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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 29
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,352 head
▲ 303 vs last sale 1,049▲ 543 vs year ago 809 · +67.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 98▲ 43 vs year ago 37 · +116.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder heifers over 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. 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 $164.48/cwt on 566 head.
Average price
$164.48
566 head · 626 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,029
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$169
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.76
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2626165.621,037540
Medium and Large 2-3617140.7786826
One grade step is worth $24.85/cwt here — about $169 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 sale566 hd
164.48
—
KY average24 barns · 5,148 hd
165.24
−0.76
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—Low1,523112.141,7089thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50091.181,3686thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20083.711,00539
CowsLean 85-90%Average91973.616766thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)885$6251thin

Every lot

104 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 2-3260188.00/cwt188.00–188.004891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320215.00/cwt215.00–215.006883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379220.61/cwt211.00–224.0083611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395203.00/cwt203.00–203.008021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422208.58/cwt203.00–212.0088016
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430182.00/cwt182.00–182.007833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435220.00/cwt219.00–221.009572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,0191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484211.54/cwt200.00–215.501,02429
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495186.00/cwt186.00–186.009211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517206.80/cwt206.00–208.001,0695
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528195.10/cwt190.00–200.001,03019
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3537182.20/cwt182.00–183.009785
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570207.49/cwt201.00–208.001,18369
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572186.73/cwt179.50–195.001,06820
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3584174.26/cwt170.00–179.001,0184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610196.69/cwt193.00–198.001,2004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632185.32/cwt180.00–189.001,1718
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3643170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0938
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667178.31/cwt170.00–188.501,18933
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712163.40/cwt157.00–169.001,1637
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3712153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,27810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776174.30/cwt164.00–176.001,35331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added781180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,40666
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815170.36/cwt164.50–173.501,38820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added827179.50/cwt179.50–179.501,48461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2853153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,3053
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3890122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0861
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3975124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2982153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,5022
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215174.00/cwt174.00–174.003742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3245152.50/cwt150.00–155.003742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273169.34/cwt165.00–172.004625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330164.00/cwt164.00–164.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340194.00/cwt194.00–194.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376177.44/cwt170.00–184.0066711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390160.00/cwt160.00–160.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411183.00/cwt183.00–183.007523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440177.00/cwt176.00–178.007795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3447152.00/cwt152.00–152.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473170.40/cwt160.00–175.0080639
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490158.00/cwt158.00–158.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy497187.00/cwt187.00–187.009294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523166.28/cwt160.00–174.0087042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525155.00/cwt155.00–155.008142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added548178.50/cwt178.50–178.509785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562175.71/cwt172.50–176.2598721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576158.87/cwt151.00–167.0091534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617153.89/cwt146.00–160.0095026
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3622140.69/cwt139.00–143.008756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630166.57/cwt164.00–169.001,04966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661170.50/cwt170.50–170.501,12780
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662159.45/cwt152.00–160.001,05618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670144.80/cwt144.00–145.009705
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705137.00/cwt137.00–137.009662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712168.04/cwt164.75–170.001,196115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714152.16/cwt145.00–159.001,08624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765124.47/cwt120.00–129.009522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2782152.15/cwt140.00–155.501,19028
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3800123.00/cwt123.00–123.009841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2807142.50/cwt141.00–142.751,1507
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2857139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3895107.00/cwt107.00–107.009581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,002102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,0221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240192.00/cwt192.00–192.004611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280197.11/cwt195.00–199.005522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335195.00/cwt195.00–195.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372206.27/cwt204.00–209.007673
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395180.00/cwt180.00–180.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2409201.99/cwt190.00–208.008269
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3417176.36/cwt174.00–180.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy434212.01/cwt210.00–214.009204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455202.00/cwt202.00–202.009192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485179.00/cwt179.00–179.008682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2489186.88/cwt183.00–196.009148
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520160.30/cwt158.00–163.008343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523182.92/cwt173.00–187.5095725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573162.00/cwt162.00–162.009283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579175.15/cwt172.00–181.001,01412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3618140.00/cwt140.00–140.008652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621163.74/cwt151.00–169.001,01711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664146.49/cwt146.00–147.009736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725148.08/cwt145.00–152.001,0747
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2769145.49/cwt144.00–146.001,11910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2845149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2857141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2082
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3570114.00/cwt114.00–114.006501
Dairy Steers—Large 3687100.00/cwt100.00–100.006872
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,413104.81/cwt104.00–105.501,4813
Bulls——1,489112.65/cwt111.00–113.501,6774
Bulls——1,758122.13/cwt120.00–124.502,1472
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84767.38/cwt66.00–68.005713
Cows—Lean 85-90%97581.00/cwt81.00–81.007901
Cows—Lean 85-90%99879.26/cwt78.50–80.007912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13176.45/cwt72.50–79.508658
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16594.12/cwt90.00–99.501,0965
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22883.94/cwt80.00–89.501,03126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45396.99/cwt94.00–100.001,4092
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52488.28/cwt85.00–91.001,3454
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885625.00/head625.00–625.006251

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.