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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 10
● Final151 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 17 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,122 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 1,026▼ 708 vs year ago 1,830 · −38.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 27▼ 32 vs year ago 66 · −48.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 2▲ 2 vs year ago 4 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. No test on slaughter bulls. 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 $458.43/cwt on 113 head, down $5.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 33 comparable sales and sits −2.33 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$458.43
▼ 5.34 vs prior sale
113 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,496
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$280
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$88.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.70
vs KY average
−13.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537473.192,54189
Medium and Large 2546434.882,3769thin
Medium and Large 2-3587384.972,26115thin
One grade step is worth $88.22/cwt here — about $280 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale113 hd
458.43
—
KY average23 barns · 1,022 hd
465.12
−6.70
National average178 barns · 10,669 hd
472.20
−13.77
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
−2.33
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—Average1,335207.402,7705thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,530176.932,7077thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,258166.282,0929thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,035130.001,3462thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,319181.092,3895thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,095$3,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,370$2,5001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)840$2,6251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)740$1,8751thin

Every lot

151 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2217607.50/cwt607.50–607.501,3182
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,7061
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,6411
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,0101
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2339572.71/cwt567.50–575.001,94110
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,9601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378502.52/cwt500.00–505.001,9002
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380537.40/cwt530.00–545.002,0422
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9301
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423511.86/cwt510.00–515.002,1654
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427535.69/cwt522.50–546.002,28724
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440559.51/cwt550.00–565.002,46211
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,4125
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477499.06/cwt490.00–515.002,3818
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481486.00/cwt486.00–486.002,3384
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,3141
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy511513.13/cwt510.00–515.002,62211
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512466.75/cwt457.50–470.002,39013
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523442.82/cwt440.00–447.502,3166
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527487.02/cwt480.00–495.002,56732
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,1511
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565447.49/cwt439.00–451.002,52828
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567457.43/cwt455.00–459.002,5945
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3591383.75/cwt380.00–391.002,26814
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2593419.00/cwt419.00–419.002,4853
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620404.07/cwt400.00–412.502,5053
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629429.18/cwt420.00–439.002,70037
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637454.57/cwt454.00–457.002,89610
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,4671
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2771
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663405.05/cwt402.00–415.002,68522
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687383.66/cwt378.00–392.002,63614
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,8841
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730365.57/cwt360.00–379.002,66922
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,5261
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,4892
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2769356.78/cwt349.00–365.002,74486
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5031
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,6681
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added801360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,8845
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2836339.92/cwt330.00–348.502,84290
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875320.63/cwt310.00–326.002,8066
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2927307.97/cwt302.00–315.002,8556
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added939309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,90218
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,015265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,6901
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,075261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,8063
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,100254.00/cwt254.00–254.002,7941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3235402.50/cwt402.50–402.509461
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2293458.30/cwt450.00–462.501,3433
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3305430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3121
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323498.28/cwt490.00–507.501,6092
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2336454.98/cwt450.00–460.001,5294
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2347440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5272
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2362479.37/cwt467.50–485.001,7358
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365508.23/cwt500.00–515.001,85522
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375456.45/cwt452.50–460.001,7124
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375428.80/cwt427.50–430.001,6082
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413481.35/cwt475.00–482.501,98813
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421442.61/cwt440.00–447.501,8633
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3426432.58/cwt430.00–437.501,8436
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427458.46/cwt450.00–470.001,95819
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458455.69/cwt442.50–464.002,08714
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467471.26/cwt471.00–475.002,20115
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3469426.49/cwt425.00–432.502,0005
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477431.55/cwt430.00–433.002,05810
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517417.64/cwt411.00–426.002,15916
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9172
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537396.97/cwt391.00–407.002,13226
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,0841
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557399.25/cwt394.00–402.002,22412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569382.49/cwt380.00–389.002,17618
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,1601
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy590427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,5223
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617367.90/cwt364.00–374.002,27022
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626354.08/cwt337.50–360.002,21714
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,0381
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2637328.54/cwt322.50–330.002,0935
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,1674
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680340.14/cwt332.50–354.002,31316
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1921
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690376.00/cwt376.00–376.002,5941
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714349.50/cwt349.50–349.502,49510
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2714332.94/cwt320.00–339.502,37743
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2733310.60/cwt310.00–311.002,2775
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757330.05/cwt330.00–331.002,49820
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,3491
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2779323.64/cwt315.00–329.002,52118
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2845292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,4671
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2882291.75/cwt280.00–296.002,57311
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3888263.01/cwt260.00–266.002,3362
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6391
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,030251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,5851
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065237.49/cwt235.00–240.002,5292
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2185525.00/cwt525.00–525.009711
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2283506.42/cwt500.00–512.501,4332
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2303503.32/cwt500.00–505.001,5253
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3315480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,5121
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3359467.47/cwt465.00–475.001,6784
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,1462
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370545.99/cwt520.00–555.002,0208
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385502.56/cwt500.00–507.501,9354
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,1371
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2428487.36/cwt477.50–492.502,0863
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3445425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3473461.63/cwt458.00–465.002,1842
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480502.50/cwt502.50–502.502,4121
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2482479.02/cwt472.50–490.002,3093
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520477.29/cwt462.50–485.002,4827
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3523431.53/cwt425.00–435.002,2573
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525493.40/cwt490.00–499.002,5909
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,4211
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,5031
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2564436.40/cwt425.00–440.002,4615
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3011
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,4845
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3605355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1481
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy615410.00/cwt400.00–420.002,5224
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2628375.87/cwt370.00–391.002,3604
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2634361.97/cwt360.00–364.002,2954
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2679361.55/cwt355.00–377.002,4556
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3680360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4481
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690384.88/cwt380.00–386.502,6564
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy710360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5562
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2745340.00/cwt328.00–345.002,5334
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775352.25/cwt352.00–352.502,7302
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3790260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0541
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,8111
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2890316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,8121
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3895275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4611
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,010270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,7271
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,040286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,9741
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,050250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,6251
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3740187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,3881
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3855177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,5181
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers250–300Large 3250232.50/cwt232.50–232.505811
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3355155.00/cwt155.00–155.005502
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,319181.09/cwt179.00–182.002,3895
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,323210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,7784
Bulls——1,385197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,7281
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2301
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186171.49/cwt170.00–176.002,0344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,287165.39/cwt163.00–168.002,1293
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,358157.18/cwt155.00–159.502,1352
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468168.50/cwt168.00–169.002,4742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555180.30/cwt175.50–181.502,8045
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27401,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28402,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0953,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,7231

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
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