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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 24

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Jan 17Jan 24Jan 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,891 head

▲ 1,509 vs last sale 382▲ 664 vs year ago 1,227 · +54.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 24▼ 3 vs year ago 38 · −7.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 3▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and pre-conditioned feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.38/cwt on 823 head.

Average price

$161.38

823 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$9.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.82

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	655	162.03	1,062	766
Medium and Large 2-3	594	152.72	907	57

One grade step is worth $9.31/cwt here — about $155 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 sale823 hd

161.38

—

KY average24 barns · 5,267 hd

158.56

+2.82

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	1,693	84.38	1,428	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,645	77.50	1,275	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	69.96	892	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	63.91	612	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,390	85.50	1,188	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,160	84.00	974	1thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	407	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	318	158.60/cwt	156.00–161.00	504	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	178.55/cwt	176.00–185.00	607	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	182.82/cwt	174.00–187.50	665	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	192.50/cwt	191.00–194.00	751	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	168.33/cwt	165.00–170.00	707	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	183.86/cwt	174.00–191.00	776	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	197.61/cwt	194.00–200.00	840	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	189.38/cwt	182.50–195.00	911	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	487	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	857	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	191.16/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,000	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	182.76/cwt	174.00–189.00	958	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	167.27/cwt	164.00–169.00	887	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	182.76/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,040	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	576	160.06/cwt	155.00–161.00	922	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	174.78/cwt	164.00–179.00	1,028	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	171.82/cwt	171.00–172.50	1,053	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	622	142.04/cwt	140.00–149.00	883	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	160.65/cwt	150.00–168.50	1,002	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	167.75/cwt	167.75–167.75	1,111	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	156.48/cwt	149.50–164.00	1,050	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	681	143.83/cwt	140.00–145.00	979	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	151.81/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,084	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	714	123.07/cwt	121.00–131.00	879	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	767	132.67/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,018	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	146.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,142	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	784	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,186	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	137.77/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,116	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	877	127.26/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,116	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,216	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,177	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,096	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,315	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,476	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	426	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	420	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	149.80/cwt	145.00–155.00	490	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	158.65/cwt	152.00–162.50	606	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	391	145.01/cwt	144.00–147.00	567	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	143.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	602	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	158.28/cwt	150.00–162.50	679	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	142.81/cwt	140.00–147.00	664	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	157.90/cwt	150.00–165.00	744	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	160.88/cwt	158.00–164.00	827	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	134.69/cwt	130.00–139.50	708	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	149.23/cwt	140.00–156.50	792	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	158.30/cwt	158.30–158.30	904	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	148.46/cwt	140.00–155.50	855	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	130.72/cwt	130.00–137.00	758	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	143.49/cwt	130.00–146.50	888	172
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	119.83/cwt	119.00–124.00	747	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	139.43/cwt	130.00–142.50	933	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	774	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	134.62/cwt	132.00–135.75	998	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	771	107.45/cwt	100.00–110.00	828	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	123.53/cwt	122.00–129.00	957	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	125.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,016	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	876	127.54/cwt	125.50–129.50	1,117	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	106.09/cwt	100.00–115.00	979	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,132	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	587	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	163.56/cwt	160.00–170.00	679	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	144.31/cwt	140.00–149.00	603	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	178.99/cwt	169.00–186.00	829	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	739	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	165.20/cwt	158.50–171.00	862	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	832	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	755	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	152.97/cwt	147.00–159.00	906	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	149.07/cwt	140.00–154.00	924	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	816	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	896	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	854	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	131.16/cwt	126.00–135.00	951	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	881	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	122.97/cwt	114.00–126.00	954	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	91.70/cwt	90.00–95.00	802	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	920	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	828	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	350	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	357	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	691	114.50/cwt	105.00–115.25	791	13
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,160	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	974	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,390	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,188	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,547	81.25/cwt	81.25–81.25	1,257	5
Bulls	—	—	2,420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,420	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	914	65.27/cwt	60.00–68.00	597	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	71.43/cwt	69.50–73.50	721	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	52.98/cwt	50.00–56.00	537	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	68.11/cwt	65.50–72.00	814	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	61.10/cwt	60.00–62.00	797	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	78.34/cwt	77.00–80.50	1,065	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,216	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,770	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,328	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	915.21/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	10,113	4

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,891Last week 382Year ago 1,227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 24Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year 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
1	—	935	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,135	130.00	130.00
80	—	588	164.00–179.00	174.78
105	—	624	150.00–168.50	160.65
6	—	1,096	120.00	120.00
24	—	481	182.50–195.00	189.38
8	—	364	174.00–187.50	182.82
1	—	225	181.00	181.00
25	—	810	132.00–143.00	137.77
7	—	340	176.00–185.00	178.55
3	—	877	125.00–132.00	127.26
111	—	778	140.00–150.00	146.77
25	—	422	174.00–191.00	183.86
30	—	524	174.00–189.00	182.76
87	—	671	149.50–164.00	156.48
96	—	714	140.00–155.00	151.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	165.00–170.00	168.33
8	—	530	164.00–169.00	167.27
1	—	1,080	109.00	109.00
15	—	576	155.00–161.00	160.06
5	—	714	121.00–131.00	123.07
2	—	318	156.00–161.00	158.60
5	—	487	176.00	176.00
6	—	681	140.00–145.00	143.83
3	—	767	130.00–136.00	132.67
9	—	622	140.00–149.00	142.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	613	171.00–172.50	171.82
14	—	523	190.00–195.00	191.16
30	—	569	180.00–187.00	182.76
13	—	662	167.75	167.75
63	—	784	151.25	151.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
1	—	450	198.00	198.00
12	—	425	194.00–200.00	197.61
2	—	390	191.00–194.00	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	531	140.00–156.50	149.23
2	—	1,167	97.00	97.00
13	—	382	152.00–162.50	158.65
172	—	619	130.00–146.50	143.49
68	—	471	150.00–165.00	157.90
11	—	775	122.00–129.00	123.53
95	—	576	140.00–155.50	148.46
3	—	268	159.00	159.00
5	—	923	100.00–115.00	106.09
8	—	807	120.00–130.00	125.88
23	—	741	132.00–135.75	134.62
34	—	429	150.00–162.50	158.28
95	—	669	130.00–142.50	139.43
3	—	327	145.00–155.00	149.80
4	—	876	125.50–129.50	127.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	391	144.00–147.00	145.01
13	—	420	140.00–145.00	143.38
6	—	710	109.00	109.00
4	—	771	100.00–110.00	107.45
14	—	526	130.00–139.50	134.69
14	—	580	130.00–137.00	130.72
6	—	623	119.00–124.00	119.83
2	—	323	130.00	130.00
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
6	—	465	140.00–147.00	142.81
3	—	655	125.00	125.00
1	—	805	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	571	158.30	158.30
19	—	514	158.00–164.00	160.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	691	105.00–115.25	114.50
4	—	350	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	776	114.00–126.00	122.97
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
13	—	592	147.00–159.00	152.97
5	—	463	169.00–186.00	178.99
1	—	295	199.00	199.00
5	—	415	160.00–170.00	163.56
8	—	664	130.00–140.00	135.00
15	—	522	158.50–171.00	165.20
30	—	620	140.00–154.00	149.07
5	—	725	126.00–135.00	131.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	90.00	90.00
1	—	590	128.00	128.00
3	—	678	126.00	126.00
3	—	875	90.00–95.00	91.70
1	—	480	154.00	154.00
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
1	—	750	117.50	117.50
2	—	625	130.00–131.00	130.50
2	—	418	140.00–149.00	144.31
2	—	540	154.00	154.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	85.50	85.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	77.00–80.50	78.34
4	—	1,195	65.50–72.00	68.11
2	—	1,305	60.00–62.00	61.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	50.00–56.00	52.98
2	—	1,010	69.50–73.50	71.43
5	—	914	60.00–68.00	65.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,770	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,520	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,547	81.25	81.25
1	—	2,420	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,105	775.00–1,000.00	915.21

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.