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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 28
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
112 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 256▲ 0 vs year ago 112 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 9▲ 0 vs year ago 23 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends this week due to lack of comparable receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.13/cwt on 9 head, down $35.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −64.28 against this barn's trailing median of $401.40.
Average price
$337.13
▼ 35.61 vs prior sale
9 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,909
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$241
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$41.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−31.94
vs KY average
−23.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2566341.771,9368thin
Medium and Large 2-3565300.001,6951thin
One grade step is worth $41.77/cwt here — about $241 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 sale9 hd
337.13
—
KY average25 barns · 562 hd
369.07
−31.94
National average152 barns · 4,754 hd
360.52
−23.39
This barn, trailing median33 sales
401.40
−64.28
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
445399352305median 401.4003/0304/2806/2309/0811/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.44, low $318.65, median $401.40 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—Average1,304220.152,8715thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,238196.172,42911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,510175.002,6431thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low973152.331,4833thin
SteersSelectLow1,365202.002,7571thin

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)1,100$2,2001thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,0022
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3392362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,4212
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405503.00/cwt503.00–503.002,0372
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8271
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9241
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523421.66/cwt410.00–429.002,2055
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2558411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,2933
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610384.00/cwt384.00–384.002,3421
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3221
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,3321
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,3341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3305317.50/cwt317.50–317.509681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315405.37/cwt400.00–408.001,2773
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2355387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,3761
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,3721
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434401.67/cwt388.00–415.001,7436
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435379.00/cwt379.00–379.001,6493
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469396.90/cwt382.00–400.001,8616
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7101
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532359.07/cwt354.00–370.001,9103
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6951
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587331.39/cwt330.00–336.001,9455
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9841
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,0763
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1452
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2868280.75/cwt272.50–285.002,4373
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2197442.50/cwt442.50–442.508722
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280262.50/cwt262.50–262.507351
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3320367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,1761
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325456.00/cwt456.00–456.001,4821
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2410492.50/cwt492.50–492.502,0192
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1682
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3452380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7182
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2481443.29/cwt429.00–448.002,1328
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3518383.05/cwt381.00–385.001,9842
Bulls550–600Small 1-2585295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7261
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0061
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3615310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9072
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3650290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8851
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2657309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,0302
Bulls650–700Small 1-2665303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,0152
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3710290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0592
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,4811
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3965218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,1043
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,365202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,7571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,138211.03/cwt210.00–212.002,4022
Bulls——1,350219.59/cwt219.00–220.002,9642
Bulls——1,545239.50/cwt239.50–239.503,7001
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%850172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4621
Cows—Lean 85-90%955135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2891
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208175.39/cwt174.00–177.002,1192
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211208.71/cwt199.00–216.002,5276
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,312184.95/cwt181.00–189.002,4273
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,6431
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

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.