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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 28
● Final147 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,348 head
▲ 297 vs last sale 1,051▲ 1,348 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 33▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
0 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 6▲ 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 sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 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 $480.68/cwt on 176 head, up $5.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 33 comparable sales and sits +19.92 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$480.68
▲ 5.66 vs prior sale
176 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,616
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$263
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$52.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.48
vs KY average
−0.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545490.602,672137
Medium and Large 2542447.022,42134
Medium and Large 2-3550437.982,4105thin
One grade step is worth $52.61/cwt here — about $263 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale176 hd
480.68
—
KY average25 barns · 1,379 hd
466.20
+14.48
National average169 barns · 10,621 hd
481.02
−0.34
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
+19.92
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—High1,804225.764,0735thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,245179.292,23320
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,623178.002,8882thin
CowsLean 85-90%High888148.331,3166thin

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
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,275$3,9001thin

Every lot

147 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 · Steers50 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,4521
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy267696.42/cwt685.00–700.001,8594
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282652.40/cwt642.50–665.001,8403
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,6801
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed325650.00/cwt650.00–650.002,1132
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335615.36/cwt610.00–620.002,0616
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337554.51/cwt545.00–562.501,8697
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370530.07/cwt527.50–535.001,9613
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371574.99/cwt572.50–582.502,1334
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed375606.17/cwt600.00–612.502,2732
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,9554
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390539.92/cwt535.00–545.002,1064
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed410601.20/cwt597.50–605.002,4652
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3417478.36/cwt477.50–480.001,9953
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427578.44/cwt575.00–585.002,47039
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436540.79/cwt520.00–547.502,3585
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2444506.15/cwt505.00–509.002,24714
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471561.00/cwt561.00–561.002,6424
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3472473.41/cwt470.00–475.002,2343
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473503.39/cwt500.00–507.502,38111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479523.74/cwt520.00–531.002,50939
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520506.58/cwt485.00–519.002,63467
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527482.30/cwt474.00–495.002,54219
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531458.43/cwt455.00–461.002,43417
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3544442.48/cwt440.00–450.002,4074
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2552435.61/cwt435.00–440.002,40517
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4151
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582483.24/cwt477.00–490.002,81221
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585465.30/cwt457.50–472.002,72230
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607448.00/cwt440.00–450.002,71917
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627411.43/cwt410.00–415.002,5807
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629433.18/cwt421.00–437.502,72511
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,5511
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5272
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669412.25/cwt400.00–419.002,75831
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672439.49/cwt439.00–440.002,9534
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723410.50/cwt410.50–410.502,96832
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,4801
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732365.20/cwt361.00–379.002,6735
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2774364.08/cwt360.00–369.002,81812
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3780340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6521
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2802332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,6634
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2832354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,9452
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added868362.96/cwt360.00–366.003,150119
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,8662
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2895300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6851
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2923321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,9639
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added925355.50/cwt355.50–355.503,28857
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960315.17/cwt308.00–321.003,0269
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,085278.00/cwt278.00–278.003,0161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2155702.50/cwt702.50–702.501,0891
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy266605.12/cwt585.00–612.501,6104
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2267535.78/cwt527.50–540.001,4313
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,2791
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2288512.52/cwt510.00–515.001,4762
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305595.00/cwt590.00–600.001,8152
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2311526.25/cwt520.00–532.501,6376
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327557.39/cwt550.00–565.001,8233
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3339512.55/cwt500.00–515.001,7389
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed362575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,0822
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371482.08/cwt480.00–485.001,7897
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373509.23/cwt502.50–515.001,8999
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375475.07/cwt472.50–477.501,7822
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy388552.35/cwt545.00–560.002,1432
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415463.92/cwt460.00–465.001,9257
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433508.60/cwt500.00–520.002,20214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433481.81/cwt472.50–490.002,08628
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3433452.49/cwt450.00–455.001,9592
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463484.57/cwt480.00–490.002,24418
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472453.47/cwt450.00–455.002,14011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480467.68/cwt460.00–479.002,24536
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3482443.84/cwt442.50–446.002,1397
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509444.68/cwt440.00–448.002,26312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3521383.31/cwt382.00–384.001,9973
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525402.60/cwt397.50–408.002,1142
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526430.59/cwt420.00–438.002,26543
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563415.07/cwt405.00–428.002,33734
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588392.47/cwt390.00–395.002,3082
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3588380.25/cwt380.00–381.002,2364
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602391.33/cwt390.00–392.002,3566
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1421
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2638353.51/cwt350.00–366.002,2558
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9671
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2654345.51/cwt340.00–355.002,26013
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,49728
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3683318.47/cwt316.00–321.002,1752
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722325.98/cwt324.00–330.002,3543
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4643
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,3181
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4692
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3862284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,4485
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added871327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,85314
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,6751
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3910269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,4481
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3960280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,6881
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965315.00/cwt315.00–315.003,0401
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,030250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,5751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy171733.87/cwt722.50–740.001,2553
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2188660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,2412
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2245625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,5311
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3260580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,5081
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4561
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2308602.50/cwt602.50–602.501,8563
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330527.50/cwt527.50–527.501,7411
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340650.00/cwt650.00–650.002,2102
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2341550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8763
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,9261
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365630.00/cwt630.00–630.002,3003
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3375516.05/cwt512.50–520.001,9352
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2395600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,3701
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,1121
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7851
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2424530.39/cwt520.00–545.002,2498
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450527.50/cwt527.50–527.502,3741
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3478482.57/cwt480.00–485.002,3072
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2479489.28/cwt485.00–500.002,34412
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3500387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,9351
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy521470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,4495
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524456.75/cwt447.50–467.502,39315
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2588447.47/cwt442.50–465.002,63116
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,5292
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605439.00/cwt439.00–439.002,6566
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2638392.53/cwt390.00–395.002,5042
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2639415.99/cwt400.00–420.002,65820
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3680371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,5232
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2716373.46/cwt368.00–376.002,67410
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3757308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,3322
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815326.72/cwt325.00–330.002,6633
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3355300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0651
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3795245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9481
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3Value Added964278.25/cwt278.25–278.252,68256
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,7381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,615205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,3111
Bulls——1,845225.49/cwt225.00–226.004,1602
Bulls——1,858236.42/cwt235.00–238.004,3932
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%760131.00/cwt131.00–131.009962
Cows—Lean 85-90%885144.25/cwt144.00–144.501,2772
Cows—Lean 85-90%980179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,7541
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055160.50/cwt160.50–160.501,6931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,161165.06/cwt160.00–168.501,9164
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211183.62/cwt180.00–186.002,2247
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293173.73/cwt170.50–176.502,2465
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330192.89/cwt190.00–195.002,5654
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,6851
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,675185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,0991
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2753,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,9431

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.