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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 5
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,711 head
▲ 538 vs last sale 1,173▼ 257 vs year ago 1,968 · −13.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 96▼ 4 vs year ago 115 · −3.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 3▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $172.09/cwt on 652 head.
Average price
$172.09
652 head · 632 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,087
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$248
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.17
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2642173.231,112590
Medium and Large 2-3536161.2286462
One grade step is worth $12.01/cwt here — about $248 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 sale652 hd
172.09
—
KY average26 barns · 10,460 hd
170.92
+1.17
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—Average1,626103.361,68011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,63871.831,1769thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27671.1390855
CowsLean 85-90%Low96364.0061724

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)857$7852thin

Every lot

114 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3268172.71/cwt171.00–176.004633
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330175.00/cwt175.00–175.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy334210.00/cwt210.00–210.007017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2337187.09/cwt184.00–192.006305
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3363175.61/cwt174.00–179.006373
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386198.32/cwt190.00–206.0076626
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422204.10/cwt202.00–205.0086111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431191.87/cwt185.00–200.0082727
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440170.96/cwt170.00–175.007525
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3469173.49/cwt170.00–178.0081411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473179.19/cwt173.00–189.0084811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476198.00/cwt198.00–198.009424
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3519164.24/cwt162.00–167.0085217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522176.76/cwt170.00–182.0092357
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added546190.50/cwt190.50–190.501,0405
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,02310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574170.13/cwt160.00–178.0097766
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578151.39/cwt150.00–159.0087510
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3603147.49/cwt145.00–150.008892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627164.95/cwt153.00–168.001,03441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664164.16/cwt150.00–166.501,09046
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670143.00/cwt143.00–143.009581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708174.50/cwt174.50–174.501,23565
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733159.48/cwt150.00–165.001,16946
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3737144.10/cwt140.00–147.001,0625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,30164
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775162.36/cwt150.00–165.501,25819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added833170.75/cwt170.75–170.751,42260
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2846143.00/cwt140.00–149.001,2103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2867142.01/cwt140.00–151.001,2318
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3890129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2918141.44/cwt134.00–149.001,2982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2950144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,015123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,2481
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,065125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225176.00/cwt176.00–176.003962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235151.00/cwt151.00–151.003551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2274157.74/cwt151.00–166.0043215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332158.21/cwt150.00–163.0052526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3337143.81/cwt141.00–146.004857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370157.80/cwt150.00–165.0058431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3379142.19/cwt140.00–148.005394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415173.00/cwt173.00–173.007182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426141.44/cwt140.00–148.006037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436155.98/cwt150.00–163.0068054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466167.56/cwt167.00–170.0078116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473157.50/cwt148.00–164.0074559
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480143.14/cwt141.00–145.006876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528156.01/cwt148.00–164.0082467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537165.45/cwt165.00–166.0088811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3541142.08/cwt140.00–145.0076911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570166.73/cwt162.00–170.0095039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575148.47/cwt140.00–157.0085455
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590136.41/cwt134.00–139.0080510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619144.57/cwt140.00–153.0089513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631160.22/cwt158.00–160.501,01138
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3634131.96/cwt130.00–135.0083713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655149.62/cwt140.00–157.0098018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673160.53/cwt159.50–163.001,08030
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3688131.97/cwt130.00–135.009083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719131.28/cwt125.00–137.009444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3772120.00/cwt120.00–120.009262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785134.50/cwt132.00–137.001,0562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2812143.29/cwt140.00–145.001,1643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3813110.00/cwt110.00–110.008942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3860100.00/cwt100.00–100.008602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930126.40/cwt120.00–133.001,1762
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3205158.00/cwt158.00–158.003241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3280170.47/cwt170.00–171.004774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2298196.00/cwt196.00–196.005843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326180.00/cwt180.00–180.005873
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330165.00/cwt165.00–165.005453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382181.86/cwt172.00–185.006958
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390170.00/cwt170.00–170.006632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395197.00/cwt197.00–197.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430179.08/cwt170.00–186.0077019
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440162.60/cwt160.00–165.007155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450180.00/cwt180.00–180.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3469162.96/cwt159.00–165.007646
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520163.65/cwt156.00–169.5085118
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3524143.42/cwt140.00–144.507524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy558157.97/cwt157.50–162.0088110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582149.90/cwt140.00–155.5087232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3583143.33/cwt140.00–145.008363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613144.30/cwt140.00–146.008859
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2659140.80/cwt133.00–145.0092813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718134.70/cwt130.00–139.0096713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2772127.44/cwt120.00–131.009843
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820131.48/cwt125.00–138.001,0784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3875106.81/cwt100.00–112.009355
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3927100.00/cwt100.00–100.009274
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
Dairy Steers—Large 3716110.00/cwt110.00–110.007884
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added860141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,21760
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42793.67/cwt90.00–96.501,3373
Bulls——1,615105.66/cwt103.00–109.001,7066
Bulls——1,955111.00/cwt110.00–112.002,1702
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91356.60/cwt55.00–59.005175
Cows—Lean 85-90%97671.91/cwt70.00–78.007025
Cows—Lean 85-90%97763.82/cwt60.00–69.5062414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20462.36/cwt60.00–65.507518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27971.61/cwt66.00–74.7591638
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32976.89/cwt75.50–81.001,0229
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59970.82/cwt67.00–73.501,1326
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60578.29/cwt77.00–79.501,2572
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,93565.00/cwt65.00–65.001,2581
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2857785.00/head785.00–785.007852

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.