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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 17
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,275 head
▲ 552 vs last sale 723▲ 61 vs year ago 1,214 · +5.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 50▼ 10 vs year ago 66 · −15.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers over 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good 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 $375.41/cwt on 121 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −85.35 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$375.41
121 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,046
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$34.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.64
vs KY average
−34.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544380.552,069101
Medium and Large 2-3536354.561,9018thin
Large 1-2562346.001,94512thin
One grade step is worth $34.55/cwt here — about $125 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale121 hd
375.41
—
KY average25 barns · 1,042 hd
372.77
+2.64
National average185 barns · 23,076 hd
410.08
−34.67
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
−85.35
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—High1,715186.743,2036thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,545152.262,3529thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,257144.501,81725
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,003125.151,25610
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,178177.152,0872thin

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)1,015$1,3101thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)620$9101thin

Every lot

131 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 2-3257381.62/cwt375.00–385.009813
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318406.04/cwt397.50–415.001,2912
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,2241
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4791
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378438.85/cwt435.00–442.501,6596
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381405.24/cwt402.50–420.001,5449
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3382392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,4992
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416427.26/cwt425.00–432.501,7779
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422414.76/cwt400.00–421.001,75016
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430364.01/cwt360.00–365.001,5655
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462420.82/cwt417.50–422.501,9443
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3466384.45/cwt381.00–388.001,7927
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479402.22/cwt390.00–410.001,92764
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517408.45/cwt406.00–418.002,11221
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3524362.76/cwt360.00–367.501,9016
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529382.69/cwt375.00–395.002,02442
Steers550–600Large 1-2562346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,94512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572355.32/cwt348.00–367.002,03227
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573329.97/cwt327.50–332.501,8912
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy581396.00/cwt396.00–396.002,3013
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582375.47/cwt374.00–380.002,1858
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,1844
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,9671
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636341.17/cwt330.00–350.002,17033
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,1381
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666342.06/cwt332.00–349.502,27850
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720329.12/cwt314.00–333.002,37018
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3721307.35/cwt304.00–308.002,21615
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added745365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,71914
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,5028
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773305.15/cwt300.00–310.002,3592
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,79522
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2817309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,5257
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3885288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,5491
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7592
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added900332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,99320
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2925308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,8491
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3945239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,2591
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,7421
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,020275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,8051
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,120266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,9791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy223401.64/cwt400.00–405.008963
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2229379.30/cwt375.00–380.0086915
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275325.00/cwt325.00–325.008941
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295327.50/cwt327.50–327.509661
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1011
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2329364.19/cwt360.00–377.501,1984
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376368.65/cwt360.00–377.501,38610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3383351.21/cwt350.00–352.501,3452
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy396390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5443
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3422347.51/cwt342.50–350.001,4667
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423379.68/cwt377.50–381.001,6069
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434365.57/cwt360.00–370.001,58720
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465333.89/cwt330.00–335.001,5537
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471364.96/cwt362.50–370.001,7197
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473347.89/cwt340.00–359.001,64656
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,8827
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518324.46/cwt319.00–328.001,68112
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527337.48/cwt330.00–347.501,77938
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,89010
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3561314.54/cwt313.00–317.001,7654
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580329.52/cwt319.00–337.001,91152
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618303.69/cwt300.00–307.001,8774
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634319.13/cwt309.00–328.002,02340
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662316.17/cwt300.00–320.002,09333
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3677292.13/cwt285.00–293.001,9789
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3700222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5582
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,2025
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715270.71/cwt262.00–276.001,9365
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,28815
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750268.25/cwt266.00–275.002,0124
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,8671
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2001
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,1041
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3972195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8952
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,000234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,3401
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,075231.43/cwt217.00–235.002,4885
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2120450.00/cwt450.00–450.005401
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2195420.00/cwt420.00–420.008192
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2215407.15/cwt402.50–412.508752
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy246441.67/cwt440.00–442.501,0873
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3283378.17/cwt372.50–382.501,0704
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2288409.16/cwt407.50–410.001,1783
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2308400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2322
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3315372.33/cwt370.00–379.001,1734
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5231
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4431
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2393408.76/cwt405.00–417.501,6066
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407412.09/cwt411.00–417.501,6776
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3408366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,4933
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421386.31/cwt380.00–397.501,6268
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473383.18/cwt377.50–392.001,81216
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3481368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,7706
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy518367.95/cwt362.50–374.001,90611
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3528321.03/cwt317.50–322.501,6955
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529335.01/cwt328.00–345.001,77217
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2571338.09/cwt332.50–342.501,93015
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3580319.49/cwt319.00–320.001,8532
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3618301.39/cwt300.00–304.001,8633
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2637324.09/cwt318.00–337.502,06410
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy667324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,1612
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2689297.88/cwt292.50–306.002,0525
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730288.15/cwt287.50–289.002,1033
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3735250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8381
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0152
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3780239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,8641
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3810191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5471
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2838232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,9443
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2887220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9512
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3965206.21/cwt202.50–210.001,9902
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,0481
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3355320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1361
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3486330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6044
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3605276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,6702
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3Value Added869268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,32961
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,178177.15/cwt174.00–180.002,0872
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,645182.41/cwt180.50–183.503,0013
Bulls——1,785191.07/cwt190.00–192.003,4113
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%973117.24/cwt115.00–119.001,1412
Cows—Lean 85-90%975137.68/cwt135.00–140.001,3422
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017125.41/cwt124.00–126.001,2754
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035120.02/cwt119.50–120.501,2422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130159.69/cwt158.00–161.001,8043
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234138.51/cwt135.00–143.001,7099
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290131.92/cwt130.50–133.001,7024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,309151.02/cwt148.00–154.001,9779
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505160.25/cwt160.00–160.502,4122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545152.17/cwt150.00–158.002,3515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,585144.48/cwt143.00–146.002,2902
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620910.00/head910.00–910.009101

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.