Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.14/cwt on 485 head.

Average price

$154.14

485 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$22.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.97

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	576	155.72	896	451
Medium and Large 2-3	590	133.20	786	34

One grade step is worth $22.51/cwt here — about $110 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 sale485 hd

154.14

—

KY average11 barns · 2,013 hd

146.17

+7.97

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	1,711	99.23	1,697	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	72.78	1,141	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	71.27	898	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	61.71	605	17
Steers	Select	Low	1,572	92.86	1,460	7thin

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)	690	$550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	—	733	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	151.81/cwt	141.00–157.50	782	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	148.28/cwt	140.00–155.00	919	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	871	113.33/cwt	113.00–114.00	987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	149.82/cwt	143.00–156.00	559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	224	174.02/cwt	172.00–175.00	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	136.38/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	148.25/cwt	140.00–156.50	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,310	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	932	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	160.11/cwt	159.25–161.00	906	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	155.87/cwt	150.00–164.00	667	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,417	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	196.48/cwt	190.00–205.00	819	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	176.21/cwt	173.00–180.50	1,064	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	150.38/cwt	150.00–152.00	953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	175.36/cwt	170.00–178.00	826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	166.87/cwt	158.00–172.50	1,046	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	160.75/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,244	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	154.06/cwt	151.00–158.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	157.51/cwt	155.00–160.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,160	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	172.55/cwt	160.00–176.50	984	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	163.58/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,366	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	206.03/cwt	200.00–214.00	789	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	160.91/cwt	151.00–168.50	1,170	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	178.18/cwt	171.00–184.00	934	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	183.31/cwt	180.00–197.00	893	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	138.91/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,202	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	160.83/cwt	157.50–166.50	1,086	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,176	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	545	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	552	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	908	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	214.40/cwt	206.00–219.00	686	3
Steers	Select	—	1,635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,472	5
Steers	Select	—	1,415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,415	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	53.82/cwt	50.00–58.00	525	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	72.74/cwt	70.00–75.50	719	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	63.45/cwt	60.00–68.00	622	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	72.78/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,141	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	73.25/cwt	70.00–77.00	963	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	64.41/cwt	60.00–67.00	751	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	83.27/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,034	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,892	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	101.61/cwt	98.50–105.00	1,880	6
Bulls	—	—	1,499	92.96/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,393	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	868	105.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	163.08/cwt	160.00–169.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	136.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	162.25/cwt	160.00–167.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	141.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	155.62/cwt	148.00–162.50	730	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	139.98/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	138.99/cwt	138.00–141.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	406	141.82/cwt	140.00–145.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	130.80/cwt	130.00–131.00	886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,271	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	153.61/cwt	141.00–157.00	874	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	451	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	758	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	143.29/cwt	135.00–147.00	969	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	130.77/cwt	130.00–133.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	144.64/cwt	143.00–146.00	673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	178.78/cwt	175.00–180.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	114.44/cwt	106.00–119.00	956	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	163.40/cwt	160.00–164.00	840	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,219	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	147.44/cwt	144.00–150.50	1,051	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	156.00/cwt	150.00–161.00	819	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	149.85/cwt	144.00–161.00	878	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	180.05/cwt	174.00–186.00	778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	135.50/cwt	134.00–137.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,054	2

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,173Last week 917Year ago 1,690

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 77Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year 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
2	—	733	135.00–137.00	135.99
3	—	871	113.00–114.00	113.33
1	—	505	133.00	133.00
2	—	760	120.00	120.00
2	—	823	120.00	120.00
3	—	353	138.00–141.00	138.99
5	—	406	140.00–145.00	141.82
5	—	677	130.00–131.00	130.80
4	—	618	130.00–133.00	130.77
1	—	585	133.00	133.00
6	—	465	143.00–146.00	144.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	515	141.00–157.50	151.81
38	—	620	140.00–155.00	148.28
7	—	373	143.00–156.00	149.82
3	—	224	172.00–175.00	174.02
4	—	766	125.00–141.00	136.38
1	—	270	159.00	159.00
4	—	325	140.00–156.50	148.25
1	—	930	127.00	127.00
1	—	855	143.00	143.00
33	—	428	150.00–164.00	155.87
48	—	469	148.00–162.50	155.62
3	—	815	138.00–141.00	139.98
4	—	985	129.00	129.00
64	—	569	141.00–157.00	153.61
17	—	676	135.00–147.00	143.29
21	—	713	144.00–150.50	147.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	566	159.25–161.00	160.11
42	—	514	160.00–164.00	163.40
70	—	739	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	451	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	742	176.50	176.50
3	—	505	189.00	189.00
48	—	604	173.00–180.50	176.21
11	—	674	174.50	174.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	458	203.50	203.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,012	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,250	135.00	135.00
8	—	417	190.00–205.00	196.48
51	—	627	158.00–172.50	166.87
23	—	774	155.00–167.00	160.75
47	—	570	160.00–176.50	172.55
27	—	835	155.00–165.00	163.58
14	—	383	200.00–214.00	206.03
23	—	727	151.00–168.50	160.91
25	—	524	171.00–184.00	178.18
17	—	487	180.00–197.00	183.31
1	—	340	202.00	202.00
2	—	865	134.00–144.00	138.91
1	—	1,055	133.00	133.00
6	—	675	157.50–166.50	160.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	158.00	158.00
5	—	634	150.00–152.00	150.38
1	—	720	143.00	143.00
2	—	670	146.00	146.00
7	—	471	170.00–178.00	175.36
1	—	765	140.00	140.00
1	—	250	178.00	178.00
3	—	567	151.00–158.00	154.06
2	—	528	155.00–160.00	157.51
2	—	435	180.00	180.00
7	—	800	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	130.00	130.00
3	—	473	160.00–169.00	163.08
3	—	631	130.00–140.00	136.83
2	—	372	171.00	171.00
4	—	328	175.00–180.00	178.78
5	—	835	106.00–119.00	114.44
1	—	915	123.00	123.00
12	—	525	150.00–161.00	156.00
10	—	586	144.00–161.00	149.85
5	—	432	174.00–186.00	180.05
1	—	960	105.00	105.00
2	—	730	134.00–137.00	135.50
2	—	878	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	173.00	173.00
2	—	420	200.00	200.00
6	—	552	164.50	164.50
4	—	395	211.00	211.00
3	—	320	206.00–219.00	214.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	100.00–110.00	105.07
1	—	280	165.00	165.00
3	—	491	155.00	155.00
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	135.00	135.00
3	—	425	160.00–167.00	162.25
1	—	580	140.00	140.00
4	—	531	140.00–145.00	141.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,635	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,415	100.00	100.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	975	50.00–58.00	53.82
2	—	988	70.00–75.50	72.74
10	—	981	60.00–68.00	63.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,568	70.00–75.00	72.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,314	70.00–77.00	73.25
11	—	1,166	60.00–67.00	64.41
3	—	1,242	81.00–86.00	83.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	110.00	110.00
6	—	1,850	98.50–105.00	101.61
4	—	1,499	90.00–96.00	92.96

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)	1	—	690	550.00	550.00

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

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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