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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 23
● Final141 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,506 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 1,530▲ 846 vs year ago 660 · +128.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 43▼ 13 vs year ago 41 · −31.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
0 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 3 · −100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $486.42/cwt on 171 head. That ranks 26 of 33 comparable sales and sits +25.66 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$486.42
171 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$233
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$70.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.34
vs KY average
−0.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546498.332,721122
Medium and Large 2564459.682,59241
Medium and Large 2-3551446.712,4596thin
Large 1-2582427.502,4882thin
One grade step is worth $70.83/cwt here — about $233 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 sale171 hd
486.42
—
KY average24 barns · 1,405 hd
473.08
+13.34
National average172 barns · 11,832 hd
487.02
−0.60
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
+25.66
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—High1,570186.712,9323thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,558172.252,6832thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,227161.841,98511
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,020132.171,3483thin

Every lot

141 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
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2-3195400.00/cwt400.00–400.007801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,7241
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310647.50/cwt647.50–647.502,0072
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6012
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340613.00/cwt585.00–620.002,0845
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365610.10/cwt602.50–612.502,2274
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2366590.87/cwt580.00–600.002,1635
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2374544.37/cwt535.00–550.002,0366
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,0091
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418597.52/cwt590.00–600.002,4988
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425576.20/cwt562.50–585.002,44920
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429519.47/cwt500.00–545.002,2297
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466563.09/cwt560.00–565.002,62421
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2466498.71/cwt492.50–502.502,3244
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469527.47/cwt505.00–537.502,4749
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495492.50/cwt492.50–492.502,4381
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519515.74/cwt510.00–520.002,67738
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy532525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,79311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533503.65/cwt495.00–507.502,6849
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535455.09/cwt450.00–465.002,4353
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2542471.93/cwt471.00–477.502,55818
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557505.78/cwt503.00–510.002,81710
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3566438.33/cwt435.00–445.002,4813
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568478.38/cwt460.00–487.502,71754
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2581450.09/cwt450.00–452.002,61523
Steers550–600Large 1-2582427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,4882
Steers600–650Large 1-2600393.00/cwt393.00–393.002,3581
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611458.67/cwt450.00–463.002,80228
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3613375.85/cwt370.00–387.502,3043
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628431.95/cwt425.00–444.002,71333
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628411.54/cwt406.00–416.002,5849
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3678375.55/cwt372.50–379.002,5463
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679399.86/cwt386.00–413.002,71546
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685410.42/cwt409.50–417.002,81147
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703398.93/cwt394.00–399.502,80428
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,5241
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723384.60/cwt370.00–394.002,78160
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765374.67/cwt371.00–379.502,86614
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2781353.52/cwt345.00–366.002,76140
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3785353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,7711
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3805336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,7051
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2811350.46/cwt345.00–354.502,84239
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added848364.00/cwt364.00–364.003,08759
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2882335.66/cwt326.00–348.002,96121
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2891321.50/cwt321.50–321.502,8655
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2908328.06/cwt325.00–330.502,97914
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,034303.36/cwt300.00–304.003,13711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2105507.50/cwt507.50–507.505331
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2160545.00/cwt545.00–545.008721
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2-3180430.00/cwt430.00–430.007741
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,3281
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4851
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,9031
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,4601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310483.36/cwt480.00–485.001,4983
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332507.43/cwt500.00–527.501,6859
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335543.03/cwt540.00–545.001,8195
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed345565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,9491
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368557.50/cwt557.50–557.502,0524
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371531.32/cwt520.00–545.001,9716
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3377485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,8282
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388501.67/cwt500.00–505.001,9463
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421509.69/cwt506.00–520.002,14612
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3424454.16/cwt450.00–465.001,9266
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426484.88/cwt470.00–495.002,06611
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462468.03/cwt452.50–475.002,16214
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463478.34/cwt477.50–480.002,2153
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3484442.07/cwt440.00–450.002,14016
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1834
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520418.75/cwt409.00–430.002,17824
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522439.54/cwt435.00–447.002,29427
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530400.49/cwt400.00–401.002,1232
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575418.04/cwt415.00–421.002,40414
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3576379.08/cwt370.00–387.502,1848
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578404.48/cwt391.00–418.002,33827
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608388.55/cwt381.00–397.002,36212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3619337.62/cwt334.00–345.002,0908
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628363.64/cwt351.00–376.002,28431
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,4229
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674346.44/cwt340.00–357.002,33558
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3683327.96/cwt326.00–330.002,2402
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725313.46/cwt312.00–315.002,2732
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726344.74/cwt344.00–347.002,50320
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727333.55/cwt323.00–340.002,4259
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772324.29/cwt313.00–333.002,50421
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,7221
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,8641
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added914319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,9166
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3955210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2150635.00/cwt635.00–635.009531
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy175829.43/cwt820.00–840.001,4522
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200800.00/cwt800.00–800.001,6001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2240520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2481
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255707.50/cwt707.50–707.501,8041
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2266597.25/cwt550.00–660.001,5894
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2334555.37/cwt545.00–575.001,8555
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340602.50/cwt602.50–602.502,0492
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,8291
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,1903
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2374547.42/cwt545.00–550.002,0474
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy401563.34/cwt560.00–565.002,2593
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2412543.70/cwt540.00–545.002,2404
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425507.53/cwt505.00–515.002,1574
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3455495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,2522
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2471523.79/cwt500.00–532.502,46714
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy518497.57/cwt492.50–502.502,5772
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526452.00/cwt450.00–455.002,3785
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3540377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,0391
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy565465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,6271
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2595420.00/cwt417.50–422.502,4992
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2627421.48/cwt408.00–425.002,64310
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2661376.29/cwt370.00–381.002,4877
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715348.59/cwt341.00–352.502,4923
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy722370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6712
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3735305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2421
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2777356.50/cwt356.50–356.502,77011
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,135220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,4971
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0621
Beef/Dairy Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3621357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,2173
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3425402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,7112
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3493408.00/cwt408.00–408.002,0118
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3535375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0063
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3566379.66/cwt370.00–383.002,1498
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3640334.95/cwt331.00–338.002,14416
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3711320.95/cwt305.00–326.002,28215
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3755295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2271
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3Value Added767321.50/cwt321.50–321.502,46665
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3830279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,3161
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3880268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,3582
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,415211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,9861
Bulls——1,648174.56/cwt174.00–175.002,8772
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%940121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1371
Cows—Lean 85-90%995130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,2981
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6651
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203141.69/cwt141.00–142.501,7052
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238177.29/cwt173.00–181.002,1953
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253163.00/cwt160.00–169.002,0425
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,6251
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580173.50/cwt173.50–173.502,7411
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,3592

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.