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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 8
● Final151 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,408 head
265 vs last sale 1,673 96 vs year ago 1,504 · 6.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
17 vs last sale 36 4 vs year ago 57 · 7.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
4 vs last sale 0 6 vs year ago 10 · 60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to the market being closed for the observance of the Labor Day holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $349.36/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits 61.85 against this barn's trailing median of $411.21.
Average price
$349.36
88 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,933
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
14.75
vs KY average
18.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547355.461,94564
Medium and Large 2577334.841,93114thin
Medium and Large 2-3561330.631,85510thin
One grade step is worth $24.83/cwt here — about $90 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale88 hd
349.36
KY average24 barns · 1,524 hd
364.12
−14.75
National average171 barns · 13,169 hd
368.34
−18.98
This barn, trailing median30 sales
411.21
−61.85
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
BullsHigh1,755192.063,3718thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,235161.251,99120
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,602160.592,57310
CowsLean 85-90%Average985144.701,4255thin

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)1,370$4,2501thin

Every lot, as filed

151 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 2-3300–350310400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2401
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450417387.97/cwt385.00–390.001,6184
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400383377.54/cwt375.00–380.001,4463
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700660337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,2241
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850820285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3371
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650645349.50/cwt349.00–350.002,2542
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550520337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,7551
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550520348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,8102
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600581327.05/cwt325.00–332.501,9006
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500477374.17/cwt372.00–380.001,78514
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450425375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5941
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350330376.25/cwt372.50–380.001,2422
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500485371.00/cwt371.00–371.001,7992
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800751285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1404
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400360375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850815275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2411
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650628313.49/cwt310.00–317.501,9693
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700658312.99/cwt312.00–315.002,0596
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550531336.00/cwt333.00–341.001,7844
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500484369.28/cwt367.00–370.001,7874
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300260382.50/cwt382.50–382.509951
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250240392.50/cwt392.50–392.509421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750737346.70/cwt333.00–349.002,55586
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750740330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4421
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550538384.50/cwt384.00–385.002,0692
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650612360.64/cwt360.00–363.002,20714
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800785289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,2691
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650628326.55/cwt325.00–331.002,0518
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750727367.65/cwt367.00–369.002,67331
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650615312.97/cwt311.00–315.001,9252
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700695300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0851
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400388421.59/cwt420.00–425.001,6363
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450415420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7432
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800767322.34/cwt320.00–334.002,4726
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400369441.16/cwt425.00–445.001,6285
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850804377.00/cwt377.00–377.003,03163
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425415.44/cwt410.00–417.501,7666
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850817260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1242
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550524353.18/cwt350.00–355.001,8517
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400363407.59/cwt405.00–410.001,4802
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250215435.00/cwt435.00–435.009351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600589365.26/cwt364.00–366.002,1514
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600570425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,42311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650627396.82/cwt394.00–400.002,48820
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700658379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,4945
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550517371.26/cwt370.00–374.001,9195
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450423402.25/cwt393.00–410.001,70216
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350340475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950917349.25/cwt349.25–349.253,20357
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed400–450430480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800756369.10/cwt368.50–370.002,79010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700679371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,51969
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650624343.80/cwt335.00–350.002,14514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500464396.09/cwt390.00–403.001,83819
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470394.09/cwt390.00–400.001,8523
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800782287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,2482
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450435400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7401
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700684321.98/cwt320.00–329.002,2027
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400377395.45/cwt390.00–397.501,4916
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750720296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,1311
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500455412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,8771
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600580363.85/cwt360.00–367.502,1102
SteersMedium and Large 2-3900–950905276.00/cwt276.00–276.002,4981
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600563341.22/cwt340.00–342.501,9212
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550516341.57/cwt340.00–344.001,7636
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600586332.65/cwt330.00–335.001,94912
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600580377.01/cwt371.00–380.002,1877
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350347425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4752
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350347400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3882
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,692151.41/cwt149.00–156.002,5623
CowsBoner 80-85%1,388179.66/cwt177.00–182.002,4943
CowsBoner 80-85%1,178144.71/cwt140.50–146.501,7053
Bulls1,635201.50/cwt201.50–201.503,2951
Bulls1,887185.87/cwt184.50–187.503,5073
Bulls1,686194.35/cwt191.00–196.003,2774
CowsBoner 80-85%1,199164.97/cwt160.50–169.001,9788
CowsBoner 80-85%1,235155.36/cwt154.00–159.001,9196
CowsLean 85-90%1,010150.67/cwt150.50–151.001,5223
CowsLean 85-90%1,035131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,3611
CowsLean 85-90%860140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2041
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,555172.25/cwt172.00–172.502,6782
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650625320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0003
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750705274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,9321
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added750–800792280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,21811
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added900–950939300.25/cwt300.25–300.252,81957
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,565138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,1601
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,568167.30/cwt164.50–170.002,6234
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550522390.94/cwt382.50–395.002,04112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500467437.17/cwt435.00–439.002,04211
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750733286.49/cwt285.00–288.002,1002
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450430376.02/cwt375.00–377.001,6172
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500476377.82/cwt375.00–385.001,7987
BullsMedium and Large 2-3950–1000985242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,3841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550506447.00/cwt447.00–447.002,2627
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500455472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,1501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500452420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8982
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350340425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4451
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450448458.00/cwt458.00–458.002,0523
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy750–800750320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650619333.88/cwt324.00–340.002,06725
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350330482.50/cwt482.50–482.501,5921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy700–750730354.75/cwt354.75–354.752,59072
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400360485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7461
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2980175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350310510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5818
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600567362.71/cwt361.00–365.002,05714
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650–700660340.34/cwt340.00–342.002,2466
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650645416.50/cwt416.50–416.502,68641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450427421.92/cwt420.00–437.501,80218
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600572348.22/cwt340.00–357.501,99213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400380491.00/cwt491.00–491.001,8663
SteersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,065271.00/cwt271.00–271.002,8861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350335455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550514435.25/cwt421.00–437.002,2379
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed350–400371510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8923
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650638360.17/cwt355.00–365.502,29824
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850845305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5771
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450422435.90/cwt430.00–442.501,8394
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800789297.75/cwt295.00–309.002,3495
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300285477.50/cwt477.50–477.501,3611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350324404.34/cwt400.00–415.001,3105
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800777286.30/cwt272.00–290.002,2257
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550522357.84/cwt350.00–368.001,86826
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625380.51/cwt372.50–388.002,37817
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400379406.28/cwt400.00–417.501,5408
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500473416.51/cwt411.00–427.001,9708
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850805262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,1091
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700673326.25/cwt322.00–335.002,1967
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750723302.02/cwt300.00–306.002,1846
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450408425.91/cwt420.00–429.001,7383
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950928317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,9426
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600569349.26/cwt340.00–357.001,98729
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700659343.31/cwt335.00–349.002,2624
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000985235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900882210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8522
SteersMedium and Large 1-21100–11501,105255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,8182
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400370452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,6741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900885320.34/cwt317.00–322.002,8353
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250225450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550518402.28/cwt397.50–419.002,08420
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300282404.19/cwt400.00–417.501,1404
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450425464.87/cwt462.50–466.001,9763
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550520365.63/cwt360.00–376.001,90117
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800777350.25/cwt340.00–355.002,72113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500476428.55/cwt425.00–435.002,04010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600562395.46/cwt385.00–400.002,22210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700674346.88/cwt338.00–356.002,3388
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3704,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400395430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6991
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750723344.83/cwt340.00–354.002,49310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750726313.10/cwt302.00–320.002,27311

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.