Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $284.92/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −180.38 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.

Average price

$284.92

62 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$32.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.38

vs KY average

+10.63 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	288.09	1,570	56
Medium and Large 2-3	543	255.34	1,386	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.75/cwt here — about $183 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 sale62 hd

284.92

—

KY average24 barns · 866 hd

259.54

+25.38

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

+10.63

This barn, trailing median30 sales

465.30

−180.38

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	1,718	146.76	2,521	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	124.77	1,953	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	117.83	1,443	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	104.22	1,018	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,160	157.00	1,821	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$1,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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	700–750	705	183.01/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	241.85/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,040	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	217.82/cwt	209.00–223.00	1,366	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	239.72/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,143	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	211.23/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	265.79/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,215	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	232.11/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,827	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	284.77/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,076	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	242.74/cwt	231.00–249.00	1,626	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	247.52/cwt	241.00–257.00	1,547	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	231.52/cwt	229.00–232.50	1,901	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	216.67/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,317	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	1,624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	241.03/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	816	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,942	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	394	258.41/cwt	254.00–271.00	1,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,190	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	441	259.78/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,146	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	749	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,670	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	282.17/cwt	276.00–288.00	1,490	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	551	251.25/cwt	251.25–251.25	1,384	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	218.34/cwt	217.00–219.00	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	288.24/cwt	283.00–296.00	1,623	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	603	197.49/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	858	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,870	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	242.19/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,301	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,060	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	275.28/cwt	269.00–281.00	1,192	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	271.81/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,552	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	259.68/cwt	259.00–260.00	1,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	269.85/cwt	269.00–271.00	1,673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	892	220.86/cwt	205.00–223.50	1,970	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	298.65/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,577	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	955	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	775	239.25/cwt	239.25–239.25	1,854	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	915	233.25/cwt	233.25–233.25	2,134	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	950	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,081	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	256.16/cwt	250.00–259.25	1,701	30
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	555	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	856	191.86/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,642	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	229.61/cwt	220.00–236.50	1,458	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	285.28/cwt	279.00–298.00	907	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	327	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,160	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,821	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	132.86/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,643	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	98.31/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,010	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	112.02/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,103	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	86.60/cwt	83.50–90.00	758	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	112.42/cwt	110.00–113.50	1,399	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	117.17/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,417	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	122.90/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,220	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	124.77/cwt	123.50–126.00	1,953	2
Bulls	—	—	1,335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,869	1
Bulls	—	—	1,769	145.26/cwt	142.50–150.00	2,570	5
Bulls	—	—	1,845	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,970	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	289.83/cwt	281.00–295.00	1,078	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,317	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	210.44/cwt	208.00–213.00	1,511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	262.64/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,093	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	241.43/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,357	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	245.81/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,286	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	258.64/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,223	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	235.40/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	208.21/cwt	198.00–218.50	1,622	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,020	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	215.56/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	227.86/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,292	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	227.86/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,189	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	235.84/cwt	232.50–240.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	237	259.87/cwt	257.50–265.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	202.01/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	207.84/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,393	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	301	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	946	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	407	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	484	261.96/cwt	254.00–262.50	1,268	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	232.72/cwt	230.00–246.00	889	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	262.25/cwt	262.00–262.50	997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	241.90/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	207.93/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,334	1

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

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Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Mon Sep 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 840Last week 1,787Year ago 1,208

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 42Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

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	295	220.00	220.00
2	350–400	368	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	420	229.00	229.00
1	450–500	470	225.00	225.00
3	500–550	525	210.00–219.00	215.56
3	550–600	568	217.00–219.00	218.34
2	600–650	603	195.00–200.00	197.49
2	650–700	683	199.00–205.00	202.01
2	700–750	705	181.00–185.00	183.01
1	750–800	770	184.00	184.00
1	850–900	870	159.00	159.00
2	1000–1050	1,020	144.00	144.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	237	257.50–265.00	259.87
3	250–300	282	232.50–240.00	235.84
2	300–350	338	223.00	223.00
6	350–400	382	230.00–246.00	232.72
12	400–450	430	235.00–249.00	241.85
15	450–500	477	230.00–245.00	239.72
13	500–550	522	220.00–234.00	227.86
16	550–600	567	220.00–239.00	227.86
10	600–650	627	209.00–223.00	217.82
8	650–700	670	205.00–210.00	207.84
3	700–750	727	200.00–212.00	207.93
8	750–800	779	198.00–218.50	208.21
3	900–950	946	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	537	240.00–244.00	242.19
29	550–600	551	251.25	251.25
13	700–750	749	223.00	223.00
8	850–900	858	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	301	249.00	249.00
2	400–450	407	258.00	258.00
30	450–500	484	254.00–262.50	261.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	272.50	272.50
1	300–350	340	297.50	297.50
10	350–400	378	280.00–295.00	284.77
5	400–450	433	269.00–281.00	275.28
9	450–500	457	260.00–274.00	265.79
12	500–550	528	276.00–288.00	282.17
11	550–600	571	265.00–279.00	271.81
10	600–650	625	241.00–257.00	247.52
18	650–700	670	231.00–249.00	242.74
4	700–750	719	238.00–244.00	241.03
19	750–800	787	220.00–236.00	232.11
7	800–850	821	229.00–232.50	231.52
7	850–900	892	205.00–223.50	220.86
4	900–950	912	210.00–215.00	211.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	255.00	255.00
4	350–400	394	254.00–271.00	258.41
6	400–450	441	259.00–264.00	259.78
4	450–500	476	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	520	259.00–260.00	259.68
3	550–600	566	251.00	251.00
3	600–650	608	215.00–218.00	216.67
1	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	735	210.50	210.50
1	750–800	780	196.00	196.00
1	800–850	820	211.00	211.00
1	900–950	910	179.00	179.00
1	950–1000	955	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	473	306.00	306.00
4	500–550	523	310.50	310.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	528	297.00–300.00	298.65
14	550–600	563	283.00–296.00	288.24
7	600–650	620	269.00–271.00	269.85
30	650–700	664	250.00–259.25	256.16
58	750–800	775	239.25	239.25
56	800–850	816	238.00	238.00
61	900–950	915	233.25	233.25
13	950–1000	950	219.00	219.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	316.00	316.00
7	300–350	318	279.00–298.00	285.28
7	350–400	372	281.00–295.00	289.83
5	400–450	416	260.00–271.00	262.64
15	450–500	473	250.00–262.00	258.64
11	500–550	523	240.00–258.00	245.81
6	550–600	562	238.00–245.00	241.43
12	600–650	635	220.00–236.50	229.61
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
4	700–750	718	208.00–213.00	210.44
8	850–900	856	170.00–195.00	191.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	262.00–262.50	262.25
1	400–450	425	252.00	252.00
2	450–500	473	240.00–244.00	241.90
3	500–550	538	230.00–238.00	235.40
1	550–600	585	228.00	228.00
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	655	201.00	201.00
1	700–750	740	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	795	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	855	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	327	308.00	308.00
1	350–400	360	306.00	306.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	157.00	157.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,237	130.00–137.00	132.86
7	—	1,244	110.00–113.50	112.42
11	—	1,209	114.00–123.00	117.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,027	95.00–100.00	98.31
2	—	985	108.00–116.00	112.02
2	—	875	83.50–90.00	86.60
2	—	993	120.00–126.00	122.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	123.50–126.00	124.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	140.00	140.00
5	—	1,769	142.50–150.00	145.26
1	—	1,845	161.00	161.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,325.00	1,325.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle