Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and pre-conditioned feeder packages. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $273.92/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −191.38 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.

Average price

$273.92

42 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$57.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.52

vs KY average

−31.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	283.54	1,552	34
Medium and Large 2	565	255.00	1,441	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	570	225.67	1,286	6thin

One grade step is worth $57.88/cwt here — about $266 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 sale42 hd

273.92

—

KY average24 barns · 697 hd

268.40

+5.52

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−31.52

This barn, trailing median30 sales

465.30

−191.38

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	—	Average	1,547	141.62	2,190	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,298	117.14	1,520	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	112.94	1,729	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	98.40	886	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,545	137.00	2,117	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,245	174.00	2,166	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	332.98/cwt	329.00–335.00	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	253.02/cwt	252.50–254.00	1,285	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	241.75/cwt	240.50–242.50	1,941	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	268.78/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,554	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	268.30/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,655	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	322.01/cwt	321.00–323.00	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	284.57/cwt	272.00–288.00	1,528	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	251.82/cwt	245.00–255.50	1,813	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,171	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	263.94/cwt	251.00–269.00	1,779	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	241.80/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,852	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	648	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	231.98/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	247.51/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	286.84/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,334	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,274	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,005	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,151	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,796	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	491	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,178	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	297.44/cwt	293.00–303.00	1,544	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	708	257.51/cwt	257.00–258.00	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	910	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	2,098	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	854	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,990	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	276.80/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,727	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	260.50/cwt	257.00–263.00	1,357	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,245	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,166	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,545	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,117	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	114.93/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,748	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,649	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	103.48/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,262	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	128.72/cwt	127.50–130.00	1,748	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	118.52/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,553	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	729	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	102.87/cwt	101.50–107.00	925	4
Bulls	—	—	1,788	147.26/cwt	147.00–147.50	2,633	2
Bulls	—	—	1,305	135.97/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	233.77/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	254.63/cwt	251.00–256.50	1,441	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	213.19/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,343	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	223.94/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	227.29/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,418	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	239.26/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,122	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	240.52/cwt	230.00–248.50	1,239	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	229.16/cwt	228.75–232.00	1,609	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	249.37/cwt	246.50–258.50	1,057	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	232.59/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,342	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	231.31/cwt	223.00–236.00	1,554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	222.94/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	269.62/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,052	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	318.65/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,354	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	308.30/cwt	299.00–314.00	1,461	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	318.23/cwt	317.00–319.00	1,512	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	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 Nov 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 590Last week 1,228Year ago 924

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 64Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	329.00–335.00	332.98
8	450–500	475	317.00–319.00	318.23
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	324.00	324.00
2	350–400	385	321.00–323.00	322.01
6	400–450	425	310.00–322.50	318.65
11	450–500	474	299.00–314.00	308.30
9	500–550	537	272.00–288.00	284.57
12	550–600	578	260.00–279.00	268.78
10	600–650	617	261.00–271.00	268.30
30	650–700	674	251.00–269.00	263.94
8	700–750	720	245.00–255.50	251.82
17	750–800	766	235.00–248.00	241.80
8	800–850	803	240.50–242.50	241.75
3	850–900	880	212.50	212.50
1	900–950	905	212.00	212.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	301.00	301.00
3	450–500	465	285.00–288.00	286.84
1	500–550	535	262.00	262.00
1	550–600	595	248.00	248.00
4	600–650	603	244.00–249.00	247.51
2	650–700	675	245.00	245.00
2	700–750	725	231.00–233.00	231.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	272.00	272.00
5	450–500	491	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	525	254.00	254.00
5	550–600	579	220.00	220.00
3	600–650	648	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	695	229.00	229.00
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	775	216.00	216.00
1	800–850	815	211.00	211.00
1	950–1000	975	199.00	199.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	519	293.00–303.00	297.44
3	550–600	553	289.00	289.00
20	600–650	624	275.00–279.00	276.80
14	650–700	675	266.00	266.00
2	700–750	708	257.00–258.00	257.51
64	850–900	854	233.00	233.00
56	900–950	910	230.50	230.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	508	252.50–254.00	253.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	231.00	231.00
1	400–450	430	233.00	233.00
1	450–500	450	244.00	244.00
3	500–550	516	222.00–225.00	223.94
4	550–600	576	221.00–225.00	222.94
9	600–650	630	210.00–218.00	213.19
1	650–700	690	214.00	214.00
1	700–750	720	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	268.00	268.00
1	450–500	450	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	335	268.00	268.00
5	350–400	390	258.00–275.00	269.62
20	400–450	424	246.50–258.50	249.37
12	450–500	469	235.00–241.00	239.26
14	500–550	515	230.00–248.50	240.52
8	550–600	577	228.00–239.00	232.59
13	600–650	624	220.00–232.00	227.29
8	650–700	672	223.00–236.00	231.31
8	700–750	702	228.75–232.00	229.16
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00
2	800–850	805	213.00	213.00
1	850–900	895	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	299.00	299.00
4	450–500	482	313.00	313.00
8	500–550	521	257.00–263.00	260.50
12	550–600	566	251.00–256.50	254.63
3	600–650	635	225.00–238.00	233.77
2	650–700	677	239.00	239.00
2	700–750	732	223.00	223.00
1	750–800	780	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	590	231.00	231.00
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	670	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	137.00	137.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,521	113.00–120.00	114.93
1	—	1,570	105.00	105.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	103.00–104.00	103.48
2	—	1,358	127.50–130.00	128.72
3	—	1,310	116.00–120.00	118.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	80.50	80.50
4	—	899	101.50–107.00	102.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,788	147.00–147.50	147.26
2	—	1,305	135.00–137.00	135.97

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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