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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, May 19
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,152 head
▼ 229 vs last sale 1,381▼ 45 vs year ago 1,197 · −3.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 52▲ 32 vs year ago 28 · +114.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 4 vs year ago 7 · −57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.34/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −69.06 against this barn's trailing median of $401.40.
Average price
$332.34
103 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,820
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$227
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$36.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.92
vs KY average
−1.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549333.711,83198
Medium and Large 2518318.421,6492thin
Medium and Large 2-3540296.991,6043thin
One grade step is worth $36.72/cwt here — about $227 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 sale103 hd
332.34
—
KY average27 barns · 1,749 hd
333.27
−0.92
National average158 barns · 12,726 hd
334.26
−1.92
This barn, trailing median33 sales
401.40
−69.06
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—High1,577183.202,8895thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,344167.982,2588thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,200155.811,87016
CowsLean 85-90%High928139.031,2904thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,068189.502,0232thin

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)1,065$1,9851thin

Every lot

128 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2247500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2352
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2831
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,2381
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2364445.74/cwt444.00–455.001,62211
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378421.23/cwt417.50–422.501,5924
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411427.53/cwt422.50–430.001,7579
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6151
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428400.14/cwt390.00–405.001,7136
Steers400–450Large 1-2430275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1831
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,0541
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476404.68/cwt390.00–410.001,92618
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485379.00/cwt379.00–379.001,8381
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513374.22/cwt365.00–387.501,92014
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5451
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519400.38/cwt390.00–406.002,07825
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521352.49/cwt350.00–355.001,8364
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1091
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,0001
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576366.92/cwt360.00–379.002,11327
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583321.55/cwt319.00–324.001,8752
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2616328.21/cwt325.00–330.002,0224
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619362.98/cwt356.00–364.502,24717
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622345.95/cwt334.00–352.002,15223
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3623309.65/cwt304.00–315.001,9292
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9181
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2687313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,1502
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2689326.97/cwt322.00–333.002,25340
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,8471
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9801
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721308.28/cwt304.00–310.002,2234
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9251
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2371
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830280.33/cwt280.00–281.002,3273
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2869281.44/cwt274.50–283.002,44611
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2910221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,0111
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added921289.10/cwt289.10–289.102,66356
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2933268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,5003
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added951284.50/cwt284.50–284.502,70655
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,118236.19/cwt229.00–237.002,64110
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2210459.17/cwt450.00–467.509642
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250375.00/cwt375.00–375.009381
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1952
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3181
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1381
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327381.71/cwt377.50–390.001,2483
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363400.97/cwt396.00–402.501,4566
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372370.18/cwt360.00–377.501,37711
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3372340.80/cwt340.00–342.501,2683
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,3022
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,6912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427351.66/cwt350.00–352.001,5029
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431361.77/cwt356.00–370.001,55910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3434342.33/cwt339.00–344.001,4866
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,7095
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469351.86/cwt340.00–359.001,65043
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6491
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488334.27/cwt330.00–339.001,6313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511352.27/cwt349.00–354.001,80010
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518318.42/cwt316.00–321.001,6492
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525305.49/cwt305.00–306.001,6042
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526340.84/cwt330.00–346.001,79330
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558335.78/cwt335.50–340.001,87416
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570323.41/cwt313.00–330.001,84342
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5961
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611318.99/cwt311.00–323.001,94922
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3614272.26/cwt269.00–275.001,6724
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622298.03/cwt291.00–306.001,85424
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2644280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8037
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5311
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665289.40/cwt285.00–293.001,92515
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668310.80/cwt310.80–310.802,07677
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680272.53/cwt271.00–274.001,8532
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718268.73/cwt260.00–276.001,9294
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,13914
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770268.77/cwt264.00–279.002,0709
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,9531
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,0561
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,0011
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2888258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,2913
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2918230.52/cwt228.00–233.002,1162
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2245515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,2621
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3265365.00/cwt365.00–365.009671
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2290469.36/cwt462.50–475.001,3614
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2338453.67/cwt450.00–457.501,5332
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3350377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,3211
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4241
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2377414.78/cwt405.00–425.001,5643
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy392435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7052
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425408.86/cwt402.50–411.001,73811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2436378.75/cwt375.00–380.001,6514
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3455345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5701
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy457398.25/cwt395.00–407.501,8204
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474375.74/cwt362.50–380.001,78110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7521
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6581
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2519344.80/cwt335.00–350.001,7907
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy533372.07/cwt370.00–375.001,98313
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3540302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,6341
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy553363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,0073
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3576317.10/cwt314.00–320.001,8264
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2577343.27/cwt338.50–353.001,98128
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2588331.27/cwt330.00–332.001,9484
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2612327.66/cwt325.00–331.002,0053
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9181
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy665321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,1351
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2677310.53/cwt301.00–314.002,10212
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720286.32/cwt278.00–295.002,0622
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2762266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,0272
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2773285.00/cwt284.00–286.002,2032
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2835259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,1631
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3900185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6651
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2935215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0101
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3992164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,6272
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2611
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,015177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,7971
Heifers—Select and Choice1,120202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,2621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,105159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,7621
Bulls——1,673180.83/cwt179.00–184.503,0253
Bulls——1,760214.00/cwt214.00–214.003,7661
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%920134.09/cwt130.00–138.001,2342
Cows—Lean 85-90%935143.97/cwt142.50–145.501,3462
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,159144.11/cwt141.00–147.501,6704
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186156.12/cwt152.00–160.001,8528
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,263175.48/cwt170.50–179.002,2166
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270166.90/cwt165.00–170.002,1204
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,588145.47/cwt145.00–146.002,3102
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,985.00/head1,985.00–1,985.001,9851

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.