Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $280.53/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −184.77 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.

Average price

$280.53

51 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$42.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.49

vs KY average

+0.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	282.19	1,537	48
Medium and Large 2	550	261.00	1,436	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	240.00	1,380	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.19/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale51 hd

280.53

—

KY average26 barns · 533 hd

275.04

+5.49

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

+0.19

This barn, trailing median30 sales

465.30

−184.77

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	1,640	160.57	2,634	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	142.14	1,765	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,625	140.50	2,283	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	124.00	1,407	1thin

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
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	855	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	250–300	265	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	319	243.67/cwt	243.00–246.00	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	642	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,541	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	284.11/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,210	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	259.01/cwt	258.00–261.00	1,199	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	231.97/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	277.46/cwt	276.00–279.00	1,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	269.17/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,688	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	648	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,821	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	877	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	901	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	333.78/cwt	326.00–341.00	1,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	281.32/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,598	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	279.48/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,448	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	238.55/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	832	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,005	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	294.79/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,433	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	284.29/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,342	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	757	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	243.92/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,040	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	293.18/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	758	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,895	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	307.08/cwt	303.00–309.00	1,182	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,090	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	619	222.61/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,378	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	294.47/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,290	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	186.64/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	141.73/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,770	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,407	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	2,283	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	153.23/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,029	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	132.16/cwt	130.50–134.00	1,505	4
Bulls	—	—	1,345	145.60/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,958	4
Bulls	—	—	1,756	167.48/cwt	164.50–170.00	2,941	8
Bulls	—	—	1,626	157.02/cwt	153.00–160.50	2,553	7
Bulls	—	—	1,995	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,791	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	259.38/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,354	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	217.03/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	236.21/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,465	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	210.77/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	212.67/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	276.04/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,314	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	289.89/cwt	282.00–297.50	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	391	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	232.92/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,323	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	236.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,218	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,020	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	241.67/cwt	239.00–247.00	1,433	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	231.37/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	229.53/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,710	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	279.29/cwt	274.00–287.00	1,327	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	264.80/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,009	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	292.60/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,249	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	202.04/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	259.01/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,370	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	945	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,465	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 Aug 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 522Last week 393Year ago 749

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 41Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	267.50	267.50
6	300–350	319	243.00–246.00	243.67
1	400–450	405	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	463	258.00–261.00	259.01
4	500–550	515	235.00–240.00	236.50
5	550–600	568	230.00–238.00	232.92
1	600–650	640	223.00	223.00
1	700–750	715	172.00	172.00
1	800–850	810	175.00	175.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	600–650	642	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	282	311.00	311.00
9	350–400	381	260.00–273.00	264.80
14	400–450	426	270.00–287.00	284.11
7	450–500	475	274.00–287.00	279.29
33	500–550	529	250.00–268.00	259.01
26	550–600	593	239.00–247.00	241.67
5	600–650	626	230.00–235.00	231.37
2	650–700	665	232.00	232.00
24	700–750	745	220.00–232.00	229.53
1	850–900	895	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	486	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	283.00	283.00
7	400–450	427	290.00–294.00	292.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	335.00	335.00
4	350–400	374	326.00–341.00	333.78
1	400–450	405	338.00	338.00
9	450–500	486	290.00–306.00	294.79
16	500–550	518	270.00–285.00	279.48
26	550–600	568	280.00–287.00	281.32
10	600–650	627	260.00–274.00	269.17
2	650–700	682	254.00	254.00
2	700–750	715	235.00–242.00	238.55
2	750–800	788	229.00–235.00	231.97
1	800–850	805	215.00	215.00
4	900–950	901	218.00	218.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	360	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	432	294.00	294.00
3	450–500	477	276.00–279.00	277.46
1	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	613	240.00–248.00	243.92
4	750–800	757	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	895	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	970	156.00	156.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	515	290.00–295.00	293.18
23	600–650	648	281.00	281.00
12	750–800	758	250.00	250.00
54	800–850	832	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	302.00	302.00
1	300–350	335	309.00	309.00
3	350–400	385	303.00–309.00	307.08
1	400–450	400	315.00	315.00
8	450–500	472	280.00–287.00	284.29
1	500–550	535	261.00	261.00
1	550–600	565	261.00	261.00
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	391	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	445	277.00	277.00
2	450–500	477	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	595	236.00	236.00
4	600–650	619	217.50–225.00	222.61
2	650–700	670	200.00–204.00	202.04
1	750–800	750	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	835	174.00	174.00
1	900–950	945	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	282.00–297.50	289.89
1	300–350	325	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	350	290.00	290.00
5	400–450	438	287.00–300.00	294.47
5	450–500	476	271.00–280.00	276.04
5	500–550	522	250.00–268.00	259.38
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
9	600–650	620	230.00–245.00	236.21
2	650–700	663	210.00–224.00	217.03
5	700–750	733	209.00–215.00	210.77
2	750–800	778	205.00–220.00	212.67
3	800–850	813	180.00–190.00	186.64
1	850–900	880	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	975	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,249	138.00–146.00	141.73
4	—	1,324	150.00–157.00	153.23
4	—	1,139	130.50–134.00	132.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	124.00	124.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	140.50	140.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	140.00–147.50	145.60
8	—	1,756	164.50–170.00	167.48
7	—	1,626	153.00–160.50	157.02
1	—	1,995	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	2,400.00	2,400.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle