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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 12
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,126 head
▲ 786 vs last sale 340▲ 63 vs year ago 1,063 · +5.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 36▼ 4 vs year ago 44 · −9.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate to good 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 $153.83/cwt on 561 head.
Average price
$153.83
561 head · 639 lb average
Value per head Derived
$983
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.48
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2644154.38995536
Medium and Large 2-3529142.0775125
One grade step is worth $12.30/cwt here — about $244 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 sale561 hd
153.83
—
KY average23 barns · 4,538 hd
148.35
+5.48
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—Average1,745103.511,8068thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21672.6988412
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,63572.501,1853thin
CowsLean 85-90%High90762.505673thin

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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3245133.00/cwt133.00–133.003263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255174.00/cwt174.00–174.004441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320154.00/cwt154.00–154.004931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370179.00/cwt179.00–179.006621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420170.00/cwt170.00–170.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429159.84/cwt150.00–166.0068622
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3467149.18/cwt145.00–151.006974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475165.84/cwt157.00–173.0078850
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy487175.00/cwt175.00–175.008522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519172.85/cwt172.00–177.0089713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533163.33/cwt152.00–168.0087134
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540148.58/cwt145.00–150.008027
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3568136.73/cwt135.00–140.007773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577161.24/cwt150.00–165.0093080
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3609142.74/cwt141.00–144.008694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623157.59/cwt150.00–162.5098234
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660133.98/cwt132.00–135.008843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674145.74/cwt137.00–150.5098262
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710133.00/cwt133.00–133.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722144.97/cwt141.00–150.001,04715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727154.08/cwt152.00–156.401,120129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768142.14/cwt133.00–144.001,09263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2816135.25/cwt130.75–140.001,10421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,045108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,075118.00/cwt117.00–119.001,2692
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205171.00/cwt171.00–171.003511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280140.49/cwt140.00–141.003932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3293126.00/cwt126.00–126.003695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328164.00/cwt164.00–164.005383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333151.73/cwt150.00–160.005056
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3353125.00/cwt125.00–125.004412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366137.44/cwt130.00–145.005034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy392155.00/cwt155.00–155.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430133.00/cwt133.00–133.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433157.56/cwt157.00–160.006825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437148.15/cwt140.00–151.0064715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465131.00/cwt131.00–131.006091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470151.15/cwt141.00–157.0071022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526143.70/cwt138.00–151.0075629
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3527134.66/cwt134.00–135.007103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529155.10/cwt154.00–156.0082019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563145.24/cwt137.00–150.0081839
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573131.40/cwt131.00–132.007535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605111.00/cwt111.00–111.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622139.59/cwt130.00–146.0086838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626147.58/cwt147.00–150.0092430
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664139.57/cwt135.00–143.0092734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3686122.19/cwt120.00–126.008387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2739130.03/cwt126.50–138.0096120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2754132.93/cwt129.00–135.001,00221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2821120.25/cwt114.50–123.509877
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3825110.00/cwt110.00–110.009082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2878112.96/cwt110.00–116.009922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3893102.51/cwt100.00–105.009152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2990102.50/cwt102.50–102.501,0151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3285150.00/cwt150.00–150.004282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3302137.00/cwt137.00–137.004144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360182.00/cwt182.00–182.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365153.99/cwt150.00–157.005623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379177.12/cwt175.00–178.0067113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427151.05/cwt149.00–154.006457
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533155.39/cwt150.00–163.0082813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545142.50/cwt142.50–142.507771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573145.33/cwt140.00–155.0083314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580140.00/cwt140.00–140.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619151.51/cwt139.00–155.009389
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630138.00/cwt138.00–138.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676136.27/cwt131.00–141.009218
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3692125.00/cwt125.00–125.008652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710136.00/cwt136.00–136.009661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2782126.00/cwt126.00–126.009856
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3440122.00/cwt122.00–122.005372
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added904107.00/cwt107.00–107.0096757
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,736100.90/cwt96.00–104.501,7525
Bulls——1,760107.87/cwt105.00–110.001,8993
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82552.00/cwt52.00–52.004291
Cows—Lean 85-90%92565.50/cwt65.50–65.506061
Cows—Lean 85-90%97070.00/cwt70.00–70.006791
Cows—Boner 80-85%99863.82/cwt62.00–65.506372
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23973.60/cwt67.00–75.509127
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30776.48/cwt76.00–77.501,0003
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56574.50/cwt74.50–74.501,1661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67071.50/cwt71.50–71.501,1942
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,020.00/cwt1,020.00–1,020.0011,0161

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.