Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $306.86/cwt on 178 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −158.44 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.

Average price

$306.86

178 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$447

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

$78.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.51

vs KY average

−19.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	309.85	1,725	168
Medium and Large 2	571	267.69	1,527	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	553	230.87	1,277	3thin

One grade step is worth $78.98/cwt here — about $447 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale178 hd

306.86

—

KY average29 barns · 1,736 hd

299.35

+7.51

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−19.77

This barn, trailing median30 sales

465.30

−158.44

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	—	High	1,614	142.90	2,306	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	112.67	1,493	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,080	95.56	1,032	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,170	140.50	1,644	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,323	167.01	2,210	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	250.26/cwt	242.00–256.00	1,061	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	964	241.04/cwt	238.50–243.75	2,324	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	820	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,091	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	220.14/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,259	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	260.15/cwt	251.00–270.00	830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	262.56/cwt	249.00–271.50	1,785	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	271.07/cwt	263.00–277.00	1,423	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	242.71/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,507	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	314	239.22/cwt	227.50–245.00	751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	236.30/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	345.06/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,242	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	291.36/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	343.02/cwt	325.00–361.00	1,461	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	381	370.24/cwt	360.00–382.00	1,411	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	472	347.70/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,641	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	302.96/cwt	291.00–315.00	1,451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	213.34/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	300.94/cwt	284.00–309.00	1,577	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	298.00/cwt	281.00–308.00	1,687	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	248.93/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,785	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	238.47/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,147	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	270.63/cwt	262.00–279.00	1,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	946	223.53/cwt	211.00–224.00	2,115	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	243.05/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,874	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	274.98/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,721	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	291.95/cwt	288.50–299.00	1,941	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	235.99/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	239.60/cwt	236.50–245.50	1,989	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	300.37/cwt	295.50–306.50	1,874	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	754	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,960	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	225.26/cwt	213.00–234.00	1,527	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	266.77/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,547	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	323.12/cwt	312.50–346.00	1,713	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	268.95/cwt	257.50–274.50	1,942	40
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	466	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	317.16/cwt	311.00–329.00	1,827	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	239.91/cwt	235.00–250.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	926	253.86/cwt	252.90–254.95	2,351	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	887	255.80/cwt	255.80–255.80	2,269	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	296.01/cwt	289.00–303.00	1,388	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	225.98/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	226.98/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	613	269.39/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,525	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,323	167.01/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,210	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,170	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,644	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	111.30/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,495	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,079	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	103.36/cwt	99.00–107.50	1,507	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	122.54/cwt	120.50–125.00	1,564	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	840	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,212	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	95.30/cwt	90.00–104.50	1,031	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	113.03/cwt	110.00–114.50	1,125	3
Bulls	—	—	1,305	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,579	1
Bulls	—	—	1,718	144.26/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,478	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	327.98/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,236	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	237.36/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	287.32/cwt	279.00–299.00	1,629	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	285.83/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,501	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	219.71/cwt	212.00–228.00	1,707	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	307.68/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,308	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	295.14/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,113	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	266.90/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	279.88/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,324	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	271.91/cwt	261.00–285.00	1,134	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	259.81/cwt	241.00–270.00	1,509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	211.99/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	233.58/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,352	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	250.70/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,178	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	559	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,476	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	216.09/cwt	205.50–225.00	1,545	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	265.41/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,099	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	728	186.41/cwt	177.00–200.00	1,357	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	220.50/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	229.99/cwt	220.00–238.00	862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	217.75/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,644	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	254.33/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,437	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	274.28/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,308	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	225.73/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,508	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	253.16/cwt	250.00–260.00	934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	297.02/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,256	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	332.21/cwt	318.00–341.00	1,279	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	252.75/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,319	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	234.25/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,485	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	288.70/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,348	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	230.42/cwt	227.50–239.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	288.62/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,103	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,471	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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,411Last week 1,453Year ago 720

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 45Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	231.00	231.00
4	300–350	314	227.50–245.00	239.22
6	350–400	375	220.00–238.00	229.99
4	400–450	418	227.50–239.00	230.42
2	500–550	510	220.00–221.00	220.50
5	550–600	572	215.00–229.00	220.14
2	650–700	665	216.00	216.00
6	700–750	728	177.00–200.00	186.41
1	800–850	845	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	261.00	261.00
5	300–350	319	251.00–270.00	260.15
4	350–400	369	250.00–260.00	253.16
6	400–450	424	242.00–256.00	250.26
15	450–500	470	240.00–255.00	250.70
7	550–600	579	230.00–238.00	233.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	500–550	525	263.00–277.00	271.07
7	550–600	559	264.00	264.00
32	600–650	621	241.00–245.00	242.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	260	298.00	298.00
7	350–400	382	282.50–300.00	288.62
5	400–450	414	260.00–277.50	265.41
43	450–500	477	260.00–279.00	274.28
22	500–550	522	240.00–260.00	252.75
14	550–600	565	240.00–262.00	254.33
22	600–650	634	220.00–240.00	234.25
12	650–700	668	220.00–234.00	225.73
11	700–750	715	205.50–225.00	216.09
12	750–800	755	215.00–218.00	217.75
1	1000–1050	1,015	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
14	350–400	385	318.00–341.00	332.21
8	400–450	423	290.00–300.00	297.02
32	450–500	467	280.00–300.00	288.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	500–550	530	312.50–346.00	323.12
48	550–600	576	311.00–329.00	317.16
35	600–650	624	295.50–306.50	300.37
28	650–700	665	288.50–299.00	291.95
40	700–750	722	257.50–274.50	268.95
16	750–800	754	260.00	260.00
58	800–850	820	255.00	255.00
61	850–900	887	255.80	255.80
123	900–950	926	252.90–254.95	253.86
112	950–1000	964	238.50–243.75	241.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	365.00	365.00
6	350–400	381	360.00–382.00	370.24
20	400–450	426	325.00–361.00	343.02
32	450–500	472	320.00–365.00	347.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	347.50	347.50
5	350–400	360	325.00–350.00	345.06
2	400–450	405	282.50–300.00	291.36
4	450–500	479	291.00–315.00	302.96
14	500–550	524	284.00–309.00	300.94
65	550–600	566	281.00–308.00	298.00
12	600–650	626	260.00–282.00	274.98
46	650–700	680	249.00–271.50	262.56
11	700–750	717	242.00–255.00	248.93
12	750–800	771	235.00–250.00	243.05
33	800–850	830	236.50–245.50	239.60
27	900–950	946	211.00–224.00	223.53
1	1000–1050	1,030	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	235.00–250.00	239.91
7	450–500	481	234.00–250.00	238.47
1	500–550	510	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	575	225.00–248.00	236.30
1	600–650	625	228.00	228.00
8	650–700	678	213.00–234.00	225.26
4	700–750	725	211.00–217.00	213.34
1	750–800	790	221.00	221.00
1	800–850	800	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	262.00	262.00
2	450–500	488	262.00–279.00	270.63
2	500–550	547	270.00	270.00
5	550–600	580	255.00–276.00	266.77
1	600–650	605	236.00	236.00
2	650–700	678	235.00–237.00	235.99
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	466	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	440	237.50	237.50
1	500–550	505	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	578	222.00–230.00	225.98
2	600–650	610	225.00–229.00	226.98
3	650–700	670	209.00–214.00	211.99
1	850–900	860	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	341.00	341.00
5	350–400	377	320.00–340.00	327.98
7	400–450	425	304.00–310.00	307.68
9	450–500	469	289.00–303.00	296.01
6	500–550	525	280.00–298.00	285.83
11	550–600	567	279.00–299.00	287.32
2	600–650	600	230.00–240.00	235.00
2	650–700	678	230.00–245.00	237.36
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
9	750–800	777	212.00–228.00	219.71
1	800–850	825	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	860	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	305.00	305.00
2	600–650	613	264.00–275.00	269.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	377	290.00–308.00	295.14
3	400–450	417	261.00–285.00	271.91
4	450–500	473	270.00–285.00	279.88
2	500–550	523	264.00–270.00	266.90
5	550–600	581	241.00–270.00	259.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	160.00–170.00	167.01
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	140.50	140.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,343	110.00–114.00	111.30
1	—	1,255	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,458	99.00–107.50	103.36
5	—	1,276	120.50–125.00	122.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	70.00	70.00
5	—	1,082	90.00–104.50	95.30
3	—	995	110.00–114.50	113.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,305	121.00	121.00
5	—	1,718	140.00–147.00	144.26

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky