Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted weaned preconditioned feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $281.97/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −183.33 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.

Average price

$281.97

38 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$53.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.45

vs KY average

−41.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	295.54	1,599	25
Medium and Large 2	551	260.02	1,433	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	588	242.00	1,423	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.54/cwt here — about $176 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 sale38 hd

281.97

—

KY average20 barns · 870 hd

276.51

+5.45

National average38 barns · 6,986 hd

323.78

−41.81

This barn, trailing median30 sales

465.30

−183.33

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	1,509	146.01	2,204	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	122.79	1,539	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,674	120.84	2,023	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	103.06	1,063	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,290	134.00	1,729	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)	920	$1,260	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,110	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,450	1thin

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	524	297.40/cwt	287.00–301.00	1,558	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	269.72/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	318.47/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	862	243.99/cwt	240.25–249.00	2,103	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	315.49/cwt	315.00–316.00	1,641	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	682	263.29/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,796	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	302.46/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	254.16/cwt	247.00–259.00	1,601	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	330.58/cwt	318.00–336.00	1,425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	671	202.81/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,361	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	262.97/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,375	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,068	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	238.10/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,838	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	343.75/cwt	343.75–343.75	1,626	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	232.52/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,204	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	247.00/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,074	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	315.23/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,494	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	957	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	2,110	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	236.50/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	225.88/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,516	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	234.50/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	624	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	412	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,417	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	240.49/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,594	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	253.56/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,420	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	242.00/cwt	241.00–244.00	1,423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	246.87/cwt	242.00–249.50	1,787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	272.56/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	326.61/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	237.52/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	298.23/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	283.50/cwt	282.00–284.00	1,644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	905	244.20/cwt	244.20–244.20	2,210	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	981	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	2,242	55
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	637	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,357	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	274.17/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,725	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	485	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,179	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	562	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,287	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	755	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	617	251.50/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,552	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	658	241.49/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,589	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	517	289.13/cwt	283.00–292.00	1,495	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,290	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,729	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	97.59/cwt	96.00–99.50	1,020	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,146	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	123.45/cwt	121.00–124.50	1,997	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,703	112.86/cwt	111.50–115.00	1,922	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	128.91/cwt	128.00–130.00	2,211	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	130.00/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,534	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	123.98/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,567	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	110.81/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,422	2
Bulls	—	—	1,115	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,544	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	153.53/cwt	153.00–154.00	2,576	2
Bulls	—	—	1,528	143.50/cwt	142.00–146.00	2,193	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	256.33/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,466	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	215.67/cwt	207.00–220.50	1,542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	216.51/cwt	216.00–217.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,607	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	296.82/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,300	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	299.86/cwt	291.00–303.00	1,448	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	267.14/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	935	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	283.02/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	209.37/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	270.60/cwt	261.00–274.00	1,164	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	243.36/cwt	240.00–245.00	754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	255.86/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	273.67/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,067	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	249.73/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,296	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	281.50/cwt	281.00–282.00	1,163	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	713	195.56/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	917	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	247.00/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	238.48/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	281.99/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,339	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	251.88/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,446	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	229.15/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,444	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	210.16/cwt	203.00–217.50	1,629	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	256.18/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,184	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	474	272.17/cwt	271.00–277.00	1,290	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	239.52/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,521	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	229.79/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	313.41/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,197	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,369	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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 866Last week 1,214Year ago 680

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 66Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

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	290	312.50	312.50
3	300–350	332	320.00–335.00	326.61
2	350–400	373	317.00–320.00	318.47
5	400–450	431	318.00–336.00	330.58
5	450–500	474	310.00–325.00	315.23
11	500–550	524	287.00–301.00	297.40
4	550–600	581	265.00–279.00	272.56
14	600–650	630	247.00–259.00	254.16
9	650–700	663	234.00–250.00	240.49
4	700–750	724	242.00–249.50	246.87
8	750–800	772	230.00–246.00	238.10
2	800–850	828	234.00	234.00
12	900–950	915	226.00	226.00
17	950–1000	957	220.50	220.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	300.00–305.00	302.46
4	450–500	465	293.00–300.00	298.23
4	500–550	538	262.50–275.00	269.72
6	550–600	560	250.00–257.50	253.56
5	600–650	642	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	289.00	289.00
3	550–600	588	241.00–244.00	242.00
2	600–650	623	237.00–238.00	237.52
1	650–700	690	221.00	221.00
1	750–800	750	224.00	224.00
1	900–950	925	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	520	315.00–316.00	315.49
4	550–600	580	282.00–284.00	283.50
11	600–650	629	270.00–276.00	274.17
11	650–700	682	260.00–264.00	263.29
120	850–900	862	240.25–249.00	243.99
59	900–950	905	244.20	244.20
55	950–1000	981	228.50	228.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	412	344.00	344.00
14	450–500	473	343.75	343.75
7	600–650	624	289.00	289.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	230.00	230.00
6	300–350	310	240.00–245.00	243.36
1	350–400	385	245.00	245.00
4	400–450	435	245.00–249.00	247.00
2	450–500	478	234.00–235.00	234.50
4	500–550	518	231.00–235.00	232.52
2	550–600	588	236.00–237.00	236.50
1	600–650	610	211.00	211.00
7	650–700	671	200.00–209.00	202.81
2	700–750	713	192.00–199.00	195.56
1	750–800	770	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	840	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	850	190.00	190.00
2	900–950	917	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	523	262.00–265.00	262.97
4	550–600	557	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	267.50	267.50
3	300–350	336	261.00	261.00
7	350–400	390	265.00–279.00	273.67
10	400–450	430	261.00–274.00	270.60
17	450–500	462	249.00–265.00	256.18
33	500–550	519	240.00–256.00	249.73
13	550–600	574	241.00–256.00	251.88
16	600–650	630	220.00–234.00	229.15
10	650–700	671	215.00–232.00	225.88
2	700–750	735	200.00–219.00	209.37
9	750–800	775	203.00–217.50	210.16
1	950–1000	955	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	250.00–258.00	255.86
2	450–500	490	246.00–248.00	247.00
2	500–550	528	238.00–239.00	238.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	413	281.00–282.00	281.50
14	450–500	474	271.00–277.00	272.17
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	243.00	243.00
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	562	229.00	229.00
4	600–650	637	213.00	213.00
1	750–800	755	161.00	161.00
3	800–850	800	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	310.00	310.00
3	250–300	280	311.00	311.00
1	300–350	330	291.00	291.00
10	350–400	382	302.00–320.00	313.41
8	400–450	438	290.00–305.00	296.82
6	450–500	483	291.00–303.00	299.86
3	500–550	523	260.00–279.00	267.14
12	550–600	572	251.00–265.00	256.33
7	600–650	635	230.00–247.00	239.52
5	650–700	668	227.00–234.00	229.79
5	700–750	715	207.00–220.50	215.67
8	750–800	780	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	490	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	520	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	580	244.00	244.00
2	600–650	625	216.00–217.00	216.51
1	650–700	655	209.00	209.00
1	900–950	935	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	517	283.00–292.00	289.13
12	600–650	617	251.00–253.00	251.50
6	650–700	658	240.00–249.00	241.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	281.00–285.00	283.02
10	450–500	475	280.00–284.00	281.99
1	500–550	525	251.00	251.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	134.00	134.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	96.00–99.50	97.59
1	—	1,005	114.00	114.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,618	121.00–124.50	123.45
3	—	1,703	111.50–115.00	112.86
2	—	1,715	128.00–130.00	128.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	128.00–132.00	130.00
8	—	1,264	119.00–125.00	123.98
2	—	1,283	108.00–115.00	110.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	138.50	138.50
2	—	1,678	153.00–154.00	153.53
3	—	1,528	142.00–146.00	143.50

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Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	132.00	132.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,110.00	1,110.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	1,260.00	1,260.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,450.00	1,450.00

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

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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

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