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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 1
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
924 head
▼ 108 vs last sale 1,032▲ 2 vs year ago 922 · +0.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 58▲ 5 vs year ago 51 · +9.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 33▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $136.96/cwt on 361 head.
Average price
$136.96
361 head · 596 lb average
Value per head Derived
$816
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$89
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.84
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2595138.51823330
Medium and Large 2-3610120.4773531
One grade step is worth $18.04/cwt here — about $89 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 sale361 hd
136.96
—
KY average24 barns · 5,384 hd
131.12
+5.84
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—High1,56488.441,3836thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,63660.329877thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22757.2470224
CowsLean 85-90%Low92756.025195thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345182.50/cwt182.50–182.506301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350188.00/cwt188.00–188.006582
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390171.55/cwt160.00–177.506697
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3417151.00/cwt150.00–152.006303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428182.00/cwt182.00–182.007793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436167.55/cwt155.00–170.0073112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450170.00/cwt170.00–170.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473160.92/cwt153.00–168.0076126
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480142.50/cwt142.50–142.506841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511165.00/cwt165.00–165.008439
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525151.55/cwt141.00–155.0079622
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535133.00/cwt131.00–135.007122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578151.87/cwt146.00–156.0087846
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615145.29/cwt139.00–150.0089431
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630131.98/cwt130.00–135.008313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668147.51/cwt139.50–150.7598558
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675130.49/cwt130.00–131.008812
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728138.03/cwt130.00–143.001,00517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0767
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772139.64/cwt131.00–145.001,07815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added792149.25/cwt149.25–149.251,18235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2809136.68/cwt130.00–142.001,10611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3810112.50/cwt112.50–112.509111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added857147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,2649
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865129.28/cwt128.00–131.001,11810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2916125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1457
Steers—Medium and Large 2-394590.00/cwt90.00–90.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2950120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275136.38/cwt130.00–142.503756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329136.40/cwt132.00–140.004495
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373142.58/cwt138.00–145.005327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410127.50/cwt127.50–127.505231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425142.61/cwt135.00–145.5060618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470137.34/cwt130.00–143.0064550
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521134.43/cwt130.00–141.0070023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522122.38/cwt120.00–125.006393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577135.24/cwt130.00–143.0078039
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3581121.10/cwt120.00–125.007049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610131.72/cwt120.00–135.0080318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630112.44/cwt110.00–115.007082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637140.00/cwt140.00–140.008922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659149.80/cwt149.80–149.8098772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665121.37/cwt120.00–125.0080711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680138.95/cwt130.00–140.5094547
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729128.91/cwt120.00–134.0094017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2766131.04/cwt120.00–132.501,00419
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3787115.00/cwt115.00–115.009052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2833107.98/cwt105.00–111.008995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,005104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3215107.00/cwt107.00–107.002301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280170.00/cwt170.00–170.004761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305170.21/cwt168.00–172.505192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3338132.52/cwt130.00–135.004482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355137.46/cwt135.00–140.004882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376181.20/cwt174.00–185.0068110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415182.50/cwt182.50–182.507571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419168.48/cwt163.00–175.007067
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469162.48/cwt160.00–167.5076210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3507133.99/cwt130.00–138.006793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514150.15/cwt145.00–154.007729
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581138.46/cwt130.00–143.0080423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3583120.00/cwt120.00–120.007006
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608141.36/cwt140.00–144.008596
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662128.28/cwt123.00–132.008499
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670101.00/cwt101.00–101.006772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2726115.80/cwt115.50–117.008415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3750117.00/cwt117.00–117.008781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825106.00/cwt106.00–106.008752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,01087.00/cwt87.00–87.008791
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
Dairy Steers—Large 3535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Dairy Steers—Large 3597109.00/cwt109.00–109.0065111
Dairy Steers—Large 370890.50/cwt90.00–91.006412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,3581
Bulls——1,54377.73/cwt75.50–80.001,1992
Bulls——1,62893.06/cwt90.00–94.001,5153
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92457.03/cwt53.00–61.005274
Cows—Lean 85-90%94052.00/cwt52.00–52.004891
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06564.00/cwt64.00–64.006821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13949.73/cwt46.00–53.505667
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27660.10/cwt55.00–63.0076716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51050.00/cwt50.00–50.007551
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65761.65/cwt60.00–63.001,0225
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66064.00/cwt64.00–64.001,0621
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08677.58/cwt74.00–79.008435
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,112647.88/cwt520.00–740.007,2045

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.