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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 29
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,083 head
▼ 185 vs last sale 1,268▲ 819 vs year ago 264 · +310.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 49▲ 14 vs year ago 26 · +53.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Buyers showing preference for vaccinated and long weaned calves and fleshy, not weaned, and unvaccinated calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $396.77/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −63.99 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$396.77
84 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,133
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$230
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$44.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.72
vs KY average
−25.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537403.812,16870
Medium and Large 2548367.462,0124thin
Medium and Large 2-3539359.241,93810thin
One grade step is worth $44.57/cwt here — about $230 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 sale84 hd
396.77
—
KY average23 barns · 874 hd
383.06
+13.72
National average177 barns · 15,324 hd
422.65
−25.88
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
−63.99
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—Low1,577180.522,8477thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,285157.282,02117
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,618151.252,4462thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low912138.531,2633thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,320186.502,4621thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)840$2,0001thin

Every lot

134 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 2310400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0231
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365419.42/cwt414.00–425.001,5312
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,4691
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy397449.00/cwt449.00–449.001,7832
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418457.85/cwt455.00–459.001,9147
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425406.25/cwt400.00–412.501,7272
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434429.56/cwt421.00–435.001,8649
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2459400.21/cwt400.00–401.001,8375
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460415.75/cwt405.00–421.001,9126
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,1462
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485381.99/cwt381.00–385.001,8536
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509415.88/cwt409.00–420.002,1179
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515428.49/cwt428.00–430.002,20712
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519384.19/cwt380.00–402.501,99419
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9432
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525362.05/cwt361.00–367.001,9017
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559414.11/cwt414.00–415.002,3159
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568397.87/cwt390.00–401.002,26021
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570364.91/cwt360.00–370.002,0802
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573352.67/cwt350.00–354.002,0213
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610413.00/cwt413.00–413.002,5194
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,1412
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620392.73/cwt390.00–399.002,43511
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633371.13/cwt366.00–380.002,34921
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,1531
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,2401
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668392.52/cwt386.00–395.502,62215
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680376.49/cwt366.00–379.002,5605
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1081
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2561
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2734328.16/cwt322.00–335.002,4096
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,80061
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760335.64/cwt331.00–338.002,5513
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2762314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,3932
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3765310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3721
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777371.25/cwt371.25–371.252,88558
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2816347.04/cwt331.00–349.002,83218
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2827311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,5724
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added832363.50/cwt363.50–363.503,02463
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835292.02/cwt289.00–295.002,4382
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,8901
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2855301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,5741
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added913341.70/cwt341.70–341.703,12078
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915319.50/cwt319.50–319.502,92310
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2935281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,6271
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,053309.50/cwt309.50–309.503,25915
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240380.00/cwt380.00–380.009121
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270345.09/cwt340.00–350.009322
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0971
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,3778
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3333357.52/cwt355.00–360.001,1914
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363387.99/cwt380.00–397.501,4085
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370343.92/cwt342.50–350.001,2735
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed395431.00/cwt431.00–431.001,70211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy398410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6328
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2403369.50/cwt369.00–370.001,4892
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427378.74/cwt372.00–390.001,61719
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3427351.36/cwt350.00–357.501,5006
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440411.00/cwt411.00–411.001,8084
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474364.43/cwt362.50–366.001,72710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478405.17/cwt397.00–407.001,93711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479377.46/cwt371.00–384.001,80816
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3479351.10/cwt350.00–360.001,6829
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3513323.30/cwt320.00–327.501,6593
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520377.96/cwt372.00–380.001,96527
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2539353.73/cwt346.00–365.001,90723
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,8581
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559362.11/cwt360.00–368.002,02410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565322.50/cwt322.00–323.001,8222
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572344.66/cwt334.00–350.001,97127
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2598330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9735
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2609321.98/cwt320.00–326.001,9619
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619338.27/cwt329.00–345.002,09414
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,0424
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653371.50/cwt371.50–371.502,42630
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2657318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,0894
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,0121
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671332.69/cwt325.00–340.502,2329
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,29911
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,3291
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1171
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2788300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3644
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2807309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,4942
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2863306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,6414
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,030243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,5031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2245450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1031
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy277450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2472
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2292425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2417
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2318389.04/cwt377.50–395.001,2373
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3981
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2353362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,2804
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2360396.59/cwt391.00–402.501,4282
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2681
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418379.14/cwt377.50–380.001,5853
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423427.63/cwt423.00–430.001,8093
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4841
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460395.38/cwt390.00–401.001,8192
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470384.00/cwt384.00–384.001,8052
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7811
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3505317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,6031
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy521393.56/cwt391.00–399.002,0503
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526377.59/cwt370.00–385.001,9865
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8735
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565356.73/cwt356.00–361.002,0167
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565332.87/cwt331.00–335.001,8813
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3625302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,8911
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2629342.27/cwt330.00–346.002,15320
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy635350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2231
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2638323.76/cwt320.00–327.502,0662
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672324.10/cwt315.00–330.002,1787
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2677308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,0852
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3697290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0212
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715309.67/cwt308.00–310.002,2146
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3715275.83/cwt272.50–280.001,9723
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy750323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,4231
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2773294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,2734
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3780270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1061
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3820233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,9111
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3550285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5681
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3Value Added977278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,71653
Dairy Steers1050–1100Large 31,055175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8462
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,320186.50/cwt186.50–186.502,4621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,533174.73/cwt172.50–176.502,6792
Bulls——1,595182.84/cwt180.00–185.502,9165
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%905128.29/cwt126.00–131.001,1612
Cows—Lean 85-90%925159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,4711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269152.67/cwt151.00–155.001,9375
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,289167.33/cwt162.50–170.502,1577
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295147.81/cwt145.00–149.501,9145
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555161.50/cwt161.50–161.502,5111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,680141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,3691
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.