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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 11
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,075 head
▼ 731 vs last sale 1,806▼ 601 vs year ago 1,676 · −35.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 102▲ 20 vs year ago 70 · +28.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 2 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good 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 $164.97/cwt on 396 head.
Average price
$164.97
396 head · 640 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,056
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$290
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.23
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2649165.321,072375
Medium and Large 2-3493158.8278221
One grade step is worth $6.50/cwt here — about $290 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 sale396 hd
164.97
—
KY average23 barns · 5,316 hd
161.74
+3.23
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—High1,621110.551,79220
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56583.351,30411
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31581.221,06825
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04569.3872534

Every lot

108 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305201.00/cwt201.00–201.006131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2311193.71/cwt193.00–195.006023
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340161.00/cwt161.00–161.005471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370186.03/cwt175.00–198.006882
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3372170.00/cwt170.00–170.006322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408210.00/cwt210.00–210.008575
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429188.02/cwt180.00–197.0080715
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440170.00/cwt170.00–170.007483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450201.00/cwt201.00–201.009053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465189.44/cwt172.00–197.0088127
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3468164.74/cwt161.00–167.007718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516164.71/cwt160.00–172.0085014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520189.05/cwt185.00–190.0098329
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3542148.31/cwt140.00–151.008044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559183.35/cwt181.00–185.001,02514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574169.80/cwt160.00–179.0097523
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580150.00/cwt150.00–150.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621173.93/cwt166.00–180.001,08078
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623154.21/cwt150.00–163.009613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655171.19/cwt164.00–174.501,1219
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675138.00/cwt138.00–138.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683147.53/cwt140.00–153.001,00820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707153.18/cwt151.00–156.501,08310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726145.70/cwt141.00–147.001,0589
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767141.71/cwt130.00–145.501,08727
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775125.00/cwt125.00–125.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added839140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,17510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added873144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,25761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2906122.43/cwt122.00–123.001,1097
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2957130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2442
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225176.00/cwt176.00–176.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245181.00/cwt181.00–181.004431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2277162.09/cwt155.00–173.004497
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290135.00/cwt135.00–135.003921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2309173.24/cwt170.00–176.005355
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3332145.18/cwt135.00–150.004823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345185.00/cwt185.00–185.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363185.74/cwt180.00–190.0067419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371167.45/cwt160.00–176.006219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385147.00/cwt142.00–150.005663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416180.30/cwt174.00–186.0075017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423163.33/cwt159.00–171.0069115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423139.38/cwt128.00–145.005903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467166.53/cwt153.00–172.0077846
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474134.78/cwt130.00–147.006394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519151.14/cwt140.00–155.0078440
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521160.29/cwt157.00–164.0083545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522119.95/cwt109.00–131.006263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555122.65/cwt113.00–130.006813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578146.97/cwt140.00–153.0084927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625146.58/cwt142.50–149.0091611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626138.60/cwt133.00–141.5086818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3632119.67/cwt119.00–120.007563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654146.81/cwt142.50–148.1096041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3654110.13/cwt100.00–121.007206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669139.10/cwt130.00–141.7593113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719132.75/cwt125.00–136.509549
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,01512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3745116.00/cwt116.00–116.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0599
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790120.00/cwt120.00–120.009483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-388096.00/cwt96.00–96.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2945110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315173.36/cwt169.00–180.005466
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2364179.62/cwt172.00–195.006546
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377210.00/cwt210.00–210.007924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380154.61/cwt140.00–170.005882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430184.89/cwt170.00–194.0079517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472177.46/cwt167.00–187.0083812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474156.93/cwt145.00–160.007445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522165.79/cwt153.00–175.0086518
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3524142.00/cwt142.00–142.007445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577159.15/cwt155.00–170.0091811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3577142.87/cwt140.00–150.008247
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy606160.27/cwt154.00–162.5097116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632144.68/cwt144.00–145.009143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670150.09/cwt148.00–159.001,0067
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3683134.51/cwt134.00–135.009192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2726138.07/cwt132.00–145.001,0025
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3742124.00/cwt124.00–124.009202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767130.21/cwt127.50–133.009994
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775123.66/cwt123.00–124.009583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815122.50/cwt122.50–122.509981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3880108.00/cwt108.00–108.009501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2922113.67/cwt113.00–114.001,0483
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3468137.77/cwt137.00–139.006455
Dairy Steers—Large 3547135.50/cwt135.50–135.507414
Dairy Steers—Large 3620121.04/cwt111.00–126.007503
Dairy Steers—Large 3703120.00/cwt120.00–120.008444
Dairy Steers—Large 3795117.00/cwt117.00–117.009301
Dairy Steers—Large 3940115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0816
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,268101.97/cwt100.00–104.501,2936
Bulls——1,32592.50/cwt92.50–92.501,2261
Bulls——1,807115.90/cwt110.00–119.002,09413
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90553.00/cwt53.00–53.004802
Cows—Lean 85-90%96959.94/cwt57.00–63.005817
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04069.22/cwt65.00–75.0072015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13279.50/cwt76.00–85.0090010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24055.00/cwt55.00–55.006821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31782.65/cwt78.00–89.001,08923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33574.50/cwt74.50–74.509951
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56583.35/cwt75.00–87.501,30411
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-299390.81/cwt80.00–96.009024

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.