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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 20
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
620 head
▼ 656 vs last sale 1,276▼ 57 vs year ago 677 · −8.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 76▲ 40 vs year ago 36 · +111.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was 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 $163.65/cwt on 281 head.
Average price
$163.65
281 head · 682 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,116
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$178
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.70
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2681165.791,129259
Medium and Large 2-3687138.3695122
One grade step is worth $27.43/cwt here — about $178 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 sale281 hd
163.65
—
KY average24 barns · 2,194 hd
159.94
+3.70
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—High1,520125.411,90616
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62198.061,58913
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22692.341,13226
CowsLean 85-90%Low96979.017667thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,250114.001,4251thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,240108.981,3514thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285189.00/cwt189.00–189.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335189.03/cwt185.00–190.006335
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368190.57/cwt187.00–197.007013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440168.00/cwt168.00–168.007391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445176.63/cwt174.00–177.507864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479175.31/cwt174.00–181.0084010
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485165.00/cwt165.00–165.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515193.74/cwt190.00–197.0099812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518178.11/cwt170.00–186.0092313
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3524154.85/cwt151.00–157.008116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562186.84/cwt185.50–195.001,0507
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574174.16/cwt165.00–181.501,00026
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580158.98/cwt155.00–161.009223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607179.63/cwt175.75–181.751,09021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3623146.17/cwt142.50–150.009112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632162.66/cwt155.00–170.001,02814
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665142.00/cwt142.00–142.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679160.22/cwt149.00–166.001,08833
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725134.06/cwt130.00–138.009722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729155.81/cwt150.00–158.501,13619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2756150.90/cwt140.00–152.501,14111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1596
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3810115.00/cwt115.00–115.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added844160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,35061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2939135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,27210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3970110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0671
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,03094.50/cwt94.50–94.509733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,051121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2723
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,08094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275135.00/cwt135.00–135.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305144.00/cwt144.00–144.004392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330172.00/cwt164.00–176.005683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360171.00/cwt171.00–171.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376159.05/cwt155.00–163.005987
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400174.00/cwt174.00–174.006963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435167.39/cwt164.00–170.0072812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476161.47/cwt151.00–168.0076927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485143.00/cwt143.00–143.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513165.66/cwt165.50–166.5085012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521155.21/cwt148.00–159.0080925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525137.45/cwt135.00–140.007222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569151.40/cwt145.00–156.0086122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595135.00/cwt135.00–135.008031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612151.25/cwt150.00–152.5092624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627144.10/cwt135.00–149.5090431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675132.06/cwt130.00–138.008914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0345
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680134.00/cwt134.00–134.009111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725133.08/cwt130.00–136.009652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780126.04/cwt120.50–133.009835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815120.00/cwt120.00–120.009781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2945113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0686
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315151.00/cwt151.00–151.004761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355165.00/cwt165.00–165.005861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355155.00/cwt155.00–155.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405160.00/cwt160.00–160.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2454155.55/cwt150.00–160.007069
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485142.00/cwt142.00–142.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514155.30/cwt150.00–160.007989
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530143.40/cwt140.00–145.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570140.00/cwt140.00–140.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575156.09/cwt151.00–161.008982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621136.54/cwt130.00–141.008484
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660111.00/cwt111.00–111.007331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673128.36/cwt123.00–134.008642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727125.00/cwt125.00–125.009092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815106.69/cwt105.00–110.008703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860110.00/cwt110.00–110.009462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2970107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,075113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,2151
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3465113.00/cwt113.00–113.005251
Dairy Steers—Large 3644130.93/cwt116.00–132.0084314
Dairy Steers—Large 3710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007101
Dairy Steers—Large 3765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
Dairy Steers—Large 388093.00/cwt93.00–93.008181
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,240108.98/cwt106.00–110.501,3514
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,250114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,4251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,263107.34/cwt104.00–111.001,3562
Bulls——1,483122.99/cwt120.00–126.001,8246
Bulls——1,611131.75/cwt130.75–136.002,1228
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88072.50/cwt72.50–72.506381
Cows—Lean 85-90%97877.01/cwt74.00–79.507534
Cows—Lean 85-90%99586.28/cwt83.50–89.008582
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21193.28/cwt89.00–97.751,13013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236100.39/cwt98.50–103.001,2417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24880.92/cwt79.50–84.501,0106
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56398.94/cwt97.50–100.001,5467
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,578104.04/cwt101.50–105.001,6424
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,90783.00/cwt83.00–83.001,5832

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.