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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 23
● Final141 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,506 head
24 vs last sale 1,530 846 vs year ago 660 · +128.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
15 vs last sale 43 13 vs year ago 41 · 31.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
0 head
0 vs last sale 0 3 vs year ago 3 · 100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $486.42/cwt on 171 head, up $20.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 30 comparable sales and sits +21.13 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.
Average price
$486.42
20.82 vs prior sale
171 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$233
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$70.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.34
vs KY average
0.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546498.332,721122
Medium and Large 2564459.682,59241
Medium and Large 2-3551446.712,4596thin
Large 1-2582427.502,4882thin
One grade step is worth $70.83/cwt here — about $233 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 sale171 hd
486.42
KY average24 barns · 1,405 hd
473.08
+13.34
National average172 barns · 11,832 hd
487.02
−0.60
This barn, trailing median30 sales
465.30
+21.13
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
BullsHigh1,570186.712,9323thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,558172.252,6832thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,227161.841,98511
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,020132.171,3483thin

Every lot, as filed

141 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 1-2700–750715348.59/cwt341.00–352.502,4923
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600581450.09/cwt450.00–452.002,61523
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500466498.71/cwt492.50–502.502,3244
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650628411.54/cwt406.00–416.002,5849
BullsMedium and Large 1-2150–200150635.00/cwt635.00–635.009531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750726344.74/cwt344.00–347.002,50320
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900860333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,8641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500471523.79/cwt500.00–532.502,46714
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400388501.67/cwt500.00–505.001,9463
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900891321.50/cwt321.50–321.502,8655
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550522439.54/cwt435.00–447.002,29427
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850848364.00/cwt364.00–364.003,08759
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750727333.55/cwt323.00–340.002,4259
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300266597.25/cwt550.00–660.001,5894
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950914319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,9166
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700685410.42/cwt409.50–417.002,81147
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800765374.67/cwt371.00–379.502,86614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed300–350345565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,9491
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400371531.32/cwt520.00–545.001,9716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2150–200160545.00/cwt545.00–545.008721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400374547.42/cwt545.00–550.002,0474
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700651372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,4229
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600557505.78/cwt503.00–510.002,81710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550519515.74/cwt510.00–520.002,67738
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800777356.50/cwt356.50–356.502,77011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2100–150105507.50/cwt507.50–507.505331
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500462468.03/cwt452.50–475.002,16214
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250240520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2481
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650611458.67/cwt450.00–463.002,80228
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750703398.93/cwt394.00–399.502,80428
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300275540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700674346.44/cwt340.00–357.002,33558
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250225590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,3281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450412543.70/cwt540.00–545.002,2404
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650628363.64/cwt351.00–376.002,28431
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500485450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1834
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400374544.37/cwt535.00–550.002,0366
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550530400.49/cwt400.00–401.002,1232
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400377485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,8282
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700683327.96/cwt326.00–330.002,2402
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350334555.37/cwt545.00–575.001,8555
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350345530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,8291
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550542471.93/cwt471.00–477.502,55818
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550540377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,0391
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800785353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,7711
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500455495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,2522
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450429519.47/cwt500.00–545.002,2297
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600565365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0621
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650619337.62/cwt334.00–345.002,0908
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750705358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,5241
SteersMedium and Large 2-3150–200195400.00/cwt400.00–400.007801
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650621357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,2173
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300295495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,4601
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600576379.08/cwt370.00–387.502,1848
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750735305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2421
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700678375.55/cwt372.50–379.002,5463
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650613375.85/cwt370.00–387.502,3043
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850805336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,7051
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450425507.53/cwt505.00–515.002,1574
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550535455.09/cwt450.00–465.002,4353
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350330485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6012
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500495492.50/cwt492.50–492.502,4381
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3950–1000955210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0061
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450424454.16/cwt450.00–465.001,9266
CowsBoner 80-85%1,203141.69/cwt141.00–142.501,7052
CowsLean 85-90%940121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1371
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,580173.50/cwt173.50–173.502,7411
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,535171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,6251
CowsBoner 80-85%1,110150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6651
Bulls1,415211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,9861
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500493408.00/cwt408.00–408.002,0118
CowsBoner 80-85%1,238177.29/cwt173.00–181.002,1953
CowsBoner 80-85%1,253163.00/cwt160.00–169.002,0425
Bulls1,648174.56/cwt174.00–175.002,8772
CowsLean 85-90%995130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,2981
CowsLean 85-90%1,125145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6311
Dairy SteersLarge 3700–750711320.95/cwt305.00–326.002,28215
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450425402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,7112
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650640334.95/cwt331.00–338.002,14416
Dairy SteersLarge 3800–850830279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,3161
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600566379.66/cwt370.00–383.002,1498
Dairy SteersLarge 3750–800755295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2271
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600566438.33/cwt435.00–445.002,4813
SteersLarge 1-2550–600582427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,4882
SteersLarge 1-2600–650600393.00/cwt393.00–393.002,3581
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added750–800767321.50/cwt321.50–321.502,46665
Dairy SteersLarge 3850–900880268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,3582
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550535375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0063
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy150–200175829.43/cwt820.00–840.001,4522
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350310483.36/cwt480.00–485.001,4983
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3150–200180430.00/cwt430.00–430.007741
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400390515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,0091
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500484442.07/cwt440.00–450.002,14016
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750725313.46/cwt312.00–315.002,2732
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy700–750722370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300295645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,9031
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450401563.34/cwt560.00–565.002,2593
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550518497.57/cwt492.50–502.502,5772
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450421509.69/cwt506.00–520.002,14612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350340602.50/cwt602.50–602.502,0492
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500463478.34/cwt477.50–480.002,2153
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500466563.09/cwt560.00–565.002,62421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550526452.00/cwt450.00–455.002,3785
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600565465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,6271
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300255707.50/cwt707.50–707.501,8041
BullsMedium and Large 1-21100–11501,135220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,4971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425576.20/cwt562.50–585.002,44920
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650627421.48/cwt408.00–425.002,64310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600578404.48/cwt391.00–418.002,33827
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800772324.29/cwt313.00–333.002,50421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300285605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,7241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850811350.46/cwt345.00–354.502,84239
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520418.75/cwt409.00–430.002,17824
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850840324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,7221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650608388.55/cwt381.00–397.002,36212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600575418.04/cwt415.00–421.002,40414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350332507.43/cwt500.00–527.501,6859
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700679399.86/cwt386.00–413.002,71546
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550533503.65/cwt495.00–507.502,6849
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900882335.66/cwt326.00–348.002,96121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600595420.00/cwt417.50–422.502,4992
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950908328.06/cwt325.00–330.502,97914
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400366590.87/cwt580.00–600.002,1635
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350310647.50/cwt647.50–647.502,0072
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400365610.10/cwt602.50–612.502,2274
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650628431.95/cwt425.00–444.002,71333
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350340613.00/cwt585.00–620.002,0845
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450426484.88/cwt470.00–495.002,06611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400365600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,1903
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350335543.03/cwt540.00–545.001,8195
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400368557.50/cwt557.50–557.502,0524
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800781353.52/cwt345.00–366.002,76140
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600568478.38/cwt460.00–487.502,71754
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750723384.60/cwt370.00–394.002,78160
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550532525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,79311
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,145206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,3592
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450418597.52/cwt590.00–600.002,4988
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500469527.47/cwt505.00–537.502,4749
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,034303.36/cwt300.00–304.003,13711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700661376.29/cwt370.00–381.002,4877
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250200800.00/cwt800.00–800.001,6001

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.