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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 22
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,192 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 1,286▼ 85 vs year ago 1,277 · −6.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 79▼ 56 vs year ago 110 · −50.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.29/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −136.11 against this barn's trailing median of $401.40.
Average price
$265.29
72 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,483
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.05
vs KY average
−4.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558267.271,49166
Medium and Large 2580247.001,4333thin
Medium and Large 2-3565240.001,3553thin
One grade step is worth $27.27/cwt here — about $135 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale72 hd
265.29
—
KY average25 barns · 1,823 hd
257.23
+8.05
National average178 barns · 11,596 hd
270.19
−4.90
This barn, trailing median33 sales
401.40
−136.11
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
445399352305median 401.4003/0304/2806/2309/0811/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.44, low $318.65, median $401.40 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—Average1,688143.752,4275thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,238120.761,49520
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,543118.321,8263thin
CowsLean 85-90%High918111.171,02117

Every lot

127 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy262375.50/cwt375.50–375.509848
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280314.07/cwt310.00–318.008792
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310326.50/cwt322.00–335.001,0124
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy341342.14/cwt341.00–345.001,1677
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,3033
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372327.65/cwt322.00–336.001,2196
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,1901
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412344.40/cwt342.00–345.001,4195
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419324.80/cwt316.00–330.001,3619
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2601
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475318.26/cwt310.00–326.001,51231
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482336.08/cwt332.50–341.001,6209
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483301.95/cwt300.00–307.001,4584
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3493296.00/cwt295.00–297.001,4596
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3507280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4202
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512324.19/cwt322.00–330.001,66010
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7443
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517309.61/cwt302.00–319.001,60110
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524293.58/cwt290.00–297.001,5388
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3557283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,5762
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583318.01/cwt317.00–324.001,85419
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588311.27/cwt301.00–315.001,83057
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2588290.65/cwt289.00–295.001,7097
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,6481
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618277.31/cwt270.00–288.001,71410
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620295.75/cwt291.00–299.501,8347
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4841
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8544
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672262.05/cwt256.00–268.001,7616
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,7401
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3700236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,6521
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708271.73/cwt270.00–272.001,92415
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728265.03/cwt253.00–267.501,92952
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3765232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,7751
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773236.17/cwt231.00–241.001,8265
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2806226.01/cwt218.00–230.001,8223
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3848212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,7983
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870216.80/cwt214.00–221.001,8867
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added880228.25/cwt228.25–228.252,00939
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2908213.21/cwt209.00–216.001,9365
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2977213.50/cwt213.50–213.502,08616
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2208323.70/cwt322.50–325.006732
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3225280.00/cwt280.00–280.006301
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy233350.00/cwt350.00–350.008163
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240302.50/cwt302.50–302.507261
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260292.50/cwt292.50–292.507611
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280287.00/cwt287.00–287.008041
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2291315.00/cwt315.00–315.009173
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy307335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0282
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2309299.25/cwt299.00–300.009254
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2316314.47/cwt306.00–320.009945
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3332284.15/cwt282.50–285.009433
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy359320.97/cwt318.00–323.001,1525
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374295.49/cwt291.00–299.001,1054
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3376287.03/cwt285.00–289.001,0795
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378307.81/cwt300.00–315.001,16418
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420299.18/cwt293.00–304.001,2577
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3422265.62/cwt262.00–269.001,1218
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427282.54/cwt272.00–289.001,20633
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3466264.56/cwt260.00–268.001,23310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469287.88/cwt287.00–288.001,3508
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475277.52/cwt270.00–285.001,31837
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,2401
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527278.23/cwt275.00–279.001,4665
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534269.41/cwt265.00–273.001,43920
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573264.89/cwt256.00–269.001,51841
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,4333
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3597236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,4092
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609255.75/cwt255.00–256.001,55820
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623250.55/cwt241.00–252.001,56117
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3643224.00/cwt220.00–225.001,4405
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671230.16/cwt226.00–240.001,5448
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4781
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,6393
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715226.05/cwt220.00–227.001,61621
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5352
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,74312
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2767220.63/cwt216.00–230.001,6923
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3790210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6591
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2813212.09/cwt210.00–216.001,72413
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added858219.50/cwt219.50–219.501,88365
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2876206.23/cwt205.00–210.001,8074
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,9089
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,010160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3250250.00/cwt250.00–250.006251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2287319.00/cwt319.00–319.009162
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,0101
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2337340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1462
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy352349.80/cwt349.00–350.001,2315
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370311.50/cwt310.00–313.001,1532
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2390329.40/cwt318.00–335.001,2853
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1311
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2041
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423326.55/cwt318.00–329.501,38114
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy436338.21/cwt335.00–339.001,4755
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2461303.48/cwt299.00–309.001,3997
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3463285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3206
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479293.30/cwt290.00–296.001,40519
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,5472
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,4391
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526292.06/cwt281.00–298.001,53625
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3540245.71/cwt245.00–250.001,3277
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6651
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572282.08/cwt275.00–290.001,6136
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,4841
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585270.89/cwt270.00–273.001,5855
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610265.81/cwt264.00–270.001,62110
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2668243.01/cwt241.00–245.001,6234
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2727234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,7012
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2773229.93/cwt224.00–240.001,7773
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2808213.60/cwt204.00–220.001,7265
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3885198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,7521
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3492225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1072
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3625184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,1501
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3Value Added913195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,78056
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3945120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1341
Dairy Steers1100–1150Large 31,140136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,5501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,388139.14/cwt136.00–142.001,9312
Bulls——1,888146.83/cwt145.00–150.002,7723
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%861104.64/cwt100.00–106.009014
Cows—Lean 85-90%917119.36/cwt117.00–123.001,0953
Cows—Lean 85-90%941111.33/cwt108.00–114.001,04810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,090133.00/cwt130.00–135.001,4503
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252122.82/cwt119.00–126.001,5388
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275114.84/cwt111.00–117.501,4649
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,7021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555121.48/cwt117.50–125.001,8892

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.