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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 27
● Final158 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,320 head
▲ 779 vs last sale 541▲ 213 vs year ago 1,107 · +19.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
131 head
▲ 101 vs last sale 30▲ 37 vs year ago 94 · +39.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 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 steady on high quality, weaned, and vaccinated. Feeder steers that were plainer, fleshy, and off colored sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Good demand for the high quality, weaned, and vaccinated part of the offering. Light to moderate demand for the plainer, fleshy, and off colored part of the offering. CME futures trending downward over the past few days has put downward pressure on the market. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $379.79/cwt on 131 head. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −80.97 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$379.79
131 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,105
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$235
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$39.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.89
vs KY average
−49.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555384.072,130112
Medium and Large 2553359.141,98513thin
Medium and Large 2-3550344.511,8956thin
One grade step is worth $39.56/cwt here — about $235 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 sale131 hd
379.79
—
KY average25 barns · 1,221 hd
399.68
−19.89
National average179 barns · 33,800 hd
429.72
−49.93
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
−80.97
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—High1,552186.002,88613
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,235162.042,00143
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,566161.932,53714
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low930145.551,35412
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,525188.752,8783thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,602227.503,6455thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,078$2,5502thin

Every lot

158 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1271
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2291
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,0871
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2314436.66/cwt432.00–444.001,3714
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy336462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,55410
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2342417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,4282
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4971
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375423.64/cwt417.50–432.501,5897
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382442.76/cwt440.00–444.001,6913
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429437.81/cwt435.00–445.001,8787
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433424.85/cwt412.00–430.001,84021
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2439407.90/cwt402.50–410.001,7916
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,6811
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,9903
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472406.53/cwt400.00–415.001,91925
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488394.27/cwt393.00–397.501,9245
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,9181
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7252
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517402.93/cwt400.00–411.002,08316
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530366.54/cwt364.00–371.001,9437
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534387.38/cwt380.00–398.002,06924
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2557
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567364.15/cwt360.00–371.002,06536
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575344.27/cwt340.00–347.001,9804
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578389.40/cwt386.00–391.002,25129
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579350.50/cwt350.00–351.002,0296
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606390.36/cwt390.00–391.002,36611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2612348.49/cwt345.00–350.002,13313
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621374.90/cwt359.00–386.002,32827
Steers600–650Large 1-2625335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0941
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3626327.93/cwt325.00–330.002,0536
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668379.63/cwt375.00–387.002,53630
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670319.93/cwt317.50–325.002,1443
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672359.95/cwt352.00–362.502,41920
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673339.59/cwt339.00–340.002,2855
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712358.63/cwt358.00–359.002,5538
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,2742
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721347.03/cwt337.50–349.002,5026
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730303.27/cwt300.00–305.002,2144
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766319.25/cwt319.00–320.002,4454
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777352.35/cwt352.35–352.352,73867
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2819328.52/cwt307.00–330.002,69134
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,5491
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,7411
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,040233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,4231
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,135267.00/cwt261.00–273.003,0302
Steers1250–1300Medium and Large 1-21,290257.00/cwt257.00–257.003,3151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,2761
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0701
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335408.12/cwt404.00–412.501,3672
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy342425.61/cwt425.00–429.001,45618
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2951
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3359355.73/cwt350.00–360.001,2777
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381387.69/cwt382.50–391.001,4777
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427366.72/cwt365.00–367.501,5663
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy434398.02/cwt392.50–400.001,72718
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436380.36/cwt372.00–390.001,65823
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440356.00/cwt356.00–356.001,5662
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458402.54/cwt400.00–405.001,8442
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472375.51/cwt365.00–383.001,77232
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3472359.46/cwt358.00–364.001,6974
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474361.13/cwt359.00–364.001,7128
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,96316
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514370.49/cwt365.00–373.001,90419
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519341.96/cwt335.00–355.001,77529
Heifers500–550Large 1-2520315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6381
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3521335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7453
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531332.18/cwt330.00–333.001,7649
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3564317.60/cwt313.00–322.501,7915
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,03411
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy577391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,25619
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579322.63/cwt320.00–325.001,86819
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582346.20/cwt332.50–350.002,01550
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,0924
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618303.32/cwt300.00–310.001,8756
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621326.39/cwt319.00–335.002,02713
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3623293.04/cwt291.00–295.001,8262
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667310.57/cwt302.50–320.002,0723
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0551
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2707292.34/cwt280.00–296.002,06719
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3718243.38/cwt231.00–252.501,7474
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9441
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8241
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766280.41/cwt275.00–290.002,1485
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2772270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0842
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2812270.19/cwt270.00–271.002,19411
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3830226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,8762
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3890244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,1721
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2978227.58/cwt219.00–232.502,2263
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,005243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,4424
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,4681
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,080242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,6191
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,090225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,4531
Feeder Cattle · Bulls42 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy217520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,1282
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3220402.50/cwt402.50–402.508861
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2243491.34/cwt482.50–500.001,1942
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1051
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy263502.62/cwt500.00–505.001,3222
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3265407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,0801
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,3091
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300501.00/cwt501.00–501.001,5031
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3315410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2921
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2321439.04/cwt427.50–442.501,4099
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325423.00/cwt423.00–423.001,3751
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2362392.44/cwt390.00–395.001,4216
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy388416.75/cwt416.00–417.501,6172
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,6902
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6391
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,6381
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2435407.95/cwt402.50–417.501,77510
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473381.30/cwt380.00–382.501,8042
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2484393.31/cwt387.00–402.501,90443
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3493390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9234
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521353.82/cwt344.00–360.001,84314
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,7271
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,8411
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2579355.86/cwt344.00–360.002,06016
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580335.30/cwt329.00–336.001,94511
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3585329.77/cwt327.50–332.001,9292
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1002
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3614302.94/cwt300.00–305.001,8604
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2622326.95/cwt315.00–333.002,03423
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623310.65/cwt310.00–312.001,9353
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0771
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2672284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,9085
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3673275.91/cwt272.00–279.001,8578
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,1883
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2731275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0103
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,0401
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3755260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9631
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2781248.32/cwt243.00–250.001,9394
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2801280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2437
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3880225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9801
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3920200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8401
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3970193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,8722
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,2982
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3692252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,7472
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 31,079191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,0618
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,602227.50/cwt227.50–227.503,6455
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,370183.12/cwt181.00–186.002,5092
Heifers—Select and Choice1,835200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,6701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,440192.50/cwt192.50–192.502,7721
Bulls——1,532180.84/cwt177.00–182.502,7706
Bulls——1,590190.08/cwt186.00–191.503,0226
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%865128.40/cwt127.50–130.001,1113
Cows—Lean 85-90%903138.34/cwt135.00–141.001,2492
Cows—Lean 85-90%946150.29/cwt149.00–152.001,4224
Cows—Lean 85-90%992161.18/cwt160.00–162.001,5993
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188173.58/cwt170.50–179.002,0628
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197144.49/cwt140.00–147.001,7305
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252155.54/cwt152.00–157.001,9475
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254163.16/cwt159.00–167.502,04625
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480146.50/cwt146.50–146.502,1681
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570161.99/cwt156.00–164.502,54311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590169.31/cwt166.00–172.502,6922
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0782,550.35/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910181.47/cwt176.00–187.001,6512
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060218.98/cwt214.00–224.002,3212

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.