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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 29
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,083 head
185 vs last sale 1,268 819 vs year ago 264 · +310.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
9 vs last sale 49 14 vs year ago 26 · +53.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
2 vs last sale 3 1 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 mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Buyers showing preference for vaccinated and long weaned calves and fleshy, not weaned, and unvaccinated calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $396.77/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits 68.53 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.
Average price
$396.77
84 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,133
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$230
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$44.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.72
vs KY average
25.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537403.812,16870
Medium and Large 2548367.462,0124thin
Medium and Large 2-3539359.241,93810thin
One grade step is worth $44.57/cwt here — about $230 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 sale84 hd
396.77
KY average23 barns · 874 hd
383.06
+13.72
National average177 barns · 15,324 hd
422.65
−25.88
This barn, trailing median30 sales
465.30
−68.53
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
BullsLow1,577180.522,8477thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,285157.282,02117
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,618151.252,4462thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low912138.531,2633thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,320186.502,4621thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)840$2,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

134 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 1-2700–750730319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,3291
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400363387.99/cwt380.00–397.501,4085
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550539353.73/cwt346.00–365.001,90723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650619338.27/cwt329.00–345.002,09414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550509415.88/cwt409.00–420.002,1179
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550519384.19/cwt380.00–402.501,99419
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450427378.74/cwt372.00–390.001,61719
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400365419.42/cwt414.00–425.001,5312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450434429.56/cwt421.00–435.001,8649
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700671332.69/cwt325.00–340.502,2329
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700653371.50/cwt371.50–371.502,42630
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700668392.52/cwt386.00–395.502,62215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900863306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,6414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750735381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,80061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650633371.13/cwt366.00–380.002,34921
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750734328.16/cwt322.00–335.002,4096
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600598330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9735
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500460415.75/cwt405.00–421.001,9126
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900850340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,8901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1050–11001,053309.50/cwt309.50–309.503,25915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800777371.25/cwt371.25–371.252,88558
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850832363.50/cwt363.50–363.503,02463
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700657318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,0894
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600568397.87/cwt390.00–401.002,26021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700680376.49/cwt366.00–379.002,5605
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600559362.11/cwt360.00–368.002,02410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750714322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,29911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600559414.11/cwt414.00–415.002,3159
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550545341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,8581
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900855301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,5741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950913341.70/cwt341.70–341.703,12078
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed350–400395431.00/cwt431.00–431.001,70211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650620392.73/cwt390.00–399.002,43511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850807309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,4942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950915319.50/cwt319.50–319.502,92310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600572344.66/cwt334.00–350.001,97127
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650629342.27/cwt330.00–346.002,15320
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400360396.59/cwt391.00–402.501,4282
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy750–800750323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,4231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350322427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,3778
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850816347.04/cwt331.00–349.002,83218
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350318389.04/cwt377.50–395.001,2373
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500460395.38/cwt390.00–401.001,8192
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650635350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500478405.17/cwt397.00–407.001,93711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800773294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,2734
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800760335.64/cwt331.00–338.002,5513
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750715309.67/cwt308.00–310.002,2146
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300292425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2417
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250245450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1031
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600565356.73/cwt356.00–361.002,0167
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800788300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3644
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500479377.46/cwt371.00–384.001,80816
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550521393.56/cwt391.00–399.002,0503
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400398410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6328
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500485442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,1462
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400397449.00/cwt449.00–449.001,7832
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450440411.00/cwt411.00–411.001,8084
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450423427.63/cwt423.00–430.001,8093
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350325430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3981
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700672324.10/cwt315.00–330.002,1787
CowsLean 85-90%905128.29/cwt126.00–131.001,1612
CowsLean 85-90%925159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,4711
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,555161.50/cwt161.50–161.502,5111
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,680141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,3691
Bulls1,533174.73/cwt172.50–176.502,6792
CowsBoner 80-85%1,295147.81/cwt145.00–149.501,9145
Dairy SteersLarge 31050–11001,055175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8462
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600550285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5681
HeifersSelect and Choice1,320186.50/cwt186.50–186.502,4621
Bulls1,595182.84/cwt180.00–185.502,9165
CowsBoner 80-85%1,269152.67/cwt151.00–155.001,9375
CowsBoner 80-85%1,289167.33/cwt162.50–170.502,1577
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550526377.59/cwt370.00–385.001,9865
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450418457.85/cwt455.00–459.001,9147
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300277450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2472
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550515428.49/cwt428.00–430.002,20712
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added950–1000977278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,71653
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400370343.92/cwt342.50–350.001,2735
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600573352.67/cwt350.00–354.002,0213
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750730290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1171
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700665302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,0121
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600565322.50/cwt322.00–323.001,8222
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650610413.00/cwt413.00–413.002,5194
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550513323.30/cwt320.00–327.501,6593
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750715275.83/cwt272.50–280.001,9723
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400390325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2681
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550505317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,6031
HeifersMedium and Large 2-31000–10501,030243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,5031
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450427351.36/cwt350.00–357.501,5006
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650635339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,1531
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850820233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,9111
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600565332.87/cwt331.00–335.001,8813
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700697290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0212
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500485381.99/cwt381.00–385.001,8536
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650640319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,0424
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450430345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4841
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700680310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1081
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350310330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0231
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800765310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3721
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350333357.52/cwt355.00–360.001,1914
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500479351.10/cwt350.00–360.001,6829
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750705320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2561
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650609321.98/cwt320.00–326.001,9619
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425406.25/cwt400.00–412.501,7272
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350310400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2401
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650625302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,8911
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300270345.09/cwt340.00–350.009322
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950935281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,6271
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300285385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0971
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500474364.43/cwt362.50–366.001,72710
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650610351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,1412
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850835292.02/cwt289.00–295.002,4382
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500475375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7811
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9432
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450418379.14/cwt377.50–380.001,5853
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470384.00/cwt384.00–384.001,8052
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350330400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3201
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500459400.21/cwt400.00–401.001,8375
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800780270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1061
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450403369.50/cwt369.00–370.001,4892
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650638323.76/cwt320.00–327.502,0662
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550535350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8735
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400353362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,2804
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600570364.91/cwt360.00–370.002,0802
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550525362.05/cwt361.00–367.001,9017
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850827311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,5724
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800762314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,3932
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700655342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,2401
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,4691
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700677308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,0852
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250240380.00/cwt380.00–380.009121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550520377.96/cwt372.00–380.001,96527

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.