Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.29/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −74.92 against this barn's trailing median of $411.21.

Average price

$336.29

85 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$36.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.45

vs KY average

+2.18 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	339.57	1,889	76
Medium and Large 2	576	312.62	1,799	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	576	303.53	1,748	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.04/cwt here — about $141 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.44, low $348.35, median $411.21 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 sale85 hd

336.29

—

KY average25 barns · 1,094 hd

337.74

−1.45

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

+2.18

This barn, trailing median30 sales

411.21

−74.92

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	1,689	202.75	3,424	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,559	162.98	2,541	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	156.47	1,930	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	144.84	1,421	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,211	180.50	2,186	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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	950–1000	966	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,183	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	405.13/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	373.71/cwt	372.50–375.00	1,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	410.62/cwt	403.00–424.00	1,733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	380.55/cwt	375.00–387.00	1,629	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	256.31/cwt	230.00–282.00	2,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	309.53/cwt	305.00–311.00	1,817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	369.27/cwt	365.00–372.00	2,241	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	333.52/cwt	333.50–334.00	2,401	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	357.02/cwt	354.00–361.00	1,896	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	376.39/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	835	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	302.72/cwt	301.00–309.00	2,058	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	366.21/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	341.50/cwt	341.00–342.00	1,667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	825	293.90/cwt	293.90–293.90	2,425	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	332.86/cwt	325.00–341.00	1,864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	384.66/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,858	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	380.32/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,137	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	403.10/cwt	400.00–408.00	2,092	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	757	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	290.04/cwt	284.00–296.00	1,972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	294.65/cwt	292.00–300.00	2,175	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	329.81/cwt	325.00–333.00	2,065	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	360.74/cwt	360.00–361.00	1,865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	363.21/cwt	359.00–375.00	1,754	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	354.79/cwt	344.00–360.00	2,182	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	354.39/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,992	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	298.70/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	391.45/cwt	386.00–395.00	1,648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	324.52/cwt	320.00–329.00	2,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,492	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	152.87/cwt	151.00–154.50	1,786	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,437	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,458	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	165.68/cwt	164.50–168.00	2,035	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	136.42/cwt	135.50–137.50	1,682	3
Bulls	—	—	1,683	206.38/cwt	203.50–209.50	3,473	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,109	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	160.03/cwt	157.50–162.00	2,016	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,543	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	151.11/cwt	148.50–154.00	1,553	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	161.47/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,540	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,211	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	2,186	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	411	380.74/cwt	380.00–381.00	1,565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	332.51/cwt	332.00–333.00	1,879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	710	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,299	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	3,324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	610	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,585	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	552	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	655	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	370.66/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,139	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	323.88/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,325	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	302	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,883	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	313.89/cwt	312.00–315.00	2,461	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	305.49/cwt	305.00–306.00	2,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	326.83/cwt	314.00–331.00	2,079	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	412.89/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,792	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	411.94/cwt	406.00–413.00	1,619	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	361.80/cwt	357.00–377.50	1,737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	337.80/cwt	329.00–345.00	1,824	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	440.42/cwt	435.00–444.00	1,427	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	329.41/cwt	325.00–334.00	1,920	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	461.24/cwt	451.00–465.00	1,776	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	343.38/cwt	335.00–351.00	2,328	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	397.33/cwt	387.00–407.50	1,887	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	388.48/cwt	381.00–398.00	2,071	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	396.58/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	458	410.50/cwt	410.00–411.00	1,880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	313.14/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,935	23

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 Jun 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 1,295Year ago 686

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 38Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last 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	250–300	270	435.00	435.00
5	300–350	324	435.00–444.00	440.42
3	350–400	375	400.00–410.00	405.13
6	400–450	434	412.50–415.00	412.89
5	450–500	483	380.00–397.50	384.66
4	500–550	517	360.00–361.00	360.74
2	550–600	560	325.00–341.00	332.86
4	600–650	636	314.00–331.00	326.83
2	650–700	665	305.00–306.00	305.49
3	700–750	738	292.00–300.00	294.65
2	750–800	757	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	800	274.00	274.00
4	950–1000	966	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	392.00	392.00
2	450–500	487	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	540	342.00	342.00
1	600–650	610	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	695	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	411	380.00–381.00	380.74
1	550–600	570	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	302	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	460	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	505	390.00	390.00
2	550–600	552	368.00	368.00
1	600–650	615	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	655	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	372.50–375.00	373.71
13	350–400	393	406.00–413.00	411.94
9	400–450	428	375.00–387.00	380.55
41	450–500	483	359.00–375.00	363.21
22	500–550	540	329.00–345.00	337.80
32	550–600	583	325.00–334.00	329.41
23	600–650	618	300.00–316.00	313.14
2	650–700	680	284.00–296.00	290.04
2	700–750	700	281.00	281.00
3	750–800	776	271.00	271.00
2	800–850	830	230.00–282.00	256.31
1	850–900	850	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	365.00–367.50	366.21
2	450–500	488	341.00–342.00	341.50
1	500–550	530	325.00	325.00
4	550–600	587	305.00–311.00	309.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	531	354.00–361.00	357.02
2	550–600	562	347.00	347.00
15	600–650	626	325.00–333.00	329.81
9	650–700	680	301.00–309.00	302.72
2	750–800	757	289.00	289.00
66	800–850	825	293.90	293.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	360	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	435	343.00	343.00
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	540	318.00	318.00
3	550–600	588	296.00–300.00	298.70
1	850–900	850	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	392.50	392.50
7	350–400	380	417.00	417.00
6	400–450	421	390.00–400.00	396.58
4	450–500	480	357.00–377.50	361.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	477.50	477.50
1	300–350	330	480.00	480.00
7	350–400	385	451.00–465.00	461.24
8	400–450	422	403.00–424.00	410.62
11	450–500	475	387.00–407.50	397.33
24	500–550	533	381.00–398.00	388.48
25	550–600	577	360.00–375.00	370.66
29	600–650	615	344.00–360.00	354.79
72	650–700	678	335.00–351.00	343.38
14	700–750	718	320.00–328.00	323.88
11	750–800	784	312.00–315.00	313.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	519	400.00–408.00	403.10
8	550–600	562	380.00–382.50	380.32
9	600–650	607	365.00–372.00	369.27
23	700–750	720	333.50–334.00	333.52
4	800–850	835	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	421	386.00–395.00	391.45
2	450–500	473	372.50–380.00	376.39
1	500–550	540	371.00	371.00
5	550–600	562	350.00–357.00	354.39
2	600–650	643	320.00–329.00	324.52
3	700–750	705	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	750	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	362.50	362.50
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	565	332.00–333.00	332.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	430	438.00	438.00
6	450–500	458	410.00–411.00	410.50
1	600–650	610	400.00	400.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	183.00	183.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	151.00–154.50	152.87
5	—	1,228	164.50–168.00	165.68
3	—	1,233	135.50–137.50	136.42
6	—	1,260	157.50–162.00	160.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	139.50	139.50
1	—	900	162.00	162.00
1	—	920	120.50	120.50
2	—	1,028	148.50–154.00	151.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	169.00	169.00
4	—	1,573	159.00–165.00	161.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,683	203.50–209.50	206.38
1	—	1,700	195.50	195.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,211	180.50	180.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	2,200.00	2,200.00

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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

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