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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Tue, May 19
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
973 head
▲ 144 vs last sale 829▼ 179 vs year ago 1,152 · −15.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 42▼ 26 vs year ago 60 · −43.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 3 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady to firm. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $498.99/cwt on 101 head, up $3.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 33 comparable sales and sits +38.23 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$498.99
▲ 3.85 vs prior sale
101 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,756
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$51.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.79
vs KY average
+24.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548507.212,77985
Medium and Large 2-3576455.342,62216thin
One grade step is worth $51.87/cwt here — about $157 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 sale101 hd
498.99
—
KY average28 barns · 1,459 hd
479.21
+19.79
National average171 barns · 13,387 hd
474.48
+24.51
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
+38.23
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—Average1,369215.812,9544thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,548184.952,8638thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,232182.152,24518
CowsLean 85-90%High955163.461,5625thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,390$2,9001thin

Every lot

117 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270612.50/cwt612.50–612.501,6541
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3306521.66/cwt520.00–525.001,5963
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,9382
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2319596.62/cwt587.50–605.001,9034
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed320700.00/cwt700.00–700.002,2401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2353552.57/cwt542.50–562.501,9512
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,9081
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385587.50/cwt587.50–587.502,2621
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3416505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,1013
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,3593
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427533.08/cwt525.00–545.002,2765
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475512.50/cwt512.50–512.502,4342
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479540.61/cwt527.50–547.502,59034
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481551.96/cwt550.00–556.002,6556
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed483569.75/cwt567.50–570.502,75220
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy503561.64/cwt552.50–565.002,82518
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1891
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516532.30/cwt520.00–542.002,74711
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524489.04/cwt480.00–492.502,5635
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560560.00/cwt560.00–560.003,1364
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565495.86/cwt485.00–501.502,80214
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578470.33/cwt460.00–480.002,71933
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580457.36/cwt455.00–459.002,65315
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy602484.00/cwt484.00–484.002,9146
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612467.72/cwt457.50–470.002,86225
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615421.00/cwt421.00–421.002,5893
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632443.69/cwt430.00–455.002,80430
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5351
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,9765
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673423.00/cwt414.00–431.002,84711
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714402.47/cwt391.00–404.002,87426
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726380.70/cwt376.00–388.002,76411
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,9883
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3782349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,7296
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,7271
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930331.50/cwt331.50–331.503,0837
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added960331.00/cwt331.00–331.003,1785
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3240402.50/cwt402.50–402.509662
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2267544.31/cwt535.00–552.501,4533
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285507.50/cwt507.50–507.501,4461
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2321510.05/cwt500.00–525.001,6376
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,8531
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,5221
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6741
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2366481.74/cwt472.50–492.501,7639
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0528
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415453.45/cwt452.00–455.001,8822
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426474.40/cwt462.50–477.502,02114
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429494.33/cwt490.00–500.002,12113
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,24411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481447.64/cwt441.00–460.002,15353
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3481436.25/cwt430.00–439.002,0987
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510443.51/cwt440.00–447.502,26231
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533428.93/cwt419.00–435.002,28634
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535406.34/cwt401.00–412.502,17411
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554421.41/cwt420.00–425.002,33511
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578366.24/cwt365.00–367.502,1172
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583394.00/cwt381.00–409.002,29727
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618368.15/cwt360.00–378.002,2758
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622389.83/cwt381.00–394.002,4259
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3648330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1384
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3654318.50/cwt318.50–318.502,0835
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663338.38/cwt337.00–340.502,2438
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720353.50/cwt353.50–353.502,5457
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2734328.19/cwt321.00–331.002,40914
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2756330.79/cwt330.00–331.002,5015
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3769288.90/cwt287.50–295.002,2227
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2842322.58/cwt321.00–325.002,7165
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,6061
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added867331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,8702
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3990260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,5741
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,040260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,7041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3290402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,1671
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2310520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6121
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,9203
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5301
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365582.50/cwt582.50–582.502,1263
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,8053
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2397535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,1242
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3400485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9402
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2422502.37/cwt500.00–507.502,1203
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459552.04/cwt547.50–555.002,53418
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2476484.01/cwt470.00–517.502,30421
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1071
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy502505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,5352
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525446.63/cwt440.00–450.002,3453
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2538466.47/cwt461.00–487.502,51022
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy567480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,7222
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2580434.40/cwt425.00–442.502,52010
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3585405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3691
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613434.21/cwt420.00–439.002,66212
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3670350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3451
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2677374.19/cwt365.00–377.502,5339
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2707375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6517
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,7081
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3790285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2521
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3830222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,8471
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2842318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,6782
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2887320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,8382
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2948294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,7873
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,4981
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3925188.75/cwt188.75–188.751,7461
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3Value Added948279.25/cwt279.25–279.252,64754
Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 31,010190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,369215.81/cwt215.00–216.502,9544
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%925163.93/cwt160.00–169.001,5163
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,8301
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,002142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,4281
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160193.06/cwt190.00–197.002,2395
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253185.95/cwt181.00–189.002,3306
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254175.89/cwt173.00–178.002,2065
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298159.10/cwt158.00–160.002,0652
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,6141
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,551184.43/cwt181.00–188.002,8616
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560201.00/cwt201.00–201.003,1361
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3902,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2993216.54/cwt212.50–220.002,1502

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.