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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, May 13
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
856 head
708 vs last sale 1,564 587 vs year ago 1,443 · 40.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
15 vs last sale 42 31 vs year ago 58 · 53.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
0 vs last sale 3 2 vs year ago 5 · 40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder steers over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold under 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher and feeder heifers over 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $303.64/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 161.66 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.
Average price
$303.64
63 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,676
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$172
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.32
vs KY average
7.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552306.511,69155
Medium and Large 2566286.511,6224thin
Medium and Large 2-3540281.251,5194thin
One grade step is worth $25.26/cwt here — about $172 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale63 hd
303.64
KY average26 barns · 1,071 hd
298.32
+5.32
National average163 barns · 10,302 hd
310.77
−7.13
This barn, trailing median30 sales
465.30
−161.66
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
BullsAverage1,677148.512,4918thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,217123.831,50711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,525123.001,8761thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,025114.501,1741thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)965$1,5301thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)888$1,1142thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300285355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800773211.97/cwt203.00–221.001,6392
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250240375.00/cwt375.00–375.009001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600569298.89/cwt289.50–306.001,70128
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550533273.65/cwt263.00–281.001,45910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400390344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,3423
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250200334.00/cwt334.00–334.006681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650627279.23/cwt272.00–289.001,75114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750716262.31/cwt254.00–265.001,87814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400363345.79/cwt335.00–351.001,2555
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000988214.01/cwt213.00–215.002,1142
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900850192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,6321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850824213.82/cwt209.00–214.501,7628
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950900225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550515287.76/cwt283.00–290.001,4827
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650612299.16/cwt296.50–303.501,83140
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480325.03/cwt319.00–332.501,56031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750736216.73/cwt209.00–221.001,59511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900857230.86/cwt225.00–235.001,97813
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,005208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,0901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950932226.10/cwt226.10–226.102,10755
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800789247.64/cwt247.00–247.751,95475
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450420329.54/cwt325.00–335.001,38413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350328341.68/cwt339.00–347.001,1213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800784238.15/cwt231.00–242.501,86715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600554317.19/cwt317.00–317.501,7578
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300285318.00/cwt318.00–318.009061
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600573283.34/cwt281.00–288.001,6243
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700669290.19/cwt285.00–294.001,9418
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850823216.73/cwt212.00–225.001,7843
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250230310.00/cwt310.00–310.007131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350333309.80/cwt307.00–311.001,0324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650620241.66/cwt235.00–244.501,49815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300290347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,0081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500472288.49/cwt280.00–293.001,36225
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950910188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,7113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29651,530.00/head1,530.00–1,530.001,5301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450402302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,2142
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400363311.08/cwt309.00–315.001,1294
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700668240.95/cwt233.00–245.001,61023
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600568277.48/cwt267.00–285.001,5769
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350315357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,1261
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28881,113.87/head875.00–1,275.001,1142
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000965178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,7181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450420280.05/cwt271.00–286.001,17610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576263.34/cwt250.00–268.501,51729
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550529273.71/cwt270.00–275.001,4484
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650610311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,8971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400360355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2781
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2875132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300270307.00/cwt307.00–307.008292
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900855200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450438311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,3624
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850840200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500474310.27/cwt306.00–315.001,4719
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,525123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,8761
CowsBoner 80-85%1,230116.08/cwt113.00–118.001,4283
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7571
CowsBoner 80-85%1,206124.84/cwt121.50–130.001,5067
CowsLean 85-90%1,025114.50/cwt114.50–114.501,1741
Bulls1,578143.42/cwt140.00–149.502,2635
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650605270.66/cwt260.00–276.001,6374
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500496306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,5183
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450433346.38/cwt341.00–349.001,5003
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350310362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,1241
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added1050–11001,080183.60/cwt183.60–183.601,98352
Bulls1,843157.00/cwt155.00–160.002,8943
SteersMedium and Large 2-3850–900860196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,6861
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3900–950925170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5731
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800760181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3761
SteersMedium and Large 2-3900–950940190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7861
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700680242.57/cwt237.00–250.001,6496
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750724230.57/cwt223.00–235.001,6695
SteersMedium and Large 2-31050–11001,085191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,0721
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500488265.30/cwt260.00–269.001,2958
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650630219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3801
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700680206.43/cwt202.00–211.001,4042
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900855171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4621
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850815179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,4591
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650638221.13/cwt217.00–223.001,4118
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600555200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1101
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700693250.65/cwt250.00–254.001,7376
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750720190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3681
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500450280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2601
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750700239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,6731
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550533241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,2852
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700670220.50/cwt220.50–220.501,4771
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850807195.67/cwt195.00–197.001,5793
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700675223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,5051
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600567244.79/cwt244.00–246.001,3885
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350345280.00/cwt280.00–280.009661
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400383291.45/cwt290.00–296.001,1164
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700674264.96/cwt257.00–271.001,78612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700680255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7341
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550543255.34/cwt254.00–256.001,3863
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650625250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600554275.78/cwt270.00–278.001,5285
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550530305.96/cwt300.00–312.001,62210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750708272.51/cwt270.00–275.001,9294
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650639269.30/cwt265.00–270.001,7217
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750715241.19/cwt240.00–243.001,7255
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600580246.98/cwt246.00–249.001,4323
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,3091
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550520321.35/cwt320.00–324.001,6719
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650622252.31/cwt250.00–255.501,56910
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750737200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4742
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650630262.34/cwt260.00–264.001,6533
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550540281.25/cwt281.00–282.001,5194
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700650240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850837237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,9842
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850820202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,6561
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500483305.55/cwt302.00–309.001,4762
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550505255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2881
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600555249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3821
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500484272.61/cwt271.00–275.001,3195
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550545296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,6131
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600585263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,5391
SteersMedium and Large 2-31150–12001,150191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,1971
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450435254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,1051
SteersMedium and Large 2-31000–10501,010191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,9292
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750700188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3161
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500460291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,3391
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550510260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3261

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.