Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher and feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $172.20/cwt on 390 head.

Average price

$172.20

390 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$14.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.48

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	637	173.71	1,106	350
Medium and Large 2-3	521	159.04	828	40

One grade step is worth $14.67/cwt here — about $278 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

172.20

—

KY average22 barns · 5,898 hd

165.73

+6.48

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	1,592	105.77	1,683	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,649	74.69	1,231	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	68.34	834	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	61.25	585	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,100	116.00	1,276	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,255	104.98	1,317	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,490	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2	—	765	141.50/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	154.92/cwt	149.00–158.00	499	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	1,148	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	606	152.25/cwt	152.00–152.50	923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	162.49/cwt	157.00–172.00	929	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	159.48/cwt	158.00–161.00	834	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	153.95/cwt	152.00–154.50	931	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	151.19/cwt	146.00–161.00	565	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	155.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	129.56/cwt	125.00–134.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	153.84/cwt	150.00–157.50	323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	160.28/cwt	160.00–160.50	849	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	157.32/cwt	156.50–160.00	883	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	116.32/cwt	115.00–119.00	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	156.30/cwt	152.00–161.50	652	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	691	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	142.37/cwt	134.00–146.50	896	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	146.24/cwt	140.00–154.00	844	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	122.83/cwt	120.00–129.00	778	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,114	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	191.65/cwt	190.00–193.00	427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	165.27/cwt	162.00–167.00	762	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	184.95/cwt	184.00–187.00	982	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	175.76/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,007	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	196.01/cwt	190.00–203.00	725	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	206.05/cwt	204.00–208.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	197.58/cwt	191.00–209.00	644	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	175.26/cwt	170.00–181.00	848	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	165.71/cwt	162.00–169.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	177.89/cwt	174.00–188.00	740	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	175.00/cwt	163.00–180.00	919	23
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	500	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	690	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	165.89/cwt	160.50–170.00	1,053	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	177.92/cwt	177.75–178.10	1,397	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	159.78/cwt	151.00–169.00	1,079	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	126.16/cwt	120.00–129.00	894	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	168.75/cwt	160.00–174.00	817	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	870	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	82.10/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,069	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	61.92/cwt	58.00–66.00	621	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,100	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,276	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	75.52/cwt	75.00–76.00	637	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,703	68.67/cwt	68.00–69.00	1,169	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	72.67/cwt	70.00–77.50	1,182	7
Steers	Select	—	1,255	104.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,317	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	82.73/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,362	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	53.45/cwt	51.00–56.00	515	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	70.26/cwt	67.00–76.50	842	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	62.82/cwt	60.00–66.00	774	18
Bulls	—	—	1,661	108.12/cwt	105.00–112.50	1,796	5
Bulls	—	—	1,245	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,170	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	153.54/cwt	152.00–155.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	173.92/cwt	170.00–188.00	551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	110.51/cwt	110.00–112.00	845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	138.97/cwt	138.00–140.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	152.47/cwt	151.00–154.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	111.31/cwt	110.00–114.00	905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	154.01/cwt	150.00–164.00	816	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	118.75/cwt	114.00–125.00	929	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	142.29/cwt	135.00–148.00	884	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	154.74/cwt	143.00–159.00	727	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	135.21/cwt	135.00–135.50	644	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	486	167.00/cwt	162.00–167.50	812	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	136.07/cwt	130.00–140.50	910	18
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	656	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	969	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	171.85/cwt	164.50–178.00	730	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,044	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	152.73/cwt	145.00–159.00	809	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	189.33/cwt	181.00–195.00	702	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	147.52/cwt	140.00–152.00	838	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	143.64/cwt	140.00–147.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	173.71/cwt	172.00–175.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	132.55/cwt	129.00–141.00	880	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	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 Oct 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,044Last week 838Year ago 1,032

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 99Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	140.00–143.00	141.50
49	—	572	157.00–172.00	162.49
4	—	705	158.00	158.00
2	—	223	190.00–193.00	191.65
13	—	370	190.00–203.00	196.01
2	—	288	204.00–208.00	206.05
10	—	326	191.00–209.00	197.58
15	—	484	170.00–181.00	175.26
10	—	416	174.00–188.00	177.89
23	—	525	163.00–180.00	175.00
28	—	635	160.50–170.00	165.89
40	—	675	151.00–169.00	159.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	606	152.00–152.50	152.25
16	—	523	158.00–161.00	159.48
1	—	385	181.00	181.00
2	—	587	151.00	151.00
9	—	461	162.00–167.00	165.27
4	—	430	162.00–169.00	165.71
1	—	705	122.00	122.00
1	—	695	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	371	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	531	184.00–187.00	184.95
16	—	573	175.00–178.00	175.76
127	—	785	177.75–178.10	177.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	322	149.00–158.00	154.92
17	—	374	146.00–161.00	151.19
2	—	283	150.00–160.00	155.13
2	—	710	125.00–134.00	129.56
2	—	1,045	109.00	109.00
2	—	210	150.00–157.50	153.84
3	—	831	115.00–119.00	116.32
10	—	417	152.00–161.50	156.30
24	—	629	134.00–146.50	142.37
17	—	577	140.00–154.00	146.24
38	—	470	143.00–159.00	154.74
2	—	915	119.00–120.00	119.50
18	—	669	130.00–140.50	136.07
9	—	769	125.00–127.00	126.00
48	—	530	145.00–159.00	152.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	701	163.75	163.75
9	—	605	152.00–154.50	153.95
9	—	530	160.00–160.50	160.28
9	—	561	156.50–160.00	157.32
12	—	687	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
4	—	691	123.00	123.00
1	—	815	101.00	101.00
9	—	633	120.00–129.00	122.83
1	—	355	134.00	134.00
7	—	476	135.00–135.50	135.21
1	—	340	143.00	143.00
1	—	250	143.00	143.00
1	—	910	101.00	101.00
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	486	162.00–167.50	167.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	656	114.00	114.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	138.00	138.00
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	709	120.00–129.00	126.16
1	—	295	210.00	210.00
15	—	484	160.00–174.00	168.75
5	—	317	170.00–188.00	173.92
3	—	813	110.00–114.00	111.31
19	—	530	150.00–164.00	154.01
8	—	782	114.00–125.00	118.75
15	—	621	135.00–148.00	142.29
19	—	425	164.50–178.00	171.85
7	—	371	181.00–195.00	189.33
28	—	568	140.00–152.00	147.52
8	—	664	129.00–141.00	132.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	213.00	213.00
1	—	415	185.00	185.00
1	—	515	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	152.00–155.00	153.54
4	—	765	110.00–112.00	110.51
2	—	573	138.00–140.00	138.97
2	—	433	151.00–154.00	152.47
1	—	680	126.00	126.00
3	—	517	140.00–147.00	143.64
4	—	360	172.00–175.00	173.71
1	—	220	141.00	141.00
1	—	290	175.00	175.00
1	—	625	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,302	80.00–86.00	82.10
23	—	1,198	67.00–76.50	70.26
18	—	1,232	60.00–66.00	62.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,003	58.00–66.00	61.92
2	—	843	75.00–76.00	75.52
4	—	964	51.00–56.00	53.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,703	68.00–69.00	68.67
7	—	1,627	70.00–77.50	72.67
4	—	1,646	80.00–86.00	82.73
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	116.00	116.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	100.00–110.00	104.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,661	105.00–112.50	108.12
1	—	1,245	94.00	94.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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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