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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 28
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,173 head
▲ 256 vs last sale 917▼ 517 vs year ago 1,690 · −30.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 77▲ 15 vs year ago 81 · +18.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 5 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 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 $154.14/cwt on 485 head.
Average price
$154.14
485 head · 577 lb average
Value per head Derived
$889
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.97
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2576155.72896451
Medium and Large 2-3590133.2078634
One grade step is worth $22.51/cwt here — about $110 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 sale485 hd
154.14
—
KY average11 barns · 2,013 hd
146.17
+7.97
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—High1,71199.231,69711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56872.781,1419thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26071.2789834
CowsLean 85-90%Low98061.7160517
SteersSelectLow1,57292.861,4607thin

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 Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)690$5501thin

Every lot

102 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 2-3250178.00/cwt178.00–178.004451
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330158.00/cwt158.00–158.005211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340202.00/cwt202.00–202.006871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383206.03/cwt200.00–214.0078914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417196.48/cwt190.00–205.008198
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435180.00/cwt180.00–180.007832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458203.50/cwt203.50–203.5093218
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3471175.36/cwt170.00–178.008267
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487183.31/cwt180.00–197.0089317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505189.00/cwt189.00–189.009543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524178.18/cwt171.00–184.0093425
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528157.51/cwt155.00–160.008322
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3567154.06/cwt151.00–158.008743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570172.55/cwt160.00–176.5098447
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604176.21/cwt173.00–180.501,06448
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627166.87/cwt158.00–172.501,04651
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3634150.38/cwt150.00–152.009535
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670146.00/cwt146.00–146.009782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674174.50/cwt174.50–174.501,17611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675160.83/cwt157.50–166.501,0866
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727160.91/cwt151.00–168.501,17023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added742176.50/cwt176.50–176.501,31065
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774160.75/cwt155.00–167.001,24423
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1607
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835163.58/cwt155.00–165.001,36627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865138.91/cwt134.00–144.001,2022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,012140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4175
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,055133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,4031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,250135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,6881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2224174.02/cwt172.00–175.003903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270159.00/cwt159.00–159.004291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325148.25/cwt140.00–156.504824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3353138.99/cwt138.00–141.004913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373149.82/cwt143.00–156.005597
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3406141.82/cwt140.00–145.005765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428155.87/cwt150.00–164.0066733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy451168.00/cwt168.00–168.0075813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465144.64/cwt143.00–146.006736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469155.62/cwt148.00–162.5073048
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505133.00/cwt133.00–133.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514163.40/cwt160.00–164.0084042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515151.81/cwt141.00–157.5078246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566160.11/cwt159.25–161.0090631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569153.61/cwt141.00–157.0087464
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585133.00/cwt133.00–133.007781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618130.77/cwt130.00–133.008084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620148.28/cwt140.00–155.0091938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676143.29/cwt135.00–147.0096917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3677130.80/cwt130.00–131.008865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713147.44/cwt144.00–150.501,05121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3733135.99/cwt135.00–137.009972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added739165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,21970
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760120.00/cwt120.00–120.009122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2766136.38/cwt125.00–141.001,0454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815139.98/cwt138.00–141.001,1413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3823120.00/cwt120.00–120.009882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3871113.33/cwt113.00–114.009873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2985129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2714
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3280165.00/cwt165.00–165.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320214.40/cwt206.00–219.006863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2328178.78/cwt175.00–180.005864
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372171.00/cwt171.00–171.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395211.00/cwt211.00–211.008334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420200.00/cwt200.00–200.008402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425162.25/cwt160.00–167.006903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432180.05/cwt174.00–186.007785
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473163.08/cwt160.00–169.007713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3491155.00/cwt155.00–155.007613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525156.00/cwt150.00–161.0081912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3531141.76/cwt140.00–145.007534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy545173.00/cwt173.00–173.009431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy552164.50/cwt164.50–164.509086
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580140.00/cwt140.00–140.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2586149.85/cwt144.00–161.0087810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620135.00/cwt135.00–135.008371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631136.83/cwt130.00–140.008633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690130.00/cwt130.00–130.008971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730135.50/cwt134.00–137.009892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3735120.00/cwt120.00–120.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775100.00/cwt100.00–100.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835114.44/cwt106.00–119.009565
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3868105.07/cwt100.00–110.009122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2878120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2915123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2960105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0081
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,415100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,4152
Steers—Select1,63590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4725
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49992.96/cwt90.00–96.001,3934
Bulls——1,720110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8921
Bulls——1,850101.61/cwt98.50–105.001,8806
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97553.82/cwt50.00–58.005255
Cows—Lean 85-90%98163.45/cwt60.00–68.0062210
Cows—Lean 85-90%98872.74/cwt70.00–75.507192
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16664.41/cwt60.00–67.0075111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24283.27/cwt81.00–86.001,0343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31473.25/cwt70.00–77.0096320
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56872.78/cwt70.00–75.001,1419
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690550.00/head550.00–550.005501

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.