Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. However extremely hot temperatures restricted the movement of feeder cattle today. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. No test of 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 $379.84/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −85.46 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.

Average price

$379.84

90 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$51.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.99

vs KY average

+10.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	386.21	2,103	77
Medium and Large 2	548	351.14	1,923	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	549	334.29	1,834	7thin

One grade step is worth $51.93/cwt here — about $269 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 sale90 hd

379.84

—

KY average24 barns · 794 hd

365.85

+13.99

National average140 barns · 6,212 hd

369.58

+10.26

This barn, trailing median30 sales

465.30

−85.46

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	1,640	172.00	2,821	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	163.34	1,942	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	160.00	2,584	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	149.00	1,542	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,315	198.00	2,604	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	306.17/cwt	300.00–311.00	2,348	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	395.00/cwt	390.00–399.00	1,647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	361.69/cwt	357.00–372.50	2,083	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	417.15/cwt	402.00–424.00	1,794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	424.71/cwt	414.00–431.00	1,533	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	350.73/cwt	349.00–352.50	2,017	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	302.82/cwt	301.00–310.00	2,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	953	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	335.83/cwt	325.00–342.00	2,099	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,027	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	436.00/cwt	428.00–440.00	1,788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,968	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	318.96/cwt	311.00–327.00	2,169	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	380.31/cwt	371.00–386.00	1,962	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	527	381.29/cwt	377.50–382.50	2,009	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	483	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,364	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	540	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,526	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	295	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	328.81/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Bulls	—	—	1,360	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,945	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,542	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	850–900	877	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	2,048	60
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	880	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,593	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,859	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	163.01/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,987	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	135.25/cwt	130.50–140.50	1,526	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	173.04/cwt	171.00–174.50	2,040	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,584	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,315	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	285.04/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	546	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,856	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	287.97/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	586	306.80/cwt	302.00–308.00	1,798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	312.99/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	322.05/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	339.83/cwt	337.50–342.00	1,655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	347.73/cwt	345.00–351.00	1,961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	321.27/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	323.54/cwt	321.00–327.00	1,734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	357.97/cwt	357.00–359.00	1,844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	383.02/cwt	382.00–385.00	1,858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	389.98/cwt	387.50–392.50	1,724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	383.28/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	359.54/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,816	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	341.25/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	327.49/cwt	325.00–334.00	1,860	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	981	262.10/cwt	261.00–265.50	2,571	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	239.47/cwt	235.00–253.00	1,928	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	299.35/cwt	290.00–306.00	2,425	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	271.96/cwt	271.00–275.00	2,135	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	400.59/cwt	395.00–402.50	1,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	406.21/cwt	400.00–411.00	1,873	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	297.88/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,969	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	391.90/cwt	380.00–397.00	1,454	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	376.77/cwt	367.00–382.00	1,639	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	313.99/cwt	303.00–321.00	1,824	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	305.91/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,921	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	359.53/cwt	356.00–369.00	1,719	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	319.64/cwt	310.00–324.00	2,311	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	986	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	947	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	366.37/cwt	360.00–374.00	1,931	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	251.41/cwt	242.00–261.00	1,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	397.27/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,078	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	339.97/cwt	331.00–349.50	1,781	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	328.99/cwt	328.00–330.00	2,372	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	379.82/cwt	375.00–382.00	1,424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	794	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,533	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	354.96/cwt	352.00–358.00	2,233	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,001	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	2,618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	379.90/cwt	379.00–382.00	2,203	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	310.40/cwt	308.00–315.00	2,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	812	324.59/cwt	311.00–325.00	2,636	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	334.74/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,199	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	2,084	6

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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 870Last week 678Year ago 908

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 29Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	270	427.50	427.50
4	300–350	333	395.00–402.50	400.59
5	350–400	361	414.00–431.00	424.71
4	400–450	430	402.00–424.00	417.15
8	450–500	461	400.00–411.00	406.21
12	500–550	516	371.00–386.00	380.31
6	550–600	576	357.00–372.50	361.69
30	600–650	625	325.00–342.00	335.83
14	650–700	680	311.00–327.00	318.96
11	700–750	723	310.00–324.00	319.64
9	750–800	767	300.00–311.00	306.17
29	800–850	810	290.00–306.00	299.35
4	900–950	935	274.00	274.00
4	950–1000	953	263.00	263.00
2	1000–1050	1,027	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	428.00–440.00	436.00
10	450–500	462	426.00	426.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	334.00	334.00
1	400–450	410	364.00	364.00
3	450–500	458	369.00	369.00
6	500–550	546	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	610	286.00–290.00	287.97
2	650–700	680	280.00–290.00	285.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	442	387.50–392.50	389.98
3	450–500	485	382.00–385.00	383.02
2	500–550	515	357.00–359.00	357.97
4	550–600	564	345.00–351.00	347.73
2	600–650	618	320.00–322.50	321.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	500–550	523	390.00–400.00	397.27
25	550–600	580	379.00–382.00	379.90
22	600–650	629	352.00–358.00	354.96
12	650–700	657	330.00–336.00	334.74
6	700–750	721	328.00–330.00	328.99
64	750–800	794	319.00	319.00
68	800–850	812	311.00–325.00	324.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	375	375.00–382.00	379.82
6	400–450	417	390.00–399.00	395.00
3	450–500	483	375.00–387.50	383.28
6	500–550	527	360.00–374.00	366.37
4	550–600	575	349.00–352.50	350.73
5	600–650	629	290.00	290.00
5	650–700	677	301.00–310.00	302.82
2	750–800	773	242.00–261.00	251.41
1	850–900	880	226.00	226.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	440	403.00	403.00
4	500–550	527	377.50–382.50	381.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	533	320.00–324.00	322.05
5	550–600	586	302.00–308.00	306.80
1	650–700	680	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	534	340.00–345.00	341.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	422	389.00	389.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	327.50–330.00	328.81
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	440	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	487	337.50–342.00	339.83
2	500–550	538	310.00–316.00	312.99
1	550–600	575	291.00	291.00
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	465	345.00	345.00
4	500–550	536	321.00–327.00	323.54
4	550–600	587	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	615	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	660	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	505	355.00–360.00	359.54
11	550–600	568	325.00–334.00	327.49
6	600–650	640	330.00	330.00
3	650–700	671	308.00–315.00	310.40
6	700–750	710	293.50	293.50
1	750–800	760	280.00	280.00
12	950–1000	981	261.00–265.50	262.10
5	1000–1050	1,001	261.50	261.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	377.50	377.50
1	200–250	245	411.00	411.00
3	300–350	341	410.00	410.00
11	350–400	371	380.00–397.00	391.90
10	400–450	435	367.00–382.00	376.77
34	450–500	478	356.00–369.00	359.53
23	500–550	524	331.00–349.50	339.97
26	550–600	581	303.00–321.00	313.99
26	600–650	628	300.00–311.00	305.91
15	650–700	661	290.00–300.00	297.88
2	700–750	715	270.00–280.00	275.00
4	750–800	785	271.00–275.00	271.96
4	800–850	805	235.00–253.00	239.47
1	850–900	890	239.00	239.00
2	900–950	947	246.00	246.00
3	950–1000	986	250.00	250.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	230.00	230.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	247.50	247.50
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	430	200.00	200.00
3	450–500	483	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	540	282.50	282.50
1	850–900	880	181.00	181.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	850–900	877	233.50	233.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	143.00	143.00
1	—	1,920	201.00	201.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	149.00	149.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,219	161.00–166.00	163.01
2	—	1,128	130.50–140.50	135.25
6	—	1,179	171.00–174.50	173.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	160.00	160.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	198.00	198.00

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