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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 17
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,501 head
▲ 194 vs last sale 1,307▲ 125 vs year ago 1,376 · +9.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 56▼ 7 vs year ago 62 · −11.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 6▲ 7 vs year ago 4 · +175.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and pre-conditioned feeder packages suitable for grass. 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.59/cwt on 615 head.
Average price
$199.59
615 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,070
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.41
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541201.401,090532
Medium and Large 2-3505188.0295083
One grade step is worth $13.38/cwt here — about $139 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 sale615 hd
199.59
—
KY average24 barns · 7,767 hd
197.18
+2.41
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—Average1,688128.592,1716thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,507104.091,5684thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22097.071,18430
CowsLean 85-90%High98281.6580217
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,155131.001,5131thin

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)1,111$1,7003thin

Every lot

122 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230233.61/cwt231.00–240.005373
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2279234.77/cwt230.00–240.006556
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3331210.64/cwt210.00–212.006973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy341262.96/cwt250.00–265.008977
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2342222.95/cwt220.00–238.0076214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy364265.97/cwt261.00–270.009687
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3367223.04/cwt220.00–228.008197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373246.46/cwt240.00–255.0091918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422247.30/cwt239.00–256.001,04413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433260.50/cwt260.50–260.501,1289
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3433227.27/cwt224.00–234.009843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470260.06/cwt256.00–262.001,2223
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478229.98/cwt227.00–231.001,0996
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483246.14/cwt239.00–255.001,18945
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy512262.32/cwt260.00–264.001,3436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512240.14/cwt231.00–246.001,23032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522252.27/cwt249.00–258.001,31722
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3527222.06/cwt220.00–225.001,1705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy558263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,4683
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3568226.20/cwt218.00–229.001,2858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573246.16/cwt231.00–249.001,41055
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586253.30/cwt250.00–258.001,48434
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3606208.12/cwt200.00–213.001,2617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618246.01/cwt244.50–249.001,52020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628234.12/cwt223.00–239.001,47026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661227.36/cwt225.00–231.001,50319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672214.99/cwt209.00–219.001,44514
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685201.50/cwt201.50–201.501,3801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722204.92/cwt193.00–210.501,48015
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3728185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added759208.12/cwt206.50–208.501,58011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2764198.24/cwt192.00–205.001,51528
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3778182.02/cwt180.00–183.001,4163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2814182.77/cwt178.00–187.001,4885
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820191.98/cwt190.00–194.001,5742
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3828157.99/cwt155.00–159.001,3084
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2863181.79/cwt181.00–185.001,5695
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3875169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,4791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added891196.80/cwt193.00–197.001,75359
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2907193.96/cwt192.50–198.001,75915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,8918
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3222206.50/cwt204.00–211.004583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2229224.26/cwt217.00–236.005145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2263220.10/cwt215.00–231.005797
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295210.00/cwt210.00–210.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3322203.44/cwt200.00–208.0065510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323217.11/cwt210.00–226.0070112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3374203.18/cwt200.00–208.007608
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375214.63/cwt210.00–225.0080533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422231.00/cwt231.00–231.009757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427215.02/cwt209.00–226.0091833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438202.33/cwt200.00–205.008863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472220.84/cwt220.00–221.001,04219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476208.55/cwt199.00–217.0099363
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480192.33/cwt190.00–198.0092317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,10718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521205.20/cwt195.00–223.001,06993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3534189.48/cwt185.00–193.001,01213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564207.00/cwt206.50–207.501,16716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574194.64/cwt190.00–202.001,11785
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3589183.14/cwt180.00–186.001,07915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy595242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,4401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,2116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623172.41/cwt170.00–175.001,0742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626187.66/cwt180.00–196.001,17552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662193.18/cwt192.00–195.001,2795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679180.86/cwt173.00–189.001,22832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3689164.76/cwt161.00–166.001,1354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2731175.27/cwt170.00–178.001,2818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738188.50/cwt188.50–188.501,3918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2766172.44/cwt165.00–179.001,32111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3785141.48/cwt140.00–143.001,1112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3811145.67/cwt139.00–148.001,1814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added812176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,42910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added893169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,5093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added907172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,5602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2945163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,5401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245225.00/cwt225.00–225.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2277224.10/cwt220.00–231.006214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327248.00/cwt248.00–248.008112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340220.00/cwt220.00–220.007482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367267.00/cwt267.00–267.009807
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373248.88/cwt241.00–255.009285
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375229.83/cwt226.00–231.008624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424231.82/cwt223.00–241.0098318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431250.69/cwt249.00–256.001,0804
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3442207.00/cwt207.00–207.009152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475220.60/cwt217.00–230.001,04821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526210.34/cwt200.00–215.001,10621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy566220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566208.71/cwt204.00–215.001,18114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595194.50/cwt193.00–196.001,1572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618197.53/cwt190.00–205.001,2218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy637215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,37017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy668193.67/cwt193.00–197.001,2946
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2684175.14/cwt170.00–180.001,1986
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710130.00/cwt130.00–130.009231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2738175.45/cwt171.00–180.001,2952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2823163.52/cwt161.00–166.001,3462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3970103.00/cwt103.00–103.009991
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,155131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,5131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,475118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,7411
Bulls——1,563124.26/cwt120.00–128.001,9422
Bulls——1,843135.00/cwt131.50–138.002,4883
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89875.29/cwt74.00–79.006766
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02783.36/cwt80.00–88.008569
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03593.03/cwt92.00–94.009632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13087.22/cwt85.00–88.009865
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235103.25/cwt102.00–106.501,27511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24095.73/cwt93.00–100.001,18714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,5941
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,512103.12/cwt100.00–105.001,5593
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1111,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003

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.