Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.09/cwt on 652 head.

Average price

$172.09

652 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$12.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

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	642	173.23	1,112	590
Medium and Large 2-3	536	161.22	864	62

One grade step is worth $12.01/cwt here — about $248 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 sale652 hd

172.09

—

KY average26 barns · 10,460 hd

170.92

+1.17

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	1,626	103.36	1,680	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,638	71.83	1,176	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	71.13	908	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	64.00	617	24

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)	857	$785	2thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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 2-3	—	737	144.10/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,062	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	173.49/cwt	170.00–178.00	814	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	164.24/cwt	162.00–167.00	852	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	170.13/cwt	160.00–178.00	977	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	170.96/cwt	170.00–175.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	151.39/cwt	150.00–159.00	875	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	175.61/cwt	174.00–179.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	334	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	204.10/cwt	202.00–205.00	861	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	476	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	172.71/cwt	171.00–176.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	157.50/cwt	148.00–164.00	745	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	160.53/cwt	159.50–163.00	1,080	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	160.22/cwt	158.00–160.50	1,011	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	166.73/cwt	162.00–170.00	950	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	167.56/cwt	167.00–170.00	781	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	158.21/cwt	150.00–163.00	525	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	156.01/cwt	148.00–164.00	824	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	126.40/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	144.57/cwt	140.00–153.00	895	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	179.19/cwt	173.00–189.00	848	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	176.76/cwt	170.00–182.00	923	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	198.32/cwt	190.00–206.00	766	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	164.95/cwt	153.00–168.00	1,034	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	141.44/cwt	134.00–149.00	1,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	159.48/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,169	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	164.16/cwt	150.00–166.50	1,090	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	191.87/cwt	185.00–200.00	827	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	142.01/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,231	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	162.36/cwt	150.00–165.50	1,258	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	143.00/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,301	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	170.75/cwt	170.75–170.75	1,422	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,023	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,040	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	187.09/cwt	184.00–192.00	630	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	716	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	788	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	860	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,217	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,235	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	140.80/cwt	133.00–145.00	928	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	163.65/cwt	156.00–169.50	851	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	558	157.97/cwt	157.50–162.00	881	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	778	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	71.61/cwt	66.00–74.75	916	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	56.60/cwt	55.00–59.00	517	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	71.91/cwt	70.00–78.00	702	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	63.82/cwt	60.00–69.50	624	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,935	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,258	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	78.29/cwt	77.00–79.50	1,257	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	70.82/cwt	67.00–73.50	1,132	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	62.36/cwt	60.00–65.50	751	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	76.89/cwt	75.50–81.00	1,022	9
Bulls	—	—	1,615	105.66/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,706	6
Bulls	—	—	1,955	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	2,170	2
Bulls	—	—	1,427	93.67/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,337	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	179.08/cwt	170.00–186.00	770	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	131.48/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	106.81/cwt	100.00–112.00	935	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	143.42/cwt	140.00–144.50	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	170.47/cwt	170.00–171.00	477	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	143.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	162.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	144.30/cwt	140.00–146.00	885	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	149.90/cwt	140.00–155.50	872	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	181.86/cwt	172.00–185.00	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	149.62/cwt	140.00–157.00	980	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	157.80/cwt	150.00–165.00	584	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	143.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	136.41/cwt	134.00–139.00	805	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	155.98/cwt	150.00–163.00	680	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	131.28/cwt	125.00–137.00	944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	813	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	148.47/cwt	140.00–157.00	854	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	541	142.08/cwt	140.00–145.00	769	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	142.19/cwt	140.00–148.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	131.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	837	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	131.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	143.81/cwt	141.00–146.00	485	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	134.50/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	157.74/cwt	151.00–166.00	432	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	141.44/cwt	140.00–148.00	603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	772	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	127.44/cwt	120.00–131.00	984	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	134.70/cwt	130.00–139.00	967	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	165.45/cwt	165.00–166.00	888	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	143.14/cwt	141.00–145.00	687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	927	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	162.96/cwt	159.00–165.00	764	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,222	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 Dec 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,711Last week 1,173Year ago 1,968

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 96Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	737	140.00–147.00	144.10
11	—	469	170.00–178.00	173.49
17	—	519	162.00–167.00	164.24
5	—	440	170.00–175.00	170.96
10	—	578	150.00–159.00	151.39
2	—	603	145.00–150.00	147.49
2	—	765	147.00	147.00
3	—	363	174.00–179.00	175.61
1	—	670	143.00	143.00
1	—	330	175.00	175.00
1	—	890	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,065	125.00	125.00
3	—	268	171.00–176.00	172.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	574	160.00–178.00	170.13
11	—	473	173.00–189.00	179.19
1	—	1,015	123.00	123.00
1	—	950	144.00	144.00
57	—	522	170.00–182.00	176.76
26	—	386	190.00–206.00	198.32
41	—	627	153.00–168.00	164.95
2	—	918	134.00–149.00	141.44
46	—	733	150.00–165.00	159.48
46	—	664	150.00–166.50	164.16
27	—	431	185.00–200.00	191.87
8	—	867	140.00–151.00	142.01
19	—	775	150.00–165.50	162.36
3	—	846	140.00–149.00	143.00
5	—	337	184.00–192.00	187.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	334	210.00	210.00
11	—	422	202.00–205.00	204.10
4	—	476	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	661	169.00	169.00
64	—	750	173.50	173.50
60	—	833	170.75	170.75
10	—	565	181.00	181.00
5	—	546	190.50	190.50
2	—	630	171.00	171.00
65	—	708	174.50	174.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	473	148.00–164.00	157.50
26	—	332	150.00–163.00	158.21
67	—	528	148.00–164.00	156.01
2	—	930	120.00–133.00	126.40
13	—	619	140.00–153.00	144.57
18	—	655	140.00–157.00	149.62
31	—	370	150.00–165.00	157.80
3	—	812	140.00–145.00	143.29
54	—	436	150.00–163.00	155.98
4	—	719	125.00–137.00	131.28
55	—	575	140.00–157.00	148.47
2	—	785	132.00–137.00	134.50
15	—	274	151.00–166.00	157.74
2	—	225	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	150.00	150.00
30	—	673	159.50–163.00	160.53
38	—	631	158.00–160.50	160.22
39	—	570	162.00–170.00	166.73
16	—	466	167.00–170.00	167.56
11	—	537	165.00–166.00	165.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	590	134.00–139.00	136.41
2	—	813	110.00	110.00
11	—	541	140.00–145.00	142.08
4	—	379	140.00–148.00	142.19
13	—	634	130.00–135.00	131.96
3	—	688	130.00–135.00	131.97
7	—	337	141.00–146.00	143.81
2	—	860	100.00	100.00
1	—	235	151.00	151.00
7	—	426	140.00–148.00	141.44
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
2	—	772	120.00	120.00
6	—	480	141.00–145.00	143.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	173.00	173.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	860	141.50	141.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	298	196.00	196.00
3	—	326	180.00	180.00
13	—	659	133.00–145.00	140.80
18	—	520	156.00–169.50	163.65
1	—	450	180.00	180.00
19	—	430	170.00–186.00	179.08
4	—	820	125.00–138.00	131.48
9	—	613	140.00–146.00	144.30
32	—	582	140.00–155.50	149.90
8	—	382	172.00–185.00	181.86
3	—	772	120.00–131.00	127.44
13	—	718	130.00–139.00	134.70
1	—	905	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	558	157.50–162.00	157.97
2	—	395	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	170.00	170.00
3	—	330	165.00	165.00
5	—	875	100.00–112.00	106.81
4	—	524	140.00–144.50	143.42
4	—	280	170.00–171.00	170.47
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
1	—	205	158.00	158.00
3	—	583	140.00–145.00	143.33
5	—	440	160.00–165.00	162.60
4	—	927	100.00	100.00
6	—	469	159.00–165.00	162.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,279	66.00–74.75	71.61
8	—	1,204	60.00–65.50	62.36
9	—	1,329	75.50–81.00	76.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	913	55.00–59.00	56.60
5	—	976	70.00–78.00	71.91
14	—	977	60.00–69.50	63.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,605	77.00–79.50	78.29
6	—	1,599	67.00–73.50	70.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,615	103.00–109.00	105.66
2	—	1,955	110.00–112.00	111.00
3	—	1,427	90.00–96.50	93.67

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)	2	—	857	785.00	785.00

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