Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last Monday's sale due to a limited amount of receipts from last weeks sale. However stronger undertones noted in all feeder classes with a very active market. There was good demand for all feeder classes. Moderate to good demand for all slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $306.10/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −159.20 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.

Average price

$306.10

50 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$27.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.24

vs KY average

−42.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	311.06	1,705	38
Medium and Large 2	573	295.56	1,695	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	283.20	1,543	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.86/cwt here — about $163 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 sale50 hd

306.10

—

KY average15 barns · 341 hd

309.34

−3.24

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−42.14

This barn, trailing median30 sales

465.30

−159.20

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	—	Low	1,655	169.62	2,808	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,514	137.02	2,074	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	130.65	1,627	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	121.50	1,166	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,210	159.00	1,924	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)	1,007	$1,470	3thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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 1-2	400–450	435	357.50/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	361.63/cwt	354.00–371.00	1,494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	331.51/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	309.12/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,747	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	266.78/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	254.74/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,956	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	279.73/cwt	263.00–288.00	1,911	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	306.92/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,636	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	259.72/cwt	251.00–267.00	1,880	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	242.13/cwt	238.00–245.50	2,087	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	252.71/cwt	251.50–254.00	2,047	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	615	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	321.32/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	440	379.29/cwt	377.00–380.00	1,669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	800	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,868	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	267.12/cwt	266.50–269.00	1,643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	239.26/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	943	229.99/cwt	224.00–233.00	2,169	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	308.62/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	788	230.50/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	250.20/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	295.79/cwt	294.00–297.00	1,739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	243.49/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	281.99/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	869	264.95/cwt	264.95–264.95	2,302	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	273.49/cwt	271.00–274.25	1,928	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,974	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	291.33/cwt	289.00–294.00	1,844	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	213.62/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	411	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	397.58/cwt	395.00–402.50	1,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	392	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,509	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	123.82/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,447	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	995	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,275	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	143.91/cwt	142.00–146.00	2,206	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	134.26/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,022	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,429	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,210	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,924	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,235	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	134.48/cwt	130.00–138.50	1,739	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	139.71/cwt	139.50–140.00	1,709	2
Bulls	—	—	1,305	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,049	2
Bulls	—	—	2,007	179.67/cwt	176.00–183.50	3,606	3
Bulls	—	—	1,478	167.15/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,470	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	1,470.45/head	1,385.00–1,560.00	1,470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	267.80/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,561	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	617	281.89/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,739	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	372.50/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	272.99/cwt	267.00–276.00	1,673	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	258.20/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,733	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	333.60/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,628	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	310.01/cwt	307.00–313.00	1,559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	272.27/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,307	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	327.50/cwt	327.00–328.00	1,379	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	321.31/cwt	308.00–325.00	1,388	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	265.98/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,364	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	330.99/cwt	324.00–340.00	1,218	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	216.98/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	632	234.01/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	244.41/cwt	243.50–246.50	1,640	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	232.00/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	238.86/cwt	234.00–240.50	1,727	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	254.31/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,589	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	288.53/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	326.32/cwt	320.00–332.50	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	241.67/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	257.13/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,455	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	310.97/cwt	305.00–314.00	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	1

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 660Last week 138Year ago 1,761

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 7Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	385	365.00–380.00	372.50
2	400–450	435	350.00–365.00	357.50
10	450–500	488	327.00–337.00	333.60
2	500–550	503	307.00–313.00	310.01
7	550–600	583	265.00–270.00	267.80
11	600–650	613	267.00–276.00	272.99
10	650–700	671	251.00–265.00	258.20
4	700–750	747	247.50	247.50
1	750–800	750	236.00	236.00
2	800–850	808	210.00	210.00
2	850–900	878	200.00–227.00	213.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	395.00–402.50	397.58
2	350–400	392	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	411	397.50	397.50
9	600–650	617	281.00–285.00	281.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	530	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	570	266.00	266.00
1	650–700	690	246.00	246.00
1	700–750	710	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	337.50	337.50
1	450–500	495	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	510	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	435	318.00	318.00
4	450–500	485	302.50–315.00	308.62
2	500–550	537	295.00	295.00
5	550–600	588	294.00–297.00	295.79
5	700–750	726	250.00–251.00	250.20
2	750–800	778	242.00–245.00	243.49
1	800–850	845	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	382	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	413	354.00–371.00	361.63
3	450–500	480	330.00–332.50	331.51
16	500–550	533	300.00–315.00	306.92
13	550–600	565	300.00–314.00	309.12
6	600–650	620	260.00–270.00	266.78
46	650–700	683	263.00–288.00	279.73
16	700–750	724	251.00–267.00	259.72
13	750–800	768	248.00–260.00	254.74
21	800–850	810	251.50–254.00	252.71
19	850–900	862	238.00–245.50	242.13
3	900–950	943	224.00–233.00	229.99
1	950–1000	950	230.00	230.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	430	288.00	288.00
2	500–550	513	280.00–284.00	281.99
3	550–600	566	284.00	284.00
1	600–650	630	242.00	242.00
1	650–700	675	238.00	238.00
1	700–750	725	243.00	243.00
2	750–800	788	230.00–231.00	230.50
1	850–900	880	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	377.50	377.50
1	400–450	405	405.00	405.00
4	600–650	615	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	377.00–380.00	379.29
3	500–550	540	321.00	321.00
6	550–600	557	320.00–324.00	321.32
6	600–650	633	289.00–294.00	291.33
17	700–750	705	271.00–274.25	273.49
9	750–800	755	261.50	261.50
60	850–900	869	264.95	264.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	400	280.00	280.00
4	450–500	480	269.00–275.00	272.27
4	550–600	577	230.00–234.00	232.00
5	600–650	632	233.00–235.00	234.01
1	650–700	650	227.00	227.00
1	750–800	775	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	810	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	885	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
6	550–600	556	290.00	290.00
8	600–650	615	266.50–269.00	267.12
12	700–750	715	250.00	250.00
15	800–850	800	233.50	233.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	305.00–314.00	310.97
2	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	481	285.00–292.00	288.53
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	583	240.00–245.00	241.67
4	600–650	607	239.00–240.00	239.26
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	718	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	421	327.00–328.00	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	320.00–332.50	326.32
1	300–350	320	342.00	342.00
6	350–400	368	324.00–340.00	330.99
9	400–450	432	308.00–325.00	321.31
4	450–500	457	316.00	316.00
9	500–550	513	264.00–275.00	265.98
14	550–600	566	250.00–269.00	257.13
15	600–650	625	244.00–260.00	254.31
13	650–700	671	243.50–246.50	244.41
26	700–750	723	234.00–240.50	238.86
2	800–850	803	210.00–224.00	216.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,169	120.00–127.00	123.82
1	—	1,265	113.00	113.00
7	—	1,293	130.00–138.50	134.48
2	—	1,223	139.50–140.00	139.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,000	127.50	127.50
1	—	950	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	142.00–146.00	143.91
5	—	1,506	130.00–138.00	134.26
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	159.00	159.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	157.00	157.00
3	—	2,007	176.00–183.50	179.67
2	—	1,478	165.00–170.00	167.15

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)	3	—	1,007	1,385.00–1,560.00	1,470.45

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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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