Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last leek feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $261.79/cwt on 702 head.

Average price

$261.79

702 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$10.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.79

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	676	262.55	1,774	634
Medium and Large 2	606	258.32	1,564	30
Medium and Large 2-3	597	251.86	1,504	38

One grade step is worth $10.69/cwt here — about $270 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale702 hd

261.79

—

KY average26 barns · 7,492 hd

261.00

+0.79

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,709	130.59	2,231	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	113.76	1,739	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	108.80	1,313	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	101.32	983	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,410	140.00	1,974	1thin

Every lot, as filed

126 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	323.40/cwt	316.00–330.50	1,381	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	325.96/cwt	321.00–337.00	1,219	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	207.80/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,729	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	214.91/cwt	200.00–217.75	1,876	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	307.30/cwt	299.00–313.00	1,466	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	251.50/cwt	242.00–259.00	1,690	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	271.54/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,705	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	229.85/cwt	221.00–238.00	1,804	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	316.85/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,008	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	881	234.10/cwt	234.10–234.10	2,062	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	332.59/cwt	331.00–336.00	1,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	352.55/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	321.55/cwt	317.00–324.00	1,515	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	341.79/cwt	339.00–344.00	1,463	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	233.15/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,320	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	743	192.99/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	245.38/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,630	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	282.75/cwt	280.00–285.50	1,722	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	235.55/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	281	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	257.02/cwt	255.00–261.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	771	181.03/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	275.05/cwt	269.00–281.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	252.98/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,080	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	214.21/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,996	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	257.04/cwt	253.00–258.00	1,635	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	276.34/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,578	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	292.55/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,390	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	190.50/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	238.94/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,763	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	242.50/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,530	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	285.49/cwt	279.00–296.00	1,507	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	272.60/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,467	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	212.05/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	749	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,659	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	302.90/cwt	301.00–304.00	1,608	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	236.08/cwt	232.00–237.50	1,577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	290.98/cwt	288.00–294.00	1,202	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	259.51/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,484	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	272.50/cwt	269.00–276.00	1,240	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	944	183.85/cwt	183.85–183.85	1,736	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	922	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,047	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	245.17/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,777	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	261.03/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,731	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	286.38/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,684	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	290.75/cwt	290.00–291.00	1,497	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	782	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	338.26/cwt	337.50–339.00	1,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,974	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	111.66/cwt	107.00–115.50	1,714	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	117.96/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,789	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	107.86/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,288	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	116.47/cwt	114.50–120.00	1,468	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	99.18/cwt	95.50–102.00	1,143	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	88.49/cwt	85.50–91.00	876	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	109.60/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,060	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	104.04/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,000	5
Bulls	—	—	2,075	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	3,009	1
Bulls	—	—	1,493	122.47/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,828	3
Bulls	—	—	1,802	133.90/cwt	129.50–136.00	2,413	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	299.55/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,306	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	199.69/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,653	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	287.71/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	209.79/cwt	203.00–219.00	1,504	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	278.14/cwt	268.00–281.00	1,477	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	205.73/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	296.43/cwt	289.00–305.00	1,405	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	241.72/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,494	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	263.36/cwt	259.00–275.00	1,499	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	273.66/cwt	271.00–279.00	1,316	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	232.82/cwt	227.00–244.00	1,555	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	328.53/cwt	327.00–332.50	1,222	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	187.63/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	250.30/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,179	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	213.03/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,338	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	268.75/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,140	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	263.66/cwt	258.00–273.00	1,237	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	226.57/cwt	217.00–234.00	1,405	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	279.42/cwt	269.00–290.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	183.73/cwt	183.00–189.00	1,828	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	248.06/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,297	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	244.27/cwt	234.00–249.00	1,400	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	210.22/cwt	201.00–214.00	1,514	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	272.05/cwt	264.00–280.00	1,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	198.20/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,512	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	899	198.88/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,788	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	481	280.66/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	280.51/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,178	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	374	304.84/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,140	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	243.68/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,184	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	254.32/cwt	250.00–260.00	872	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	221.45/cwt	214.00–227.00	1,495	94
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	225.29/cwt	215.50–226.00	1,705	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	264.73/cwt	261.00–269.00	1,395	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,462	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	301.43/cwt	299.00–304.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	281.56/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,329	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	947	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	288.38/cwt	286.00–291.00	1,226	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	252.42/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,487	7

How this sale compares

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Mon Feb 26, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,761Last week 1,535Year ago 1,287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 36Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	427	316.00–330.50	323.40
14	—	374	321.00–337.00	325.96
15	—	832	203.00–210.00	207.80
14	—	873	200.00–217.75	214.91
35	—	477	299.00–313.00	307.30
38	—	672	242.00–259.00	251.50
40	—	628	260.00–276.00	271.54
86	—	785	221.00–238.00	229.85
7	—	318	312.00–325.00	316.85
1	—	260	327.50	327.50
12	—	932	205.00–216.00	214.21
28	—	571	270.00–281.00	276.34
2	—	1,013	190.00–191.00	190.50
33	—	738	225.00–240.00	238.94
26	—	528	279.00–296.00	285.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	881	234.10	234.10
46	—	609	280.00–285.50	282.75
21	—	531	301.00–304.00	302.90
37	—	922	222.00	222.00
23	—	725	242.00–247.00	245.17
23	—	663	260.00–264.00	261.03
20	—	588	285.00–287.50	286.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	331.00–336.00	332.59
4	—	355	345.00–360.00	352.55
14	—	471	317.00–324.00	321.55
16	—	428	339.00–344.00	341.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	636	253.00–258.00	257.04
7	—	475	290.00–295.00	292.55
2	—	442	304.00	304.00
1	—	290	300.00	300.00
11	—	749	221.50	221.50
1	—	340	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	631	238.00–246.00	242.50
8	—	538	270.00–275.00	272.60
2	—	760	210.00	210.00
2	—	718	210.00–214.00	212.05
1	—	830	199.00	199.00
4	—	668	232.00–237.50	236.08
2	—	413	288.00–294.00	290.98
9	—	572	255.00–262.00	259.51
2	—	455	269.00–276.00	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	230.00–238.00	233.15
1	—	835	159.00	159.00
2	—	743	191.00–195.00	192.99
3	—	438	242.00–247.00	245.38
3	—	520	231.00–239.00	235.55
3	—	915	174.00	174.00
4	—	281	255.00	255.00
3	—	362	255.00–261.00	257.02
1	—	650	215.00	215.00
4	—	771	180.00–184.00	181.03
4	—	628	209.00–215.00	213.03
6	—	486	241.00–248.00	243.68
7	—	343	250.00–260.00	254.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	701	232.50	232.50
75	—	757	215.50–226.00	225.29
1	—	820	205.00	205.00
15	—	527	261.00–269.00	264.73
19	—	609	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	269.00–281.00	275.05
3	—	843	184.00	184.00
4	—	908	195.00	195.00
23	—	424	260.00–275.00	268.75
26	—	469	258.00–273.00	263.66
32	—	620	217.00–234.00	226.57
2	—	343	269.00–290.00	279.42
8	—	995	183.00–189.00	183.73
1	—	1,060	190.00	190.00
81	—	523	240.00–258.00	248.06
42	—	573	234.00–249.00	244.27
20	—	720	201.00–214.00	210.22
5	—	392	264.00–280.00	272.05
8	—	763	190.00–203.00	198.20
8	—	899	197.00–200.00	198.88
94	—	675	214.00–227.00	221.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	250.00–258.00	252.98
13	—	471	250.00–254.00	250.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	481	280.00–281.00	280.66
4	—	420	280.00–281.00	280.51
7	—	374	300.00–309.00	304.84
1	—	320	320.00	320.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	944	183.85	183.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	290.00–291.00	290.75
2	—	782	220.50	220.50
2	—	450	312.50	312.50
2	—	417	322.00	322.00
2	—	368	337.50–339.00	338.26
1	—	715	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	436	290.00–305.00	299.55
10	—	828	199.00–200.00	199.69
17	—	717	203.00–219.00	209.79
1	—	910	177.00	177.00
22	—	531	268.00–281.00	278.14
4	—	761	200.00–213.00	205.73
24	—	474	289.00–305.00	296.43
10	—	618	236.00–249.00	241.72
14	—	569	259.00–275.00	263.36
10	—	668	227.00–244.00	232.82
5	—	372	327.00–332.50	328.53
3	—	983	192.00	192.00
3	—	867	185.00–190.00	187.63
1	—	345	334.00	334.00
1	—	295	321.00	321.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	240.00	240.00
1	—	820	180.00	180.00
2	—	365	280.00–295.00	287.71
3	—	481	271.00–279.00	273.66
1	—	1,090	125.00	125.00
1	—	695	221.00	221.00
2	—	425	286.00–291.00	288.38
7	—	589	251.00–254.00	252.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	299.00–304.00	301.43
4	—	472	280.00–283.00	281.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	140.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,535	107.00–115.50	111.66
3	—	1,517	116.00–120.00	117.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,194	104.00–112.00	107.86
9	—	1,260	114.50–120.00	116.47
6	—	1,152	95.50–102.00	99.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	990	85.50–91.00	88.49
3	—	967	108.00–111.00	109.60
5	—	961	102.00–106.00	104.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,075	145.00	145.00
3	—	1,493	120.00–127.00	122.47
3	—	1,802	129.50–136.00	133.90

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Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	133.00	133.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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