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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 25
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
202 head
▼ 317 vs last sale 519▲ 202 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 19▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend this week for feeder and slaughter classes due to low number of receipts and limited amount of comparables. However softer undertones noted across all classes of feeder and slaughter cattle. There was moderate demand for all classes of cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $385.63/cwt on 26 head, down $43.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −75.13 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.
Average price
$385.63
▼ 43.91 vs prior sale
26 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,129
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.20
vs KY average
+14.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553387.522,14124
Medium and Large 2-3548363.001,9872thin
One grade step is worth $24.52/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale26 hd
385.63
—
KY average24 barns · 461 hd
385.84
−0.20
National average153 barns · 5,891 hd
371.00
+14.63
This barn, trailing median33 sales
460.76
−75.13
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—Average1,695208.593,5364thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,346158.302,1315thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,514153.402,3224thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,240230.002,8521thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4102
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7161
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430424.28/cwt413.00–435.001,8247
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471418.63/cwt415.00–421.001,9725
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9891
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526407.02/cwt398.00–409.002,14111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575371.02/cwt361.00–377.002,13313
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,1181
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620356.65/cwt347.00–360.002,2119
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,1061
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2659353.46/cwt341.00–356.002,3296
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,9671
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712336.84/cwt331.00–341.002,39810
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2774316.88/cwt309.00–325.002,4534
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5361
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3842290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4422
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5801
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,5455
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,142238.50/cwt238.50–238.502,7244
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2901
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3353380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3413
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370396.13/cwt390.00–400.001,4665
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2451
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422376.37/cwt373.00–380.001,5883
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,7891
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455364.00/cwt364.00–364.001,6562
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477373.96/cwt371.00–387.501,7846
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8183
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,6491
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529346.16/cwt335.00–351.001,8319
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9041
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578321.59/cwt320.00–325.001,8593
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,6581
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636316.70/cwt315.00–321.002,0147
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,5911
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,0342
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,0661
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2782290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2682
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2807274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,2116
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850276.00/cwt276.00–276.002,3462
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3885277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,4511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2302452.00/cwt452.00–452.001,3652
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3315401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,2631
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,6651
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,5833
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2445417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,8582
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6981
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2527374.52/cwt371.00–375.001,9748
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3540331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,7871
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3550281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,5461
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1283
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2646304.00/cwt302.50–307.001,9643
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3660262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,7291
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2669301.38/cwt301.00–301.502,0168
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3740222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6431
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3795241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,9161
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3815200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6301
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,083202.99/cwt201.00–205.002,1982
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,240230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,8521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,400191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,6741
Bulls——1,755203.00/cwt203.00–203.003,5631
Bulls——1,813220.18/cwt218.00–222.003,9922
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,8481
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,1371
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,430140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,0021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,433162.25/cwt160.00–164.502,3252
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465148.50/cwt146.00–151.002,1762
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,563158.30/cwt156.50–160.002,4742

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.