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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 28
● Final146 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,237 head
▲ 120 vs last sale 1,117▲ 126 vs year ago 1,111 · +11.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 17▲ 6 vs year ago 52 · +11.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
0 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 5 · −100.0%
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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 classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. No test on slaughter bulls however higher undertones noted. 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 $378.58/cwt on 130 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −82.18 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$378.58
130 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,039
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$308
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$45.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.06
vs KY average
+4.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539385.972,081104
Medium and Large 2537349.681,87724
Medium and Large 2-3520340.961,7732thin
One grade step is worth $45.01/cwt here — about $308 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale130 hd
378.58
—
KY average25 barns · 1,205 hd
365.52
+13.06
National average176 barns · 11,859 hd
374.43
+4.15
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
−82.18
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—High1,460171.602,5066thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,513150.502,2762thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,202148.871,79028
CowsLean 85-90%Low936131.381,2305thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,455192.462,8003thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,470202.002,9691thin

Every lot

146 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265433.73/cwt432.50–435.001,1492
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,2761
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy332430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4284
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2334414.32/cwt407.50–422.501,3844
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3091
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy351440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5444
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372417.50/cwt407.50–426.001,55310
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2381400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5246
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2412394.22/cwt390.00–400.001,6243
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,8591
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427426.98/cwt420.00–430.001,8236
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468392.65/cwt390.00–394.001,8383
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475408.67/cwt403.00–412.001,94116
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476375.76/cwt375.00–382.501,78910
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510410.13/cwt408.00–412.002,09215
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520340.96/cwt340.00–342.001,7732
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529351.74/cwt350.00–355.001,86118
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530395.92/cwt390.00–402.502,09840
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534370.20/cwt360.00–382.001,97725
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560343.48/cwt340.00–345.001,9236
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572359.36/cwt348.00–369.002,05610
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583378.86/cwt377.00–379.002,20914
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,2051
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3614294.23/cwt290.00–299.001,8075
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623347.30/cwt345.00–350.502,16423
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625337.43/cwt325.00–344.002,10919
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2626315.07/cwt308.00–321.001,9726
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653345.16/cwt341.00–346.002,2546
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2659305.82/cwt305.00–312.502,0159
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,9361
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673328.76/cwt320.00–338.002,21340
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716304.46/cwt300.00–311.002,1806
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717320.14/cwt320.00–320.502,29518
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,0742
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8742
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added751299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,2455
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765279.02/cwt271.00–283.002,1353
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3785259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,0332
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2826269.62/cwt260.00–276.002,2277
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2855254.00/cwt254.00–254.002,1721
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2867268.84/cwt260.00–273.002,3317
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added918284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,60759
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,1991
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3271
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,085238.50/cwt238.00–239.002,5882
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205467.50/cwt467.50–467.509581
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,0661
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2281414.28/cwt407.00–420.001,1644
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1161
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323406.49/cwt400.00–410.001,3133
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328379.22/cwt377.50–382.501,2443
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368405.65/cwt400.00–416.001,4933
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3372354.21/cwt354.00–355.001,3185
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377391.47/cwt382.00–397.501,4766
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383372.49/cwt370.00–375.001,4273
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4703
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431368.59/cwt359.00–377.501,58934
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432388.22/cwt382.50–393.001,6778
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445354.65/cwt353.00–358.001,5786
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461371.52/cwt371.00–379.001,71315
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463350.19/cwt350.00–351.001,6215
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470361.68/cwt352.50–367.501,70024
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473352.60/cwt347.50–355.001,6683
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509356.02/cwt350.00–361.001,81220
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515315.95/cwt310.00–318.001,6278
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524322.01/cwt320.00–326.001,6877
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533340.79/cwt330.00–349.001,81636
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571323.62/cwt314.00–330.001,84810
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572340.71/cwt334.00–344.001,9497
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573303.50/cwt300.00–304.501,7397
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583294.91/cwt292.00–297.501,7194
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,0192
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3613272.94/cwt270.00–276.001,6732
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615283.34/cwt282.00–284.001,7433
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626311.67/cwt300.00–319.001,95116
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651306.50/cwt306.00–307.001,9956
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677289.10/cwt279.00–295.001,95715
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3690261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,8011
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717278.30/cwt273.00–287.001,9956
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2724250.73/cwt250.00–253.001,8154
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added734297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,18073
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,0885
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2767258.82/cwt250.00–268.001,9856
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added822262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,1584
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7001
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3885180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5931
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,1731
Feeder Cattle · Bulls42 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2203508.40/cwt500.00–515.001,0323
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,0501
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2326418.39/cwt407.50–425.001,3647
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy333430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4323
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3461
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4811
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378408.71/cwt400.00–415.001,5456
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3388380.85/cwt380.00–382.501,4783
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy393427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,6803
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,8426
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417392.77/cwt390.00–395.001,63814
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418406.49/cwt399.00–420.001,69915
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430384.66/cwt380.00–388.001,6545
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3473363.61/cwt360.00–367.501,7202
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478383.46/cwt377.00–390.001,83346
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483401.89/cwt397.50–408.001,9417
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2495385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9062
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy507392.76/cwt392.00–394.001,99113
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515380.66/cwt373.00–388.001,9609
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3526337.24/cwt335.00–340.001,7745
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2541351.51/cwt350.00–355.001,9024
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy568358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,0334
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2577340.16/cwt331.00–346.001,96310
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585324.48/cwt320.00–327.501,8986
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy615355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1831
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2628327.13/cwt318.00–334.002,05416
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2631311.65/cwt309.00–315.001,9674
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3633301.27/cwt300.00–302.501,9072
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy670327.66/cwt327.00–329.002,1953
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672309.32/cwt300.00–320.002,07912
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy709305.00/cwt304.00–306.002,1624
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725290.68/cwt289.00–292.002,1073
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,9722
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,1551
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3780239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,8641
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805267.50/cwt266.00–269.002,1532
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2845247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,0873
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3845233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,9691
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0761
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3950189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,7961
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,007192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,9332
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,090217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,3651
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3380312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,1881
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3483311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,5024
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3580276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,6012
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,470202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,9691
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,455192.46/cwt187.50–196.002,8003
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,357165.04/cwt162.50–168.002,2403
Bulls——1,445172.49/cwt171.00–174.002,4922
Bulls——1,800189.50/cwt189.50–189.503,4111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%910131.82/cwt128.50–136.001,2002
Cows—Lean 85-90%943124.37/cwt122.00–127.001,1732
Cows—Lean 85-90%975144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,4091
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,166140.73/cwt135.00–143.001,6419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194157.46/cwt154.00–162.001,8808
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238149.29/cwt145.00–153.501,84811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,2331
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,3151
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,0651

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.