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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 3
● Final148 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,263 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 2,223▲ 0 vs year ago 2,263 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 40▼ 11 vs year ago 77 · −14.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 1▲ 0 vs year ago 4 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady with some softer undertones. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $340.57/cwt on 234 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −120.19 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$340.57
234 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,843
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$44.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.22
vs KY average
−1.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539351.911,898164
Medium and Large 2545318.801,73641
Medium and Large 2-3545307.191,67529
One grade step is worth $44.73/cwt here — about $223 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 sale234 hd
340.57
—
KY average24 barns · 1,455 hd
320.35
+20.22
National average187 barns · 18,766 hd
342.38
−1.81
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
−120.19
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—High1,495156.632,3424thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,279138.971,77724
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,560137.332,14315
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,025122.501,2563thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,125156.001,7551thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,120165.001,8481thin

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)775$1,0601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)720$1,0101thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)645$1,0601thin

Every lot

148 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 · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2215390.00/cwt390.00–390.008391
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225412.50/cwt412.50–412.509281
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250335.00/cwt335.00–335.008381
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy266400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0648
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322401.79/cwt400.00–405.001,2943
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323387.91/cwt385.00–390.001,2537
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2347341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,1834
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376385.39/cwt383.00–390.001,4493
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377412.61/cwt405.00–415.001,5568
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380366.35/cwt362.50–370.001,3922
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420342.98/cwt340.00–351.001,4415
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420334.40/cwt333.00–335.001,4048
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426408.57/cwt392.00–413.001,74130
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426378.51/cwt370.00–381.001,6129
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430395.58/cwt392.50–400.001,70111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,77319
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469352.68/cwt350.00–360.001,65418
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473333.78/cwt328.00–340.001,5794
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478321.61/cwt320.00–322.001,5375
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510310.94/cwt310.00–315.001,58613
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527323.61/cwt320.00–328.001,70523
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy529370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,95757
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534351.52/cwt350.00–359.001,87726
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536342.02/cwt331.00–348.001,83344
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555348.38/cwt347.00–349.001,93413
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567312.66/cwt310.00–318.001,77318
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568329.44/cwt320.00–338.001,87124
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3574304.14/cwt302.00–307.001,74616
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618264.45/cwt260.00–268.001,6345
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624296.99/cwt285.00–303.001,85399
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627277.23/cwt275.00–282.001,73812
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,97224
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656297.51/cwt296.50–300.001,95224
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2664263.13/cwt262.00–263.501,7478
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3673267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,7973
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676275.72/cwt270.00–281.001,864103
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708277.06/cwt276.00–279.001,96227
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726271.48/cwt264.50–275.501,97172
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7891
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,8572
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,8301
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3762244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,8592
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2769261.63/cwt255.00–264.502,01271
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added812260.33/cwt258.00–262.002,11412
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2814252.40/cwt240.00–256.002,05526
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2838234.69/cwt230.00–237.001,9673
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2861240.28/cwt236.00–244.002,0694
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added862257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,21562
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905241.93/cwt230.00–248.002,1896
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added906259.50/cwt259.50–259.502,35157
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2964243.50/cwt243.50–243.502,34715
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3225348.00/cwt348.00–348.007832
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240332.50/cwt332.50–332.507981
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2293345.55/cwt340.00–351.001,0124
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295301.00/cwt301.00–301.008881
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300301.00/cwt301.00–301.009032
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323314.42/cwt310.00–320.001,0164
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy343333.78/cwt330.00–337.501,1452
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3373300.97/cwt300.00–302.001,1232
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376343.19/cwt338.00–351.001,29014
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388327.49/cwt322.50–330.001,2713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414336.51/cwt333.00–337.501,39311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428320.70/cwt310.00–327.501,37330
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,3111
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5358
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,2511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475293.73/cwt290.00–305.001,39539
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added484311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,50516
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2489286.14/cwt280.00–289.001,39923
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514297.27/cwt290.00–300.001,52812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525276.22/cwt270.00–286.001,45036
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3538250.49/cwt250.00–251.001,3482
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2541266.69/cwt262.00–269.001,4437
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572261.93/cwt260.00–267.001,4989
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575273.82/cwt265.00–280.001,57460
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576292.84/cwt285.00–296.001,68742
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578252.21/cwt250.00–258.001,4589
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614273.78/cwt271.00–279.001,68174
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625264.60/cwt253.00–269.001,65458
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3636242.36/cwt240.00–247.501,5414
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638250.32/cwt250.00–251.001,5973
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3668233.94/cwt230.00–237.001,5633
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676275.14/cwt270.00–280.001,86022
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677255.81/cwt250.00–263.001,73271
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678245.02/cwt240.00–248.001,66117
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721259.60/cwt255.00–261.251,872100
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2727233.00/cwt230.00–235.001,6945
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730250.34/cwt237.00–253.001,82745
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755240.46/cwt240.00–241.001,81511
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3772227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,7522
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775236.65/cwt229.00–239.001,83422
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830224.45/cwt220.00–231.001,8638
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added841233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,96010
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3860195.31/cwt190.50–205.001,6803
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2888223.02/cwt211.00–226.001,98010
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,9801
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,010210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,1211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275330.00/cwt330.00–330.009081
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2511
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3325324.18/cwt322.50–325.001,0543
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2328371.37/cwt360.00–377.501,2183
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,1372
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2361367.17/cwt360.00–380.001,3255
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1471
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,3505
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy393395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5523
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3410336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,3781
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5432
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421408.00/cwt408.00–408.001,7183
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2428398.67/cwt392.00–400.001,7068
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy452370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6724
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480324.69/cwt317.50–333.001,55913
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,4991
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3495310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5351
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy524320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6775
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2533300.36/cwt293.00–310.001,60112
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,5411
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3573272.45/cwt265.00–275.001,5614
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574292.95/cwt290.00–300.001,68214
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2586286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,6764
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635255.14/cwt249.00–263.001,62012
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3635247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,5721
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy656270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7713
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660247.35/cwt242.00–250.001,63313
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2739235.98/cwt234.00–238.001,7444
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2766236.62/cwt230.00–240.001,8136
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3797209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,6662
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2802216.50/cwt215.00–221.001,7364
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2890207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,8421
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2945198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,8711
Bulls1200–1250Medium and Large 1-21,205167.50/cwt167.50–167.502,0183
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3610185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1291
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,120165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,8481
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,125156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,7551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,263147.50/cwt147.00–148.001,8632
Bulls——1,675173.50/cwt173.50–173.502,9061
Bulls——1,780158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,8121
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%985111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0931
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045128.25/cwt127.00–129.501,3402
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168143.94/cwt140.00–149.001,6814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278139.78/cwt135.00–144.501,78616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,393130.75/cwt129.00–133.001,8214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,8841
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,527142.86/cwt142.00–144.502,1817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,603133.41/cwt130.00–138.502,1397
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26451,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27201,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27751,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601

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.