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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 18
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,007 head
▼ 651 vs last sale 1,658▼ 4 vs year ago 1,011 · −0.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 176▲ 35 vs year ago 43 · +81.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.45/cwt on 369 head.
Average price
$155.45
369 head · 577 lb average
Value per head Derived
$897
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$128
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.11
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2579156.98908336
Medium and Large 2-3558139.9078033
One grade step is worth $17.08/cwt here — about $128 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 sale369 hd
155.45
—
KY average25 barns · 7,012 hd
155.34
+0.11
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—High1,652114.221,8879thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51382.031,2416thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22374.6491328
CowsLean 85-90%Low95364.8561818
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,325119.001,5771thin
SteersSelectAverage1,99080.001,5921thin

Every lot

106 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 2-3235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288189.00/cwt189.00–189.005443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379175.54/cwt171.00–181.0066511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3383164.02/cwt160.00–166.006283
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3423157.60/cwt154.00–161.006672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435174.84/cwt170.00–179.0076111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460163.47/cwt162.00–165.007522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476177.93/cwt173.00–187.0084713
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3517162.14/cwt160.00–166.008386
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy522198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,0344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523185.00/cwt185.00–185.009688
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523174.08/cwt167.50–178.0091018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564173.95/cwt165.00–179.0098127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568180.23/cwt180.00–184.001,02418
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585150.00/cwt150.00–150.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3609150.66/cwt150.00–154.009186
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625167.39/cwt156.00–173.501,04634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1038
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677165.74/cwt160.00–169.001,12215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710158.71/cwt150.00–161.001,12722
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3740146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769169.13/cwt163.50–170.001,30153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2782150.88/cwt144.50–156.501,1809
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3805135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2824151.70/cwt149.00–154.501,2508
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2863143.72/cwt137.00–148.501,2406
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3898126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,1364
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3912110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,015130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,070115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240172.50/cwt172.50–172.504141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285143.00/cwt143.00–143.004082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310152.50/cwt152.50–152.504731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340176.00/cwt176.00–176.005981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367169.87/cwt161.00–177.0062310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429166.58/cwt160.00–175.0071527
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3434151.77/cwt150.00–155.006594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3472148.63/cwt145.00–150.007026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478167.09/cwt158.00–171.0079950
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3507144.38/cwt142.00–148.007323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508170.66/cwt170.00–171.008673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517163.47/cwt158.00–168.5084554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559166.31/cwt165.00–169.5093022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571160.16/cwt153.00–163.5091536
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3586143.27/cwt140.00–145.008404
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3613130.00/cwt130.00–130.007972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630149.24/cwt141.00–155.0094055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0329
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3651139.00/cwt139.00–139.009054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658150.00/cwt150.00–150.009878
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669142.32/cwt132.50–145.0095216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725141.08/cwt134.00–146.001,02310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3745125.86/cwt120.00–127.009386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2762141.47/cwt140.00–142.001,07814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3785102.00/cwt102.00–102.008011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2863128.00/cwt127.00–129.001,1052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2922128.59/cwt126.00–129.001,18615
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3250168.00/cwt168.00–168.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275196.00/cwt196.00–196.005393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2331181.10/cwt172.50–187.505995
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340165.00/cwt165.00–165.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360166.00/cwt166.00–166.005981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367175.60/cwt174.00–180.006446
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425151.04/cwt150.00–152.006422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431163.67/cwt160.00–170.007056
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460150.00/cwt150.00–150.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468166.23/cwt159.00–173.0077815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520151.00/cwt151.00–151.007851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522164.37/cwt160.00–170.0085820
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583158.91/cwt154.00–162.5092610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595142.00/cwt142.00–142.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625140.00/cwt140.00–140.008751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628155.43/cwt147.00–159.0097618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655144.00/cwt144.00–144.009431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660121.00/cwt121.00–121.007991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727132.53/cwt130.00–136.009636
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-380290.00/cwt90.00–90.007222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2814134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0918
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-387091.00/cwt91.00–91.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2892120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2992115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1412
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3587133.78/cwt132.00–135.507854
Dairy Steers—Large 3612133.00/cwt133.00–133.008142
Dairy Steers—Large 3728104.57/cwt104.00–105.007617
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added733124.00/cwt124.00–124.009095
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added776132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,02819
Dairy Steers—Large 3843125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,0587
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added880136.20/cwt136.20–136.201,19960
Dairy Steers—Large 3935114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0661
Dairy Steers—Large 31,046115.50/cwt115.50–115.501,2089
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,325119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,5771
Steers—Select1,99080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,5921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,537106.42/cwt104.00–110.001,6363
Bulls——1,670117.25/cwt115.00–119.001,9585
Bulls——1,910122.50/cwt122.50–122.502,3401
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93058.15/cwt55.50–60.005416
Cows—Lean 85-90%95766.21/cwt61.50–69.506349
Cows—Lean 85-90%98874.17/cwt72.50–76.007333
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18466.57/cwt64.00–69.507886
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,0231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23676.41/cwt73.00–80.5094421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2671
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51781.43/cwt79.50–83.001,2355

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.