Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifer sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. No test on slaughter bulls due to not enough comparable receipts. There was good demand for feeder classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.74/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −163.47 against this barn's trailing median of $411.21.

Average price

$247.74

129 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,349

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$25.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.72

vs KY average

−4.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	250.28	1,358	116
Medium and Large 2-3	562	225.06	1,266	13thin

One grade step is worth $25.22/cwt here — about $92 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale129 hd

247.74

—

KY average25 barns · 1,158 hd

236.02

+11.72

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−4.94

This barn, trailing median30 sales

411.21

−163.47

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	—	High	1,849	149.52	2,765	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,539	120.15	1,849	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	118.11	1,447	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	111.32	1,063	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,215	120.00	1,458	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,035	156.00	1,615	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,420	116.00	1,647	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,785	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,421	$2,532	4thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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	500–550	530	296.97/cwt	287.00–301.00	1,574	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	277.56/cwt	276.00–279.00	1,443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	240.51/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	326.71/cwt	322.50–332.00	1,372	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	307.25/cwt	301.00–316.00	1,459	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	326.33/cwt	323.00–328.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	239.90/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,715	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	280.51/cwt	270.00–285.50	1,624	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,110	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,424	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	223.53/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	332.01/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,066	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	250.74/cwt	249.00–252.00	1,434	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	464	332.33/cwt	332.00–334.00	1,542	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	241.16/cwt	231.00–249.00	1,261	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	226.35/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	220.18/cwt	219.00–221.00	940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	209.21/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	738	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,731	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,641	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	247.35/cwt	246.00–250.00	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	240.00/cwt	231.00–248.50	1,142	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	239.42/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,379	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	289.66/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	262.88/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	230.41/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	253.01/cwt	242.00–259.00	1,705	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	870	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,071	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	542	312.73/cwt	309.00–314.00	1,695	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	275.12/cwt	274.50–277.00	1,673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	902	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,120	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	666	267.59/cwt	264.50–270.50	1,782	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	261.76/cwt	252.00–268.50	1,592	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	304.75/cwt	294.00–309.00	1,338	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	230	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	292.66/cwt	289.50–300.50	1,662	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	244.95/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	307.00/cwt	298.00–315.00	1,289	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	224.47/cwt	214.00–227.00	1,488	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	295.31/cwt	293.00–299.00	1,379	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,035	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,615	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	103.39/cwt	100.00–105.00	943	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	125.72/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,890	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	116.97/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,825	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	108.88/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,332	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	125.18/cwt	122.50–127.50	1,605	8
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,215	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,458	1
Steers	Select	—	1,420	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,647	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	115.49/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,367	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,175	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	115.35/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,151	3
Bulls	—	—	1,978	155.55/cwt	154.00–157.00	3,077	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	148.63/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,720	4
Bulls	—	—	1,670	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,355	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,785.00/head	1,785.00–1,785.00	1,785	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,421	2,532.43/head	2,500.00–2,625.00	2,532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	645	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	264.87/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,269	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	217.37/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	185.55/cwt	183.00–188.00	1,327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	188.04/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,203	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	253.63/cwt	252.00–257.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	224.67/cwt	221.00–227.50	1,294	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	224.07/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,620	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	237.79/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,037	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	514	270.25/cwt	270.25–270.25	1,389	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	239.03/cwt	238.00–239.50	1,458	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	228.10/cwt	219.00–234.50	1,444	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	223.52/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,502	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	255.11/cwt	253.00–258.50	1,329	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	200	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	441	257.71/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,137	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	484	259.07/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,254	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	291.96/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,255	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	317.81/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,198	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	294	335.51/cwt	334.00–340.00	986	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	228.05/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,302	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	222.03/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,401	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	219.50/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,185	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	281.10/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,324	9

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 Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 982Last week 264Year ago 808

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 26Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	327.50	327.50
6	300–350	321	330.00–336.00	332.01
3	350–400	360	323.00–328.00	326.33
8	400–450	439	294.00–309.00	304.75
10	450–500	475	301.00–316.00	307.25
6	500–550	530	287.00–301.00	296.97
32	550–600	579	270.00–285.50	280.51
8	600–650	608	252.00–268.50	261.76
7	650–700	674	242.00–259.00	253.01
12	700–750	715	230.00–243.00	239.90
3	750–800	768	221.00–235.00	230.41
1	800–850	820	201.00	201.00
4	850–900	870	216.00–226.00	223.53
1	950–1000	960	208.00	208.00
1	1100–1150	1,110	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	490	281.00	281.00
2	500–550	520	276.00–279.00	277.56
6	550–600	578	260.00–265.00	262.88
2	600–650	618	240.00–241.00	240.51
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	860	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	940	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	336.00	336.00
4	400–450	420	322.50–332.00	326.71
12	450–500	464	332.00–334.00	332.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	307.00	307.00
1	350–400	360	290.00	290.00
3	450–500	465	289.00–290.00	289.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	542	309.00–314.00	312.73
7	550–600	568	289.50–300.50	292.66
4	600–650	608	274.50–277.00	275.12
18	650–700	666	264.50–270.50	267.59
7	700–750	710	249.00	249.00
27	850–900	870	238.00	238.00
60	900–950	902	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	215.00	215.00
1	300–350	315	212.50	212.50
1	350–400	370	231.00	231.00
6	400–450	427	219.00–221.00	220.18
1	450–500	475	221.00	221.00
3	500–550	517	225.00–228.00	226.35
10	550–600	576	221.00–227.50	224.67
6	650–700	678	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	725	183.00	183.00
1	750–800	770	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	870	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	521	253.00–258.50	255.11
12	550–600	572	249.00–252.00	250.74
13	600–650	610	238.00–239.50	239.03
77	650–700	671	244.50	244.50
74	700–750	738	234.50	234.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	273.00	273.00
3	300–350	337	252.00–257.00	253.63
3	350–400	380	246.00–250.00	247.35
13	400–450	436	234.00–241.00	237.79
37	450–500	476	231.00–248.50	240.00
23	500–550	523	231.00–249.00	241.16
37	550–600	576	231.00–245.00	239.42
29	600–650	633	219.00–234.50	228.10
17	650–700	672	218.00–230.00	223.52
12	700–750	723	211.00–226.00	224.07
5	750–800	764	206.00–210.00	209.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	441	251.00–262.00	257.71
11	450–500	484	250.00–261.00	259.07
26	500–550	514	270.25	270.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	307.50	307.50
4	250–300	294	334.00–340.00	335.51
1	300–350	335	310.00	310.00
5	350–400	377	310.00–325.00	317.81
6	400–450	420	298.00–315.00	307.00
9	450–500	471	270.00–289.00	281.10
2	500–550	540	240.00–250.00	244.95
15	550–600	571	221.00–235.00	228.05
19	600–650	631	219.00–228.00	222.03
6	650–700	663	214.00–227.00	224.47
3	700–750	717	210.00–221.00	217.37
1	750–800	750	219.00	219.00
4	800–850	810	206.00	206.00
1	850–900	855	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	300	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	390	266.00	266.00
5	400–450	430	285.00–296.00	291.96
7	450–500	479	260.00–269.00	264.87
4	500–550	540	219.00–220.00	219.50
2	550–600	565	220.00	220.00
6	600–650	640	184.00–195.00	188.04
2	700–750	715	183.00–188.00	185.55
1	800–850	810	193.00	193.00
1	900–950	905	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	327.00	327.00
1	400–450	410	322.00	322.00
8	450–500	467	293.00–299.00	295.31
1	600–650	645	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	293.00	293.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	156.00	156.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	912	100.00–105.00	103.39
1	—	955	123.00	123.00
3	—	998	113.00–119.00	115.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,503	123.00–129.00	125.72
7	—	1,560	114.00–120.00	116.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,223	108.00–111.00	108.88
8	—	1,282	122.50–127.50	125.18
11	—	1,184	112.00–120.00	115.49
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	120.00	120.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	116.00	116.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,978	154.00–157.00	155.55
4	—	1,830	145.00–151.00	148.63
1	—	1,670	141.00	141.00

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,785.00	1,785.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,421	2,500.00–2,625.00	2,532.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,105	2,000.00	2,000.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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