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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 14
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,746 head
▲ 912 vs last sale 834▲ 1,746 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 36▲ 65 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 steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate to good 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 $150.51/cwt on 709 head.
Average price
$150.51
709 head · 601 lb average
Value per head Derived
$905
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$340
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$41.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.93
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2605151.59917658
Medium and Large 2-3554137.2076050
Small and Medium 1-2525110.005781thin
One grade step is worth $41.59/cwt here — about $340 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 sale709 hd
150.51
—
KY average25 barns · 6,022 hd
148.59
+1.93
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—Average1,639105.031,72116
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60680.551,2949thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20376.6092125
CowsLean 85-90%High90070.506353thin

Every lot

107 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 2-3335183.00/cwt183.00–183.006131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2342209.00/cwt200.00–217.007153
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3384179.81/cwt179.00–180.006905
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2387197.83/cwt190.00–209.007665
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413199.65/cwt193.00–206.008253
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420180.00/cwt180.00–180.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430217.00/cwt217.00–217.009336
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy456207.49/cwt201.00–210.009467
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480186.57/cwt180.00–196.0089636
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3493178.50/cwt178.00–179.008802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520178.48/cwt170.00–185.0092835
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525165.00/cwt165.00–165.008661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533193.80/cwt189.00–200.001,03330
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553189.56/cwt187.00–191.001,0489
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583177.22/cwt171.00–185.001,033128
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3589165.67/cwt165.00–168.0097613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614171.99/cwt171.00–173.501,05620
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615162.00/cwt162.00–162.009961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624159.31/cwt155.00–167.5099433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678161.69/cwt154.00–164.501,09656
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3682149.62/cwt149.50–150.001,0204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716158.90/cwt152.00–162.501,13859
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725140.30/cwt135.00–143.001,0173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773150.23/cwt143.00–154.001,16125
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3778131.99/cwt131.00–135.001,0274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added816157.78/cwt156.50–159.701,287167
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818143.58/cwt136.00–147.001,17427
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875139.50/cwt139.00–140.001,2212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,029131.85/cwt129.00–133.001,3577
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,180136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,6051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245165.00/cwt165.00–165.004041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3245145.00/cwt145.00–145.003551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285150.00/cwt150.00–150.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332162.77/cwt155.00–171.005406
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3339147.75/cwt146.00–150.005014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy346176.90/cwt176.00–177.506125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3352156.49/cwt152.00–158.005514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378168.76/cwt160.00–174.0063818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3417150.32/cwt150.00–151.006273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425167.15/cwt160.50–172.5071037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440180.00/cwt180.00–180.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy451178.00/cwt178.00–178.008037
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477140.75/cwt140.00–142.006714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485162.30/cwt150.00–167.0078775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522160.00/cwt160.00–160.008357
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523153.55/cwt141.00–157.0080354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525138.60/cwt136.00–141.007282
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3554138.32/cwt135.00–140.007666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560159.33/cwt159.00–159.508929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579150.99/cwt140.00–156.0087499
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616156.00/cwt156.00–156.0096136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620134.21/cwt133.00–136.0083214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626149.15/cwt139.00–154.0093444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669153.19/cwt151.00–154.001,02532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3674121.99/cwt120.00–124.008225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2691146.07/cwt134.00–148.751,00976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,05820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718141.77/cwt134.00–145.001,01890
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3739130.00/cwt130.00–130.009614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773129.20/cwt125.50–135.009999
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3780117.00/cwt117.00–117.009131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2809128.17/cwt120.00–132.501,0379
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2859127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,09114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2923118.58/cwt114.00–128.001,0943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2990123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,2181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,009120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,090101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,1011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355201.97/cwt200.00–204.007172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380185.00/cwt185.00–185.007031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421198.95/cwt191.00–205.008389
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423171.56/cwt170.00–173.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477184.57/cwt180.00–194.0088013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3492174.00/cwt174.00–174.008562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy512186.00/cwt186.00–186.009522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516171.90/cwt165.00–176.0088716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530161.00/cwt161.00–161.008531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567164.72/cwt161.00–170.0093433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575144.00/cwt144.00–144.008281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2607145.96/cwt140.00–150.008863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666148.18/cwt140.00–155.0098724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685138.00/cwt138.00–138.009451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725139.87/cwt135.00–144.001,0148
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775115.00/cwt115.00–115.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2779122.78/cwt121.00–125.009565
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3806116.66/cwt115.00–117.509403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810126.00/cwt125.00–127.001,02110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2867116.98/cwt116.00–121.001,0145
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-388099.00/cwt99.00–99.008711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2920107.00/cwt107.00–107.009841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2970101.00/cwt101.00–101.009801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,09590.00/cwt90.00–90.009861
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006702
Dairy Steers—Large 3731116.01/cwt109.00–117.008488
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14795.07/cwt92.50–98.501,0903
Bulls——1,706104.42/cwt100.00–107.001,7818
Bulls——1,826111.99/cwt109.00–115.502,0455
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%67660.00/cwt60.00–60.004061
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00075.00/cwt75.00–75.007501
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02576.50/cwt76.50–76.507841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13565.05/cwt61.50–68.507382
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17776.28/cwt70.00–79.0089818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32382.35/cwt81.00–84.001,0895
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57578.69/cwt74.00–82.001,2397
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71587.05/cwt83.00–91.001,4932

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.