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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 20
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
583 head
▼ 341 vs last sale 924▼ 334 vs year ago 917 · −36.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 67▼ 27 vs year ago 77 · −35.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was 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 $230.85/cwt on 223 head.
Average price
$230.85
223 head · 605 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,397
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$153
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.96
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2605234.851,421189
Medium and Large 2-3608208.611,26834
One grade step is worth $26.24/cwt here — about $153 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 sale223 hd
230.85
—
KY average24 barns · 4,954 hd
226.89
+3.96
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—Low1,695115.591,9597thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50391.871,38011
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19389.401,06617
CowsLean 85-90%Average98282.428096thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,187141.001,6742thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,400$1,6751thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305237.50/cwt237.50–237.507242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350260.00/cwt260.00–260.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3387231.00/cwt231.00–231.008942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390243.10/cwt235.00–251.009482
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415233.00/cwt233.00–233.009671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416262.03/cwt259.00–264.001,0904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422247.62/cwt239.00–253.001,04516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,1832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477245.17/cwt240.00–250.001,16910
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485227.02/cwt226.00–227.501,1013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3516220.64/cwt220.00–224.001,1398
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519255.75/cwt255.00–256.501,3276
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528240.56/cwt234.00–249.001,27015
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3551224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562249.50/cwt249.50–249.501,4027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588243.50/cwt230.00–248.001,43218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613237.58/cwt237.00–239.001,4569
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3632211.05/cwt200.00–215.001,3349
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638231.25/cwt219.00–235.001,47529
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681222.49/cwt214.00–226.001,51516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718215.54/cwt207.00–218.001,54812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732224.56/cwt224.50–225.001,64438
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5701
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3843176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,4845
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,020125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280190.00/cwt190.00–190.005321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310198.27/cwt197.50–199.006152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2311212.64/cwt201.00–219.006613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362210.64/cwt205.00–217.007634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363195.03/cwt190.00–200.007082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430221.11/cwt219.00–227.0095113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3442200.00/cwt200.00–200.008843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475185.00/cwt185.00–185.008791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483216.14/cwt210.00–221.001,04415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534211.17/cwt202.00–214.501,12818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568206.94/cwt198.00–212.001,17526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added601209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,25615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609198.19/cwt190.00–204.501,20720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,2081
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2675150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686211.18/cwt208.50–212.001,44946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714177.35/cwt171.00–185.001,2665
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733192.72/cwt189.00–195.001,41316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3750143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755171.37/cwt170.50–174.001,2944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added880176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,5493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315232.69/cwt222.50–238.007334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330218.00/cwt218.00–218.007191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380257.00/cwt257.00–257.009771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382227.38/cwt221.00–231.008693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy404262.40/cwt262.00–264.001,0605
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460240.80/cwt234.00–243.001,1084
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479208.32/cwt205.00–211.009984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512217.42/cwt211.00–224.001,1135
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571229.03/cwt224.00–230.501,3089
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633188.68/cwt183.00–194.001,1948
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673181.40/cwt180.00–182.501,2217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy685205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3686176.80/cwt176.00–177.001,2135
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705123.00/cwt123.00–123.008671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765169.50/cwt160.00–179.001,2972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3835140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy865150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,3022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2873121.78/cwt117.00–131.001,0633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2995147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,4631
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,187141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,6742
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,328105.24/cwt105.00–105.501,3982
Bulls——1,792117.86/cwt116.00–119.002,1123
Bulls——1,915122.55/cwt121.00–124.002,3472
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91591.00/cwt91.00–91.008331
Cows—Lean 85-90%97084.36/cwt82.50–86.008183
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03375.21/cwt74.50–76.007772
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15189.01/cwt85.00–91.501,0259
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22680.28/cwt78.50–82.009844
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25499.38/cwt95.00–103.001,2464
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48992.14/cwt86.50–93.501,3728
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52896.75/cwt96.50–97.001,4782
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2481
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751

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.