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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 11
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,059 head
▲ 583 vs last sale 1,476▲ 506 vs year ago 1,553 · +32.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 124▲ 7 vs year ago 76 · +9.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 4▲ 0 vs year ago 3 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady 2.00 higher. 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 $135.91/cwt on 849 head.
Average price
$135.91
849 head · 666 lb average
Value per head Derived
$906
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$197
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.83
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2670136.47915812
Medium and Large 2-3581123.5871837
One grade step is worth $12.89/cwt here — about $197 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 sale849 hd
135.91
—
KY average26 barns · 9,040 hd
135.08
+0.83
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—High1,55986.451,3486thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62058.419467thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23355.0967948
CowsLean 85-90%Low93253.434987thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,13289.001,0076thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250151.00/cwt151.00–151.003781
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3260120.00/cwt120.00–120.003121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320161.66/cwt151.00–165.005174
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382158.21/cwt150.00–160.0060411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383175.25/cwt175.00–176.006714
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3388142.47/cwt141.00–144.005532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424157.62/cwt150.00–166.0066817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425173.76/cwt170.00–175.007384
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3438138.09/cwt133.00–143.006052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475164.00/cwt164.00–164.007792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476148.46/cwt140.00–154.0070729
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524146.77/cwt140.00–154.0076952
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533132.33/cwt131.00–135.007056
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3579123.86/cwt120.00–126.007176
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580139.23/cwt130.00–144.25808119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622137.35/cwt128.00–143.50854110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3624123.72/cwt120.00–126.5077210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665113.00/cwt113.00–113.007511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683134.44/cwt124.50–137.00918129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720138.40/cwt138.40–138.4099662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720128.85/cwt120.00–135.0092861
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3721112.21/cwt111.00–113.008095
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,01249
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771124.25/cwt116.00–128.0095831
Steers—Medium and Large 2-379093.00/cwt93.00–93.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 2-380090.00/cwt90.00–90.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825125.50/cwt119.50–128.751,03530
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added874129.70/cwt129.70–129.701,13466
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2886122.97/cwt120.00–125.501,09012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2912122.34/cwt121.25–126.501,11615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2975112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,045113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,19796.50/cwt96.50–96.501,1552
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205146.00/cwt146.00–146.002991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3220125.00/cwt125.00–125.002751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2279128.76/cwt125.00–131.003594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310115.00/cwt115.00–115.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335130.79/cwt128.00–132.0043810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378131.71/cwt125.00–139.0049817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390100.00/cwt100.00–100.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410100.00/cwt100.00–100.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421130.04/cwt120.00–136.0054748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477129.37/cwt120.00–136.0061761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480113.97/cwt111.00–117.005472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510110.00/cwt110.00–110.005612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518126.00/cwt118.00–133.0065399
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3572108.96/cwt106.00–110.006234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576123.38/cwt115.00–129.50711129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577132.10/cwt132.10–132.1076256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620124.41/cwt113.00–128.50771182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3626102.59/cwt100.00–105.006425
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668108.57/cwt106.00–111.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682119.22/cwt114.00–124.0081368
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719116.90/cwt116.00–126.0084118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3735110.50/cwt110.50–110.508121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765100.50/cwt100.00–101.007692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2781113.76/cwt110.00–115.5088814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added796117.40/cwt117.40–117.4093567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2829111.55/cwt110.00–113.009259
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287199.65/cwt96.50–106.008686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920100.00/cwt100.00–100.009201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-396094.50/cwt94.50–94.509071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,03395.50/cwt95.50–95.509873
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326170.00/cwt170.00–170.005543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355164.00/cwt164.00–164.005822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390141.00/cwt141.00–141.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405155.48/cwt143.00–160.006307
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435135.47/cwt130.00–141.005894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472144.72/cwt140.00–153.0068312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522133.88/cwt124.00–138.0069939
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576127.29/cwt120.00–134.0073321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612119.65/cwt118.00–121.007326
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623106.17/cwt104.00–110.006615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666117.27/cwt115.00–118.507819
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3684106.79/cwt101.00–110.007305
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728102.00/cwt100.00–106.007434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-373095.00/cwt95.00–95.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750100.00/cwt100.00–100.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-378592.00/cwt92.00–92.007222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-381590.00/cwt90.00–90.007341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-388283.65/cwt82.00–86.007383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-394081.00/cwt81.00–81.007611
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 349075.00/cwt75.00–75.003681
Dairy Steers—Large 353088.00/cwt88.00–88.004661
Dairy Steers—Large 367573.51/cwt72.00–75.004962
Dairy Steers—Large 372577.00/cwt77.00–77.005581
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,13289.00/cwt89.00–89.001,0076
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17080.27/cwt79.50–81.009392
Bulls——1,70287.06/cwt85.00–90.001,4823
Bulls——1,91097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,8531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87353.89/cwt52.00–56.004702
Cows—Lean 85-90%92360.00/cwt59.00–61.005543
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00543.12/cwt40.00–46.004332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12947.96/cwt44.00–50.505419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23655.52/cwt52.00–58.5068628
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31059.85/cwt59.00–61.0078411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60356.57/cwt54.50–58.509074
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64360.86/cwt60.00–62.001,0003
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08371.47/cwt71.00–72.007742
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135820.00/cwt820.00–820.009,3071

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.