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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 1
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,416 head
▼ 192 vs last sale 1,608▼ 662 vs year ago 2,078 · −31.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 68▼ 15 vs year ago 52 · −28.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady but some softer undertones were noted. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $301.46/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −159.30 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$301.46
127 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,647
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$206
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$43.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.11
vs KY average
−9.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544307.431,673102
Medium and Large 2555282.081,56618thin
Medium and Large 2-3555264.371,4677thin
One grade step is worth $43.05/cwt here — about $206 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale127 hd
301.46
—
KY average25 barns · 1,014 hd
296.35
+5.11
National average173 barns · 11,586 hd
310.76
−9.30
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
−159.30
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—Average1,581147.092,3258thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,562123.221,9259thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,208123.161,48811
CowsLean 85-90%Average900115.281,0384thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,130160.001,8081thin

Every lot

132 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270323.00/cwt323.00–323.008721
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2293311.00/cwt311.00–311.009112
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310314.00/cwt314.00–314.009731
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,0992
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy362343.42/cwt343.00–345.001,2435
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2362325.84/cwt320.00–339.001,1807
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375316.47/cwt314.00–319.001,1872
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,1331
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2412309.41/cwt301.00–315.001,2755
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415324.16/cwt320.00–330.001,3457
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,2281
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422351.29/cwt346.00–358.001,48215
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2466306.75/cwt306.00–307.001,4294
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478317.28/cwt310.00–325.001,51720
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy479337.38/cwt333.00–341.001,61616
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,3821
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512320.61/cwt317.00–325.001,64216
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528305.53/cwt294.00–312.001,61341
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3532263.27/cwt260.00–269.001,4014
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533282.17/cwt280.00–283.001,5046
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556315.08/cwt312.00–317.501,7529
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2566282.04/cwt280.00–288.001,59612
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574301.81/cwt290.00–307.001,73236
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585265.84/cwt265.00–267.501,5553
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610264.73/cwt262.50–267.001,6152
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy614314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,92816
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618304.04/cwt300.00–307.501,87982
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620272.19/cwt270.00–274.001,6883
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630289.67/cwt280.00–298.001,82540
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,8606
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658263.58/cwt259.00–274.001,73446
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,7411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5961
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721238.61/cwt235.00–250.001,7206
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732253.66/cwt252.00–258.501,85710
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7021
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3740206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5241
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768254.44/cwt254.00–256.001,9549
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778240.22/cwt230.00–249.001,86925
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2827216.10/cwt210.00–220.501,7875
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8283
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added854230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,96446
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3865190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6441
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added927224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,076105
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,0701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265272.50/cwt272.50–272.507221
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285286.30/cwt282.50–292.008165
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310311.00/cwt311.00–311.009641
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2313291.14/cwt282.00–297.0091112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378301.72/cwt292.50–308.001,14116
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,1897
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383286.57/cwt282.00–289.001,0986
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0531
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423287.07/cwt281.00–296.001,21429
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426299.74/cwt298.00–304.001,2779
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436274.18/cwt271.00–275.001,1957
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1442
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476263.41/cwt263.00–267.001,25412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478277.79/cwt269.00–286.001,32827
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy488290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,41511
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515280.56/cwt277.00–286.001,44526
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521265.96/cwt258.00–275.001,38628
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525242.37/cwt241.00–245.001,2723
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533254.73/cwt251.00–256.001,3587
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5542
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574256.63/cwt245.00–261.001,47333
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3587240.31/cwt238.00–243.001,41113
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620255.73/cwt253.50–260.001,58615
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625244.19/cwt233.00–251.001,52656
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3633223.48/cwt222.00–225.001,4152
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668229.44/cwt220.00–237.001,53329
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677240.49/cwt240.00–241.001,62820
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3697220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5332
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735222.59/cwt220.00–227.001,6369
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735201.63/cwt200.00–205.001,4823
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3786194.20/cwt190.00–199.001,5265
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2794217.90/cwt211.00–219.001,7307
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5201
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7952
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3850191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,6241
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2977193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,8862
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3280302.37/cwt300.00–305.008472
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2292323.00/cwt323.00–323.009432
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2346321.89/cwt320.00–322.501,1144
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2382312.91/cwt311.00–317.001,1953
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3385290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1171
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3424293.23/cwt287.50–295.001,2436
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427306.60/cwt304.00–320.001,3097
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3052
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy444328.50/cwt328.50–328.501,45910
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2462313.61/cwt304.00–319.501,44920
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3473290.96/cwt290.00–292.001,3762
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy497327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,6251
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521298.94/cwt290.00–303.001,5577
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570275.19/cwt263.00–281.001,56918
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575257.40/cwt252.00–260.001,4803
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy582290.09/cwt284.00–293.001,6883
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6501
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618263.20/cwt256.00–267.001,62712
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620234.19/cwt232.50–236.001,4522
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2690229.33/cwt223.00–233.001,5823
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy706230.50/cwt230.50–230.501,6275
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3720183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,3181
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3755193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4571
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2790205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6201
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2808218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7615
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3827170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4062
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2885192.46/cwt191.50–198.001,70320
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3890164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,4601
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2925180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6652
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3935143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3371
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3990160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5841
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,086164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,7869
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3475291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,3822
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3545208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1342
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3640216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3821
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3Value Added935189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,76757
Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 31,010122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2321
Dairy Steers1050–1100Large 31,085120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3021
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,130160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,450138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,0011
Bulls——1,469144.97/cwt143.00–150.002,1305
Bulls——1,925156.94/cwt155.00–160.003,0212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%848112.56/cwt111.00–115.009552
Cows—Lean 85-90%920108.00/cwt108.00–108.009941
Cows—Lean 85-90%985128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,115123.98/cwt120.00–128.501,3823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210113.47/cwt110.00–117.001,3734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,276132.23/cwt130.00–136.001,6874
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,9421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,527124.51/cwt120.00–127.501,9016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,718114.47/cwt113.00–116.001,9672

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.