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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 10
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,307 head
▼ 771 vs last sale 2,078▲ 232 vs year ago 1,075 · +21.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 52▼ 34 vs year ago 90 · −37.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 7▲ 2 vs year ago 4 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.93/cwt on 527 head.
Average price
$192.93
527 head · 592 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,142
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$285
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$46.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.73
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2600193.801,163488
Medium and Large 2-3484183.9789037
Large 1-2595147.508782thin
One grade step is worth $46.30/cwt here — about $285 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 sale527 hd
192.93
—
KY average22 barns · 5,481 hd
192.21
+0.73
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—Average1,750117.772,0616thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21695.781,16527
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43592.371,3267thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02572.397423thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,443116.001,6748thin

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 (2-4 yrs)855$1,1002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)945$9701thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$1,6001thin

Every lot

123 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 2-3295200.00/cwt200.00–200.005901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy308271.00/cwt271.00–271.008354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320229.00/cwt227.00–231.007333
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335206.00/cwt206.00–206.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380251.00/cwt245.00–257.009542
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3413225.67/cwt220.00–231.009322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1446
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430244.44/cwt235.00–250.001,05115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added432259.02/cwt257.00–261.001,1193
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3461227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,0464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476255.52/cwt251.00–260.001,21611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478236.94/cwt230.00–246.001,13319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516244.50/cwt240.00–245.001,26210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523226.59/cwt220.00–235.001,18511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3529209.23/cwt206.00–216.001,1077
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy566253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,4325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572231.62/cwt220.00–239.001,32529
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573241.98/cwt240.00–245.001,38723
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3586204.83/cwt203.50–210.001,20010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619222.28/cwt213.00–229.001,37612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3626194.13/cwt190.00–200.001,2155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677217.82/cwt217.50–218.001,47527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678208.26/cwt197.00–214.501,41232
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685179.20/cwt176.00–180.001,2285
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724197.19/cwt190.00–200.001,4287
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730203.00/cwt202.00–204.001,48210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756198.34/cwt193.00–201.001,49912
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3766170.74/cwt170.00–173.001,3084
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771187.65/cwt176.00–190.501,44721
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3815162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820178.09/cwt170.00–181.501,46023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added821195.75/cwt195.75–195.751,60759
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2859170.83/cwt170.00–171.001,4676
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2928165.76/cwt160.00–171.001,5386
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3195203.00/cwt203.00–203.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2261224.58/cwt222.50–227.005864
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3281199.00/cwt199.00–199.005594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3313200.17/cwt199.00–202.006276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331210.91/cwt203.00–221.0069810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345230.00/cwt230.00–230.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380212.10/cwt205.00–219.008068
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385200.00/cwt200.00–200.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy386234.20/cwt230.00–237.009045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410196.00/cwt195.00–197.008042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412222.90/cwt221.00–225.0091810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425211.75/cwt200.00–218.0090024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459217.67/cwt217.50–219.009999
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475207.97/cwt200.00–215.0098833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483192.64/cwt190.00–198.009306
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3506183.51/cwt182.00–186.009294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515218.46/cwt215.00–219.501,12527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527201.52/cwt189.00–207.001,06239
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550208.50/cwt208.50–208.501,1474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573199.87/cwt190.00–203.751,14564
Heifers—Large 1-2575161.00/cwt161.00–161.009261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3577183.98/cwt181.00–186.001,0627
Heifers—Large 1-2615134.00/cwt134.00–134.008241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624195.70/cwt192.50–197.001,22110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629188.17/cwt175.00–190.001,18417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679177.51/cwt165.00–181.501,20546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added689184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,26855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,29678
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715130.50/cwt130.00–131.009332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716175.17/cwt169.00–178.001,25416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,30110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758161.29/cwt158.00–163.001,2237
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3768139.50/cwt139.00–140.001,0712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2823157.95/cwt155.00–161.001,3002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2873148.17/cwt148.00–149.001,2946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2935153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,4312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3940127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2995138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,3731
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270278.00/cwt278.00–278.007511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3305190.00/cwt190.00–190.005801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2324227.97/cwt221.00–231.007399
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345256.00/cwt256.00–256.008831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350245.00/cwt245.00–245.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368231.06/cwt221.00–236.008506
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395210.00/cwt210.00–210.008302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413239.68/cwt230.00–243.5099017
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3414212.69/cwt210.00–221.008814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,1005
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,1552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3461209.75/cwt204.00–215.009676
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473227.73/cwt223.00–235.001,0779
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,2391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515190.00/cwt190.00–190.009791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519211.65/cwt209.00–220.001,09817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574202.22/cwt197.00–210.001,1614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578191.01/cwt190.00–192.001,1043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy612195.99/cwt193.00–201.001,1993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635176.02/cwt175.00–180.001,11810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3643164.98/cwt161.00–169.001,0612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2692183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,2662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722171.10/cwt169.00–173.001,2356
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760166.15/cwt155.00–169.501,2639
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2818150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2276
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3835127.99/cwt126.00–130.001,0692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2935126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2960148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,4211
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,320144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,9071
Steers—Select and Choice1,461111.93/cwt110.00–118.001,6357
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,385110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5241
Bulls——1,761117.91/cwt115.00–120.002,0764
Bulls——2,070125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,5881
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%88570.00/cwt70.00–70.006201
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00375.09/cwt70.00–79.507532
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07067.00/cwt67.00–67.007171
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19785.62/cwt81.50–89.001,0256
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20496.29/cwt91.00–98.501,15913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251102.58/cwt100.00–107.001,2838
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,513103.78/cwt100.00–107.501,5702
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53492.25/cwt90.00–93.751,4154
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28551,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945970.00/head970.00–970.009701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.