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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 2
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
922 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 982▼ 305 vs year ago 1,227 · −24.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 57▼ 27 vs year ago 78 · −34.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
0 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 7▼ 16 vs year ago 16 · −100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $124.51/cwt on 376 head.
Average price
$124.51
376 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$646
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$55
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.97
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510125.62641353
Medium and Large 2-3648107.5269723
One grade step is worth $18.10/cwt here — about −$55 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 sale376 hd
124.51
—
KY average26 barns · 4,440 hd
118.54
+5.97
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—Average1,49484.931,2694thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64355.389104thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25053.9667531
CowsLean 85-90%Average97546.054497thin

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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275112.00/cwt112.00–112.003081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285163.00/cwt163.00–163.004651
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3300149.00/cwt149.00–149.004471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321167.14/cwt160.00–171.005376
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385155.00/cwt155.00–155.005971
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395125.00/cwt125.00–125.004941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407170.00/cwt169.00–171.006924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420156.07/cwt150.00–164.0065547
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435144.00/cwt144.00–144.006262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469143.22/cwt139.00–152.0067219
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473134.63/cwt131.00–138.006372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479156.75/cwt156.75–156.7575120
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515131.73/cwt130.00–134.006783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517142.96/cwt130.00–145.0073920
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520153.00/cwt153.00–153.007962
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3566130.11/cwt127.00–131.007365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570142.42/cwt137.00–150.0081258
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610123.69/cwt121.00–127.007553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631137.42/cwt130.00–145.0086732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671132.29/cwt123.00–135.5088817
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718127.32/cwt124.00–133.0091427
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767125.81/cwt121.00–129.0096518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added803137.80/cwt137.80–137.801,10762
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3805107.00/cwt107.00–107.008611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840121.99/cwt120.00–124.001,0254
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3855110.00/cwt110.00–110.009411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2868124.78/cwt117.50–128.001,08310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2980117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,045106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290124.76/cwt120.00–130.003627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324123.56/cwt117.00–130.0040012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380126.80/cwt120.00–131.0048217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421127.17/cwt119.00–132.5053554
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423114.00/cwt114.00–114.004823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468129.82/cwt122.00–136.5060863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477117.14/cwt114.00–120.005595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517127.64/cwt119.00–133.2566071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520113.99/cwt113.00–115.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550112.00/cwt112.00–112.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566123.16/cwt115.00–131.0069772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631122.76/cwt115.00–133.0077527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663120.44/cwt116.00–126.5079919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670109.98/cwt109.00–111.007372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2737116.94/cwt110.00–121.008628
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3777100.80/cwt100.00–102.507833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2783110.50/cwt110.00–111.008652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-382595.00/cwt95.00–95.007841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-390590.00/cwt90.00–90.008151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-397596.00/cwt96.00–96.009363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,02097.00/cwt97.00–97.009891
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275136.00/cwt136.00–136.003741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340187.33/cwt182.00–192.506372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375172.97/cwt172.00–175.006493
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385141.00/cwt141.00–141.005432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415124.00/cwt124.00–124.005151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431155.15/cwt152.00–156.006697
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475124.00/cwt124.00–124.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481138.12/cwt135.00–145.0066410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510114.00/cwt114.00–114.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531135.82/cwt125.00–140.0072126
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550115.00/cwt115.00–115.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568133.14/cwt128.00–137.007567
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621125.63/cwt120.00–133.0078017
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675106.00/cwt106.00–106.007161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2682126.00/cwt126.00–126.008592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708110.00/cwt110.00–110.007793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2757122.00/cwt122.00–122.009242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3760102.00/cwt102.00–102.007753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-388091.00/cwt91.00–91.008011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-397084.50/cwt84.50–84.508201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,04578.50/cwt78.50–78.508201
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 327376.86/cwt72.00–82.002102
Dairy Steers—Large 335585.00/cwt85.00–85.003021
Dairy Steers—Large 363086.00/cwt86.00–86.005421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32580.50/cwt80.50–80.501,0671
Bulls——1,55086.40/cwt85.00–88.001,3393
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97343.06/cwt40.00–45.004195
Cows—Lean 85-90%98053.52/cwt53.00–54.005242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22446.98/cwt42.50–50.005758
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24355.38/cwt51.50–59.0068820
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36763.14/cwt61.00–64.008633
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64256.67/cwt54.00–59.009313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64551.50/cwt51.50–51.508471
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-278574.00/cwt74.00–74.005811

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.