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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 6
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,736 head
▲ 449 vs last sale 1,287▲ 250 vs year ago 1,486 · +16.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 100▼ 19 vs year ago 70 · −27.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was 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 $202.33/cwt on 854 head.
Average price
$202.33
854 head · 648 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,310
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$257
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.77
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2652202.651,321818
Medium and Large 2-3545195.241,06436
One grade step is worth $7.41/cwt here — about $257 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 sale854 hd
202.33
—
KY average22 barns · 5,322 hd
200.57
+1.77
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—High1,788127.092,27212
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,485104.501,5521thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25394.891,18913
CowsLean 85-90%Low90585.287725thin

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)1,048$1,0167

Every lot

106 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225220.87/cwt219.00–223.004974
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3260208.00/cwt208.00–208.005411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313235.96/cwt225.00–242.007395
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335222.00/cwt222.00–222.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337253.00/cwt253.00–253.008532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355261.00/cwt261.00–261.009271
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3355225.00/cwt225.00–225.007992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386238.04/cwt233.00–249.009193
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410216.50/cwt215.00–218.008882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413243.29/cwt239.00–249.001,00518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425227.70/cwt221.00–235.0096813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471234.36/cwt234.00–235.001,10415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484225.26/cwt214.00–230.001,09052
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3484208.88/cwt207.00–212.001,01110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520203.24/cwt200.00–206.001,0574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533218.42/cwt208.00–225.001,16448
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534234.47/cwt232.50–241.001,25222
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3558204.01/cwt200.00–206.001,1385
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559232.55/cwt229.75–236.001,30015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575219.41/cwt208.00–225.001,26256
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615219.16/cwt210.00–222.001,34824
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2639202.29/cwt191.00–205.501,29315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683194.13/cwt183.00–200.001,32634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685201.37/cwt198.25–208.751,379244
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3697174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707184.50/cwt184.50–184.501,30437
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731175.02/cwt166.00–180.001,27916
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735155.15/cwt154.00–160.001,1405
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,39658
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778171.05/cwt161.00–175.501,33153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added804184.25/cwt184.25–184.251,48163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2831168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,40014
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3845130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865155.51/cwt155.00–157.001,3454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2912155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4142
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210210.00/cwt210.00–210.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280212.28/cwt205.00–215.005949
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290197.50/cwt197.50–197.505731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305191.00/cwt191.00–191.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328211.20/cwt210.00–217.506936
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3366200.85/cwt200.00–201.007357
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369216.32/cwt210.00–220.007989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372224.77/cwt224.00–228.008365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410222.64/cwt220.00–226.0091311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428209.17/cwt200.00–218.0089519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440197.00/cwt197.00–197.008671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472214.52/cwt213.00–215.001,01339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478200.84/cwt189.00–208.0096042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485181.25/cwt181.00–182.008794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514205.89/cwt201.00–210.001,05827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532188.31/cwt181.00–195.001,00225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3534173.50/cwt172.00–175.009264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572181.37/cwt169.00–186.501,03745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573193.20/cwt190.00–194.501,10720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585161.51/cwt161.00–162.009452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3619160.51/cwt159.00–161.009944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627184.36/cwt178.00–187.001,156113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627171.60/cwt165.00–180.001,076101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660151.00/cwt151.00–151.009971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2683168.22/cwt157.00–170.501,14961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1854
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720116.00/cwt116.00–116.008351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732152.94/cwt140.00–158.001,12016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765153.23/cwt145.00–155.501,17212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2829150.19/cwt141.00–154.001,2458
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2888136.09/cwt122.00–139.001,2089
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3970106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2989119.50/cwt117.50–122.001,1824
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2205232.50/cwt232.50–232.504771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3260217.00/cwt217.00–217.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275240.00/cwt240.00–240.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345225.00/cwt225.00–225.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3347197.00/cwt197.00–197.006842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360226.00/cwt226.00–226.008141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375247.17/cwt245.00–249.009277
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435222.56/cwt211.00–228.5096818
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473217.31/cwt211.00–229.001,02812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3488204.31/cwt203.00–207.009973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513185.98/cwt185.00–187.009542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527196.81/cwt190.00–204.001,0379
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy539214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,15310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582187.13/cwt182.00–198.001,0898
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614189.13/cwt183.00–200.501,16113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670178.99/cwt178.00–181.001,1996
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730155.95/cwt154.00–160.001,1383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2753157.66/cwt154.00–161.001,1873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2838146.69/cwt141.00–149.501,2293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865144.07/cwt142.00–148.001,2463
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,420116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,6471
Bulls——1,726124.33/cwt122.50–126.002,1465
Bulls——1,900131.24/cwt130.00–135.002,4946
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87885.70/cwt82.00–89.507522
Cows—Lean 85-90%90597.00/cwt97.00–97.008781
Cows—Lean 85-90%93379.00/cwt79.00–79.007372
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18494.26/cwt91.00–98.001,1168
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,363102.29/cwt100.00–107.001,3943
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36386.29/cwt83.50–89.001,1762
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485104.50/cwt104.50–104.501,5521
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915106.96/cwt100.00–114.009792
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0481,016.17/head790.00–1,200.001,0167

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.