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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 6
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,574 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 1,670▲ 167 vs year ago 1,407 · +11.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 91▲ 20 vs year ago 38 · +52.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 6 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to being closed for the Memorial Day holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $164.09/cwt on 649 head.
Average price
$164.09
649 head · 707 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,161
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$263
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.16
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2716164.451,177609
Medium and Large 2-3576158.6191440
One grade step is worth $5.84/cwt here — about $263 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 sale649 hd
164.09
—
KY average25 barns · 4,237 hd
162.93
+1.16
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—Average1,435114.501,6432thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50991.401,3798thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24388.861,10437
CowsLean 85-90%High89371.786418thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,38595.571,3247thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,068$9627
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)930$6722thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,113$1,2062thin

Every lot

97 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 2-3290165.00/cwt165.00–165.004791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330184.09/cwt180.00–188.006074
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372203.64/cwt202.00–207.007583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380182.02/cwt180.00–184.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422198.50/cwt198.00–200.008384
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427185.93/cwt180.00–193.007945
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3467170.66/cwt170.00–175.007978
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479188.75/cwt181.00–194.0090436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy496198.22/cwt197.50–200.009837
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512191.00/cwt191.00–191.009783
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3527166.98/cwt166.00–170.008804
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528180.79/cwt174.00–189.0095528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575192.75/cwt192.75–192.751,10822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575176.62/cwt171.00–183.001,01646
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580162.56/cwt160.00–167.0094311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3619152.93/cwt150.00–155.0094711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620177.45/cwt175.50–180.001,10014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621166.90/cwt158.00–173.501,03646
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675141.99/cwt140.00–143.009583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682162.54/cwt150.00–166.001,10958
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717151.39/cwt143.00–158.001,08573
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771146.51/cwt141.00–150.001,1307
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825141.44/cwt135.00–143.001,1679
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added845161.12/cwt160.20–162.001,361121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2893144.06/cwt132.00–144.501,28654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added898156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,40558
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910131.26/cwt127.00–136.001,1944
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3985110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,036129.25/cwt129.00–130.001,3394
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200170.00/cwt170.00–170.003401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310163.00/cwt163.00–163.005052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375162.96/cwt153.00–169.0061119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380149.00/cwt149.00–149.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420152.28/cwt150.00–155.006404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427165.65/cwt159.00–170.0070740
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475163.67/cwt155.00–169.0077760
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480152.04/cwt150.00–154.007302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3502135.00/cwt135.00–135.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523155.98/cwt150.00–165.0081655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574149.21/cwt140.00–154.0085677
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582157.84/cwt156.75–160.5091932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3584136.01/cwt135.00–137.007944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3619132.40/cwt130.00–133.008205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625143.62/cwt128.00–150.5089845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628153.00/cwt153.00–153.009614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666142.22/cwt135.00–147.0094722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668128.71/cwt125.00–131.008603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671152.21/cwt151.00–153.501,02117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726133.86/cwt127.00–138.5097230
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3745121.00/cwt121.00–121.009011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750148.10/cwt148.10–148.101,11163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768138.13/cwt133.00–140.501,06122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added813143.75/cwt143.75–143.751,16965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830130.26/cwt124.00–131.501,08112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880122.65/cwt121.00–126.001,0793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-390090.00/cwt90.00–90.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3955101.00/cwt101.00–101.009651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3265175.00/cwt175.00–175.004641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340175.00/cwt175.00–175.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375185.00/cwt185.00–185.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385182.00/cwt182.00–182.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424181.76/cwt170.00–186.007716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450165.00/cwt165.00–165.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476162.87/cwt160.00–170.007755
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy516175.00/cwt175.00–175.009033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3519143.75/cwt140.00–147.007464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525162.38/cwt154.00–164.0085215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560145.51/cwt145.00–146.008152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy572176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577160.13/cwt156.00–168.0092410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627151.90/cwt144.00–159.0095210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3648141.00/cwt141.00–141.009144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672145.09/cwt138.00–150.0097515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2709141.12/cwt130.00–144.001,0018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773137.46/cwt132.00–140.001,0634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2818125.91/cwt122.00–130.001,0302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2915120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0981
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added896122.75/cwt122.75–122.751,10057
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,435114.50/cwt114.00–115.001,6432
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81563.50/cwt63.50–63.505184
Cows—Lean 85-90%95887.60/cwt85.00–90.008392
Cows—Lean 85-90%98372.51/cwt72.00–73.007132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22488.52/cwt84.00–91.501,08326
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22781.98/cwt81.50–83.001,0063
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31092.56/cwt92.00–94.001,2138
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50090.03/cwt86.50–92.501,3507
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,5861
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,38595.57/cwt92.00–99.501,3247
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930671.61/head620.00–720.006722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,068961.53/head560.00–1,160.009627
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,206.39/head1,180.00–1,225.001,2062

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.