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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 26
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,761 head
▲ 226 vs last sale 1,535▲ 474 vs year ago 1,287 · +36.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 36▼ 32 vs year ago 100 · −32.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
0 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last leek feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. There was 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 $261.79/cwt on 702 head.
Average price
$261.79
702 head · 669 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,750
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$270
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.79
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2676262.551,774634
Medium and Large 2606258.321,56430
Medium and Large 2-3597251.861,50438
One grade step is worth $10.69/cwt here — about $270 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 sale702 hd
261.79
—
KY average26 barns · 7,492 hd
261.00
+0.79
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—High1,709130.592,2317thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,529113.761,7399thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,207108.801,31327
CowsLean 85-90%Low971101.3298311
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,410140.001,9741thin

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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260327.50/cwt327.50–327.508521
Steers—Medium and Large 2290300.00/cwt300.00–300.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318316.85/cwt312.00–325.001,0087
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330332.59/cwt331.00–336.001,0983
Steers—Medium and Large 2340301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,0231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355352.55/cwt345.00–360.001,2524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374325.96/cwt321.00–337.001,21914
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3413290.98/cwt288.00–294.001,2022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427323.40/cwt316.00–330.501,38113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428341.79/cwt339.00–344.001,46316
Steers—Medium and Large 2442304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,3442
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455272.50/cwt269.00–276.001,2402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471321.55/cwt317.00–324.001,51514
Steers—Medium and Large 2475292.55/cwt290.00–295.001,3907
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477307.30/cwt299.00–313.001,46635
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528285.49/cwt279.00–296.001,50726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531302.90/cwt301.00–304.001,60821
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3538272.60/cwt270.00–275.001,4678
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571276.34/cwt270.00–281.001,57828
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3572259.51/cwt255.00–262.001,4849
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588286.38/cwt285.00–287.501,68420
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609282.75/cwt280.00–285.501,72246
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628271.54/cwt260.00–276.001,70540
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3631242.50/cwt238.00–246.001,5308
Steers—Medium and Large 2636257.04/cwt253.00–258.001,6358
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663261.03/cwt260.00–264.001,73123
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3668236.08/cwt232.00–237.501,5774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672251.50/cwt242.00–259.001,69038
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3718212.05/cwt210.00–214.001,5232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725245.17/cwt242.00–247.001,77723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738238.94/cwt225.00–240.001,76333
Steers—Medium and Large 2749221.50/cwt221.50–221.501,65911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3760210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785229.85/cwt221.00–238.001,80486
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3830199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,6521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2832207.80/cwt203.00–210.001,72915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873214.91/cwt200.00–217.751,87614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added881234.10/cwt234.10–234.102,06263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added922222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,04737
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2932214.21/cwt205.00–216.001,99612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,013190.50/cwt190.00–191.001,9302
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3281255.00/cwt255.00–255.007174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288275.05/cwt269.00–281.007922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2343279.42/cwt269.00–290.009582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3343254.32/cwt250.00–260.008727
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3362257.02/cwt255.00–261.009303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy374304.84/cwt300.00–309.001,1407
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2392272.05/cwt264.00–280.001,0665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420280.51/cwt280.00–281.001,1784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424268.75/cwt260.00–275.001,14023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427252.98/cwt250.00–258.001,0805
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438245.38/cwt242.00–247.001,0753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469263.66/cwt258.00–273.001,23726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471250.30/cwt250.00–254.001,17913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481280.66/cwt280.00–281.001,3503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3486243.68/cwt241.00–248.001,1846
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520235.55/cwt231.00–239.001,2253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523248.06/cwt240.00–258.001,29781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527264.73/cwt261.00–269.001,39515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3566233.15/cwt230.00–238.001,3205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573244.27/cwt234.00–249.001,40042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,46219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620226.57/cwt217.00–234.001,40532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3628213.03/cwt209.00–215.001,3384
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675221.45/cwt214.00–227.001,49594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,63075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720210.22/cwt201.00–214.001,51420
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3743192.99/cwt191.00–195.001,4342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757225.29/cwt215.50–226.001,70575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763198.20/cwt190.00–203.001,5128
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3771181.03/cwt180.00–184.001,3964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3835159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2843184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,5513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2899198.88/cwt197.00–200.001,7888
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2908195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3915174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,5923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2995183.73/cwt183.00–189.001,8288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,060190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295321.00/cwt321.00–321.009471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,1521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360301.43/cwt299.00–304.001,0852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365287.71/cwt280.00–295.001,0502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368338.26/cwt337.50–339.001,2452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372328.53/cwt327.00–332.501,2225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,3432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425288.38/cwt286.00–291.001,2262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436299.55/cwt290.00–305.001,30611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,4062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472281.56/cwt280.00–283.001,3294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474296.43/cwt289.00–305.001,40524
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3481273.66/cwt271.00–279.001,3163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515290.75/cwt290.00–291.001,4974
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531278.14/cwt268.00–281.001,47722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569263.36/cwt259.00–275.001,49914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3589252.42/cwt251.00–254.001,4877
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618241.72/cwt236.00–249.001,49410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668232.82/cwt227.00–244.001,55510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy715230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717209.79/cwt203.00–219.001,50417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2761205.73/cwt200.00–213.001,5664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy782220.50/cwt220.50–220.501,7242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3820180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2828199.69/cwt199.00–200.001,65310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2867187.63/cwt185.00–190.001,6273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2910177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,6111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2983192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,8873
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,090125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3631
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added944183.85/cwt183.85–183.851,73654
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,410140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,493122.47/cwt120.00–127.001,8283
Bulls——1,802133.90/cwt129.50–136.002,4133
Bulls——2,075145.00/cwt145.00–145.003,0091
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%961104.04/cwt102.00–106.001,0005
Cows—Lean 85-90%967109.60/cwt108.00–111.001,0603
Cows—Lean 85-90%99088.49/cwt85.50–91.008763
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15299.18/cwt95.50–102.001,1436
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194107.86/cwt104.00–112.001,28812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260116.47/cwt114.50–120.001,4689
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,517117.96/cwt116.00–120.001,7893
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535111.66/cwt107.00–115.501,7146
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1771

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.