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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 7
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
982 head
▲ 718 vs last sale 264▲ 174 vs year ago 808 · +21.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 26▼ 24 vs year ago 81 · −29.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 5 · +180.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifer sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. No test on slaughter bulls due to not enough comparable receipts. There was good demand for feeder classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.74/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −153.66 against this barn's trailing median of $401.40.
Average price
$247.74
129 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,349
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.72
vs KY average
−4.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543250.281,358116
Medium and Large 2-3562225.061,26613thin
One grade step is worth $25.22/cwt here — about $92 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 sale129 hd
247.74
—
KY average25 barns · 1,158 hd
236.02
+11.72
National average183 barns · 16,319 hd
252.68
−4.94
This barn, trailing median33 sales
401.40
−153.66
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
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—High1,849149.522,7657thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,539120.151,84911
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,225118.111,44722
CowsLean 85-90%Low955111.321,0637thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceLow1,215120.001,4581thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,035156.001,6151thin
SteersSelectAverage1,420116.001,6471thin

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)1,325$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,045$1,7851thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,105$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,421$2,5324thin

Every lot

116 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 2-3230245.00/cwt245.00–245.005641
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280327.50/cwt327.50–327.509171
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295307.00/cwt307.00–307.009061
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2321332.01/cwt330.00–336.001,0666
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360326.33/cwt323.00–328.001,1753
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0441
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,2431
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0731
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420326.71/cwt322.50–332.001,3724
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2439304.75/cwt294.00–309.001,3388
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1571
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464332.33/cwt332.00–334.001,54212
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465289.66/cwt289.00–290.001,3473
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475307.25/cwt301.00–316.001,45910
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,3771
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520277.56/cwt276.00–279.001,4432
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530296.97/cwt287.00–301.001,5746
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added542312.73/cwt309.00–314.001,69526
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568292.66/cwt289.50–300.501,6627
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578262.88/cwt260.00–265.001,5196
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579280.51/cwt270.00–285.501,62432
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608275.12/cwt274.50–277.001,6734
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608261.76/cwt252.00–268.501,5928
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618240.51/cwt240.00–241.001,4862
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666267.59/cwt264.50–270.501,78218
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674253.01/cwt242.00–259.001,7057
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4811
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,7687
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715239.90/cwt230.00–243.001,71512
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768230.41/cwt221.00–235.001,7703
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,6481
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3860200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7201
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added870238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,07127
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870223.53/cwt216.00–226.001,9454
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added902235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,12060
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3940171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,6071
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,9971
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,110197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,1871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3200215.00/cwt215.00–215.004301
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290273.00/cwt273.00–273.007921
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315212.50/cwt212.50–212.506691
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337253.63/cwt252.00–257.008553
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370231.00/cwt231.00–231.008551
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380247.35/cwt246.00–250.009403
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3427220.18/cwt219.00–221.009406
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436237.79/cwt234.00–241.001,03713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy441257.71/cwt251.00–262.001,13710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0501
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476240.00/cwt231.00–248.501,14237
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy484259.07/cwt250.00–261.001,25411
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy514270.25/cwt270.25–270.251,38926
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3517226.35/cwt225.00–228.001,1703
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521255.11/cwt253.00–258.501,32918
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523241.16/cwt231.00–249.001,26123
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572250.74/cwt249.00–252.001,43412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576239.42/cwt231.00–245.001,37937
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3576224.67/cwt221.00–227.501,29410
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610239.03/cwt238.00–239.501,45813
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633228.10/cwt219.00–234.501,44429
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671244.50/cwt244.50–244.501,64177
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672223.52/cwt218.00–230.001,50217
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3678210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4246
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723224.07/cwt211.00–226.001,62012
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,3271
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738234.50/cwt234.50–234.501,73174
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2764209.21/cwt206.00–210.001,5985
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5021
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3870179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,5571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2200307.50/cwt307.50–307.506152
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3240260.00/cwt260.00–260.006241
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2294335.51/cwt334.00–340.009864
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3300250.00/cwt250.00–250.007501
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0391
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,0551
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,1942
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2377317.81/cwt310.00–325.001,1985
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,0371
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,3201
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420307.00/cwt298.00–315.001,2896
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430291.96/cwt285.00–296.001,2555
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467295.31/cwt293.00–299.001,3798
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2471281.10/cwt270.00–289.001,3249
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3479264.87/cwt260.00–269.001,2697
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2540244.95/cwt240.00–250.001,3232
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3540219.50/cwt219.00–220.001,1854
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2432
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2571228.05/cwt221.00–235.001,30215
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2631222.03/cwt219.00–228.001,40119
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3640188.04/cwt184.00–195.001,2036
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy645243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,5671
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2663224.47/cwt214.00–227.001,4886
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3715185.55/cwt183.00–188.001,3272
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2717217.37/cwt210.00–221.001,5593
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6431
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,6694
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3810193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5631
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,7011
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3905178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,6111
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,420116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,6471
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,035156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,6151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,670141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,3551
Bulls——1,830148.63/cwt145.00–151.002,7204
Bulls——1,978155.55/cwt154.00–157.003,0772
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%912103.39/cwt100.00–105.009433
Cows—Lean 85-90%955123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1751
Cows—Lean 85-90%998115.35/cwt113.00–119.001,1513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184115.49/cwt112.00–120.001,36711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223108.88/cwt108.00–111.001,3323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282125.18/cwt122.50–127.501,6058
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,503125.72/cwt123.00–129.001,8904
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560116.97/cwt114.00–120.001,8257
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,215120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4581
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,785.00/head1,785.00–1,785.001,7851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3252,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4212,532.43/head2,500.00–2,625.002,5324

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.