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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 15
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
947 head
▼ 395 vs last sale 1,342▲ 947 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 45▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 1▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold unevenly steady, slaughter cows and bulls sold 1 to 2 higher. Good demand throughout the offering.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.55/cwt on 466 head.
Average price
$142.55
466 head · 727 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,036
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$536
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$23.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.75
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2746143.741,072426
Medium and Large 2-3547132.1772329
Large 1479125.176008thin
Small and Medium 1-2447120.005363thin
One grade step is worth $23.74/cwt here — about $536 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 sale466 hd
142.55
—
KY average26 barns · 5,768 hd
140.80
+1.75
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—High1,40486.351,2124thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43864.2692412
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20163.5176311
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01254.135489thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3310138.00/cwt138.00–138.004281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313153.14/cwt150.00–158.004795
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383150.00/cwt150.00–150.005752
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390135.06/cwt130.00–140.005272
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423149.69/cwt142.00–158.0063312
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2425120.00/cwt120.00–120.005102
Steers—Large 1430124.00/cwt124.00–124.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3456135.00/cwt135.00–135.006169
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484151.68/cwt140.00–158.007348
Steers—Large 1486125.34/cwt125.00–127.506097
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495166.50/cwt166.50–166.508245
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525128.06/cwt126.00–130.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533155.83/cwt140.00–157.0083114
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570134.67/cwt134.00–135.007683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575152.86/cwt145.00–161.5087949
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629141.09/cwt135.00–143.5088711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635136.07/cwt135.00–136.258647
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685143.00/cwt143.00–143.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720119.00/cwt119.00–119.008571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727135.88/cwt130.00–137.5098812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0566
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769129.58/cwt127.00–134.009965
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added788145.80/cwt145.80–145.801,14961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817139.36/cwt135.25–141.251,139167
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3828104.15/cwt97.00–111.008622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added868143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,24165
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235131.00/cwt131.00–131.003082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324133.19/cwt130.00–140.004325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3331120.40/cwt117.50–125.003994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383138.98/cwt135.00–142.005328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3387121.00/cwt119.00–124.004683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427137.81/cwt133.00–140.0058821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478123.11/cwt120.00–125.0058820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482135.58/cwt130.00–141.0065330
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3508114.51/cwt114.00–115.005822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy529140.77/cwt140.00–142.0074516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531132.29/cwt125.00–139.5070234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3558118.48/cwt117.00–120.006612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586133.20/cwt123.00–137.5078140
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612134.00/cwt134.00–134.0082022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618129.91/cwt120.00–133.7580332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3641115.00/cwt115.00–115.007375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676128.43/cwt125.00–132.0086825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705128.70/cwt120.00–130.009078
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3712115.50/cwt115.50–115.508221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3755102.00/cwt102.00–102.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765115.05/cwt113.50–118.008803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-381790.00/cwt90.00–90.007352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820118.00/cwt118.00–118.009681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255153.00/cwt153.00–153.003901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3283142.98/cwt141.00–145.004052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300151.00/cwt151.00–151.004531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360146.29/cwt140.00–148.505274
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370127.09/cwt120.00–135.004703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405128.00/cwt128.00–128.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415139.00/cwt139.00–139.005771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472141.33/cwt138.00–148.0066710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472132.99/cwt130.00–135.006285
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518124.00/cwt120.00–127.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519136.84/cwt130.00–141.007107
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565121.00/cwt121.00–121.006842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566139.78/cwt138.00–140.507919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620133.00/cwt133.00–133.008252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628120.00/cwt120.00–120.007543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680123.00/cwt123.00–123.008361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2693125.33/cwt125.00–126.008693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715103.52/cwt102.00–105.007402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2822120.00/cwt120.00–120.009864
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3825106.00/cwt106.00–106.008752
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36783.46/cwt80.00–88.001,1413
Bulls——1,51595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,4391
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00149.33/cwt46.00–53.004945
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02560.14/cwt58.00–62.006164
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12961.96/cwt60.00–63.507007
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32866.22/cwt64.00–69.008794
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39466.29/cwt64.00–68.509247
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49961.41/cwt60.00–63.509215
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,5711
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,175888.30/cwt875.00–900.0010,4382

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.