Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $276.39/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −188.90 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.

Average price

$276.39

89 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$38.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.54

vs KY average

−22.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	284.60	1,566	66
Medium and Large 2	533	261.62	1,395	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	246.09	1,336	13thin

One grade step is worth $38.51/cwt here — about $231 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale89 hd

276.39

—

KY average26 barns · 1,313 hd

272.86

+3.54

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−22.65

This barn, trailing median30 sales

465.30

−188.90

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	1,775	161.24	2,862	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	125.33	1,554	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	123.82	1,987	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	104.51	1,059	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,337	144.52	1,932	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,115	169.00	1,884	1thin

Every lot, as filed

127 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	700–750	718	237.92/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,708	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	227.13/cwt	221.00–227.50	2,021	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,021	212.70/cwt	210.00–220.00	2,172	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	304.70/cwt	295.00–308.00	1,460	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	228.01/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	263.27/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,366	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	261.89/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,639	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	787	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	308.19/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	249.41/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,691	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	311.62/cwt	305.00–319.00	1,349	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	210.69/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	317.52/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,038	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	275.47/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,424	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	240.37/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,449	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	812	222.25/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,805	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	477	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	357	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,207	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	714	254.79/cwt	250.00–256.50	1,819	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	211.59/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,312	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	323.56/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	247.97/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,406	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	223.00/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	225.25/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	218.56/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,578	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	247.31/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,331	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	230.14/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,102	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	229.61/cwt	219.50–236.00	1,419	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	240.22/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,840	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	279.40/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,607	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	245.63/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,577	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	212.67/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	250.02/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,320	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	238.32/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	291.68/cwt	291.00–292.00	1,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	868	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	985	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	766	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,930	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	288.71/cwt	287.00–289.00	1,608	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	676	235.03/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	257.41/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	241.51/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,352	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	871	240.58/cwt	234.50–247.60	2,095	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	304.42/cwt	293.00–308.00	1,562	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	692	260.38/cwt	259.00–262.00	1,802	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	901	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,095	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	275.07/cwt	274.50–277.00	1,703	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	813	248.75/cwt	248.75–248.75	2,022	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	220.80/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,477	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	257.47/cwt	253.00–266.00	1,352	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	409	278.70/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,140	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	124.83/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,991	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	134.00/cwt	133.50–134.50	2,124	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	116.54/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,435	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	131.84/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,689	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,206	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	104.76/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,053	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,115	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,884	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,337	144.52/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,932	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	96.25/cwt	95.00–97.50	994	2
Bulls	—	—	1,310	152.19/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,994	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	124.71/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,528	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	114.68/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,881	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	3,026	1
Bulls	—	—	1,928	162.88/cwt	159.00–165.00	3,140	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,090	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	231.41/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,208	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	225.24/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,426	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	208.87/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,487	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	206.10/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	306.89/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,310	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	246.33/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	274.98/cwt	273.00–276.00	1,336	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	284.52/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,363	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	293.78/cwt	290.00–298.00	934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	252.19/cwt	235.00–266.00	1,485	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	288.33/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	392	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	245.10/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,169	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	284	236.99/cwt	235.00–240.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	230.25/cwt	221.00–234.00	1,563	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	217.60/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	960	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	269.57/cwt	260.00–275.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	266.39/cwt	263.00–270.00	994	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	240.18/cwt	232.00–246.00	1,249	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	757	236.25/cwt	236.25–236.25	1,788	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	236.27/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,375	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	213.00/cwt	207.00–216.00	1,704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	214.10/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	251.31/cwt	250.00–254.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	192.96/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	247.05/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,043	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	446	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,204	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	256.54/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,183	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	223.41/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,289	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	295.00/cwt	294.00–297.00	1,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	201.92/cwt	195.00–209.00	1,686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	199.52/cwt	199.00–201.00	1,343	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	264.73/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,019	6

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,191Last week 1,051Year ago 860

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 48Year ago 82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	310.00–325.00	317.52
3	350–400	378	300.00–313.00	308.19
9	400–450	433	305.00–319.00	311.62
7	450–500	479	295.00–308.00	304.70
12	500–550	517	270.00–285.00	275.47
34	550–600	575	270.00–284.00	279.40
16	600–650	626	250.00–268.00	261.89
11	650–700	678	240.00–256.00	249.41
6	700–750	718	234.00–240.00	237.92
9	750–800	766	240.00–241.00	240.22
7	800–850	824	225.00–235.00	228.01
17	850–900	890	221.00–227.50	227.13
3	900–950	930	208.00–215.00	210.69
11	1000–1050	1,021	210.00–220.00	212.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	430	255.00–260.00	257.41
1	450–500	465	271.00	271.00
7	500–550	528	245.00–252.50	250.02
6	550–600	560	240.00–243.00	241.51
3	600–650	635	238.00–239.00	238.32
3	650–700	676	231.00–237.00	235.03
1	700–750	735	214.00	214.00
2	750–800	787	216.00	216.00
1	800–850	805	209.00	209.00
4	850–900	868	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	985	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	291.00–292.00	291.68
2	450–500	492	283.00	283.00
8	500–550	519	260.00–267.00	263.27
2	550–600	590	255.00	255.00
8	600–650	642	242.00–249.00	245.63
1	700–750	720	222.00	222.00
1	750–800	765	220.00	220.00
3	800–850	825	211.00–215.00	212.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	338.00	338.00
2	400–450	418	320.00–327.00	323.56
2	450–500	477	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	513	293.00–308.00	304.42
7	550–600	557	287.00–289.00	288.71
13	600–650	619	274.50–277.00	275.07
11	650–700	692	259.00–262.00	260.38
40	700–750	714	250.00–256.50	254.79
18	750–800	766	252.00	252.00
22	800–850	813	248.75	248.75
133	850–900	871	234.50–247.60	240.58
7	900–950	901	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	538	247.00–248.00	247.31
10	550–600	567	246.00–251.00	247.97
11	600–650	603	240.00–242.00	240.37
1	700–750	700	232.00	232.00
67	750–800	757	236.25	236.25
22	800–850	812	220.00–225.00	222.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	284	235.00–240.00	236.99
1	300–350	335	221.00	221.00
2	350–400	392	249.00	249.00
1	450–500	470	225.00	225.00
3	500–550	525	221.00–227.00	223.00
4	550–600	578	224.00–227.00	225.25
5	600–650	620	209.00–215.00	211.59
2	650–700	668	210.00–218.00	214.10
1	700–750	730	185.00	185.00
2	750–800	760	194.00	194.00
1	900–950	920	169.00	169.00
1	950–1000	960	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	272.50	272.50
3	250–300	272	260.00–275.00	269.57
3	300–350	325	250.00–254.00	251.31
5	350–400	373	263.00–270.00	266.39
18	400–450	422	240.00–256.00	247.05
35	450–500	477	236.00–250.00	245.10
50	500–550	520	232.00–246.00	240.18
47	550–600	582	230.00–245.00	236.27
35	600–650	618	219.50–236.00	229.61
24	650–700	679	221.00–234.00	230.25
11	700–750	722	210.00–227.00	218.56
5	750–800	754	216.00–218.00	217.60
3	800–850	800	207.00–216.00	213.00
4	900–950	926	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	479	230.00–231.00	230.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	446	270.00	270.00
9	450–500	461	254.00–259.00	256.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	312.50	312.50
2	300–350	318	290.00–298.00	293.78
1	350–400	385	308.00	308.00
5	400–450	427	300.00–311.00	306.89
12	450–500	479	273.00–290.00	284.52
19	500–550	525	253.00–266.00	257.47
22	550–600	589	235.00–266.00	252.19
28	600–650	633	220.00–235.00	225.24
5	650–700	669	220.00–222.00	220.80
9	700–750	712	201.00–215.00	208.87
2	750–800	778	200.00–212.00	206.10
2	800–850	835	195.00–209.00	201.92
1	850–900	870	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	325	254.00	254.00
6	350–400	385	260.00–268.00	264.73
4	400–450	409	275.00–280.00	278.70
2	450–500	475	250.00–255.00	252.50
5	500–550	522	230.00–235.00	231.41
3	550–600	577	220.00–225.00	223.41
4	650–700	673	199.00–201.00	199.52
1	700–750	715	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	760	190.00–196.00	192.96
1	800–850	805	190.00	190.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	296.00	296.00
3	350–400	385	285.00–290.00	288.33
3	400–450	438	294.00–297.00	295.00
3	450–500	486	273.00–276.00	274.98
3	500–550	533	245.00–247.00	246.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,595	122.00–127.00	124.83
2	—	1,585	133.50–134.50	134.00
3	—	1,640	114.00–115.00	114.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,231	116.00–117.00	116.54
7	—	1,281	130.00–134.00	131.84
17	—	1,225	120.00–129.50	124.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,005	102.00–108.00	104.76
2	—	1,033	95.00–97.50	96.25
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,337	141.00–147.00	144.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	151.00–153.00	152.19
1	—	1,785	169.50	169.50
6	—	1,928	159.00–165.00	162.88

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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