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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 10
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,112 head
▲ 297 vs last sale 815▼ 947 vs year ago 2,059 · −46.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 58▼ 35 vs year ago 83 · −42.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 4▲ 2 vs year ago 3 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Very good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $162.37/cwt on 474 head.
Average price
$162.37
474 head · 633 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,028
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.00
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2636162.991,037453
Medium and Large 2-3565149.0884221
One grade step is worth $13.91/cwt here — about $195 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 sale474 hd
162.37
—
KY average22 barns · 4,266 hd
157.38
+5.00
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—Average1,747102.501,79011
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62763.201,0299thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26162.0078220
CowsLean 85-90%Average95354.235174thin

Every lot

91 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 1-2330181.00/cwt181.00–181.005971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335201.00/cwt201.00–201.006731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363182.29/cwt177.00–187.506622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007803
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390162.00/cwt160.00–164.006322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy402196.98/cwt191.00–200.007923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433179.51/cwt169.00–184.0077711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3437163.63/cwt160.00–166.007153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458194.68/cwt192.00–200.008926
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479171.44/cwt164.00–178.0082116
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3487166.00/cwt165.00–167.008083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520170.88/cwt163.00–179.0088918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529186.84/cwt185.00–188.0098826
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533156.50/cwt156.00–157.008342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566182.34/cwt176.00–186.001,03236
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575152.29/cwt149.00–156.008763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577163.62/cwt158.00–174.0094434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624162.40/cwt150.00–166.001,01337
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625142.44/cwt140.00–145.008902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633167.54/cwt167.00–170.001,06129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682154.72/cwt142.00–159.501,05584
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3690130.50/cwt130.00–131.009002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added695160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,11257
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715152.91/cwt152.50–154.001,09313
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3722125.49/cwt125.00–126.009064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723145.87/cwt139.00–150.001,05526
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772145.01/cwt139.00–147.501,11936
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2803142.91/cwt140.00–143.501,1486
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2856137.52/cwt133.00–145.001,1774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930141.34/cwt138.00–143.001,3143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,005134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2287144.14/cwt141.00–159.004145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320145.63/cwt141.00–151.004663
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335128.94/cwt127.00–131.004322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350131.00/cwt131.00–131.004591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366145.69/cwt138.00–152.0053315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385158.00/cwt158.00–158.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416154.63/cwt143.00–157.5064327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438133.77/cwt130.00–137.505862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3469133.82/cwt130.00–136.006285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476151.84/cwt140.00–155.0072327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy484158.53/cwt157.00–161.007679
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522159.87/cwt159.50–161.0083512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526152.69/cwt143.00–158.0080344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3527131.93/cwt130.00–135.006953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562156.84/cwt154.50–157.508819
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568132.66/cwt130.00–134.007546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570148.69/cwt139.50–151.5084841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627136.23/cwt130.00–141.0085434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630143.82/cwt143.00–144.0090616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630110.50/cwt110.00–111.006964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667138.59/cwt125.00–141.0092443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709147.25/cwt147.25–147.251,04419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710142.22/cwt130.00–145.501,01025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3711125.00/cwt125.00–125.008894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added789146.50/cwt146.50–146.501,15667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2791134.10/cwt126.00–139.001,06112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840120.49/cwt118.00–123.001,0122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2935119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265175.00/cwt175.00–175.004642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380180.00/cwt180.00–180.006842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388166.33/cwt160.00–171.006455
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420165.06/cwt160.00–170.006935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490159.70/cwt150.00–162.007837
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530159.78/cwt158.00–165.008476
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540140.00/cwt140.00–140.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562148.61/cwt140.00–151.008358
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622128.99/cwt125.00–130.008025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655127.48/cwt125.00–130.008352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2709130.84/cwt127.00–134.009287
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715113.00/cwt113.00–113.008081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765125.00/cwt125.00–125.009561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830111.98/cwt109.00–115.009292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875114.00/cwt114.00–114.009981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2907100.00/cwt100.00–100.009072
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added867112.60/cwt112.60–112.6097660
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2151
Bulls——1,78199.44/cwt96.50–103.001,7714
Bulls——1,790106.63/cwt105.00–109.501,9096
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91550.50/cwt50.50–50.504621
Cows—Lean 85-90%96555.47/cwt54.50–57.005353
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18251.01/cwt49.00–54.006033
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26061.75/cwt57.00–64.5077811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30267.97/cwt67.00–70.008856
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59660.67/cwt57.00–64.509686
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69068.27/cwt67.50–70.001,1543
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,098765.47/cwt700.00–810.008,4053
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,213761.75/cwt650.00–850.009,2402

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.