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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 12
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,297 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 1,352▼ 250 vs year ago 1,547 · −16.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 80▲ 41 vs year ago 32 · +128.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 2▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.25/cwt on 431 head.
Average price
$155.25
431 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$858
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$201
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.72
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563157.44886373
Medium and Large 2-3485141.1568558
One grade step is worth $16.29/cwt here — about $201 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 sale431 hd
155.25
—
KY average25 barns · 5,650 hd
159.97
−4.72
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—Average1,509106.551,6089thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54084.841,3076thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28382.331,05729
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05572.5876520

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)840$6693thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)940$1,1001thin

Every lot

125 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 1-2315207.69/cwt200.00–210.006545
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3332143.07/cwt140.00–150.004753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365212.00/cwt212.00–212.007743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378223.07/cwt215.00–225.008435
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3378177.09/cwt172.00–184.006693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2391202.62/cwt200.00–206.007927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413214.13/cwt211.00–218.0088420
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414204.59/cwt190.00–218.008478
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430176.59/cwt170.00–180.007593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478190.83/cwt180.00–195.0091223
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3479172.08/cwt162.50–178.008247
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3522168.38/cwt164.00–175.008799
Steers—Large 1531160.00/cwt160.00–160.008503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy534199.84/cwt199.00–201.001,06714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536183.78/cwt180.00–186.0098517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy570198.50/cwt198.00–199.001,1312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576190.53/cwt185.00–197.501,09710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3576165.05/cwt160.00–172.009519
Steers—Large 1615150.00/cwt150.00–150.009232
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3617149.04/cwt142.00–155.009203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626172.23/cwt165.00–180.001,07821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630190.32/cwt190.00–193.001,1999
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679175.28/cwt165.00–178.501,19045
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680152.39/cwt150.50–163.001,03623
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3724145.06/cwt140.00–157.001,0507
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727170.24/cwt161.00–173.001,23810
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770152.25/cwt148.00–155.001,1724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773165.91/cwt163.00–172.001,2823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2807165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3322
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3814152.97/cwt150.00–156.001,2454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added900169.90/cwt169.90–169.901,52954
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220154.16/cwt150.00–162.003393
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240142.00/cwt142.00–142.003411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3263143.23/cwt140.00–150.003776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282161.95/cwt155.00–167.504577
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3318150.07/cwt145.00–152.504776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320163.88/cwt160.00–170.005249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added347183.00/cwt183.00–183.006355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367167.25/cwt161.00–170.0061415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378143.51/cwt135.00–151.005426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added381183.00/cwt183.00–183.006974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420161.64/cwt154.00–168.0067929
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424145.80/cwt140.00–152.006184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426170.55/cwt169.00–173.007275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472158.44/cwt154.00–162.0074858
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473143.13/cwt135.00–149.006777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479168.62/cwt167.00–173.0080812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3514133.89/cwt130.00–140.006885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522168.97/cwt168.00–171.008828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524156.82/cwt149.00–161.0082226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574159.46/cwt152.00–168.0091529
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575144.05/cwt140.00–148.0082811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3608134.67/cwt134.00–136.008193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610160.53/cwt158.50–166.0097916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626145.71/cwt140.00–147.0091214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668146.10/cwt138.00–155.2597641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3671132.02/cwt130.00–134.008864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open709161.50/cwt161.50–161.501,14556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712150.73/cwt144.00–157.001,0739
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3737131.40/cwt124.00–139.009684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765145.02/cwt140.50–152.001,1099
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3795127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820132.45/cwt129.00–141.001,0868
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2878108.16/cwt100.00–116.009502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905108.00/cwt108.00–108.009771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2993113.50/cwt113.50–113.501,1273
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3203153.54/cwt150.00–157.003122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3265154.59/cwt148.00–160.004109
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added281197.99/cwt195.00–210.005565
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2296180.00/cwt180.00–180.005333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315175.00/cwt175.00–175.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added319199.22/cwt197.00–200.006364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330188.57/cwt180.00–193.006225
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350161.00/cwt161.00–161.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372185.29/cwt180.00–190.006898
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added384203.49/cwt200.00–205.007814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added408219.36/cwt218.00–222.008956
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3413168.66/cwt159.00–175.0069710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425191.09/cwt181.00–200.0081210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added452202.68/cwt201.00–206.009163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472179.74/cwt171.00–195.0084811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477159.47/cwt150.00–166.007619
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3516153.45/cwt140.00–159.007927
Bulls—Large 1519159.97/cwt158.00–161.008306
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529169.88/cwt160.00–178.0089920
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3572142.65/cwt141.00–145.008163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577157.19/cwt149.00–165.5090727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2611155.57/cwt152.00–161.0095115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3629134.26/cwt120.00–142.008449
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2659157.97/cwt152.50–160.001,04114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3671135.63/cwt130.00–140.009107
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705134.00/cwt134.00–134.009451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2732148.56/cwt141.00–155.001,0876
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767148.63/cwt146.00–150.001,1403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3795121.00/cwt121.00–121.009621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2824143.25/cwt134.00–147.001,1805
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-389085.00/cwt85.00–85.007571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2912139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2682
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers12 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3210103.00/cwt103.00–103.002161
Dairy Steers—Large 334696.66/cwt95.00–100.003343
Dairy Steers—Large 339579.00/cwt79.00–79.003121
Dairy Steers—Large 349085.00/cwt85.00–85.004171
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fancy505128.00/cwt128.00–128.006461
Dairy Steers—Large 3688122.50/cwt122.50–122.508434
Dairy Steers—Large 3827110.50/cwt110.50–110.509142
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added868140.05/cwt139.90–140.201,216120
Dairy Steers—Large 393099.52/cwt98.00–101.009262
Dairy Steers—Large 395095.00/cwt95.00–95.009031
Dairy Steers—Large 31,03090.00/cwt90.00–90.009271
Dairy Steers—Large 31,07597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,0431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15394.69/cwt90.00–97.001,0923
Bulls——1,565107.40/cwt100.00–110.001,6814
Bulls——1,930122.64/cwt120.00–125.002,3672
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90762.35/cwt55.00–65.505663
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07372.00/cwt66.50–78.0077312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09980.11/cwt79.50–81.508805
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18375.76/cwt74.50–77.008964
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29183.09/cwt78.00–85.001,07323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39586.78/cwt86.00–87.501,2112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52583.90/cwt81.00–85.001,2794
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57086.73/cwt86.50–87.001,3622
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2976120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1713
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2840668.75/head650.00–680.006693
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29401,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001

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.