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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 7
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,099 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 1,156▲ 931 vs year ago 168 · +554.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 52▲ 43 vs year ago 13 · +330.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
0 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 2▲ 0 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $495.24/cwt on 153 head, down $6.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 33 comparable sales and sits +34.48 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$495.24
▼ 6.73 vs prior sale
153 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,701
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$161
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$43.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.60
vs KY average
+4.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546498.632,721139
Medium and Large 2540462.642,49812thin
Medium and Large 2-3563455.002,5592thin
One grade step is worth $43.63/cwt here — about $161 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale153 hd
495.24
—
KY average23 barns · 942 hd
488.64
+6.60
National average167 barns · 10,529 hd
490.83
+4.41
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
+34.48
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—High1,375210.352,8926thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,500183.002,7451thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,184180.062,13224
CowsLean 85-90%High945172.321,6299thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,280201.002,5731thin

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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2223639.83/cwt625.00–655.001,4272
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240675.00/cwt675.00–675.001,6201
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,9251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278653.23/cwt650.00–660.001,8163
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3571
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315627.94/cwt615.00–640.001,9785
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy316657.48/cwt650.00–662.502,0785
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,9341
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345572.50/cwt572.50–572.501,9751
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy361637.98/cwt635.00–640.002,3035
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,0171
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378610.64/cwt600.00–615.002,3089
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,1401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed416608.64/cwt600.00–611.002,5329
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420562.26/cwt550.00–575.002,36122
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433584.68/cwt580.00–595.002,53216
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2442539.99/cwt537.50–542.502,3874
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed450591.00/cwt591.00–591.002,6605
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy457576.82/cwt575.00–580.502,63641
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3459502.64/cwt500.00–510.002,3074
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468518.01/cwt515.00–520.002,4245
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2489547.73/cwt537.50–552.502,67814
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507545.22/cwt537.50–552.502,76421
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522476.46/cwt475.00–480.002,4878
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526515.08/cwt500.00–524.002,70958
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,5181
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569485.01/cwt470.00–487.502,76031
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,5064
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588446.55/cwt439.00–463.002,62629
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,5881
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617444.18/cwt442.00–448.002,74115
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618414.67/cwt402.50–428.002,56322
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,3411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658443.50/cwt443.50–443.502,91823
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5606
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671400.14/cwt390.00–415.002,68518
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680372.48/cwt370.00–375.002,5332
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5921
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717381.54/cwt370.00–389.002,7369
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added734397.34/cwt396.50–407.002,91624
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3747350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6152
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750394.00/cwt394.00–394.002,95510
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765360.04/cwt351.00–375.002,7547
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835361.75/cwt361.75–361.753,02110
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added936321.00/cwt321.00–321.003,0053
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,9681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy205665.00/cwt665.00–665.001,3631
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,3753
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2262555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,4542
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2271574.99/cwt565.00–585.001,5586
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3283533.78/cwt530.00–537.501,5112
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,8293
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2314512.76/cwt500.00–525.001,6107
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6151
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy344531.24/cwt530.00–532.501,8274
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370458.48/cwt455.00–462.501,6963
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8751
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381531.60/cwt522.50–547.502,0256
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418506.44/cwt500.00–507.502,1177
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3421454.21/cwt450.00–455.001,9126
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431485.89/cwt477.50–492.502,09426
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3454455.63/cwt455.00–457.502,0694
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461495.28/cwt482.00–500.002,28337
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467458.70/cwt452.50–462.502,1428
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,0801
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504443.50/cwt443.50–443.502,23517
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9831
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522420.40/cwt407.00–427.002,19429
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578405.02/cwt403.00–410.002,34118
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583383.33/cwt382.50–384.002,2359
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587395.07/cwt388.00–402.502,31933
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588384.39/cwt380.00–387.002,2605
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619388.32/cwt384.00–390.002,40418
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626363.57/cwt360.00–368.002,27615
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2231
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660318.34/cwt317.50–320.002,1013
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670371.75/cwt371.00–372.002,49112
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681363.59/cwt359.00–369.002,47617
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,3361
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719365.81/cwt365.50–371.002,63018
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720336.73/cwt335.00–344.002,42415
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730305.00/cwt302.50–307.502,2272
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3750306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,2951
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5578
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772317.03/cwt310.00–324.002,4476
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2826317.73/cwt312.00–329.002,6243
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added857341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,92212
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2195660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,2871
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2210530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,1131
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,3611
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,5821
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3300375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2311617.77/cwt605.00–635.001,9215
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2384544.30/cwt525.00–550.002,0904
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy387585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,2642
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2408523.18/cwt505.00–532.502,1353
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,8812
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,3931
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473523.74/cwt522.50–525.002,4772
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,3041
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy503496.69/cwt495.00–500.002,4983
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522464.66/cwt462.50–480.002,4268
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525425.98/cwt424.00–430.002,2363
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2543417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,2673
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4189
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605408.25/cwt400.00–417.002,4707
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3672380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5542
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2678411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,7875
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2727332.38/cwt330.00–337.002,4163
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,4721
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2774349.86/cwt349.00–352.502,7084
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3782300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3462
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2895301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,6941
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3990240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3761
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3Value Added923281.50/cwt281.50–281.502,59858
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,280201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,5731
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,220199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,4281
Bulls——1,401210.53/cwt210.00–211.002,9504
Bulls——1,425221.00/cwt221.00–221.003,1491
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%925172.53/cwt169.00–175.501,5964
Cows—Lean 85-90%940161.92/cwt159.00–166.001,5223
Cows—Lean 85-90%993187.51/cwt187.00–188.001,8622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,134173.09/cwt169.00–176.001,9634
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,137162.64/cwt159.00–165.001,8493
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180187.13/cwt186.00–189.502,2087
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221183.12/cwt179.00–185.502,23610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,7451
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2853248.46/cwt241.00–257.502,1193

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.