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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 1
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,137 head
▲ 853 vs last sale 284▲ 650 vs year ago 487 · +133.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 112 vs last sale 163▲ 3 vs year ago 48 · +6.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Moderate to very good demand for feeder classes. Buyers showed strongest demand for 400-600 lb. weaned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $131.54/cwt on 494 head.
Average price
$131.54
494 head · 575 lb average
Value per head Derived
$757
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$188
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.35
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2579132.03764475
Medium and Large 2-3483119.4357719thin
One grade step is worth $12.60/cwt here — about $188 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 sale494 hd
131.54
—
KY average30 barns · 7,229 hd
128.19
+3.35
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—High1,79997.411,7525thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,68566.351,1184thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27264.7182318
CowsLean 85-90%Average90753.174824thin

Every lot

91 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 1-2Fancy330206.50/cwt206.50–206.506817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335199.00/cwt199.00–199.006672
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350132.00/cwt132.00–132.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365201.00/cwt201.00–201.007341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380163.50/cwt160.00–167.006212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408189.00/cwt189.00–189.007714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420180.18/cwt170.00–183.0075717
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430152.00/cwt152.00–152.006542
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465152.03/cwt151.00–153.007072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471178.09/cwt177.50–179.0083910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472159.26/cwt155.00–163.007523
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525141.44/cwt140.00–143.007432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530165.39/cwt153.00–171.0087715
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3563144.54/cwt142.50–147.0081412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566160.43/cwt149.00–166.0090847
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3618132.55/cwt130.00–135.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620149.11/cwt139.50–153.0092441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677138.48/cwt130.00–145.0093844
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3697125.00/cwt125.00–125.008712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728128.48/cwt120.00–133.5093575
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3745117.00/cwt117.00–117.008721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768124.57/cwt122.50–126.2595725
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3773111.02/cwt110.00–113.008583
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3810110.00/cwt110.00–110.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2816119.87/cwt116.00–120.509787
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2874109.48/cwt106.00–113.509574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915107.01/cwt106.00–108.509793
Steers—Medium and Large 2-394090.00/cwt90.00–90.008461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970101.00/cwt101.00–101.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,070100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240127.00/cwt127.00–127.003051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283139.54/cwt133.00–143.003953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323145.67/cwt138.00–148.004714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3337130.00/cwt130.00–130.004385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340151.00/cwt151.00–151.005131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378141.13/cwt135.00–147.005333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385152.00/cwt152.00–152.005855
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3429122.17/cwt121.00–126.005244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438144.85/cwt132.50–148.0063436
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465119.48/cwt119.00–120.005562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473141.29/cwt131.00–143.5066853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508144.02/cwt142.50–144.6073287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527135.72/cwt130.00–140.0071544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3529117.37/cwt115.00–122.506214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550115.00/cwt115.00–115.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy561137.00/cwt137.00–137.007694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576130.62/cwt120.00–135.0075239
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615127.69/cwt121.00–135.0078550
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660106.00/cwt106.00–106.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668122.15/cwt115.00–131.0081645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728114.68/cwt106.50–119.0083546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added745120.00/cwt120.00–120.0089420
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3745101.00/cwt101.00–101.007521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773115.85/cwt109.00–117.5089624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3775100.00/cwt100.00–100.007751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825101.36/cwt100.00–104.008363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2869108.83/cwt104.00–111.509467
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275156.00/cwt156.00–156.004293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330143.48/cwt142.00–150.004735
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345196.00/cwt196.00–196.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427167.05/cwt161.00–170.007133
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3436142.75/cwt142.75–142.7562214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470132.61/cwt130.00–140.006234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480160.40/cwt157.50–162.007704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515158.06/cwt154.00–159.508144
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535136.00/cwt136.00–136.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540135.68/cwt134.00–139.007333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565129.41/cwt127.00–130.007315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569146.16/cwt134.00–150.0083219
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631127.34/cwt124.50–136.008046
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660105.00/cwt105.00–105.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669128.12/cwt125.00–128.508579
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710114.03/cwt110.00–118.008102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760110.22/cwt102.00–119.008383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282591.00/cwt91.00–91.007511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-294290.00/cwt90.00–90.008484
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,02583.50/cwt83.50–83.508561
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3392113.00/cwt113.00–113.004432
Dairy Steers—Large 353595.00/cwt95.00–95.005081
Dairy Steers—Large 388995.95/cwt95.95–95.9585362
Dairy Steers—Large 31,04778.00/cwt78.00–78.008172
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,788102.49/cwt100.00–105.001,8333
Bulls——1,81589.78/cwt89.50–90.001,6302
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84537.00/cwt37.00–37.003131
Cows—Lean 85-90%92758.56/cwt57.00–60.005433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12555.37/cwt53.00–59.506233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29865.52/cwt62.00–68.0085011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31069.50/cwt69.00–70.009104
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,0791
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74064.80/cwt62.50–67.501,1283

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.