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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 24
● Final145 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,345 head
▼ 183 vs last sale 1,528▼ 263 vs year ago 1,608 · −16.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 58▼ 28 vs year ago 68 · −41.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 1▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $349.71/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −111.04 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$349.71
129 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,919
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$208
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$49.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.03
vs KY average
−14.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546354.431,936112
Medium and Large 2565322.821,82413thin
Medium and Large 2-3567304.991,7284thin
One grade step is worth $49.45/cwt here — about $208 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 sale129 hd
349.71
—
KY average25 barns · 1,412 hd
342.69
+7.03
National average170 barns · 13,177 hd
363.98
−14.27
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
−111.04
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—Average1,510160.482,4245thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,710139.002,3771thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,204137.731,65815
CowsLean 85-90%Average972117.171,1396thin

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)950$2,0175
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)772$1,4433thin

Every lot

145 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 · Steers49 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240382.50/cwt382.50–382.509182
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250365.00/cwt365.00–365.009131
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305403.69/cwt400.00–407.501,2312
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323422.26/cwt420.00–430.001,3647
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,1961
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360399.00/cwt399.00–399.001,4361
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2364410.22/cwt404.00–420.001,4936
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414429.49/cwt427.50–431.001,7786
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415416.81/cwt407.00–422.501,73023
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3419375.43/cwt370.00–379.001,5735
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421387.67/cwt380.00–395.001,6329
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465364.35/cwt361.00–367.501,6946
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470355.88/cwt350.00–357.001,6736
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy487400.41/cwt396.00–409.001,9509
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488379.66/cwt370.00–385.001,85345
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5151
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515384.44/cwt380.00–386.001,98022
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516370.39/cwt362.50–375.001,91113
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526348.99/cwt340.00–358.001,83623
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8091
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,0392
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy562378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,1242
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567321.81/cwt315.00–325.001,82512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576338.18/cwt329.50–349.501,94850
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3587306.65/cwt300.00–311.001,8003
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7242
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614319.84/cwt311.00–326.001,9649
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625342.49/cwt337.00–347.002,14120
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630295.56/cwt292.00–299.001,8622
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658335.14/cwt327.00–340.002,20520
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674310.09/cwt300.00–320.002,09019
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3686278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,9073
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2697297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,0702
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,0231
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727314.73/cwt314.25–317.002,28827
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2733310.51/cwt304.00–312.002,27622
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2764292.11/cwt285.00–296.502,23213
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790276.00/cwt276.00–276.002,1801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added824278.72/cwt275.00–280.502,29715
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy832293.90/cwt293.90–293.902,44567
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2833254.55/cwt250.50–269.002,12013
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added860270.38/cwt265.00–271.002,32520
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,2721
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2945237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,2401
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2973230.60/cwt224.00–234.002,2446
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,046249.00/cwt249.00–249.002,60550
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,060218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,3111
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,180212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,5021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers48 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200415.00/cwt415.00–415.008301
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2242391.83/cwt380.00–397.509483
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2263389.95/cwt385.00–395.001,0262
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270421.40/cwt414.00–425.001,1383
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280357.41/cwt355.00–360.001,0012
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3286337.01/cwt336.00–340.009644
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3313343.84/cwt340.00–347.501,0762
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320360.11/cwt355.00–362.501,1523
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2329393.10/cwt385.00–395.001,2937
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3204
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy361396.72/cwt392.50–400.001,4327
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375357.60/cwt355.00–360.001,3412
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377380.87/cwt375.00–390.001,43614
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390369.52/cwt368.00–371.001,4412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424377.22/cwt372.00–380.001,59917
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426358.82/cwt354.00–367.501,5299
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435326.48/cwt325.00–330.001,4204
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2437339.43/cwt334.00–344.001,48311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459353.62/cwt351.00–357.001,62316
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471330.37/cwt322.00–341.001,55643
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3474309.62/cwt308.00–312.501,4684
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490319.62/cwt315.00–321.001,56621
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515317.43/cwt315.00–321.001,63514
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531303.66/cwt292.00–311.001,61234
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,4231
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,4961
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568300.99/cwt300.00–302.001,71020
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577287.53/cwt281.00–296.001,65921
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585277.84/cwt274.00–279.501,6255
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3592251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4862
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603292.27/cwt290.50–294.501,76238
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622280.21/cwt270.00–289.001,74345
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3633256.99/cwt253.00–259.001,6273
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6514
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2656270.01/cwt265.00–271.501,7719
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664274.69/cwt274.50–280.001,82429
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3690260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7941
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2714244.93/cwt239.00–254.001,74911
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721266.99/cwt261.00–268.001,92514
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6431
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7272
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758265.54/cwt261.50–270.002,01317
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775242.52/cwt240.00–245.001,8802
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3780212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6541
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,6891
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2876226.97/cwt221.00–231.001,9883
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905226.50/cwt226.50–226.502,0504
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2994225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2379
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3210355.00/cwt355.00–355.007461
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230400.00/cwt400.00–400.009201
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy233426.89/cwt425.00–429.009952
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2277374.85/cwt370.00–380.001,0383
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1481
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3285350.00/cwt350.00–350.009981
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4834
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340411.00/cwt411.00–411.001,3973
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372386.21/cwt385.00–395.001,4378
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385415.41/cwt410.00–425.001,5994
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy388435.06/cwt431.00–442.501,6884
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3395344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,3591
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407420.34/cwt420.00–421.001,7116
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2412402.87/cwt400.00–406.001,6606
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3418367.51/cwt365.00–370.001,5362
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440386.98/cwt385.00–389.001,7032
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2462368.15/cwt360.00–375.001,70112
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472352.56/cwt350.00–356.001,6648
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8295
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3493338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,6666
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505392.92/cwt381.00–398.001,98410
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518312.97/cwt311.00–315.001,6212
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522333.89/cwt325.00–340.001,7436
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565292.97/cwt292.00–294.001,6552
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2579317.90/cwt311.00–324.001,84112
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7551
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2617308.33/cwt304.00–316.001,90212
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,8281
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3625280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7501
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9101
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671302.89/cwt290.00–308.002,03212
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2740279.29/cwt275.00–281.002,0674
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780258.67/cwt254.00–271.002,0185
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy795286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,2743
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,9241
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,070176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,8831
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,170238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,7851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,467164.24/cwt160.50–169.502,4093
Bulls——1,575154.85/cwt152.00–157.502,4392
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%860117.62/cwt115.00–119.501,0122
Cows—Lean 85-90%935106.05/cwt105.00–107.009922
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120127.85/cwt126.00–129.501,4322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,172135.04/cwt131.00–139.001,58310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,5861
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280146.25/cwt142.00–150.001,8724
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,710139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,3771
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27721,443.14/head1,350.00–1,575.001,4433
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29502,017.45/head1,575.00–2,325.002,0175

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.