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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 30
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
768 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 860▼ 166 vs year ago 934 · −17.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 82▲ 5 vs year ago 38 · +13.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Good demand noted for those feeders that were weaned and preconditioned with favorable body condition. Fleshy bawling calves faced discounts and more moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a light test. Moderate 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 $236.22/cwt on 354 head.
Average price
$236.22
354 head · 689 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,627
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$405
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$34.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.99
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2702238.921,676315
Medium and Large 2528230.231,21615thin
Medium and Large 2-3622204.441,27124
One grade step is worth $34.49/cwt here — about $405 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 sale354 hd
236.22
—
KY average26 barns · 5,122 hd
233.23
+2.99
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—Low1,785119.752,1382thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56697.131,5219thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27688.551,13023
CowsLean 85-90%Average93285.848003thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,150118.001,3571thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,500147.002,2051thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310260.00/cwt260.00–260.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3355240.00/cwt240.00–240.008521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,1211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383273.58/cwt267.00–283.001,0486
Steers—Medium and Large 2405245.32/cwt240.00–250.009943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,1826
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3413233.73/cwt231.00–239.009656
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430276.49/cwt265.00–280.001,18916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469280.89/cwt273.00–283.001,31717
Steers—Medium and Large 2477237.40/cwt232.00–240.001,1326
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485228.37/cwt225.00–230.001,1083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487252.92/cwt244.00–260.001,23215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508257.49/cwt256.50–260.001,30815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518247.31/cwt238.00–254.501,28130
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571239.68/cwt231.00–247.501,36921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2471
Steers—Medium and Large 2585225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added592249.50/cwt249.50–249.501,47711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614225.05/cwt220.00–230.001,3824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,57921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3668201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3433
Steers—Medium and Large 2669210.76/cwt210.00–213.001,4104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672227.68/cwt220.00–236.001,5308
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6228
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726211.47/cwt202.00–216.001,5359
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3728195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776198.51/cwt198.00–200.001,5404
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3815182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2851204.00/cwt200.00–205.001,7365
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3860189.00/cwt187.00–191.001,6252
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3937133.68/cwt130.00–141.001,2533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added957220.45/cwt220.45–220.452,110110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,075130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,105170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8792
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215222.50/cwt222.50–222.504781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3267200.00/cwt200.00–200.005342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320212.81/cwt210.00–216.006812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2361227.30/cwt222.00–229.008219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378209.66/cwt209.00–210.007933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417225.86/cwt216.50–233.0094216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423210.53/cwt210.00–211.008912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465244.50/cwt244.50–244.501,13717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477229.00/cwt225.00–233.001,09222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478214.67/cwt214.00–215.001,0263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519224.06/cwt211.00–229.001,16331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,29211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3563205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574217.51/cwt209.00–225.001,24948
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610208.05/cwt200.00–216.001,26911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2652189.62/cwt179.00–194.001,2368
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665175.50/cwt175.00–176.001,1672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700134.00/cwt134.00–134.009381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3755159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2771186.67/cwt181.00–189.501,4393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820195.50/cwt195.50–195.501,6037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820180.82/cwt170.00–185.001,4837
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315267.62/cwt260.00–276.008432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345232.00/cwt232.00–232.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365263.00/cwt263.00–263.009601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,0611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375241.00/cwt241.00–241.009041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420235.37/cwt230.00–241.009892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459247.29/cwt238.00–250.001,13511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,0911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525226.71/cwt221.00–235.001,1907
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy570232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2597204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,2184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625200.18/cwt199.00–203.001,2515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2737165.43/cwt161.00–179.001,2194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2781164.82/cwt160.00–166.001,2875
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3855140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2887165.84/cwt160.00–170.501,4716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2930169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,5721
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added889176.50/cwt176.50–176.501,56955
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added910150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,3705
Dairy Steers—Large 3942110.99/cwt110.00–113.001,0463
Dairy Steers—Large 31,058137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4493
Dairy Steers—Large 31,245115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,4321
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,500147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,2051
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,150118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,3571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,440115.50/cwt115.50–115.501,6631
Bulls——2,130124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,6411
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91592.00/cwt92.00–92.008421
Cows—Lean 85-90%94082.76/cwt79.00–86.007782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24486.72/cwt82.00–90.001,07910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25477.12/cwt73.00–80.009675
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32997.99/cwt93.50–100.501,3028
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530103.60/cwt103.00–105.001,5855
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61289.04/cwt87.50–90.001,4354

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.