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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 3
● Final150 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,784 head
▲ 1,124 vs last sale 660▲ 219 vs year ago 1,565 · +14.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 41▲ 13 vs year ago 53 · +24.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $325.86/cwt on 168 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −134.90 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$325.86
168 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,823
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.34
vs KY average
−23.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559330.711,847129
Medium and Large 2564313.241,76629
Medium and Large 2-3558299.931,67310thin
One grade step is worth $30.78/cwt here — about $174 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale168 hd
325.86
—
KY average24 barns · 1,061 hd
322.52
+3.34
National average172 barns · 12,998 hd
349.28
−23.42
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
−134.90
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—Low1,777171.713,0519thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,589143.202,27510
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,295137.261,77815
CowsLean 85-90%Low954110.041,0496thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,093171.001,8682thin

Every lot

150 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 1-2210404.00/cwt404.00–404.008481
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275355.00/cwt355.00–355.009761
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0852
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2311400.03/cwt395.00–405.001,2445
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,1921
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy324414.00/cwt414.00–414.001,34111
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370404.56/cwt401.00–410.001,49710
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371380.57/cwt372.00–390.001,4126
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3374343.76/cwt340.00–345.001,2864
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388365.03/cwt360.00–370.001,4162
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2411366.96/cwt360.00–375.001,5087
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,3381
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424404.71/cwt400.00–410.001,71617
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2436351.24/cwt347.50–355.001,5312
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added443391.59/cwt382.50–393.001,73510
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467389.21/cwt381.00–393.001,81812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476348.16/cwt342.50–352.501,6575
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478331.07/cwt328.00–335.001,5833
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479363.13/cwt359.00–378.001,73920
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515388.00/cwt388.00–388.001,9981
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525348.78/cwt347.00–351.001,8314
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528312.03/cwt310.00–317.001,6487
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531330.39/cwt320.00–339.001,75447
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3541297.33/cwt294.00–300.001,6096
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560343.17/cwt340.00–351.001,9229
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575313.62/cwt310.00–318.001,80322
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580327.37/cwt319.00–338.001,89968
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583303.82/cwt300.00–306.001,7714
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622300.58/cwt290.00–306.001,87027
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624282.88/cwt280.00–287.001,76512
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8131
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy630331.02/cwt329.00–333.002,0852
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633311.27/cwt308.00–313.001,97018
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659300.74/cwt300.00–303.001,9828
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673273.43/cwt270.50–276.001,8407
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677289.48/cwt280.50–295.001,96046
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2704267.87/cwt260.00–269.001,8868
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723284.17/cwt275.00–287.002,05527
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724289.50/cwt288.00–290.502,09610
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3726254.75/cwt250.00–256.001,8498
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,8471
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764274.55/cwt274.00–275.002,0989
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770269.23/cwt262.00–273.002,07330
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2781257.25/cwt255.00–258.002,0094
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825271.82/cwt264.00–274.002,243125
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2829249.31/cwt241.00–258.002,0679
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2874238.09/cwt229.00–244.002,0816
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2925241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,2291
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added935260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,43156
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,1872
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,018213.10/cwt202.00–219.002,1696
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240355.00/cwt355.00–355.008521
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245385.00/cwt385.00–385.009431
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285344.57/cwt340.00–350.009825
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285330.00/cwt330.00–330.009412
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305322.50/cwt322.50–322.509843
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333347.41/cwt342.50–353.001,1576
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,0231
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy341388.00/cwt388.00–388.001,32319
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365366.73/cwt365.00–367.001,3398
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378349.11/cwt342.50–356.001,32013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380332.50/cwt330.00–337.001,26414
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390314.72/cwt310.00–317.501,2278
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3418300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2543
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424326.89/cwt315.00–332.501,38641
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430336.05/cwt334.00–342.001,4459
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433309.93/cwt308.00–314.001,34213
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471308.43/cwt301.00–319.001,45330
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482291.83/cwt290.00–294.001,40717
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483280.76/cwt277.00–284.001,3565
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy496329.49/cwt325.00–332.501,6345
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521281.80/cwt271.00–287.001,46849
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,3831
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531291.98/cwt289.00–297.001,55018
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533265.84/cwt263.00–269.001,4177
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559287.20/cwt283.00–290.001,60524
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561260.25/cwt260.00–261.001,4604
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579272.29/cwt263.50–281.001,57749
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580262.23/cwt260.00–269.001,5214
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628255.94/cwt249.00–258.001,60743
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3632239.34/cwt238.00–240.001,5133
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638267.27/cwt264.50–275.001,70522
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3658242.20/cwt239.00–245.001,59410
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668250.69/cwt246.50–257.001,67531
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2671235.56/cwt232.00–237.001,5817
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3712220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5662
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724238.45/cwt229.00–246.501,72620
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added736252.64/cwt250.00–259.001,85953
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6536
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2764240.03/cwt230.00–244.001,83413
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7052
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5281
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added806252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,03166
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2820215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7633
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,9672
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2918205.44/cwt201.00–210.001,8862
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,1811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2225404.00/cwt404.00–404.009091
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280367.63/cwt360.00–375.001,0292
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280350.00/cwt350.00–350.009801
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,2122
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325351.06/cwt350.00–352.001,1412
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3335345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1561
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2341383.44/cwt380.00–392.501,3088
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3355350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2431
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2372380.02/cwt377.50–385.001,4143
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2381366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,3943
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,5672
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423360.70/cwt349.00–365.001,5265
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431394.00/cwt392.00–395.001,6986
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3432326.33/cwt325.00–329.001,4103
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,5311
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470321.20/cwt320.00–325.001,5104
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3470313.98/cwt311.00–315.001,4764
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6861
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2479334.20/cwt325.00–343.001,60111
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505300.49/cwt298.00–301.001,5176
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3508286.19/cwt282.50–290.001,4542
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy512335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7157
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520315.85/cwt310.00–325.001,64210
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2551307.37/cwt302.00–315.001,6948
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2564288.08/cwt285.00–290.001,6258
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3568277.21/cwt275.00–282.001,5754
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3623247.11/cwt244.00–250.001,5392
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625279.41/cwt270.00–284.001,7464
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2676270.34/cwt263.00–277.001,82712
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725249.46/cwt243.00–256.001,8092
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3730237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,7301
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy760242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,8391
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2778230.86/cwt222.00–235.001,7969
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2828212.74/cwt203.00–218.001,7614
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7101
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3905196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,7742
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2925210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9431
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,9791
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,082186.13/cwt185.50–190.002,0147
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3Value Added855208.50/cwt208.50–208.501,78361
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,085160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7361
Heifers—Select and Choice1,100182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,0021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,726170.56/cwt168.00–174.002,9445
Bulls——1,778183.04/cwt182.00–184.003,2542
Bulls——1,903163.27/cwt163.00–163.503,1072
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%885102.99/cwt99.00–107.009113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,022117.08/cwt115.50–120.001,1973
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230127.98/cwt124.00–131.001,5743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308137.21/cwt133.00–141.001,7958
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318144.33/cwt142.50–148.501,9024
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,583141.16/cwt138.50–145.002,2356
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590151.00/cwt149.00–153.002,4013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,620132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,1381

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.