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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 27
● Final151 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,223 head
▲ 1,112 vs last sale 1,111▲ 548 vs year ago 1,675 · +32.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 12▲ 9 vs year ago 31 · +29.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 3 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Over 700 lbs sold steady 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Strongest demand noted was for weaned preconditioned packages of feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a very light test with moderate 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 $342.10/cwt on 190 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −118.66 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$342.10
190 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,861
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$226
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$40.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.47
vs KY average
−6.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546348.221,900149
Medium and Large 2534324.871,73629
Medium and Large 2-3544307.731,67412thin
One grade step is worth $40.50/cwt here — about $226 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 sale190 hd
342.10
—
KY average25 barns · 1,338 hd
326.64
+15.47
National average177 barns · 23,098 hd
348.66
−6.56
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
−118.66
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
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—Average2,050160.503,2901thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,740133.922,3318thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,226132.171,62117
CowsLean 85-90%Low978115.961,1344thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,330150.001,9951thin

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)815$1,4351thin

Every lot

151 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 · Steers58 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225365.00/cwt365.00–365.008211
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275325.00/cwt325.00–325.008941
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,1671
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322381.79/cwt375.00–390.001,2296
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323401.61/cwt400.00–404.001,2973
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2362382.61/cwt377.50–387.501,3856
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added373401.49/cwt397.50–408.001,4987
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,3221
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381411.87/cwt410.00–419.001,5695
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388365.21/cwt360.00–367.501,4177
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy406423.00/cwt423.00–423.001,7175
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3418353.36/cwt350.00–358.001,47710
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added431406.95/cwt403.00–409.001,75411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434390.78/cwt380.00–397.001,69614
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2434370.13/cwt360.00–378.001,6064
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3458336.59/cwt330.00–339.001,5427
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,7483
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465393.18/cwt392.50–396.001,8285
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470344.07/cwt340.00–350.001,61711
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477362.34/cwt352.50–370.001,72845
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy509391.06/cwt389.00–392.501,99015
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514373.17/cwt361.00–377.501,91826
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525329.76/cwt322.50–338.001,73124
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3531314.98/cwt311.00–318.001,6739
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541348.25/cwt339.00–356.001,88447
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572336.62/cwt332.00–340.001,92528
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572318.91/cwt309.00–327.501,82433
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580301.42/cwt300.00–305.001,7485
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583285.97/cwt280.00–289.001,6673
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623324.85/cwt320.00–331.002,02467
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626310.00/cwt300.00–319.001,94189
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627293.88/cwt290.00–299.001,84324
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3633277.45/cwt275.00–280.001,7562
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662306.75/cwt301.00–309.002,03125
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670290.52/cwt280.00–296.001,94635
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670272.38/cwt269.00–275.001,8257
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2681274.67/cwt271.00–277.001,8715
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710254.14/cwt250.00–256.001,8046
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720271.74/cwt259.00–277.001,95735
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722281.99/cwt280.50–284.002,03658
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3744245.99/cwt245.00–249.001,8304
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2758264.30/cwt254.00–269.502,00333
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2766250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9154
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3773244.02/cwt241.00–248.001,8863
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777275.77/cwt274.00–277.702,143132
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3820231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,8941
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added826264.82/cwt262.00–270.502,18743
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2828252.55/cwt240.00–259.502,09131
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3855226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,9321
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added866259.75/cwt259.75–259.752,2496
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2890221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,9671
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2891238.54/cwt234.00–240.002,1254
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2917238.16/cwt228.00–243.502,18410
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added941240.62/cwt239.25–247.502,26430
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added950239.25/cwt239.25–239.252,2731
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,1461
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2441
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,135205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,3271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers52 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245340.00/cwt340.00–340.008331
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285340.00/cwt340.00–340.009691
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320344.62/cwt342.00–347.001,1032
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0721
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0521
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370326.17/cwt325.00–328.001,2074
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373339.89/cwt330.00–348.001,26817
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384360.03/cwt355.00–363.001,3838
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3388311.22/cwt310.00–317.501,2086
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,4435
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420296.03/cwt294.00–297.001,2434
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425326.00/cwt320.00–332.001,38615
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3332
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added434338.54/cwt337.00–342.501,46918
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,5121
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy456350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5966
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472321.26/cwt309.00–327.001,51620
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476304.20/cwt301.00–306.001,44810
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3479292.77/cwt290.00–297.001,40215
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504311.32/cwt311.00–311.501,56914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,6334
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3522270.28/cwt267.00–273.001,41110
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526294.21/cwt286.00–301.001,54856
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529277.21/cwt275.00–282.001,4669
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561266.54/cwt262.00–269.001,4957
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3563258.96/cwt257.00–261.001,4582
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567292.43/cwt289.00–296.001,65869
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572281.80/cwt270.00–287.501,61258
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619255.30/cwt250.00–258.001,5806
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622279.80/cwt277.00–282.001,74025
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3624252.85/cwt249.00–255.501,5785
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628268.09/cwt259.00–275.001,68464
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667263.67/cwt250.00–268.751,759139
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3672245.75/cwt240.00–249.001,6519
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2679247.63/cwt245.00–248.501,6818
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8762
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707260.80/cwt257.00–265.001,84425
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710239.69/cwt233.00–251.001,70214
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6402
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715218.50/cwt218.00–219.001,5622
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7211
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added774254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,96666
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775242.66/cwt240.00–244.001,8819
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added806240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9349
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2829236.10/cwt224.00–238.501,95732
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,8291
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2864215.39/cwt206.00–220.001,8619
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3875191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,6713
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added895230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0591
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2932220.01/cwt218.00–220.502,0505
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0751
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3995189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,8811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3320310.00/cwt310.00–310.009921
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2711
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1901
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,5041
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2377393.98/cwt390.00–400.001,4859
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427345.60/cwt340.00–355.001,47610
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,4101
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3201
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458363.35/cwt360.00–365.001,6643
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5112
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2483344.07/cwt342.50–347.501,6623
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3495312.40/cwt310.00–314.001,54610
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2535320.42/cwt320.00–321.001,7147
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4452
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565310.50/cwt310.00–311.001,7542
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580286.22/cwt270.00–293.001,66011
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy612298.83/cwt290.00–304.001,82910
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,5931
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2636268.61/cwt263.00–280.001,70811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3650236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5341
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675261.17/cwt254.00–270.001,76315
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy687287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,9722
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2700258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,8061
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,6661
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,7211
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2842212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,7855
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2906202.67/cwt200.00–204.001,8363
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,9101
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,065174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,8531
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added908213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,93460
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,330150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,050160.50/cwt160.50–160.503,2901
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%967111.94/cwt107.00–115.001,0823
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199132.03/cwt129.00–137.501,5839
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248141.35/cwt140.00–142.001,7643
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262126.91/cwt124.00–129.001,6025
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,683123.56/cwt122.00–125.002,0802
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,745132.38/cwt130.00–138.502,3104
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,788147.37/cwt144.00–150.002,6352
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28151,435.00/head1,435.00–1,435.001,4351

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.