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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 5
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,176 head
367 vs last sale 809 1,176 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
61 vs last sale 10 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
16 vs last sale 3 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to being closed last week for the holiday break. However market and demand appeared to be very strong.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $435.19/cwt on 141 head, up $42.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits 30.11 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.
Average price
$435.19
42.97 vs prior sale
141 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,386
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$32.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.12
vs KY average
31.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548436.562,393135
Medium and Large 2-3550404.512,2256thin
One grade step is worth $32.05/cwt here — about $168 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
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 sale141 hd
435.19
KY average9 barns · 411 hd
420.07
+15.12
National average195 barns · 28,890 hd
466.33
−31.14
This barn, trailing median30 sales
465.30
−30.11
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
BullsHigh1,723194.913,3596thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,252161.842,02631
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,589161.762,5709thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low990134.551,3326thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,380182.232,5152thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,335231.003,0841thin

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)1,325$2,5023thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)991$2,2204thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,342$2,7412thin

Every lot, as filed

130 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 2-3550–600560383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,1451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650630403.92/cwt403.00–406.002,54527
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed350–400380492.50/cwt492.50–492.501,8723
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550521441.92/cwt434.00–451.002,30228
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600573404.68/cwt400.00–409.002,3193
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400381444.49/cwt440.00–447.501,6945
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750713267.47/cwt265.00–270.001,9072
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350320428.63/cwt425.00–432.501,3722
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750716361.54/cwt359.00–364.002,5896
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700659391.73/cwt388.00–394.502,58213
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450430425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8281
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800775282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,1861
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350340350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600575401.75/cwt401.00–402.002,3104
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600564386.91/cwt380.00–388.502,18228
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600568439.92/cwt434.00–445.002,49948
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950920339.25/cwt339.25–339.253,12158
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700690363.50/cwt363.50–363.502,5088
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550522403.82/cwt397.00–408.002,10817
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400357479.00/cwt479.00–479.001,7102
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250225435.00/cwt435.00–435.009791
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700653352.47/cwt345.00–360.002,3022
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650625379.03/cwt369.00–385.002,36910
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,020290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,9581
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800762285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500472404.11/cwt397.00–411.001,90717
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400376430.10/cwt423.00–437.501,6175
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450427438.60/cwt430.00–447.501,8736
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650623362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,2553
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550525413.08/cwt400.00–420.002,1693
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750714330.37/cwt329.00–332.002,35924
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000954320.00/cwt320.00–320.003,0535
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450435425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8491
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800777320.67/cwt320.00–321.002,4923
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650626354.52/cwt351.00–356.502,2195
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800778359.18/cwt358.50–359.502,7949
BullsMedium and Large 1-2150–200170530.00/cwt530.00–530.009011
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900885242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,1421
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350330440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4521
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700682310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1142
BullsMedium and Large 2-31000–10501,005228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,2911
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300260435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,1311
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350313406.26/cwt405.00–407.501,2722
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750700301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,1071
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600577353.53/cwt350.00–357.502,0405
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650611320.28/cwt317.50–321.001,95713
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700657332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,1852
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400370447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,6561
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550528393.78/cwt385.00–398.002,0793
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300285395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1261
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500487385.36/cwt380.00–389.001,87713
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500470396.00/cwt396.00–396.001,8611
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750745330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4591
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650633368.82/cwt365.00–371.002,3355
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500450410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8451
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2950186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,7671
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550527404.34/cwt404.00–405.002,1313
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300270400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0801
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700665367.00/cwt365.00–369.002,4412
CowsBoner 80-85%1,188139.76/cwt139.50–140.001,6602
CowsBoner 80-85%1,234170.55/cwt167.00–175.002,10511
SteersSelect and Choice1,335231.00/cwt231.00–231.003,0841
HeifersSelect and Choice1,380182.23/cwt180.50–184.002,5152
Bulls1,903210.14/cwt209.00–211.003,9992
Bulls1,845184.00/cwt184.00–184.003,3951
Bulls1,563188.39/cwt185.00–193.502,9453
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,588152.51/cwt150.00–155.002,4222
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,541162.60/cwt159.00–165.502,5065
CowsBoner 80-85%1,262162.10/cwt158.00–166.002,04612
CowsBoner 80-85%1,286152.73/cwt147.00–155.001,9646
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,708168.93/cwt168.00–170.002,8852
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800790300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3701
Dairy SteersLarge 3900–950929269.50/cwt269.50–269.502,50455
CowsLean 85-90%1,000109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0901
CowsLean 85-90%985131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2901
CowsLean 85-90%850150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2751
CowsLean 85-90%1,035139.09/cwt138.00–139.501,4403
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400380447.86/cwt445.00–450.001,70219
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550521362.18/cwt359.00–366.001,8875
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400360413.16/cwt412.50–415.001,4874
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250240390.00/cwt390.00–390.009361
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450422406.48/cwt400.00–408.001,7155
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3900–950946265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,5073
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350332462.71/cwt462.00–467.501,5368
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500479462.17/cwt461.00–467.502,21411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650616418.56/cwt415.00–419.502,57822
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400350521.00/cwt521.00–521.001,8243
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450432455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9662
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29912,219.61/head1,900.00–2,675.002,2204
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550532463.00/cwt463.00–463.002,46310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400370505.50/cwt500.00–511.001,8702
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600554398.94/cwt397.50–400.002,2107
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650–700650370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4054
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550520430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2361
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350320455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800774354.56/cwt348.00–357.502,74418
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650617390.15/cwt379.00–397.002,40714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850832340.40/cwt340.00–341.002,8325
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450445445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9801
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,175200.47/cwt199.00–202.002,3562
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3252,501.65/head2,225.00–3,035.002,5023
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550522420.33/cwt410.00–428.002,19425
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600581421.94/cwt411.00–430.002,45118
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450440451.72/cwt440.00–460.001,9886
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480448.19/cwt440.00–457.502,15110
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3422,741.05/head2,500.00–2,985.002,7412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600555452.01/cwt450.00–453.002,5096
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350329430.15/cwt420.00–437.501,4154
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650631339.50/cwt325.00–346.002,14229
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700666332.62/cwt324.00–340.002,21512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400379474.78/cwt470.00–480.001,7994
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500460418.75/cwt415.00–422.501,9262
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450422476.76/cwt470.00–485.002,0123
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450413420.25/cwt410.00–427.501,73614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750746345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5745
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800777317.26/cwt315.00–325.002,4659
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900872331.81/cwt329.00–336.002,8935
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700674378.48/cwt370.00–385.002,55187
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350340465.65/cwt460.00–472.501,5834
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300290455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300264410.00/cwt400.00–420.001,0824
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950912249.22/cwt240.00–254.002,2736
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600582367.69/cwt360.00–377.002,14044
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750722348.71/cwt340.00–356.002,51820
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950928318.95/cwt307.00–320.002,96030
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500491424.46/cwt413.00–430.002,0843
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750722314.62/cwt305.00–324.002,2729
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000965239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,3061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550528378.45/cwt370.00–388.001,99834
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300275455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2511

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.