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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, May 15
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,443 head
▲ 714 vs last sale 729▼ 46 vs year ago 1,489 · −3.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 64▼ 68 vs year ago 126 · −54.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 3 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $223.61/cwt on 584 head.
Average price
$223.61
584 head · 625 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,398
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.50
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2628224.501,410550
Medium and Large 2-3585209.311,22434
One grade step is worth $15.18/cwt here — about $186 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 sale584 hd
223.61
—
KY average27 barns · 4,827 hd
218.12
+5.50
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—High1,500121.771,8275thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,555105.491,6406thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20897.401,17728
CowsLean 85-90%Low95089.458509thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,328144.501,9197thin

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)820$8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$9601thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265236.15/cwt232.00–240.006262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy338250.99/cwt250.00–252.008482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2341234.37/cwt225.00–240.007995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy356249.31/cwt248.00–250.008886
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3368211.65/cwt210.00–215.007793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374249.67/cwt240.00–253.0093416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417238.60/cwt229.00–243.0099528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427257.61/cwt252.00–259.001,10021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471251.37/cwt250.50–254.001,18422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473240.66/cwt230.00–249.501,13839
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475226.00/cwt225.00–227.001,0742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added490266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,3034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,3609
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516254.01/cwt250.00–259.501,31125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533234.08/cwt231.00–241.001,24820
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533222.61/cwt218.00–227.001,1872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566247.67/cwt246.00–250.001,40216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580237.27/cwt229.00–245.001,37660
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3584218.31/cwt218.00–222.001,27513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620239.00/cwt238.00–241.001,48216
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625206.00/cwt204.00–209.001,28810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632227.94/cwt220.00–234.001,44132
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680210.89/cwt199.00–214.501,43429
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703210.50/cwt210.50–210.501,48075
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722194.54/cwt187.00–200.001,40513
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3760152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765190.00/cwt187.00–193.001,4542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,57619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813189.48/cwt182.00–192.001,5404
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817199.50/cwt199.50–199.501,63019
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3860164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,4101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880182.22/cwt180.00–186.001,60412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2940170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5986
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added995178.75/cwt178.75–178.751,77948
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228232.49/cwt228.00–237.505302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271211.10/cwt206.00–214.005726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275200.47/cwt200.00–201.005512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316208.18/cwt203.00–213.006585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy348227.50/cwt227.50–227.5079223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363201.47/cwt200.00–203.007312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379218.44/cwt208.00–226.0082847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417222.21/cwt221.00–224.0092725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420200.00/cwt200.00–200.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426214.13/cwt203.00–219.0091234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461219.65/cwt219.50–220.001,01313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467194.28/cwt191.00–198.009074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478211.58/cwt202.00–218.001,01148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521204.92/cwt190.00–208.501,06879
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528185.50/cwt185.00–186.009792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534210.53/cwt209.50–215.001,12427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565183.52/cwt181.00–186.001,0372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574199.46/cwt190.00–207.001,14525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581213.43/cwt213.00–214.251,2409
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612191.08/cwt181.00–198.001,16920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614212.13/cwt204.00–214.001,30211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3617173.68/cwt170.00–177.001,0723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3195
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660172.01/cwt170.00–174.001,1354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721176.39/cwt173.00–179.001,2728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724186.48/cwt185.25–189.501,35049
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3745130.00/cwt130.00–130.009691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763165.99/cwt160.00–174.001,2673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766190.26/cwt183.00–190.501,45774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2826157.82/cwt150.00–161.001,3044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,3926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,005120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2288230.85/cwt220.00–233.006656
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3302204.00/cwt204.00–204.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy362252.35/cwt251.00–253.009143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380232.68/cwt227.00–239.008846
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417239.68/cwt233.00–242.509996
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473229.62/cwt224.00–240.001,08622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480217.53/cwt216.00–219.001,0442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,1062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568226.45/cwt217.00–230.001,2866
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570203.32/cwt202.00–204.001,1593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,35213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,2351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728172.51/cwt170.00–178.001,2564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3810135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2816161.26/cwt160.00–165.001,3164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2945142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3421
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3206170.00/cwt170.00–170.003503
Dairy Steers—Large 3340184.00/cwt184.00–184.006261
Dairy Steers—Large 3415181.00/cwt181.00–181.007512
Dairy Steers—Large 3522171.00/cwt171.00–171.008932
Dairy Steers—Large 3620161.46/cwt160.00–163.001,0012
Dairy Steers—Large 3750146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0951
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,328144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,9197
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,225111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,3601
Bulls——1,487121.45/cwt117.00–124.501,8063
Bulls——1,815133.50/cwt133.50–133.502,4231
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92098.08/cwt93.00–101.009023
Cows—Lean 85-90%96187.36/cwt85.00–89.008405
Cows—Lean 85-90%98574.00/cwt74.00–74.007291
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08789.33/cwt87.00–91.009716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23696.72/cwt92.00–101.001,19516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255107.30/cwt102.50–113.001,3476
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,482112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,6602
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530106.31/cwt103.00–108.001,6273
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5981
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2820825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950960.00/head960.00–960.009601

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.