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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 12
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,314 head
▼ 279 vs last sale 1,593▲ 38 vs year ago 1,276 · +3.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 50▼ 26 vs year ago 76 · −34.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower and feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was 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 $210.10/cwt on 472 head.
Average price
$210.10
472 head · 626 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,316
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.97
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2628212.661,336424
Medium and Large 2-3609187.471,14148
One grade step is worth $25.19/cwt here — about $195 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 sale472 hd
210.10
—
KY average26 barns · 6,696 hd
214.07
−3.97
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—Low1,591126.232,00811
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,233105.591,30223
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,670100.001,6701thin
CowsLean 85-90%High92089.9282710
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,190130.001,5471thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290230.00/cwt230.00–230.006671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345245.00/cwt245.00–245.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367240.85/cwt238.00–255.0088411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376266.25/cwt260.00–271.001,0018
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410222.00/cwt222.00–222.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430262.81/cwt262.00–263.001,1305
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430239.93/cwt231.00–248.001,0325
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,0741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470265.85/cwt259.00–269.501,24931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475241.44/cwt237.00–250.001,14720
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513263.40/cwt260.00–267.001,3517
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3514228.64/cwt225.00–234.001,1759
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525244.25/cwt235.00–254.501,28215
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3569223.47/cwt220.00–229.001,2728
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576236.83/cwt231.00–249.001,36432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584253.68/cwt250.00–260.001,4819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622236.95/cwt227.00–241.001,47439
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623245.11/cwt244.00–247.001,52738
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3631219.51/cwt218.00–220.001,3854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677220.98/cwt211.00–225.501,49633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681228.64/cwt227.00–231.001,55712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721210.79/cwt210.00–214.001,5205
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734202.94/cwt193.00–208.001,4908
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6877
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769210.55/cwt203.00–214.001,61931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2824195.10/cwt190.00–201.001,60813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2872209.55/cwt205.00–210.001,82733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added895217.90/cwt217.90–217.901,95064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,7201
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3940110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2962181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,7412
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290213.00/cwt213.00–213.006182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305222.50/cwt215.00–230.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320210.00/cwt210.00–210.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370226.22/cwt214.00–233.0083713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420208.57/cwt204.00–210.008764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431225.08/cwt216.00–230.0097014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy436239.09/cwt238.00–239.501,04212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470225.84/cwt214.00–231.501,06146
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480206.00/cwt206.00–206.009891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518222.29/cwt214.00–228.001,15139
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3526206.19/cwt201.00–209.001,08511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537232.58/cwt230.00–234.501,2497
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,30922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568202.50/cwt202.00–203.001,1502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577213.88/cwt205.00–223.001,23429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607228.33/cwt220.50–234.001,38625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624209.87/cwt200.00–216.001,31046
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3631194.24/cwt193.00–199.001,22611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3664190.01/cwt185.00–193.001,2625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680205.99/cwt197.50–210.001,40119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4489
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718204.67/cwt203.50–206.501,47013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719193.54/cwt181.00–197.001,39212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765203.50/cwt203.50–203.501,5576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773188.25/cwt183.00–196.001,45512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3775171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added809206.10/cwt206.10–206.101,66763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2818183.92/cwt169.00–186.001,50416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3829139.81/cwt135.00–140.501,1598
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3860120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2941155.76/cwt150.00–159.001,46611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2987130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2834
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3305210.00/cwt210.00–210.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2341265.67/cwt263.00–267.009063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385249.00/cwt249.00–249.009591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415220.00/cwt220.00–220.009131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427236.11/cwt231.00–244.001,0089
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy442247.69/cwt247.00–252.001,0957
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3462229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,0582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468246.21/cwt234.00–250.001,15214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515224.90/cwt219.00–230.001,15813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy539238.41/cwt236.00–240.001,2855
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy565238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,3452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579222.12/cwt214.00–232.001,28617
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2606229.43/cwt225.00–236.001,3905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2657211.49/cwt204.00–221.001,38911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815157.44/cwt150.00–160.001,2834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2915137.50/cwt130.00–145.001,2582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2977125.98/cwt119.00–135.001,2315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,078127.03/cwt125.00–129.001,3692
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3492176.00/cwt176.00–176.008662
Dairy Steers—Large 3541177.50/cwt177.50–177.509603
Dairy Steers—Large 3630150.00/cwt150.00–150.009451
Dairy Steers—Large 3656141.29/cwt140.00–149.009277
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added820160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,31237
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added925169.06/cwt168.30–169.801,564111
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,190130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5471
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,273115.52/cwt115.00–116.001,4712
Bulls——1,538122.56/cwt120.00–127.501,8853
Bulls——1,723131.64/cwt130.00–134.502,2686
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89483.87/cwt82.00–85.007505
Cows—Lean 85-90%93794.31/cwt93.00–96.008843
Cows—Lean 85-90%96098.45/cwt97.00–100.009452
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13595.01/cwt90.00–99.001,0785
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259106.62/cwt101.00–109.501,34212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264112.35/cwt110.50–114.501,4206
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,670100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6701

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.