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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 15
● Final151 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,382 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 1,408▼ 405 vs year ago 1,787 · −22.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 53▲ 17 vs year ago 42 · +40.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 4▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder heifers over 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Buyers still showing strongest demand for weaned and vaccinated calves and fleshy bawling calves still facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.0 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate 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 $403.41/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 8 of 33 comparable sales and sits −57.35 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$403.41
108 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,221
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$317
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$60.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.68
vs KY average
−1.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548411.172,25390
Medium and Large 2581381.692,2198thin
Medium and Large 2-3552350.941,93610thin
One grade step is worth $60.23/cwt here — about $317 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale108 hd
403.41
—
KY average23 barns · 1,217 hd
390.73
+12.68
National average165 barns · 10,728 hd
404.64
−1.23
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
−57.35
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—Average1,600185.522,9698thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,572158.082,4855thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,228151.581,86121
CowsLean 85-90%Average921137.341,2655thin
SteersChoiceHigh1,488215.253,2024thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,584182.382,8898thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,380$2,5001thin

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 · Steers49 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310450.48/cwt450.00–452.501,3965
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed323504.13/cwt492.50–517.501,6282
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,1771
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340481.16/cwt475.00–487.501,6362
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5511
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373465.64/cwt457.50–475.001,7374
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5201
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385486.09/cwt480.00–492.501,8712
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed412482.14/cwt480.00–487.501,9867
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414471.01/cwt470.00–475.001,9505
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425393.00/cwt393.00–393.001,6701
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428455.99/cwt447.50–467.501,95211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,7741
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2457390.20/cwt387.50–393.001,7838
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464414.04/cwt412.00–422.501,9217
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470431.72/cwt430.00–432.502,02913
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0301
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513426.95/cwt421.00–432.502,19016
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530405.79/cwt392.00–416.002,15129
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3532347.46/cwt335.00–350.001,8486
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,9931
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563424.01/cwt417.00–430.002,38717
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577399.94/cwt393.00–409.002,30828
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3581356.17/cwt352.50–362.502,0694
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2588383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,2527
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611379.66/cwt365.00–385.002,3209
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631398.88/cwt395.00–401.002,51718
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,0381
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2636330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0995
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2654359.61/cwt359.00–362.002,3525
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663397.53/cwt390.00–399.002,63639
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666376.39/cwt369.00–384.002,50712
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,3911
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3401
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724381.08/cwt375.50–384.002,759105
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728363.36/cwt355.00–368.002,64530
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757378.10/cwt378.10–378.102,86269
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2779351.10/cwt347.50–355.002,73511
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2797336.50/cwt336.50–336.502,6826
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2817321.60/cwt311.00–329.002,6275
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,0961
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2862313.02/cwt312.00–315.002,6983
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2865281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,4311
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3910251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,2841
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930313.52/cwt312.00–315.002,9164
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985263.52/cwt262.00–265.002,5964
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,013307.00/cwt307.00–307.003,11029
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,035270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,7951
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,169280.00/cwt280.00–280.003,2737
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0631
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265405.94/cwt405.00–407.001,0762
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,1041
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy307420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2894
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2091
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3323373.42/cwt370.00–377.001,2062
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2334397.12/cwt392.50–410.001,3268
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2951
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360401.58/cwt395.00–407.501,44615
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366432.40/cwt432.00–432.501,5835
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375385.53/cwt385.00–388.001,4466
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420409.31/cwt399.00–413.001,71916
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425369.96/cwt369.00–371.001,5722
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431385.52/cwt375.00–391.001,66216
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,5531
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467368.91/cwt365.00–372.501,72312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473384.31/cwt374.00–392.501,81825
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3474357.82/cwt355.00–363.001,6968
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy484404.12/cwt398.00–409.001,95612
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512377.76/cwt376.00–388.001,9347
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526361.72/cwt352.50–370.001,90315
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,8441
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567355.57/cwt355.00–361.002,01621
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,8631
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584343.62/cwt336.00–353.002,00746
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2584333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,9454
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9521
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625331.92/cwt325.00–340.002,0756
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,0701
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660338.42/cwt328.00–344.002,23443
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674363.50/cwt363.50–363.502,45080
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705332.83/cwt330.50–333.502,34632
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715312.46/cwt305.00–321.002,2346
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1832
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3743286.24/cwt282.50–290.002,1272
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1381
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753337.23/cwt336.00–337.252,53977
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765322.67/cwt322.00–324.002,4683
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840315.03/cwt310.00–325.002,6463
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3840201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,6881
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3850231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,9641
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2873309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,6983
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3925225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0811
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2938231.98/cwt225.00–239.002,1762
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,083208.65/cwt208.00–210.002,26015
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,130205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,3171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2278453.72/cwt452.50–455.001,2612
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1891
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,3411
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3320410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3121
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325482.50/cwt482.50–482.501,5681
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2333448.98/cwt442.50–455.001,4952
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3355390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3852
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377424.00/cwt424.00–424.001,5982
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380476.15/cwt472.50–480.001,8092
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2388449.88/cwt447.50–455.001,7463
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,6701
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2416454.87/cwt447.50–462.501,89215
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,8721
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6972
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2484417.98/cwt415.00–425.002,0238
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3500350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2508373.64/cwt365.00–382.501,89822
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy516405.32/cwt396.00–415.002,0916
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,8792
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568357.43/cwt354.00–360.002,03015
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3574342.79/cwt337.00–345.001,9685
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy580377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,1901
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3615317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,9531
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620322.46/cwt320.00–330.001,9994
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2624345.52/cwt332.50–350.002,1568
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2666326.93/cwt320.00–330.002,1779
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3675276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,8631
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2728309.89/cwt299.00–321.002,2562
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3750235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7631
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2773292.62/cwt285.00–300.002,2622
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2792276.00/cwt276.00–276.002,1862
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2820261.30/cwt257.50–270.002,1434
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2868242.05/cwt240.00–248.002,1014
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2992209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,0732
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3485297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,4431
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3690281.21/cwt280.00–285.001,9404
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3Value Added997277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,76255
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,465220.50/cwt220.50–220.503,2301
Steers—Choice1,495213.50/cwt213.50–213.503,1923
Steers—Select and Choice1,584185.28/cwt184.00–190.002,9356
Steers—Select and Choice1,585173.69/cwt170.00–178.502,7532
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,247173.11/cwt171.00–177.002,1593
Bulls——1,645206.00/cwt206.00–206.003,3891
Bulls——1,854189.71/cwt187.00–191.003,5174
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%865145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2541
Cows—Lean 85-90%935135.42/cwt133.50–138.501,2664
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,174135.70/cwt133.50–138.501,5934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185162.11/cwt160.00–166.001,9215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257145.77/cwt143.00–149.001,8323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,266154.73/cwt150.50–158.501,9599
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,6201
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,572157.13/cwt155.00–160.002,4703
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,595150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,3931
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,0061
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175175.74/cwt174.00–178.002,0653
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.