Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to limited amount of comparable receipts. Receipts and demand for cattle restricted this week's extremely wet conditions in the area combined with storm damage.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.74/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −183.47 against this barn's trailing median of $411.21.

Average price

$227.74

26 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$13.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.47

vs KY average

−19.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	566	229.78	1,299	22
Medium and Large 2-3	521	216.51	1,128	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.27/cwt here — about $171 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale26 hd

227.74

—

KY average25 barns · 1,122 hd

232.20

−4.47

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−19.04

This barn, trailing median30 sales

411.21

−183.47

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	1,150	124.00	1,426	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,516	119.16	1,807	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	111.40	1,352	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	104.54	1,124	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,110	140.00	1,554	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,465	166.00	2,432	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	408	210.76/cwt	210.00–213.00	860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	229.16/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,423	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	481	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	231.83/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,428	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,033	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	265.09/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,223	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,320	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	208.48/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	215.78/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	271.28/cwt	266.00–276.50	1,568	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	237.09/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	298.24/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,271	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	231.98/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	218.00/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	220.33/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	253.98/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,198	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	263.35/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,167	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	220.49/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,142	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,182	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,465	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,432	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,110	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,554	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	107.94/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,336	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	104.54/cwt	100.50–107.00	1,124	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,552	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	123.22/cwt	120.00–125.50	1,895	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,568	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	118.17/cwt	115.00–121.50	1,377	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	99.33/cwt	98.50–100.00	1,220	2
Bulls	—	—	1,150	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	217.95/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	267.07/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,293	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	300.05/cwt	298.00–302.00	1,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	229.05/cwt	221.00–239.00	1,175	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	228.61/cwt	220.00–238.50	1,077	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	472	245.97/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,161	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	224.35/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	229.99/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,336	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	217.23/cwt	207.00–224.00	1,373	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	232.42/cwt	225.00–241.00	774	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	232.87/cwt	229.00–242.00	999	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	758	186.00/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	221.82/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	216.51/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,128	4

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 Sep 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 840Year ago 1,108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 54Year ago 67

No comparison to last week due to limited amount of comparable receipts. Receipts and demand for cattle restricted this week's extremely wet conditions in the area combined with storm damage.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	210.00	210.00
4	400–450	408	210.00–213.00	210.76
1	450–500	465	216.00	216.00
4	500–550	521	214.00–218.00	216.51
1	650–700	650	204.00	204.00
2	700–750	735	190.00	190.00
3	750–800	758	182.00–190.00	186.00
1	800–850	835	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	621	229.00–230.00	229.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	333	225.00–241.00	232.42
3	350–400	375	231.00	231.00
15	400–450	429	229.00–242.00	232.87
18	450–500	471	220.00–238.50	228.61
5	500–550	513	221.00–239.00	229.05
17	550–600	581	220.00–236.00	229.99
10	600–650	632	207.00–224.00	217.23
6	650–700	688	221.00–226.00	221.82
1	700–750	740	211.00	211.00
1	800–850	845	181.00	181.00
1	950–1000	950	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	472	245.00–248.00	245.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	319.00	319.00
1	350–400	395	302.00	302.00
5	400–450	426	290.00–306.00	298.24
5	450–500	489	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	510	271.00	271.00
14	550–600	578	266.00–276.50	271.28
6	600–650	616	229.00–240.00	231.83
2	650–700	687	236.00	236.00
8	700–750	729	230.00–245.00	237.09
3	750–800	771	220.00–221.00	220.33
4	800–850	819	211.00–226.00	215.78
2	850–900	875	207.00–210.00	208.48
5	1050–1100	1,070	190.00	190.00
4	1200–1250	1,223	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	428	260.00–270.00	265.09
3	450–500	472	230.00–235.00	231.98
2	550–600	585	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	610	224.00	224.00
2	650–700	675	215.00–221.00	218.00
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	885	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	321.00	321.00
4	450–500	481	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	296.00	296.00
1	550–600	550	294.00	294.00
2	600–650	640	251.00–257.00	253.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	225.00	225.00
3	400–450	443	260.00–265.00	263.35
1	450–500	485	247.00	247.00
2	500–550	518	220.00–221.00	220.49
1	550–600	565	212.00	212.00
1	600–650	635	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	284.00	284.00
2	400–450	425	298.00–302.00	300.05
4	450–500	484	260.00–278.00	267.07
1	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	570	220.00–228.00	224.35
2	650–700	670	211.00–225.00	217.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	307.00	307.00
1	400–450	435	317.00	317.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,238	105.00–110.00	107.94
1	—	1,280	122.50	122.50
5	—	1,165	115.00–121.50	118.17
2	—	1,228	98.50–100.00	99.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,075	100.50–107.00	104.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	107.00	107.00
3	—	1,538	120.00–125.50	123.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	124.00	124.00

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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