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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. 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 $165.98/cwt on 587 head.

Average price

$165.98

587 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,131

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$12.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.59

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	692	167.13	1,157	532
Medium and Large 2-3	574	154.90	889	55

One grade step is worth $12.23/cwt here — about $268 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 sale587 hd

165.98

—

KY average25 barns · 7,314 hd

168.57

−2.59

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	1,809	99.44	1,799	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,582	72.98	1,155	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	69.21	854	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	903	58.84	532	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,580	108.50	1,714	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,485	99.00	1,470	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,785	$1,583	5

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	827	149.14/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,233	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	152.74/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,094	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	186.68/cwt	181.00–191.00	900	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	144.67/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	171.25/cwt	170.00–173.00	808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	161.40/cwt	160.00–165.00	831	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,021	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	161.95/cwt	160.00–163.00	844	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	199.11/cwt	195.00–204.00	751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	188.75/cwt	183.00–195.00	795	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,305	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	153.62/cwt	151.00–156.00	484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	180.70/cwt	170.00–185.00	947	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	141.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	152.24/cwt	144.00–158.00	652	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	142.90/cwt	134.00–150.00	967	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	128.55/cwt	127.00–130.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	137.71/cwt	136.00–140.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	157.86/cwt	157.00–160.00	905	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	343	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	130.19/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,069	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	149.56/cwt	146.00–155.00	570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	174.64/cwt	172.00–176.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	171.48/cwt	157.00–175.50	981	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	148.91/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,148	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	147.61/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,309	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	142.63/cwt	140.00–146.00	966	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	153.48/cwt	151.00–156.00	884	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	621	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	826	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	505	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	165.38/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,187	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	161.85/cwt	150.00–167.25	1,016	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	161.24/cwt	153.00–164.75	1,093	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	947	164.80/cwt	164.80–164.80	1,561	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	172.15/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,055	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	187.84/cwt	187.00–188.50	977	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,020	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	133.56/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,032	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	141.82/cwt	136.00–147.00	956	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	161.15/cwt	153.00–169.00	849	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	141.74/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,021	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	131.14/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,123	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	442	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	844	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	69.81/cwt	65.00–73.50	871	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	62.01/cwt	60.00–64.00	726	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	56.45/cwt	56.00–58.00	534	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,617	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,245	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	72.47/cwt	69.00–75.50	1,144	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,003	1
Steers	Select	—	1,485	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,470	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,580	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,714	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	75.73/cwt	74.00–80.00	965	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	670	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	352	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	66.52/cwt	65.00–70.00	587	3
Bulls	—	—	1,748	102.95/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,800	4
Bulls	—	—	1,822	94.04/cwt	93.50–95.00	1,713	4
Bulls	—	—	2,005	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	2,145	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,785	1,583.22/head	1,475.00–1,670.00	1,583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	141.82/cwt	133.00–148.00	889	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	296	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	149.68/cwt	149.00–150.00	798	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	136.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,139	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	143.57/cwt	140.00–147.00	828	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	141.37/cwt	140.00–144.00	529	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	156.66/cwt	150.00–160.00	879	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	443	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	729	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	481	160.49/cwt	160.00–161.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	168.12/cwt	162.00–171.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	168.77/cwt	160.00–173.00	792	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	162.29/cwt	160.00–166.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	132.78/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,026	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	147.42/cwt	140.00–154.00	924	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	394	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	131.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	765	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	129.99/cwt	128.00–131.00	888	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	153.68/cwt	153.00–155.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	151.08/cwt	141.00–156.00	784	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	138.02/cwt	130.00–142.50	994	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	131.58/cwt	130.00–136.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	149.39/cwt	140.00–156.50	857	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	152.60/cwt	142.00–159.00	739	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	130.32/cwt	130.00–131.00	564	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 Dec 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,397Last week 1,711Year ago 1,933

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 111Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	827	140.00–156.00	149.14
21	—	716	146.00–159.00	152.74
23	—	482	181.00–191.00	186.68
3	—	925	144.00–146.00	144.67
7	—	377	195.00–204.00	199.11
10	—	421	183.00–195.00	188.75
30	—	524	170.00–185.00	180.70
37	—	572	157.00–175.50	171.48
14	—	771	144.00–151.00	148.91
10	—	887	140.00–155.00	147.61
1	—	330	190.00	190.00
120	—	628	150.00–167.25	161.85
1	—	1,025	141.00	141.00
38	—	678	153.00–164.75	161.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
2	—	708	141.00	141.00
7	—	472	170.00–173.00	171.25
10	—	515	160.00–165.00	161.40
2	—	615	140.00–144.00	141.98
3	—	408	172.00–176.00	174.64
2	—	795	137.00–138.00	137.50
14	—	677	140.00–146.00	142.63
13	—	576	151.00–156.00	153.48
1	—	375	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	200.00	200.00
5	—	343	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	821	159.00	159.00
4	—	652	169.00	169.00
14	—	718	162.00–168.00	165.38
108	—	947	164.80	164.80
25	—	613	169.00–175.00	172.15
16	—	520	187.00–188.50	187.84
10	—	565	180.50	180.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	663	154.00	154.00
23	—	521	160.00–163.00	161.95
36	—	573	157.00–160.00	157.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	120.00	120.00
4	—	315	151.00–156.00	153.62
31	—	428	144.00–158.00	152.24
32	—	677	134.00–150.00	142.90
4	—	821	125.00–134.00	130.19
5	—	381	146.00–155.00	149.56
7	—	773	131.00–136.00	132.78
77	—	627	140.00–154.00	147.42
3	—	283	153.00–155.00	153.68
54	—	519	141.00–156.00	151.08
25	—	720	130.00–142.50	138.02
52	—	574	140.00–156.50	149.39
40	—	484	142.00–159.00	152.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	127.00–130.00	128.55
3	—	472	136.00–140.00	137.71
2	—	700	120.00	120.00
3	—	758	120.00–122.00	120.66
1	—	625	135.00	135.00
8	—	580	130.00–134.00	131.97
2	—	850	118.00	118.00
6	—	683	128.00–131.00	129.99
1	—	290	137.00	137.00
1	—	1,030	103.00	103.00
5	—	516	130.00–136.00	131.58
1	—	395	141.00	141.00
3	—	433	130.00–131.00	130.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	443	164.50	164.50
4	—	481	160.00–161.00	160.49
4	—	394	160.00–161.00	160.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	621	133.00	133.00
4	—	505	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	773	125.00–140.00	133.56
16	—	674	136.00–147.00	141.82
13	—	527	153.00–169.00	161.15
7	—	720	138.00–144.00	141.74
20	—	856	120.00–135.00	131.14
17	—	627	133.00–148.00	141.82
4	—	836	135.00–140.00	136.23
21	—	561	150.00–160.00	156.66
5	—	371	162.00–171.00	168.12
19	—	469	160.00–173.00	168.77
7	—	425	160.00–166.00	162.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	442	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	337	154.00	154.00
1	—	800	122.00	122.00
3	—	296	152.00	152.00
9	—	533	149.00–150.00	149.68
4	—	688	130.00	130.00
12	—	577	140.00–147.00	143.57
10	—	374	140.00–144.00	141.37
2	—	935	110.00	110.00
1	—	630	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
27	—	1,248	65.00–73.50	69.81
14	—	1,171	60.00–64.00	62.01
13	—	1,274	74.00–80.00	75.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	946	56.00–58.00	56.45
1	—	670	52.50	52.50
3	—	882	65.00–70.00	66.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,617	77.00	77.00
10	—	1,578	69.00–75.50	72.47
1	—	1,520	66.00	66.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	99.00	99.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	108.50	108.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,748	100.00–105.00	102.95
4	—	1,822	93.50–95.00	94.04
1	—	2,005	107.00	107.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,785	1,475.00–1,670.00	1,583.22

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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

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