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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Tue, May 5
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
795 head
▼ 553 vs last sale 1,348▲ 795 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 47▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
0 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 0▲ 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 mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $493.93/cwt on 111 head, up $13.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 33 comparable sales and sits +33.17 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$493.93
▲ 13.25 vs prior sale
111 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$302
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$55.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.66
vs KY average
+6.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543498.562,708101
Medium and Large 2542451.002,4435thin
Medium and Large 2-3543443.402,4065thin
One grade step is worth $55.16/cwt here — about $302 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 sale111 hd
493.93
—
KY average25 barns · 812 hd
480.27
+13.66
National average180 barns · 14,267 hd
487.55
+6.38
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
+33.17
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—Average1,725209.913,6214thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,607187.503,0126thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,187177.032,10115
CowsLean 85-90%Average920159.261,4659thin

Every lot

138 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 · Steers47 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,2811
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255725.00/cwt725.00–725.001,8491
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265683.75/cwt682.50–685.001,8122
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,7701
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315680.00/cwt680.00–680.002,1421
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320602.50/cwt602.50–602.501,9281
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372589.12/cwt585.00–595.002,1929
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,0602
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390509.87/cwt500.00–520.001,9882
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418518.37/cwt517.50–520.002,1673
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420530.59/cwt522.50–540.002,22811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,0511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431556.98/cwt555.00–560.002,4017
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed446578.50/cwt577.50–580.002,5805
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,5251
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,1041
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469522.94/cwt510.00–535.002,45322
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482502.21/cwt500.00–505.002,4219
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,2601
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy508521.63/cwt500.00–530.002,65018
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521510.41/cwt502.50–517.502,65926
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523441.66/cwt440.00–442.502,3103
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527471.28/cwt457.00–492.502,48413
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2551451.87/cwt450.00–452.502,4904
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572477.59/cwt460.00–489.002,73237
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3572446.00/cwt446.00–446.002,5512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy591575.00/cwt575.00–575.003,3985
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595511.00/cwt511.00–511.003,0402
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy602472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,8442
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,2451
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620458.10/cwt454.00–462.002,8402
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5083
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634417.02/cwt413.00–436.002,6449
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673413.50/cwt406.00–420.002,78323
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682434.47/cwt432.50–437.502,9635
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3700350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4502
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710413.29/cwt404.00–418.502,93424
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,85812
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2774366.04/cwt352.50–371.002,8338
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,7031
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810372.00/cwt372.00–372.003,0135
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2813348.18/cwt344.00–352.502,8312
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2852349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,9732
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,8171
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3918290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6623
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2243650.10/cwt640.00–660.001,5802
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,7151
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310595.00/cwt590.00–600.001,8452
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337551.14/cwt540.00–560.001,8574
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,7771
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375564.46/cwt560.00–570.002,1174
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3382470.32/cwt467.50–471.001,7975
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384486.74/cwt480.00–490.001,8694
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387509.49/cwt500.00–520.001,9728
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3412440.63/cwt437.00–445.001,8153
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426477.94/cwt470.00–487.502,03621
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428451.20/cwt450.00–452.501,9312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433507.42/cwt500.00–510.002,1979
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455455.14/cwt452.50–460.002,0713
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460491.98/cwt487.50–497.502,26311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476474.99/cwt465.00–482.502,26125
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3491440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1606
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509450.76/cwt446.00–452.502,29415
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514419.37/cwt417.00–421.002,1565
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523371.16/cwt367.50–375.001,9412
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535440.18/cwt432.00–445.002,35534
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556432.60/cwt431.00–435.002,4055
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2559420.34/cwt403.00–427.002,35019
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588391.20/cwt391.00–392.002,3005
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,2953
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628367.93/cwt361.00–377.002,31119
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628355.01/cwt352.00–358.002,2292
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,1951
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,5051
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,1551
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670339.88/cwt335.00–355.002,2776
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,9321
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,64335
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731334.57/cwt330.00–346.002,4467
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2761330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5114
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,1081
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2837321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,6872
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2863301.55/cwt298.00–305.002,6022
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,000270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,7001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2140750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,0501
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2237640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,5172
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,7231
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2290602.50/cwt602.50–602.501,7471
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5371
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340600.00/cwt595.00–610.002,0403
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3360500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8001
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2388530.33/cwt525.00–540.002,0586
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy397551.00/cwt551.00–551.002,1872
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9531
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421509.24/cwt507.50–512.502,1443
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425483.57/cwt480.00–487.502,0552
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3450450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0251
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,2211
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476504.49/cwt502.50–505.002,4015
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2482492.61/cwt482.50–497.502,3745
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,4751
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525471.23/cwt470.00–480.002,47412
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3530439.00/cwt439.00–439.002,3272
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2576453.23/cwt450.00–462.502,6114
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,5102
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3580424.00/cwt424.00–424.002,4591
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615401.57/cwt395.00–408.002,4708
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3630377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,3781
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,4261
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3655357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,3421
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7401
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,5671
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,4041
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3755318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,4011
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2768342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,6273
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4491
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2800331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,6481
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3810313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,5351
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2873304.90/cwt300.00–310.002,6622
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3895295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6401
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3980260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,5481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,662206.21/cwt204.00–210.003,4273
Bulls——1,915221.00/cwt221.00–221.004,2321
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%849155.61/cwt151.00–159.501,3214
Cows—Lean 85-90%940141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3251
Cows—Lean 85-90%950180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7101
Cows—Lean 85-90%998163.31/cwt160.00–167.001,6303
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,8521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173189.86/cwt187.00–193.002,2274
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183168.18/cwt166.00–169.501,9903
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199176.07/cwt173.00–180.002,1117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590182.00/cwt181.00–183.002,8943
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,623193.00/cwt192.50–194.003,1323
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,157206.71/cwt202.50–210.002,3923

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.