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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 23
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
531 head
331 vs last sale 862 339 vs year ago 870 · 39.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
8 vs last sale 38 10 vs year ago 20 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
0 vs last sale 2 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher on a light test. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $423.23/cwt on 93 head, down $1.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 29 comparable sales and sits +11.42 against this barn's trailing median of $411.81.
Average price
$423.23
1.90 vs prior sale
93 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,267
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.48
vs KY average
+7.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536424.202,27490
Medium and Large 2-3525394.332,0703thin
One grade step is worth $29.86/cwt here — about $204 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
445411376341median 411.8101/0503/1004/2806/1608/18
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.44, low $355.16, median $411.81 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 sale93 hd
423.23
KY average25 barns · 987 hd
415.75
+7.48
National average161 barns · 8,493 hd
415.83
+7.40
This barn, trailing median29 sales
411.81
+11.42
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
BullsHigh1,543209.813,2376thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,465189.002,7691thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,304185.362,41612
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,018163.831,6683thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,335225.003,0041thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)853$1,5252thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1-2550–600582454.41/cwt445.00–462.502,64521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600562472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,6552
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400365534.90/cwt527.50–542.501,9522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed400–450403512.50/cwt512.50–512.502,0653
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800768358.21/cwt350.00–361.002,7515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650618429.67/cwt420.00–440.002,65516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400375514.57/cwt505.00–525.001,9307
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450427515.34/cwt510.00–525.002,20111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550502471.43/cwt470.00–472.502,3677
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350347575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,9955
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300275602.50/cwt602.50–602.501,6571
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700656338.75/cwt336.00–350.002,22211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500468453.71/cwt450.00–467.502,12310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650640346.81/cwt342.00–365.002,2209
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800770347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,6761
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600575388.75/cwt325.00–415.002,23520
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480497.72/cwt497.50–500.002,38911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450428469.04/cwt465.00–477.502,0073
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350335555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,8592
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300260500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850820320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500476468.82/cwt462.50–482.502,2325
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527432.05/cwt427.00–437.502,27754
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800752342.71/cwt338.00–343.502,57714
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600571437.14/cwt430.00–450.002,4969
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400388532.52/cwt530.00–535.002,0662
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350325600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,9501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700675367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,4811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850806310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,49910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400375557.50/cwt557.50–557.502,0912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600565456.28/cwt452.50–460.002,5784
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500472475.91/cwt472.00–481.002,24616
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400381530.42/cwt529.00–535.002,0214
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500465495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,3022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350300580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,7401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650629411.41/cwt402.00–415.002,58813
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450434517.40/cwt505.00–527.502,2469
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,465189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,7691
CowsBoner 80-85%1,241172.61/cwt170.50–176.002,1424
CowsBoner 80-85%1,323196.16/cwt193.50–200.002,5955
CowsBoner 80-85%1,355184.35/cwt180.50–188.002,4983
CowsLean 85-90%955151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,4421
CowsLean 85-90%1,070160.50/cwt160.50–160.501,7171
SteersLarge 1-2400–450416461.00/cwt461.00–461.001,9186
CowsLean 85-90%1,030180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8541
HeifersSelect and Choice1,335225.00/cwt225.00–225.003,0041
Bulls1,715235.00/cwt235.00–235.004,0301
Bulls1,758220.25/cwt217.00–223.003,8722
Bulls1,342194.46/cwt190.00–198.002,6103
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450406531.87/cwt530.00–537.502,1594
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350316615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,9433
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400353557.48/cwt555.00–560.001,9682
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2785202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5861
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28531,524.78/head1,500.00–1,550.001,5252
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650632168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0622
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500485465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,2551
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750745290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1611
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550548380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0823
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600568414.46/cwt407.50–421.002,3542
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800760341.50/cwt341.50–341.502,5951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450440497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,1891
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500485432.00/cwt432.00–432.002,0951
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700695330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2941
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600575348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,0011
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450410440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8041
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500485438.66/cwt437.50–441.002,1283
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550500417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,0882
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700680393.97/cwt392.00–396.002,6792
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450435432.63/cwt431.00–437.501,8825
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400375422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,5841
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350310525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,6281
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400380450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7101
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550528424.87/cwt421.00–429.002,2432
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700670419.59/cwt417.00–426.002,81160
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850846329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,78313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550521491.88/cwt490.00–492.502,56312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650618396.19/cwt390.00–399.502,44829
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700655330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1621
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650635377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,3971
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550518442.00/cwt442.00–442.002,29016
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750711383.50/cwt383.50–383.502,7273
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900850331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,8141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550541456.65/cwt440.00–462.502,4705
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650630385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4261
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600585434.00/cwt434.00–434.002,5391
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250245645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,5801

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.