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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 14
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
836 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 832▲ 386 vs year ago 450 · +85.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 37▲ 12 vs year ago 43 · +27.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 7▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due being closed for the Labor Day holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $144.21/cwt on 351 head.
Average price
$144.21
351 head · 643 lb average
Value per head Derived
$927
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.45
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2649144.92941328
Medium and Large 2-3550134.1073723
One grade step is worth $10.82/cwt here — about $204 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 sale351 hd
144.21
—
KY average26 barns · 4,692 hd
141.76
+2.45
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—Average1,52597.251,4838thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64269.011,1333thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25565.0281624
CowsLean 85-90%Low91956.235177thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2215185.00/cwt185.00–185.003981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323152.52/cwt150.00–155.004932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340180.00/cwt180.00–180.006121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370158.38/cwt153.00–169.005869
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427157.45/cwt150.00–163.0067231
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3446146.00/cwt146.00–146.006515
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3454139.41/cwt133.00–141.006335
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471154.61/cwt151.00–160.0072820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514156.88/cwt150.00–159.5080620
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3522132.18/cwt130.00–135.006905
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574149.83/cwt141.00–154.2586060
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623144.28/cwt137.00–150.0089925
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640135.00/cwt135.00–135.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669137.01/cwt130.00–141.0091718
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675123.56/cwt120.00–126.008344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710137.53/cwt129.00–139.2597617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,02312
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3732122.34/cwt120.00–125.008963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2782130.51/cwt129.00–135.001,0214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817139.80/cwt139.80–139.801,14243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2833134.40/cwt122.00–134.751,12062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2928121.51/cwt121.00–122.001,1282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2960119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1421
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2241139.46/cwt133.00–147.003364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260107.50/cwt107.50–107.502801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283143.91/cwt140.00–148.004076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328139.19/cwt136.00–145.004579
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365128.00/cwt128.00–128.004671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378133.10/cwt130.00–139.0050315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427135.29/cwt125.00–139.0057837
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3469122.01/cwt120.00–123.005726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476134.80/cwt128.00–140.0064225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519135.73/cwt125.00–140.0070461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3536120.00/cwt120.00–120.006438
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568119.89/cwt118.00–120.506816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571131.01/cwt121.00–136.0074830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617133.27/cwt121.00–136.5082241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640116.00/cwt116.00–116.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674131.10/cwt126.00–135.0088421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-369097.00/cwt97.00–97.006691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717127.41/cwt116.00–130.2591422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750127.25/cwt127.25–127.259542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3755100.00/cwt100.00–100.007551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855117.00/cwt113.00–121.001,0002
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3205130.00/cwt130.00–130.002671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230170.00/cwt170.00–170.003911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250161.00/cwt161.00–161.004031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270185.00/cwt185.00–185.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2313164.14/cwt154.00–170.005143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2361150.81/cwt147.00–153.005445
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375115.00/cwt115.00–115.004311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2409155.31/cwt150.00–163.006356
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3439144.99/cwt142.50–147.506374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474144.94/cwt140.00–156.0068714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477132.68/cwt130.00–139.0063312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3514133.68/cwt132.50–137.006874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531151.62/cwt145.00–160.008059
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3558133.01/cwt130.00–136.007422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578140.62/cwt137.00–150.0081322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615117.00/cwt117.00–117.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620132.80/cwt126.00–139.008238
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2681126.70/cwt121.00–134.008636
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720105.00/cwt105.00–105.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2736117.63/cwt115.00–123.008666
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2788114.00/cwt114.00–114.008982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820114.00/cwt114.00–114.009351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3900111.00/cwt111.00–111.009991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2930104.00/cwt104.00–104.009671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2960106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0181
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 366580.00/cwt80.00–80.005321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,09885.96/cwt85.00–87.009442
Bulls——1,57395.58/cwt94.00–97.001,5032
Bulls——1,714103.73/cwt103.00–105.001,7784
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90758.68/cwt56.00–61.505325
Cows—Lean 85-90%94850.11/cwt49.00–51.504752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13957.46/cwt55.00–59.506544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26665.51/cwt61.50–68.5082915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31569.59/cwt69.50–70.009155
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59570.50/cwt70.50–70.501,1241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66568.26/cwt68.00–68.501,1372
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905570.00/cwt570.00–570.005,1591
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980708.70/cwt680.00–730.006,9452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2992666.15/cwt580.00–800.006,6083

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.