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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 9
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,295 head
48 vs last sale 1,343 59 vs year ago 1,236 · +4.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
10 vs last sale 28 2 vs year ago 40 · 5.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
0 head
18 vs last sale 18 0 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter 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 $392.85/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits 72.44 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.
Average price
$392.85
106 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,149
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$386
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$64.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.85
vs KY average
+11.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547400.802,19387
Medium and Large 2552368.482,03312thin
Medium and Large 2-3538335.891,8077thin
One grade step is worth $64.91/cwt here — about $386 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale106 hd
392.85
KY average22 barns · 797 hd
375.01
+17.85
National average158 barns · 9,089 hd
381.01
+11.84
This barn, trailing median30 sales
465.30
−72.44
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
BullsAverage1,717191.673,2903thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,553171.612,6655thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,230162.782,00211
CowsLean 85-90%High879152.751,3422thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,380180.502,4911thin

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 2500–550520328.51/cwt327.00–330.001,7082
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800770261.01/cwt260.00–262.002,0102
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850820274.99/cwt274.00–277.002,2554
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850801310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4836
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550511398.98/cwt394.00–406.002,0397
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600567362.39/cwt353.00–364.002,05520
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550515375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9311
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350345382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,3201
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700685301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,0621
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850840236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,9821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700683360.29/cwt360.00–362.002,46161
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed250–300250545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,3631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900886301.55/cwt297.00–306.002,672148
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800770316.60/cwt315.00–319.002,4385
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550517417.67/cwt417.00–418.002,1596
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650634337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,13710
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250235440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600564401.93/cwt400.00–406.002,26720
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900881284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,50263
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added950–1000961278.90/cwt278.90–278.902,68094
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650628368.59/cwt361.00–374.002,31518
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,030230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,3691
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750733279.97/cwt278.00–282.002,0522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900877261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,2892
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750710290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0592
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750732322.68/cwt322.00–327.002,36216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650618330.64/cwt328.50–334.502,04311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700677307.78/cwt303.00–321.002,08416
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600564333.22/cwt321.00–343.001,87924
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600565340.84/cwt332.00–350.001,9262
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550515360.11/cwt356.00–363.001,8555
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8561
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650628297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,8683
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470373.74/cwt372.50–375.001,7572
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515378.38/cwt373.00–387.001,9495
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500478384.41/cwt381.00–386.001,8373
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450423421.39/cwt420.00–424.001,7823
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650640292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,8691
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700688328.70/cwt328.00–330.002,2615
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600578361.41/cwt348.00–377.502,0897
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,4602
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,8421
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300280425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1901
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600587320.17/cwt320.00–320.501,8793
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400395364.00/cwt364.00–364.001,4381
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400390399.00/cwt399.00–399.001,5561
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650630280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7641
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500480330.96/cwt327.00–335.001,5892
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600590313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,8471
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550518347.56/cwt345.00–350.001,8002
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700685290.52/cwt288.00–293.001,9902
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500487342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,6682
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350310325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0081
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600555339.50/cwt339.50–339.501,8844
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700685308.91/cwt301.00–311.002,11612
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550515331.07/cwt327.50–338.001,7053
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300270387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,0461
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,568164.81/cwt163.00–166.502,5842
CowsBoner 80-85%1,254162.90/cwt160.00–166.002,0437
CowsBoner 80-85%1,248155.23/cwt155.00–155.501,9372
CowsBoner 80-85%1,128169.89/cwt168.00–172.001,9162
HeifersSelect and Choice1,380180.50/cwt180.50–180.502,4911
Bulls1,635189.50/cwt189.50–189.503,0981
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450445149.00/cwt149.00–149.006631
Bulls1,905210.00/cwt210.00–210.004,0011
Bulls1,610175.50/cwt175.50–175.502,8261
CowsLean 85-90%815156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2711
CowsLean 85-90%942149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,4081
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,543176.15/cwt173.50–180.002,7183
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550505317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,6011
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500471395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8603
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450420407.27/cwt400.00–412.501,7113
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700655280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8341
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450435336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,4621
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450418362.54/cwt360.00–365.001,5152
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550525404.00/cwt404.00–404.002,1211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650605355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1483
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300295477.50/cwt477.50–477.501,4091
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250210540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,1341
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600578380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1963
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450431430.68/cwt430.00–431.001,8563
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500468423.65/cwt417.50–430.001,9832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350333476.65/cwt470.00–480.001,5873
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300270436.17/cwt430.00–447.501,1783
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450437385.03/cwt379.00–386.001,6837
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2933178.58/cwt177.00–180.001,6662
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500482382.19/cwt377.00–384.001,8429
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650610389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,3732
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350330430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500478395.50/cwt384.00–401.001,8906
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450411389.64/cwt383.00–400.001,6014
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450413462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,91010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500460437.96/cwt431.00–442.002,0158
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400371470.10/cwt465.00–475.001,7444
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350345437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,5092
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800775290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2481
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950930257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,3951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000960225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900868269.62/cwt261.00–278.002,3402
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800752278.98/cwt271.00–288.002,0983
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650626320.49/cwt312.00–323.002,00632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400376401.87/cwt392.00–410.001,51110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500474364.13/cwt356.00–372.001,72638
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473410.72/cwt401.00–420.001,9436
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800757299.42/cwt290.00–303.002,2677
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350329411.02/cwt403.00–415.001,3524
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300250480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350310435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3491
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700678349.03/cwt335.00–351.752,36625
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,025247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,5371
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700668326.72/cwt317.00–334.002,1824
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300265460.38/cwt450.00–470.001,2202
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550532346.71/cwt332.00–351.001,84427
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450429366.71/cwt357.00–372.501,5735
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650613339.07/cwt330.00–350.002,07812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750735279.04/cwt276.00–285.002,0513
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400382430.59/cwt405.00–445.001,6454
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750725316.41/cwt300.00–320.502,29410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600570386.96/cwt380.00–397.502,20621
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850835300.05/cwt299.00–305.002,50524
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy150–200150590.00/cwt590.00–590.008851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250200490.00/cwt490.00–490.009801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300277490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3572
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400368413.39/cwt407.50–420.001,5213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550531404.97/cwt396.00–413.002,15040
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450431439.26/cwt430.00–450.001,8939

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.