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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 11
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
941 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 887▼ 208 vs year ago 1,149 · −18.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 36▲ 11 vs year ago 42 · +26.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 10▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold unevenly steady, feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Light to 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 $147.80/cwt on 433 head.
Average price
$147.80
433 head · 745 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,101
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$339
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.14
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2752148.451,116415
Medium and Large 2-3585132.8277718thin
One grade step is worth $15.63/cwt here — about $339 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 sale433 hd
147.80
—
KY average25 barns · 4,831 hd
147.94
−0.14
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—Average1,50989.101,3455thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46056.008181thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22154.3966420
CowsLean 85-90%Average97547.534637thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283156.18/cwt152.00–160.004422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333159.20/cwt150.00–168.005302
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345141.00/cwt141.00–141.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370185.32/cwt181.00–190.006862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382155.26/cwt151.00–169.005936
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405180.00/cwt180.00–180.007291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422168.89/cwt162.00–174.007137
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440149.00/cwt149.00–149.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464159.68/cwt154.00–165.0074112
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3477142.00/cwt142.00–142.006772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519147.37/cwt142.00–157.5076511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3526140.00/cwt140.00–140.007366
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536160.00/cwt160.00–160.008583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564145.89/cwt140.00–151.5082322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568158.50/cwt158.50–158.509003
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3568132.42/cwt130.00–135.007522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619139.81/cwt132.50–146.0086518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added649151.00/cwt151.00–151.0098010
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3672130.50/cwt130.50–130.508772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680136.97/cwt133.00–146.0093127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2709146.19/cwt139.00–149.001,0368
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735130.00/cwt130.00–130.009561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755159.10/cwt159.10–159.101,20163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769138.93/cwt136.00–142.501,0689
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775114.00/cwt114.00–114.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800117.00/cwt117.00–117.009361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added812151.03/cwt146.00–155.201,226120
Steers—Medium and Large 2-385090.00/cwt90.00–90.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2853139.42/cwt139.00–139.501,1896
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added918142.40/cwt142.40–142.401,30756
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2924133.63/cwt124.00–136.501,2356
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2978130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,008129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,30010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,193123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,4736
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3258130.01/cwt129.00–131.003352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270148.00/cwt148.00–148.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315110.97/cwt110.00–112.003503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345132.00/cwt132.00–132.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369134.98/cwt124.00–139.004988
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422139.15/cwt130.00–143.0058722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433120.00/cwt120.00–120.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477131.49/cwt127.00–135.0062729
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3488122.00/cwt122.00–122.005952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3526123.43/cwt120.00–126.506498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528132.88/cwt127.00–140.0070230
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565111.02/cwt110.00–112.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574125.84/cwt120.00–135.0072232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583140.00/cwt140.00–140.0081611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618124.92/cwt120.00–135.0077222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632146.01/cwt140.00–148.0092312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667128.01/cwt121.00–133.008547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670140.00/cwt140.00–140.009386
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670110.41/cwt110.00–112.007405
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3717107.68/cwt104.00–110.007726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721130.82/cwt123.00–135.0094318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,01815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835106.00/cwt106.00–106.008851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-384080.00/cwt80.00–80.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2869117.47/cwt115.00–120.001,0214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2913107.97/cwt106.00–116.009865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2987115.50/cwt115.50–115.501,1407
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320145.00/cwt145.00–145.004641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365190.00/cwt190.00–190.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365175.16/cwt169.00–181.006392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395131.00/cwt131.00–131.005171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420141.00/cwt141.00–141.005921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436164.74/cwt161.00–170.007184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467156.58/cwt151.00–161.007315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475137.47/cwt135.00–140.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522142.42/cwt138.00–144.507439
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540126.01/cwt125.00–127.006806
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571130.53/cwt129.00–140.0074515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578123.98/cwt120.00–125.007175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627123.98/cwt120.00–133.0077714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3664115.89/cwt115.00–118.007709
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2687132.19/cwt121.00–135.009085
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710117.56/cwt113.00–123.008356
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3747110.00/cwt110.00–110.008222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-376090.00/cwt90.00–90.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780107.00/cwt107.00–107.008351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825102.00/cwt102.00–102.008422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870104.98/cwt101.00–109.009132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-397090.00/cwt90.00–90.008731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,04086.00/cwt86.00–86.008941
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3290105.00/cwt105.00–105.003051
Dairy Steers—Large 3353102.00/cwt102.00–102.003604
Dairy Steers—Large 372075.00/cwt75.00–75.005401
Dairy Steers—Large 379775.00/cwt75.00–75.005982
Dairy Steers—Large 386580.00/cwt80.00–80.006921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19382.20/cwt81.50–83.009812
Bulls——1,72093.70/cwt92.00–96.001,6123
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96554.19/cwt50.00–58.005232
Cows—Lean 85-90%97944.87/cwt43.00–48.004395
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17447.76/cwt44.00–50.505615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23656.60/cwt52.50–60.5070015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46056.00/cwt56.00–56.008181
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-286371.00/cwt71.00–71.006132
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245725.00/cwt725.00–725.009,0261
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0017,2251

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.