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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 8
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
889 head
▲ 313 vs last sale 576▼ 564 vs year ago 1,453 · −38.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 47▲ 25 vs year ago 45 · +55.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 5▲ 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 sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher and sharply higher in some instances. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $404.15/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 8 of 33 comparable sales and sits −56.61 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$404.15
79 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,246
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$73
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$37.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.76
vs KY average
−26.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548412.132,26062
Medium and Large 2-3583375.022,18717thin
One grade step is worth $37.11/cwt here — about $73 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale79 hd
404.15
—
KY average26 barns · 1,299 hd
393.38
+10.76
National average179 barns · 20,601 hd
430.63
−26.48
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
−56.61
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—Low1,799193.783,4864thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,599161.032,57517
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,239153.811,90520
CowsLean 85-90%Average953129.211,2318thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,240185.002,2941thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,795176.003,1591thin

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)865$1,1522thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)750$7702thin

Every lot

129 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205407.50/cwt407.50–407.508351
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2334403.10/cwt401.00–412.501,3465
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy343455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5613
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6522
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382442.33/cwt432.50–447.501,6903
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,5701
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415394.00/cwt394.00–394.001,6353
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427410.34/cwt400.00–418.001,75214
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy441430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8967
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478418.65/cwt410.00–424.002,00130
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy487455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,2165
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495394.00/cwt394.00–394.001,9501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519409.18/cwt400.00–417.502,12417
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0021
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536427.36/cwt426.00–427.502,29110
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565406.08/cwt395.00–416.002,29430
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572428.00/cwt428.00–428.002,4485
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3587374.40/cwt370.00–375.002,19816
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617396.57/cwt394.00–400.502,44726
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627368.41/cwt359.00–375.002,31012
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3641354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,2693
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,2841
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672367.25/cwt358.00–374.002,46821
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added706346.04/cwt340.50–349.502,44313
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731335.61/cwt329.00–340.502,45321
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3740320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3681
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3763312.04/cwt310.00–316.002,3813
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777330.65/cwt322.00–335.002,56912
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3802291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,3342
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2827317.93/cwt311.00–321.002,6295
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3860261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,2451
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2861321.76/cwt310.00–327.002,7706
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3915258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,3611
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2928309.06/cwt305.00–311.002,8683
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added970313.00/cwt313.00–313.003,03611
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2976299.22/cwt292.00–304.002,9205
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3985282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,7781
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,060275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,9151
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,165265.00/cwt265.00–265.003,0871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3230358.35/cwt357.50–360.008243
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295325.00/cwt325.00–325.009591
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,2242
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3328351.20/cwt350.00–352.501,1522
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed372450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6744
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2943
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378381.91/cwt375.00–385.001,4443
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384419.72/cwt416.00–432.001,6125
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419416.53/cwt410.00–428.001,74510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420441.00/cwt441.00–441.001,85210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3432352.54/cwt350.00–360.001,5235
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7672
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465350.71/cwt350.00–352.501,6317
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469370.20/cwt362.50–375.001,7369
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy507383.50/cwt383.50–383.501,94412
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3509331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,6854
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512370.57/cwt363.00–375.001,89710
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528344.75/cwt340.00–352.001,82016
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3555335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8591
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567354.05/cwt351.00–364.002,00710
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578337.25/cwt334.00–345.001,94911
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616350.63/cwt348.00–352.002,1603
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3619320.40/cwt320.00–322.001,9835
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626340.03/cwt335.00–345.002,12919
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,0801
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664342.32/cwt340.00–345.502,27312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675324.53/cwt309.00–334.002,19116
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2714316.25/cwt305.00–319.002,25820
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3723291.03/cwt290.00–295.002,1045
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731324.36/cwt322.00–329.002,3713
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3761286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,1763
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766308.92/cwt305.00–311.002,3666
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added925295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,72915
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,4551
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,3851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2220430.45/cwt420.00–440.009472
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3268375.98/cwt372.50–382.501,0083
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2328438.52/cwt428.00–445.001,4385
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331463.08/cwt460.00–471.001,5334
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380425.78/cwt415.00–434.001,6185
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,8041
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3398410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6323
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,8634
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425421.43/cwt417.50–432.501,7915
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3443401.27/cwt397.50–402.501,7784
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6971
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467403.38/cwt402.50–405.001,8843
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477391.49/cwt380.00–399.001,86716
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2510368.71/cwt362.50–382.501,8804
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8031
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523399.18/cwt393.00–407.502,0885
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2401
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565342.25/cwt340.00–349.001,9344
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572375.82/cwt367.00–383.002,15011
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3625314.03/cwt310.00–317.001,9633
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2629323.04/cwt320.00–333.002,03211
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy633347.04/cwt344.00–350.002,1972
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670320.74/cwt310.00–326.002,14910
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3685288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,9731
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2723284.95/cwt275.00–290.002,0603
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3732278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,0352
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3780261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,0362
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2800252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,0202
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3811248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,0114
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2890230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0471
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,0991
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,040217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,2571
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270275.00/cwt275.00–275.007432
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3331217.00/cwt217.00–217.007183
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3407187.00/cwt187.00–187.007612
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,795176.00/cwt176.00–176.003,1591
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,240185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,2941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,605185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,9691
Bulls——1,660178.50/cwt178.50–178.502,9631
Bulls——1,965205.81/cwt202.00–209.504,0442
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%923121.84/cwt121.00–122.501,1253
Cows—Lean 85-90%930117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0881
Cows—Lean 85-90%972136.05/cwt134.50–138.501,3223
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,4371
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,161143.58/cwt141.00–145.001,6676
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256150.92/cwt146.00–154.001,8967
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,266161.58/cwt160.00–163.002,0464
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,317170.62/cwt168.00–173.002,2473
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,512171.91/cwt169.00–175.002,5995
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615140.26/cwt135.00–143.502,2653
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,641164.46/cwt160.00–168.502,6997
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,648153.02/cwt151.00–155.002,5222
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-38651,151.81/head1,025.00–1,250.001,1522
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3750770.13/head765.00–775.007702
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,2791

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.