Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand was noted for weaned and pre-conditioned packages. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $163.05/cwt on 409 head.

Average price

$163.05

409 head · 729 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,188

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

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

$18.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.14

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	739	164.44	1,215	378
Medium and Large 2-3	601	146.11	877	31

One grade step is worth $18.33/cwt here — about $338 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 sale409 hd

163.05

—

KY average26 barns · 5,440 hd

161.91

+1.14

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	1,735	113.06	1,962	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,660	73.88	1,227	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,263	70.37	889	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	61.28	581	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,253	103.06	1,291	2thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,245	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 2-3	—	511	136.61/cwt	136.00–137.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	262	138.61/cwt	135.00–141.00	363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	140.75/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,130	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,005	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	148.44/cwt	140.00–155.00	836	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	152.89/cwt	144.00–159.00	419	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	702	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	147.53/cwt	144.00–151.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	994	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	177.89/cwt	175.00–184.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	157.74/cwt	156.00–160.00	833	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	769	120.01/cwt	118.00–124.00	923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	160.68/cwt	160.00–162.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	141.33/cwt	140.00–142.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	164.74/cwt	161.00–168.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	156.91/cwt	149.00–163.50	970	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	171.32/cwt	162.00–177.00	889	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	169.43/cwt	165.00–175.00	791	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	141.93/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,397	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	159.57/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,061	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	196.48/cwt	194.00–204.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,292	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	145.15/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,167	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	155.13/cwt	147.50–160.00	1,134	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	167.79/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,029	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	170.85/cwt	168.00–173.75	1,389	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	899	162.10/cwt	162.10–162.10	1,457	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	144.02/cwt	137.00–151.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	172.73/cwt	163.00–177.00	990	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	163.65/cwt	160.00–166.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	139.23/cwt	130.00–144.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	151.05/cwt	145.00–162.00	870	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	153.69/cwt	148.00–161.00	821	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	686	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	64.17/cwt	62.00–67.00	602	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	54.76/cwt	51.50–59.50	537	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	81.19/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,188	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	62.54/cwt	60.00–65.00	1,119	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	85.30/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,078	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	64.53/cwt	60.00–66.00	818	13
Heifers	Select	—	1,253	103.06/cwt	100.50–106.00	1,291	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	71.39/cwt	67.50–75.00	898	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	620	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,686	73.94/cwt	69.00–76.50	1,247	13
Bulls	—	—	1,729	112.96/cwt	109.00–117.50	1,953	4
Bulls	—	—	1,793	106.14/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,903	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	120.17/cwt	119.50–121.00	2,031	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	143.17/cwt	140.00–148.00	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	161.32/cwt	160.00–164.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	173.00/cwt	171.00–175.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	143.21/cwt	140.50–145.00	1,103	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	162.24/cwt	160.00–163.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	146.64/cwt	140.00–155.00	770	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	149.15/cwt	142.00–155.00	637	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	143.44/cwt	140.00–146.50	1,016	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	146.65/cwt	142.00–157.00	694	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	151.24/cwt	144.00–159.00	482	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	148.28/cwt	140.00–155.50	907	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	147.42/cwt	144.00–155.00	556	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	139.19/cwt	135.50–145.00	938	10

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 838Last week 1,224Year ago 1,365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 93Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 10Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	511	136.00–137.00	136.61
3	—	262	135.00–141.00	138.61
1	—	825	103.00	103.00
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
2	—	585	134.00–135.00	134.50
1	—	645	129.00	129.00
1	—	300	141.00	141.00
2	—	412	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	803	140.00–141.00	140.75
37	—	563	140.00–155.00	148.44
7	—	274	144.00–159.00	152.89
2	—	1,005	110.00	110.00
2	—	875	109.00	109.00
23	—	770	140.50–145.00	143.21
35	—	525	140.00–155.00	146.64
19	—	427	142.00–155.00	149.15
18	—	708	140.00–146.50	143.44
16	—	473	142.00–157.00	146.65
8	—	319	144.00–159.00	151.24
27	—	612	140.00–155.50	148.28
22	—	377	144.00–155.00	147.42
10	—	674	135.50–145.00	139.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	655	153.50	153.50
6	—	550	160.00	160.00
8	—	623	159.50	159.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	160.00–163.00	162.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	702	140.00	140.00
2	—	645	135.00–140.00	137.50
1	—	830	117.00	117.00
2	—	555	144.00–151.00	147.53
1	—	380	180.00	180.00
8	—	528	156.00–160.00	157.74
6	—	769	118.00–124.00	120.01
3	—	487	160.00–162.00	160.68
3	—	688	140.00–142.00	141.33
3	—	413	161.00–168.00	164.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	175.00–184.00	177.89
45	—	618	149.00–163.50	156.91
4	—	332	205.00	205.00
22	—	519	162.00–177.00	171.32
19	—	467	165.00–175.00	169.43
13	—	984	135.00–142.50	141.93
11	—	665	154.00–164.00	159.57
4	—	363	194.00–204.00	196.48
1	—	295	185.00	185.00
12	—	870	148.50	148.50
7	—	804	140.00–148.00	145.15
1	—	935	140.00	140.00
29	—	731	147.50–160.00	155.13
2	—	758	137.00–151.00	144.02
1	—	1,015	120.00	120.00
13	—	573	163.00–177.00	172.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	613	165.00–169.00	167.79
123	—	813	168.00–173.75	170.85
60	—	899	162.10	162.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	124.00	124.00
5	—	439	160.00–166.00	163.65
3	—	612	130.00–144.00	139.23
10	—	576	145.00–162.00	151.05
18	—	534	148.00–161.00	153.69
4	—	457	150.00	150.00
1	—	920	110.00	110.00
2	—	280	171.00–175.00	173.00
1	—	665	133.00	133.00
2	—	390	181.00	181.00
1	—	740	132.00	132.00
1	—	325	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
5	—	476	140.00–148.00	143.17
1	—	215	140.00	140.00
2	—	567	130.00	130.00
3	—	380	160.00–164.00	161.32
3	—	328	150.00	150.00
2	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	938	62.00–67.00	64.17
4	—	981	51.50–59.50	54.76
1	—	885	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	79.00–85.00	81.19
2	—	1,790	60.00–65.00	62.54
13	—	1,686	69.00–76.50	73.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,264	82.00–89.00	85.30
13	—	1,268	60.00–66.00	64.53
16	—	1,258	67.50–75.00	71.39
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	100.50–106.00	103.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,729	109.00–117.50	112.96
2	—	1,793	105.00–107.00	106.14
2	—	1,690	119.50–121.00	120.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	850.00	850.00

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

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Steers · 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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