Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $265.29/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −145.92 against this barn's trailing median of $411.21.

Average price

$265.29

72 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,483

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$27.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.05

vs KY average

−4.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	267.27	1,491	66
Medium and Large 2	580	247.00	1,433	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	240.00	1,355	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.27/cwt here — about $135 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 sale72 hd

265.29

—

KY average25 barns · 1,823 hd

257.23

+8.05

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−4.90

This barn, trailing median30 sales

411.21

−145.92

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	—	Average	1,688	143.75	2,427	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	120.76	1,495	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	118.32	1,826	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	918	111.17	1,021	17

Every lot, as filed

127 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	292.06/cwt	281.00–298.00	1,536	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	264.89/cwt	256.00–269.00	1,518	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	250.55/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,561	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	307.81/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,164	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	269.41/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,439	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	213.21/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,936	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	314.47/cwt	306.00–320.00	994	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	208	323.70/cwt	322.50–325.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	220.63/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	262.05/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	314.07/cwt	310.00–318.00	879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	327.65/cwt	322.00–336.00	1,219	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	226.05/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,616	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	277.52/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,318	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	230.16/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,544	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	318.01/cwt	317.00–324.00	1,854	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	226.01/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	255.75/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,558	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	309.61/cwt	302.00–319.00	1,601	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	977	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	2,086	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	236.17/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	311.27/cwt	301.00–315.00	1,830	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	278.23/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,466	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	216.80/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,886	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	324.80/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,361	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	277.31/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,714	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	758	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,743	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	290.65/cwt	289.00–295.00	1,709	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	295.75/cwt	291.00–299.50	1,834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	326.50/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,012	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	303.48/cwt	299.00–309.00	1,399	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	291	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	307	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	212.09/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,724	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	206.23/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	282.54/cwt	272.00–289.00	1,206	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	329.40/cwt	318.00–335.00	1,285	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	213.60/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,726	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	282.08/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,613	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	482	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,908	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	299.18/cwt	293.00–304.00	1,257	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	233	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	243.01/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	326.55/cwt	318.00–329.50	1,381	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	469	287.88/cwt	287.00–288.00	1,350	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	229.93/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	412	344.40/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	265.81/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,621	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	513	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,303	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	352	349.80/cwt	349.00–350.00	1,231	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	359	320.97/cwt	318.00–323.00	1,152	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	121.48/cwt	117.50–125.00	1,889	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	114.84/cwt	111.00–117.50	1,464	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	133.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,450	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	122.82/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,538	8
Bulls	—	—	1,888	146.83/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,772	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	119.36/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,095	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	945	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,134	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	625	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,150	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	104.64/cwt	100.00–106.00	901	4
Bulls	—	—	1,388	139.14/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,931	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	111.33/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,048	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	436	338.21/cwt	335.00–339.00	1,475	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	341	342.14/cwt	341.00–345.00	1,167	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	900–950	913	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,780	56
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	492	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,107	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,140	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	287.03/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,079	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	597	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	482	336.08/cwt	332.50–341.00	1,620	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	262	375.50/cwt	375.50–375.50	984	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	507	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,010	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	245.71/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,327	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	332	284.15/cwt	282.50–285.00	943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	265.62/cwt	262.00–269.00	1,121	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	848	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	296.00/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,459	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	318.26/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,512	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	265.03/cwt	253.00–267.50	1,929	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	301.95/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	858	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,883	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	293.30/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,405	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	324.19/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,660	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	708	271.73/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,924	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	880	228.25/cwt	228.25–228.25	2,009	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	293.58/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,538	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	557	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	270.89/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	309	299.25/cwt	299.00–300.00	925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	295.49/cwt	291.00–299.00	1,105	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	311.50/cwt	310.00–313.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	264.56/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,233	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	643	224.00/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,440	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,320	6

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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,192Last week 1,286Year ago 1,277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 79Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	287	319.00	319.00
2	300–350	337	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	390	318.00–335.00	329.40
14	400–450	423	318.00–329.50	326.55
7	450–500	461	299.00–309.00	303.48
25	500–550	526	281.00–298.00	292.06
6	550–600	572	275.00–290.00	282.08
10	600–650	610	264.00–270.00	265.81
4	650–700	668	241.00–245.00	243.01
2	700–750	727	234.00	234.00
3	750–800	773	224.00–240.00	229.93
5	800–850	808	204.00–220.00	213.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	352	349.00–350.00	349.80
5	400–450	436	335.00–339.00	338.21
2	450–500	482	321.00	321.00
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	390	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
6	450–500	463	285.00	285.00
7	500–550	540	245.00–250.00	245.71
1	550–600	575	258.00	258.00
1	850–900	885	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	306.00	306.00
2	350–400	370	310.00–313.00	311.50
19	450–500	479	290.00–296.00	293.30
1	500–550	525	274.00	274.00
5	550–600	585	270.00–273.00	270.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	322.50–325.00	323.70
3	250–300	291	315.00	315.00
5	300–350	316	306.00–320.00	314.47
18	350–400	378	300.00–315.00	307.81
33	400–450	427	272.00–289.00	282.54
37	450–500	475	270.00–285.00	277.52
20	500–550	534	265.00–273.00	269.41
41	550–600	573	256.00–269.00	264.89
17	600–650	623	241.00–252.00	250.55
8	650–700	671	226.00–240.00	230.16
21	700–750	715	220.00–227.00	226.05
3	750–800	767	216.00–230.00	220.63
13	800–850	813	210.00–216.00	212.09
4	850–900	876	205.00–210.00	206.23
9	900–950	900	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	527	275.00–279.00	278.23
20	600–650	609	255.00–256.00	255.75
3	700–750	705	232.50	232.50
12	750–800	758	230.00	230.00
65	850–900	858	219.50	219.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	307	335.00	335.00
5	350–400	359	318.00–323.00	320.97
7	400–450	420	293.00–304.00	299.18
8	450–500	469	287.00–288.00	287.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	280	287.00	287.00
3	300–350	332	282.50–285.00	284.15
5	350–400	376	285.00–289.00	287.03
8	400–450	422	262.00–269.00	265.62
10	450–500	466	260.00–268.00	264.56
1	500–550	500	248.00	248.00
2	550–600	597	236.00	236.00
5	600–650	643	220.00–225.00	224.00
1	650–700	675	219.00	219.00
2	700–750	745	206.00	206.00
1	750–800	790	210.00	210.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	302.50	302.50
1	250–300	260	292.50	292.50
4	300–350	309	299.00–300.00	299.25
4	350–400	374	291.00–299.00	295.49
3	550–600	580	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	310.00–318.00	314.07
4	300–350	310	322.00–335.00	326.50
6	350–400	372	322.00–336.00	327.65
9	400–450	419	316.00–330.00	324.80
31	450–500	475	310.00–326.00	318.26
10	500–550	517	302.00–319.00	309.61
57	550–600	588	301.00–315.00	311.27
10	600–650	618	270.00–288.00	277.31
6	650–700	672	256.00–268.00	262.05
52	700–750	728	253.00–267.50	265.03
5	750–800	773	231.00–241.00	236.17
3	800–850	806	218.00–230.00	226.01
7	850–900	870	214.00–221.00	216.80
5	900–950	908	209.00–216.00	213.21
16	950–1000	977	213.50	213.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	512	322.00–330.00	324.19
19	550–600	583	317.00–324.00	318.01
7	600–650	620	291.00–299.50	295.75
4	650–700	662	280.00	280.00
15	700–750	708	270.00–272.00	271.73
39	850–900	880	228.25	228.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	309.00	309.00
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	483	300.00–307.00	301.95
8	500–550	524	290.00–297.00	293.58
7	550–600	588	289.00–295.00	290.65
1	600–650	615	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	262	375.50	375.50
7	300–350	341	341.00–345.00	342.14
3	350–400	365	357.00	357.00
5	400–450	412	342.00–345.00	344.40
9	450–500	482	332.50–341.00	336.08
3	500–550	513	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	493	295.00–297.00	296.00
2	500–550	507	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	557	283.00	283.00
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	685	254.00	254.00
1	700–750	700	236.00	236.00
1	750–800	765	232.00	232.00
3	800–850	848	212.00	212.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	492	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	625	184.00	184.00
1	900–950	945	120.00	120.00
1	1100–1150	1,140	136.00	136.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	900–950	913	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	117.50–125.00	121.48
1	—	1,520	112.00	112.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,275	111.00–117.50	114.84
3	—	1,090	130.00–135.00	133.00
8	—	1,252	119.00–126.00	122.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	917	117.00–123.00	119.36
4	—	861	100.00–106.00	104.64
10	—	941	108.00–114.00	111.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,888	145.00–150.00	146.83
2	—	1,388	136.00–142.00	139.14

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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