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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 24
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,436 head
▲ 177 vs last sale 1,259▲ 1,436 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 49▲ 82 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers were unevenly steady and Heifers steady to 3 lower. Slaughter cows and Bulls Steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.77/cwt on 616 head.
Average price
$125.77
616 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$705
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$100
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.58
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2562126.77712576
Medium and Large 2-3550111.4261240
One grade step is worth $15.34/cwt here — about $100 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 sale616 hd
125.77
—
KY average24 barns · 3,761 hd
126.35
−0.58
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,57590.811,4307thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40363.8989714
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17959.8070540
CowsLean 85-90%Average93944.804208thin

Every lot

101 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2311147.02/cwt142.00–158.004576
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325138.59/cwt131.00–146.004504
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373140.00/cwt140.00–140.005222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2389150.13/cwt149.50–154.005848
Steers—Small 1-2390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3423143.02/cwt130.00–146.006059
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434152.98/cwt147.00–160.0066436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full449140.00/cwt140.00–140.006296
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473140.48/cwt140.00–141.006642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479155.19/cwt145.00–160.0074352
Steers—Small 1-2485135.39/cwt130.00–141.006572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528153.16/cwt144.00–158.0080959
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528139.15/cwt134.00–142.0073512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530131.00/cwt131.00–131.006941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3556135.14/cwt130.00–136.0075125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557157.25/cwt157.25–157.2587619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578147.11/cwt139.50–154.5085069
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full595131.00/cwt131.00–131.007792
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3627123.15/cwt115.00–135.007723
Steers—Small 1-2630100.00/cwt100.00–100.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635142.71/cwt140.50–148.0090624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670137.56/cwt130.00–142.5092226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy680125.00/cwt125.00–125.008503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716131.27/cwt120.00–135.0094023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed735149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772126.80/cwt120.00–130.0097942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828118.35/cwt115.50–119.0098010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850117.00/cwt117.00–117.009951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2904112.00/cwt110.00–116.001,0123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2952116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,043106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,066112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,19410
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230130.00/cwt130.00–130.002991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265133.63/cwt130.00–137.003542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315137.00/cwt135.00–138.004325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375133.34/cwt125.00–137.5050026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380140.34/cwt140.00–140.505336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3394120.25/cwt120.00–121.004744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410137.78/cwt135.00–140.0056515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426111.26/cwt108.00–118.004745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427129.78/cwt121.00–134.0055432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added449139.00/cwt139.00–139.006248
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3463119.59/cwt114.00–124.005543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465136.71/cwt135.50–137.0063616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473128.83/cwt123.00–135.0060949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477139.19/cwt138.25–140.0066446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509135.50/cwt135.50–135.506908
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526127.14/cwt121.00–135.0066957
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3531115.82/cwt110.00–120.006158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578124.59/cwt119.00–131.0072082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3579108.90/cwt105.00–116.006316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586136.75/cwt136.75–136.7580130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3616106.58/cwt100.00–113.006574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619120.18/cwt115.00–125.0074423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660111.50/cwt111.00–112.007362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682120.11/cwt114.00–123.00819120
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3722101.66/cwt97.50–105.007347
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723114.63/cwt114.50–118.0082926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768104.58/cwt99.00–108.508034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2834109.25/cwt109.25–109.2591115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285298.83/cwt97.50–99.508423
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220150.00/cwt150.00–150.003301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280143.86/cwt140.00–145.004034
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325135.00/cwt135.00–135.004391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2337149.20/cwt140.00–153.0050312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380137.00/cwt137.00–137.005211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395138.00/cwt138.00–138.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400157.50/cwt157.50–157.506302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3417134.55/cwt125.00–137.005619
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423150.05/cwt139.00–154.0063520
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478141.93/cwt137.50–145.0067814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495130.00/cwt130.00–130.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527128.13/cwt125.00–129.5067510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533139.18/cwt134.50–144.007423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573120.00/cwt120.00–120.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577139.63/cwt138.00–141.008063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622122.28/cwt120.00–125.507615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665116.98/cwt114.00–120.007782
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 332075.00/cwt75.00–75.002401
Dairy Steers—Large 348072.50/cwt72.50–72.503481
Dairy Steers—Large 364073.00/cwt73.00–73.004671
Dairy Steers—Large 373282.08/cwt81.00–83.5060136
Dairy Steers—Large 384484.10/cwt84.10–84.1071062
Dairy Steers—Large 385570.00/cwt70.00–70.005991
Dairy Steers—Large 393570.25/cwt70.25–70.256579
Dairy Steers—Large 31,02566.00/cwt66.00–66.006771
Dairy Steers—Large 31,05865.75/cwt65.50–66.006962
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48790.44/cwt86.00–92.001,3456
Bulls——2,10593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,9581
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93346.21/cwt42.00–49.004314
Cows—Lean 85-90%94032.49/cwt32.00–33.003052
Cows—Lean 85-90%94854.29/cwt52.00–56.005152
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13859.86/cwt55.50–63.5068132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27765.11/cwt64.00–67.008315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37465.45/cwt64.00–67.008999
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45350.33/cwt45.50–52.007313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45661.08/cwt59.00–63.008895
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005710.00/cwt710.00–710.007,1362

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.