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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 15
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,286 head
187 vs last sale 1,473 215 vs year ago 1,501 · 14.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
13 vs last sale 66 24 vs year ago 55 · +43.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
2 vs last sale 0 9 vs year ago 11 · 81.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $302.10/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 163.20 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.
Average price
$302.10
101 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.63
vs KY average
2.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550303.761,67290
Medium and Large 2532294.981,5696thin
Medium and Large 2-3540280.791,5165thin
One grade step is worth $22.97/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
516470424378median 465.3012/1503/0304/2806/1608/18
Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.97, low $392.22, median $465.30 across 30 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 sale101 hd
302.10
KY average25 barns · 892 hd
292.47
+9.63
National average171 barns · 11,979 hd
304.39
−2.29
This barn, trailing median30 sales
465.30
−163.20
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
BullsLow1,649147.692,4368thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,214122.151,48341
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,525121.691,8566thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low953111.331,0618thin

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)950$1,3662thin

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850805200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800778203.92/cwt199.00–209.001,5862
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550514269.02/cwt259.00–275.001,38365
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650623248.48/cwt239.00–252.501,54841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900868204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,7713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450419316.66/cwt309.00–325.001,32712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500478322.42/cwt315.00–331.001,54133
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300276326.39/cwt316.00–330.009014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415291.58/cwt283.00–297.001,21021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500479270.16/cwt262.00–278.001,29465
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750731211.00/cwt205.00–215.001,5426
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600579295.02/cwt290.50–300.001,70831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900860209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,7971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950927206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,9102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000957191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,8282
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650632283.80/cwt274.50–292.001,79443
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700655280.07/cwt279.00–280.501,83461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750716246.43/cwt240.00–255.001,7644
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550506324.00/cwt323.00–325.001,6394
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350323318.95/cwt310.00–327.501,0304
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400372324.60/cwt315.00–330.001,2087
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700673269.43/cwt260.00–277.001,81311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750710259.86/cwt258.00–263.001,8457
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527307.76/cwt300.00–315.001,62238
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850808232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,87916
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550510280.23/cwt279.00–281.501,42914
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600561306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,71717
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850823215.16/cwt212.00–225.001,7714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600570273.75/cwt273.50–274.001,56012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650645254.33/cwt254.00–255.001,64033
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700663254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,6843
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950921195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7967
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350325315.61/cwt303.00–319.001,0266
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600572259.31/cwt251.00–269.001,48319
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400379314.61/cwt309.00–322.001,19210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250233315.00/cwt315.00–315.007347
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000957200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9142
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676236.38/cwt230.00–244.001,59811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850803207.35/cwt200.00–211.001,6653
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600575268.95/cwt265.00–277.001,5468
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700668231.15/cwt220.00–236.001,5447
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750709222.97/cwt219.00–231.001,5816
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400378302.97/cwt296.00–311.001,14510
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800775215.64/cwt209.00–222.001,6713
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550530289.10/cwt279.00–296.001,53216
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650618257.33/cwt250.00–261.001,5905
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500466306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,4263
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350327307.07/cwt300.00–315.001,0043
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900850206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,7511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950925179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,6561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650–700665253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,6822
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550537308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,6542
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400365330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450418324.13/cwt317.00–331.001,3552
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600583286.91/cwt286.50–289.001,6736
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450406301.50/cwt301.50–301.501,2244
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29501,365.79/head1,225.00–1,475.001,3662
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,645134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,2041
Bulls1,406137.83/cwt135.00–140.001,9384
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,520126.96/cwt125.00–129.001,9302
CowsBoner 80-85%1,200122.41/cwt119.00–128.501,46921
CowsBoner 80-85%1,198114.25/cwt110.00–118.001,36912
CowsBoner 80-85%1,275133.32/cwt130.00–139.001,7008
Bulls1,870153.41/cwt152.00–155.002,8693
Bulls1,960170.00/cwt170.00–170.003,3321
CowsLean 85-90%975102.04/cwt99.50–104.509952
CowsLean 85-90%988118.49/cwt118.00–119.001,1712
CowsLean 85-90%924112.39/cwt108.00–116.001,0384
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,488114.08/cwt110.00–118.001,6983
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450425333.61/cwt331.00–338.001,4188
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450445205.00/cwt205.00–205.009121
Dairy SteersLarge 3300–350315231.00/cwt231.00–231.007282
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650605140.00/cwt140.00–140.008471
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400367234.00/cwt234.00–234.008592
SteersLarge 1-2700–750728235.50/cwt235.50–235.501,71426
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550530254.73/cwt250.00–257.001,35014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400375315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350312323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,0082
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500489283.68/cwt282.00–286.001,3877
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400395337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,3313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500470333.28/cwt332.00–334.501,56618
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450429290.26/cwt290.00–291.001,2454
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600570244.15/cwt240.00–247.001,3929
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650623252.43/cwt250.00–255.001,5732
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600588280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6462
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750730210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5331
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450432272.10/cwt270.00–276.001,1759
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500476263.90/cwt260.00–267.501,2565
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750722190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3723
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700670222.46/cwt221.00–224.001,4902
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650624219.01/cwt218.00–221.001,36711
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850825165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3612
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350330292.50/cwt292.50–292.509651
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650620244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,5131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950915223.20/cwt223.20–223.202,04256
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900857235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,01461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650614298.28/cwt294.00–304.001,8317
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300285300.00/cwt300.00–300.008551
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450437300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3112
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550532294.98/cwt294.00–296.001,5696
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650640263.80/cwt261.50–266.001,6887
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475304.89/cwt301.00–311.001,44819
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400393304.97/cwt301.00–309.001,1992
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700687251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,7242
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350345298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,0281
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400390293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,1431
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1401
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,2601
SteersMedium and Large 2-3900–950905191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,7291
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400373294.69/cwt290.00–297.001,0993
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550508281.32/cwt280.00–284.001,4293
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850845205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7322
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500461290.67/cwt290.00–291.001,3406
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700665240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5961
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850–900865195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6871
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750705214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5092
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5101
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400385280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0781
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450425287.52/cwt287.00–288.001,2222
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500468285.00/cwt282.00–288.001,3343
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600572250.72/cwt248.00–254.001,4343
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700675210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4181
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900870190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6531
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300282250.00/cwt250.00–250.007052
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350335287.00/cwt287.00–287.009612
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400385282.92/cwt280.00–289.001,0893

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.