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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 7

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Feb 28Mar 7Mar 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,486 head

▲ 1,047 vs last sale 439▼ 945 vs year ago 2,431 · −38.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 39▼ 19 vs year ago 89 · −21.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.35/cwt on 613 head.

Average price

$148.35

613 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$17.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

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	560	149.86	839	560
Medium and Large 2-3	581	132.35	769	53

One grade step is worth $17.51/cwt here — about $69 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 sale613 hd

148.35

—

KY average19 barns · 6,027 hd

148.69

−0.34

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	1,793	121.21	2,173	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,656	82.91	1,373	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	79.66	1,019	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	919	67.42	620	5thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	576	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	331	181.00/cwt	180.00–183.00	599	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	200.12/cwt	191.00–210.00	664	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	377	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	795	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	202.91/cwt	190.00–208.00	785	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	186.35/cwt	185.00–187.00	773	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	194.18/cwt	190.00–202.00	808	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	439	215.84/cwt	211.00–222.00	948	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	461	175.51/cwt	175.00–178.00	809	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	185.21/cwt	180.00–197.00	893	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	164.81/cwt	160.00–166.00	862	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,018	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	176.05/cwt	170.00–184.00	942	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	171.06/cwt	163.00–178.50	975	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	183.26/cwt	182.00–183.50	1,052	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	581	160.75/cwt	160.00–161.00	934	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	172.20/cwt	172.00–172.50	1,056	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	161.17/cwt	155.00–166.00	996	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	624	145.59/cwt	145.00–146.00	908	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	155.04/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,050	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	143.50/cwt	143.00–145.00	990	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	145.97/cwt	132.00–148.00	1,041	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	973	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	761	148.58/cwt	148.50–150.00	1,131	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	141.87/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,080	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	812	140.68/cwt	139.00–142.25	1,142	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	131.22/cwt	130.00–135.50	1,084	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	886	137.49/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,218	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	125.89/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,158	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	959	120.87/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,159	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,013	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,129	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,060	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,118	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	118.32/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,270	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,307	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	423	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	264	159.89/cwt	150.00–163.00	422	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	313	173.12/cwt	170.00–176.00	542	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	154.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	504	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	148.08/cwt	145.00–151.00	548	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	170.43/cwt	165.00–175.50	649	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	411	152.12/cwt	150.00–152.50	625	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	167.03/cwt	158.00–174.00	710	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	158.74/cwt	151.00–166.00	752	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	143.84/cwt	140.00–147.00	695	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	519	143.70/cwt	140.00–146.00	746	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	155.82/cwt	149.00–160.00	815	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	571	131.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	754	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	887	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	147.14/cwt	140.00–151.00	843	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	936	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	140.88/cwt	131.00–146.00	876	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	121.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	775	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	671	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	822	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	134.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	910	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	131.80/cwt	126.00–135.00	944	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	727	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	989	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	122.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	950	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	120.00/cwt	119.00–122.00	973	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	868	103.34/cwt	100.00–106.00	897	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	969	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	118.10/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,078	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	371	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	316	176.25/cwt	175.00–180.00	557	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	196.34/cwt	193.00–200.00	638	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	364	174.48/cwt	171.00–175.00	635	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	857	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	173.62/cwt	164.00–178.00	754	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	907	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	183.71/cwt	179.00–185.00	865	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	161.70/cwt	160.00–165.00	776	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	167.13/cwt	161.00–171.00	874	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	553	165.24/cwt	163.00–167.50	914	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	154.71/cwt	145.00–161.00	876	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	143.80/cwt	143.50–145.00	831	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	142.58/cwt	130.00–145.00	893	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	137.50/cwt	130.00–141.00	921	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	683	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	874	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	131.19/cwt	130.00–136.00	950	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	856	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	122.33/cwt	122.00–123.00	942	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	801	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	921	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	823	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	893	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	880	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	915	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,060	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,007	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	556	132.01/cwt	123.00–134.50	734	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	666	129.09/cwt	114.00–131.00	860	17
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	819	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	993	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	980	110.25/cwt	110.25–110.25	1,080	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	114.74/cwt	108.00–119.50	1,704	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	123.36/cwt	120.50–126.00	2,338	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	838	53.94/cwt	51.00–57.00	452	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	75.11/cwt	73.00–77.00	714	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	806	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	74.24/cwt	72.00–76.00	921	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	80.05/cwt	78.00–82.50	1,021	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	83.85/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,114	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,604	82.11/cwt	81.50–83.50	1,317	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,652	86.25/cwt	86.25–86.25	1,425	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,753	74.20/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,301	3

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 Mar 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,486Last week 439Year ago 2,431

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 39Year ago 89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	677	148.00–160.00	155.04
44	—	570	163.00–178.50	171.06
8	—	959	120.00–127.00	120.87
11	—	387	190.00–208.00	202.91
2	—	1,157	113.00	113.00
28	—	713	132.00–148.00	145.97
22	—	535	170.00–184.00	176.05
9	—	761	132.00–146.00	141.87
3	—	1,073	117.00–121.00	118.32
31	—	482	180.00–197.00	185.21
9	—	920	125.00–127.00	125.89
20	—	826	130.00–135.50	131.22
12	—	416	190.00–202.00	194.18
4	—	886	130.00–140.00	137.49
37	—	618	155.00–166.00	161.17
1	—	285	202.00	202.00
5	—	332	191.00–210.00	200.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	461	175.00–178.00	175.51
1	—	380	180.00	180.00
1	—	760	128.00	128.00
4	—	690	143.00–145.00	143.50
1	—	1,060	105.50	105.50
1	—	885	100.00	100.00
6	—	523	160.00–166.00	164.81
8	—	581	160.00–161.00	160.75
2	—	1,013	111.00–112.00	111.49
3	—	331	180.00–183.00	181.00
3	—	415	185.00–187.00	186.35
5	—	624	145.00–146.00	145.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	455	210.00	210.00
9	—	377	211.00	211.00
9	—	439	211.00–222.00	215.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	533	191.00	191.00
10	—	613	172.00–172.50	172.20
25	—	574	182.00–183.50	183.26
45	—	812	139.00–142.25	140.68
36	—	761	148.50–150.00	148.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	111.00–125.00	118.10
32	—	381	165.00–175.50	170.43
100	—	523	149.00–160.00	155.82
38	—	716	126.00–135.00	131.80
42	—	474	151.00–166.00	158.74
5	—	264	150.00–163.00	159.89
5	—	327	150.00–160.00	154.12
5	—	873	111.00	111.00
1	—	235	180.00	180.00
103	—	425	158.00–174.00	167.03
9	—	811	119.00–122.00	120.00
17	—	775	120.00–125.00	122.64
37	—	573	140.00–151.00	147.14
50	—	678	130.00–140.00	134.15
69	—	622	131.00–146.00	140.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	727	136.00	136.00
6	—	612	153.00	153.00
7	—	572	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	745	120.00	120.00
5	—	483	140.00–147.00	143.84
4	—	519	140.00–146.00	143.70
8	—	671	120.00–125.00	122.51
2	—	370	145.00–151.00	148.08
15	—	571	130.00–135.00	131.97
3	—	868	100.00–106.00	103.34
5	—	635	120.00–125.00	121.98
7	—	411	150.00–152.50	152.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	170.00–176.00	173.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
17	—	666	114.00–131.00	129.09
9	—	556	123.00–134.50	132.01
15	—	980	110.25	110.25
10	—	819	121.25	121.25
1	—	500	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	161.00–171.00	167.13
2	—	325	193.00–200.00	196.34
1	—	390	197.50	197.50
5	—	724	130.00–136.00	131.19
5	—	434	164.00–178.00	173.62
3	—	801	115.00	115.00
32	—	626	130.00–145.00	142.58
10	—	670	130.00–141.00	137.50
13	—	566	145.00–161.00	154.71
1	—	205	181.00	181.00
6	—	770	122.00–123.00	122.33
10	—	471	179.00–185.00	183.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	163.00–167.50	165.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	205.00	205.00
2	—	465	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	128.00	128.00
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,060	95.00	95.00
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
10	—	364	171.00–175.00	174.48
1	—	725	118.00	118.00
3	—	480	160.00–165.00	161.70
5	—	578	143.50–145.00	143.80
4	—	316	175.00–180.00	176.25
2	—	823	107.00–110.00	108.48
1	—	880	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,241	72.00–76.00	74.24
6	—	1,329	83.00–86.00	83.85
19	—	1,275	78.00–82.50	80.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	51.00–57.00	53.94
1	—	1,020	79.00	79.00
2	—	950	73.00–77.00	75.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,753	73.00–75.00	74.20
9	—	1,652	86.25	86.25
5	—	1,604	81.50–83.50	82.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	108.00–119.50	114.74
6	—	1,895	120.50–126.00	123.36

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.