Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $316.57/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −148.73 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.

Average price

$316.57

99 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$38.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.74

vs KY average

+17.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	321.57	1,758	82
Medium and Large 2	564	296.53	1,673	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	571	282.70	1,614	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.86/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale99 hd

316.57

—

KY average23 barns · 670 hd

300.83

+15.74

National average143 barns · 6,512 hd

299.26

+17.31

This barn, trailing median30 sales

465.30

−148.73

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	1,662	169.36	2,814	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	139.62	1,698	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	100.50	975	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$1,904	2thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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	300–350	325	319.92/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	304.08/cwt	300.00–312.50	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	332.03/cwt	325.00–336.00	1,265	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	266.39/cwt	254.00–271.00	1,545	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	294.64/cwt	289.00–307.50	1,862	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	342.71/cwt	336.00–350.00	1,457	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	258.30/cwt	253.00–260.50	1,868	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	243.20/cwt	234.00–245.50	2,021	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	249.31/cwt	241.00–254.50	1,955	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	265.74/cwt	259.00–275.00	1,810	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	313.96/cwt	306.50–324.00	1,642	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	328.85/cwt	317.00–336.00	1,582	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	316.86/cwt	307.00–320.50	1,800	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	260.33/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,583	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	290.42/cwt	284.00–292.50	1,501	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	333.04/cwt	329.00–335.00	1,765	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	313.30/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,908	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	279.01/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	729	261.53/cwt	261.50–262.00	1,907	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	307.15/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,121	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	235.02/cwt	233.00–236.00	1,803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	294.76/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,710	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	278.63/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	972	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	323.84/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	310.31/cwt	301.00–315.00	1,136	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	273.49/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,449	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	284.14/cwt	272.00–288.00	1,736	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	252.73/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,539	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	307.46/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	355.71/cwt	354.00–359.00	1,369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	309.12/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,604	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	293.40/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,402	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	295.58/cwt	289.00–304.00	1,227	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	316.52/cwt	309.00–325.00	1,029	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	235.82/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,712	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	244.25/cwt	236.00–248.50	1,658	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,904.35/head	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	316.12/cwt	310.00–320.00	879	3
Bulls	—	—	1,355	154.96/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,100	2
Bulls	—	—	1,863	186.52/cwt	184.50–188.50	3,475	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	145.50/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,772	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	761	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,423	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	545	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,324	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	430	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,135	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	942	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,488	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	130.57/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,567	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,224	1
Bulls	—	—	1,732	167.52/cwt	165.00–170.50	2,901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	366.35/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,528	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	354.80/cwt	354.00–356.00	1,678	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	393	368.28/cwt	361.00–370.00	1,447	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	860	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,290	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	645	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,045	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	900–950	900	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,787	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	332	281.19/cwt	281.00–282.00	934	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	280.13/cwt	276.00–281.50	1,628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	552	323.27/cwt	323.00–324.00	1,784	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	401	313.50/cwt	313.50–313.50	1,257	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	353	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	1,117	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	223.47/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	632	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	235.71/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,461	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	272.94/cwt	271.00–276.00	1,283	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	276.48/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	272	282.12/cwt	280.00–284.00	767	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	691	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	249.51/cwt	249.00–251.00	1,440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,734	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	879	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	738	239.51/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,768	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	416	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	291.56/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	301.83/cwt	301.00–302.50	1,560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	287.36/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,477	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	250.99/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	316.16/cwt	314.00–317.00	1,464	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,841	3

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 908Last week 686Year ago 1,220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 27Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	315.00–325.00	319.92
8	350–400	381	325.00–336.00	332.03
8	400–450	425	336.00–350.00	342.71
11	450–500	481	317.00–336.00	328.85
16	500–550	523	306.50–324.00	313.96
26	550–600	568	307.00–320.50	316.86
28	600–650	632	289.00–307.50	294.64
27	650–700	681	259.00–275.00	265.74
13	700–750	723	253.00–260.50	258.30
26	750–800	784	241.00–254.50	249.31
22	800–850	831	234.00–245.50	243.20
1	850–900	885	219.00	219.00
2	900–950	920	214.00	214.00
2	950–1000	972	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	530	329.00–335.00	333.04
22	550–600	552	323.00–324.00	323.27
21	600–650	609	310.00–315.00	313.30
3	650–700	672	278.00–280.00	279.01
14	700–750	729	261.50–262.00	261.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	304.00–310.00	307.15
2	400–450	447	305.00	305.00
6	450–500	463	314.00–317.00	316.16
3	500–550	517	301.00–302.50	301.83
9	550–600	580	290.00–299.00	294.76
3	600–650	625	277.00–280.00	278.63
2	700–750	700	244.00	244.00
5	750–800	767	233.00–236.00	235.02
3	800–850	818	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	393	361.00–370.00	368.28
19	400–450	417	360.00–370.00	366.35
12	450–500	473	354.00–356.00	354.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	293.00	293.00
4	550–600	581	276.00–281.50	280.13
2	600–650	632	254.00	254.00
5	650–700	680	255.00	255.00
2	700–750	738	239.00–240.00	239.51
2	750–800	760	219.00–228.00	223.47
1	800–850	800	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	317	300.00–312.50	304.08
4	350–400	366	301.00–315.00	310.31
8	400–450	415	289.00–304.00	295.58
39	450–500	478	286.00–300.00	293.40
24	500–550	530	260.00–279.00	273.49
36	550–600	580	254.00–271.00	266.39
20	600–650	609	241.00–256.00	252.73
9	650–700	679	236.00–248.50	244.25
11	700–750	726	230.00–245.00	235.82
6	750–800	791	214.00	214.00
2	800–850	827	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	500–550	517	284.00–292.50	290.42
20	600–650	608	258.00–265.00	260.33
2	650–700	670	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	272	280.00–284.00	282.12
5	300–350	332	281.00–282.00	281.19
2	400–450	435	275.00–278.00	276.48
4	450–500	470	271.00–276.00	272.94
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
4	550–600	577	249.00–251.00	249.51
7	600–650	620	235.00–237.00	235.71
1	700–750	725	187.50	187.50
1	800–850	835	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	353	316.50	316.50
7	400–450	401	313.50	313.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	290.00–296.00	291.56
2	450–500	465	281.00	281.00
4	600–650	635	239.00	239.00
2	700–750	712	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	310.00–320.00	316.12
6	300–350	325	309.00–325.00	316.52
3	350–400	385	354.00–359.00	355.71
4	400–450	428	320.00–333.00	323.84
4	450–500	484	300.00–318.00	307.46
11	500–550	519	302.00–315.00	309.12
1	550–600	560	305.00	305.00
9	600–650	611	272.00–288.00	284.14
1	650–700	660	264.00	264.00
1	750–800	775	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	291.00	291.00
2	400–450	400	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	460	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	585	262.00	262.00
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
3	650–700	691	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
5	500–550	514	285.00–289.00	287.36
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	605	250.00–252.00	250.99
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	264.00	264.00
2	500–550	545	243.00	243.00
1	600–650	645	162.00	162.00
1	850–900	860	150.00	150.00
2	900–950	942	158.00	158.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	900–950	900	198.50	198.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	495	177.50	177.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	416	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,035	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,904.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	154.00–156.00	154.96
2	—	1,863	184.50–188.50	186.52
3	—	1,732	165.00–170.50	167.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,218	141.00–148.00	145.50
1	—	1,125	126.50	126.50
6	—	1,200	128.00–135.00	130.57
1	—	1,390	160.00	160.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	120.00	120.00
1	—	940	81.00	81.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

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