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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 11
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,066 head
▼ 343 vs last sale 1,409▼ 331 vs year ago 1,397 · −23.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 43▼ 92 vs year ago 128 · −71.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 10 vs year ago 15 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. 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 $213.01/cwt on 454 head.
Average price
$213.01
454 head · 684 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,456
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$24.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.22
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2686214.351,471426
Medium and Large 2-3635193.211,22723
Medium and Large 2670190.001,2735thin
One grade step is worth $24.35/cwt here — about $198 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 sale454 hd
213.01
—
KY average28 barns · 7,409 hd
214.24
−1.22
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—Average1,768113.612,0092thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59188.461,4088thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20282.6099316
CowsLean 85-90%Average95178.737486thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,245100.001,2451thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,375120.001,6501thin

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)855$8292thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315242.59/cwt237.00–253.007643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy341275.00/cwt275.00–275.009384
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350240.00/cwt240.00–240.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380269.50/cwt265.00–271.001,0244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,1572
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,0582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436267.31/cwt259.00–269.501,16521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478236.60/cwt229.00–246.001,1317
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy489251.99/cwt250.00–254.001,2324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506242.32/cwt241.00–246.001,2266
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529233.37/cwt227.00–240.001,23521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559237.43/cwt235.00–238.001,32714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567230.42/cwt220.00–234.501,30654
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3567205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611226.83/cwt226.00–227.001,38612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3618200.00/cwt199.00–201.001,2365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623219.30/cwt210.00–224.001,36633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658210.22/cwt209.00–216.001,38311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664220.14/cwt219.50–220.501,46231
Steers—Medium and Large 2670190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2735
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3696177.50/cwt170.00–180.001,2358
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719208.28/cwt202.00–210.001,49820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719188.39/cwt180.00–193.001,35526
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5246
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767185.62/cwt180.00–191.001,4248
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2811178.02/cwt175.00–181.001,4444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added827193.12/cwt189.50–197.001,59744
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3835155.43/cwt150.00–161.001,2982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2857174.35/cwt171.00–181.001,4943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added863206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,77858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added926169.40/cwt167.00–171.001,5695
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3930131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2932143.35/cwt140.00–150.001,3363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,073148.75/cwt148.75–148.751,59619
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280180.00/cwt180.00–180.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330196.00/cwt196.00–196.006474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2342207.00/cwt207.00–207.007083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy343220.00/cwt220.00–220.007555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385208.61/cwt204.00–211.008033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385185.00/cwt185.00–185.007121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430181.00/cwt181.00–181.007781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431211.99/cwt202.00–220.0091433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461221.25/cwt221.25–221.251,02017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477191.51/cwt188.00–195.009146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478207.85/cwt203.00–214.0099421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522219.65/cwt219.00–221.501,14728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525206.25/cwt200.00–210.501,08326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562219.94/cwt213.50–221.001,23643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570193.60/cwt190.00–198.001,1043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576205.96/cwt200.00–212.001,18635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622188.59/cwt180.00–191.001,17321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3639175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,1205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667191.44/cwt191.00–194.001,2777
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3671167.43/cwt165.00–170.001,1234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718150.02/cwt149.00–151.001,0772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725181.70/cwt175.00–184.501,31721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2782141.47/cwt140.00–146.001,1064
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3810145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2839162.10/cwt155.00–168.001,36022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3870113.00/cwt113.00–113.009832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2913122.79/cwt120.00–131.001,1214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added981150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,007125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,045105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,065155.80/cwt155.80–155.801,65949
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345192.50/cwt192.50–192.506641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390210.00/cwt210.00–210.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2392267.30/cwt267.00–267.501,0485
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430231.00/cwt231.00–231.009933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,1561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479240.39/cwt237.00–242.001,1515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528231.01/cwt223.00–237.501,22014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy566224.50/cwt224.50–224.501,2714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571208.43/cwt204.00–221.001,19010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585186.50/cwt186.50–186.501,0916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3609170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy630205.00/cwt203.00–207.001,2922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661181.51/cwt180.00–183.001,2004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0776
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy721168.20/cwt165.00–169.001,2135
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy793154.49/cwt151.00–158.001,2252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2955125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1941
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3430174.00/cwt174.00–174.007481
Dairy Steers—Large 3555160.00/cwt160.00–160.008882
Dairy Steers—Large 3730144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0512
Dairy Steers—Large 3930124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1533
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,375120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,6501
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,245100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,768113.61/cwt112.00–115.002,0092
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94085.63/cwt84.50–87.008052
Cows—Lean 85-90%95675.28/cwt73.00–77.507204
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15892.99/cwt89.50–98.001,0773
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20875.88/cwt70.50–79.009175
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21482.91/cwt80.00–88.001,0078
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49791.83/cwt91.50–92.001,3753
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64886.43/cwt84.00–90.501,4245
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855828.95/head750.00–900.008292

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.