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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 9
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,372 head
▲ 450 vs last sale 922▲ 1,372 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 51▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. There was good 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 $125.54/cwt on 493 head.
Average price
$125.54
493 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$676
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.50
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544128.21698385
Medium and Large 2-3518116.02601108
One grade step is worth $12.19/cwt here — about $97 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 sale493 hd
125.54
—
KY average26 barns · 4,494 hd
121.04
+4.50
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—Low1,64684.531,3918thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69661.681,0466thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23454.0966824
CowsLean 85-90%Average99447.244705thin

Every lot

105 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 1-2245155.00/cwt155.00–155.003801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280189.00/cwt189.00–189.005291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280165.00/cwt165.00–165.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315145.00/cwt145.00–145.004571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370151.76/cwt149.00–157.505624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378173.34/cwt170.00–177.006552
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3416144.17/cwt139.00–146.006007
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432157.69/cwt151.00–167.0068133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474142.06/cwt135.00–149.0067337
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3482125.00/cwt125.00–125.006033
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3524133.89/cwt128.00–136.5070217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538146.78/cwt140.00–156.0079047
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3577130.81/cwt125.00–133.0075512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578143.67/cwt135.00–150.5083071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620140.28/cwt133.00–147.0087031
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630128.30/cwt125.00–130.008089
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669133.22/cwt123.00–138.5089130
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3689118.47/cwt115.00–120.008169
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722132.36/cwt124.00–138.0095617
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3729121.00/cwt120.00–122.008824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,05934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773128.80/cwt120.00–133.2599617
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3790115.50/cwt115.00–116.009122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2812124.39/cwt119.00–130.001,0103
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3840111.00/cwt111.00–111.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3858103.37/cwt102.50–106.008874
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860125.39/cwt124.50–129.001,0785
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915124.87/cwt124.25–126.001,14314
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3960100.00/cwt100.00–100.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,022111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,1342
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3225111.00/cwt111.00–111.002501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240132.00/cwt132.00–132.003171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270132.15/cwt130.00–135.0035715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295119.00/cwt119.00–119.003511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324130.73/cwt125.00–133.004249
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325111.23/cwt110.00–115.003614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3356123.42/cwt120.00–124.004397
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377134.39/cwt129.00–140.0050743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419130.03/cwt123.00–139.0054525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426119.05/cwt115.00–121.0050715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473119.53/cwt115.00–121.0056522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474131.18/cwt123.00–139.5062246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527130.01/cwt123.00–139.0068574
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3531118.35/cwt115.00–122.0062830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572122.26/cwt115.00–131.0069926
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574106.27/cwt102.00–110.006107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620124.98/cwt115.00–132.0077578
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620114.13/cwt110.00–116.0070811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665124.02/cwt122.50–125.5082512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3718107.51/cwt105.00–110.007722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2731119.81/cwt117.00–125.008765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2767123.05/cwt119.00–126.5094414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3767105.49/cwt103.00–108.008093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added786127.00/cwt127.00–127.0099831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820120.50/cwt120.50–120.509885
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3820101.33/cwt100.00–104.008313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850109.00/cwt109.00–109.009271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-386591.00/cwt91.00–91.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3980100.00/cwt100.00–100.009801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3225140.00/cwt140.00–140.003151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3263140.00/cwt140.00–140.003683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2273166.00/cwt166.00–166.004533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy324183.53/cwt180.00–186.005954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330167.70/cwt160.00–175.005533
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335154.00/cwt154.00–154.005162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370123.75/cwt120.00–125.004584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374162.39/cwt150.00–167.5060729
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375172.31/cwt169.00–174.006463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420159.66/cwt152.00–169.0067115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3428137.87/cwt136.00–140.005909
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474139.09/cwt134.00–147.0065916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479130.14/cwt130.00–130.5062315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523121.58/cwt119.00–124.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530128.95/cwt125.00–140.5068333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3571117.62/cwt115.00–119.006723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573123.88/cwt120.00–130.0071028
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615120.15/cwt118.00–124.0073943
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-363898.32/cwt97.50–100.006273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665118.91/cwt115.00–131.0079112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685107.63/cwt103.00–110.007373
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-370099.00/cwt99.00–99.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720113.19/cwt110.00–118.008159
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2752100.00/cwt100.00–100.007522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-376090.00/cwt90.00–90.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815105.69/cwt102.00–112.008616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383389.50/cwt89.00–90.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-385084.00/cwt84.00–84.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-396081.25/cwt80.50–82.007802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,27090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1431
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 328585.00/cwt85.00–85.002421
Dairy Steers—Large 3345101.00/cwt101.00–101.003481
Dairy Steers—Large 3420109.50/cwt109.50–109.504602
Dairy Steers—Large 347576.00/cwt76.00–76.003611
Dairy Steers—Large 362095.00/cwt95.00–95.005895
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29075.05/cwt72.00–79.009682
Bulls——1,75585.47/cwt81.50–87.501,5004
Bulls——1,78392.13/cwt90.50–93.501,6432
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96852.31/cwt49.00–55.505062
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01243.86/cwt43.00–45.004443
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22656.22/cwt51.00–59.5068914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24147.15/cwt44.00–50.505857
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25860.35/cwt60.00–61.007593
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60960.27/cwt59.50–61.009704
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,87064.51/cwt63.50–65.501,2062

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.