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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 20
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
665 head
▼ 1,268 vs last sale 1,933▲ 665 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 30▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. There was moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was no test on slaughter bulls. There was 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 $156.00/cwt on 443 head.
Average price
$156.00
443 head · 750 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,170
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$394
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.27
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2758157.181,192421
Medium and Large 2-3599133.2479722
One grade step is worth $23.94/cwt here — about $394 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 sale443 hd
156.00
—
KY average22 barns · 5,116 hd
155.73
+0.27
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—High1,599103.501,6559thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31960.948044thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average2,00860.001,2052thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00246.954703thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,43885.001,2222thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2258167.34/cwt162.00–173.004322
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325154.00/cwt154.00–154.005011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370159.00/cwt159.00–159.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373194.89/cwt190.00–200.007277
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410151.00/cwt151.00–151.006192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428190.64/cwt182.00–195.008168
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475161.00/cwt161.00–161.007652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487171.33/cwt170.00–172.008349
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520160.05/cwt156.00–166.008325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572152.41/cwt145.00–160.008726
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3584136.00/cwt136.00–136.007946
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added598164.00/cwt164.00–164.009813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625132.09/cwt128.00–133.508264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635154.70/cwt151.00–159.0098223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660150.11/cwt143.00–155.5099115
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705127.00/cwt127.00–127.008951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737140.91/cwt140.00–142.001,03919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790157.02/cwt153.10–159.001,240195
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795125.00/cwt125.00–125.009942
Steers—Medium and Large 2-380191.00/cwt91.00–91.007293
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2816132.02/cwt125.00–135.001,0774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835157.09/cwt155.50–158.601,312123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2960121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327138.97/cwt130.00–145.004547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380136.85/cwt133.00–140.005209
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410121.00/cwt121.00–121.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420142.51/cwt140.00–144.005997
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470134.61/cwt129.00–140.006337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478121.26/cwt120.00–125.005804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy488148.00/cwt148.00–148.007223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513151.13/cwt128.00–158.0077523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525105.00/cwt101.00–109.005512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587149.10/cwt130.00–158.0087516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3593115.51/cwt113.00–118.006852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2639130.09/cwt120.00–134.0083122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665114.32/cwt110.00–116.507603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678131.53/cwt122.00–136.0089215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371883.99/cwt81.00–87.006032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3755101.00/cwt101.00–101.007631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815121.00/cwt121.00–121.009862
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3300165.00/cwt165.00–165.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310178.06/cwt176.00–180.005522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375166.00/cwt166.00–166.006231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410169.53/cwt167.00–172.006952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410155.00/cwt155.00–155.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465152.00/cwt152.00–152.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490146.00/cwt146.00–146.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505126.00/cwt126.00–126.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510163.00/cwt163.00–163.008312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535142.00/cwt142.00–142.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560157.49/cwt155.00–160.008824
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575126.00/cwt126.00–126.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605146.21/cwt145.00–148.008855
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735122.04/cwt116.00–124.008974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2797109.00/cwt109.00–109.008692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-380892.50/cwt92.50–92.507473
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3712105.00/cwt105.00–105.007482
Dairy Steers—Large 3766105.00/cwt105.00–105.008046
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,18580.00/cwt80.00–80.009481
Steers—Select and Choice1,69090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,599103.50/cwt100.00–105.001,6559
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98045.93/cwt45.00–47.004502
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04549.00/cwt49.00–49.005121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26559.13/cwt58.00–60.007482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37362.75/cwt62.50–63.008622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,00860.00/cwt60.00–60.001,2052

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.