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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 18
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,214 head
▲ 624 vs last sale 590▲ 631 vs year ago 583 · +108.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 28▲ 16 vs year ago 50 · +32.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $292.63/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −168.13 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$292.63
117 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,596
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$178
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$40.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.53
vs KY average
−16.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542298.861,62096
Medium and Large 2562272.181,5319thin
Medium and Large 2-3559258.141,44212thin
One grade step is worth $40.72/cwt here — about $178 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 sale117 hd
292.63
—
KY average25 barns · 1,168 hd
273.10
+19.53
National average182 barns · 24,645 hd
309.26
−16.63
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
−168.13
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—Average1,632140.602,2949thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,249111.851,39728
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,569108.461,7027thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average928105.199769thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,260139.501,7581thin

Every lot

117 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3220229.00/cwt229.00–229.005041
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265280.00/cwt280.00–280.007421
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275315.00/cwt315.00–315.008661
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,0431
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2361310.88/cwt306.00–322.501,1225
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370331.05/cwt330.00–332.001,2252
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,33412
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417322.09/cwt312.50–328.001,34311
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2331
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3438276.03/cwt274.00–278.001,2092
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460272.03/cwt269.00–275.001,2512
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,5054
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469315.51/cwt306.00–320.001,48012
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522304.62/cwt303.00–306.001,59023
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523272.57/cwt268.00–275.001,4263
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy527315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,66015
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527289.55/cwt283.00–298.001,52620
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3537254.38/cwt250.00–260.001,3665
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558302.36/cwt299.00–307.501,68714
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574288.96/cwt281.00–294.001,65924
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3574260.83/cwt257.00–265.001,4977
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582271.99/cwt271.00–273.001,5836
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624276.14/cwt270.00–283.001,72319
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624259.75/cwt250.00–267.001,62112
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3636236.72/cwt235.00–240.001,5064
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663255.18/cwt249.50–266.001,69220
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3668230.75/cwt229.00–240.001,54110
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701249.88/cwt249.50–255.001,75243
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2729240.49/cwt230.00–247.501,75346
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3732220.61/cwt220.00–224.001,6158
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775239.69/cwt230.00–246.001,8588
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added787256.20/cwt256.20–256.202,01662
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,6641
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2809223.96/cwt221.00–225.001,81225
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2858232.20/cwt229.00–233.251,99233
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3897191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,7136
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,0501
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,049165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,7366
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,1844
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,065149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,5871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225252.00/cwt252.00–252.005671
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2262260.00/cwt260.00–260.006812
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295233.00/cwt233.00–233.006871
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333255.61/cwt251.00–267.008514
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355251.69/cwt251.00–253.008933
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3369260.07/cwt230.00–340.009604
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384263.24/cwt260.00–271.001,01112
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413277.34/cwt271.00–284.001,14513
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419247.98/cwt247.00–249.001,0394
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424261.23/cwt251.00–268.001,1089
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3426241.29/cwt240.00–244.001,0287
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465236.34/cwt234.00–239.001,0995
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475265.38/cwt260.00–270.001,26134
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478247.69/cwt240.00–258.001,18432
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1852
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516258.76/cwt257.00–260.001,33515
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518217.27/cwt211.00–223.001,1256
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527244.34/cwt232.00–249.001,28847
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561251.92/cwt250.00–254.501,41323
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565224.24/cwt221.00–228.001,2675
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575241.87/cwt235.00–250.001,39150
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5359
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623232.09/cwt224.00–240.501,44642
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3623218.01/cwt215.00–220.001,3583
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4452
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666228.29/cwt220.00–235.001,52025
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716236.99/cwt236.50–237.501,69718
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727219.22/cwt209.00–223.001,59414
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762211.40/cwt204.00–225.001,6115
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3910175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5932
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3950174.50/cwt174.50–174.501,6581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3280295.00/cwt295.00–295.008261
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320308.00/cwt308.00–308.009861
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3365276.95/cwt275.00–279.001,0112
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2368316.84/cwt310.00–325.001,1665
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368301.29/cwt300.00–302.501,1092
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377336.64/cwt336.00–338.001,2693
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3405240.00/cwt240.00–240.009721
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410327.01/cwt326.00–327.501,3413
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421314.52/cwt304.00–321.001,32412
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2443295.27/cwt292.50–298.001,3082
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478289.90/cwt284.00–295.001,3869
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485254.90/cwt250.00–260.001,2362
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490286.25/cwt282.50–290.001,4032
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,4751
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,3331
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3519232.55/cwt230.00–235.001,2074
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2535283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,5141
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy558275.51/cwt270.00–278.001,5378
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2561245.50/cwt241.00–248.001,3776
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570259.95/cwt252.00–266.001,4825
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2609239.66/cwt234.00–248.001,46012
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3628228.51/cwt228.00–229.001,4352
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5362
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3671216.97/cwt214.00–221.001,4565
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3773191.76/cwt190.00–195.001,4825
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2783204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,5974
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2821184.27/cwt182.00–185.001,5134
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2915190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7391
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3457221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0101
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3660162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0731
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3805127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0221
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3884200.75/cwt200.75–200.751,77556
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3950129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2261
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,260139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,7581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,462134.27/cwt130.00–138.501,9635
Bulls——1,753146.01/cwt145.00–147.002,5603
Bulls——2,115156.00/cwt156.00–156.003,2991
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91495.16/cwt91.00–99.508704
Cows—Lean 85-90%938110.68/cwt105.00–113.501,0383
Cows—Lean 85-90%940117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215104.64/cwt100.00–106.501,27111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253115.48/cwt110.00–119.501,44714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,355121.36/cwt120.00–124.001,6443
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,502103.02/cwt100.00–105.001,5473
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,619112.54/cwt107.00–116.501,8224

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.