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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 21
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
677 head
▼ 673 vs last sale 1,350▼ 1,040 vs year ago 1,717 · −60.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 47▼ 32 vs year ago 68 · −47.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 4 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers 600 lbs and under sold steady and over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower and over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $143.36/cwt on 389 head.
Average price
$143.36
389 head · 707 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,014
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$231
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.24
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2713144.331,029365
Medium and Large 2-3620128.7579824
One grade step is worth $15.58/cwt here — about $231 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 sale389 hd
143.36
—
KY average26 barns · 4,356 hd
140.12
+3.24
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—High1,682109.031,83413
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51078.501,1852thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25174.0292617
CowsLean 85-90%High92872.706752thin

Every lot

86 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 1-2252170.00/cwt170.00–170.004282
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325141.00/cwt141.00–141.004581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2362155.38/cwt150.00–165.005626
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395130.00/cwt130.00–130.005141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415160.00/cwt160.00–160.006641
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3443122.01/cwt120.00–124.005412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460143.00/cwt143.00–143.006581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478161.52/cwt150.00–166.5077216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505171.00/cwt171.00–171.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3508148.34/cwt145.00–150.007543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526162.40/cwt152.00–166.0085436
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3571139.72/cwt136.00–141.007984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573155.46/cwt146.00–159.5089125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630148.14/cwt140.50–153.0093321
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3631134.41/cwt130.00–137.008485
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664151.90/cwt151.90–151.901,00940
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669144.43/cwt138.00–147.0096623
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719140.11/cwt130.00–144.501,00711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2756135.81/cwt123.00–139.501,02722
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3780116.50/cwt116.00–117.009092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2827126.90/cwt120.00–131.501,04913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added831135.32/cwt135.05–136.801,12576
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added851139.95/cwt139.95–139.951,19159
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2878125.58/cwt125.50–126.001,1036
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910110.75/cwt101.00–115.001,0085
Steers—Medium and Large 2-391090.00/cwt90.00–90.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2995111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,1042
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,10593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,0281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205151.00/cwt151.00–151.003101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295152.00/cwt152.00–152.004483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310140.00/cwt140.00–140.004341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340121.00/cwt121.00–121.004111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378136.30/cwt130.00–142.005153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385110.00/cwt110.00–110.004241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420130.30/cwt129.00–132.005473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428143.04/cwt140.00–151.006127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472141.18/cwt130.00–146.0066634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3488120.51/cwt120.00–121.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500122.00/cwt122.00–122.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516135.12/cwt130.00–140.0069710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570121.25/cwt120.00–126.006915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575143.00/cwt143.00–143.008222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579135.03/cwt129.50–140.0078211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612126.48/cwt120.00–132.0077417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615109.31/cwt108.00–110.006723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added641138.50/cwt138.50–138.508884
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665106.00/cwt106.00–106.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682128.08/cwt120.00–134.0087416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719127.68/cwt120.00–133.0091816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3735117.00/cwt117.00–117.008601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770115.00/cwt115.00–115.008861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772125.50/cwt125.50–125.5096918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3775104.00/cwt104.00–104.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800111.00/cwt111.00–111.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2873110.42/cwt110.00–110.509646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3885101.00/cwt101.00–101.008941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,01086.00/cwt86.00–86.008691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,03699.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0266
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420156.50/cwt156.50–156.506572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2491150.00/cwt150.00–150.0073710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510126.00/cwt126.00–126.006431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515148.00/cwt142.00–154.007622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590137.64/cwt130.00–143.008127
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624135.21/cwt130.00–139.008445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685135.00/cwt135.00–135.009251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685100.00/cwt100.00–100.006851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723115.69/cwt115.00–117.008363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2766123.53/cwt115.00–125.009467
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383591.00/cwt91.00–91.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-389084.50/cwt84.50–84.507521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-297091.00/cwt91.00–91.008831
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3435115.00/cwt115.00–115.005001
Dairy Steers—Large 3575111.00/cwt111.00–111.006387
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51399.76/cwt95.00–104.001,5092
Bulls——1,713110.71/cwt108.00–111.251,89611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92872.70/cwt72.00–73.506752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17561.00/cwt61.00–61.007171
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25174.16/cwt71.00–75.5092813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27877.73/cwt76.00–78.509933
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,0941
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,2801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,4751

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.