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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 26
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,220 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 1,278▼ 143 vs year ago 1,363 · −10.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 40▼ 14 vs year ago 65 · −21.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 4 vs year ago 5 · −80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $232.22/cwt on 522 head.
Average price
$232.22
522 head · 669 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,554
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$307
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.80
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2678233.181,580479
Medium and Large 2-3575221.431,27443
One grade step is worth $11.75/cwt here — about $307 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 sale522 hd
232.22
—
KY average26 barns · 5,356 hd
224.41
+7.80
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—Average1,529116.821,7865thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,625101.171,6445thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,282100.571,29023
CowsLean 85-90%Low93780.707566thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,180131.001,5461thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,200134.001,6081thin

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 Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,0001thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3328212.37/cwt210.00–215.006972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345226.00/cwt226.00–226.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379261.49/cwt251.00–266.0099110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420224.74/cwt224.00–225.009444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421253.71/cwt250.00–258.001,0687
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430240.14/cwt237.00–244.501,03310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478245.55/cwt240.00–251.001,17425
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3488230.51/cwt230.00–231.001,1252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy493254.55/cwt254.50–255.001,25518
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3518227.46/cwt225.00–232.501,1788
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522246.23/cwt238.00–250.001,28536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523256.76/cwt255.50–259.001,34324
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565221.51/cwt220.00–223.001,2524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4408
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582241.42/cwt229.00–245.001,40555
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620225.55/cwt225.00–227.001,39811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622240.74/cwt232.00–248.501,49732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633256.50/cwt256.50–256.501,62427
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2659233.28/cwt231.00–235.001,5377
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3683212.51/cwt210.00–216.001,45112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724210.21/cwt200.00–220.001,52214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added741226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,6755
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767205.02/cwt201.00–207.001,5733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added784224.75/cwt224.75–224.751,76260
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2801211.84/cwt201.00–214.001,6976
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added829222.25/cwt222.25–222.251,84261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added906210.20/cwt210.20–210.201,90457
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,6612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,057173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,8349
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280202.00/cwt202.00–202.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323218.58/cwt210.00–225.007069
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379226.67/cwt220.00–231.0085914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400202.00/cwt202.00–202.008081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428226.71/cwt220.00–232.509707
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy437245.50/cwt245.50–245.501,07312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,11612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480217.43/cwt214.00–219.001,0447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482234.87/cwt223.00–239.501,13242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517234.89/cwt234.00–235.001,2149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530222.88/cwt215.00–231.001,18120
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3538207.49/cwt205.00–210.001,1162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551232.00/cwt229.00–233.501,2786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570220.30/cwt210.00–226.001,25647
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585206.57/cwt201.00–208.001,2085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,32939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618209.25/cwt200.00–217.501,29331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625195.99/cwt195.00–197.001,2254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675211.85/cwt211.50–212.001,43010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676198.43/cwt191.00–208.001,3417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3678190.72/cwt190.00–191.001,2937
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2738172.49/cwt170.00–175.001,2733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added749206.86/cwt200.00–207.001,54949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755212.10/cwt212.10–212.101,60166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765190.80/cwt189.00–193.001,4605
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3780152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2938139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,3094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2964144.40/cwt142.00–145.001,3925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,075121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,3011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2312230.00/cwt230.00–230.007182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330210.00/cwt210.00–210.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410215.00/cwt215.00–215.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417228.93/cwt224.00–232.509556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460227.53/cwt225.00–230.001,0472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3501200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520218.96/cwt215.00–226.001,1394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564221.26/cwt220.00–222.501,2484
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3850115.00/cwt115.00–115.009781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-394592.00/cwt92.00–92.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2990124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,01593.50/cwt93.50–93.509491
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3376171.51/cwt170.00–174.006455
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added921162.70/cwt162.70–162.701,49859
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,200134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,6081
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,180131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,5461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,2471
Bulls——1,596121.28/cwt116.00–123.501,9364
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91590.00/cwt90.00–90.008241
Cows—Lean 85-90%93583.16/cwt81.00–85.007782
Cows—Lean 85-90%94575.95/cwt74.50–77.007183
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25791.25/cwt90.00–93.501,1476
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280101.06/cwt97.00–104.001,29410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307107.87/cwt105.00–109.501,4107
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60599.96/cwt98.50–101.001,6044
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,705106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,8071
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28951,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.