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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 8
● Final151 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,408 head
▼ 265 vs last sale 1,673▼ 96 vs year ago 1,504 · −6.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 36▼ 4 vs year ago 57 · −7.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 0▼ 6 vs year ago 10 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to the market being closed for the observance of the Labor Day holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $349.36/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 7 of 33 comparable sales and sits −52.04 against this barn's trailing median of $401.40.
Average price
$349.36
88 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,933
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.75
vs KY average
−18.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547355.461,94564
Medium and Large 2577334.841,93114thin
Medium and Large 2-3561330.631,85510thin
One grade step is worth $24.83/cwt here — about $90 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 sale88 hd
349.36
—
KY average24 barns · 1,524 hd
364.12
−14.75
National average171 barns · 13,169 hd
368.34
−18.98
This barn, trailing median33 sales
401.40
−52.04
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—High1,755192.063,3718thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,235161.251,99120
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,602160.592,57310
CowsLean 85-90%Average985144.701,4255thin

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)1,370$4,2501thin

Every lot

151 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 · Steers47 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330482.50/cwt482.50–482.501,5921
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5241
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2347425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4752
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7461
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,6741
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed371510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8923
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388421.59/cwt420.00–425.001,6363
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7432
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422435.90/cwt430.00–442.501,8394
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425464.87/cwt462.50–466.001,9763
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5941
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed430480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0641
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,1501
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,8771
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476428.55/cwt425.00–435.002,04010
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485371.00/cwt371.00–371.001,7992
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy506447.00/cwt447.00–447.002,2627
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514435.25/cwt421.00–437.002,2379
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518402.28/cwt397.50–419.002,08420
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,7551
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538384.50/cwt384.00–385.002,0692
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562395.46/cwt385.00–400.002,22210
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,42311
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580377.01/cwt371.00–380.002,1877
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580363.85/cwt360.00–367.502,1102
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2612360.64/cwt360.00–363.002,20714
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625380.51/cwt372.50–388.002,37817
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627396.82/cwt394.00–400.002,48820
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy645416.50/cwt416.50–416.502,68641
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645349.50/cwt349.00–350.002,2542
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,4945
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,2241
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674346.88/cwt338.00–356.002,3388
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723344.83/cwt340.00–354.002,49310
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727367.65/cwt367.00–369.002,67331
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4421
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756369.10/cwt368.50–370.002,79010
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2767322.34/cwt320.00–334.002,4726
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777350.25/cwt340.00–355.002,72113
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added804377.00/cwt377.00–377.003,03163
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3820285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3371
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885320.34/cwt317.00–322.002,8353
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3905276.00/cwt276.00–276.002,4981
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added917349.25/cwt349.25–349.253,20357
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2928317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,9426
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065271.00/cwt271.00–271.002,8861
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,105255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,8182
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0131
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3240392.50/cwt392.50–392.509421
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3260382.50/cwt382.50–382.509951
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282404.19/cwt400.00–417.501,1404
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2324404.34/cwt400.00–415.001,3105
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330376.25/cwt372.50–380.001,2422
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4451
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377395.45/cwt390.00–397.501,4916
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379406.28/cwt400.00–417.501,5408
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3383377.54/cwt375.00–380.001,4463
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6991
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408425.91/cwt420.00–429.001,7383
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417387.97/cwt385.00–390.001,6184
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423402.25/cwt393.00–410.001,70216
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430376.02/cwt375.00–377.001,6172
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy452420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8982
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464396.09/cwt390.00–403.001,83819
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477374.17/cwt372.00–380.001,78514
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3484369.28/cwt367.00–370.001,7874
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517371.26/cwt370.00–374.001,9195
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,8102
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522357.84/cwt350.00–368.001,86826
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3531336.00/cwt333.00–341.001,7844
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569349.26/cwt340.00–357.001,98729
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3581327.05/cwt325.00–332.501,9006
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2586332.65/cwt330.00–335.001,94912
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589365.26/cwt364.00–366.002,1514
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624343.80/cwt335.00–350.002,14514
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628326.55/cwt325.00–331.002,0518
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3628313.49/cwt310.00–317.501,9693
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638360.17/cwt355.00–365.502,29824
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3658312.99/cwt312.00–315.002,0596
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2659343.31/cwt335.00–349.002,2624
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,51969
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2684321.98/cwt320.00–329.002,2027
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,1311
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723302.02/cwt300.00–306.002,1846
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy730354.75/cwt354.75–354.752,59072
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3733286.49/cwt285.00–288.002,1002
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added737346.70/cwt333.00–349.002,55586
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3751285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1404
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,2691
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2789297.75/cwt295.00–309.002,3495
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,1091
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2882210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8522
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls40 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2215435.00/cwt435.00–435.009351
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285477.50/cwt477.50–477.501,3611
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5818
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3310400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6151
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2347400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3882
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3360375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3501
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2363407.59/cwt405.00–410.001,4802
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2369441.16/cwt425.00–445.001,6285
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380491.00/cwt491.00–491.001,8663
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425415.44/cwt410.00–417.501,7666
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427421.92/cwt420.00–437.501,80218
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy448458.00/cwt458.00–458.002,0523
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467437.17/cwt435.00–439.002,04211
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470394.09/cwt390.00–400.001,8523
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473416.51/cwt411.00–427.001,9708
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3476377.82/cwt375.00–385.001,7987
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3516341.57/cwt340.00–344.001,7636
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520365.63/cwt360.00–376.001,90117
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy522390.94/cwt382.50–395.002,04112
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524353.18/cwt350.00–355.001,8517
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3563341.22/cwt340.00–342.501,9212
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy567362.71/cwt361.00–365.002,05714
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572348.22/cwt340.00–357.501,99213
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615312.97/cwt311.00–315.001,9252
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619333.88/cwt324.00–340.002,06725
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3625320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0003
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy660340.34/cwt340.00–342.002,2466
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2673326.25/cwt322.00–335.002,1967
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0851
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3705274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,9321
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2726313.10/cwt302.00–320.002,27311
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy750320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4002
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2777286.30/cwt272.00–290.002,2257
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3782287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,2482
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3815275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2411
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2817260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1242
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2845305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5771
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3985242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,3841
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3Value Added792280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,21811
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3Value Added939300.25/cwt300.25–300.252,81957
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,635201.50/cwt201.50–201.503,2951
Bulls——1,686194.35/cwt191.00–196.003,2774
Bulls——1,887185.87/cwt184.50–187.503,5073
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%860140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2041
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010150.67/cwt150.50–151.001,5223
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,3611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178144.71/cwt140.50–146.501,7053
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199164.97/cwt160.50–169.001,9788
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235155.36/cwt154.00–159.001,9196
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,388179.66/cwt177.00–182.002,4943
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555172.25/cwt172.00–172.502,6782
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,1601
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,568167.30/cwt164.50–170.002,6234
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,692151.41/cwt149.00–156.002,5623
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7151
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3704,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501

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.