	150.00–165.00	157.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	197.00–200.00	198.37
19	—	579	149.50–156.00	152.65
18	—	615	140.00–150.00	144.88
12	—	930	120.00–135.00	121.23
9	—	667	130.00–140.00	135.74
2	—	418	177.00–184.00	180.40
18	—	468	171.00–181.00	174.98
16	—	536	149.00–164.00	156.06
6	—	379	199.00–203.00	202.00
1	—	870	130.00	130.00
5	—	730	136.00–140.00	138.37
3	—	760	130.00–141.00	136.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	215.00–216.00	215.50
1	—	380	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
8	—	571	140.00–145.00	143.24
6	—	508	127.00	127.00
1	—	395	181.00	181.00
2	—	765	100.00–103.00	101.51
1	—	895	115.00	115.00
3	—	435	160.00–166.00	164.07
6	—	476	150.00–156.00	151.82
7	—	632	130.00–136.00	134.57
1	—	1,050	94.00	94.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	96.00	96.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	931	71.00–76.50	74.24
4	—	823	56.00–59.50	58.50
1	—	835	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,660	77.50–84.50	82.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,260	72.00–75.00	73.54
3	—	1,157	87.50–92.00	90.52
16	—	1,192	77.00–84.00	79.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,000	120.00	120.00
7	—	1,733	110.00–115.00	112.17
3	—	1,547	103.00–107.00	104.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	968	940.00–1,090.00	1,016.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	916	700.00–1,075.00	926.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	777	690.00–820.00	754.88

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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