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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 14
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
749 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 671▲ 7 vs year ago 742 · +0.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 56▲ 23 vs year ago 41 · +56.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 2▲ 10 vs year ago 3 · +333.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $254.42/cwt on 363 head.
Average price
$254.42
363 head · 655 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,666
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$306
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.62
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2659256.221,688338
Medium and Large 2-3601230.071,38225
One grade step is worth $26.15/cwt here — about $306 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 sale363 hd
254.42
—
KY average27 barns · 6,565 hd
246.80
+7.62
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—Low1,716129.532,2227thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,598114.071,8235thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,252107.461,34536
CowsLean 85-90%Average99998.059794thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,215138.001,6771thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,175144.001,6921thin

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)823$1,0722thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)680$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,374$1,6495

Every lot

96 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3290220.00/cwt220.00–220.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305267.89/cwt261.00–275.008172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,0511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381265.79/cwt260.00–270.001,0134
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420265.34/cwt261.00–270.001,1142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428279.91/cwt278.00–280.001,19821
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3471244.94/cwt243.00–251.001,1547
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473267.86/cwt257.00–273.001,26723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy484279.13/cwt279.00–279.501,35116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517254.77/cwt248.00–264.001,3176
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524280.03/cwt277.50–282.001,46711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,2651
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573239.04/cwt236.00–241.001,3703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585264.93/cwt254.00–269.001,55026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586271.40/cwt270.00–276.001,59010
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,4451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625254.70/cwt244.00–262.001,59214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635267.89/cwt265.50–270.001,70138
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663248.13/cwt239.00–250.001,64524
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3683225.02/cwt224.00–226.001,5372
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3707220.29/cwt220.00–222.001,5577
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,9215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738247.83/cwt244.50–250.501,82947
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2783234.02/cwt229.00–235.001,83210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818223.42/cwt221.00–225.001,8285
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3825199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,6421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added849242.90/cwt242.90–242.902,06261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2893214.35/cwt209.00–215.001,9149
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7751
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,015185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,032190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9612
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328236.95/cwt230.00–240.007773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330220.00/cwt220.00–220.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367237.79/cwt230.00–243.008735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395210.00/cwt210.00–210.008301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412251.53/cwt250.00–253.001,0366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438240.27/cwt231.00–246.001,05214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440225.00/cwt225.00–225.009901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474243.57/cwt231.00–248.001,15536
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478223.73/cwt221.00–225.001,0693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482251.72/cwt251.00–254.001,2134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508241.00/cwt240.00–246.001,2247
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3508222.54/cwt220.00–225.001,1312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516233.10/cwt227.00–239.001,20324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568211.51/cwt211.00–212.001,2012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570237.82/cwt226.00–241.001,35637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584242.27/cwt242.00–244.001,41530
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,4834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620230.45/cwt225.00–238.001,4299
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665208.50/cwt208.00–209.001,3872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673222.07/cwt214.00–226.001,49518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,60316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718194.39/cwt191.00–200.001,3963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3805127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260270.00/cwt270.00–270.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325250.00/cwt250.00–250.008132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330270.00/cwt270.00–270.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360250.00/cwt250.00–250.009001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380211.00/cwt211.00–211.008022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,0989
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3432224.83/cwt222.50–229.009713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433242.20/cwt235.00–249.001,0498
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,0861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2486263.27/cwt261.00–265.001,2797
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy526255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535237.30/cwt230.00–245.001,2705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565238.46/cwt236.00–240.001,3474
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624214.59/cwt209.00–221.001,3397
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683216.49/cwt216.00–217.001,4792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727211.62/cwt207.00–214.001,5383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2788194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5294
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,175144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,6921
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,215138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,6771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,125100.50/cwt100.50–100.501,1311
Bulls——1,767133.04/cwt130.50–134.502,3515
Bulls——2,050141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,8911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%990106.35/cwt103.50–109.001,0532
Cows—Lean 85-90%99583.00/cwt83.00–83.008261
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02096.50/cwt96.50–96.509841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222103.72/cwt100.00–106.501,26715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270109.02/cwt107.00–115.001,38519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308120.60/cwt117.00–124.001,5772
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,5291
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,603121.06/cwt118.50–124.001,9412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,658112.11/cwt110.00–114.001,8592
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28231,072.45/head835.00–1,300.001,0722
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3741,649.40/head1,590.00–1,690.001,6495

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.