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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, May 19
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,152 head
229 vs last sale 1,381 45 vs year ago 1,197 · 3.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
8 vs last sale 52 32 vs year ago 28 · +114.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
1 vs last sale 4 4 vs year ago 7 · 57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $332.34/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 78.87 against this barn's trailing median of $411.21.
Average price
$332.34
103 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,820
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$227
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$36.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.92
vs KY average
1.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549333.711,83198
Medium and Large 2518318.421,6492thin
Medium and Large 2-3540296.991,6043thin
One grade step is worth $36.72/cwt here — about $227 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
445408371334median 411.2112/1503/0304/2806/1608/18
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.44, low $348.35, median $411.21 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 sale103 hd
332.34
KY average27 barns · 1,749 hd
333.27
−0.92
National average158 barns · 12,726 hd
334.26
−1.92
This barn, trailing median30 sales
411.21
−78.87
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
BullsHigh1,577183.202,8895thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,344167.982,2588thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,200155.811,87016
CowsLean 85-90%High928139.031,2904thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,068189.502,0232thin

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)1,065$1,9851thin

Every lot, as filed

128 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 2400–450427351.66/cwt350.00–352.001,5029
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550518318.42/cwt316.00–321.001,6492
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650616328.21/cwt325.00–330.002,0224
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400365390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4241
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400378421.23/cwt417.50–422.501,5924
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950910221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,0111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600555380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1091
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350338453.67/cwt450.00–457.501,5332
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600588331.27/cwt330.00–332.001,9484
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900855234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,0011
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500488334.27/cwt330.00–339.001,6313
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7521
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950935215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750720286.32/cwt278.00–295.002,0622
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750720275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9801
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650619362.98/cwt356.00–364.502,24717
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650611318.99/cwt311.00–323.001,94922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650622298.03/cwt291.00–306.001,85424
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550519344.80/cwt335.00–350.001,7907
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800762266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,0272
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700650295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9181
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550519400.38/cwt390.00–406.002,07825
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550511352.27/cwt349.00–354.001,80010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700665289.40/cwt285.00–293.001,92515
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850835259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,1631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400377414.78/cwt405.00–425.001,5643
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,005225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added950–1000951284.50/cwt284.50–284.502,70655
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950921289.10/cwt289.10–289.102,66356
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400372370.18/cwt360.00–377.501,37711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750718268.73/cwt260.00–276.001,9294
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500485379.00/cwt379.00–379.001,8381
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,3022
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550540302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,6341
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700680272.53/cwt271.00–274.001,8532
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700687313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,1502
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450436378.75/cwt375.00–380.001,6514
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550510325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6581
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800775252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,9531
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500455345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5701
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450434342.33/cwt339.00–344.001,4866
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550521352.49/cwt350.00–355.001,8364
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600565354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,0001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600576317.10/cwt314.00–320.001,8264
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300265365.00/cwt365.00–365.009671
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600583321.55/cwt319.00–324.001,8752
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700650295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9181
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650644280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8037
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300250375.00/cwt375.00–375.009381
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400350377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,3211
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750705262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,8471
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600570280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5961
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700660232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5311
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650614272.26/cwt269.00–275.001,6724
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500485340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6491
BullsMedium and Large 2-3900–950900185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6651
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800770250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9251
HeifersSelect and Choice1,120202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,2621
Bulls1,760214.00/cwt214.00–214.003,7661
CowsLean 85-90%935143.97/cwt142.50–145.501,3462
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,263175.48/cwt170.50–179.002,2166
HeifersSelect and Choice1,015177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,7971
Bulls1,673180.83/cwt179.00–184.503,0253
CowsBoner 80-85%1,159144.11/cwt141.00–147.501,6704
CowsBoner 80-85%1,186156.12/cwt152.00–160.001,8528
CowsBoner 80-85%1,270166.90/cwt165.00–170.002,1204
CowsLean 85-90%920134.09/cwt130.00–138.001,2342
Bulls1,105159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,7621
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,588145.47/cwt145.00–146.002,3102
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400372340.80/cwt340.00–342.501,2683
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650623309.65/cwt304.00–315.001,9292
BullsMedium and Large 2-3950–1000992164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,6272
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550515300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5451
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550525305.49/cwt305.00–306.001,6042
SteersLarge 1-2400–450430275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650–700665321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,1351
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300260500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500457398.25/cwt395.00–407.501,8204
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500467366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,7095
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550533372.07/cwt370.00–375.001,98313
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350325350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500475432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,0541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450420402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,6912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400363400.97/cwt396.00–402.501,4566
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300295435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600553363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,0073
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400392435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7052
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450411427.53/cwt422.50–430.001,7579
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700689326.97/cwt322.00–333.002,25340
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576366.92/cwt360.00–379.002,11327
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400364445.74/cwt444.00–455.001,62211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350310425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3181
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0651,985.00/head1,985.00–1,985.001,9851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450428400.14/cwt390.00–405.001,7136
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300295405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1952
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250245515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,2621
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750730293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,13914
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650612327.66/cwt325.00–331.002,0053
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300290469.36/cwt462.50–475.001,3614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550526340.84/cwt330.00–346.001,79330
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600570323.41/cwt313.00–330.001,84342
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700668310.80/cwt310.80–310.802,07677
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500474375.74/cwt362.50–380.001,78110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950918230.52/cwt228.00–233.002,1162
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450425408.86/cwt402.50–411.001,73811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750721308.28/cwt304.00–310.002,2234
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250210459.17/cwt450.00–467.509642
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600558335.78/cwt335.50–340.001,87416
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700677310.53/cwt301.00–314.002,10212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800785285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850830280.33/cwt280.00–281.002,3273
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250247500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350327381.71/cwt377.50–390.001,2483
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600577343.27/cwt338.50–353.001,98128
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800773285.00/cwt284.00–286.002,2032
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650622345.95/cwt334.00–352.002,15223
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350300412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,2381
SteersMedium and Large 1-21100–11501,118236.19/cwt229.00–237.002,64110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550513374.22/cwt365.00–387.501,92014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450431361.77/cwt356.00–370.001,55910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500469351.86/cwt340.00–359.001,65043
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850800257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,0561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950933268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,5003
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500476404.68/cwt390.00–410.001,92618
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800770268.77/cwt264.00–279.002,0709
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900888258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,2913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900869281.44/cwt274.50–283.002,44611

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.