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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 24
● Final151 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,218 head
▲ 328 vs last sale 890▼ 127 vs year ago 1,345 · −9.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 17▼ 13 vs year ago 40 · −32.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 2▼ 6 vs year ago 8 · −75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. No test on slaughter bulls due to limited amount of comparable receipts however higher undertones noted. 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 $486.84/cwt on 132 head, down $5.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 33 comparable sales and sits +26.08 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$486.84
▼ 5.53 vs prior sale
132 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$49.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.32
vs KY average
+8.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548495.762,715104
Medium and Large 2564458.632,58817thin
Medium and Large 2-3562446.052,50511thin
One grade step is worth $49.71/cwt here — about $210 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 sale132 hd
486.84
—
KY average26 barns · 1,327 hd
487.15
−0.32
National average173 barns · 11,948 hd
478.09
+8.75
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
+26.08
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—Average1,577204.803,2294thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,263167.692,11815
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low972141.641,3777thin

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 · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,4661
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,7051
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed300705.00/cwt705.00–705.002,1151
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,8141
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,5361
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327600.32/cwt595.00–607.501,9638
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330634.60/cwt622.50–640.002,0943
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350630.00/cwt630.00–630.002,2051
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368598.30/cwt590.00–602.502,20211
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377569.93/cwt565.00–575.002,1493
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed409617.49/cwt610.00–625.002,52610
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415564.55/cwt557.50–570.002,3437
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424534.36/cwt525.00–550.002,26625
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2434516.26/cwt510.00–522.502,2416
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed460568.00/cwt568.00–568.002,61314
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470502.50/cwt502.50–502.502,3622
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475547.48/cwt545.00–550.002,6019
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487530.83/cwt520.00–540.002,58514
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505536.99/cwt532.50–542.502,7125
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2512473.91/cwt467.50–477.502,4265
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515462.17/cwt462.00–462.502,3803
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527522.33/cwt510.00–530.002,75335
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541498.54/cwt482.00–503.002,69719
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560487.85/cwt482.50–497.502,7326
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573466.49/cwt455.00–478.002,67339
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3579440.01/cwt437.50–442.502,5488
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2586452.27/cwt447.50–454.002,65012
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy608470.50/cwt470.50–470.502,86140
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618449.24/cwt440.00–455.002,77632
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619424.42/cwt419.00–436.002,62713
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628407.31/cwt402.50–412.002,5582
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645391.50/cwt390.00–393.002,5252
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3658369.34/cwt369.00–370.002,4303
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,7922
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2676396.20/cwt396.00–397.002,6785
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683412.38/cwt402.00–415.502,81764
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4681
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712393.73/cwt391.00–397.502,8037
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,6102
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726377.61/cwt372.00–388.002,74120
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2769365.37/cwt358.00–372.502,81015
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3785328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,5751
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,6561
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2816347.90/cwt340.00–356.002,8396
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added859340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,9215
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2883322.48/cwt320.00–325.002,8472
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,7851
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added929336.75/cwt336.75–336.753,12856
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,7701
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3995291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,8951
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,030280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,8841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235512.81/cwt505.00–530.001,2053
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy236550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2984
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260557.21/cwt550.00–565.001,4492
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,3641
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1971
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy287597.50/cwt597.50–597.501,7152
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy308590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,8173
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3322481.74/cwt480.00–485.001,5513
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331558.75/cwt555.00–560.001,8494
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333506.04/cwt500.00–507.501,6857
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374510.37/cwt500.00–525.001,90915
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3377480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8102
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380568.31/cwt565.00–569.002,16014
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383487.38/cwt485.00–492.501,8673
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2406461.73/cwt460.00–467.501,87510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428482.79/cwt470.00–491.002,06622
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3428450.71/cwt450.00–455.001,92910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy434511.11/cwt500.00–517.502,2189
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462464.29/cwt452.50–468.002,14520
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467480.09/cwt477.50–490.002,2425
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed473497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,3533
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483452.58/cwt447.50–457.502,1862
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490436.21/cwt435.00–440.002,1374
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517418.02/cwt402.00–427.002,16142
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520431.19/cwt430.00–435.002,24210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525394.00/cwt394.00–394.002,0691
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561428.41/cwt424.00–430.002,4038
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567383.82/cwt381.00–391.002,1768
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570409.22/cwt400.00–419.002,33341
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578371.87/cwt370.00–376.002,1496
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3617340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0982
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy622393.00/cwt392.00–400.002,44416
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630381.21/cwt380.00–386.002,40213
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636367.78/cwt355.00–374.002,33919
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,2451
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657361.20/cwt359.00–365.002,37310
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2667330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2012
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682343.03/cwt339.00–355.002,33929
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718347.99/cwt347.00–349.002,4994
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721333.59/cwt327.00–340.002,40511
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3361
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3740311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,3011
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,7665
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777324.14/cwt320.00–333.002,5194
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820327.63/cwt326.00–330.002,6873
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7441
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3895284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,5421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2651
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2255580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,4791
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed310720.00/cwt720.00–720.002,2321
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2310609.32/cwt600.00–627.501,8893
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322660.00/cwt660.00–660.002,1252
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3338450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5213
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350647.50/cwt647.50–647.502,2662
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370595.06/cwt580.00–605.002,2028
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375513.45/cwt502.50–525.001,9252
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8241
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418596.69/cwt590.00–600.002,4947
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435522.50/cwt522.50–522.502,2731
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2436572.51/cwt565.00–575.002,49615
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,1781
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3450497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,2393
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465515.81/cwt500.00–525.002,3995
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470528.10/cwt527.50–530.002,4824
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,3381
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy508549.00/cwt549.00–549.002,7894
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2517498.08/cwt490.00–502.502,5754
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,2311
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530452.57/cwt450.00–455.002,3992
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569448.12/cwt440.00–460.002,5504
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4651
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590404.18/cwt402.50–405.002,3853
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy613434.66/cwt434.00–436.002,6643
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3627360.68/cwt360.00–362.002,2613
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2638393.59/cwt387.00–402.502,5114
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3681
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3677344.50/cwt344.50–344.502,3322
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4481
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2684374.32/cwt370.00–385.002,5604
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy690390.50/cwt390.00–391.002,6942
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy717383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,7465
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3730330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4091
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2740355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6271
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,7231
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3965171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,6501
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3Value Added982265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,60255
Dairy Steers1100–1150Large 31,115181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,0181
Dairy Steers1150–1200Large 31,155181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,0911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,453215.85/cwt215.00–217.003,1362
Bulls——1,600209.00/cwt209.00–209.003,3441
Bulls——1,800178.50/cwt178.50–178.503,2131
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%900144.09/cwt142.00–146.001,2972
Cows—Lean 85-90%995135.83/cwt133.50–138.001,3524
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,171162.48/cwt161.00–165.501,9035
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285185.44/cwt184.00–187.002,3832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298152.32/cwt148.00–156.001,9772
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,321171.24/cwt169.00–176.002,2626
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,1081

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.