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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 14
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
553 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 554▼ 464 vs year ago 1,017 · −45.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 21▼ 25 vs year ago 58 · −43.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 3▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for higher quality feeders but plainer fleshy feeders facing more moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $469.95/cwt on 56 head, up $11.66 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 22 of 33 comparable sales and sits +9.19 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$469.95
▲ 11.66 vs prior sale
56 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,574
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$317
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$38.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.52
vs KY average
+30.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553477.432,63845
Medium and Large 2-3528439.352,32111thin
One grade step is worth $38.08/cwt here — about $317 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale56 hd
469.95
—
KY average27 barns · 913 hd
461.43
+8.52
National average158 barns · 7,617 hd
439.15
+30.80
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
+9.19
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
516461407352median 460.7603/0304/2806/2309/0111/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.97, low $366.49, median $460.76 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—Average1,558220.083,4294thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,228187.822,30613
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,623183.642,9804thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,050167.361,7575thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,400211.002,9541thin

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)1,375$3,2501thin

Every lot

97 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed315600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8901
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338505.85/cwt502.50–512.501,7103
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345552.50/cwt552.50–552.501,9061
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9251
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385518.83/cwt512.50–525.001,9972
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,9992
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425506.84/cwt500.00–515.002,15414
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480491.55/cwt482.50–505.002,35910
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3481475.85/cwt475.00–477.502,2893
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy491510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,5044
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3508440.35/cwt437.50–445.002,2378
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510508.42/cwt497.50–513.002,59310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532475.73/cwt470.00–480.002,5319
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572454.21/cwt445.00–462.502,59813
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580478.00/cwt475.00–485.002,77213
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3582436.68/cwt435.00–437.502,5413
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609458.30/cwt451.00–461.002,79118
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3628410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,5753
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631432.21/cwt420.00–441.002,72728
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668415.84/cwt412.50–420.002,7783
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676393.89/cwt381.00–402.502,66312
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy700419.00/cwt419.00–419.002,93311
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,6461
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730393.25/cwt393.25–393.252,87155
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3750351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,6331
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,9113
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6001
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added826369.50/cwt369.50–369.503,05261
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,7141
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,9041
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2919311.53/cwt308.00–320.002,8636
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,030272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,8021
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,080270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,9162
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1341
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285477.50/cwt477.50–477.501,3611
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3351
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6081
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,7421
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,8792
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376471.21/cwt465.00–482.501,7725
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,7842
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415443.10/cwt440.00–447.501,8394
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0484
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430467.77/cwt460.00–477.502,0119
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461463.50/cwt462.50–467.502,13710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467447.18/cwt437.50–457.502,0886
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3488433.04/cwt432.00–435.002,11312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527411.26/cwt400.00–415.002,1676
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530387.71/cwt385.00–394.002,0555
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540429.01/cwt420.00–430.002,31710
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570354.91/cwt350.00–360.002,0232
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577384.03/cwt379.00–396.002,21610
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3703
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2603366.40/cwt358.00–370.002,20912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1881
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,3559
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3673311.26/cwt310.00–315.002,0954
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674328.03/cwt322.00–337.502,2116
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3840280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3521
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3915270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2382523.28/cwt507.50–530.001,9996
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420475.03/cwt470.00–477.501,9953
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,1531
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3447450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0122
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3463456.24/cwt455.00–457.502,1122
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2481471.75/cwt465.00–480.002,2697
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513473.05/cwt465.00–475.002,4275
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515407.55/cwt402.50–417.502,0993
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523433.41/cwt430.00–447.502,2676
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2563429.78/cwt425.00–435.002,4205
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3601
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3600401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,4061
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615429.00/cwt429.00–429.002,6381
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4941
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675385.97/cwt380.00–388.002,6054
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy730365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,6651
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735343.02/cwt340.00–349.002,5216
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2875308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,6951
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,035228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,3601
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3915239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,1871
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 31,071232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,4853
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3813270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1953
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,400211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,9541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,353210.21/cwt205.00–215.002,8442
Bulls——1,763229.94/cwt229.00–231.004,0542
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,028182.40/cwt180.00–185.001,8752
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6801
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,6722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,135167.40/cwt165.00–169.501,9002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168175.40/cwt173.00–178.002,0492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223187.04/cwt184.00–190.002,2872
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273197.42/cwt193.00–202.002,5137
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515199.50/cwt199.50–199.503,0221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,4801
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,713187.53/cwt187.00–188.003,2122
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3753,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,4131

This sale against other markets

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.