Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.77/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −156.44 against this barn's trailing median of $411.21.

Average price

$254.77

93 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,374

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$19.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.23

vs KY average

−28.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	256.21	1,377	86
Medium and Large 2-3	561	237.13	1,330	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.08/cwt here — about $48 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 sale93 hd

254.77

—

KY average12 barns · 429 hd

245.54

+9.23

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−28.55

This barn, trailing median30 sales

411.21

−156.44

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	1,543	146.06	2,254	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	111.92	1,422	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	110.99	1,720	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	101.76	984	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,433	135.95	1,949	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,410	135.00	1,904	1thin

Every lot, as filed

117 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 2	350–400	357	303.03/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	271.80/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,674	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	252.40/cwt	252.40–252.40	1,797	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	551	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,460	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,146	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	276.67/cwt	276.00–279.00	1,433	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	290.70/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,642	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	479	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	209.50/cwt	206.00–213.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	344.30/cwt	343.00–345.00	1,239	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	258.49/cwt	256.00–261.00	1,597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	439	351.50/cwt	351.50–351.50	1,543	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	334.63/cwt	328.00–339.00	1,412	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	267.39/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,778	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	291.47/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,810	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	252.96/cwt	251.00–255.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,597	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	264.01/cwt	263.00–265.00	1,391	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	311.79/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,665	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	239.61/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	234.78/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	275.01/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,037	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	260.34/cwt	260.00–261.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	303.59/cwt	303.00–304.00	1,721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	282.80/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,869	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	351	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	211.32/cwt	208.00–213.00	1,950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	255.36/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,719	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	231.49/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	248.75/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,779	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	324.44/cwt	315.00–331.00	1,515	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	286.70/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	763	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	336.86/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,250	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,289	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	310.63/cwt	305.00–316.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,728	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	458	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,182	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	565	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,362	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	292.06/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,565	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	253.66/cwt	253.00–254.00	1,441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	331.02/cwt	326.00–334.00	1,711	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	219.49/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	264.57/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,513	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	598	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	518	296.71/cwt	294.00–298.00	1,537	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,501	132.60/cwt	131.50–135.00	1,990	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,230	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,796	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	108.80/cwt	106.50–110.00	1,072	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,809	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	116.41/cwt	110.00–119.50	1,589	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	120.72/cwt	120.50–121.00	1,301	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	103.00/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,244	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	91.20/cwt	90.00–92.50	857	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	111.32/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,770	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,485	1
Bulls	—	—	1,543	146.06/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	284.66/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,213	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	275.68/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	300.34/cwt	300.00–301.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	295.31/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,409	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	213.50/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	233.91/cwt	230.00–235.50	1,785	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	282.40/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,370	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	613	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	318	293.15/cwt	290.00–294.00	932	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	244.58/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	312.92/cwt	304.00–319.00	1,311	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	200.99/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	218.47/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	230.23/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,554	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	255.81/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,320	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	224.67/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	277.15/cwt	274.00–283.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	194.53/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,708	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	265.22/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,130	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	337	252.65/cwt	250.00–254.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	243.00/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	250.63/cwt	240.50–257.00	1,459	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,015	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	804	210.01/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	282.03/cwt	274.00–286.00	1,232	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	266.59/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,264	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	244.19/cwt	234.00–246.50	1,538	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	251.80/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,231	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	289.25/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	251.10/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,072	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	843	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,956	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	237.51/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	388	285.72/cwt	283.00–290.00	1,109	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	454	279.43/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,269	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,666	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 Dec 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,048Last week 866Year ago 1,409

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 43Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	357	300.00–315.00	303.03
2	400–450	420	305.00–316.00	310.63
1	450–500	455	306.00	306.00
11	500–550	536	287.00–295.00	292.06
2	550–600	573	272.00	272.00
2	600–650	618	256.00–261.00	258.49
8	650–700	673	250.00–259.00	255.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	341.00	341.00
8	350–400	371	325.00–340.00	336.86
30	400–450	422	328.00–339.00	334.63
27	450–500	467	315.00–331.00	324.44
28	500–550	534	300.00–316.00	311.79
60	550–600	565	280.00–298.00	290.70
24	600–650	616	265.00–279.00	271.80
33	650–700	665	264.00–274.00	267.39
14	700–750	715	240.00–254.00	248.75
5	750–800	775	230.00–244.00	239.61
2	800–850	810	230.00–233.00	231.49
1	850–900	875	205.00	205.00
3	900–950	923	208.00–213.00	211.32
1	950–1000	985	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	293.00	293.00
3	450–500	482	285.00–290.00	286.70
14	500–550	518	276.00–279.00	276.67
3	550–600	568	253.00–254.00	253.66
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	685	247.00	247.00
2	700–750	740	206.00–213.00	209.50
2	750–800	775	219.00–220.00	219.49
1	800–850	815	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	343.00–345.00	344.30
12	400–450	439	351.50	351.50
6	450–500	479	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	517	326.00–334.00	331.02
5	550–600	567	303.00–304.00	303.59
15	600–650	621	285.00–295.00	291.47
35	650–700	661	280.00–287.50	282.80
2	700–750	710	259.50	259.50
3	750–800	763	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	527	263.00–265.00	264.01
6	550–600	551	265.00	265.00
7	650–700	660	242.00	242.00
75	700–750	712	252.40	252.40
65	800–850	843	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	252.50	252.50
1	250–300	285	232.50	232.50
3	300–350	337	250.00–254.00	252.65
2	350–400	373	251.00–255.00	252.96
7	400–450	427	250.00–256.00	251.10
2	450–500	470	249.00	249.00
2	500–550	545	241.00–245.00	243.00
5	550–600	567	230.00–239.00	234.78
3	600–650	628	224.00–225.00	224.67
2	650–700	675	217.00–220.00	218.47
2	700–750	740	200.00–202.00	200.99
2	750–800	755	190.00–199.00	194.53
1	1000–1050	1,015	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	274.00–283.00	277.15
19	350–400	377	271.00–281.00	275.01
25	400–450	437	274.00–286.00	282.03
10	450–500	474	262.00–275.00	266.59
45	500–550	516	247.00–261.00	255.81
23	550–600	582	240.50–257.00	250.63
10	600–650	630	234.00–246.50	244.19
28	650–700	675	225.00–238.00	230.23
12	700–750	730	234.00	234.00
4	800–850	804	206.00–214.00	210.01
2	850–900	887	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	260.00–261.00	260.34
4	350–400	351	261.00	261.00
14	400–450	426	265.00–268.00	265.22
5	450–500	489	250.00–257.00	251.80
1	700–750	715	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	290.00–294.00	293.15
5	350–400	388	283.00–290.00	285.72
4	400–450	410	287.00–290.00	289.25
7	450–500	454	279.00–280.00	279.43
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	458	258.00	258.00
6	550–600	565	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	300.00–301.00	300.34
2	350–400	350	310.00	310.00
8	400–450	419	304.00–319.00	312.92
8	450–500	477	290.00–301.00	295.31
3	500–550	518	272.00–280.00	275.68
12	550–600	572	252.50–270.00	264.57
1	600–650	600	246.00	246.00
1	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
4	700–750	710	236.00–239.00	237.51
7	750–800	763	230.00–235.50	233.91
2	850–900	875	212.00–215.00	213.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	425	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	417	331.00	331.00
1	450–500	480	308.00	308.00
3	500–550	518	294.00–298.00	296.71
3	550–600	598	287.00	287.00
6	600–650	613	269.00	269.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	426	284.00–285.00	284.66
8	450–500	485	279.00–285.00	282.40
1	500–550	500	261.00	261.00
2	550–600	578	241.00–248.00	244.58
1	650–700	675	212.00	212.00
1	850–900	850	196.00	196.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,501	131.50–135.00	132.60
1	—	1,230	146.00	146.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	985	106.50–110.00	108.80
2	—	940	90.00–92.50	91.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	121.00	121.00
3	—	1,590	110.00–114.00	111.32
1	—	1,485	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,365	110.00–119.50	116.41
2	—	1,078	120.50–121.00	120.72
6	—	1,208	100.00–108.00	103.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	142.00–150.00	146.06

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