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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 3
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
922 head
▼ 398 vs last sale 1,320▼ 306 vs year ago 1,228 · −24.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 131▼ 11 vs year ago 64 · −17.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.84/cwt on 125 head. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −65.57 against this barn's trailing median of $401.40.
Average price
$335.84
125 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,891
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$238
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.76
vs KY average
−29.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2569341.031,94097
Medium and Large 2545320.541,74617thin
Medium and Large 2-3543313.711,70211thin
One grade step is worth $27.32/cwt here — about $238 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 sale125 hd
335.84
—
KY average24 barns · 1,200 hd
338.60
−2.76
National average198 barns · 25,157 hd
365.61
−29.77
This barn, trailing median33 sales
401.40
−65.57
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—High1,447188.602,7296thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,237156.171,93117
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,653152.292,5177thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low928140.771,3066thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,168192.252,2452thin

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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,0471
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2307435.50/cwt435.50–435.501,3372
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3378375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4182
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5582
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4581
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428403.89/cwt399.00–410.001,7297
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8001
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3466385.88/cwt380.00–389.001,7983
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478415.98/cwt404.00–425.001,98810
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy493437.28/cwt433.00–441.502,1566
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500350.25/cwt350.00–351.001,7514
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,8491
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520411.23/cwt407.00–417.502,1386
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523397.83/cwt393.00–402.002,08114
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555404.00/cwt404.00–404.002,2423
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568371.69/cwt363.00–379.002,11119
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3568325.62/cwt320.00–331.001,8502
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569388.96/cwt386.00–395.002,21312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575353.99/cwt353.00–355.002,0352
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613343.32/cwt340.00–345.002,1053
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622360.23/cwt350.00–370.002,24132
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,0501
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628392.03/cwt389.00–399.002,46210
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660362.33/cwt362.00–362.502,3913
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3666302.46/cwt300.00–310.002,0144
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668347.13/cwt340.00–357.002,31917
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712352.33/cwt352.00–353.002,5093
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2719343.83/cwt337.00–348.002,47214
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,3182
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3740272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,0172
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3765305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3331
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771330.00/cwt324.00–336.502,54410
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2828325.17/cwt320.00–328.002,6925
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835336.41/cwt334.50–340.002,80920
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,4551
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7591
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2907308.79/cwt303.00–311.002,8015
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3955291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,7791
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added957342.75/cwt342.75–342.753,28057
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960313.00/cwt313.00–313.003,0055
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,087280.80/cwt280.00–281.003,0525
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235482.50/cwt482.50–482.501,1341
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2268435.05/cwt430.00–440.001,1662
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,1381
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320418.67/cwt417.50–420.001,3402
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322404.53/cwt397.50–412.501,3035
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,1481
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375404.14/cwt402.50–407.501,5163
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4252
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385350.49/cwt350.00–351.001,3492
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387389.26/cwt379.00–398.001,5065
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420341.37/cwt340.00–344.001,4346
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426388.10/cwt380.00–397.001,65320
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428358.12/cwt350.00–370.001,53325
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3431331.55/cwt330.00–335.001,4296
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470338.74/cwt335.00–345.001,5924
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475326.46/cwt323.00–332.501,5514
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477361.25/cwt355.00–370.001,72330
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy486378.11/cwt377.50–380.001,8388
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3524311.98/cwt310.00–313.001,6357
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8905
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529332.61/cwt327.50–348.001,76016
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532321.60/cwt320.00–325.001,71112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575336.58/cwt325.00–344.001,93549
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575318.01/cwt315.00–320.001,8295
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575316.73/cwt315.00–317.501,8214
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589350.57/cwt350.00–351.002,06527
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7851
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621302.40/cwt300.00–304.001,8784
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624317.90/cwt310.00–326.001,98418
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628339.50/cwt330.50–344.002,13219
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650346.50/cwt346.50–346.502,25212
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667313.61/cwt300.00–317.002,0925
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9381
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718293.70/cwt286.00–300.002,1096
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3522
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762335.90/cwt335.90–335.902,56068
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,8671
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2787281.33/cwt278.00–283.002,2143
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820254.00/cwt254.00–254.002,0831
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9011
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2951
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020214.00/cwt214.00–214.002,1831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2180405.00/cwt405.00–405.007291
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2250431.00/cwt431.00–431.001,0781
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy287510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,4642
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,4003
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2324419.96/cwt405.00–424.001,3618
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3325381.59/cwt380.00–383.001,2402
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373383.62/cwt380.00–387.501,4312
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,2202
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382414.55/cwt405.00–420.001,5848
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3424336.28/cwt335.00–337.501,4264
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5843
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2431388.81/cwt380.00–400.001,6768
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy439410.92/cwt407.00–415.001,8044
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,8321
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2462390.22/cwt384.00–400.001,80311
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6281
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468370.50/cwt370.00–371.001,7342
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5451
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy517411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,1255
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525381.55/cwt381.00–385.002,0037
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533335.98/cwt335.00–340.001,7915
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3555317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,7621
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2557343.32/cwt340.00–354.001,9129
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2591329.25/cwt320.00–331.001,9466
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613319.04/cwt315.00–330.001,9565
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2647310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0062
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2664338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,2447
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3670284.50/cwt284.00–285.001,9062
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy684350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3946
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,0771
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2707280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9802
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2711314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,2336
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3760235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7861
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,9871
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2825295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4341
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855221.45/cwt213.00–230.001,8932
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3890250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2251
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,120205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,2961
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3480175.00/cwt175.00–175.008401
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3605285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7241
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3365195.00/cwt195.00–195.007121
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,168192.25/cwt192.00–192.502,2452
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,423180.70/cwt180.00–182.002,5713
Bulls——1,471196.50/cwt196.50–196.502,8913
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%888160.98/cwt157.00–166.001,4302
Cows—Lean 85-90%945126.46/cwt126.00–127.001,1952
Cows—Lean 85-90%950134.87/cwt130.00–140.001,2812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199168.44/cwt163.00–174.002,0205
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202153.44/cwt151.00–156.001,8445
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288149.36/cwt146.00–150.501,9247
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,653152.29/cwt150.00–155.002,5177

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.