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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 1
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
576 head
▲ 394 vs last sale 182▼ 472 vs year ago 1,048 · −45.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 32▲ 6 vs year ago 41 · +14.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher and sharply higher in spots. Feeder heifers sold 16.00 to 18.00 higher and sharply higher in spots. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. There was good 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 $337.50/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −63.90 against this barn's trailing median of $401.40.
Average price
$337.50
110 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,894
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.05
vs KY average
−32.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2562338.841,904105
Medium and Large 2-3545309.421,6865thin
One grade step is worth $29.41/cwt here — about $218 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 sale110 hd
337.50
—
KY average11 barns · 407 hd
328.45
+9.05
National average194 barns · 19,992 hd
370.45
−32.95
This barn, trailing median33 sales
401.40
−63.90
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—High1,753190.563,34010
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,245144.781,80221
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,585142.152,2534thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low890119.001,0591thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,258179.932,2643thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,320205.002,7061thin

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)1,120$2,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,145$2,3522thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,065$2,0501thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,2161
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,5351
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2362422.26/cwt412.00–426.001,5294
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,5252
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,7111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425391.95/cwt390.00–399.001,6668
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3433358.77/cwt355.00–362.501,5532
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474396.00/cwt396.00–396.001,8777
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,6981
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478383.15/cwt375.00–390.001,83115
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3512350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7922
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520364.67/cwt360.00–370.001,8963
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added539384.78/cwt382.50–388.002,07410
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569382.44/cwt378.00–390.002,1766
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2589367.53/cwt355.00–372.502,16527
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,9622
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605362.71/cwt359.00–366.002,1947
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605345.20/cwt341.00–352.002,0885
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,1381
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673352.60/cwt351.00–354.002,37311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,2301
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687343.90/cwt333.00–349.502,36325
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716326.92/cwt318.00–333.002,3417
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4775
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770308.35/cwt304.00–311.002,3744
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2824315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5969
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2886319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,8263
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,060244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,5861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322376.84/cwt370.00–380.001,2133
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1901
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2781
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368414.48/cwt402.50–417.501,5255
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380379.00/cwt379.00–379.001,44019
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427351.27/cwt345.00–355.001,5006
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4191
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy445379.00/cwt379.00–379.001,6876
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475346.87/cwt339.00–355.001,64822
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3492331.87/cwt330.00–333.001,6338
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515317.36/cwt315.00–321.001,6343
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527325.88/cwt320.00–334.001,71711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531346.31/cwt340.00–348.001,83912
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568328.91/cwt320.00–335.001,86839
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574349.07/cwt340.00–349.752,00443
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590297.52/cwt295.00–300.001,7552
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616321.63/cwt320.00–327.001,98117
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626311.93/cwt299.00–319.001,95323
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3637293.78/cwt290.00–295.001,8714
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654317.55/cwt313.00–319.502,07710
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,9211
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670303.82/cwt295.00–310.002,0365
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2561
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713304.69/cwt300.00–307.002,1723
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1311
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3850218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,8531
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,9871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200455.00/cwt455.00–455.009101
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2245422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,0351
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2381391.31/cwt380.00–398.001,4915
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3395369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,4581
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421388.18/cwt377.50–392.501,6344
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7165
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473385.07/cwt382.50–387.501,8212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3481352.43/cwt350.00–357.501,6956
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3510318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,6221
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2542355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9242
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,7011
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570339.77/cwt331.00–349.001,93711
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy588362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,1294
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2634316.04/cwt314.00–322.502,0045
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3640295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8881
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2681293.02/cwt288.00–297.001,99511
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2717279.84/cwt276.00–285.002,0066
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3730271.47/cwt270.00–273.001,9822
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2767265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0332
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3780260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0281
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9971
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,9762
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3575225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2941
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3610200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2201
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3650201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3071
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3975143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3941
Dairy Steers1100–1150Large 31,105135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,4971
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,320205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,7061
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,258179.93/cwt170.00–189.002,2643
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,460197.71/cwt195.00–200.002,8872
Bulls——1,826188.77/cwt185.00–193.503,4478
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%890119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0591
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,4962
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253139.06/cwt136.00–142.001,7427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258147.49/cwt144.00–151.001,85510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270163.02/cwt161.00–165.002,0702
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,0641
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,595154.55/cwt154.00–155.002,4652
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,610125.50/cwt125.50–125.502,0211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,352.18/head1,900.00–2,850.002,3522

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.