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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 25
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
866 head
▼ 348 vs last sale 1,214▲ 186 vs year ago 680 · +27.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 66▼ 43 vs year ago 86 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted weaned preconditioned feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $281.97/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −178.79 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$281.97
38 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,544
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$176
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$53.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.45
vs KY average
−41.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541295.541,59925
Medium and Large 2551260.021,43310thin
Medium and Large 2-3588242.001,4233thin
One grade step is worth $53.54/cwt here — about $176 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale38 hd
281.97
—
KY average20 barns · 870 hd
276.51
+5.45
National average38 barns · 6,986 hd
323.78
−41.81
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
−178.79
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—Low1,509146.012,2046thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,253122.791,53912
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,674120.842,0238thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,032103.061,0633thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,290134.001,7291thin

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)920$1,2601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$1,1101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)895$1,4501thin

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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290312.50/cwt312.50–312.509061
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332326.61/cwt320.00–335.001,0843
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373318.47/cwt317.00–320.001,1882
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,4178
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428302.46/cwt300.00–305.001,2952
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431330.58/cwt318.00–336.001,4255
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465298.23/cwt293.00–300.001,3874
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,3441
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473343.75/cwt343.75–343.751,62614
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474315.23/cwt310.00–325.001,4945
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520315.49/cwt315.00–316.001,6416
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524297.40/cwt287.00–301.001,55811
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538269.72/cwt262.50–275.001,4514
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560253.56/cwt250.00–257.501,4206
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580283.50/cwt282.00–284.001,6444
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581272.56/cwt265.00–279.001,5844
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3588242.00/cwt241.00–244.001,4233
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3623237.52/cwt237.00–238.001,4802
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy624289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,8037
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629274.17/cwt270.00–276.001,72511
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630254.16/cwt247.00–259.001,60114
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2642240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5415
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663240.49/cwt234.00–250.001,5949
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682263.29/cwt260.00–264.001,79611
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3690221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5251
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724246.87/cwt242.00–249.501,7874
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3750224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6801
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772238.10/cwt230.00–246.001,8388
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2828234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,9382
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added862243.99/cwt240.25–249.002,103120
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added905244.20/cwt244.20–244.202,21059
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,06812
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3925180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6651
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2957220.50/cwt220.50–220.502,11017
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added981228.50/cwt228.50–228.502,24255
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245267.50/cwt267.50–267.506551
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270230.00/cwt230.00–230.006213
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310243.36/cwt240.00–245.007546
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2336261.00/cwt261.00–261.008773
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385245.00/cwt245.00–245.009431
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390273.67/cwt265.00–279.001,0677
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413281.50/cwt281.00–282.001,16310
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2416255.86/cwt250.00–258.001,0644
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430270.60/cwt261.00–274.001,16410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435247.00/cwt245.00–249.001,0744
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462256.18/cwt249.00–265.001,18417
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474272.17/cwt271.00–277.001,29014
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478234.50/cwt234.00–235.001,1212
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490247.00/cwt246.00–248.001,2102
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518232.52/cwt231.00–235.001,2044
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519249.73/cwt240.00–256.001,29633
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523262.97/cwt262.00–265.001,37513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528238.48/cwt238.00–239.001,2592
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,4934
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574251.88/cwt241.00–256.001,44613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3588236.50/cwt236.00–237.001,3912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2871
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630229.15/cwt220.00–234.001,44416
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671225.88/cwt215.00–232.001,51610
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3671202.81/cwt200.00–209.001,3617
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3713195.56/cwt192.00–199.001,3942
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735209.37/cwt200.00–219.001,5392
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4251
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775210.16/cwt203.00–217.501,6299
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3840195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6381
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3850190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6151
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3917130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1922
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9101
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2210310.00/cwt310.00–310.006511
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280311.00/cwt311.00–311.008713
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330291.00/cwt291.00–291.009601
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2382313.41/cwt302.00–320.001,19710
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1551
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435283.02/cwt281.00–285.001,2312
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2438296.82/cwt290.00–305.001,3008
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475281.99/cwt280.00–284.001,33910
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2483299.86/cwt291.00–303.001,4486
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3231
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy517289.13/cwt283.00–292.001,4956
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3520240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2481
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523267.14/cwt260.00–279.001,3973
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,3181
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572256.33/cwt251.00–265.001,46612
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3580244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,4151
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy617251.50/cwt251.00–253.001,55212
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3625216.51/cwt216.00–217.001,3532
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635239.52/cwt230.00–247.001,5217
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3655209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3691
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy658241.49/cwt240.00–249.001,5896
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2668229.79/cwt227.00–234.001,5355
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715215.67/cwt207.00–220.501,5425
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,6078
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3935168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5711
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3485243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,1791
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3540230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2421
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3562229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2872
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3637213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,3574
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3755161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2161
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3800180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4403
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,290134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,7291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,115138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,5441
Bulls——1,528143.50/cwt142.00–146.002,1933
Bulls——1,678153.53/cwt153.00–154.002,5762
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1461
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04597.59/cwt96.00–99.501,0202
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180130.00/cwt128.00–132.001,5342
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264123.98/cwt119.00–125.001,5678
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283110.81/cwt108.00–115.001,4222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,618123.45/cwt121.00–124.501,9973
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,703112.86/cwt111.50–115.001,9223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,715128.91/cwt128.00–130.002,2112
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29201,260.00/head1,260.00–1,260.001,2601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28951,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501

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.