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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 6
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,704 head
▲ 936 vs last sale 768▲ 206 vs year ago 1,498 · +13.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 43▲ 7 vs year ago 65 · +10.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 11 vs year ago 9 · +122.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 1163.00/cwt bull deleted

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate to 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 $235.53/cwt on 848 head.
Average price
$235.53
848 head · 724 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,706
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$148
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.46
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2520242.271,26137
Medium and Large 1-2736236.021,737785
Medium and Large 2-3668211.031,40926
One grade step is worth $31.24/cwt here — about −$148 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 sale848 hd
235.53
—
KY average25 barns · 5,714 hd
236.99
−1.46
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—Average1,808115.482,0884thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58995.091,51110
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22183.371,01836
CowsLean 85-90%Low96482.0579114
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,351112.331,5184thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage2,020108.502,1921thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,408$1,0762thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,158$9047

Every lot

126 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 · Steers47 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270265.10/cwt260.00–275.007163
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315225.00/cwt225.00–225.007091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy338298.95/cwt297.00–305.001,0104
Steers—Medium and Large 2355266.00/cwt266.00–266.009445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377282.07/cwt272.00–288.001,0637
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381291.82/cwt290.00–297.001,1127
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385231.00/cwt231.00–231.008891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415290.17/cwt285.00–291.001,2047
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420274.28/cwt268.00–279.001,15213
Steers—Medium and Large 2430252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,0841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460285.23/cwt283.00–286.001,31212
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3463238.02/cwt235.00–239.001,1024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467258.66/cwt249.00–265.001,20818
Steers—Medium and Large 2486245.03/cwt243.00–245.501,19114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508268.53/cwt265.00–270.001,36419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531253.13/cwt247.00–261.001,34453
Steers—Medium and Large 2533241.12/cwt239.00–243.001,28512
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3542236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,2792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,45513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576247.12/cwt241.00–252.001,42335
Steers—Medium and Large 2590238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,4041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615256.45/cwt253.00–260.001,57747
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619243.47/cwt235.00–249.001,50717
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3619229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,4215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671233.02/cwt223.00–239.001,56430
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677243.39/cwt240.00–245.501,64826
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709239.13/cwt238.00–241.001,69539
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720222.35/cwt208.00–226.501,60116
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3738202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2753204.50/cwt203.00–206.001,5402
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3763187.52/cwt185.00–190.001,4312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,6572
Steers—Medium and Large 2815205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2819220.42/cwt218.00–225.001,80551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added828234.25/cwt233.50–235.001,940122
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3835180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5031
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3865195.02/cwt192.00–198.001,6872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added873223.10/cwt221.85–224.401,948119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2888219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,94523
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3905181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,6381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2912208.57/cwt195.00–211.001,90233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added959211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,02342
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3975140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,015190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,92924
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,020165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,240180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,2321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270224.00/cwt224.00–224.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290205.00/cwt205.00–205.005951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320203.00/cwt200.00–206.006504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328218.34/cwt210.00–222.007163
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381213.30/cwt209.00–216.008137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410237.00/cwt237.00–237.0097210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425213.06/cwt207.00–215.009066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429227.19/cwt216.00–233.0097545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459235.62/cwt235.00–236.001,08116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478205.10/cwt204.00–211.009806
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485225.20/cwt215.00–233.001,09241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517233.78/cwt233.50–234.001,20930
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526222.46/cwt213.00–230.001,17078
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2837
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570195.54/cwt194.00–200.001,1154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576214.30/cwt204.00–220.001,23449
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612211.81/cwt210.00–218.001,2966
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620183.39/cwt180.00–186.001,13713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621200.45/cwt190.00–206.001,24535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669193.84/cwt189.00–202.001,29738
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670180.99/cwt179.00–186.001,2136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711198.70/cwt194.00–200.001,41314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726180.00/cwt175.00–186.001,30711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy742218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,61816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2757170.77/cwt165.00–174.501,2934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3778153.67/cwt151.00–155.001,1963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810155.56/cwt146.00–165.001,2602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2895150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3905102.00/cwt102.00–102.009231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2917156.96/cwt151.00–161.001,4395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2955141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3985120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3245221.00/cwt221.00–221.005411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3255227.50/cwt227.50–227.505801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280260.00/cwt260.00–260.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2324256.58/cwt250.00–260.008316
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325240.00/cwt240.00–240.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3367240.00/cwt240.00–240.008812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,0632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385256.95/cwt249.00–261.009893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3401241.00/cwt241.00–241.009663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409274.30/cwt270.00–281.001,1225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429258.00/cwt252.50–260.001,1074
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455222.32/cwt220.00–229.001,0124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466238.78/cwt230.00–249.001,11316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy486251.88/cwt251.00–252.001,2248
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528236.47/cwt230.00–245.001,24916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540216.50/cwt216.00–217.001,1692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562225.55/cwt209.00–234.001,2686
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568205.72/cwt201.00–208.001,1683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy603222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3396
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620214.79/cwt207.00–219.001,33211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630196.56/cwt195.00–200.001,2385
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664206.69/cwt201.00–213.001,3727
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2702190.67/cwt190.00–194.001,3396
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3750166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2771176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2900120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0802
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice2,020108.50/cwt108.50–108.502,1921
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,351112.33/cwt103.50–116.001,5184
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,705110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8761
Bulls——1,842117.31/cwt116.00–121.002,1613
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91981.73/cwt80.00–85.007514
Cows—Lean 85-90%97973.59/cwt72.00–77.007205
Cows—Lean 85-90%98590.78/cwt89.00–93.008945
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18585.66/cwt82.00–89.001,01516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24677.64/cwt75.00–81.5096715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26393.20/cwt91.50–95.001,1775
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,536102.79/cwt100.00–106.001,5795
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1591
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66690.48/cwt86.50–95.501,5074
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,158904.43/head850.00–1,025.009047
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4081,076.38/head1,050.00–1,100.001,0762

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.