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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 10
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,224 head
▲ 122 vs last sale 1,102▲ 283 vs year ago 941 · +30.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 56▲ 40 vs year ago 53 · +75.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 7 vs year ago 3 · +233.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower and feeder steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $150.29/cwt on 431 head.
Average price
$150.29
431 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$826
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$145
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.57
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554151.85842385
Medium and Large 2-3507137.3169746
One grade step is worth $14.54/cwt here — about $145 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
150.29
—
KY average24 barns · 5,125 hd
144.72
+5.57
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—Average1,742112.731,96414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,49076.221,13612
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20670.5885125
CowsLean 85-90%Low90263.9357719
SteersSelectAverage1,170108.001,2641thin

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)1,188$8642thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,290$1,2642thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2222185.00/cwt185.00–185.004112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280193.96/cwt190.00–196.005433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295215.00/cwt215.00–215.006341
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3300171.00/cwt171.00–171.005131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325207.00/cwt207.00–207.006731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2337200.03/cwt194.00–204.006743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy354198.21/cwt195.00–199.007025
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385160.00/cwt160.00–160.006162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388188.03/cwt177.00–193.0073011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421185.46/cwt179.00–190.0078120
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425172.62/cwt171.00–174.007343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477172.20/cwt168.00–180.0082124
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478162.81/cwt161.00–166.007786
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521176.00/cwt176.00–176.009175
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526163.80/cwt157.00–173.0086245
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3529154.19/cwt152.00–158.008166
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3561156.78/cwt155.00–158.008805
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580167.46/cwt158.00–176.0097133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620163.06/cwt152.00–169.001,01119
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630132.56/cwt130.00–135.008352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668161.95/cwt153.00–169.001,08230
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685141.00/cwt141.00–141.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1613
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761157.84/cwt155.00–163.501,20122
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3792110.00/cwt110.00–110.008712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added811173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,40365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2829159.55/cwt157.00–164.001,32322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2888149.40/cwt149.00–149.501,3275
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915139.64/cwt137.00–141.001,2783
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3945125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,011152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,53745
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3215140.00/cwt140.00–140.003011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220161.00/cwt161.00–161.003542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3255141.00/cwt141.00–141.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260160.00/cwt160.00–160.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305162.00/cwt162.00–162.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305145.00/cwt145.00–145.004421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319148.22/cwt146.00–153.0047310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368154.17/cwt150.00–158.0056724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380140.22/cwt140.00–141.005339
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425142.59/cwt140.00–145.006068
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432155.42/cwt149.00–162.0067151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470157.41/cwt149.00–164.0074044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483146.21/cwt141.00–148.007069
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519147.97/cwt139.00–155.0076855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538158.00/cwt158.00–158.008503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3542136.00/cwt136.00–136.007372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3558133.26/cwt131.00–135.507442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579150.20/cwt140.00–156.0087050
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595160.75/cwt160.75–160.7595621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600150.00/cwt150.00–150.009002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631136.71/cwt130.00–144.0086322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3639128.75/cwt126.00–131.008234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,09638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671150.80/cwt140.00–158.001,01226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675134.28/cwt131.00–136.009064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2709136.23/cwt130.00–140.009664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3728120.51/cwt120.00–121.008772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765127.00/cwt127.00–127.009721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770139.82/cwt134.00–145.501,07711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added807140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,13411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3810112.00/cwt112.00–112.009071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2891130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2906133.74/cwt125.00–136.001,2125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3910101.00/cwt101.00–101.009191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275159.00/cwt159.00–159.004371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300209.00/cwt209.00–209.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3313138.35/cwt135.00–140.004333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370130.00/cwt130.00–130.004811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2393192.51/cwt190.00–201.007576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425167.19/cwt160.00–177.0071115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440135.00/cwt135.00–135.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477152.41/cwt150.00–156.007276
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478166.00/cwt158.00–170.0079325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520145.55/cwt140.00–150.0075716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3533131.01/cwt130.00–132.006982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3563131.01/cwt130.00–132.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565145.47/cwt140.00–152.0082219
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618133.18/cwt127.50–140.0082330
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628121.00/cwt119.00–124.007604
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665106.94/cwt103.00–111.007112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683124.20/cwt120.00–130.0084812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724124.73/cwt120.00–133.009036
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3738115.00/cwt115.00–115.008493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763133.43/cwt125.00–139.001,0184
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3776116.00/cwt110.00–118.009004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3820110.00/cwt110.00–110.009022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875109.63/cwt104.00–115.009592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2900113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,03092.00/cwt92.00–92.009483
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added849137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,16361
Dairy Steers—Large 3994114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1335
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,170108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,2641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,300104.72/cwt103.00–107.001,3612
Bulls——1,816114.07/cwt110.00–116.502,07212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87559.28/cwt58.00–61.005198
Cows—Lean 85-90%90165.23/cwt62.00–68.005888
Cows—Lean 85-90%97772.86/cwt72.00–74.507123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16365.73/cwt63.50–69.007649
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22172.24/cwt70.00–77.5088214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29080.73/cwt80.50–81.001,0412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45569.50/cwt69.50–69.501,0111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47280.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1785
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51174.19/cwt70.00–77.501,1216
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,188864.21/head850.00–880.008642
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,263.95/head1,200.00–1,320.001,2642

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.