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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, May 12
● Final141 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,381 head
▲ 251 vs last sale 1,130▲ 525 vs year ago 856 · +61.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 26▲ 25 vs year ago 27 · +92.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 3 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter class.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.21/cwt on 141 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −69.19 against this barn's trailing median of $401.40.
Average price
$332.21
141 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,800
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$39.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.91
vs KY average
−7.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542334.431,812130
Medium and Large 2543308.461,6749thin
Medium and Large 2-3540295.251,5942thin
One grade step is worth $39.18/cwt here — about $218 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 sale141 hd
332.21
—
KY average26 barns · 1,544 hd
333.12
−0.91
National average164 barns · 12,891 hd
339.88
−7.67
This barn, trailing median33 sales
401.40
−69.19
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
445399352305median 401.4003/0304/2806/2309/0811/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.44, low $318.65, median $401.40 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—Average1,699177.903,0237thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,564158.072,4724thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,217149.161,81524
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,022129.171,3205thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,178180.762,1293thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,260180.002,2681thin

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)1,070$2,0001thin

Every lot

141 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 · Steers48 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2200545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,0901
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,3381
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2286439.85/cwt430.00–445.001,2583
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1951
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4881
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1221
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,4061
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,6795
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376440.12/cwt432.00–450.001,65510
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2389412.54/cwt410.00–415.001,6054
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4991
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420414.45/cwt405.00–425.001,74115
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy436437.25/cwt430.00–444.001,90610
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3458376.48/cwt375.00–381.001,7244
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461434.73/cwt427.50–450.002,00422
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480392.79/cwt390.00–397.501,88511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485410.72/cwt400.00–418.001,99233
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512411.87/cwt405.00–418.002,10924
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513421.00/cwt421.00–421.002,1604
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519373.77/cwt372.50–375.001,9404
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524396.81/cwt387.50–402.002,07943
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3538356.20/cwt352.50–360.001,9162
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560390.82/cwt390.00–392.502,1893
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571381.34/cwt370.00–385.002,17719
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580357.47/cwt355.00–360.002,07310
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3587333.14/cwt331.00–337.501,9563
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607360.27/cwt357.50–364.002,18727
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623344.86/cwt332.50–351.002,14833
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623323.39/cwt320.00–325.002,01512
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,0121
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8201
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663347.98/cwt341.00–355.502,30710
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671318.07/cwt310.00–328.002,13413
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2694303.01/cwt301.00–307.002,1036
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7881
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720326.49/cwt319.00–327.752,35133
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725304.06/cwt296.00–308.002,2045
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775288.16/cwt280.00–299.002,23323
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added801288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,3074
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825265.10/cwt262.00–271.002,1873
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added852300.10/cwt300.10–300.102,55761
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2863272.23/cwt261.00–280.002,3495
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2933245.47/cwt242.00–249.002,2902
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2936220.50/cwt220.50–220.502,0643
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980242.69/cwt240.00–244.002,3783
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,000243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,4301
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,017207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,1052
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2216493.34/cwt490.00–495.001,0663
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,1833
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3323350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1316
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327378.66/cwt370.00–385.001,2386
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328391.26/cwt390.00–392.501,2832
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345356.25/cwt352.50–360.001,2292
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,4711
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380374.05/cwt370.00–385.001,42117
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384357.49/cwt352.50–360.001,3735
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422390.47/cwt385.00–392.501,6486
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423352.99/cwt350.00–360.001,49318
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435375.08/cwt367.00–380.001,63245
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3436340.94/cwt338.00–345.001,48610
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462391.20/cwt387.50–392.501,8074
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468362.27/cwt355.00–369.001,69539
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481342.38/cwt340.00–347.501,64713
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485335.03/cwt330.00–338.001,62514
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515313.88/cwt313.00–317.501,6165
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516358.24/cwt349.00–366.001,84922
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,5761
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528334.08/cwt323.00–341.001,76461
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,6101
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571333.75/cwt330.00–337.501,9068
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572321.67/cwt310.00–329.001,84039
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577301.68/cwt300.00–307.001,7414
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614309.90/cwt309.00–312.001,90310
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,7281
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618267.33/cwt267.00–268.001,6523
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632299.85/cwt290.00–304.001,89518
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,1105
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681293.63/cwt289.00–296.002,00020
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8501
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,0164
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3743247.00/cwt246.00–248.001,8352
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760294.75/cwt294.75–294.752,24068
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3767210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6112
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2776265.62/cwt262.50–272.002,0613
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2776250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9403
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820226.30/cwt222.00–232.001,8563
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9981
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855270.71/cwt269.00–272.252,315127
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2902239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,1562
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2925203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,8781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2245485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,1881
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3275300.00/cwt300.00–300.008251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280457.63/cwt455.00–460.001,2812
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2283431.74/cwt430.00–432.501,2223
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2300407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,2231
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3320345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1041
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4221
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,6411
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375404.22/cwt400.00–412.501,5163
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,4861
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2440381.18/cwt375.00–387.501,6772
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy457403.00/cwt403.00–403.001,8422
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2472389.36/cwt380.00–398.001,83813
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485370.83/cwt350.00–375.001,7998
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3488368.74/cwt367.50–370.001,7992
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513378.23/cwt373.00–380.001,9404
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,7251
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2540352.52/cwt350.00–355.001,9042
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0351
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3560325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8202
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563337.24/cwt337.00–337.501,8992
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2579343.06/cwt338.00–357.501,98614
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615321.12/cwt316.00–331.001,97513
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618301.52/cwt300.00–307.501,8635
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy637340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1662
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3645281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,8121
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675306.20/cwt292.50–313.002,06724
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy685322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,2091
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy702316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,2184
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730277.45/cwt275.00–280.002,0252
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775268.36/cwt262.50–274.002,0802
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2828227.25/cwt227.00–227.501,8822
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy839251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,1065
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,0781
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,045229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,3931
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3701222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5603
Beef/Dairy Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3890233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,0741
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,260180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,2681
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,178180.76/cwt173.00–185.002,1293
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,595176.89/cwt176.00–178.502,8214
Bulls——1,608164.87/cwt163.00–167.002,6512
Bulls——2,300208.00/cwt208.00–208.004,7841
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%965118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1391
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,036131.96/cwt129.00–135.501,3674
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194139.25/cwt135.50–141.501,6636
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,217148.69/cwt145.00–153.501,81013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245162.29/cwt160.00–167.002,0215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,547156.42/cwt152.00–160.502,4203
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,6321
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.