Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $315.62/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −149.68 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.

Average price

$315.62

101 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$28.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.45

vs KY average

+16.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	318.83	1,755	86
Medium and Large 2	548	301.45	1,653	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	578	290.83	1,682	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.01/cwt here — about $74 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.97, low $392.22, median $465.30 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 sale101 hd

315.62

—

KY average24 barns · 887 hd

304.17

+11.45

National average149 barns · 7,793 hd

299.42

+16.20

This barn, trailing median30 sales

465.30

−149.68

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	1,586	175.21	2,779	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,504	139.00	2,090	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	132.02	1,577	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	118.04	1,161	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	151.00	1,774	1thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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	450–500	480	328.64/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,577	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	277.75/cwt	268.00–285.00	1,483	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	271.39/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,563	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	243.39/cwt	236.50–248.00	1,645	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	335.71/cwt	324.00–340.00	1,397	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	327.04/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	297.58/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,907	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	249.18/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,961	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	228.06/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,635	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,779	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	314.23/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,826	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	274.29/cwt	273.00–276.00	1,659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	707	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,994	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	321.95/cwt	310.50–324.00	1,671	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	334.67/cwt	327.50–342.00	1,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	818	258.18/cwt	249.50–264.50	2,112	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	325.31/cwt	322.00–326.00	1,835	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	291.93/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,503	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	236.25/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	261.75/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,885	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	685	283.54/cwt	283.00–286.50	1,942	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	240.50/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,683	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	921	223.37/cwt	221.00–223.50	2,057	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	320.70/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,943	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	752	253.40/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,906	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	277.42/cwt	266.00–280.50	1,892	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,034	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,861	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	267.84/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	212.97/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	301.08/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,421	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,097	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,216	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	234.60/cwt	227.00–242.00	2,020	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	333.40/cwt	324.00–341.00	1,454	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	235.88/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,790	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	323.63/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,252	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	243.13/cwt	234.00–248.00	1,738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	307.29/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,152	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	308.79/cwt	297.00–311.00	1,306	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	216.99/cwt	212.00–227.00	1,760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	347.27/cwt	346.00–351.00	1,320	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	621	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	258.12/cwt	248.00–264.50	1,593	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	302.06/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,722	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	325.78/cwt	324.00–327.50	1,661	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	324.69/cwt	315.00–331.00	1,526	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	313.87/cwt	303.00–320.00	1,623	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	348.50/cwt	347.50–349.00	1,471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,353	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	129.88/cwt	126.00–133.50	1,531	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	965	1
Bulls	—	—	1,348	169.88/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,290	2
Bulls	—	—	1,375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,200	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,265	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,033	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	140.51/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,704	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	124.32/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,519	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,254	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	118.73/cwt	116.50–123.00	1,199	3
Bulls	—	—	1,930	188.14/cwt	186.00–190.00	3,631	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,175	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	275.15/cwt	269.00–283.00	1,750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	325.50/cwt	322.50–327.00	1,107	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	346.01/cwt	345.00–347.00	1,429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	445	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	472	312.81/cwt	311.00–315.00	1,476	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	451	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	783	225.68/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	280.95/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,054	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	252.04/cwt	249.00–257.00	1,316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	284.19/cwt	281.00–286.00	1,347	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	249.89/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,412	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	288	273.32/cwt	270.00–275.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	230.50/cwt	224.00–237.00	1,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	302.40/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	278.78/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,611	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	782	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,830	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	241.32/cwt	239.50–245.00	1,701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	300.51/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	306.01/cwt	302.50–310.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	274.67/cwt	274.00–276.00	1,648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	242.36/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,522	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	817	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	249.35/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	632	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	302.20/cwt	301.00–304.00	1,689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	313.10/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,515	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	296.23/cwt	294.00–297.00	1,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	290.67/cwt	290.00–291.00	1,535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	738	232.02/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	847	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	302.43/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	289.99/cwt	288.00–292.00	1,711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1

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 Jun 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,236Last week 1,546Year ago 1,314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 59Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	378	327.50–342.00	334.67
18	400–450	416	324.00–340.00	335.71
29	450–500	480	320.00–336.00	328.64
36	500–550	519	310.50–324.00	321.95
40	550–600	581	307.00–320.00	314.23
56	600–650	641	290.00–306.00	297.58
27	650–700	682	266.00–280.50	277.42
18	700–750	720	252.00–270.00	261.75
15	750–800	787	245.00–252.00	249.18
4	800–850	824	231.00–241.00	236.25
4	850–900	861	227.00–242.00	234.60
19	900–950	921	221.00–223.50	223.37
1	1000–1050	1,025	207.00	207.00
7	1050–1100	1,097	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	511	326.00–330.00	327.04
6	550–600	564	322.00–326.00	325.31
16	600–650	606	318.00–322.00	320.70
62	650–700	685	283.00–286.50	283.54
21	700–750	707	282.00	282.00
5	750–800	752	253.00–255.00	253.40
110	800–850	818	249.50–264.50	258.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	302.50–310.00	306.01
1	350–400	390	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	442	310.00	310.00
10	450–500	484	312.50–315.00	313.10
4	500–550	535	300.00–302.00	300.51
5	550–600	559	301.00–304.00	302.20
3	600–650	600	274.00–276.00	274.67
2	700–750	703	240.00–241.00	240.50
1	750–800	795	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	356.00	356.00
3	400–450	422	347.50–349.00	348.50
3	450–500	451	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	312.50	312.50
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	481	300.00–305.00	302.43
1	500–550	520	295.00	295.00
5	550–600	590	288.00–292.00	289.99
3	600–650	623	248.00–250.00	249.35
2	650–700	660	239.00	239.00
2	700–750	738	230.00–234.00	232.02
3	750–800	783	224.00–229.00	225.68
2	800–850	847	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	870	215.00	215.00
1	900–950	925	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	300.00–310.00	307.29
24	400–450	423	297.00–311.00	308.79
26	450–500	472	290.00–308.00	301.08
39	500–550	534	268.00–285.00	277.75
50	550–600	576	261.00–275.00	271.39
25	600–650	617	248.00–264.50	258.12
9	650–700	676	236.50–248.00	243.39
31	700–750	717	215.00–231.00	228.06
2	750–800	783	205.00–221.00	212.97
10	850–900	868	205.00	205.00
13	1000–1050	1,034	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	515	286.00–294.00	291.93
32	550–600	578	277.00–280.00	278.78
7	600–650	605	273.00–276.00	274.29
6	650–700	660	255.00	255.00
6	700–750	705	239.50–245.00	241.32
63	750–800	782	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	294.00–297.00	296.23
1	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	485	292.00	292.00
3	600–650	628	238.00–245.00	242.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	313.00	313.00
14	450–500	472	311.00–315.00	312.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	270.00–275.00	273.32
2	300–350	325	280.00	280.00
5	350–400	375	280.00–285.00	280.95
8	450–500	474	281.00–286.00	284.19
3	500–550	522	249.00–257.00	252.04
7	550–600	565	249.00–255.00	249.89
2	600–650	640	224.00–237.00	230.50
1	650–700	670	219.00	219.00
1	700–750	735	182.00	182.00
1	750–800	770	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	835	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	322.50	322.50
1	450–500	460	304.00	304.00
1	500–550	530	299.00	299.00
1	550–600	595	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	615	264.00	264.00
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	780	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	330.00	330.00
3	300–350	340	322.50–327.00	325.50
5	350–400	387	320.00–329.00	323.63
13	400–450	436	324.00–341.00	333.40
18	450–500	470	315.00–331.00	324.69
16	500–550	517	303.00–320.00	313.87
14	550–600	570	290.00–312.00	302.06
4	600–650	636	269.00–283.00	275.15
3	650–700	663	260.00–274.00	267.84
4	700–750	715	234.00–248.00	243.13
5	750–800	759	224.00–239.00	235.88
3	800–850	811	212.00–227.00	216.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
4	350–400	380	346.00–351.00	347.27
2	400–450	413	345.00–347.00	346.01
6	500–550	510	324.00–327.50	325.78
3	600–650	621	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	330	285.00	285.00
3	400–450	428	300.00–307.00	302.40
3	500–550	528	290.00–291.00	290.67
1	550–600	565	285.00	285.00
4	600–650	632	243.00	243.00
1	650–700	685	209.00	209.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	817	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,179	126.00–133.50	129.88
6	—	1,213	139.00–145.00	140.51
3	—	1,222	121.00–128.00	124.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	106.00	106.00
1	—	980	128.00	128.00
3	—	1,010	116.50–123.00	118.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	142.00	142.00
3	—	1,473	138.00	138.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	169.00–171.00	169.88
1	—	1,375	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,930	186.00–190.00	188.14
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	151.00	151.00

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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