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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 19

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Aug 12Aug 19Aug 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

558 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 522▲ 336 vs year ago 222 · +151.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 42▼ 2 vs year ago 29 · −6.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $287.03/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −173.73 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.

Average price

$287.03

52 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$385

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

$67.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.13

vs KY average

+16.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	295.95	1,635	42
Medium and Large 2	566	266.00	1,507	5thin
Large 1-2	565	240.00	1,356	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	547	228.67	1,250	3thin

One grade step is worth $67.28/cwt here — about $385 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale52 hd

287.03

—

KY average23 barns · 872 hd

286.90

+0.13

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

+16.53

This barn, trailing median33 sales

460.76

−173.73

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.97, low $366.49, median $460.76 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,665	175.10	2,916	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	142.35	2,157	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,274	138.23	1,761	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	116.91	1,280	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,335	150.00	2,003	1thin

Every lot

102 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	287	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	973	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,082	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,013	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,144	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	344.43/cwt	342.00–347.00	1,309	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	320.96/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,374	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,222	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	447	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,305	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,265	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	287.37/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,397	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	287.02/cwt	279.00–292.00	1,487	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	302.06/cwt	299.00–304.00	1,583	12
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,232	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	298.49/cwt	298.00–299.00	1,707	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,545	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	292.18/cwt	291.00–293.00	1,706	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,535	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	287.45/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,799	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	273.75/cwt	262.00–279.00	1,738	39
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	251.97/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,600	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	261.36/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,712	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,675	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	251.42/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,820	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	240.69/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,743	31
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	772	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,880	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	224.99/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,744	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	238.00/cwt	230.00–241.50	1,859	35
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	839	227.80/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,911	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	866	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,645	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	867	221.64/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,922	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	916	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,924	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,911	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,882	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,006	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	681	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	799	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,084	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,193	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,109	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	267.02/cwt	261.00–276.00	1,284	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	484	255.12/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,235	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	252.77/cwt	249.00–261.00	1,340	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	246.88/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,417	44
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	236.37/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,395	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	236.68/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,467	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	239.77/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,575	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	230.30/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,571	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,689	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,605	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	763	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,373	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	228.37/cwt	220.00–233.50	1,756	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,826	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	840	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,638	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,896	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	995	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,751	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	950	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	912	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	318.36/cwt	316.00–321.00	1,028	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	884	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,313	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	293.23/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,249	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	262.43/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,228	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	287.27/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,390	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	257.61/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,311	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,205	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	531	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,487	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	258.20/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,503	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,338	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	235.57/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,479	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	654	236.99/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,550	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	683	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,468	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	208.42/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,480	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,525	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,659	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,644	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	945	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,654	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	990	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,604	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	788	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	572	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,356	2
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	910	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,556	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,003	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,395	189.20/cwt	188.00–190.00	2,639	2
Bulls	—	—	1,687	164.15/cwt	163.50–164.50	2,769	3
Bulls	—	—	1,903	177.41/cwt	174.50–180.50	3,376	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	124.11/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,154	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	143.75/cwt	140.50–147.00	1,538	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	157.30/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,977	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	130.66/cwt	126.50–133.50	1,719	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	119.23/cwt	119.00–119.50	1,691	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,425	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,461	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	2,210	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	134.72/cwt	134.00–135.50	2,045	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	143.71/cwt	140.50–148.00	2,210	3

This sale against other markets

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 Aug 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 558Last week 522Year ago 222

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 42Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	657	239.00–240.00	239.77
9	700–750	717	235.50	235.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	257.00	257.00
1	300–350	340	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	400	250.00	250.00
4	450–500	484	250.00–259.00	255.12
3	550–600	590	233.00–238.00	236.37
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
3	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
3	750–800	763	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	840	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	995	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	252.00	252.00
2	350–400	387	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	425	261.00	261.00
20	450–500	481	261.00–276.00	267.02
15	500–550	530	249.00–261.00	252.77
44	550–600	574	240.00–255.00	246.88
20	600–650	620	230.00–243.00	236.68
26	650–700	682	220.00–234.00	230.30
3	700–750	733	219.00	219.00
12	750–800	769	220.00–233.50	228.37
1	800–850	830	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	925	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	287	339.00	339.00
2	300–350	335	323.00	323.00
2	350–400	380	342.00–347.00	344.43
8	400–450	428	315.00–325.00	320.96
3	450–500	486	285.00–292.00	287.37
7	500–550	518	279.00–292.00	287.02
11	550–600	584	291.00–293.00	292.18
39	600–650	635	262.00–279.00	273.75
13	650–700	655	255.00–263.00	261.36
31	700–750	724	230.00–247.00	240.69
35	750–800	781	230.00–241.50	238.00
5	800–850	839	227.00–229.00	227.80
6	850–900	867	220.00–230.00	221.64
3	900–950	916	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	975	196.00	196.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	181.00	181.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	524	299.00–304.00	302.06
12	550–600	572	298.00–299.00	298.49
14	600–650	626	285.00–290.00	287.45
7	700–750	724	250.00–252.00	251.42
10	750–800	772	243.50	243.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	277.50	277.50
1	400–450	435	281.00	281.00
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	565	218.00	218.00
1	600–650	620	247.50	247.50
1	650–700	695	241.00	241.00
2	750–800	775	224.00–226.00	224.99
3	850–900	866	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	447	292.00	292.00
1	450–500	450	281.00	281.00
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
4	550–600	583	260.00–270.00	265.00
2	600–650	635	250.00–254.00	251.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	150.00	150.00
2	550–600	572	237.00	237.00
1	900–950	910	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	322.00	322.00
2	300–350	323	316.00–321.00	318.36
2	350–400	392	335.00	335.00
5	400–450	426	290.00–307.00	293.23
4	450–500	484	281.00–290.00	287.27
13	500–550	509	250.00–263.00	257.61
7	550–600	582	255.00–270.00	258.20
5	600–650	628	230.00–239.00	235.57
4	650–700	654	225.00–241.00	236.99
4	700–750	710	200.00–212.00	208.42
3	750–800	755	202.00	202.00
2	800–850	842	197.00	197.00
3	850–900	865	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	249.00	249.00
2	450–500	468	260.00–265.00	262.43
2	500–550	513	230.00–240.00	234.98
1	600–650	615	217.50	217.50
3	650–700	683	215.00	215.00
1	900–950	945	175.00	175.00
1	950–1000	990	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	531	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	299.00	299.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,538	140.50–148.00	143.71
2	—	1,518	134.00–135.50	134.72
1	—	1,440	153.50	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	119.00–119.50	119.23
4	—	1,316	126.50–133.50	130.66
3	—	1,257	154.00–160.00	157.30
2	—	1,070	140.50–147.00	143.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	102.50	102.50
2	—	930	120.00–127.50	124.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,903	174.50–180.50	177.41
3	—	1,687	163.50–164.50	164.15
2	—	1,395	188.00–190.00	189.20

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.