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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 14
● Final156 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
887 head
▼ 212 vs last sale 1,099▼ 805 vs year ago 1,692 · −47.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 56▼ 27 vs year ago 75 · −36.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 8 · −62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $499.28/cwt on 67 head, up $4.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 33 comparable sales and sits +38.52 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$499.28
▲ 4.04 vs prior sale
67 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,697
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$217
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$44.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.12
vs KY average
+10.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539505.392,72257
Medium and Large 2-3553465.712,5737thin
Medium and Large 2543461.332,5053thin
One grade step is worth $44.06/cwt here — about $217 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 sale67 hd
499.28
—
KY average26 barns · 1,133 hd
486.15
+13.12
National average180 barns · 13,019 hd
488.35
+10.93
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
+38.52
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—Average1,603205.823,2995thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,567195.413,0638thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,219182.212,22214
CowsLean 85-90%Average996159.701,5918thin

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)1,345$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,500$4,2001thin

Every lot

156 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2210740.00/cwt740.00–740.001,5541
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed255740.00/cwt740.00–740.001,8871
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2268633.63/cwt625.00–640.001,6983
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,9382
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed305710.00/cwt710.00–710.002,1662
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315662.63/cwt655.00–677.502,0873
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335582.50/cwt582.50–582.501,9511
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2346618.36/cwt605.00–625.002,1403
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3355502.50/cwt502.50–502.501,7841
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy362636.24/cwt635.00–640.002,3034
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368595.00/cwt595.00–595.002,1904
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370610.24/cwt600.00–617.502,2585
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed410610.65/cwt610.00–612.502,50412
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429582.50/cwt582.50–582.502,4996
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430524.97/cwt520.00–527.502,2573
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433561.10/cwt545.00–570.002,43013
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2441533.79/cwt530.00–537.502,3546
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472532.70/cwt520.00–542.502,51413
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2486512.53/cwt507.50–515.002,4916
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511533.04/cwt530.00–540.002,7247
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525516.87/cwt507.00–525.002,71433
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527497.00/cwt497.00–497.002,6192
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3548470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,5766
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573492.44/cwt490.00–497.502,8226
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2431
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578460.44/cwt450.00–470.002,66111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,5521
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615448.78/cwt447.50–450.002,7602
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy620474.28/cwt463.00–480.002,94112
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621435.91/cwt427.50–442.502,70710
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2633403.52/cwt402.00–405.002,5542
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,7726
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,5141
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677410.43/cwt406.00–411.002,7799
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2691370.80/cwt370.00–372.002,5625
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708398.00/cwt398.00–398.002,8183
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy718415.99/cwt411.00–418.002,9877
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728378.46/cwt375.00–382.002,7552
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756388.74/cwt382.00–393.002,93913
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780349.51/cwt349.00–350.002,7262
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823372.53/cwt368.00–373.903,06696
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,7561
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2836350.99/cwt347.00–354.002,93411
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2891330.54/cwt322.00–338.002,9456
Feeder Cattle · Heifers54 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2105745.00/cwt745.00–745.007821
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2168708.43/cwt700.00–725.001,1903
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2219610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,3364
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,3351
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3245505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,2371
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed259597.85/cwt592.50–600.001,5487
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275529.09/cwt520.00–537.501,4553
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy287574.83/cwt565.00–585.001,6504
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,7546
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed320607.50/cwt607.50–607.501,9441
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320553.39/cwt550.00–555.001,7719
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7492
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3333508.02/cwt505.00–509.001,6924
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3354500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7704
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371522.29/cwt517.50–527.501,93815
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy374535.55/cwt532.50–540.002,0035
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2387497.50/cwt497.50–497.501,9252
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed407522.50/cwt522.50–522.502,1272
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3423451.71/cwt450.00–452.501,9113
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429469.07/cwt462.50–480.002,0128
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,9031
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy446491.75/cwt491.00–492.502,1934
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed454501.00/cwt501.00–501.002,2756
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459479.10/cwt475.00–480.002,19914
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476448.23/cwt441.00–462.502,13425
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,2542
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,1662
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511441.96/cwt435.00–445.002,25818
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523421.27/cwt407.50–432.502,20320
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530382.43/cwt380.00–385.002,0272
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1404
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560415.45/cwt414.00–420.002,32711
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,1451
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3572375.63/cwt360.00–388.002,1493
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573397.80/cwt390.00–407.002,27911
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618384.66/cwt380.00–389.002,37721
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630371.84/cwt360.00–379.002,34321
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2051
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4977
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668359.51/cwt352.50–370.002,4027
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3668324.51/cwt324.00–325.002,1682
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2684347.46/cwt340.00–350.002,3774
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,93210
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735347.38/cwt345.00–355.002,5534
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770341.40/cwt330.00–349.002,62914
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5121
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2818304.92/cwt300.00–310.002,4942
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,7891
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy845366.00/cwt366.00–366.003,09312
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,6591
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3860285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4511
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7601
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,083278.02/cwt276.00–280.003,0112
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,100272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,9982
Feeder Cattle · Bulls41 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy160742.50/cwt742.50–742.501,1883
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2170700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,1901
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2225605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,3611
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,3161
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed252742.50/cwt742.50–742.501,8712
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,8201
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2283653.25/cwt642.50–665.001,8492
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,0101
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340674.78/cwt672.50–685.002,2945
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3355565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,0061
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2369611.14/cwt602.50–630.002,2559
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373585.16/cwt580.00–592.502,1835
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2436540.81/cwt540.00–542.502,3583
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2438570.03/cwt565.00–575.002,4972
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy441597.50/cwt597.50–597.502,6353
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3445520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,3141
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,6621
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2481535.57/cwt520.00–540.002,5768
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3482492.50/cwt492.50–492.502,3742
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2487500.93/cwt500.00–507.502,4408
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3500457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,2881
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515512.78/cwt505.00–522.502,6419
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy518530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,7459
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,5542
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy559479.00/cwt479.00–479.002,6787
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2559454.38/cwt447.50–462.502,5408
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,5001
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2581435.81/cwt432.50–437.502,5323
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3600373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,2381
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy604431.59/cwt430.00–434.002,6075
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2633410.12/cwt406.00–420.002,5969
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,4891
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,4401
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2656397.96/cwt392.50–415.002,6115
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2729374.80/cwt365.00–382.502,7328
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765326.67/cwt326.00–328.002,4993
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3775339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,6271
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2840300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5201
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3955265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,5311
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 2-31,125256.00/cwt256.00–256.002,8801
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 2-31,150240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,7601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,140183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,0861
Bulls——1,703206.04/cwt204.00–209.503,5093
Bulls——1,765228.00/cwt228.00–228.004,0241
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%948169.47/cwt169.00–170.001,6072
Cows—Lean 85-90%965185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7851
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017155.04/cwt150.00–158.001,5773
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,028144.28/cwt141.00–147.001,4832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,088166.01/cwt165.50–166.501,8062
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227184.28/cwt180.00–189.502,2617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228174.14/cwt173.00–175.002,1382
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283193.55/cwt192.00–195.502,4833
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,4991
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,568201.38/cwt198.00–209.003,1586
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,660185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,0711
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2850195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6581
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3453,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5004,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001

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.