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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 21
● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,051 head
▲ 164 vs last sale 887▼ 66 vs year ago 1,117 · −5.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 48▲ 16 vs year ago 17 · +94.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 3▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $475.02/cwt on 144 head, down $24.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 33 comparable sales and sits +14.27 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$475.02
▼ 24.25 vs prior sale
144 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,604
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$269
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$51.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.37
vs KY average
−4.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547485.562,654110
Medium and Large 2560452.282,53213thin
Medium and Large 2-3550433.942,38521
One grade step is worth $51.62/cwt here — about $269 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 sale144 hd
475.02
—
KY average24 barns · 1,435 hd
479.40
−4.37
National average158 barns · 12,009 hd
479.03
−4.01
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
+14.27
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—Average1,607198.993,1974thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,234176.382,17719
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,544170.182,6273thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low888150.901,3415thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,080198.002,1381thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)930$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)860$4,4501thin

Every lot

133 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy254750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,9059
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,6121
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305630.50/cwt620.00–637.501,9235
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,9261
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337652.59/cwt647.50–655.002,1996
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378614.16/cwt612.50–615.002,3223
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,0412
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386571.22/cwt555.00–575.002,2058
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,3371
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2412549.06/cwt540.00–560.002,2626
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2447510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,2802
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy457543.78/cwt540.00–547.502,4856
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3486492.18/cwt490.00–500.002,3929
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488530.18/cwt520.00–537.502,58721
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488504.19/cwt500.00–510.002,46010
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516488.97/cwt475.00–505.002,52321
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526522.87/cwt520.00–525.002,75026
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3528453.42/cwt451.00–457.502,3948
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534462.80/cwt462.00–467.502,4717
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy538540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,9054
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554478.98/cwt471.00–481.002,65415
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,7447
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3563421.95/cwt420.00–431.002,37613
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574453.34/cwt445.00–464.002,60237
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,5966
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2609429.58/cwt417.00–435.002,61617
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619451.57/cwt445.00–456.002,79515
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658389.55/cwt380.00–400.002,56310
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3762
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664426.77/cwt415.00–430.002,83422
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,5692
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713384.48/cwt380.00–391.002,7413
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718409.00/cwt409.00–409.002,9379
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,8571
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added792373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,95441
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added802376.80/cwt376.80–376.803,02270
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2822354.90/cwt350.00–361.002,91711
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2913312.97/cwt311.00–315.002,8572
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,9581
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,060291.00/cwt291.00–291.003,0853
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,130268.00/cwt268.00–268.003,0281
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 2-31,160275.00/cwt275.00–275.003,1901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy185765.00/cwt765.00–765.001,41510
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2185645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,1931
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2227598.20/cwt595.00–600.001,3583
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230645.00/cwt640.00–650.001,4842
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed252650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,6382
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy257625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,6062
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3263549.84/cwt545.00–552.501,4463
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273604.72/cwt590.00–615.001,6516
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,6681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed305585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,7841
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320524.95/cwt512.50–532.501,68010
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330564.29/cwt560.00–570.001,8623
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345512.50/cwt512.50–512.501,7681
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3363500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8154
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365517.50/cwt517.50–517.501,8891
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369531.22/cwt522.50–537.501,96010
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed373575.85/cwt575.00–580.002,1486
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377552.50/cwt552.50–552.502,0836
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed409531.63/cwt530.00–535.002,17412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429520.22/cwt505.00–523.002,23218
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3432459.31/cwt455.00–465.001,9848
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433493.18/cwt480.00–500.002,13533
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433472.54/cwt470.00–475.002,0462
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2461475.51/cwt462.50–485.002,19218
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475454.17/cwt450.00–457.502,15711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482505.02/cwt500.00–510.002,4347
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3492441.00/cwt441.00–441.002,1704
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520442.01/cwt440.00–451.002,29813
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520430.87/cwt417.00–438.002,24170
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520409.00/cwt409.00–409.002,1271
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,1312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561416.47/cwt403.00–420.002,33615
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,1791
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,1711
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590384.38/cwt380.00–400.002,26816
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613385.47/cwt383.00–388.002,3632
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621376.81/cwt370.00–381.002,34032
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670354.33/cwt351.00–359.002,3743
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3631
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728340.34/cwt331.00–345.002,4786
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771338.57/cwt327.00–344.002,6105
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,3171
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5651
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,040225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,3401
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,070305.00/cwt305.00–305.003,2641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2183732.19/cwt725.00–740.001,3402
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2195680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,3261
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2251700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,7573
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,7982
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2327620.46/cwt612.50–625.002,0295
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3338526.39/cwt520.00–532.501,7792
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365582.50/cwt582.50–582.502,1261
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370604.14/cwt600.00–615.002,2357
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390552.50/cwt552.50–552.502,1551
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425533.72/cwt520.00–540.002,2683
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1501
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431560.65/cwt557.50–562.502,41613
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,2441
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy456532.50/cwt532.50–532.502,4284
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3473502.46/cwt500.00–505.002,3772
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485516.42/cwt500.00–527.502,50514
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485490.01/cwt489.00–497.502,37711
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518470.60/cwt460.00–475.002,4388
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3528446.34/cwt442.50–450.002,3572
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2541450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,4353
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,6181
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2562438.19/cwt435.00–450.002,46311
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3570381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,1721
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,4932
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618401.67/cwt390.00–409.002,48215
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy630417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,6271
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671388.26/cwt381.00–394.002,6057
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2679363.28/cwt363.00–365.002,4677
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3785332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,6101
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,6321
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2850306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,6011
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,9761
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,080198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,1381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,405194.25/cwt194.00–194.502,7292
Bulls——1,808203.73/cwt200.50–206.003,6832
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%873148.88/cwt146.00–150.001,3004
Cows—Lean 85-90%950159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,5111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,050140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,070152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,6261
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238190.23/cwt184.00–193.502,3556
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264174.35/cwt170.00–180.002,20411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,503176.27/cwt175.00–177.502,6492
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,625158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,5681
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29301,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28604,450.00/head4,450.00–4,450.004,4501

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.