Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher there was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned packages and groups of pre-conditioned feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. No test on slaughter bulls. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $328.89/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −136.40 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.

Average price

$328.89

86 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$57.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.55

vs KY average

−12.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	332.74	1,809	78
Medium and Large 2	528	301.02	1,589	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	275.33	1,537	3thin

One grade step is worth $57.41/cwt here — about $272 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale86 hd

328.89

—

KY average25 barns · 1,662 hd

315.34

+13.55

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

−12.05

This barn, trailing median30 sales

465.30

−136.40

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,495	139.75	2,089	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	131.55	1,645	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,025	104.50	1,071	2thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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 2-3	900–950	945	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	326.16/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	820	269.95/cwt	269.95–269.95	2,214	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	439	381.65/cwt	370.00–389.00	1,675	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	301.70/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	838	245.80/cwt	243.00–247.00	2,060	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,100	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	2,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,100	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	322.91/cwt	321.00–325.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	258.14/cwt	250.00–266.00	2,101	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	314.34/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,386	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	271.51/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	250.68/cwt	240.00–256.50	2,176	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	233.00/cwt	231.00–235.00	2,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	265.32/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	352.18/cwt	345.00–354.00	1,683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	337.50/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,441	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	288.60/cwt	281.00–296.00	1,792	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	317.46/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,663	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	252.05/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	326.29/cwt	321.00–329.50	1,912	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	280.82/cwt	274.50–290.50	1,910	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	272.60/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,985	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	451	309.67/cwt	307.00–311.00	1,397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	254.63/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,864	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	261.26/cwt	253.00–265.00	2,025	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	983	227.30/cwt	226.00–230.00	2,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	354.07/cwt	347.50–358.00	1,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	269.50/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	897	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,126	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	634	263.23/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	762	242.71/cwt	240.00–245.50	1,849	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	337.01/cwt	335.00–339.00	1,729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	350	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	559	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,884	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	318.14/cwt	313.00–321.00	1,957	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	303.74/cwt	300.50–305.00	2,026	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	706	283.22/cwt	280.00–283.50	2,000	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1200–1250	1,225	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	771	267.11/cwt	266.50–268.00	2,059	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	299.37/cwt	294.00–305.00	1,542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,593	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,848	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	140.03/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,848	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	135.39/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,631	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	950	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,197	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,323	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	122.06/cwt	120.50–124.00	1,526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	263.04/cwt	250.00–264.50	1,768	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,737	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	263.88/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	319.43/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	313.45/cwt	309.00–318.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	249.60/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,580	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	284.24/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,489	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	290.54/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,360	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	253.18/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,694	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	392	337.63/cwt	337.50–338.00	1,324	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	218.01/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	616	282.90/cwt	281.00–288.00	1,743	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	258.77/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	321.30/cwt	313.00–327.00	1,234	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	612	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,414	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	241.22/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,894	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	251.49/cwt	251.00–252.00	1,441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	275.00/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	238.07/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,681	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	246.04/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,688	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	543	242.01/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	646	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	271.34/cwt	267.00–276.00	1,677	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	293.40/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,564	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	270.63/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,529	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	1,937	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	669	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	286.52/cwt	283.00–290.00	1,653	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	394.41/cwt	391.00–400.00	1,688	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	266.01/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	487	363.01/cwt	361.00–364.00	1,768	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	359.84/cwt	350.00–360.50	1,817	16

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 Jan 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,111Last week 1,133Year ago 1,328

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 24Year ago 105

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	451	307.00–311.00	309.67
1	500–550	505	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	585	268.00	268.00
5	600–650	634	260.00–264.00	263.23
3	650–700	680	265.00–266.00	265.32
2	700–750	723	250.00–254.00	252.05
1	800–850	835	231.00	231.00
1	850–900	865	231.00	231.00
1	900–950	945	216.00	216.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	190.50	190.50
1	1200–1250	1,225	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	320.00–332.50	326.16
4	400–450	441	310.00–317.50	314.34
2	450–500	470	321.00–325.00	322.91
3	500–550	505	300.00–305.00	301.70
2	550–600	562	300.00	300.00
4	600–650	633	270.00–272.00	271.51
2	650–700	653	269.00–270.00	269.50
12	750–800	762	240.00–245.50	242.71
5	800–850	838	243.00–247.00	245.80
8	850–900	897	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	375.00	375.00
11	400–450	439	370.00–389.00	381.65
5	500–550	513	335.00–339.00	337.01
10	550–600	559	337.00	337.00
7	600–650	615	313.00–321.00	318.14
49	650–700	667	300.50–305.00	303.74
24	700–750	706	280.00–283.50	283.22
12	750–800	771	266.50–268.00	267.11
58	800–850	820	269.95	269.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	347.50–358.00	354.07
7	400–450	427	332.50–350.00	337.50
7	450–500	478	345.00–354.00	352.18
22	500–550	524	310.00–325.00	317.46
25	550–600	586	321.00–329.50	326.29
15	600–650	621	281.00–296.00	288.60
29	650–700	680	274.50–290.50	280.82
54	700–750	728	268.00–278.00	272.60
55	750–800	775	253.00–265.00	261.26
30	800–850	814	250.00–266.00	258.14
32	850–900	868	240.00–256.50	250.68
2	900–950	905	231.00–235.00	233.00
3	950–1000	983	226.00–230.00	227.30
1	1000–1050	1,015	206.00	206.00
4	1050–1100	1,070	225.00	225.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	395.00	395.00
19	400–450	428	391.00–400.00	394.41
8	450–500	487	361.00–364.00	363.01
16	500–550	505	350.00–360.50	359.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	533	292.00–295.00	293.40
24	550–600	577	283.00–290.00	286.52
35	600–650	618	267.00–276.00	271.34
7	650–700	681	284.50	284.50
80	700–750	732	250.00–255.00	254.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	331.00	331.00
11	350–400	392	337.50–338.00	337.63
1	400–450	440	312.00	312.00
2	450–500	455	309.00–318.00	313.45
11	600–650	616	281.00–288.00	282.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	320	303.00	303.00
6	350–400	384	313.00–327.00	321.30
2	400–450	440	295.00	295.00
30	450–500	468	285.00–300.00	290.54
18	500–550	524	275.00–289.00	284.24
22	550–600	565	261.00–275.00	270.63
11	600–650	633	245.00–257.00	249.60
40	650–700	669	250.00–264.00	253.18
14	700–750	706	231.00–240.00	238.07
16	750–800	785	235.00–245.00	241.22
3	800–850	823	217.00–220.00	218.01
1	850–900	890	223.00	223.00
1	950–1000	975	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	272.00–280.00	275.00
4	500–550	523	255.00–260.00	258.77
4	550–600	573	251.00–252.00	251.49
4	600–650	646	249.00	249.00
23	650–700	686	240.00–247.50	246.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	481	260.00–269.00	266.01
3	500–550	543	240.00–243.00	242.01
9	600–650	612	231.00	231.00
6	650–700	669	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	940	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	357.50	357.50
1	350–400	380	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	425	310.00	310.00
5	450–500	479	310.00–326.00	319.43
4	500–550	515	294.00–305.00	299.37
1	550–600	565	292.00	292.00
8	600–650	616	282.00	282.00
21	650–700	672	250.00–264.50	263.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	487	293.00	293.00
2	550–600	595	274.00	274.00
2	600–650	615	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	260.00–268.00	263.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,475	157.50	157.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	139.00–141.00	140.03
3	—	1,205	134.00–136.00	135.39
3	—	1,250	120.50–124.00	122.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,050	114.00	114.00

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