Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.46/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −164.75 against this barn's trailing median of $411.21.

Average price

$246.46

111 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,348

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$19.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.08

vs KY average

−17.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	248.91	1,363	97
Medium and Large 2-3	543	229.46	1,247	14thin

One grade step is worth $19.45/cwt here — about $116 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.44, low $348.35, median $411.21 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale111 hd

246.46

—

KY average24 barns · 1,317 hd

250.54

−4.08

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−17.50

This barn, trailing median30 sales

411.21

−164.75

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	—	Low	1,836	152.96	2,808	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,628	126.04	2,052	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	123.33	1,519	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	113.05	1,098	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,335	153.00	2,043	1thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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	800–850	816	219.26/cwt	209.00–228.50	1,789	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	225.22/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,790	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	209.28/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,505	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	242.39/cwt	231.00–249.00	1,377	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	247.97/cwt	233.00–251.00	1,800	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	317.23/cwt	309.00–324.00	1,494	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	302.40/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,706	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	274.03/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	291.10/cwt	280.00–298.50	1,677	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	278.35/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,191	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	979	204.80/cwt	203.00–205.00	2,005	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	311.68/cwt	306.00–321.00	1,346	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	289.43/cwt	284.00–292.00	1,786	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	253.99/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,435	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	327.29/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	214.87/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,891	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	322.73/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,630	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	260.43/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,875	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,596	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	269.46/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,363	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	324.47/cwt	317.00–332.00	1,168	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	1,835	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	243.16/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,498	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	259.15/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	303.04/cwt	298.00–306.00	1,391	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	325.25/cwt	321.00–330.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	922	218.75/cwt	218.75–218.75	2,017	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	245.69/cwt	239.00–256.00	1,312	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	230.19/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,443	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	290.48/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,075	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	201.38/cwt	200.50–209.00	1,690	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	259.19/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,760	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	302.59/cwt	297.00–308.00	1,601	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	223.39/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,512	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	272.59/cwt	262.00–279.00	1,308	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	301.04/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,255	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	203.92/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	214.30/cwt	206.00–215.50	1,624	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	877	203.65/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	298.44/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,400	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	305.25/cwt	299.00–312.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	313.13/cwt	311.00–320.00	1,447	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	569	276.41/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	253.33/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	301.05/cwt	299.00–304.00	987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	248.50/cwt	240.00–249.50	1,715	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	323.36/cwt	314.00–331.00	1,048	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	217.72/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,550	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	271.00/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,385	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	489	331.50/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,621	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	331.23/cwt	329.00–332.50	1,411	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	124.87/cwt	120.00–128.50	1,545	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	101.62/cwt	97.50–104.50	970	3
Bulls	—	—	1,828	142.39/cwt	142.00–143.00	2,603	2
Bulls	—	—	2,158	167.15/cwt	163.50–170.50	3,607	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	125.40/cwt	123.50–128.00	2,004	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,840	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	2,401	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	129.41/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,600	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	114.67/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,392	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	123.72/cwt	121.00–127.50	1,232	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	110.94/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,065	4
Bulls	—	—	1,678	151.16/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,536	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,335	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	526	288.78/cwt	284.00–296.00	1,519	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	312.33/cwt	311.00–315.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	434	290.48/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	366	302.91/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,109	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	532	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,442	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	845	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	626	206.29/cwt	202.00–211.00	1,291	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	287.58/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,216	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	265.41/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,025	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	308.97/cwt	306.00–311.00	1,152	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	254.16/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,449	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	209.58/cwt	204.00–211.00	1,415	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	881	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	783	193.97/cwt	191.00–197.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	276.58/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	210	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	747	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,419	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	244.21/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	926	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,389	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	758	241.66/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,832	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	679	235.01/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,596	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	775	220.30/cwt	220.00–220.60	1,707	121
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	292.64/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	284.01/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,346	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	251.71/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	272.79/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	300.82/cwt	298.00–303.00	1,300	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	233.64/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,224	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	261.98/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	279.55/cwt	276.00–283.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	321	271.49/cwt	241.00–286.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	226.33/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,263	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,080	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	612	232.34/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	253.52/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,349	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,095	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	282.98/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	392	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,149	2

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 Apr 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,473Last week 1,416Year ago 1,307

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 37Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	321.00–330.00	325.25
4	300–350	331	325.00–330.00	327.29
8	350–400	360	317.00–332.00	324.47
11	400–450	432	306.00–321.00	311.68
17	450–500	471	309.00–324.00	317.23
36	500–550	529	297.00–308.00	302.59
71	550–600	576	280.00–298.50	291.10
5	600–650	610	265.00–280.00	274.03
68	650–700	679	252.00–267.00	259.19
14	700–750	726	233.00–251.00	247.97
20	750–800	795	220.00–235.00	225.22
17	800–850	816	209.00–228.50	219.26
9	850–900	880	209.00–220.00	214.87
1	900–950	925	208.00	208.00
10	950–1000	979	203.00–205.00	204.80
1	1000–1050	1,030	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	505	320.00–329.00	322.73
22	550–600	564	300.00–308.00	302.40
17	600–650	617	284.00–292.00	289.43
12	650–700	652	281.50	281.50
21	700–750	720	260.00–261.00	260.43
6	750–800	758	240.00–243.00	241.66
53	900–950	922	218.75	218.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	310	311.00	311.00
1	350–400	360	307.00	307.00
6	400–450	432	298.00–303.00	300.82
7	450–500	459	298.00–306.00	303.04
3	500–550	505	290.00–294.00	292.64
5	550–600	574	270.00–276.00	272.79
6	600–650	632	256.00–260.00	259.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	329.00–332.50	331.23
10	450–500	489	327.00–332.00	331.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	298.00	298.00
4	400–450	423	286.00–292.00	287.58
4	450–500	474	280.00–286.00	284.01
2	500–550	513	276.00–283.00	279.55
1	550–600	550	269.00	269.00
3	600–650	618	250.00–254.00	251.71
5	650–700	665	240.00–248.00	244.21
2	750–800	795	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	865	199.00	199.00
1	950–1000	950	185.00	185.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	299.00–312.00	305.25
3	300–350	328	299.00–304.00	301.05
21	350–400	370	280.00–297.00	290.48
22	400–450	428	270.00–285.00	278.35
42	450–500	480	262.00–279.00	272.59
30	500–550	534	239.00–256.00	245.69
41	550–600	568	231.00–249.00	242.39
27	600–650	627	220.00–235.00	230.19
40	650–700	677	214.00–230.00	223.39
9	700–750	719	200.00–218.00	209.28
12	750–800	758	206.00–215.50	214.30
11	800–850	839	200.50–209.00	201.38
3	850–900	877	200.00–206.00	203.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	506	265.00–270.00	269.46
11	550–600	565	250.00–259.00	253.99
47	600–650	616	242.50–245.00	243.16
20	650–700	679	233.00–237.00	235.01
13	700–750	724	220.50	220.50
121	750–800	775	220.00–220.60	220.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	366	301.00–305.00	302.91
4	400–450	434	290.00–292.00	290.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	241.00	241.00
1	250–300	290	286.00	286.00
4	300–350	321	241.00–286.00	271.49
3	350–400	377	272.00–280.00	276.58
3	400–450	430	260.00–269.00	265.41
2	450–500	483	258.00–266.00	261.98
6	500–550	524	230.00–236.00	233.64
8	550–600	558	220.00–229.00	226.33
4	600–650	626	202.00–211.00	206.29
7	650–700	675	204.00–211.00	209.58
6	700–750	747	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	783	191.00–197.00	193.97
1	800–850	840	161.00	161.00
6	850–900	881	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	324	314.00–331.00	323.36
7	350–400	373	306.00–311.00	308.97
23	400–450	417	290.00–309.00	301.04
25	450–500	469	290.00–309.00	298.44
7	500–550	511	270.00–277.00	271.00
13	550–600	570	250.00–263.00	254.16
6	600–650	605	240.00–256.00	253.33
12	650–700	690	240.00–249.50	248.50
6	700–750	712	215.00–225.00	217.72
2	850–900	868	200.00–208.00	203.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	311.00–315.00	312.33
17	450–500	462	311.00–320.00	313.13
5	500–550	526	284.00–296.00	288.78
5	550–600	569	270.00–279.00	276.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	293.00	293.00
1	400–450	400	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	465	281.00–285.00	282.98
9	500–550	532	250.00–257.00	253.52
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	612	230.00–235.00	232.34
5	900–950	926	150.00	150.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	335	308.00	308.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	532	271.00	271.00
1	800–850	845	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,237	120.00–128.50	124.87
5	—	1,236	129.00–130.00	129.41
6	—	1,214	111.00–119.00	114.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	955	97.50–104.50	101.62
4	—	996	121.00–127.50	123.72
4	—	960	109.00–113.00	110.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,598	123.50–128.00	125.40
1	—	1,840	130.50	130.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,828	142.00–143.00	142.39
2	—	2,158	163.50–170.50	167.15
4	—	1,678	150.00–153.00	151.16
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	153.00	153.00

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