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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 20
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,326 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 1,283▼ 708 vs year ago 2,034 · −34.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 102▼ 21 vs year ago 110 · −19.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 4▲ 1 vs year ago 2 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.79/cwt on 508 head.
Average price
$166.79
508 head · 593 lb average
Value per head Derived
$989
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.18
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2594168.791,003457
Medium and Large 2-3582148.9386751
One grade step is worth $19.86/cwt here — about $136 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 sale508 hd
166.79
—
KY average24 barns · 6,269 hd
167.97
−1.18
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—Low1,768117.362,0746thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,64083.501,3692thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20081.8598239
CowsLean 85-90%Low94372.0367923
HeifersSelectAverage1,475100.501,4826thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,190119.001,4161thin
SteersSelectAverage1,55595.501,4851thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$1,0501thin

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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2257215.00/cwt215.00–215.005532
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy302250.00/cwt250.00–250.007552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310231.85/cwt226.00–235.007193
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335208.00/cwt207.00–209.006972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355203.33/cwt200.00–210.007223
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3376190.00/cwt190.00–190.007144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418214.98/cwt212.00–226.0089912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy434232.49/cwt230.00–238.001,0096
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445204.99/cwt204.00–206.009124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,0518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466217.94/cwt210.00–221.001,01616
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495200.00/cwt200.00–200.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523191.64/cwt190.00–193.001,0025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529219.16/cwt216.00–221.001,1596
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530206.31/cwt199.00–214.001,09332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555219.45/cwt217.00–228.001,21826
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555181.24/cwt180.00–182.501,0062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576195.34/cwt189.00–203.001,12522
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630178.76/cwt170.00–188.001,12654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633200.07/cwt192.00–209.501,26654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655186.59/cwt184.50–187.501,22219
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678170.48/cwt167.00–179.001,15618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717171.01/cwt170.00–173.501,22614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719164.18/cwt160.00–168.501,18026
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3745150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1181
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3760140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763162.35/cwt159.00–169.501,23925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,37217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,3209
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815157.23/cwt155.00–158.001,2814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870150.33/cwt150.00–151.001,3083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added956157.75/cwt157.75–157.751,50829
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3970122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2971140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,030135.35/cwt134.00–136.001,3943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,140145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6536
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230173.96/cwt172.00–176.004002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3255160.00/cwt160.00–160.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2279172.10/cwt169.00–176.0048015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3318161.50/cwt161.00–162.005142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328173.00/cwt170.00–181.0056710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345191.00/cwt189.00–192.006593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy364195.31/cwt194.00–199.007114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380182.21/cwt175.00–190.0069217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380171.00/cwt171.00–171.006502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405194.76/cwt191.00–198.007899
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420180.94/cwt175.00–189.0076013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420165.06/cwt160.00–168.006937
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3462160.65/cwt160.00–163.007429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474179.95/cwt171.00–187.0085355
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3517155.00/cwt155.00–155.008012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520184.09/cwt180.00–185.0095712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526174.03/cwt163.00–179.0091530
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578154.63/cwt151.00–155.0089411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581179.53/cwt177.50–184.501,04310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587166.30/cwt161.00–175.0097628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626159.40/cwt152.00–169.0099853
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630147.02/cwt143.00–150.009264
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670146.91/cwt143.00–151.009842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671151.30/cwt150.00–160.001,01515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,14275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3713123.27/cwt120.00–130.008793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715146.80/cwt135.00–149.001,05018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added761167.60/cwt167.60–167.601,27570
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2764136.55/cwt130.00–143.001,0436
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3790124.00/cwt124.00–124.009801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3860115.00/cwt115.00–115.009891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2917127.24/cwt120.00–131.001,1673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3984111.25/cwt111.00–112.501,0956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2991125.66/cwt121.00–135.001,2453
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3235186.53/cwt185.00–188.004382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280202.25/cwt195.00–209.005662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy298226.00/cwt226.00–226.006733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310205.17/cwt199.00–216.006363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335181.00/cwt181.00–181.006061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374204.97/cwt200.00–214.0076711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385235.00/cwt235.00–235.009051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385196.00/cwt196.00–196.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429203.27/cwt192.00–210.008728
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445190.00/cwt190.00–190.008461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476225.48/cwt225.00–227.001,0734
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478193.15/cwt190.00–200.009237
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,1181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531196.96/cwt190.00–205.001,0467
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535162.52/cwt160.00–165.008692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571187.86/cwt181.00–195.001,0735
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3579172.30/cwt170.00–174.009987
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628175.33/cwt170.00–180.001,1013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy641187.12/cwt186.00–187.501,1994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723142.58/cwt135.00–150.001,0312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2824130.16/cwt125.00–133.001,0735
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2879128.71/cwt125.00–134.001,1314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,1721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2988126.98/cwt125.50–130.001,2553
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 383590.00/cwt90.00–90.007521
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added868144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,25059
Dairy Steers—Large 388580.00/cwt80.00–80.007082
Dairy Steers—Large 399281.00/cwt81.00–81.008042
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,190119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,4161
Steers—Select1,55595.50/cwt95.50–95.501,4851
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,475100.50/cwt100.50–100.501,4826
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,585102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,6171
Bulls——1,740116.08/cwt111.00–120.002,0203
Bulls——1,900126.97/cwt124.00–130.002,4122
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88183.08/cwt80.00–84.007325
Cows—Lean 85-90%89863.75/cwt60.00–66.005728
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01073.13/cwt70.00–76.0073910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17275.02/cwt71.00–79.0087915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17991.20/cwt89.00–98.001,0756
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23084.42/cwt80.00–88.001,03818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,2661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,82580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,4601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501

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.