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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 13
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,553 head
▼ 447 vs last sale 2,000▲ 1,553 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 104▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $144.39/cwt on 753 head.
Average price
$144.39
753 head · 652 lb average
Value per head Derived
$942
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$206
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.66
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2656145.11953717
Medium and Large 2-3574130.1074636
One grade step is worth $15.01/cwt here — about $206 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 sale753 hd
144.39
—
KY average28 barns · 10,001 hd
142.73
+1.66
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—High1,42177.631,10314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52854.208285thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21648.7759321
CowsLean 85-90%High98342.7842113

Every lot

97 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 2-3268125.23/cwt120.00–130.003362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320147.21/cwt144.00–153.004713
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320125.00/cwt125.00–125.004002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy346170.50/cwt170.50–170.505906
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371178.00/cwt178.00–178.006603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371158.72/cwt155.00–160.005894
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415147.31/cwt146.00–148.006113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424163.26/cwt156.00–166.0069225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476160.58/cwt150.00–166.0076443
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3482133.36/cwt130.00–140.006438
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495169.50/cwt169.50–169.508394
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518159.73/cwt150.00–165.0082736
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3519139.53/cwt135.00–142.007246
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577151.99/cwt144.25–160.00877138
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585140.21/cwt138.00–141.008205
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620131.27/cwt130.00–133.008144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621147.97/cwt136.00–152.2591961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677138.59/cwt130.00–146.50938145
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy692151.25/cwt151.25–151.251,0476
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723132.66/cwt124.00–138.5095957
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776131.82/cwt125.00–139.501,02324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added808140.15/cwt138.40–142.001,132128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2816134.33/cwt124.00–137.251,09622
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3845116.00/cwt116.00–116.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1073
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3905109.00/cwt109.00–109.009861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2980113.49/cwt113.00–115.001,1124
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,00793.83/cwt90.00–100.509453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,040110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1442
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,080104.50/cwt104.50–104.501,1291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,178109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,2842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,250110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-326090.00/cwt90.00–90.002341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2279126.87/cwt120.00–136.003544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3313118.51/cwt117.00–120.003712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323145.60/cwt144.00–150.004704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325134.13/cwt122.00–139.5043611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355123.00/cwt123.00–123.004372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370136.16/cwt130.00–140.5050418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410117.66/cwt115.00–122.004825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427139.32/cwt138.00–140.0059513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428129.71/cwt120.00–137.5055521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450138.50/cwt138.50–138.5062312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477130.19/cwt122.00–134.0062148
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485102.18/cwt100.00–106.004963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3524113.65/cwt110.00–115.005965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528128.84/cwt120.00–135.00680102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538138.00/cwt138.00–138.0074213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3569113.97/cwt110.00–118.006486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574128.18/cwt120.00–136.00736100
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3619109.99/cwt107.00–112.006814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628130.80/cwt120.00–133.00821109
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673108.74/cwt104.00–112.007325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677124.57/cwt120.00–129.0084338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717122.75/cwt114.00–124.5088068
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3785103.00/cwt103.00–103.008091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790120.51/cwt117.00–121.0095212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3805100.00/cwt100.00–100.008051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2823115.36/cwt112.50–119.0094913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3880112.00/cwt112.00–112.009861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2881113.50/cwt113.00–114.001,0004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-397499.00/cwt99.00–99.009644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,030109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,05092.00/cwt92.00–92.009661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,111107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1894
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2210200.00/cwt200.00–200.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275148.00/cwt148.00–148.004071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3295110.00/cwt110.00–110.003251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365175.00/cwt175.00–175.006392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385162.01/cwt151.00–168.006244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415170.50/cwt170.50–170.507081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440153.00/cwt153.00–153.006731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465154.61/cwt144.00–160.007193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470135.60/cwt131.00–140.006372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522115.99/cwt114.00–120.006053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533134.61/cwt125.00–140.0071717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575129.09/cwt120.00–135.007426
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614124.98/cwt116.00–131.007679
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2682117.75/cwt114.00–120.0080311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695110.00/cwt110.00–110.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733118.27/cwt116.00–120.508672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765115.38/cwt113.00–119.008833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775108.50/cwt104.00–113.008412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2823120.00/cwt120.00–120.009882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3825105.00/cwt105.00–105.008661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,00580.00/cwt80.00–80.008041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23784.98/cwt84.00–89.001,0515
Bulls——1,43169.85/cwt69.00–70.501,0004
Bulls——1,59776.51/cwt74.50–81.001,2225
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92340.20/cwt39.00–41.003716
Cows—Lean 85-90%96051.00/cwt51.00–51.004901
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04743.99/cwt42.00–46.004616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12042.55/cwt40.00–44.004774
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22348.12/cwt45.50–51.0058912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27755.29/cwt53.50–60.507065
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52854.20/cwt53.50–54.508285
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290570.00/cwt70.00–70.006341

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.