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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 15
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,286 head
▼ 187 vs last sale 1,473▼ 215 vs year ago 1,501 · −14.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 66▲ 24 vs year ago 55 · +43.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▼ 9 vs year ago 11 · −81.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $302.10/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −158.66 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$302.10
101 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.63
vs KY average
−2.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550303.761,67290
Medium and Large 2532294.981,5696thin
Medium and Large 2-3540280.791,5165thin
One grade step is worth $22.97/cwt here — about $156 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 sale101 hd
302.10
—
KY average25 barns · 892 hd
292.47
+9.63
National average171 barns · 11,979 hd
304.39
−2.29
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
−158.66
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—Low1,649147.692,4368thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,214122.151,48341
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,525121.691,8566thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low953111.331,0618thin

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)950$1,3662thin

Every lot

126 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2276326.39/cwt316.00–330.009014
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285300.00/cwt300.00–300.008551
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323318.95/cwt310.00–327.501,0304
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372324.60/cwt315.00–330.001,2087
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3373294.69/cwt290.00–297.001,0993
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2393304.97/cwt301.00–309.001,1992
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,3313
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419316.66/cwt309.00–325.001,32712
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425333.61/cwt331.00–338.001,4188
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3429290.26/cwt290.00–291.001,2454
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2437300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3112
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3461290.67/cwt290.00–291.001,3406
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470333.28/cwt332.00–334.501,56618
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475304.89/cwt301.00–311.001,44819
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478322.42/cwt315.00–331.001,54133
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506324.00/cwt323.00–325.001,6394
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3508281.32/cwt280.00–284.001,4293
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527307.76/cwt300.00–315.001,62238
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532294.98/cwt294.00–296.001,5696
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,71717
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579295.02/cwt290.50–300.001,70831
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3588280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6462
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614298.28/cwt294.00–304.001,8317
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3623252.43/cwt250.00–255.001,5732
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632283.80/cwt274.50–292.001,79443
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640263.80/cwt261.50–266.001,6887
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655280.07/cwt279.00–280.501,83461
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5961
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673269.43/cwt260.00–277.001,81311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2687251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,7242
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710259.86/cwt258.00–263.001,8457
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716246.43/cwt240.00–255.001,7644
Steers700–750Large 1-2728235.50/cwt235.50–235.501,71426
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5331
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added808232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,87916
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823215.16/cwt212.00–225.001,7714
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7322
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added857235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,01461
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,7971
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3905191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,7291
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added915223.20/cwt223.20–223.202,04256
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2927206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,9102
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2957191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,8282
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2233315.00/cwt315.00–315.007347
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3282250.00/cwt250.00–250.007052
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy312323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,0082
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325315.61/cwt303.00–319.001,0266
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335287.00/cwt287.00–287.009612
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,0281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1813
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378302.97/cwt296.00–311.001,14510
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385282.92/cwt280.00–289.001,0893
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,1431
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy406301.50/cwt301.50–301.501,2244
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415291.58/cwt283.00–297.001,21021
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3432272.10/cwt270.00–276.001,1759
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476263.90/cwt260.00–267.501,2565
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479270.16/cwt262.00–278.001,29465
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy489283.68/cwt282.00–286.001,3877
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510280.23/cwt279.00–281.501,42914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514269.02/cwt259.00–275.001,38365
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530254.73/cwt250.00–257.001,35014
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570273.75/cwt273.50–274.001,56012
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570244.15/cwt240.00–247.001,3929
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572259.31/cwt251.00–269.001,48319
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623248.48/cwt239.00–252.501,54841
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3624219.01/cwt218.00–221.001,36711
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645254.33/cwt254.00–255.001,64033
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,6843
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670222.46/cwt221.00–224.001,4902
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676236.38/cwt230.00–244.001,59811
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3722190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3723
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731211.00/cwt205.00–215.001,5426
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778203.92/cwt199.00–209.001,5862
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6101
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3825165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3612
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2868204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,7713
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3870190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6531
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2921195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7967
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2957200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9142
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2327307.07/cwt300.00–315.001,0043
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330292.50/cwt292.50–292.509651
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2051
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2379314.61/cwt309.00–322.001,19210
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3385280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0781
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418324.13/cwt317.00–331.001,3552
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425287.52/cwt287.00–288.001,2222
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,2601
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2466306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,4263
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3468285.00/cwt282.00–288.001,3343
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530289.10/cwt279.00–296.001,53216
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy537308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,6542
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3572250.72/cwt248.00–254.001,4343
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575268.95/cwt265.00–277.001,5468
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy583286.91/cwt286.50–289.001,6736
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618257.33/cwt250.00–261.001,5905
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,5131
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy665253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,6822
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2668231.15/cwt220.00–236.001,5447
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3675210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4181
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3705214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5092
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2709222.97/cwt219.00–231.001,5816
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5101
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775215.64/cwt209.00–222.001,6713
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2803207.35/cwt200.00–211.001,6653
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2850206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,7511
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3865195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6871
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2925179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,6561
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3315231.00/cwt231.00–231.007282
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3367234.00/cwt234.00–234.008592
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3445205.00/cwt205.00–205.009121
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3605140.00/cwt140.00–140.008471
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,406137.83/cwt135.00–140.001,9384
Bulls——1,870153.41/cwt152.00–155.002,8693
Bulls——1,960170.00/cwt170.00–170.003,3321
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%924112.39/cwt108.00–116.001,0384
Cows—Lean 85-90%975102.04/cwt99.50–104.509952
Cows—Lean 85-90%988118.49/cwt118.00–119.001,1712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198114.25/cwt110.00–118.001,36912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200122.41/cwt119.00–128.501,46921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275133.32/cwt130.00–139.001,7008
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488114.08/cwt110.00–118.001,6983
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520126.96/cwt125.00–129.001,9302
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,2041
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,365.79/head1,225.00–1,475.001,3662

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.