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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Tue, May 5
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
795 head
553 vs last sale 1,348 795 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
26 vs last sale 47 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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 Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $493.93/cwt on 111 head, up $13.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 29 comparable sales and sits +28.33 against this barn's trailing median of $465.60.
Average price
$493.93
13.25 vs prior sale
111 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$302
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$55.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.66
vs KY average
+6.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543498.562,708101
Medium and Large 2542451.002,4435thin
Medium and Large 2-3543443.402,4065thin
One grade step is worth $55.16/cwt here — about $302 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales
516480443407median 465.6001/0503/1004/2806/1608/18
Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.97, low $421.14, median $465.60 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale111 hd
493.93
KY average25 barns · 812 hd
480.27
+13.66
National average180 barns · 14,267 hd
487.55
+6.38
This barn, trailing median29 sales
465.60
+28.33
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
BullsAverage1,725209.913,6214thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,607187.503,0126thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,187177.032,10115
CowsLean 85-90%Average920159.261,4659thin

Every lot, as filed

138 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950900313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,8171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500476474.99/cwt465.00–482.502,26125
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550521510.41/cwt502.50–517.502,65926
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700682434.47/cwt432.50–437.502,9635
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450420530.59/cwt522.50–540.002,22811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700673413.50/cwt406.00–420.002,78323
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300265683.75/cwt682.50–685.001,8122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450426477.94/cwt470.00–487.502,03621
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850810372.00/cwt372.00–372.003,0135
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800752380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,85812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750710413.29/cwt404.00–418.502,93424
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650620458.10/cwt454.00–462.002,8402
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700655382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,5051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500469522.94/cwt510.00–535.002,45322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550509450.76/cwt446.00–452.502,29415
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650600382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,2953
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600556432.60/cwt431.00–435.002,4055
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750730362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,64335
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600595511.00/cwt511.00–511.003,0402
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900852349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,9732
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400385535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,0602
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600551451.87/cwt450.00–452.502,4904
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300295600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,7701
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500482502.21/cwt500.00–505.002,4219
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550505447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,2601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed400–450446578.50/cwt577.50–580.002,5805
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650640379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,4261
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700690372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,5671
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350315680.00/cwt680.00–680.002,1421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250205625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,2811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650634417.02/cwt413.00–436.002,6449
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800774366.04/cwt352.50–371.002,8338
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600576453.23/cwt450.00–462.502,6114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000960300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527471.28/cwt457.00–492.502,48413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400372589.12/cwt585.00–595.002,1929
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600572477.59/cwt460.00–489.002,73237
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850813348.18/cwt344.00–352.502,8312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800768342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,6273
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800761330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900863301.55/cwt298.00–305.002,6022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650628367.93/cwt361.00–377.002,31119
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400387509.49/cwt500.00–520.001,9728
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550535440.18/cwt432.00–445.002,35534
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350340600.00/cwt595.00–610.002,0403
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850837321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,6872
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700670339.88/cwt335.00–355.002,2776
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250243650.10/cwt640.00–660.001,5802
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300275600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750731334.57/cwt330.00–346.002,4467
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500476504.49/cwt502.50–505.002,4015
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450421509.24/cwt507.50–512.502,1443
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600559420.34/cwt403.00–427.002,35019
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850800331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,6481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550525471.23/cwt470.00–480.002,47412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350337551.14/cwt540.00–560.001,8574
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450433507.42/cwt500.00–510.002,1979
CowsBoner 80-85%1,183168.18/cwt166.00–169.501,9903
CowsBoner 80-85%1,199176.07/cwt173.00–180.002,1117
Bulls1,662206.21/cwt204.00–210.003,4273
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,623193.00/cwt192.50–194.003,1323
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,590182.00/cwt181.00–183.002,8943
CowsBoner 80-85%1,165159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,8521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600591575.00/cwt575.00–575.003,3985
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650602472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,8442
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500455555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,5251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300255725.00/cwt725.00–725.001,8491
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550508521.63/cwt500.00–530.002,65018
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,157206.71/cwt202.50–210.002,3923
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750705274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,9321
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650640343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,1951
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400382470.32/cwt467.50–471.001,7975
SteersMedium and Large 2-3900–950918290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6623
HeifersMedium and Large 2-31000–10501,000270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,7001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850835252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,1081
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800755318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,4011
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600572446.00/cwt446.00–446.002,5512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700655329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,1551
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500491440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1606
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550523371.16/cwt367.50–375.001,9412
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750700350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4502
BullsMedium and Large 2-3950–1000980260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,5481
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400390509.87/cwt500.00–520.001,9882
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850810313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,5351
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700655357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,3421
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600580424.00/cwt424.00–424.002,4591
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550530439.00/cwt439.00–439.002,3272
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500455462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,1041
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450412440.63/cwt437.00–445.001,8153
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650630377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,3781
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500450450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0251
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450420465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9531
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400360500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8001
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650627400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5083
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850–900895295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6401
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800795340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,7031
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650605371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,2451
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550523441.66/cwt440.00–442.502,3103
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450425482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,0511
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500455455.14/cwt452.50–460.002,0713
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350345440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5181
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428451.20/cwt450.00–452.501,9312
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350345515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,7771
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600588391.20/cwt391.00–392.002,3005
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400384486.74/cwt480.00–490.001,8694
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300290530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5371
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450418518.37/cwt517.50–520.002,1673
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600577435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,5102
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425483.57/cwt480.00–487.502,0552
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550514419.37/cwt417.00–421.002,1565
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,2211
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350320602.50/cwt602.50–602.501,9281
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650628355.01/cwt352.00–358.002,2292
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550500450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2501
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800790310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4491
CowsLean 85-90%998163.31/cwt160.00–167.001,6303
CowsLean 85-90%950180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7101
CowsLean 85-90%849155.61/cwt151.00–159.501,3214
CowsLean 85-90%940141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3251
Bulls1,915221.00/cwt221.00–221.004,2321
CowsBoner 80-85%1,173189.86/cwt187.00–193.002,2274
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400397551.00/cwt551.00–551.002,1872
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300265650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,7231
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550500495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,4751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350310595.00/cwt590.00–600.001,8452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400375564.46/cwt560.00–570.002,1174
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450431556.98/cwt555.00–560.002,4017
BullsMedium and Large 1-2100–150140750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,0501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300290602.50/cwt602.50–602.501,7471
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400388530.33/cwt525.00–540.002,0586
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250237640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,5172
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500460491.98/cwt487.50–497.502,26311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300270635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,7151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500482492.61/cwt482.50–497.502,3745
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650615401.57/cwt395.00–408.002,4708
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700685400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750705341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,4041
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900873304.90/cwt300.00–310.002,6622

How this sale compares

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.