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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 3
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,546 head
349 vs last sale 1,197 47 vs year ago 1,593 · 3.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
31 vs last sale 28 9 vs year ago 50 · +18.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
2 vs last sale 7 3 vs year ago 2 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to the market being closed for Memorial Day.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $311.50/cwt on 175 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 153.80 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.
Average price
$311.50
175 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,736
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$41.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.47
vs KY average
+2.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559314.311,758155
Medium and Large 2530295.171,56615thin
Medium and Large 2-3569273.231,5555thin
One grade step is worth $41.08/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

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 sale175 hd
311.50
KY average26 barns · 968 hd
307.03
+4.47
National average164 barns · 13,053 hd
309.16
+2.34
This barn, trailing median30 sales
465.30
−153.80
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
BullsHigh1,291156.102,0154thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,226142.111,74226
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,636139.372,27911
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low934119.961,12017
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,395160.002,2321thin

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 Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)805$1,2751thin

Every lot, as filed

131 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 1-2950–1000985231.05/cwt226.00–236.002,2762
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500479325.19/cwt319.00–335.001,55826
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650625254.58/cwt250.00–261.001,5915
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800786225.90/cwt215.00–231.001,7769
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850831221.78/cwt218.00–227.001,84313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350315309.00/cwt309.00–309.009733
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600560269.30/cwt259.00–275.001,50828
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450428296.81/cwt290.00–305.001,27038
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700661243.74/cwt240.00–254.001,6118
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600590303.72/cwt294.00–311.001,79248
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700679280.07/cwt270.00–288.501,90280
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400394332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,3085
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700666247.70/cwt239.00–250.001,65053
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900870190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6531
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450418322.38/cwt316.00–326.001,3487
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650624274.41/cwt270.00–276.001,7127
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000965191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,8431
CowsLean 85-90%96597.00/cwt97.00–97.009361
Bulls1,135170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9301
Bulls1,343151.47/cwt150.00–154.502,0343
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,630136.85/cwt135.00–140.502,2317
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,640130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,1321
CowsBoner 80-85%1,185140.61/cwt137.00–144.001,66614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450417350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4607
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900860249.50/cwt249.50–249.502,14664
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400370305.61/cwt300.00–310.001,13117
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550537317.38/cwt304.00–321.001,70447
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650623302.05/cwt289.00–308.001,88238
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850818238.80/cwt229.00–242.001,9538
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450427333.76/cwt325.00–340.001,42513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350315330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750730233.40/cwt221.00–235.001,70420
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520282.15/cwt270.00–289.001,46730
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650614311.78/cwt310.00–313.001,91430
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400350400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950923228.99/cwt225.00–231.002,1143
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600571317.13/cwt315.00–319.501,81136
SteersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,075183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,9671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650609253.11/cwt240.00–256.001,54154
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400378346.14/cwt340.00–354.001,3086
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,025190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9481
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750730273.50/cwt273.50–273.501,99750
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650615261.72/cwt258.00–264.501,61022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750736240.50/cwt240.50–240.501,77073
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700663260.25/cwt260.00–261.001,7254
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550515295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550525325.28/cwt322.50–330.001,70824
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950910207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,8842
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600568286.38/cwt284.00–291.001,6273
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500482310.68/cwt307.00–318.001,49712
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300250300.00/cwt300.00–300.007501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850834247.45/cwt245.00–251.002,06467
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500470295.05/cwt290.00–301.001,38750
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800767241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,8482
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750719263.53/cwt250.00–269.001,89518
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650–700665262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,7422
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800788201.99/cwt201.00–203.001,5922
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400375352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,3221
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500478323.70/cwt323.50–326.001,54712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500452307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,3884
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600571290.76/cwt285.50–300.001,66017
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600563303.77/cwt301.00–306.501,71010
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500474306.84/cwt300.00–317.001,45418
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300280300.00/cwt300.00–300.008401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350310322.58/cwt320.00–325.001,0002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28051,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,647148.37/cwt146.00–151.002,4443
CowsBoner 80-85%1,301151.20/cwt148.00–156.501,9677
CowsLean 85-90%730109.58/cwt107.50–112.008002
CowsLean 85-90%974119.84/cwt115.00–123.001,1679
CowsBoner 80-85%1,235133.57/cwt130.00–136.501,6505
CowsLean 85-90%936128.91/cwt126.00–133.001,2075
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450408331.59/cwt331.00–334.001,3535
BullsMedium 1-2800–850840167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4071
BullsMedium 1-2750–800752208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5642
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added900–950920193.70/cwt193.70–193.701,78256
HeifersSelect and Choice1,395160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,2321
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400382291.64/cwt290.00–300.001,1146
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750720220.09/cwt201.00–240.001,5852
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550535305.07/cwt302.00–310.001,63212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450439306.50/cwt306.00–307.001,3466
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350330380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2541
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400362369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,3368
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500480295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4161
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3850–900860186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,6001
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800777233.67/cwt231.00–237.001,8163
SteersMedium and Large 2-3850–900887196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,7392
SteersMedium and Large 2-3950–1000995186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,8511
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650620235.00/cwt230.00–238.001,4579
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3900–950920161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4811
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650633257.17/cwt250.00–260.001,6287
SteersMedium and Large 2-3900–950905190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7201
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450420290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2181
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850835201.98/cwt200.00–204.001,6872
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450440260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1441
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400365280.02/cwt275.00–285.001,0224
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700654248.49/cwt242.00–251.001,6255
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550540265.13/cwt259.00–267.501,4328
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600559276.87/cwt276.50–278.001,54856
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400373305.54/cwt300.00–312.001,1403
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470296.16/cwt292.00–299.001,3925
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425302.07/cwt300.00–304.001,2842
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600583281.30/cwt280.00–284.001,6403
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400383320.99/cwt317.50–325.001,2295
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450438306.23/cwt302.50–310.001,3412
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750720243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7501
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350330308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,0161
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600593253.42/cwt253.00–254.001,5037
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800765207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5841
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400365294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,0731
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750700208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,4561
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550532190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0112
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450403192.50/cwt192.50–192.507763
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550525280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4701
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600580271.54/cwt270.00–276.001,5754
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550521297.37/cwt293.00–301.001,54912
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650627282.98/cwt277.50–284.001,7748
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650620247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,5311
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350347285.00/cwt285.00–285.009892
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500450266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,1971
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350335284.10/cwt280.00–286.009524
SteersMedium and Large 2-3200–250220250.00/cwt250.00–250.005501
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350347239.00/cwt239.00–239.008292
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450435278.66/cwt274.00–282.001,2123
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700663232.31/cwt230.00–236.001,5403
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500485281.17/cwt279.00–287.001,3646
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800770185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4251
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500462177.50/cwt177.50–177.5082012
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300275270.00/cwt270.00–270.007431
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600573251.98/cwt248.00–256.001,4442
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550506275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3923

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.