Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. The downward trend of the CME cattle futures from late last week through today combined with the uncertainty and volatility of the stock market today put heavy downward pressure on the market today 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 $245.58/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −165.63 against this barn's trailing median of $411.21.

Average price

$245.58

58 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$37.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.60

vs KY average

+0.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	249.09	1,406	51
Medium and Large 2	572	231.63	1,325	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	211.27	1,147	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.82/cwt here — about $259 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

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 sale58 hd

245.58

—

KY average25 barns · 1,333 hd

261.18

−15.60

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

+0.51

This barn, trailing median30 sales

411.21

−165.63

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	1,732	179.94	3,117	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	139.25	2,085	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	136.46	1,625	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	972	109.51	1,064	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,260	150.00	1,890	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	235.39/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,843	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	233.31/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	247.91/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,423	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	497	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	261.65/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	253.92/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,333	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	276.37/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,614	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	253.36/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	257.72/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	259.01/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,360	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	309.88/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,422	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	301.66/cwt	298.00–315.00	1,454	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,140	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	240.60/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,744	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	231.81/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,465	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,167	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	283.79/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,456	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	192.86/cwt	181.00–202.00	1,688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	325.51/cwt	323.00–327.50	1,442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	266.22/cwt	258.00–269.00	1,270	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	225.27/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,523	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	276.98/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,208	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	664	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	162.54/cwt	160.00–164.50	2,638	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,004	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	119.01/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,238	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	141.16/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,612	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	134.89/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,628	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	905	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,186	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	900–950	916	202.10/cwt	202.10–202.10	1,851	58
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,890	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	214.75/cwt	214.75–214.75	4,188	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	2,061	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	268.71/cwt	261.00–276.00	1,687	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	230.03/cwt	221.00–239.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	235.60/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,487	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	502	283.80/cwt	283.00–287.00	1,425	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	398	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	221.53/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	261.69/cwt	261.00–263.00	1,507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	283	231.22/cwt	230.00–232.50	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,030	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	274.80/cwt	271.00–276.00	1,473	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	231.63/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	251.90/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,804	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	248.58/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,713	18

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 Aug 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 925Year ago 671

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 31Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	230.00–232.50	231.22
1	300–350	335	237.50	237.50
3	350–400	398	256.00	256.00
1	400–450	445	239.00	239.00
1	450–500	485	248.00	248.00
2	500–550	518	201.00	201.00
2	550–600	568	220.00–223.00	221.53
1	600–650	625	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	750	184.00	184.00
1	800–850	835	182.00	182.00
1	900–950	910	151.00	151.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	265.00	265.00
3	300–350	338	259.00	259.00
3	350–400	386	250.00–267.00	261.65
16	400–450	436	270.00–286.00	276.98
8	450–500	477	258.00–269.00	266.22
10	500–550	525	246.00–260.00	253.92
41	550–600	574	240.00–254.00	247.91
14	600–650	632	230.00–235.00	231.81
14	650–700	676	220.00–231.00	225.27
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
2	800–850	815	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	955	178.00	178.00
1	1100–1150	1,140	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	441	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	495	251.00	251.00
3	550–600	572	230.00–235.00	231.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	380	307.00	307.00
3	400–450	443	323.00–327.50	325.51
5	450–500	482	298.00–315.00	301.66
6	500–550	513	280.00–291.00	283.79
19	550–600	584	270.00–283.00	276.37
12	600–650	628	261.00–276.00	268.71
18	650–700	689	240.00–257.50	248.58
12	700–750	725	230.00–249.00	240.60
7	750–800	783	230.00–240.00	235.39
6	800–850	815	231.00–237.00	233.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	450	270.00	270.00
4	500–550	536	271.00–276.00	274.80
3	550–600	576	261.00–263.00	261.69
3	600–650	610	250.00–255.00	253.36
1	700–750	705	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	865	191.00	191.00
1	900–950	905	190.50	190.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
8	700–750	716	250.00–255.00	251.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	435	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	497	276.00	276.00
1	500–550	505	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	575	246.00	246.00
1	750–800	755	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	380	343.00	343.00
6	450–500	459	300.00–313.00	309.88
8	500–550	525	255.00–270.00	259.01
5	550–600	565	249.00–260.00	257.72
4	600–650	631	230.00–241.00	235.60
2	650–700	663	221.00–239.00	230.03
2	800–850	817	191.00	191.00
3	850–900	875	181.00–202.00	192.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	502	283.00–287.00	283.80
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	905	131.00	131.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	900–950	916	202.10	202.10
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	79.00	79.00
1	—	900	111.50	111.50
3	—	1,040	115.00–122.00	119.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,142	139.00–146.00	141.16
18	—	1,207	131.00–138.00	134.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	136.50	136.50
1	—	1,485	142.00	142.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	160.00–164.50	162.54
1	—	1,950	214.75	214.75
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	150.00	150.00

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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