Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons to last week because of low number of receipts from the extreme rain and flooding in the area.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $335.04/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −130.25 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.

Average price

$335.04

23 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$47.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.76

vs KY average

−19.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	343.26	1,856	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	296.00	1,607	4thin

One grade step is worth $47.26/cwt here — about $248 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 sale23 hd

335.04

—

KY average19 barns · 569 hd

347.81

−12.76

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

−19.26

This barn, trailing median30 sales

465.30

−130.25

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	—	High	1,735	158.25	2,746	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,115	133.75	1,491	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	132.00	2,000	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	119.17	1,138	3thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	500–550	543	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	234.64/cwt	230.00–243.00	2,046	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	366.99/cwt	361.00–369.00	1,556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	320.66/cwt	318.00–322.00	2,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	736	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	2,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	313.57/cwt	308.00–322.00	1,627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	302.46/cwt	301.00–304.00	2,026	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	587	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,172	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	243.34/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	348.36/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	342.07/cwt	340.00–343.00	1,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	297.72/cwt	295.50–299.00	2,129	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	337.30/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	277.72/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,913	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	276.29/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	973	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,242	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,563	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	3,142	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,371	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,196	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,379	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	173.95/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	322.60/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,361	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	272.51/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	287.04/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	291	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	244.95/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,624	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	281.81/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	453	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,812	3

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 1,501Year ago 1,473

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 78Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 0Year ago 0

No comparisons to last week because of low number of receipts from the extreme rain and flooding in the area.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	303.00	303.00
4	500–550	543	296.00	296.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	390.00	390.00
4	400–450	424	361.00–369.00	366.99
1	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	519	308.00–322.00	313.57
4	550–600	564	330.00–345.00	337.30
3	600–650	625	318.00–322.00	320.66
1	650–700	660	290.00	290.00
21	700–750	715	295.50–299.00	297.72
3	750–800	778	240.00–250.00	243.34
1	800–850	840	233.00	233.00
4	850–900	872	230.00–243.00	234.64
2	900–950	905	240.50	240.50
1	1000–1050	1,010	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	348.00	348.00
1	400–450	420	324.00	324.00
1	450–500	495	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	513	340.00–355.00	348.36
4	550–600	587	370.00	370.00
10	650–700	670	301.00–304.00	302.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	434.00	434.00
3	450–500	453	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	308.00	308.00
1	400–450	420	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	480	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	305.00	305.00
4	700–750	736	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	291	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	321	340.00–343.00	342.07
1	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
12	400–450	422	310.00–327.00	322.60
1	450–500	485	308.00	308.00
2	500–550	523	284.00–290.00	287.04
6	550–600	571	276.00–285.00	281.81
1	600–650	625	240.00	240.00
11	650–700	663	240.00–249.00	244.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	518	270.00–275.00	272.51
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	830	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	445	371.00	371.00
1	450–500	455	341.00	341.00
2	550–600	552	316.00	316.00
2	600–650	620	270.00–283.00	276.29
8	650–700	689	261.00–280.00	277.72
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	316.00	316.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	287.00	287.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	103.50	103.50
1	—	920	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,005	119.00	119.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,215	113.50	113.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	132.00	132.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,910	164.50	164.50
1	—	1,560	152.00	152.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	169.00–179.00	173.95

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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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle