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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 6
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
529 head
▼ 359 vs last sale 888▲ 59 vs year ago 470 · +12.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 30▲ 4 vs year ago 41 · +9.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 5 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 unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $378.76/cwt on 47 head, down $34.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −82.42 against this barn's trailing median of $461.18.
Average price
$378.76
▼ 34.73 vs prior sale
47 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,119
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$354
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$54.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.71
vs KY average
−51.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2565385.052,17536
Medium and Large 2541360.911,95210thin
Medium and Large 2-3550331.001,8211thin
One grade step is worth $54.05/cwt here — about $354 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale47 hd
378.76
—
KY average25 barns · 830 hd
389.47
−10.71
National average183 barns · 26,018 hd
430.36
−51.60
This barn, trailing median32 sales
461.18
−82.42
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
516461407352median 461.1803/0304/2806/2309/0110/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.97, low $366.49, median $461.18 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,612194.953,1426thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,268136.081,72616
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,640133.572,1904thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low939109.701,0305thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,255158.721,9923thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,108$2,8672thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,550$3,9801thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323554.81/cwt550.00–560.001,7922
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,7512
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5981
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365505.14/cwt500.00–510.001,8444
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7341
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,8001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy387530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,0517
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2441437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,9293
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,8951
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472435.72/cwt432.50–439.002,05722
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513384.16/cwt380.00–387.501,9713
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2514364.36/cwt362.50–368.001,8736
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1581
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,8211
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568372.80/cwt366.00–385.002,11818
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575398.85/cwt395.00–402.502,29314
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2581355.74/cwt355.00–356.002,0674
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611393.00/cwt393.00–393.002,4014
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624343.41/cwt339.00–349.002,1438
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655358.13/cwt355.00–360.002,3468
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682335.78/cwt330.00–345.002,29019
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720334.45/cwt330.00–341.502,40823
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,60616
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3736320.60/cwt320.00–322.502,3604
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,6055
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773328.57/cwt322.00–338.002,54010
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3820301.49/cwt301.00–302.002,4722
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2834320.29/cwt319.00–323.002,67115
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2878297.61/cwt290.00–305.002,6132
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2902296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,6702
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240400.00/cwt400.00–400.009601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,3412
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2031
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5505
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379411.73/cwt405.00–417.501,5606
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,5501
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421402.38/cwt400.00–410.001,6944
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3422351.98/cwt350.00–352.501,4855
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425383.30/cwt380.00–390.001,6293
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,3921
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473371.06/cwt360.00–379.001,75523
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy498387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,9273
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,6031
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518371.76/cwt370.00–375.001,9268
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534364.18/cwt360.00–369.501,94523
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,0559
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581347.14/cwt341.00–350.502,01713
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9471
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620307.76/cwt307.50–308.001,9082
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,1457
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631326.57/cwt318.00–329.502,06119
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3663303.68/cwt301.00–305.002,0133
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686324.59/cwt319.00–326.002,22725
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713311.01/cwt309.00–313.002,2182
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716299.14/cwt298.00–301.002,1427
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,0381
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763298.25/cwt297.00–299.002,2764
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2844289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,4395
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,055200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1101
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,060250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,6501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2268429.94/cwt425.00–435.001,1523
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8301
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,7062
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2941
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,9312
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,8771
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3395405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6001
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,9032
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3417415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7312
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425430.45/cwt424.00–437.501,8298
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3450412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,8561
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2469423.93/cwt417.50–432.501,9888
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy501400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0043
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2532364.86/cwt350.00–380.001,9414
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,8061
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy556370.50/cwt367.50–372.502,0605
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,9271
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568353.40/cwt347.00–364.002,00715
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621332.67/cwt325.00–335.002,06610
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3630277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,7481
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2683314.71/cwt314.00–317.502,1495
Bulls650–700Small 1-2690272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,8801
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3725280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0301
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2727302.64/cwt290.00–309.002,2003
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy765336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,5702
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2793281.53/cwt273.00–290.002,2332
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9321
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3830237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,9711
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2930245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,2791
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,140207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,3661
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3480196.00/cwt196.00–196.009411
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,255158.72/cwt157.00–161.001,9923
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,220177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,1591
Bulls——1,390234.00/cwt234.00–234.003,2531
Bulls——1,625183.53/cwt183.00–184.002,9822
Bulls——1,905195.82/cwt192.00–199.503,7302
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89590.00/cwt90.00–90.008061
Cows—Lean 85-90%945121.50/cwt121.00–122.001,1482
Cows—Lean 85-90%955107.74/cwt107.50–108.001,0292
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219141.67/cwt137.50–145.001,7275
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257150.25/cwt149.00–152.001,8893
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298122.95/cwt121.00–124.501,5962
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305128.72/cwt126.00–132.001,6806
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600133.38/cwt132.00–135.002,1342
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,675122.50/cwt122.50–122.502,0521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,685145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,4431
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1082,866.93/head2,400.00–3,450.002,8672
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,2891
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5503,980.00/head3,980.00–3,980.003,9801

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.