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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 24
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
660 head
▲ 522 vs last sale 138▼ 1,101 vs year ago 1,761 · −62.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 7▼ 27 vs year ago 68 · −39.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last Monday's sale due to a limited amount of receipts from last weeks sale. However stronger undertones noted in all feeder classes with a very active market. There was good demand for all feeder classes. Moderate to good demand for all 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 $306.10/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −154.66 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$306.10
50 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,688
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$163
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.24
vs KY average
−42.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548311.061,70538
Medium and Large 2573295.561,6957thin
Medium and Large 2-3545283.201,5435thin
One grade step is worth $27.86/cwt here — about $163 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 sale50 hd
306.10
—
KY average15 barns · 341 hd
309.34
−3.24
National average180 barns · 14,929 hd
348.24
−42.14
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
−154.66
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—Low1,655169.622,8087thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,514137.022,0747thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,246130.651,62714
CowsLean 85-90%Low960121.501,1663thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,210159.001,9241thin

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)1,007$1,4703thin

Every lot

115 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 1-2315350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1031
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325300.00/cwt300.00–300.009751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,3022
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2731
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3373
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413361.63/cwt354.00–371.001,4943
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,2381
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,3831
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440379.29/cwt377.00–380.001,6694
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480331.51/cwt330.00–332.501,5913
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485308.62/cwt302.50–315.001,4974
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3513281.99/cwt280.00–284.001,4472
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533306.92/cwt300.00–315.001,63616
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2537295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5842
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,7333
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557321.32/cwt320.00–324.001,7906
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565309.12/cwt300.00–314.001,74713
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3566284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,6073
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2588295.79/cwt294.00–297.001,7395
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy615311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,9134
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620266.78/cwt260.00–270.001,6546
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5251
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633291.33/cwt289.00–294.001,8446
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,6071
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683279.73/cwt263.00–288.001,91146
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705273.49/cwt271.00–274.251,92817
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724259.72/cwt251.00–267.001,88016
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7621
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2726250.20/cwt250.00–251.001,8165
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755261.50/cwt261.50–261.501,9749
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768254.74/cwt248.00–260.001,95613
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2778243.49/cwt242.00–245.001,8942
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3788230.50/cwt230.00–231.001,8162
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810252.71/cwt251.50–254.002,04721
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2845230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9441
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2862242.13/cwt238.00–245.502,08719
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added869264.95/cwt264.95–264.952,30260
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3880211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,8571
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2943229.99/cwt224.00–233.002,1693
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1851
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020213.00/cwt213.00–213.002,1731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2238326.32/cwt320.00–332.507772
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,0941
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0081
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368330.99/cwt324.00–340.001,2186
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382310.97/cwt305.00–314.001,1883
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1201
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421327.50/cwt327.00–328.001,3796
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432321.31/cwt308.00–325.001,3889
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3052
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2457316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,4444
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480272.27/cwt269.00–275.001,3074
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481288.53/cwt285.00–292.001,3884
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513265.98/cwt264.00–275.001,3649
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5532
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6126
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566257.13/cwt250.00–269.001,45514
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3577232.00/cwt230.00–234.001,3394
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583241.67/cwt240.00–245.001,4093
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2607239.26/cwt239.00–240.001,4524
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615267.12/cwt266.50–269.001,6438
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625254.31/cwt244.00–260.001,58915
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3632234.01/cwt233.00–235.001,4795
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4761
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6081
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671244.41/cwt243.50–246.501,64013
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,78812
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5802
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723238.86/cwt234.00–240.501,72726
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4731
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added800233.50/cwt233.50–233.501,86815
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2803216.98/cwt210.00–224.001,7422
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3810190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5391
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3885195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0711
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325397.58/cwt395.00–402.501,2923
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3335275.00/cwt275.00–275.009211
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2350337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,1811
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385372.50/cwt365.00–380.001,4342
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy392385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5092
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,6343
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2435357.50/cwt350.00–365.001,5552
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3051
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2488333.60/cwt327.00–337.001,62810
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2495310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5351
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2503310.01/cwt307.00–313.001,5592
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,4642
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3530225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1932
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3570266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,5161
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2583267.80/cwt265.00–270.001,5617
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613272.99/cwt267.00–276.001,67311
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy617281.89/cwt281.00–285.001,7399
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671258.20/cwt251.00–265.001,73310
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3690246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,6971
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3710224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5901
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2747247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,8494
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,7701
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2808210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6972
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2878213.62/cwt200.00–227.001,8762
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,210159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,9241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,305157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,0492
Bulls——1,478167.15/cwt165.00–170.002,4702
Bulls——2,007179.67/cwt176.00–183.503,6063
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%930107.00/cwt107.00–107.009951
Cows—Lean 85-90%950130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2351
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,2751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,169123.82/cwt120.00–127.001,4474
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223139.71/cwt139.50–140.001,7092
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,4291
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293134.48/cwt130.00–138.501,7397
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,506134.26/cwt130.00–138.002,0225
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,533143.91/cwt142.00–146.002,2062
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0071,470.45/head1,385.00–1,560.001,4703

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.