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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 22
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,268 head
▼ 114 vs last sale 1,382▲ 428 vs year ago 840 · +51.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 59▼ 5 vs year ago 54 · −9.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 1▲ 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 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Buyers still showing preference for weaned and vaccinated calves. Fleshy bawling claves and the average to plain quality offerings still facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to firm. 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 $381.89/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −78.87 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$381.89
67 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,112
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$227
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$37.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.30
vs KY average
−35.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552389.342,14847
Medium and Large 2558367.502,05116thin
Medium and Large 2-3546351.891,9214thin
One grade step is worth $37.45/cwt here — about $227 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 sale67 hd
381.89
—
KY average24 barns · 1,155 hd
386.19
−4.30
National average168 barns · 11,658 hd
417.09
−35.20
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
−78.87
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—High1,645185.493,0519thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,240153.651,90618
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,470153.002,2491thin
CowsLean 85-90%High992139.011,3797thin

Every lot

129 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205462.50/cwt462.50–462.509481
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,4063
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,6331
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7632
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410453.73/cwt452.50–455.001,8602
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428434.91/cwt425.00–442.001,8619
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7581
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2447420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8772
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470402.83/cwt402.50–403.001,8933
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7331
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2496427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,1204
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505427.50/cwt420.00–435.002,1594
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515371.00/cwt371.00–371.001,9111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3538351.69/cwt350.00–352.501,8923
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541377.22/cwt376.00–395.002,04120
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2561367.27/cwt367.00–371.002,06015
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565405.68/cwt401.00–408.002,2927
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,0091
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571387.81/cwt377.00–395.002,21416
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy616403.00/cwt403.00–403.002,4826
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619383.06/cwt380.00–390.002,3714
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627361.33/cwt357.70–372.502,2664
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3632340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1492
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2647350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2652
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655367.54/cwt360.00–372.502,4074
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2272
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,1781
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy659416.00/cwt416.00–416.002,74175
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675393.17/cwt389.00–395.502,65421
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705358.53/cwt350.00–367.002,5284
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3081
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy713395.75/cwt395.75–395.752,82271
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727380.17/cwt379.00–381.002,764109
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2727342.80/cwt340.00–346.002,4923
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2764361.06/cwt356.00–367.502,75824
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,4941
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,2791
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added797369.50/cwt369.50–369.502,94568
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added812369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,99664
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,7131
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added873352.49/cwt344.95–360.003,077123
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3877290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5432
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2886343.00/cwt343.00–343.003,0396
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920315.35/cwt310.00–318.002,9013
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,7601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265360.00/cwt360.00–360.009542
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275325.00/cwt325.00–325.008941
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,0731
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy302427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,2912
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2321365.65/cwt357.50–371.001,1745
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3323342.11/cwt341.00–345.001,1055
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370366.17/cwt360.00–375.001,3555
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy396397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,5743
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3408350.65/cwt350.00–351.001,4313
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409407.74/cwt400.00–409.001,6687
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435378.64/cwt378.00–380.001,6473
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478393.99/cwt390.00–397.001,8837
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480348.28/cwt345.00–350.001,6723
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485382.22/cwt369.00–388.001,85429
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490360.39/cwt360.00–361.001,7665
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed499410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0465
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517336.80/cwt335.00–340.001,7419
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524371.49/cwt370.00–374.001,94713
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525323.74/cwt320.00–329.001,7005
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535356.35/cwt349.00–367.001,90613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575336.13/cwt330.00–347.501,93317
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580322.28/cwt321.00–325.001,8693
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585325.43/cwt320.00–327.501,9048
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627326.82/cwt320.00–330.002,04912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9841
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668313.65/cwt306.00–325.002,0955
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3671280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8793
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688361.90/cwt361.90–361.902,49072
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721319.20/cwt310.00–326.002,3018
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,4577
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,2051
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,1011
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,2351
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0931
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,69064
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2795315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5041
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3810235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9041
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2822302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,4822
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3850191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,6241
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2912229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,0884
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2140420.00/cwt420.00–420.005881
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2160430.00/cwt430.00–430.006881
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2225380.00/cwt380.00–380.008551
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,1072
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2313401.32/cwt392.50–410.001,2562
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3315352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,1101
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3350375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3131
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370440.83/cwt440.00–442.501,6316
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3410390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5991
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8482
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3460385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7711
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470393.49/cwt384.00–401.001,8496
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy511408.59/cwt402.00–418.002,0887
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3526344.35/cwt340.00–346.001,8117
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529372.15/cwt360.00–375.001,9697
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538351.76/cwt351.00–352.501,8922
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9251
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3585309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,8081
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2593330.62/cwt325.00–340.001,9618
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,7111
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2631339.63/cwt330.00–345.002,1436
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2632304.90/cwt302.50–310.001,9275
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0481
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2678329.42/cwt325.00–334.002,2332
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715314.74/cwt310.00–320.002,25011
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2052
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3745292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,1792
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3760235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7861
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810251.90/cwt244.00–260.002,0402
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2835235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9621
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3925220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0351
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3985206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,0291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,163175.56/cwt171.00–180.002,0423
Bulls——1,748195.48/cwt195.00–196.003,4172
Bulls——1,954187.95/cwt184.50–190.003,6734
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%965127.38/cwt125.00–131.501,2293
Cows—Lean 85-90%990155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5351
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020145.32/cwt143.00–149.001,4823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203153.63/cwt150.00–158.501,8489
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257145.82/cwt144.00–148.501,8335
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303163.49/cwt160.00–166.002,1304
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,2491
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915170.70/cwt167.00–175.001,5623

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.