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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 27
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
885 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 921▼ 378 vs year ago 1,263 · −29.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 66▼ 16 vs year ago 80 · −20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher on the higher quality lots. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate demand for the feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.48/cwt on 274 head.
Average price
$134.48
274 head · 587 lb average
Value per head Derived
$789
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$293
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$37.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.81
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2595137.54818234
Medium and Large 2-3538118.6363935
Medium and Large 3543102.755574thin
Large 1525100.005251thin
One grade step is worth $37.54/cwt here — about $293 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 sale274 hd
134.48
—
KY average26 barns · 6,057 hd
135.29
−0.81
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—Average1,51594.331,4299thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,54362.9197019
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27062.1178922
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05050.675323thin

Every lot

115 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 2-3230153.00/cwt153.00–153.003521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323168.98/cwt160.00–179.005462
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy342190.00/cwt190.00–190.006502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365192.00/cwt192.00–192.007011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378173.91/cwt161.00–176.0065711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419177.99/cwt176.00–180.007466
Steers—Medium and Large 3435120.00/cwt120.00–120.005221
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3444162.16/cwt160.00–165.007208
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473167.65/cwt154.00–170.5079315
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3481141.57/cwt135.00–152.0068111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530160.58/cwt153.00–165.0085119
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535141.36/cwt134.00–147.0075610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570158.64/cwt150.50–165.0090410
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578134.94/cwt130.00–140.007806
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626157.64/cwt143.00–162.5098732
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3628132.81/cwt129.00–140.008346
Steers—Medium and Large 3631111.06/cwt103.00–115.007014
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3656133.29/cwt131.00–136.5087414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670144.39/cwt141.00–147.5096716
Steers—Large 1695115.00/cwt115.00–115.007991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712141.60/cwt136.00–145.001,00813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3721133.50/cwt133.50–133.509633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778141.73/cwt132.00–145.001,10320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813137.72/cwt135.00–140.501,12019
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3833124.98/cwt120.00–130.001,0412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865137.07/cwt130.00–140.001,18623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2937128.00/cwt127.00–130.001,1993
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3985111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,072119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2762
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245150.00/cwt150.00–150.003681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3273133.46/cwt132.00–135.003642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323138.76/cwt133.00–141.004485
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325105.00/cwt105.00–105.003411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345126.00/cwt126.00–126.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373140.03/cwt130.00–144.005228
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3388120.99/cwt120.00–122.004692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3412120.48/cwt115.00–130.004965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419138.96/cwt130.00–143.0058216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471141.51/cwt133.00–145.5066720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3484120.71/cwt113.00–128.005844
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515100.00/cwt100.00–100.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522141.07/cwt130.00–145.5073631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523116.43/cwt109.00–129.006095
Heifers—Large 1525100.00/cwt100.00–100.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568110.55/cwt100.00–125.006283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576136.25/cwt128.00–140.0078540
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3612124.25/cwt120.00–126.007604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623147.46/cwt145.00–153.5091914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623134.09/cwt130.00–141.5083517
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645106.00/cwt106.00–106.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3672118.27/cwt100.00–125.007956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679141.70/cwt128.50–145.5096251
Heifers—Medium and Large 3685100.00/cwt100.00–100.006851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705111.00/cwt111.00–111.007831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2707130.15/cwt123.00–137.0092014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3750107.50/cwt107.50–107.508061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,0094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2833114.00/cwt114.00–114.009503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2858110.00/cwt110.00–110.009443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-393093.00/cwt93.00–93.008651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2938116.76/cwt115.50–118.001,0952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,007105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,090104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,1341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2233159.05/cwt158.00–160.003712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2268150.99/cwt150.00–152.004052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295175.00/cwt175.00–175.005161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3305152.00/cwt152.00–152.004641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3305120.00/cwt120.00–120.003661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy312197.50/cwt197.50–197.506162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325181.87/cwt178.00–185.005914
Bulls—Large 1355120.00/cwt120.00–120.004261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368179.95/cwt176.00–184.0066215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3373160.00/cwt160.00–160.005972
Bulls—Large 1405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421177.33/cwt175.00–179.007476
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3424140.54/cwt130.00–150.005965
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430163.72/cwt152.50–170.007049
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468157.53/cwt148.00–165.0073721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477140.51/cwt120.00–146.0067011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3477114.00/cwt114.00–114.005442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528145.00/cwt140.00–153.007669
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3538129.29/cwt122.00–136.006966
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584135.02/cwt134.00–136.007895
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585127.48/cwt125.00–130.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2604132.79/cwt132.00–133.008025
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610129.00/cwt129.00–129.007871
Bulls—Large 1615126.00/cwt126.00–126.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677127.51/cwt126.50–129.508638
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3688112.77/cwt106.00–115.007764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730112.00/cwt112.00–112.008181
Bulls—Large 173086.69/cwt80.00–90.006333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3760100.00/cwt100.00–100.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 380572.00/cwt72.00–72.005801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2832105.00/cwt105.00–105.008742
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3414127.50/cwt127.50–127.505288
Dairy Steers—Large 3658107.50/cwt107.50–107.507074
Dairy Steers—Large 376592.12/cwt80.00–98.007053
Dairy Steers—Large 385679.00/cwt79.00–79.006763
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added899112.95/cwt112.95–112.951,01558
Dairy Steers—Large 397576.00/cwt76.00–76.007411
Dairy Steers—Large 31,03070.00/cwt70.00–70.007211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0201
Bulls——1,48193.86/cwt90.00–95.501,3906
Bulls——1,773100.41/cwt100.00–101.001,7802
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99847.00/cwt47.00–47.004692
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15558.00/cwt58.00–58.006701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24859.86/cwt55.50–61.5074711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29264.35/cwt62.00–67.5083111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52463.37/cwt60.00–66.0096617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70058.99/cwt58.50–59.501,0032
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4051,405.00/cwt1,405.00–1,405.0019,7401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,4601

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.