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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 27
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,363 head
▲ 743 vs last sale 620▼ 50 vs year ago 1,413 · −3.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 76▼ 32 vs year ago 97 · −33.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $164.23/cwt on 555 head.
Average price
$164.23
555 head · 672 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,104
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$304
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.41
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2681164.861,122523
Medium and Large 2-3531153.9781832
One grade step is worth $10.89/cwt here — about $304 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 sale555 hd
164.23
—
KY average24 barns · 4,000 hd
162.82
+1.41
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—Average1,616121.191,9597thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,530100.001,5306thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26999.461,26326
CowsLean 85-90%Low96278.8775812

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)1,103$1,0623thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)760$6501thin

Every lot

101 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 1-2290192.00/cwt192.00–192.005571
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3310151.45/cwt150.00–153.004692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335184.00/cwt184.00–184.006162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380183.54/cwt178.00–190.006979
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385160.00/cwt160.00–160.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418163.54/cwt160.00–166.006844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424175.83/cwt170.00–180.007468
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added451189.50/cwt189.50–189.5085511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3466163.27/cwt160.00–164.007618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476176.81/cwt170.00–180.0084214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523171.25/cwt165.00–176.0089625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532181.87/cwt180.00–185.0096818
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3534153.93/cwt150.00–159.008225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563179.67/cwt179.00–180.501,01223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564168.22/cwt159.50–175.5094945
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578150.45/cwt149.00–155.008705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610177.25/cwt177.25–177.251,08121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3613150.66/cwt150.00–151.009243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623165.54/cwt160.00–174.001,03140
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663161.07/cwt151.00–166.501,06823
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3695140.00/cwt140.00–140.009731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718152.80/cwt140.00–158.501,09721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730163.96/cwt160.00–164.501,19759
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765166.08/cwt165.85–166.301,271130
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771149.09/cwt140.50–153.001,14935
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3790142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822137.52/cwt133.00–141.001,1308
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3840120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0081
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3875128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2882140.27/cwt135.00–141.001,2378
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,012129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,3054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,123129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,44915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,211124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,5023
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260163.00/cwt163.00–163.004241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265147.31/cwt145.00–150.003903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315150.00/cwt150.00–150.004733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330166.96/cwt159.00–175.005513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363152.03/cwt150.00–155.005523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376166.26/cwt160.00–174.0062511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy379180.49/cwt179.00–184.006847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422170.40/cwt160.00–175.0071926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424178.57/cwt178.00–179.007576
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3432152.02/cwt149.00–155.506578
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468152.56/cwt151.00–154.007142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480164.11/cwt155.00–171.0078842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500141.00/cwt141.00–141.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510161.40/cwt160.50–165.0082310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527155.09/cwt146.00–159.0081751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575152.65/cwt143.00–159.0087895
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583140.00/cwt140.00–140.008164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630140.78/cwt135.00–148.0088748
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635130.00/cwt130.00–130.008265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663145.54/cwt145.00–147.0096511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673136.79/cwt130.00–141.0092143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3683121.46/cwt118.00–125.008302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3711110.04/cwt100.00–120.007824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728135.09/cwt128.00–137.0098328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,0568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,17163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785133.03/cwt130.00–134.501,0447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2828124.25/cwt120.00–128.001,0295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2876127.98/cwt124.00–131.001,1215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,053114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,2002
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255170.00/cwt170.00–170.004341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424163.27/cwt158.50–170.0069212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460162.00/cwt162.00–162.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485163.43/cwt160.00–167.007932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528158.62/cwt150.00–165.0083817
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545140.00/cwt140.00–140.007631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570142.41/cwt140.00–145.008122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572159.74/cwt150.00–167.0091417
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600133.00/cwt133.00–133.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630144.02/cwt143.00–145.009072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3668133.98/cwt132.00–136.008952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671145.80/cwt140.00–150.009789
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733125.00/cwt125.00–125.009165
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3797110.00/cwt110.00–110.008772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850115.00/cwt115.00–115.009781
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3317145.00/cwt145.00–145.004602
Dairy Steers—Large 3455143.34/cwt139.00–145.0065211
Dairy Steers—Large 3547140.00/cwt140.00–140.007666
Dairy Steers—Large 3560105.00/cwt105.00–105.005881
Dairy Steers—Large 3646130.75/cwt124.00–133.008454
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added892125.20/cwt125.20–125.201,11759
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,498113.17/cwt112.50–114.001,6953
Bulls——1,607123.93/cwt120.00–126.001,9923
Bulls——2,000137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,7401
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86564.40/cwt60.00–69.005572
Cows—Lean 85-90%97779.22/cwt75.50–84.007747
Cows—Lean 85-90%99087.69/cwt86.00–90.008683
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19187.60/cwt84.00–92.501,04310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305111.43/cwt110.00–115.001,4544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323105.35/cwt101.00–109.001,39412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47590.50/cwt90.50–90.501,3352
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483103.67/cwt102.50–105.501,5373
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,780108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,9221
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2750101.00/cwt101.00–101.007581
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1031,061.72/head850.00–1,210.001,0623

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.