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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 16

● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,411 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 1,453▲ 691 vs year ago 720 · +96.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 45▼ 37 vs year ago 70 · −52.9%

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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 $306.86/cwt on 178 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −153.90 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median33 sales

460.76

−153.90

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	1,614	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

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. 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	851	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,150	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	345.06/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,242	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	983	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	381	370.24/cwt	360.00–382.00	1,411	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	382	239.91/cwt	235.00–250.00	916	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	291.36/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,180	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	426	343.02/cwt	325.00–361.00	1,461	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	472	347.70/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,641	32
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	302.96/cwt	291.00–315.00	1,451	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	481	238.47/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,147	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	270.63/cwt	262.00–279.00	1,321	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	300.94/cwt	284.00–309.00	1,577	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	323.12/cwt	312.50–346.00	1,713	41
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	547	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,477	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	298.00/cwt	281.00–308.00	1,687	65
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	236.30/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,359	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	317.16/cwt	311.00–329.00	1,827	48
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	266.77/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,547	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,428	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	300.37/cwt	295.50–306.50	1,874	35
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,425	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	274.98/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,721	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	291.95/cwt	288.50–299.00	1,941	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	235.99/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,600	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	678	225.26/cwt	213.00–234.00	1,527	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	262.56/cwt	249.00–271.50	1,785	46
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	248.93/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,785	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	268.95/cwt	257.50–274.50	1,942	40
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	213.34/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,547	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	754	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,960	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	243.05/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,874	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,746	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,536	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	820	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,091	58
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	239.60/cwt	236.50–245.50	1,989	33
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	887	255.80/cwt	255.80–255.80	2,269	61
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	926	253.86/cwt	252.90–254.95	2,351	123
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	946	223.53/cwt	211.00–224.00	2,115	27
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	964	241.04/cwt	238.50–243.75	2,324	112
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,081	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	561	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	717	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	775	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	647	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	314	239.22/cwt	227.50–245.00	751	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	260.15/cwt	251.00–270.00	830	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	253.16/cwt	250.00–260.00	934	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	229.99/cwt	220.00–238.00	862	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	288.62/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,103	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	332.21/cwt	318.00–341.00	1,279	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	265.41/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,099	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	230.42/cwt	227.50–239.00	963	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	297.02/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,256	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	250.26/cwt	242.00–256.00	1,061	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	467	288.70/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,348	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	250.70/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,178	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	274.28/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,308	43
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	220.50/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,125	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	252.75/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,319	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	271.07/cwt	263.00–277.00	1,423	50
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,476	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	254.33/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,437	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	572	220.14/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,259	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	233.58/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,352	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	242.71/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,507	32
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	234.25/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,485	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,436	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	225.73/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,508	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	216.09/cwt	205.50–225.00	1,545	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	728	186.41/cwt	177.00–200.00	1,357	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	217.75/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,644	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	845	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,521	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,776	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	675	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	955	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	327.98/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,236	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	295.14/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,113	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	271.91/cwt	261.00–285.00	1,134	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	307.68/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,308	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,045	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	296.01/cwt	289.00–303.00	1,388	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	279.88/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,324	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,525	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	266.90/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,396	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	285.83/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,501	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	287.32/cwt	279.00–299.00	1,629	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	225.98/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,306	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	259.81/cwt	241.00–270.00	1,509	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,410	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	226.98/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,385	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	613	269.39/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,651	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	211.99/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,420	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	237.36/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,609	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	219.71/cwt	212.00–228.00	1,707	9
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,650	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,754	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	860	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,471	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	466	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,165	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,323	167.01/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,210	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,170	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,644	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,579	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,212	1
Bulls	—	—	1,718	144.26/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,478	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	113.03/cwt	110.00–114.50	1,125	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	95.30/cwt	90.00–104.50	1,031	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	840	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,079	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	122.54/cwt	120.50–125.00	1,564	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	111.30/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,495	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,458	103.36/cwt	99.00–107.50	1,507	2

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 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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	466	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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.