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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 8

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

938 head

▲ 189 vs last sale 749▼ 261 vs year ago 1,199 · −21.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 55▼ 19 vs year ago 74 · −25.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $164.61/cwt on 486 head.

Average price

$164.61

486 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$23.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.29

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	624	165.68	1,034	464
Medium and Large 2-3	621	142.05	881	22

One grade step is worth $23.63/cwt here — about $153 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 sale486 hd

164.61

—

KY average24 barns · 5,798 hd

163.32

+1.29

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	1,725	119.16	2,055	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	90.85	1,368	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,187	82.93	984	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	943	72.42	683	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,195	98.00	1,171	1thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	198.04/cwt	190.00–205.00	737	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	222.60/cwt	220.00–225.00	846	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	416	210.00/cwt	208.00–215.00	874	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	203.26/cwt	193.00–205.00	884	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	182.74/cwt	182.00–185.00	864	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	197.75/cwt	192.50–205.00	943	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	186.88/cwt	179.00–193.00	959	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	879	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	546	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,103	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	164.58/cwt	160.00–169.00	938	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	196.95/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,136	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	196.89/cwt	195.50–199.00	1,189	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	186.06/cwt	183.00–189.00	1,163	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	172.48/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,164	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	722	150.65/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,088	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	167.68/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,226	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	157.00/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,178	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	143.50/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,091	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	776	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	1,395	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	146.76/cwt	141.00–150.50	1,212	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	869	144.56/cwt	140.00–149.50	1,256	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,318	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	991	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,338	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,010	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,010	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	175.49/cwt	171.00–183.00	670	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	183.09/cwt	175.00–186.00	791	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,080	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	178.35/cwt	170.00–182.00	856	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	162.51/cwt	161.00–164.00	793	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	773	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	177.50/cwt	177.00–178.00	902	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	167.81/cwt	160.00–174.00	889	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	161.29/cwt	150.00–166.00	927	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	154.36/cwt	145.00–160.50	972	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,068	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	142.67/cwt	140.00–144.00	913	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	153.69/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,028	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	138.68/cwt	138.00–140.00	943	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	684	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,163	151
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	888	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	151.94/cwt	145.00–152.50	1,083	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	151.99/cwt	145.00–159.25	1,173	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,035	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	139.48/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,149	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	855	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	864	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,150	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	977	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	932	132.00/cwt	129.50–142.00	1,230	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	974	125.87/cwt	125.50–127.00	1,226	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	342	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	513	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	785	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	722	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	841	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	176.29/cwt	172.50–182.50	732	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	184.16/cwt	175.00–189.00	867	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	176.79/cwt	170.00–182.00	902	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	875	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	161.57/cwt	159.00–170.00	927	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	140.75/cwt	140.00–141.00	895	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	928	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	139.72/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,077	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	122.21/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,000	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,073	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,281	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	915	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,098	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,083	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,195	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,171	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,248	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	121.05/cwt	118.00–123.00	2,055	3
Bulls	—	—	1,795	108.40/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,946	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	69.60/cwt	66.00–74.00	649	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	80.70/cwt	80.00–82.00	773	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	619	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	821	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	87.80/cwt	86.50–90.00	1,044	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	77.85/cwt	75.50–84.00	937	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,480	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	86.27/cwt	85.50–87.00	1,310	2

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 Aug 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 938Last week 749Year ago 1,199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 55Year ago 74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	731	160.00–171.00	167.68
25	—	435	193.00–205.00	203.26
16	—	625	183.00–189.00	186.06
14	—	577	190.00–198.00	196.95
10	—	513	179.00–193.00	186.88
8	—	372	190.00–205.00	198.04
10	—	826	141.00–150.50	146.76
15	—	477	192.50–205.00	197.75
3	—	938	140.50	140.50
6	—	991	135.00	135.00
24	—	675	168.00–175.00	172.48
2	—	750	152.00–162.00	157.00
8	—	869	140.00–149.50	144.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	149.00–152.00	150.65
2	—	570	160.00–169.00	164.58
1	—	435	182.00	182.00
1	—	350	176.00	176.00
1	—	605	160.00	160.00
2	—	525	165.00–170.00	167.48
2	—	760	140.00–147.00	143.50
1	—	655	150.00	150.00
4	—	473	182.00–185.00	182.74
1	—	1,010	100.00	100.00
1	—	310	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	776	179.75	179.75
5	—	604	195.50–199.00	196.89
3	—	546	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	220.00–225.00	222.60
4	—	416	208.00–215.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	480	170.00–182.00	178.35
39	—	575	150.00–166.00	161.29
1	—	865	133.00	133.00
14	—	713	145.00–152.50	151.94
12	—	382	171.00–183.00	175.49
41	—	772	145.00–159.25	151.99
5	—	932	129.50–142.00	132.00
37	—	630	145.00–160.50	154.36
20	—	432	175.00–186.00	183.09
4	—	974	125.50–127.00	125.87
32	—	669	150.00–158.00	153.69
4	—	824	137.00–142.00	139.48
30	—	530	160.00–174.00	167.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	508	177.00–178.00	177.50
151	—	684	170.00	170.00
5	—	636	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	190.00	190.00
1	—	480	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	160.00	160.00
1	—	555	155.00	155.00
1	—	380	162.00	162.00
3	—	640	140.00–144.00	142.67
2	—	705	126.00	126.00
1	—	505	153.00	153.00
6	—	680	138.00–140.00	138.68
1	—	855	101.00	101.00
1	—	930	105.00	105.00
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
2	—	488	161.00–164.00	162.51
1	—	815	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	574	159.00–170.00	161.57
5	—	818	121.00–123.00	122.21
1	—	865	124.00	124.00
30	—	471	175.00–189.00	184.16
2	—	915	140.00	140.00
4	—	636	140.00–141.00	140.75
3	—	415	172.50–182.50	176.29
2	—	372	194.00	194.00
5	—	771	134.00–145.00	139.72
5	—	510	170.00–182.00	176.79
1	—	950	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	215.00	215.00
3	—	410	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	105.00	105.00
1	—	575	150.00	150.00
2	—	342	150.00	150.00
1	—	915	120.00	120.00
1	—	485	160.00	160.00
1	—	540	162.00	162.00
1	—	640	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	80.00–82.00	80.70
1	—	960	64.50	64.50
6	—	933	66.00–74.00	69.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,518	85.50–87.00	86.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	74.00	74.00
4	—	1,203	75.50–84.00	77.85
6	—	1,189	86.50–90.00	87.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,795	108.00–109.00	108.40
3	—	1,698	118.00–123.00	121.05
1	—	1,665	135.00	135.00

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.