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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 31
● Final148 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,501 head
▲ 156 vs last sale 1,345▲ 85 vs year ago 1,416 · +6.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 40▲ 41 vs year ago 37 · +110.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $367.95/cwt on 182 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −92.81 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$367.95
182 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,049
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$282
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$56.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.09
vs KY average
−1.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557374.322,083158
Medium and Large 2556331.581,84314thin
Medium and Large 2-3566318.141,80110thin
One grade step is worth $56.19/cwt here — about $282 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 sale182 hd
367.95
—
KY average25 barns · 1,237 hd
355.86
+12.09
National average168 barns · 11,835 hd
369.01
−1.06
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
−92.81
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—Average1,447156.812,2698thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,231139.711,71922
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,004119.211,1975thin

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 · Steers56 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2195390.00/cwt390.00–390.007611
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy215425.00/cwt425.00–425.009141
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230400.00/cwt400.00–400.009201
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2240347.50/cwt347.50–347.508341
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0871
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265342.50/cwt342.50–342.509081
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318392.36/cwt390.00–395.001,2482
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2322350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1272
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy333428.02/cwt426.00–430.001,4252
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,5933
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377421.79/cwt412.50–428.001,5909
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3381381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,4521
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384397.72/cwt392.00–401.001,5279
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419402.11/cwt395.00–411.001,68521
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424420.04/cwt417.50–427.501,78111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3427370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5803
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438384.72/cwt383.00–390.001,6854
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy454411.11/cwt405.00–420.001,86610
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3466359.51/cwt356.00–360.001,6758
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474394.06/cwt382.50–402.001,86817
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481374.95/cwt370.00–377.001,80414
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy511400.84/cwt398.00–406.002,04828
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521323.32/cwt320.00–330.001,6846
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525380.51/cwt370.00–389.001,99817
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533342.38/cwt335.00–353.001,82514
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3538308.26/cwt302.00–318.001,6583
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy558381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,12613
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578356.87/cwt347.50–365.002,06332
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578322.37/cwt320.00–328.001,8637
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582337.78/cwt330.00–340.001,9668
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583375.64/cwt370.00–379.002,19054
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617346.80/cwt340.00–348.002,14014
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3626300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8784
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627313.59/cwt308.00–316.001,9666
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632334.05/cwt321.00–339.002,11130
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654334.22/cwt332.00–336.002,1869
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,9451
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,0171
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675319.17/cwt309.00–327.502,15434
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy713330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,35330
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715314.24/cwt313.50–318.002,24720
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,0231
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722294.16/cwt284.00–300.002,12415
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,9682
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765288.17/cwt280.00–299.002,20543
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2768274.02/cwt273.00–275.002,1044
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added824285.59/cwt282.25–289.002,35389
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2832270.71/cwt260.00–277.002,25242
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added862268.50/cwt268.50–268.502,31419
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2888245.78/cwt245.00–249.002,18310
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3900210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8901
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added904273.75/cwt273.75–273.752,47560
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905247.01/cwt243.00–251.002,2354
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2930227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,1111
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,010228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,3031
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,3321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3230310.00/cwt310.00–310.007131
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255340.00/cwt340.00–340.008671
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,1271
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295307.50/cwt307.50–307.509074
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2314356.16/cwt350.00–367.501,1187
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,2591
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325335.60/cwt335.00–337.501,0914
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3372334.57/cwt330.00–337.501,2458
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373367.61/cwt360.00–375.001,3719
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381350.35/cwt350.00–351.001,3359
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384394.73/cwt386.00–405.001,51617
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3422318.19/cwt318.00–319.001,3435
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424362.87/cwt359.00–365.001,5397
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428326.03/cwt325.00–328.001,3953
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2439347.57/cwt337.00–355.501,52624
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460354.87/cwt350.00–358.001,6327
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479342.97/cwt330.00–349.501,64358
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482325.62/cwt321.00–329.001,56920
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3493306.67/cwt306.00–311.001,5127
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511329.51/cwt324.00–337.001,68432
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523284.10/cwt281.00–287.001,4862
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532311.46/cwt304.00–319.001,65729
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535295.76/cwt290.00–297.001,58212
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571294.68/cwt284.00–302.501,68327
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573273.26/cwt272.50–274.001,5662
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574308.77/cwt306.00–311.001,7727
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6671
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy613309.78/cwt309.50–310.001,8997
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4822
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627263.95/cwt260.00–268.001,6555
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631303.09/cwt297.00–304.001,91228
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636277.53/cwt270.00–289.001,76521
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3672248.21/cwt243.00–251.001,6685
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680268.14/cwt259.00–273.001,82321
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731257.19/cwt251.00–262.001,88013
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,9503
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6321
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,7781
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764270.05/cwt260.00–275.002,06380
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2783252.96/cwt240.00–257.501,98114
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2783233.52/cwt231.00–236.001,8282
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,8511
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2228397.58/cwt395.00–400.009062
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,1791
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2298374.19/cwt367.00–385.001,1155
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3323346.89/cwt345.00–349.001,1202
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2329379.06/cwt370.00–385.001,2474
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2241
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3350351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,2291
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375393.61/cwt382.50–410.001,4765
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,6651
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2396369.22/cwt367.00–376.001,4624
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2408350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4282
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7226
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420368.00/cwt360.00–377.501,5463
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3447337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,5062
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8661
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2466371.81/cwt364.00–382.001,73312
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476355.33/cwt353.00–357.501,6914
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3488324.57/cwt322.00–330.001,5845
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515373.30/cwt363.00–375.001,9227
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,6951
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2532346.51/cwt335.00–349.001,8438
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3540291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,5711
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3570270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5391
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2580334.36/cwt329.00–340.001,93911
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2616291.51/cwt288.00–295.001,7964
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy617332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,04812
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619313.61/cwt302.00–319.001,9417
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3680271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,8431
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2687295.84/cwt292.00–297.002,0326
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,8741
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2723293.32/cwt290.00–300.002,1213
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2768263.01/cwt261.00–265.002,0202
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy770285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1951
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3770239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,8401
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2826230.24/cwt226.00–233.001,9024
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2885217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,9201
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2920222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,0421
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,0521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,293150.26/cwt149.00–151.501,9432
Bulls——1,457155.59/cwt154.00–160.002,2675
Bulls——1,705176.00/cwt176.00–176.003,0011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%965139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3411
Cows—Lean 85-90%970110.55/cwt109.00–112.001,0722
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058117.98/cwt115.50–120.001,2482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,151126.12/cwt123.00–130.001,4524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203153.72/cwt150.00–158.001,8496
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,271137.23/cwt133.00–141.001,74412

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.