Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. However strongest demand was noted for weaned and pre-conditioned feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $169.07/cwt on 440 head.

Average price

$169.07

440 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,242

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$515

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

$7.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.05

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	747	169.41	1,266	421
Medium and Large 2-3	465	161.48	751	19thin

One grade step is worth $7.93/cwt here — about $515 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 sale440 hd

169.07

—

KY average24 barns · 6,181 hd

170.12

−1.05

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	1,732	104.67	1,813	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	78.75	1,013	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	78.24	1,248	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	886	69.24	613	6thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1-2	—	434	157.58/cwt	152.50–162.00	684	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	153.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	889	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	155.73/cwt	150.00–164.00	738	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	127.73/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,069	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	142.62/cwt	135.00–149.00	900	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	552	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,296	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,125	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	156.86/cwt	156.00–157.00	944	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	155.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	171.69/cwt	170.00–175.00	630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	202.23/cwt	198.00–205.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	170.55/cwt	161.00–175.50	979	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	181.31/cwt	171.00–188.00	849	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	164.79/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,033	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	170.69/cwt	164.00–177.00	888	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	157.06/cwt	151.00–163.00	1,223	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	152.84/cwt	143.00–156.50	1,105	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	200.95/cwt	197.00–203.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	156.30/cwt	148.00–162.50	1,061	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	185.34/cwt	180.00–195.00	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	125.30/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	869	167.69/cwt	167.25–168.10	1,457	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	177.25/cwt	177.25–177.25	1,365	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	145.94/cwt	135.00–149.50	1,330	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	937	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	795	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	958	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	297	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	171.28/cwt	163.00–175.00	706	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	177.08/cwt	174.00–184.00	574	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	131.63/cwt	128.00–135.00	906	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	155.34/cwt	152.00–165.00	816	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	811	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	308	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	638	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	78.24/cwt	75.50–80.50	1,248	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	70.89/cwt	69.00–74.00	866	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	85.09/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,190	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	730	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	402	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	744	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	70.11/cwt	67.00–74.50	641	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	78.45/cwt	75.00–83.00	975	12
Bulls	—	—	1,763	109.75/cwt	109.50–110.00	1,935	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	162.94/cwt	160.00–166.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	142.17/cwt	135.00–150.50	826	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	159.00/cwt	152.00–169.00	750	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	143.67/cwt	135.00–150.00	889	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	145.94/cwt	140.00–148.00	749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	162.81/cwt	162.50–164.00	933	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	146.67/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,072	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	150.68/cwt	145.00–157.00	796	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	343	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	194.31/cwt	189.00–200.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	143.65/cwt	140.00–145.50	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	142.35/cwt	140.00–144.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,086	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	146.13/cwt	140.00–149.00	709	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	136.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	157.55/cwt	151.00–162.00	490	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,136	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	130.21/cwt	122.00–133.00	996	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	147.28/cwt	145.50–151.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	152.12/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,015	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	116.96/cwt	113.00–121.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	130.24/cwt	130.00–131.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	153.41/cwt	151.00–156.00	425	4

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 Oct 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,102Last week 1,028Year ago 887

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 87Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	434	152.50–162.00	157.58
35	—	578	150.00–160.00	153.89
32	—	474	150.00–164.00	155.73
10	—	837	125.00–133.00	127.73
1	—	1,060	105.00	105.00
20	—	631	135.00–149.00	142.62
4	—	366	150.00–160.00	155.31
26	—	731	140.00–148.00	146.67
23	—	528	145.00–157.00	150.68
10	—	311	151.00–162.00	157.55
7	—	1,005	113.00	113.00
5	—	765	122.00–133.00	130.21
1	—	935	121.00	121.00
12	—	667	140.00–154.00	152.12
4	—	277	151.00–156.00	153.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	684	164.50	164.50
15	—	602	156.00–157.00	156.86
14	—	573	162.50–164.00	162.81
14	—	710	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	343	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	136.00	136.00
3	—	568	140.00–145.50	143.65
1	—	285	142.00	142.00
3	—	432	140.00–144.00	142.35
2	—	313	130.00	130.00
9	—	485	140.00–149.00	146.13
3	—	513	135.00–140.00	136.64
3	—	386	145.50–151.00	147.28
2	—	778	113.00–121.00	116.96
2	—	735	122.00–124.00	122.99
4	—	632	130.00–131.00	130.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	552	155.00	155.00
2	—	500	155.00	155.00
2	—	785	140.00	140.00
2	—	430	160.00	160.00
3	—	320	176.00	176.00
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
6	—	367	170.00–175.00	171.69
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	810	160.00	160.00
2	—	670	171.00	171.00
126	—	869	167.25–168.10	167.69
125	—	770	177.25	177.25
3	—	515	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	198.00–205.00	202.23
23	—	574	161.00–175.50	170.55
18	—	468	171.00–188.00	181.31
14	—	627	158.00–168.00	164.79
14	—	520	164.00–177.00	170.69
8	—	779	151.00–163.00	157.06
13	—	723	143.00–156.50	152.84
3	—	375	197.00–203.00	200.95
34	—	679	148.00–162.50	156.30
7	—	433	180.00–195.00	185.34
3	—	1,033	121.00–130.00	125.30
2	—	855	145.00	145.00
1	—	800	141.00	141.00
9	—	911	135.00–149.50	145.94
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	795	120.50	120.50
3	—	825	120.00	120.00
2	—	297	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	412	163.00–175.00	171.28
6	—	324	174.00–184.00	177.08
11	—	688	128.00–135.00	131.63
13	—	525	152.00–165.00	155.34
2	—	750	124.00	124.00
2	—	730	120.00	120.00
31	—	581	135.00–150.50	142.17
19	—	472	152.00–169.00	159.00
1	—	805	124.00	124.00
2	—	902	112.00	112.00
8	—	619	135.00–150.00	143.67
2	—	368	189.00–200.00	194.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	427	190.00	190.00
4	—	308	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	160.00–166.00	162.94
2	—	682	129.00	129.00
1	—	430	151.00	151.00
1	—	395	171.00	171.00
6	—	513	140.00–148.00	145.94
1	—	495	146.00	146.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,595	75.50–80.50	78.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,222	69.00–74.00	70.89
8	—	1,398	84.00–88.00	85.09
12	—	1,243	75.00–83.00	78.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	55.00	55.00
1	—	930	80.00	80.00
4	—	914	67.00–74.50	70.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	109.50–110.00	109.75
1	—	1,670	94.50	94.50

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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