Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower and feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $168.98/cwt on 465 head.

Average price

$168.98

465 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$10.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.75

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	616	169.45	1,044	445
Medium and Large 2-3	506	158.48	802	20

One grade step is worth $10.97/cwt here — about $242 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 sale465 hd

168.98

—

KY average24 barns · 7,579 hd

167.23

+1.75

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	—	Low	1,511	100.52	1,518	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,531	75.95	1,163	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	70.63	900	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	53.49	508	3thin
Steers	Select	High	1,240	116.50	1,445	2thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	—	925	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	163.77/cwt	160.00–173.00	873	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	183.54/cwt	180.00–191.00	795	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	163.50/cwt	160.00–170.00	783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	157.96/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,057	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,314	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	177.68/cwt	170.00–180.00	871	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	197.24/cwt	190.00–207.00	720	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	157.10/cwt	156.00–157.25	884	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	202.51/cwt	199.00–209.00	873	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	214.79/cwt	209.00–215.50	814	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	179.21/cwt	177.00–183.00	923	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	133.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	143.90/cwt	139.00–152.00	827	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	154.32/cwt	154.00–155.00	951	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,143	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	145.02/cwt	135.00–151.00	902	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,054	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	153.30/cwt	146.00–158.50	1,165	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	161.58/cwt	153.00–170.00	1,021	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	178.32/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,013	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,334	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	149.97/cwt	144.50–155.00	1,078	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,178	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	455	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	701	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	518	145.54/cwt	144.00–147.00	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	152.39/cwt	140.00–155.50	1,263	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	205.60/cwt	193.00–208.00	654	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	174.01/cwt	171.00–175.00	705	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	892	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,146	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	175.84/cwt	173.00–177.50	1,076	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,367	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	161.35/cwt	152.00–169.00	925	56
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	597	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	150.52/cwt	148.00–160.00	870	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	182.56/cwt	175.00–190.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	168.08/cwt	160.00–176.50	788	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	165.40/cwt	160.00–170.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	776	1
Steers	Select	—	1,295	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,580	1
Steers	Select	—	1,185	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,315	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	54.74/cwt	54.50–55.00	541	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	78.83/cwt	78.50–79.50	1,251	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	74.22/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,112	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	76.45/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,005	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	69.67/cwt	66.00–72.50	900	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	446	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	63.81/cwt	63.00–64.50	741	5
Bulls	—	—	1,533	97.47/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,494	2
Bulls	—	—	1,488	103.56/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	157.29/cwt	152.00–165.00	838	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	122.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	119.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,004	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	130.25/cwt	130.00–131.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	132.76/cwt	130.00–136.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	132.85/cwt	130.00–139.00	385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	134.78/cwt	130.00–144.00	846	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	130.90/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,014	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	175.27/cwt	173.00–177.00	663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	479	158.82/cwt	157.00–160.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	167.36/cwt	163.00–169.50	745	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	132.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	156.94/cwt	152.00–160.00	529	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	145.96/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,064	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	145.91/cwt	138.00–151.00	991	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	150.33/cwt	150.00–151.00	410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	135.50/cwt	130.00–139.00	508	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	148.95/cwt	140.00–155.00	783	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	147.81/cwt	140.00–155.00	698	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	147.65/cwt	140.00–155.00	628	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	146.36/cwt	140.00–151.00	542	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	143.81/cwt	130.00–146.50	1,097	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	127.95/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,116	3

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 Nov 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,224Last week 1,498Year ago 784

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 65Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	153.00	153.00
50	—	533	160.00–173.00	163.77
17	—	433	180.00–191.00	183.54
28	—	669	150.00–162.00	157.96
5	—	876	150.00	150.00
21	—	490	170.00–180.00	177.68
1	—	980	144.00	144.00
11	—	365	190.00–207.00	197.24
8	—	760	146.00–158.50	153.30
66	—	632	153.00–170.00	161.58
11	—	719	144.50–155.00	149.97
7	—	829	140.00–155.50	152.39
9	—	318	193.00–208.00	205.60
56	—	573	152.00–169.00	161.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	160.00–170.00	163.50
1	—	320	177.00	177.00
1	—	365	176.00	176.00
1	—	510	150.00	150.00
2	—	568	145.00–150.00	147.53
1	—	670	146.00	146.00
2	—	628	140.00–141.00	140.51
1	—	890	104.00	104.00
4	—	405	171.00–175.00	174.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	431	199.00–209.00	202.51
1	—	340	219.00	219.00
9	—	379	209.00–215.50	214.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	515	177.00–183.00	179.21
13	—	568	176.00–180.00	178.32
19	—	780	171.00	171.00
26	—	651	181.00	181.00
16	—	612	173.00–177.50	175.84
50	—	826	165.50	165.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	563	156.00–157.25	157.10
22	—	616	154.00–155.00	154.32
36	—	712	160.50	160.50
15	—	691	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	130.00–138.00	133.95
42	—	575	139.00–152.00	143.90
62	—	622	135.00–151.00	145.02
12	—	337	152.00–160.00	156.94
8	—	729	143.00–149.00	145.96
25	—	679	138.00–151.00	145.91
3	—	273	150.00–151.00	150.33
40	—	526	140.00–155.00	148.95
44	—	472	140.00–155.00	147.81
15	—	425	140.00–155.00	147.65
7	—	370	140.00–151.00	146.36
14	—	763	130.00–146.50	143.81
3	—	872	124.00–130.00	127.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	130.00–131.00	130.25
4	—	560	130.00–136.00	132.76
3	—	290	130.00–139.00	132.85
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
2	—	703	130.00–131.00	130.50
1	—	330	139.00	139.00
2	—	423	130.00–135.00	132.60
5	—	471	130.00–135.00	132.62
8	—	375	130.00–139.00	135.50
1	—	690	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	157.00–160.00	158.82
3	—	390	161.00	161.00
12	—	445	163.00–169.50	167.36
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	154.00	154.00
4	—	518	144.00–147.00	145.54
2	—	597	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	892	128.50	128.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	578	148.00–160.00	150.52
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
2	—	338	175.00–190.00	182.56
11	—	469	160.00–176.50	168.08
5	—	425	160.00–170.00	165.40
7	—	533	152.00–165.00	157.29
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
4	—	837	115.00–125.00	119.98
1	—	905	107.00	107.00
3	—	726	130.00	130.00
13	—	628	130.00–144.00	134.78
6	—	775	120.00–135.00	130.90
6	—	378	173.00–177.00	175.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	154.00	154.00
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
2	—	630	121.00–125.00	122.98
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
3	—	525	145.00	145.00
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
2	—	585	142.00–143.00	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,185	111.00	111.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	54.50–55.00	54.74
1	—	875	51.00	51.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,587	78.50–79.50	78.83
5	—	1,498	72.00–76.00	74.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,315	74.00–80.00	76.45
13	—	1,292	66.00–72.50	69.67
5	—	1,161	63.00–64.50	63.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	97.00–98.00	97.47
2	—	1,488	102.00–105.00	103.56

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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