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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 13
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,622 head
▼ 114 vs last sale 1,736▲ 388 vs year ago 1,234 · +31.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 51▲ 34 vs year ago 33 · +103.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 8▲ 78 vs year ago 3 · +2,600.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was very 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 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 $200.74/cwt on 671 head.
Average price
$200.74
671 head · 691 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,387
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$189
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.00
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2694201.511,399629
Medium and Large 2-3640189.241,21142
One grade step is worth $12.27/cwt here — about $189 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 sale671 hd
200.74
—
KY average24 barns · 6,853 hd
202.74
−2.00
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—High1,753128.652,25510
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26591.671,16024
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,56390.901,42111
CowsLean 85-90%High95981.437816thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,405127.001,7841thin
SteersSelectAverage1,255125.001,5691thin

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)818$92615

Every lot

127 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 1-2288246.06/cwt239.00–253.007092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323232.48/cwt230.00–237.007514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375225.92/cwt220.00–232.008472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378254.49/cwt253.00–255.009624
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385218.00/cwt218.00–218.008391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415264.98/cwt263.00–267.001,1004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418254.02/cwt251.00–256.001,0626
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433240.90/cwt233.00–249.001,04327
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435227.50/cwt227.50–227.509901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470230.56/cwt224.00–236.001,08422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477245.92/cwt242.00–248.001,17312
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485211.34/cwt210.00–212.001,0253
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3522210.34/cwt210.00–211.001,0986
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524235.04/cwt233.50–243.001,23213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524223.59/cwt214.00–231.001,17256
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563235.79/cwt233.00–240.001,3278
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565202.39/cwt200.00–206.001,14410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572224.64/cwt214.00–230.001,28541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611230.06/cwt226.00–230.751,40639
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626215.23/cwt205.00–223.501,34725
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663214.90/cwt208.00–216.001,42518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670196.29/cwt191.00–205.501,31526
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3689181.27/cwt180.00–182.501,24910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714192.27/cwt189.50–195.501,3739
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724175.95/cwt171.00–184.001,27419
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730166.65/cwt164.00–168.001,2173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773168.61/cwt160.50–173.001,30331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776193.64/cwt184.00–194.501,50372
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,3041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2821164.85/cwt154.00–170.001,35330
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3845149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860170.57/cwt161.00–173.501,46719
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3886155.50/cwt155.00–156.001,3784
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added895178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,593117
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3905145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2922156.01/cwt148.00–160.501,43814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2973148.33/cwt146.50–154.001,4434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,020141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,4432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,070145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5523
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3220160.00/cwt160.00–160.003521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273215.96/cwt212.00–220.005902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3281200.00/cwt200.00–200.005623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3318201.49/cwt201.00–202.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335215.55/cwt208.00–224.0072217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363217.19/cwt209.00–224.0078816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3392200.00/cwt200.00–200.007842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3413195.00/cwt195.00–195.008053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420220.83/cwt219.50–225.0092720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429208.54/cwt200.00–215.0089542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469212.83/cwt211.00–215.009987
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476203.55/cwt192.00–209.0096944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478189.02/cwt188.00–190.009043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508201.93/cwt200.00–203.501,02621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533194.79/cwt184.00–199.001,03844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533180.39/cwt180.00–181.009615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566191.24/cwt185.00–197.001,08244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574177.24/cwt176.00–181.001,0174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613188.24/cwt186.00–190.001,1547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615175.37/cwt169.00–180.001,07964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3662163.48/cwt160.00–165.001,0826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669171.29/cwt160.00–175.001,1469
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,25374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718174.30/cwt170.00–177.001,25131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719157.33/cwt149.50–164.501,13116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2756161.25/cwt152.00–165.001,21915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3775140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added791175.50/cwt175.50–175.501,3884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2819133.93/cwt125.00–140.001,0974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855140.49/cwt131.00–145.001,2016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3855124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3920120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,020136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,3925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,063113.50/cwt113.00–114.001,2072
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2268215.40/cwt212.00–217.505777
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318250.00/cwt250.00–250.007953
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3319207.26/cwt200.00–210.006614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325229.50/cwt220.00–239.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3358224.51/cwt223.00–227.508043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381235.45/cwt230.00–248.008975
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384254.36/cwt250.00–258.009775
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425191.00/cwt191.00–191.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426245.69/cwt240.00–247.001,0475
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435227.61/cwt220.00–233.0099012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,1212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484220.35/cwt210.00–225.001,0664
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,0561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523217.90/cwt211.00–224.001,14019
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy576211.02/cwt210.00–212.001,2156
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578198.57/cwt190.00–206.001,14813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605194.70/cwt193.00–198.001,1787
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666180.38/cwt170.00–188.001,20115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725167.75/cwt167.00–170.001,2164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2778160.23/cwt159.00–162.001,2474
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3785145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2818158.99/cwt158.00–160.001,3012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3845120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2873150.66/cwt149.00–153.001,3153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3930105.00/cwt105.00–105.009771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2935141.46/cwt138.00–145.001,3232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2955140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,090138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,5041
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3441143.00/cwt143.00–143.006313
Dairy Steers—Large 3470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006581
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added550139.00/cwt139.00–139.007655
Dairy Steers—Large 3560114.00/cwt114.00–114.006381
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added972130.20/cwt130.20–130.201,26642
Dairy Steers—Large 31,060120.50/cwt120.50–120.501,2775
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,255125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,5691
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,405127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,7841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,465121.16/cwt120.00–123.001,7754
Bulls——1,887136.53/cwt135.00–140.002,5763
Bulls——2,003130.74/cwt129.00–133.502,6193
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95576.34/cwt76.00–77.007293
Cows—Lean 85-90%96286.52/cwt83.00–89.508323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24491.34/cwt88.00–95.001,13613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283100.11/cwt97.50–103.001,2845
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29585.35/cwt83.50–87.501,1056
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45084.50/cwt84.50–84.501,2251
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58190.04/cwt87.50–92.001,4249
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2818925.82/head800.00–1,000.0092615

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.