Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. There was good demand for feeder classes. Extremely hot and humid weather conditions restricted movement of feeder cattle today. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.69/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −73.52 against this barn's trailing median of $411.21.

Average price

$337.69

30 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$37.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.01

vs KY average

−9.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	343.07	1,899	23
Medium and Large 2	548	325.80	1,784	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	533	305.50	1,627	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.57/cwt here — about $273 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

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 sale30 hd

337.69

—

KY average25 barns · 691 hd

331.68

+6.01

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−9.81

This barn, trailing median30 sales

411.21

−73.52

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	1,643	183.46	3,015	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	168.63	2,093	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	142.51	1,466	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,258	191.00	2,402	2thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	800–850	817	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	924	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,818	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	293.00/cwt	291.00–295.00	2,130	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	329.51/cwt	329.00–330.00	1,582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,412	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	751	334.00/cwt	332.50–335.50	2,508	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	354.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	370.73/cwt	363.00–379.00	2,295	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	364.18/cwt	360.00–381.00	1,759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	322.01/cwt	321.00–324.00	2,109	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	339.06/cwt	336.00–345.00	1,926	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	309.55/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,120	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	859	296.20/cwt	294.00–298.00	2,544	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	341.68/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	341.13/cwt	336.00–345.00	1,846	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	917	251.68/cwt	220.00–280.00	2,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	308.41/cwt	303.00–318.00	2,184	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	310.67/cwt	308.00–314.00	1,622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	322.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Bulls	—	—	1,270	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	2,178	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	157.10/cwt	155.00–159.50	1,890	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	132.77/cwt	131.00–134.50	1,405	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,215	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	2,302	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,300	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,503	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	189.44/cwt	188.00–190.50	3,467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	670	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,333	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	2,182	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	180.22/cwt	180.00–180.50	2,258	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	152.25/cwt	152.00–152.50	1,523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	190	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	319.88/cwt	317.00–322.50	2,498	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,047	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	524	356.10/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,866	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	565	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	329.87/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	403.33/cwt	392.00–409.00	1,714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	445	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	340.99/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,111	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	329.04/cwt	321.00–334.00	2,027	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	391.34/cwt	390.00–392.00	1,785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	320.14/cwt	318.00–326.00	2,635	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	808	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	324.32/cwt	310.00–329.00	2,332	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	622	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	317.25/cwt	304.00–323.00	2,754	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	370.24/cwt	364.00–382.50	1,970	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	279.46/cwt	274.00–285.00	2,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	322.25/cwt	310.00–328.00	1,988	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	371.10/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	371.65/cwt	363.00–380.00	1,609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	331.83/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	332.32/cwt	327.00–346.00	2,290	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	401.18/cwt	401.00–402.00	2,106	11

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 Jul 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 801Year ago 925

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 48Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	384.00	384.00
2	450–500	473	350.00–360.00	354.97
1	600–650	620	325.00	325.00
2	800–850	817	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	525	401.00–402.00	401.18
2	550–600	567	372.50	372.50
11	600–650	619	363.00–379.00	370.73
1	700–750	710	342.50	342.50
8	750–800	751	332.50–335.50	334.00
17	900–950	924	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	450	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	830	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	920	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	405.00	405.00
3	400–450	425	392.00–409.00	403.33
3	450–500	456	390.00–392.00	391.34
6	500–550	532	364.00–382.50	370.24
1	550–600	560	352.50	352.50
4	600–650	619	340.00–342.00	340.99
21	650–700	689	327.00–346.00	332.32
8	700–750	719	310.00–329.00	324.32
17	750–800	781	317.00–322.50	319.88
11	800–850	823	318.00–326.00	320.14
7	850–900	868	304.00–323.00	317.25
2	900–950	933	274.00–285.00	279.46
2	1000–1050	1,047	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	445	412.00	412.00
2	600–650	622	397.00	397.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	401.00	401.00
2	350–400	365	371.00	371.00
2	400–450	433	362.50–380.00	371.10
5	450–500	483	360.00–381.00	364.18
6	500–550	541	325.00–340.00	331.83
2	550–600	578	320.00–340.00	329.87
5	600–650	616	321.00–334.00	329.04
1	650–700	660	299.00	299.00
1	700–750	720	281.00	281.00
1	750–800	760	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	885	281.00	281.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	358.00	358.00
1	400–450	445	353.00	353.00
3	500–550	522	308.00–314.00	310.67
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	645	303.00	303.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	317.00	317.00
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	502.00	502.00
8	500–550	524	350.00–362.00	356.10
1	550–600	565	359.00	359.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	480	329.00–330.00	329.51
4	500–550	537	326.00	326.00
1	550–600	590	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	647	302.00	302.00
1	650–700	665	291.00	291.00
3	700–750	727	291.00–295.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	521	365.00	365.00
6	650–700	655	321.00–324.00	322.01
43	700–750	731	330.00	330.00
3	800–850	808	296.00	296.00
9	850–900	859	294.00–298.00	296.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	332.00	332.00
2	300–350	310	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	390	379.00	379.00
2	400–450	433	363.00–380.00	371.65
3	450–500	475	340.00–345.00	341.68
7	500–550	541	336.00–345.00	341.13
13	550–600	568	336.00–345.00	339.06
16	600–650	617	310.00–328.00	322.25
8	650–700	685	300.00–315.00	309.55
9	700–750	708	303.00–318.00	308.41
1	800–850	815	272.50	272.50
1	850–900	880	272.00	272.00
3	900–950	917	220.00–280.00	251.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	320.00–325.00	322.55
1	400–450	410	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	495	306.00	306.00
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	565	301.00	301.00
1	600–650	630	269.00	269.00
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	720	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	860	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	417.50	417.50
1	400–450	410	389.00	389.00
3	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	199.00	199.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	171.50	171.50
2	—	1,830	188.00–190.50	189.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	155.00–159.50	157.10
1	—	1,295	168.50	168.50
2	—	1,253	180.00–180.50	180.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	131.00–134.50	132.77
2	—	1,000	152.00–152.50	152.25
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	189.50	189.50
1	—	1,300	192.50	192.50

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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