Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $304.91/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −160.39 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.

Average price

$304.91

72 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$28.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.49

vs KY average

−33.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	311.31	1,730	47
Medium and Large 2	540	296.61	1,601	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	556	283.27	1,574	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.04/cwt here — about $157 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 sale72 hd

304.91

—

KY average24 barns · 1,060 hd

308.39

−3.49

National average155 barns · 9,244 hd

338.67

−33.76

This barn, trailing median30 sales

465.30

−160.39

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	—	Average	1,688	154.35	2,605	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	137.54	2,105	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	131.34	1,617	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	116.50	1,130	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,365	156.00	2,129	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,268	197.47	2,504	2thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	251.49/cwt	242.00–255.50	1,685	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	517	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	247.66/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	292.97/cwt	291.00–295.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	601	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	255.27/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,317	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	561	251.80/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,413	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	245.63/cwt	240.00–254.00	2,026	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	249.51/cwt	244.50–257.00	1,919	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	962	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	2,371	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	385.03/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,593	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	921	235.01/cwt	223.00–241.00	2,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	285.73/cwt	278.00–294.00	1,783	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	240.49/cwt	230.00–245.00	2,068	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	321.86/cwt	319.00–330.00	1,529	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	266.36/cwt	258.00–274.00	1,769	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	307.03/cwt	299.50–314.00	1,784	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	371.75/cwt	361.00–376.00	1,569	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1250–1300	1,273	201.49/cwt	200.00–203.00	2,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	361.19/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	258.23/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,875	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,145	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	383.35/cwt	381.00–385.00	1,480	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	244.93/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	293.12/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	313.10/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,628	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	251.66/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	298.36/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,560	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	270.68/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	612	262.63/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,607	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	286.27/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	281.02/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	300.69/cwt	296.00–304.00	1,882	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	266.59/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,922	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,020	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,020	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	885	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	320.50/cwt	320.00–321.00	1,266	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	260.01/cwt	259.00–261.00	1,500	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	565	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	383	383.93/cwt	380.00–389.00	1,470	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,268	197.47/cwt	196.00–199.00	2,504	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,365	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,129	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	134.67/cwt	132.50–136.50	2,149	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,892	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	123.50/cwt	120.50–125.00	1,399	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	144.48/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,828	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,130	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	130.78/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,670	5
Bulls	—	—	1,688	154.35/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	992	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	206.67/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	250.63/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	416	394.83/cwt	394.00–396.00	1,642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	355.13/cwt	348.00–367.00	1,360	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	231.97/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,754	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	230.41/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	353.12/cwt	347.50–362.50	978	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	254.57/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,571	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	315.98/cwt	309.00–324.00	1,491	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	218	355.29/cwt	350.00–360.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,496	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	291.49/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	835	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,971	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	295.90/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,219	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	223.08/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,811	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	287.46/cwt	279.00–296.00	1,363	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	229.49/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	271.38/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,297	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	303.38/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	236.21/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,739	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	273.06/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,444	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	226	324.67/cwt	317.50–332.50	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	236.49/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	203.52/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	953	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,087	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	482	309.51/cwt	304.00–317.50	1,492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	262.61/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,389	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	331.24/cwt	326.00–340.00	1,259	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	252.84/cwt	243.00–259.00	1,593	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	401	312.99/cwt	311.00–317.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	261.52/cwt	251.00–267.00	1,488	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	897	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	291.94/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	275.68/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,191	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	335.99/cwt	327.50–341.00	1,112	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,619	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	328.73/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	331.02/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,185	2

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 Feb 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,025Last week 2,263Year ago 1,536

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 66Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	342.50	342.50
2	350–400	358	330.00–332.00	331.02
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
6	450–500	489	306.00	306.00
1	550–600	550	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	320.00–321.00	320.50
2	400–450	405	327.50–330.00	328.73
1	450–500	490	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
6	550–600	577	259.00–261.00	260.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	383	380.00–389.00	383.93
5	400–450	416	394.00–396.00	394.83
1	550–600	565	306.00	306.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	350.00–360.00	355.29
3	250–300	277	347.50–362.50	353.12
2	300–350	312	382.50	382.50
6	350–400	383	348.00–367.00	355.13
1	400–450	435	372.50	372.50
9	450–500	472	309.00–324.00	315.98
6	500–550	521	285.00–300.00	291.49
5	550–600	552	290.00	290.00
11	600–650	617	245.00–260.00	254.57
6	650–700	672	246.00–255.00	250.63
3	700–750	726	221.00–235.00	230.41
7	750–800	756	228.00–236.00	231.97
3	800–850	806	204.00–208.00	206.67
2	950–1000	992	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	291.00–295.00	292.97
1	350–400	395	281.00	281.00
3	400–450	432	272.00–280.00	275.68
8	450–500	478	270.00–275.00	271.38
10	500–550	516	251.00–259.00	255.27
5	550–600	561	251.00–255.00	251.80
2	600–650	633	229.00–230.00	229.49
1	650–700	675	238.00	238.00
1	750–800	755	216.00	216.00
1	850–900	860	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	975	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	226	317.50–332.50	324.67
8	300–350	331	327.50–341.00	335.99
13	350–400	380	326.00–340.00	331.24
11	400–450	412	290.00–302.00	295.90
47	450–500	474	279.00–296.00	287.46
31	500–550	529	265.00–283.00	273.06
32	550–600	569	251.00–267.00	261.52
40	600–650	630	243.00–259.00	252.84
50	650–700	670	242.00–255.50	251.49
21	700–750	736	225.00–240.00	236.21
1	750–800	785	210.00	210.00
8	800–850	812	215.00–227.00	223.08
2	850–900	897	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	935	203.00	203.00
4	950–1000	953	219.00	219.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	309.00	309.00
2	350–400	378	300.00–307.00	303.38
8	500–550	529	260.00–264.00	262.61
4	600–650	611	235.00–237.00	236.49
4	800–850	820	203.00–205.00	203.52
1	900–950	905	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	290.00–293.00	291.94
9	550–600	566	286.00	286.00
3	600–650	601	270.00	270.00
3	700–750	720	247.00–248.00	247.66
6	800–850	835	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	347.50	347.50
3	400–450	401	311.00–317.00	312.99
3	450–500	482	304.00–317.50	309.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	380.00–390.00	385.03
8	450–500	450	354.00	354.00
2	500–550	517	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	360.00–362.50	361.19
7	350–400	386	381.00–385.00	383.35
7	400–450	422	361.00–376.00	371.75
16	450–500	475	319.00–330.00	321.86
15	500–550	520	302.50–320.00	313.10
28	550–600	581	299.50–314.00	307.03
19	600–650	624	278.00–294.00	285.73
44	650–700	664	258.00–274.00	266.36
25	700–750	726	250.00–266.00	258.23
25	750–800	769	244.50–257.00	249.51
26	800–850	825	240.00–254.00	245.63
17	850–900	860	230.00–245.00	240.49
3	900–950	921	223.00–241.00	235.01
1	1000–1050	1,000	216.00	216.00
1	1100–1150	1,145	203.00	203.00
2	1250–1300	1,273	200.00–203.00	201.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	309.00	309.00
1	400–450	430	336.00	336.00
2	450–500	467	316.00	316.00
3	500–550	523	284.00–290.00	286.27
4	550–600	580	280.00–284.00	281.02
8	600–650	612	260.00–263.00	262.63
3	650–700	680	250.00–255.00	251.66
1	750–800	765	236.00	236.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	512	329.00	329.00
20	600–650	626	296.00–304.00	300.69
4	650–700	657	277.00	277.00
8	700–750	721	265.00–267.50	266.59
57	950–1000	962	246.50	246.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	337.50	337.50
1	350–400	375	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	435	352.00	352.00
12	500–550	523	296.00–300.00	298.36
6	550–600	573	290.00–296.00	293.12
3	600–650	628	270.00–272.00	270.68
4	700–750	729	242.00–248.00	244.93
2	750–800	777	233.00	233.00
1	800–850	835	230.00	230.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	885	177.00	177.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	196.00–199.00	197.47
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	156.00	156.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,596	132.50–136.50	134.67
1	—	1,270	149.00	149.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	120.50–125.00	123.50
2	—	1,265	144.00–145.00	144.48
5	—	1,277	127.50–135.00	130.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	116.50	116.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,688	150.00–158.00	154.35

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.

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