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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 9
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,504 head
▲ 650 vs last sale 854▲ 54 vs year ago 1,450 · +3.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 20▼ 40 vs year ago 97 · −41.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 2▼ 5 vs year ago 15 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparison for this week due to being closed last Monday for Labor Day.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $273.48/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −187.28 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$273.48
88 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,496
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$32.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.33
vs KY average
+5.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545280.271,52967
Medium and Large 2552253.781,40014thin
Medium and Large 2-3554247.871,3747thin
One grade step is worth $32.40/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale88 hd
273.48
—
KY average23 barns · 968 hd
265.15
+8.33
National average178 barns · 13,815 hd
268.20
+5.28
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
−187.28
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—Average1,482152.212,2566thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,221127.051,55222
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,590123.721,9672thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average932108.301,00912
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,510146.002,2051thin

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)905$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,212$2,4252thin

Every lot

125 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2210285.00/cwt285.00–285.005992
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345288.00/cwt288.00–288.009941
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,23315
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0531
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2391313.86/cwt305.00–319.001,2276
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,1531
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422311.44/cwt309.00–314.001,31413
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,1571
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433286.83/cwt280.00–298.001,2427
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3462250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1552
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477273.45/cwt250.00–282.001,30410
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4349
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510264.92/cwt263.50–267.001,3515
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526293.50/cwt293.50–293.501,54411
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532283.52/cwt275.00–288.001,50832
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3539258.01/cwt255.00–259.001,3914
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571264.06/cwt255.00–272.001,50814
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574278.02/cwt275.00–281.001,59610
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575247.59/cwt240.00–252.001,4249
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575234.36/cwt230.00–238.001,3483
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4341
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623252.23/cwt245.00–262.001,57126
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626264.62/cwt264.50–267.001,65721
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2634241.31/cwt240.00–243.001,5305
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674237.56/cwt230.00–248.501,60124
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685224.18/cwt220.00–229.001,5365
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added692258.44/cwt254.00–259.501,78836
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3703215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5112
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712245.06/cwt244.50–245.501,7457
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727228.49/cwt220.00–237.001,66116
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,81022
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771228.79/cwt223.00–233.501,76416
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2821220.88/cwt214.00–228.001,81315
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6701
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added863232.00/cwt227.50–234.502,00294
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2887217.25/cwt217.25–217.251,92722
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2921211.53/cwt210.00–214.001,9488
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added989216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,13652
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320261.00/cwt261.00–261.008352
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378246.56/cwt239.00–255.0093219
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy379265.59/cwt264.00–266.001,0075
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385225.00/cwt225.00–225.008662
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420229.64/cwt228.00–231.009643
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425247.78/cwt242.00–256.001,05330
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,1573
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474237.74/cwt230.00–243.001,12724
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,2461
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3493225.04/cwt221.00–226.001,1095
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3507224.97/cwt220.00–226.001,1416
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2021
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526237.09/cwt231.00–242.001,24742
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529246.32/cwt245.50–248.001,30328
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3525
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3561215.15/cwt214.00–218.501,2075
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575230.85/cwt220.50–236.001,32749
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611225.03/cwt213.00–229.001,37539
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617233.54/cwt231.00–235.501,44131
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3622209.99/cwt208.00–211.001,3066
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,61822
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669216.92/cwt210.00–225.501,45123
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3678202.38/cwt200.00–205.001,3723
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723193.99/cwt190.00–198.001,4032
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5401
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3740183.78/cwt180.00–185.001,3604
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6013
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758220.75/cwt220.75–220.751,67359
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3777185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4372
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added801214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,71468
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,5551
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7632
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2902190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7142
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2277300.00/cwt300.00–300.008312
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335280.00/cwt280.00–280.009381
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,0583
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375298.73/cwt294.00–304.001,1202
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3388270.21/cwt268.00–272.501,0482
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy393316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,2423
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy406308.23/cwt307.00–312.001,25114
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3410250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0251
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2431276.04/cwt270.00–288.001,1909
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445259.33/cwt259.00–260.001,1543
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478263.22/cwt259.00–275.001,25816
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy488288.34/cwt285.00–290.001,4076
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490223.79/cwt220.00–227.501,0972
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy507273.79/cwt270.00–278.001,38810
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515259.94/cwt250.00–264.001,3399
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521242.31/cwt240.00–244.001,26214
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3528230.30/cwt225.00–233.001,2163
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3886
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565214.49/cwt210.00–218.001,2127
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2583243.49/cwt242.00–245.001,4202
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2593220.67/cwt220.00–221.001,3093
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625215.20/cwt210.00–222.001,34516
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2666213.10/cwt205.00–219.001,41910
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3705175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2341
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2711208.32/cwt205.00–210.001,4816
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723192.99/cwt190.00–196.001,3952
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2766192.49/cwt190.00–197.001,47414
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3790179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,4142
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3817165.33/cwt165.00–166.001,3513
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2841190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5985
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3895166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,4861
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2970173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,6781
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3995160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5921
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,035135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3971
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,065160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7041
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3498236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,1753
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3553181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0013
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3Value Added639229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,46364
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3847179.50/cwt179.50–179.501,5206
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3Value Added930192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,78655
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,1041
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,510146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,2051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,170140.74/cwt140.50–141.001,6472
Bulls——1,598153.25/cwt150.00–156.502,4493
Bulls——1,760172.00/cwt172.00–172.003,0271
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85896.11/cwt93.00–101.008254
Cows—Lean 85-90%962112.55/cwt107.50–115.001,0836
Cows—Lean 85-90%988119.90/cwt118.00–122.001,1852
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204126.74/cwt123.00–131.001,52610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222119.75/cwt117.50–122.001,4636
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250134.88/cwt132.00–140.001,6866
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590123.72/cwt123.00–124.501,9672
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29051,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2122,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4252

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.