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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 19
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,011 head
▼ 115 vs last sale 1,126▲ 367 vs year ago 644 · +57.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 40▲ 15 vs year ago 28 · +53.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $139.42/cwt on 559 head.
Average price
$139.42
559 head · 690 lb average
Value per head Derived
$962
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.39
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2693140.05971534
Medium and Large 2-3620125.9078125
One grade step is worth $14.15/cwt here — about $190 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 sale559 hd
139.42
—
KY average24 barns · 6,266 hd
140.81
−1.39
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—Average1,43399.121,42111
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26573.0692417
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64071.761,1773thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low88258.145134thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,23087.671,0782thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345183.00/cwt183.00–183.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374176.54/cwt174.00–180.006609
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3423153.04/cwt150.00–155.006475
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434173.29/cwt170.00–176.0075213
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475135.91/cwt124.00–140.006464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487167.50/cwt161.00–175.0081617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added495180.00/cwt180.00–180.008913
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515145.00/cwt145.00–145.007471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527159.04/cwt150.00–167.0083813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531172.21/cwt172.00–174.009149
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582164.96/cwt155.00–170.0096023
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3588133.04/cwt130.00–136.007822
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620159.26/cwt154.00–164.0098732
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3622140.68/cwt138.00–142.008753
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3671130.00/cwt130.00–130.008723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675148.50/cwt140.50–154.001,00232
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3718130.00/cwt130.00–130.009336
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733141.62/cwt135.00–149.501,03823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769139.71/cwt136.00–141.501,07418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added809155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,25463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2816135.47/cwt130.50–137.501,10536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2867125.64/cwt114.00–128.501,0895
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915129.11/cwt127.00–130.001,18110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,015119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2081
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,055104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250150.00/cwt150.00–150.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338155.66/cwt155.00–156.005263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376159.50/cwt159.50–159.506004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376153.12/cwt144.00–156.505764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421149.29/cwt143.00–154.0062915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423131.92/cwt130.00–134.005582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460145.27/cwt137.00–150.0066815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521147.04/cwt139.00–153.0076627
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530122.00/cwt122.00–122.006471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578146.69/cwt138.00–153.0084867
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3587134.50/cwt133.00–135.007906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611150.00/cwt150.00–150.0091720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3621130.00/cwt130.00–130.008074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632143.43/cwt135.00–149.5090634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650153.50/cwt153.50–153.5099877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670141.06/cwt130.00–143.0094541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3677125.62/cwt121.00–127.508506
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714141.73/cwt140.00–141.901,01257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726133.34/cwt130.00–137.0096821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758127.47/cwt120.00–131.009669
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-379597.00/cwt97.00–97.007711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2826121.96/cwt111.00–123.501,00717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-385093.00/cwt93.00–93.007911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added856127.30/cwt127.30–127.301,09054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2859115.69/cwt115.50–117.009948
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added968123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,19556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2980108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-399096.00/cwt96.00–96.009501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,170100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1703
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2170200.00/cwt200.00–200.003401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3190150.00/cwt150.00–150.002851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy308172.51/cwt171.00–174.005312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2328156.37/cwt153.00–160.005132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350131.00/cwt131.00–131.004592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375167.38/cwt160.00–171.006283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415131.00/cwt131.00–131.005442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421169.92/cwt165.00–174.0071513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470152.49/cwt152.00–153.007172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527156.51/cwt155.00–161.008259
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530146.31/cwt140.00–149.007754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590164.00/cwt164.00–164.009681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590135.00/cwt135.00–135.007971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608143.18/cwt139.00–146.008716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625156.50/cwt156.50–156.509786
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660100.00/cwt100.00–100.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662142.55/cwt140.00–148.509448
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721129.66/cwt120.00–133.009358
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775122.94/cwt120.00–126.009532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3805110.50/cwt110.50–110.508901
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 377590.00/cwt90.00–90.006981
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,23087.67/cwt85.00–90.001,0782
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21582.27/cwt81.50–83.001,0002
Bulls——1,28896.87/cwt95.75–101.001,2485
Bulls——1,724110.36/cwt109.00–113.501,9034
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82047.55/cwt45.00–49.503902
Cows—Lean 85-90%94368.74/cwt68.00–69.506482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26471.08/cwt66.00–74.0089812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26877.80/cwt76.50–79.509875
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64071.76/cwt70.00–76.001,1773

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.