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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 9
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
808 head
▼ 300 vs last sale 1,108▼ 416 vs year ago 1,224 · −34.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 67▼ 12 vs year ago 93 · −12.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 8▼ 5 vs year ago 10 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Heavy supply of fleshy bawling calves entering the market coupled with October health concerns driving demand and market down. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate 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 $206.02/cwt on 248 head.
Average price
$206.02
248 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,126
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$42
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.20
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542208.931,131213
Medium and Large 2-3579188.311,09035
One grade step is worth $20.63/cwt here — about $42 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 sale248 hd
206.02
—
KY average25 barns · 4,869 hd
207.23
−1.20
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—Low1,577115.971,82915
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54892.711,43512
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24988.511,10533
CowsLean 85-90%Low95880.2876915
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,108112.881,2512thin

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)1,113$1,1522thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,145$8503thin

Every lot

113 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 2-3260201.00/cwt201.00–201.005231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280220.00/cwt220.00–220.006162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323228.16/cwt225.00–231.007372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350276.00/cwt276.00–276.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380246.99/cwt240.00–251.0093911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,0961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428239.85/cwt233.00–250.001,0279
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3438230.50/cwt230.00–231.001,0102
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475238.23/cwt230.00–245.001,1328
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,2955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy501267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,3383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520236.98/cwt230.00–247.001,23227
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533250.90/cwt249.50–252.001,3379
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3543225.33/cwt224.00–226.001,2243
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561246.24/cwt245.50–247.001,3814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586235.91/cwt225.00–243.001,38216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608246.40/cwt246.00–247.001,4985
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613236.82/cwt231.00–241.001,45213
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635219.51/cwt219.00–220.001,3942
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670223.87/cwt215.00–231.001,50010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715213.26/cwt209.00–215.001,5254
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3769187.64/cwt182.00–190.501,4436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815247.10/cwt247.10–247.102,01461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,6854
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3840179.50/cwt179.50–179.501,5082
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3850170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2869189.00/cwt184.00–190.001,6426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,6841
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3918155.41/cwt151.00–160.001,4272
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3982150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,042189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,9692
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2218206.12/cwt202.50–210.004492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335202.06/cwt200.00–204.006772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365189.00/cwt189.00–189.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370216.29/cwt210.00–221.0080015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395231.00/cwt231.00–231.009121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426230.33/cwt230.00–231.009813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431217.30/cwt210.00–224.0093722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433203.56/cwt200.00–207.008812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470188.50/cwt187.00–190.008862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475212.79/cwt202.00–220.001,01137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,1115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3516198.93/cwt195.00–201.001,0267
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528213.82/cwt203.00–221.001,12940
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3567196.12/cwt190.00–200.001,1129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575216.24/cwt207.00–227.001,24338
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3617185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618194.44/cwt187.00–206.001,20214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665198.89/cwt190.00–205.001,32310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729188.62/cwt180.00–191.001,37510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2761180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3704
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3815150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2877169.75/cwt169.00–170.001,4898
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3950113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,090136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3220212.50/cwt212.50–212.504681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280222.93/cwt221.00–225.006242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320244.00/cwt244.00–244.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320221.00/cwt221.00–221.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355281.00/cwt281.00–281.009981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365257.96/cwt257.00–260.009423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3393230.50/cwt230.00–231.009062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3422200.00/cwt200.00–200.008442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425244.88/cwt240.00–250.001,0413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428225.05/cwt217.00–230.0096312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466225.04/cwt220.00–237.001,04913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471245.07/cwt241.00–247.001,1544
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3481211.19/cwt210.00–213.001,01610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522213.89/cwt210.00–220.501,11721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3524199.18/cwt196.00–200.001,0445
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3569190.38/cwt189.00–192.001,0838
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578199.51/cwt195.00–210.001,1539
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605186.67/cwt182.50–204.001,1297
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685177.54/cwt175.00–185.001,2164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2716173.45/cwt170.00–178.001,2427
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3740151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy750187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3760165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763172.45/cwt161.00–178.001,3167
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3825153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,2621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2838169.50/cwt169.00–170.001,4202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3890156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2916165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2980158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,012160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,075103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,1071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,090131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,4281
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3500176.00/cwt176.00–176.008801
Dairy Steers—Large 3555162.00/cwt162.00–162.008991
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,108112.88/cwt111.00–115.001,2512
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,348107.32/cwt105.00–110.001,4475
Bulls——1,589125.57/cwt123.00–127.001,9954
Bulls——1,759116.79/cwt114.00–122.002,0546
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93889.95/cwt87.00–92.508442
Cows—Lean 85-90%95979.75/cwt76.00–83.5076511
Cows—Lean 85-90%97373.52/cwt73.00–74.007152
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18078.51/cwt75.00–81.009263
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23487.24/cwt82.00–90.501,07720
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29994.05/cwt92.00–99.001,22210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465101.50/cwt100.00–104.001,4873
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57689.78/cwt87.00–92.001,4159
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,2661
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,145850.00/head850.00–850.008503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,152.47/head975.00–1,300.001,1522

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.