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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 21

● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,088 head

▲ 854 vs last sale 1,234▼ 133 vs year ago 2,221 · −6.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 78 vs last sale 33▲ 45 vs year ago 66 · +68.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 3▲ 0 vs year ago 8 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and preconditioned packages. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate to good 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 $163.13/cwt on 852 head.

Average price

$163.13

852 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$13.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.04

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	656	164.10	1,076	791
Medium and Large 2-3	628	150.46	944	61

One grade step is worth $13.65/cwt here — about $132 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 sale852 hd

163.13

—

KY average26 barns · 6,136 hd

160.09

+3.04

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	1,706	116.52	1,988	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	87.06	1,081	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,617	86.75	1,402	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	906	76.20	690	15

Every lot

118 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	506	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	202.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	656	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	198.77/cwt	191.00–209.00	731	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	798	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	396	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	713	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	191.98/cwt	183.00–200.00	822	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	903	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	190.64/cwt	182.00–199.00	896	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	179.73/cwt	179.00–181.00	850	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	479	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	972	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	519	169.99/cwt	169.00–172.00	882	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	185.05/cwt	176.00–191.00	968	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	198.74/cwt	193.00–203.50	1,041	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	176.32/cwt	165.00–182.00	1,003	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	185.48/cwt	183.50–192.00	1,068	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	162.78/cwt	161.00–164.00	941	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	173.41/cwt	171.50–175.50	1,060	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	918	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	164.58/cwt	154.00–169.50	1,030	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,063	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	150.86/cwt	143.00–158.00	1,011	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	676	141.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	956	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	708	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	920	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	151.37/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,076	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	141.27/cwt	133.00–146.00	1,009	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	771	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,157	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	140.67/cwt	130.00–143.50	1,103	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	784	121.71/cwt	120.00–123.00	954	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	804	137.26/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,104	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	806	125.17/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,009	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	840	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	1,279	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,038	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	130.46/cwt	127.00–133.50	1,145	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	125.30/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,182	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	983	112.48/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,106	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,266	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	122.57/cwt	122.50–123.00	1,291	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	482	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	292	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	409	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	326	151.81/cwt	150.00–155.00	495	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	164.03/cwt	160.00–171.00	551	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	668	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	150.99/cwt	148.00–155.00	566	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	174.47/cwt	164.00–180.00	666	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	412	157.17/cwt	151.00–158.00	648	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	171.31/cwt	160.00–175.00	733	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	159.96/cwt	154.00–171.00	761	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	153.61/cwt	150.00–157.00	740	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	483	175.20/cwt	173.00–178.00	846	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	150.63/cwt	140.00–155.50	794	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	155.26/cwt	155.00–156.00	868	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	149.57/cwt	139.00–154.00	848	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	132.04/cwt	130.00–134.00	759	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	139.11/cwt	130.00–146.00	864	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	153.69/cwt	148.00–154.50	968	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	956	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	134.49/cwt	124.00–138.00	919	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	130.38/cwt	120.00–133.00	940	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	134.11/cwt	134.00–138.00	976	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	753	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	685	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	125.04/cwt	120.00–125.50	959	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	855	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	958	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	121.28/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,065	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	824	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	907	113.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,028	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	936	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,045	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	982	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,077	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	969	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	528	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	195.31/cwt	190.00–200.00	635	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	175.44/cwt	170.00–180.00	584	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	192.86/cwt	185.00–200.00	714	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	640	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	753	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	194.82/cwt	190.00–200.00	840	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	180.44/cwt	179.00–192.00	875	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	487	174.07/cwt	170.00–176.00	848	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	167.04/cwt	160.00–178.00	854	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	159.77/cwt	150.00–163.00	933	41
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	148.96/cwt	144.00–159.00	912	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	140.78/cwt	135.00–145.00	950	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	128.71/cwt	121.00–134.00	931	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	120.93/cwt	116.00–131.00	932	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	812	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	997	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	887	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	968	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	989	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	975	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,015	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,060	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,007	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	418	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	548	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	455	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	598	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,487	105.18/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,564	3
Bulls	—	—	1,788	126.37/cwt	122.00–130.00	2,259	4
Bulls	—	—	1,788	115.17/cwt	110.00–120.00	2,059	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	562	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	76.05/cwt	71.00–78.50	679	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	81.94/cwt	80.00–83.00	770	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	75.26/cwt	73.50–76.50	883	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	85.18/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,019	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	94.51/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,269	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,499	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	84.99/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,316	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,915	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,417	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,919	1

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,088Last week 1,234Year ago 2,221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 33Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 3Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	111.00–114.00	112.48
5	—	578	161.00–164.00	162.78
6	—	676	140.00–145.00	141.49
14	—	473	179.00–181.00	179.73
3	—	396	180.00	180.00
5	—	519	169.00–172.00	169.99
9	—	708	130.00	130.00
7	—	784	120.00–123.00	121.71
1	—	620	148.00	148.00
1	—	440	173.00	173.00
1	—	865	120.00	120.00
6	—	806	125.00–126.00	125.17
1	—	345	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	323	200.00–210.00	202.97
15	—	804	132.00–140.00	137.26
23	—	428	183.00–200.00	191.98
82	—	569	165.00–182.00	176.32
1	—	250	202.50	202.50
17	—	943	121.00–126.00	125.30
91	—	784	130.00–143.50	140.67
1	—	1,005	126.00	126.00
23	—	714	133.00–146.00	141.27
7	—	1,053	122.50–123.00	122.57
37	—	523	176.00–191.00	185.05
95	—	626	154.00–169.50	164.58
17	—	368	191.00–209.00	198.77
49	—	670	143.00–158.00	150.86
50	—	470	182.00–199.00	190.64
23	—	878	127.00–133.50	130.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	203.00	203.00
1	—	435	207.50	207.50
6	—	373	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	711	150.00–152.00	151.37
67	—	771	150.00	150.00
30	—	524	193.00–203.50	198.74
64	—	840	152.25	152.25
30	—	576	183.50–192.00	185.48
22	—	611	171.50–175.50	173.41
5	—	652	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	621	130.00–146.00	139.11
67	—	476	154.00–171.00	159.96
22	—	767	120.00–125.50	125.04
32	—	683	124.00–138.00	134.49
1	—	280	172.00	172.00
3	—	907	110.00–115.00	113.31
34	—	382	164.00–180.00	174.47
68	—	527	140.00–155.50	150.63
16	—	878	120.00–124.00	121.28
86	—	721	120.00–133.00	130.38
8	—	336	160.00–171.00	164.03
90	—	567	139.00–154.00	149.57
68	—	428	160.00–175.00	171.31
15	—	812	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	559	155.00–156.00	155.26
103	—	630	148.00–154.50	153.69
35	—	728	134.00–138.00	134.11
5	—	673	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	292	140.00	140.00
4	—	482	150.00–157.00	153.61
1	—	1,045	94.00	94.00
2	—	615	125.00	125.00
2	—	810	105.00–106.00	105.50
2	—	1,077	90.00	90.00
3	—	375	148.00–155.00	150.99
3	—	753	91.00	91.00
4	—	326	150.00–155.00	151.81
1	—	905	91.00	91.00
2	—	975	96.00	96.00
9	—	412	151.00–158.00	157.17
4	—	575	130.00–134.00	132.04
1	—	655	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	183.00	183.00
5	—	483	173.00–178.00	175.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	131.00	131.00
1	—	455	131.50	131.50
1	—	605	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	102.00	102.00
1	—	870	102.00	102.00
1	—	845	118.00	118.00
1	—	290	182.00	182.00
3	—	771	116.00–131.00	120.93
17	—	612	144.00–159.00	148.96
41	—	584	150.00–163.00	159.77
15	—	511	160.00–178.00	167.04
2	—	905	107.00	107.00
11	—	431	190.00–200.00	194.82
14	—	485	179.00–192.00	180.44
13	—	675	135.00–145.00	140.78
2	—	325	190.00–200.00	195.31
9	—	370	185.00–200.00	192.86
1	—	1,005	101.00	101.00
6	—	723	121.00–134.00	128.71
1	—	240	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	490	200.00	200.00
2	—	390	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	95.00	95.00
1	—	820	99.00	99.00
1	—	985	99.00	99.00
1	—	690	130.00	130.00
3	—	487	170.00–176.00	174.07
1	—	725	130.00	130.00
4	—	333	170.00–180.00	175.44
2	—	430	175.00	175.00
1	—	370	173.00	173.00
1	—	525	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,455	103.00	103.00
2	—	1,548	84.00–86.00	84.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	865	65.00	65.00
6	—	940	80.00–83.00	81.94
6	—	893	71.00–78.50	76.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,173	73.50–76.50	75.26
14	—	1,343	91.00–100.00	94.51
24	—	1,196	80.00–90.00	85.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,487	104.00–107.00	105.18
4	—	1,788	122.00–130.00	126.37
4	—	1,788	110.00–120.00	115.17

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	910.00	910.00

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.