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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 29
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,111 head
▼ 81 vs last sale 1,192▼ 42 vs year ago 1,153 · −3.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 54▼ 13 vs year ago 65 · −20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 6 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $310.36/cwt on 136 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −150.40 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$310.36
136 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,712
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.92
vs KY average
+1.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550313.691,726112
Medium and Large 2558296.221,65320
Medium and Large 2-3557288.021,6034thin
One grade step is worth $25.67/cwt here — about $124 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 sale136 hd
310.36
—
KY average27 barns · 978 hd
299.44
+10.92
National average166 barns · 9,614 hd
308.61
+1.75
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
−150.40
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—Average1,746151.002,6375thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,470125.001,8381thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,244122.471,52416
CowsLean 85-90%Low943109.821,03517
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,415150.002,1231thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,210171.002,0691thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)970$1,6501thin

Every lot

122 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260352.50/cwt352.50–352.509171
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270300.00/cwt300.00–300.008101
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2336333.46/cwt328.00–342.501,1204
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,0681
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,2491
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2358340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2172
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,4173
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2481
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411353.96/cwt350.00–359.001,4558
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2414305.64/cwt300.00–310.001,2655
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418341.26/cwt330.00–349.001,42620
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,4011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474330.07/cwt321.00–337.001,56536
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476340.22/cwt339.00–344.001,6194
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481307.11/cwt300.00–315.001,47713
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505329.66/cwt329.00–330.001,6653
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7513
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520292.54/cwt291.00–294.001,5212
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526314.00/cwt304.00–321.001,65251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526300.21/cwt299.00–301.001,5799
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566320.66/cwt318.00–323.001,81516
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582307.16/cwt301.00–314.001,78839
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2584292.96/cwt290.00–296.501,71111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3593283.49/cwt280.00–287.001,6812
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added601320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9235
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616291.51/cwt289.00–301.001,79644
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625274.31/cwt270.00–279.001,7148
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3637263.29/cwt260.00–268.001,6773
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,6971
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,7291
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675287.55/cwt286.00–289.001,94110
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684273.76/cwt263.00–279.001,87317
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,0662
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,9073
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,8301
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762255.81/cwt248.00–262.001,9499
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3780223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,7391
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823232.41/cwt228.00–236.501,91312
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added830249.75/cwt249.75–249.752,07363
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3838217.50/cwt216.00–219.001,8232
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3875215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8811
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2876224.22/cwt222.00–238.001,9647
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2937214.27/cwt209.00–216.002,0084
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3985191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,8811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205300.00/cwt300.00–300.006152
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3205242.50/cwt242.50–242.504971
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3283280.61/cwt280.00–282.507944
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2306303.32/cwt301.00–308.009283
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320287.00/cwt287.00–287.009182
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,0991
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375299.92/cwt295.00–305.001,1256
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0921
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2622
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,35910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420293.55/cwt288.00–301.001,23318
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3429273.19/cwt271.00–276.001,1724
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434283.40/cwt282.00–284.001,2305
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475288.61/cwt280.00–298.001,37130
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3477267.95/cwt265.00–270.001,2785
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2487275.84/cwt272.00–278.001,3436
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy488309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,5086
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,52813
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524277.39/cwt270.00–285.001,45441
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524262.00/cwt260.00–265.001,3734
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525251.73/cwt250.00–254.001,3224
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,61212
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560263.92/cwt252.00–270.001,47827
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3576244.59/cwt240.00–248.001,4096
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2589250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4735
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617256.40/cwt256.00–256.501,5825
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622246.69/cwt234.00–251.001,53417
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3632220.98/cwt219.00–225.001,3977
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3667220.44/cwt218.00–222.001,4705
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673238.19/cwt230.00–241.001,60311
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added684243.30/cwt243.30–243.301,66454
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2921
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720216.29/cwt210.00–224.001,5577
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4463
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770211.01/cwt202.00–216.001,6259
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added786226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,77665
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6201
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825217.44/cwt212.00–219.001,7949
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,9291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2248315.00/cwt315.00–315.007813
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275331.00/cwt331.00–331.009101
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305302.50/cwt302.50–302.509231
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2328325.39/cwt316.00–330.001,0673
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,1321
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2374342.31/cwt338.00–348.001,2804
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3395285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1261
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2410329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,3491
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,2551
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,5142
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468304.01/cwt302.00–305.001,4233
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2481318.18/cwt311.00–324.001,53020
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3483287.56/cwt285.00–290.001,3892
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3506266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,3464
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529292.53/cwt280.00–299.001,54712
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574289.66/cwt280.00–295.001,6637
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3580260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5081
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620276.23/cwt274.00–281.001,7134
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3650246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,5991
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672252.52/cwt248.00–258.001,6976
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2718228.05/cwt225.00–236.001,6374
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,7081
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2820216.85/cwt211.00–223.001,7782
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2863214.66/cwt214.00–215.001,8533
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3Value Added422279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,1774
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3425251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,0671
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,210171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,0691
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,415150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,1231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,565144.71/cwt142.00–147.502,2653
Bulls——2,018160.43/cwt160.00–161.003,2372
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%922103.20/cwt100.00–105.509528
Cows—Lean 85-90%955114.48/cwt110.00–118.001,0937
Cows—Lean 85-90%983120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,174111.11/cwt109.00–115.001,3044
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226121.72/cwt119.00–124.001,4928
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350135.33/cwt134.00–140.001,8274
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,8381
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2860135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1611

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.