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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 11
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
590 head
▼ 638 vs last sale 1,228▼ 334 vs year ago 924 · −36.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 64▼ 39 vs year ago 67 · −58.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and pre-conditioned feeder packages. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $273.92/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −186.84 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$273.92
42 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,511
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$266
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$57.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.52
vs KY average
−31.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547283.541,55234
Medium and Large 2565255.001,4412thin
Medium and Large 2-3570225.671,2866thin
One grade step is worth $57.88/cwt here — about $266 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale42 hd
273.92
—
KY average24 barns · 697 hd
268.40
+5.52
National average190 barns · 31,255 hd
305.44
−31.52
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
−186.84
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—Average1,547141.622,1904thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,298117.141,5207thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,531112.941,7295thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low90098.408865thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,545137.002,1171thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,245174.002,1661thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,0691
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385322.01/cwt321.00–323.001,2402
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,2191
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417332.98/cwt329.00–335.001,3893
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3423272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,1515
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425318.65/cwt310.00–322.501,3546
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465286.84/cwt285.00–288.001,3343
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474308.30/cwt299.00–314.001,46111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475318.23/cwt317.00–319.001,5128
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3491240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1785
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5971
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519297.44/cwt293.00–303.001,5449
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,3341
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,4021
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537284.57/cwt272.00–288.001,5289
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,5983
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578268.78/cwt260.00–279.001,55412
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3579220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2745
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,4761
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2603247.51/cwt244.00–249.001,4924
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617268.30/cwt261.00–271.001,65510
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624276.80/cwt275.00–279.001,72720
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3648220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4263
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674263.94/cwt251.00–269.001,77930
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,79614
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6542
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5922
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5511
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708257.51/cwt257.00–258.001,8232
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720251.82/cwt245.00–255.501,8138
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725231.98/cwt231.00–233.001,6822
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766241.80/cwt235.00–248.001,85217
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,6741
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2803241.75/cwt240.50–242.501,9418
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3815211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,7201
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added854233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,99064
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,8703
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,9191
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added910230.50/cwt230.50–230.502,09856
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3975199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,9401
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,005189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,8991
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,080201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,1711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260270.00/cwt270.00–270.007021
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335268.00/cwt268.00–268.008981
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335231.00/cwt231.00–231.007741
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390269.62/cwt258.00–275.001,0525
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,0721
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424249.37/cwt246.50–258.501,05720
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,0021
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1341
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,0981
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469239.26/cwt235.00–241.001,12212
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508253.02/cwt252.50–254.001,2856
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515240.52/cwt230.00–248.501,23914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3516223.94/cwt222.00–225.001,1563
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3576222.94/cwt221.00–225.001,2844
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577232.59/cwt228.00–239.001,3428
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624227.29/cwt220.00–232.001,41813
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630213.19/cwt210.00–218.001,3439
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672231.31/cwt223.00–236.001,5548
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3690214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4771
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2702229.16/cwt228.75–232.001,6098
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3681
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6171
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,7152
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2895206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,8441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2220299.00/cwt299.00–299.006583
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2482313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,5094
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1-2515205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0561
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521260.50/cwt257.00–263.001,3578
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1811
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2566254.63/cwt251.00–256.501,44112
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3631
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3610200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2201
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635233.77/cwt225.00–238.001,4843
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3670211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4141
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2677239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,6182
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2732223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,6322
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,6611
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,245174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,1661
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,545137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,1171
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,305135.97/cwt135.00–137.001,7742
Bulls——1,788147.26/cwt147.00–147.502,6332
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%899102.87/cwt101.50–107.009254
Cows—Lean 85-90%90580.50/cwt80.50–80.507291
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220103.48/cwt103.00–104.001,2622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310118.52/cwt116.00–120.001,5533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,358128.72/cwt127.50–130.001,7482
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,521114.93/cwt113.00–120.001,7484
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,6491

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.