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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 26

● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Aug 19Aug 26Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

854 head

▲ 296 vs last sale 558▼ 98 vs year ago 952 · −10.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 27▼ 26 vs year ago 46 · −56.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Hot and dry weather conditions coupled with health concerns affecting demand of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was moderate 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 $267.18/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −193.58 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.

Average price

$267.18

67 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$27.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.19

vs KY average

−1.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	270.07	1,497	60
Medium and Large 2-3	566	242.46	1,373	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.61/cwt here — about $124 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale67 hd

267.18

—

KY average24 barns · 752 hd

272.37

−5.19

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

−1.37

This barn, trailing median33 sales

460.76

−193.58

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	—	Average	1,844	164.26	3,028	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	131.57	1,598	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	908	124.59	1,131	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,485	120.50	1,789	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,062	$1,510	1thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	230	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	673	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	892	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,142	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,173	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	307.95/cwt	304.00–314.00	1,290	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,263	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	265.73/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,270	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	287.82/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,387	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,525	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	267.11/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,400	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	252.41/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,325	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	283.28/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,601	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	260.98/cwt	251.00–268.00	1,485	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	597	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,403	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	272.81/cwt	272.50–273.00	1,694	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	246.07/cwt	241.00–259.00	1,563	52
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	642	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,509	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	658	227.49/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,497	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	240.18/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,612	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,653	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	229.65/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,676	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	731	240.99/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,762	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	223.96/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,700	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,860	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,677	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	825	240.75/cwt	240.75–240.75	1,986	62
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	221.42/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,827	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,934	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	920	225.11/cwt	224.10–226.00	2,071	111
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	943	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,990	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,921	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,040	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,789	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	205	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	490	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	297	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	720	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	770	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,058	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	979	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	264.96/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,105	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	250.56/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,052	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	421	294.95/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,242	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	242.96/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,130	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	259.25/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,255	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	240.74/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,259	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	255.38/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,359	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	254.57/cwt	253.00–257.00	1,433	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	246.89/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,422	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	586	236.60/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,386	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	239.82/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,506	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	229.23/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,453	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,384	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	214.65/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,430	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	192.54/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,309	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	232.71/cwt	229.00–235.50	1,601	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,649	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	215.69/cwt	210.00–226.50	1,546	31
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,375	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	191.99/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,450	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	212.56/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,639	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	773	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,732	15
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	840	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,344	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,775	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	855	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,505	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,745	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	791	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	610	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	273	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	908	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	294.49/cwt	293.00–296.00	995	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	348	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	884	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,214	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	311.54/cwt	303.00–319.00	1,193	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,157	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	264.78/cwt	262.50–267.00	1,099	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	291.60/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,248	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	271.98/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,267	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	250.98/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,212	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	259.74/cwt	254.00–268.00	1,348	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	520	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,461	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	235.94/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,227	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	552	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,419	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	235.66/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,348	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	631	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,521	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	226.98/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,432	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	223.04/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,508	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	214.02/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,545	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,743	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,549	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,642	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	525	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,087	1
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	695	189.10/cwt	189.10–189.10	1,314	1
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3Value Added	892	189.10/cwt	189.10–189.10	1,687	57
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3	950	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,435	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,700	161.26/cwt	160.00–162.50	2,741	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,258	1
Bulls	—	—	2,165	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	3,345	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	655	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	707	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,262	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	115.78/cwt	113.50–118.00	1,161	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,554	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,294	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	135.41/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,671	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,580	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,789	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,062	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 854Last week 558Year ago 952

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 27Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	517	295.00	295.00
17	550–600	565	280.00–284.00	283.28
16	600–650	621	272.50–273.00	272.81
5	700–750	731	240.00–245.00	240.99
1	750–800	775	240.00	240.00
62	800–850	825	240.75	240.75
111	900–950	920	224.10–226.00	225.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	341.00	341.00
1	350–400	370	317.00	317.00
4	400–450	419	304.00–314.00	307.95
6	450–500	482	285.00–290.00	287.82
16	500–550	524	260.00–273.00	267.11
25	550–600	569	251.00–268.00	260.98
52	600–650	635	241.00–259.00	246.07
18	650–700	671	230.00–246.00	240.18
3	700–750	730	225.00–235.00	229.65
8	750–800	759	220.00–235.00	223.96
2	800–850	825	217.00–226.00	221.42
5	850–900	875	221.00	221.00
3	900–950	943	211.00	211.00
2	950–1000	970	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	292.50	292.50
1	300–350	305	292.50	292.50
1	400–450	440	287.00	287.00
4	450–500	478	264.00–270.00	265.73
3	500–550	525	250.00–256.00	252.41
4	550–600	597	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	642	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	658	226.00–229.00	227.49
1	700–750	725	228.00	228.00
1	750–800	795	211.00	211.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	239.00	239.00
2	250–300	297	242.50	242.50
1	300–350	305	252.50	252.50
1	350–400	390	251.00	251.00
3	400–450	420	248.00–255.00	250.56
2	450–500	465	241.00–245.00	242.96
4	500–550	523	238.00–243.00	240.74
5	550–600	586	236.00–237.00	236.60
2	600–650	635	218.00	218.00
2	650–700	680	190.00–195.00	192.54
2	700–750	745	184.50	184.50
3	750–800	755	190.00–196.00	191.99
1	800–850	840	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	855	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	563	253.00–257.00	254.57
11	600–650	628	239.00–240.00	239.82
7	650–700	688	229.00–235.50	232.71
9	700–750	717	230.00	230.00
15	750–800	773	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	370	286.00	286.00
6	400–450	417	260.00–276.00	264.96
16	450–500	484	254.00–265.00	259.25
18	500–550	532	250.00–260.00	255.38
30	550–600	576	241.00–250.00	246.89
20	600–650	634	225.00–233.00	229.23
8	650–700	666	210.00–220.00	214.65
31	700–750	717	210.00–226.50	215.69
4	750–800	771	208.00–217.00	212.56
2	800–850	845	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	895	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	421	290.00–299.00	294.95
2	450–500	465	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	207.00	207.00
1	650–700	695	189.10	189.10
1	950–1000	950	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	850–900	892	189.10	189.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	330.00–335.00	332.52
2	300–350	338	293.00–296.00	294.49
5	350–400	383	303.00–319.00	311.54
3	400–450	428	290.00–295.00	291.60
4	450–500	466	265.00–276.00	271.98
10	500–550	519	254.00–268.00	259.74
6	550–600	572	235.00–239.00	235.66
7	600–650	631	225.00–231.00	226.98
8	650–700	676	219.00–225.00	223.04
5	700–750	722	210.00–215.00	214.02
1	750–800	785	222.00	222.00
2	800–850	815	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	328.00	328.00
1	500–550	520	281.00	281.00
2	550–600	552	257.00	257.00
3	600–650	631	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	230.00	230.00
4	300–350	348	254.00	254.00
2	350–400	395	293.00	293.00
2	400–450	415	262.50–267.00	264.78
4	450–500	483	250.00–254.00	250.98
3	500–550	520	234.00–240.00	235.94
1	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	725	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	760	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	113.50–118.00	115.78
1	—	655	108.00	108.00
3	—	928	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,234	133.00–138.00	135.41
1	—	1,140	113.50	113.50
1	—	1,295	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,110	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	160.00–162.50	161.26
1	—	2,165	154.50	154.50
1	—	1,810	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,062	1,510.00	1,510.00

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.