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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 15
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,289 head
▲ 374 vs last sale 915▲ 30 vs year ago 1,259 · +2.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 28▲ 14 vs year ago 49 · +28.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 1 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 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.66/cwt on 519 head.
Average price
$132.66
519 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$723
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.27
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550133.63735473
Medium and Large 2-3486122.7959746
One grade step is worth $10.83/cwt here — about $138 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 sale519 hd
132.66
—
KY average27 barns · 5,371 hd
128.40
+4.27
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—High1,546101.531,56910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64068.291,1204thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22365.9780723
CowsLean 85-90%Low97359.105758thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3230121.00/cwt121.00–121.002781
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3303149.00/cwt149.00–149.004512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335160.00/cwt160.00–160.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373167.36/cwt160.00–174.0062412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375182.50/cwt182.50–182.506841
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3377151.53/cwt150.00–155.005714
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3414147.03/cwt145.00–151.006095
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415173.00/cwt173.00–173.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432157.64/cwt153.00–168.0068118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473155.42/cwt145.00–161.0073540
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495133.00/cwt133.00–133.006581
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523140.45/cwt139.00–142.007352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525149.73/cwt140.00–156.5078675
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy535160.00/cwt160.00–160.008563
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573134.65/cwt130.00–138.007726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582145.75/cwt139.00–152.00848115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624139.85/cwt132.00–148.0087330
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3634130.00/cwt130.00–130.008245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677133.64/cwt126.00–137.7590567
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725129.64/cwt120.00–132.5094021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760131.48/cwt130.00–132.0099931
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3815108.00/cwt108.00–108.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2817123.20/cwt119.25–126.001,00725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2861119.50/cwt116.00–121.001,0296
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3875112.00/cwt112.00–112.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0602
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233148.95/cwt148.00–150.003472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270161.00/cwt161.00–161.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273144.29/cwt140.00–149.003942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315149.54/cwt139.00–155.0047110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328161.01/cwt160.00–162.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3341126.59/cwt126.00–129.004325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350165.00/cwt165.00–165.005784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373152.88/cwt145.00–161.0057017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375138.51/cwt135.00–144.0051911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420120.76/cwt120.00–122.005074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421141.32/cwt133.00–149.0059530
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474138.51/cwt130.00–147.0065776
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476122.06/cwt116.00–126.0058112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3517119.68/cwt115.00–122.006193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522134.73/cwt125.00–140.5070399
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568131.74/cwt124.00–139.00748112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583116.64/cwt115.00–120.006803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626128.11/cwt119.00–134.0080231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640109.00/cwt109.00–109.006981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-365093.00/cwt93.00–93.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676128.08/cwt118.00–130.0086628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730121.12/cwt118.75–131.0088426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775118.11/cwt115.00–119.0091516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3783107.54/cwt105.00–110.008422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2812113.22/cwt112.00–113.5091917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-384090.00/cwt90.00–90.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,13083.00/cwt83.00–83.009381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280164.05/cwt163.00–165.004592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3318137.50/cwt137.50–137.504373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323146.16/cwt141.00–150.004723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378159.70/cwt152.50–167.506047
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395172.50/cwt172.50–172.506811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427154.22/cwt147.50–162.5065920
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467149.94/cwt142.00–156.0070040
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477133.52/cwt129.00–137.506373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518140.44/cwt134.00–145.0072720
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575137.97/cwt131.50–142.5079327
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580125.00/cwt124.00–126.007252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3606118.98/cwt116.00–120.007214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615133.16/cwt127.00–140.0081911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668123.85/cwt120.00–129.008278
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710113.99/cwt112.00–115.008093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3723111.00/cwt110.00–112.008032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-376397.00/cwt97.00–97.007402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780110.00/cwt110.00–110.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3800106.00/cwt106.00–106.008482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815106.00/cwt106.00–106.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3870100.00/cwt100.00–100.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,07082.00/cwt82.00–82.008771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,28098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2541
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 338597.50/cwt97.50–97.503751
Dairy Steers—Large 341081.00/cwt81.00–81.003321
Dairy Steers—Large 3465102.00/cwt102.00–102.004741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30887.28/cwt84.00–90.001,1422
Bulls——1,485102.40/cwt100.00–104.001,5215
Bulls——1,805109.58/cwt107.50–112.001,9783
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95058.78/cwt54.50–62.005583
Cows—Lean 85-90%96868.58/cwt66.50–71.006643
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01545.34/cwt41.00–50.004602
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17873.50/cwt71.50–75.008664
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22460.27/cwt57.50–63.007387
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23866.78/cwt64.00–70.0082712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49572.00/cwt72.00–72.001,0761
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68867.05/cwt64.50–69.001,1323
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-283378.99/cwt77.00–80.506583

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.