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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 7
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
823 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 870▼ 339 vs year ago 1,162 · −29.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 20▲ 47 vs year ago 53 · +88.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 4 vs year ago 5 · −80.0%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $369.08/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −91.68 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$369.08
66 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,061
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$243
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$48.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.50
vs KY average
−10.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558372.612,07961
Medium and Large 2560329.501,8452thin
Medium and Large 2-3567323.771,8363thin
One grade step is worth $48.84/cwt here — about $243 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale66 hd
369.08
—
KY average8 barns · 187 hd
359.59
+9.50
National average153 barns · 8,707 hd
379.13
−10.05
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
−91.68
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—Average1,638200.733,2887thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,203172.542,07524
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,548170.442,6396thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,032143.491,4807thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,313225.102,95531
SteersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,358227.023,08222

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$1,9101thin

Every lot

126 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305409.00/cwt409.00–409.001,2471
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378387.42/cwt375.00–400.001,4642
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2412399.28/cwt396.00–401.001,6453
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,4491
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431411.56/cwt405.00–426.001,77410
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477393.55/cwt380.00–399.001,8775
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488370.83/cwt370.00–371.001,8106
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495409.67/cwt409.00–410.002,0283
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525377.95/cwt372.50–383.001,9842
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530395.87/cwt391.00–404.002,09825
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,7771
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3567323.77/cwt320.00–330.001,8363
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571375.59/cwt371.00–379.002,1457
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9141
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583349.90/cwt341.00–360.002,04027
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2617318.06/cwt312.50–321.001,9623
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625332.44/cwt325.00–345.002,07817
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8882
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643374.75/cwt350.00–379.752,41066
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662348.75/cwt347.50–352.002,30922
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664335.70/cwt332.00–339.002,2299
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3681284.23/cwt270.00–302.501,93611
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2714302.66/cwt290.00–310.002,1614
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725269.00/cwt260.00–278.001,9502
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731333.29/cwt316.00–337.502,4365
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2769288.81/cwt280.00–300.002,2219
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3771263.76/cwt251.00–270.002,0343
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added791325.95/cwt310.00–326.752,57861
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2836272.42/cwt270.00–273.002,2775
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2867271.24/cwt265.00–275.002,3525
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3873234.96/cwt230.00–240.002,0512
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added905312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,82858
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,3641
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4832
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,6381
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,085202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,1921
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,100229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,5191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255367.50/cwt367.50–367.509371
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320384.67/cwt379.00–387.501,2313
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322350.10/cwt345.00–355.001,1273
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2364379.46/cwt378.00–380.001,3814
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373394.93/cwt393.00–397.001,4732
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3373322.30/cwt300.00–334.001,2023
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed418409.00/cwt409.00–409.001,71010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425398.20/cwt389.00–404.001,6925
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427376.59/cwt372.00–379.001,6085
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,5621
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472371.72/cwt370.00–378.001,7559
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473330.50/cwt330.00–331.001,5632
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475312.40/cwt300.00–321.001,4843
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478350.61/cwt345.00–356.001,6763
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4752
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525338.13/cwt325.00–346.001,77517
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525312.15/cwt301.00–321.001,6396
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3567285.76/cwt271.00–296.001,6203
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575319.56/cwt311.00–327.001,83724
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579332.41/cwt330.00–333.001,92513
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7433
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620308.20/cwt295.00–318.001,91112
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625328.09/cwt327.00–330.002,0518
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3636272.00/cwt268.00–280.001,7309
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674290.01/cwt287.00–291.001,9554
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680263.61/cwt251.00–278.001,7935
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7631
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2719285.87/cwt270.00–290.002,0559
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added737310.90/cwt310.90–310.902,29175
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3758258.01/cwt256.00–260.001,9562
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2764283.01/cwt269.00–286.002,16211
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2795254.00/cwt254.00–254.002,0191
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy795197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,5661
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,9961
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2868235.95/cwt230.00–242.002,0482
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2875217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,8991
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,0501
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2983203.27/cwt200.50–206.001,9982
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,037222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,3022
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,082228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,4674
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,085185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,0071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2661
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330393.94/cwt390.00–398.001,3002
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3368326.61/cwt320.00–330.001,2023
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373386.24/cwt380.00–390.001,4414
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5391
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2400337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,3501
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423362.95/cwt350.00–372.501,5357
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435392.67/cwt390.00–394.001,7083
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5111
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2469360.37/cwt354.00–370.001,6909
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480396.92/cwt384.00–401.001,9054
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518371.64/cwt370.00–375.001,9253
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy531383.30/cwt380.00–400.002,0356
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532321.93/cwt320.00–325.001,7135
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,6641
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3564304.01/cwt300.00–307.501,7156
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565338.37/cwt330.00–350.001,91214
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573312.92/cwt312.50–313.001,7936
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy623313.23/cwt312.00–315.001,9514
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623293.65/cwt280.00–300.001,82912
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy678323.98/cwt318.00–326.002,1974
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3679257.75/cwt251.00–260.001,7504
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2687296.00/cwt295.00–298.002,0343
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2732254.97/cwt250.00–260.001,8664
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy748275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0573
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2767251.26/cwt241.00–265.001,9275
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy805246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,9801
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2845211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,7831
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,8401
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,1471
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,0351
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,120195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,1841
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,4011
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,253212.84/cwt202.00–217.502,6673
Steers—Select and Choice1,374229.26/cwt225.00–243.003,15019
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,253191.24/cwt187.00–196.002,3962
Heifers—Select and Choice1,268222.30/cwt221.00–223.002,8195
Heifers—Select and Choice1,327228.50/cwt228.50–228.503,03224
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,416185.28/cwt181.00–190.502,6243
Bulls——1,805212.31/cwt203.50–219.503,8324
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%973156.60/cwt154.00–159.501,5242
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030126.54/cwt125.00–129.001,3032
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072146.04/cwt142.50–150.001,5663
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200165.96/cwt162.00–169.001,99211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205178.10/cwt170.00–190.002,14613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,514172.73/cwt169.50–184.002,6155
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,720159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,7351
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,910.00/head1,910.00–1,910.001,9101

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.