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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 29
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,229 head
▼ 488 vs last sale 1,717▲ 1,229 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 68▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 2 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 steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $136.02/cwt on 613 head.
Average price
$136.02
613 head · 669 lb average
Value per head Derived
$911
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.57
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2672136.35917586
Medium and Large 2-3604128.6577727
One grade step is worth $7.71/cwt here — about $140 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 sale613 hd
136.02
—
KY average28 barns · 5,625 hd
134.44
+1.57
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—High1,686109.571,8476thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23967.0083018
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53563.509751thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low94254.615148thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331156.69/cwt150.00–162.505197
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340141.00/cwt141.00–141.004791
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3368143.07/cwt141.00–145.005262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375160.79/cwt150.00–165.0060315
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3413141.61/cwt140.00–143.005853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434151.71/cwt143.00–156.0065819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469151.48/cwt145.00–158.0071037
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3471136.43/cwt134.00–140.006435
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529147.83/cwt139.50–155.0078262
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573126.35/cwt122.00–131.007243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576144.01/cwt135.00–150.0082955
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625126.00/cwt126.00–126.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635137.03/cwt132.00–143.0087034
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3677131.75/cwt131.75–131.758927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681138.58/cwt132.50–149.00944124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728129.72/cwt125.50–132.7594436
Steers—Medium and Large 2-373590.00/cwt90.00–90.006621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added737136.60/cwt136.60–136.601,00763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761123.64/cwt120.25–131.0094110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813119.63/cwt115.00–122.0097311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,01948
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2878115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2928107.25/cwt107.25–107.2599510
Steers—Medium and Large 2-394090.00/cwt90.00–90.008461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added969109.20/cwt109.20–109.201,05852
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,178101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,1902
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275142.00/cwt142.00–142.003911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320139.25/cwt135.00–143.004462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360130.00/cwt130.00–130.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2389142.27/cwt141.00–147.0055318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425140.94/cwt135.50–143.0059935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469138.00/cwt131.00–142.0064723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478124.00/cwt124.00–124.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529131.47/cwt125.00–138.0069521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530120.67/cwt120.00–122.006403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added546140.00/cwt140.00–140.0076430
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563131.24/cwt129.00–136.0073955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574122.75/cwt121.00–124.0070510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619128.82/cwt125.00–133.5079766
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3626121.70/cwt120.00–122.507625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664130.50/cwt130.50–130.5086770
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678124.22/cwt116.00–128.0084241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720123.00/cwt123.00–123.0088671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723119.57/cwt118.50–120.0086414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770117.00/cwt116.00–118.009012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3780110.00/cwt110.00–110.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860109.23/cwt107.00–110.009394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3861103.50/cwt103.50–103.508916
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428143.72/cwt140.00–151.006154
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470141.79/cwt138.00–148.006669
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490125.00/cwt125.00–125.006131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525135.35/cwt134.00–136.007113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567136.21/cwt130.00–140.0077218
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585125.00/cwt125.00–125.007312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2636127.92/cwt127.00–128.0081412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680121.96/cwt120.00–125.008294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708118.62/cwt114.50–123.008407
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730108.96/cwt106.00–112.007952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750113.50/cwt113.50–113.508513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3755108.00/cwt108.00–108.008151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-388093.50/cwt93.50–93.508232
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 340093.00/cwt93.00–93.003721
Dairy Steers—Large 357073.00/cwt73.00–73.004161
Dairy Steers—Large 361075.00/cwt75.00–75.004581
Dairy Steers—Large 375881.26/cwt79.50–83.006162
Dairy Steers—Large 393880.00/cwt80.00–80.007502
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,500104.46/cwt101.50–107.001,5672
Bulls——1,779112.13/cwt110.00–114.001,9954
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89564.00/cwt64.00–64.005732
Cows—Lean 85-90%92559.23/cwt59.00–59.505482
Cows—Lean 85-90%97347.61/cwt44.00–50.004634
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21659.96/cwt59.00–61.007295
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23072.90/cwt72.50–73.008975
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25867.72/cwt65.00–71.008528
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53563.50/cwt63.50–63.509751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785790.00/cwt790.00–790.006,2021

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.