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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 7
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
823 head
47 vs last sale 870 339 vs year ago 1,162 · 29.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
80 vs last sale 20 47 vs year ago 53 · +88.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
1 vs last sale 0 4 vs year ago 5 · 80.0%
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Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $369.08/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 96.22 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.
Average price
$369.08
66 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,061
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$243
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$48.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.50
vs KY average
10.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558372.612,07961
Medium and Large 2560329.501,8452thin
Medium and Large 2-3567323.771,8363thin
One grade step is worth $48.84/cwt here — about $243 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale66 hd
369.08
KY average8 barns · 187 hd
359.59
+9.50
National average153 barns · 8,707 hd
379.13
−10.05
This barn, trailing median30 sales
465.30
−96.22
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
BullsAverage1,638200.733,2887thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,203172.542,07524
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,548170.442,6396thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,032143.491,4807thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,313225.102,95531
SteersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,358227.023,08222

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$1,9101thin

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
HeifersSelect and Choice1,327228.50/cwt228.50–228.503,03224
CowsLean 85-90%1,030126.54/cwt125.00–129.001,3032
CowsLean 85-90%973156.60/cwt154.00–159.501,5242
CowsLean 85-90%1,072146.04/cwt142.50–150.001,5663
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,514172.73/cwt169.50–184.002,6155
CowsBoner 80-85%1,205178.10/cwt170.00–190.002,14613
CowsBoner 80-85%1,200165.96/cwt162.00–169.001,99211
SteersSelect and Choice1,374229.26/cwt225.00–243.003,15019
HeifersSelect and Choice1,253191.24/cwt187.00–196.002,3962
Bulls1,416185.28/cwt181.00–190.502,6243
HeifersSelect and Choice1,268222.30/cwt221.00–223.002,8195
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500495409.67/cwt409.00–410.002,0283
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350305409.00/cwt409.00–409.001,2471
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450431411.56/cwt405.00–426.001,77410
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500475312.40/cwt300.00–321.001,4843
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500465325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5111
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600564304.01/cwt300.00–307.501,7156
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700679257.75/cwt251.00–260.001,7504
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400378387.42/cwt375.00–400.001,4642
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750737310.90/cwt310.90–310.902,29175
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525377.95/cwt372.50–383.001,9842
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29001,910.00/head1,910.00–1,910.001,9101
Bulls1,805212.31/cwt203.50–219.503,8324
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,720159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,7351
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600567285.76/cwt271.00–296.001,6203
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550500295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4752
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800758258.01/cwt256.00–260.001,9562
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600567323.77/cwt320.00–330.001,8363
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500472371.72/cwt370.00–378.001,7559
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400373394.93/cwt393.00–397.001,4732
SteersMedium and Large 2-3850–900873234.96/cwt230.00–240.002,0512
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750725269.00/cwt260.00–278.001,9502
SteersMedium and Large 2-31050–11001,085202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,1921
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400373322.30/cwt300.00–334.001,2023
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550535311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,6641
HeifersMedium and Large 2-31050–11001,085185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,0071
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750705250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7631
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700680263.61/cwt251.00–278.001,7935
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600573312.92/cwt312.50–313.001,7936
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350330393.94/cwt390.00–398.001,3002
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350320384.67/cwt379.00–387.501,2313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500469360.37/cwt354.00–370.001,6909
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400364379.46/cwt378.00–380.001,3814
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000950226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,1471
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850835239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,9961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,037222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,3022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600575319.56/cwt311.00–327.001,83724
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700674290.01/cwt287.00–291.001,9554
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750719285.87/cwt270.00–290.002,0559
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,005202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,0351
SteersMedium and Large 1-21100–11501,100229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,5191
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525338.13/cwt325.00–346.001,77517
SteersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,055250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,6381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800764283.01/cwt269.00–286.002,16211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450412399.28/cwt396.00–401.001,6453
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500478350.61/cwt345.00–356.001,6763
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700662348.75/cwt347.50–352.002,30922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750714302.66/cwt290.00–310.002,1614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950920257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,3641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500477393.55/cwt380.00–399.001,8775
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800769288.81/cwt280.00–300.002,2219
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000955260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850836272.42/cwt270.00–273.002,2775
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700664335.70/cwt332.00–339.002,2299
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650643374.75/cwt350.00–379.752,41066
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625332.44/cwt325.00–345.002,07817
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed400–450418409.00/cwt409.00–409.001,71010
BullsMedium and Large 1-21100–11501,120195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,1841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300255367.50/cwt367.50–367.509371
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450427376.59/cwt372.00–379.001,6085
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,082228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,4674
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700687296.00/cwt295.00–298.002,0343
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550518371.64/cwt370.00–375.001,9253
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800767251.26/cwt241.00–265.001,9275
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650623293.65/cwt280.00–300.001,82912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000983203.27/cwt200.50–206.001,9982
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900868235.95/cwt230.00–242.002,0482
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy800–850805246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,9801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400373386.24/cwt380.00–390.001,4414
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900860214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,8401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500480396.92/cwt384.00–401.001,9054
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450435392.67/cwt390.00–394.001,7083
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600565338.37/cwt330.00–350.001,91214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450425398.20/cwt389.00–404.001,6925
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy700–750748275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0573
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650623313.23/cwt312.00–315.001,9514
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450423362.95/cwt350.00–372.501,5357
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400380405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5391
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750732254.97/cwt250.00–260.001,8664
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350305415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy750–800795197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,5661
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550531383.30/cwt380.00–400.002,0356
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650–700678323.98/cwt318.00–326.002,1974
SteersSelect and Choice1,253212.84/cwt202.00–217.502,6673
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850845211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,7831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950915224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,0501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650620308.20/cwt295.00–318.001,91112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750731333.29/cwt316.00–337.502,4365
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600583349.90/cwt341.00–360.002,04027
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950905312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,82858
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800791325.95/cwt310.00–326.752,57861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550530395.87/cwt391.00–404.002,09825
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900867271.24/cwt265.00–275.002,3525
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550505277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,4011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650625328.09/cwt327.00–330.002,0518
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550540329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,7771
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600579332.41/cwt330.00–333.001,92513
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650617318.06/cwt312.50–321.001,9623
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500488370.83/cwt370.00–371.001,8106
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525312.15/cwt301.00–321.001,6396
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473330.50/cwt330.00–331.001,5632
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450400337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,3501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600571375.59/cwt371.00–379.002,1457
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350322350.10/cwt345.00–355.001,1273
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600581300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7433
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450445351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,5621
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800795254.00/cwt254.00–254.002,0191
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900875217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,8991
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600580330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9141
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800771263.76/cwt251.00–270.002,0343
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450425341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,4491
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650640295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8882
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650636272.00/cwt268.00–280.001,7309
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700681284.23/cwt270.00–302.501,93611
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550532321.93/cwt320.00–325.001,7135
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400368326.61/cwt320.00–330.001,2023

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.