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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 13
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,276 head
▼ 298 vs last sale 1,574▼ 74 vs year ago 1,350 · −5.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 58▲ 29 vs year ago 47 · +61.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate to 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 $165.48/cwt on 540 head.
Average price
$165.48
540 head · 629 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,042
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$294
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$45.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.35
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2634167.971,065474
Medium and Large 2-3589151.6289357
Large 1-2632122.007719thin
One grade step is worth $45.97/cwt here — about $294 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 sale540 hd
165.48
—
KY average27 barns · 5,793 hd
159.13
+6.35
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—High1,676121.392,0347thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55693.151,4496thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20990.411,09335
CowsLean 85-90%High95578.0674516
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,478108.001,5962thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3245171.00/cwt171.00–171.004191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319184.56/cwt180.00–192.0058911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3348175.00/cwt175.00–175.006093
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3353172.52/cwt170.00–175.006092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380187.12/cwt181.00–190.007113
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415170.00/cwt170.00–170.007063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420192.00/cwt192.00–192.008068
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424186.99/cwt179.00–190.0079311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461194.31/cwt194.00–198.0089613
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478170.11/cwt169.00–171.008139
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484190.37/cwt181.00–193.0092127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520193.50/cwt193.50–193.501,0063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520179.67/cwt170.00–183.5093427
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3546160.50/cwt156.00–163.008768
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556182.64/cwt180.00–188.001,01543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571165.92/cwt160.00–175.0094730
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3577153.45/cwt150.00–157.008855
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615162.08/cwt153.00–169.0099735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621174.22/cwt171.00–178.501,08226
Steers—Large 1-2632122.00/cwt122.00–122.007719
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635140.00/cwt140.00–140.008892
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3667141.09/cwt140.00–143.0094115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677158.02/cwt150.00–164.001,07037
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685165.85/cwt165.70–168.001,13685
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719149.86/cwt140.00–155.251,07741
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765131.01/cwt130.00–132.001,0022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775145.49/cwt145.00–147.001,1284
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added800161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,28844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,2242
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3816126.49/cwt125.00–131.001,0324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2872141.75/cwt141.00–142.001,2364
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3875124.50/cwt123.00–126.001,0892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2906134.58/cwt130.50–135.501,21916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2953130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,2443
Steers—Medium and Large 2-397096.00/cwt96.00–96.009311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,070131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,4021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295156.67/cwt155.00–160.004623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331171.56/cwt167.00–176.005686
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3371152.91/cwt150.00–158.005675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377176.58/cwt172.00–178.0066629
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3408151.99/cwt151.00–154.006203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426167.97/cwt159.00–172.0071622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added429174.00/cwt174.00–174.0074618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473165.18/cwt158.00–169.5078159
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530155.47/cwt145.00–160.0082482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533143.68/cwt143.00–144.007663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559159.50/cwt159.50–159.508925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3567138.00/cwt138.00–138.007822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575147.77/cwt141.00–156.5085043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623120.00/cwt120.00–120.007482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628140.24/cwt130.00–145.0088129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634147.00/cwt147.00–147.009324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3663124.68/cwt120.00–125.508277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675135.89/cwt130.00–142.0091712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added684153.70/cwt153.70–153.701,05177
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721130.65/cwt130.00–132.009423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3750103.00/cwt103.00–103.007731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2756132.92/cwt125.00–135.001,00517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,1364
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240175.00/cwt175.00–175.004202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340176.00/cwt176.00–176.005981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3367150.00/cwt150.00–150.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379162.57/cwt154.00–170.006168
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416161.07/cwt156.00–169.006707
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466159.19/cwt153.00–164.0074221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505141.00/cwt141.00–141.007121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535154.06/cwt150.00–160.0082420
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562154.12/cwt152.00–158.0086614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2636149.87/cwt140.00–153.0095327
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662136.62/cwt132.00–146.009043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3683120.00/cwt120.00–120.008203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2726133.90/cwt130.00–140.0097215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3735121.00/cwt121.00–121.008892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3880105.00/cwt105.00–105.009241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2895106.00/cwt106.00–106.009491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,172100.50/cwt100.50–100.501,1782
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3483147.50/cwt147.50–147.507124
Dairy Steers—Large 3540135.00/cwt135.00–135.007291
Dairy Steers—Large 3735106.00/cwt106.00–106.007793
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,315115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,5121
Heifers—Select and Choice1,640101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,6561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,654119.22/cwt116.00–121.001,9724
Bulls——1,705124.29/cwt122.50–126.002,1193
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92561.72/cwt60.50–65.005713
Cows—Lean 85-90%95782.53/cwt80.50–85.5079011
Cows—Lean 85-90%98578.00/cwt77.00–79.007682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15487.03/cwt83.50–90.501,00415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18880.36/cwt80.00–81.009553
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26195.16/cwt92.50–100.001,20017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52898.14/cwt95.50–100.501,5002
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57090.66/cwt86.50–92.501,4234

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.