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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 20
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,571 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 1,622▼ 517 vs year ago 2,088 · −24.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 67▼ 55 vs year ago 111 · −49.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 81▼ 7 vs year ago 8 · −87.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $201.10/cwt on 630 head.
Average price
$201.10
630 head · 709 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,426
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$278
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$1.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.04
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3576202.761,16947
Medium and Large 1-2720200.971,447583
One grade step is worth $1.79/cwt here — about −$278 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 sale630 hd
201.10
—
KY average23 barns · 5,798 hd
206.15
−5.04
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—High1,540129.871,9999thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17893.881,10619
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58288.581,4015thin
CowsLean 85-90%High99078.507775thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,295121.001,5671thin

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)1,030$1,0601thin

Every lot

116 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 1-2290231.00/cwt231.00–231.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3310210.00/cwt210.00–210.006511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365231.63/cwt230.00–233.008459
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374249.19/cwt240.00–257.009327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383270.24/cwt262.00–274.001,0353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy406254.04/cwt251.00–260.001,0317
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425220.00/cwt220.00–220.009352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431233.76/cwt230.00–248.001,00811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470221.77/cwt219.00–235.001,04234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474243.72/cwt239.00–251.001,15526
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,0791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516256.37/cwt249.00–259.001,3239
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed524261.55/cwt261.00–262.001,3719
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3529217.25/cwt216.00–221.001,1498
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536235.08/cwt224.00–241.001,26025
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3552208.33/cwt207.00–209.001,1503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,4147
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580219.06/cwt215.00–229.001,2714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616215.96/cwt208.00–222.501,33027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620227.07/cwt226.00–229.001,40813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630200.67/cwt200.00–201.001,2646
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655221.76/cwt219.50–224.001,45310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662209.94/cwt201.00–216.001,39023
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3672190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,27711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710200.50/cwt200.50–200.501,4248
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726183.11/cwt181.00–187.501,3296
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3740165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770173.39/cwt167.00–182.001,3358
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added787195.10/cwt195.10–195.101,53549
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815176.88/cwt169.00–178.501,44217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820183.91/cwt180.70–188.001,508153
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3845160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added871178.14/cwt175.80–180.501,552113
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3885159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,4071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5847
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3900147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,3231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added910175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2917164.19/cwt151.00–167.501,5065
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3950130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215210.00/cwt210.00–210.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275201.00/cwt201.00–201.005531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313249.00/cwt249.00–249.007794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320217.50/cwt210.00–225.006962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333197.97/cwt195.00–200.006595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366223.70/cwt220.00–225.008194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373190.00/cwt190.00–190.007098
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374208.65/cwt200.00–215.0078020
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415187.20/cwt185.00–190.007777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423225.76/cwt225.00–226.0095512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426205.90/cwt200.00–211.0087721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468208.98/cwt207.00–214.0097818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471195.24/cwt189.00–200.0092048
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3482183.37/cwt180.00–187.008846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528193.69/cwt186.00–201.001,02365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564207.43/cwt200.00–210.001,1704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572184.75/cwt177.00–193.001,05738
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573169.53/cwt165.00–172.0097112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619171.86/cwt165.00–179.001,06423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1167
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3641160.75/cwt160.00–163.001,0304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661191.10/cwt191.10–191.101,26379
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677169.20/cwt160.00–175.501,14537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2703164.99/cwt161.00–169.001,1602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713174.32/cwt172.50–175.501,24327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3756131.98/cwt128.00–132.509989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762172.75/cwt172.75–172.751,31651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795164.84/cwt163.00–165.001,31025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added806161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2992134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,3342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,040130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,051134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,4083
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2210235.00/cwt235.00–235.004941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290213.00/cwt213.00–213.006181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3295191.00/cwt191.00–191.005631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2313225.04/cwt216.00–234.007048
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3346200.00/cwt200.00–200.006923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367240.00/cwt240.00–240.008816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370216.00/cwt214.00–220.007993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430233.26/cwt231.00–243.001,00312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430215.43/cwt212.00–217.009263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480204.30/cwt200.00–209.009816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483247.30/cwt241.00–249.001,1947
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485223.92/cwt215.00–229.001,08613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532204.28/cwt202.00–210.001,0878
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567209.58/cwt200.00–214.501,18824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy572226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,2932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624188.54/cwt185.00–197.001,1765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy630205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3646176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728169.75/cwt166.00–173.001,2369
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2818143.66/cwt143.00–145.001,1753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2866149.33/cwt145.00–152.001,2938
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2929121.80/cwt120.00–129.001,1325
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3385131.00/cwt131.00–131.005041
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added847148.25/cwt148.25–148.251,25660
Dairy Steers—Large 31,182125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,4788
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,295121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,5671
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,205119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,4341
Bulls——1,527139.60/cwt135.00–143.002,1323
Bulls——1,614126.21/cwt123.00–132.002,0375
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95572.74/cwt72.50–73.006952
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00878.51/cwt74.50–82.507912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02590.00/cwt90.00–90.009231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12987.45/cwt85.50–88.009875
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18193.14/cwt90.00–98.001,10010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231103.78/cwt100.00–109.001,2784
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51891.49/cwt88.50–95.001,3893
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67884.21/cwt83.50–85.001,4132
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601

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.