Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady to firm. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $391.95/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −73.35 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.

Average price

$391.95

28 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$52.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.69

vs KY average

−7.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	398.31	2,245	24
Medium and Large 2	545	362.00	1,973	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	345.50	1,848	2thin

One grade step is worth $52.81/cwt here — about $397 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale28 hd

391.95

—

KY average24 barns · 774 hd

393.64

−1.69

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

−7.94

This barn, trailing median30 sales

465.30

−73.35

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	1,618	200.47	3,244	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,610	168.25	2,708	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,308	159.94	2,091	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	143.67	1,554	3thin
Steers	Select	High	1,215	221.00	2,685	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$1,710	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,403	$2,760	3thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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 2	450–500	458	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,128	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,048	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	591	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,423	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,155	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,225	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	2,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	322.96/cwt	321.00–325.00	1,867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,856	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	425.98/cwt	425.00–427.00	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	385.93/cwt	382.00–390.00	2,416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	786	360.36/cwt	359.85–363.00	2,832	77
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	374.79/cwt	369.00–382.50	1,795	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	363.98/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	328.10/cwt	323.00–329.00	2,156	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	1,884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	786	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	376.99/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	343.94/cwt	331.00–348.50	1,943	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	351.42/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,986	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	324.44/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	345.13/cwt	341.00–354.00	1,701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	326.60/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	311.42/cwt	300.00–318.00	2,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,030	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	170.71/cwt	170.50–171.00	2,091	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,638	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	145.26/cwt	142.50–148.50	1,707	3
Steers	Select	—	1,215	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,685	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	209.04/cwt	202.50–214.50	3,549	2
Bulls	—	—	1,538	191.90/cwt	190.50–193.50	2,951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,739	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,208	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,801	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	171.51/cwt	170.50–174.50	2,797	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	164.99/cwt	162.00–167.50	2,620	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	162.19/cwt	158.50–166.50	2,212	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	612	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	344.54/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	324.64/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,045	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,710.00/head	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,710	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	295.33/cwt	295.00–296.00	2,726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	375.45/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,395	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	437.74/cwt	431.00–440.50	2,119	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	390.77/cwt	390.00–391.00	1,700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	362.84/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,507	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	314.98/cwt	308.00–320.00	2,447	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,403	2,760.46/head	2,500.00–2,975.00	2,760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	392.01/cwt	391.00–393.00	2,254	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	329.46/cwt	324.00–335.00	2,049	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	337.94/cwt	322.00–339.50	2,812	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	333.96/cwt	324.00–339.00	2,435	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	307.24/cwt	300.00–309.00	2,258	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	976	284.89/cwt	273.00–291.00	2,781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	308.91/cwt	303.00–315.00	2,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	429.66/cwt	424.00–435.00	1,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	431.49/cwt	431.00–432.50	1,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,290	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,125	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	383.08/cwt	373.00–390.00	1,996	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	422.65/cwt	420.00–424.00	1,564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	502	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,566	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 Aug 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 748Year ago 558

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 30Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	458	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	425.00–427.00	425.98
1	350–400	365	429.00	429.00
2	400–450	415	435.00	435.00
7	450–500	479	369.00–382.50	374.79
1	500–550	515	302.00	302.00
7	550–600	565	350.00–354.00	351.42
4	600–650	630	320.00–330.00	324.64
2	650–700	655	308.00	308.00
5	700–750	735	300.00–309.00	307.24
1	950–1000	960	217.00	217.00
1	1200–1250	1,225	193.50	193.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	367.50	367.50
1	300–350	320	352.50	352.50
4	400–450	418	342.50–350.00	344.54
1	1000–1050	1,030	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	510.00	510.00
3	450–500	475	402.00	402.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	503	369.00	369.00
6	550–600	569	360.00	360.00
24	600–650	608	350.00	350.00
5	700–750	720	318.00	318.00
4	750–800	786	313.00	313.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	411.00	411.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	375.00	375.00
6	450–500	493	341.00–354.00	345.13
2	500–550	533	320.00–329.00	324.44
2	550–600	578	321.00–325.00	322.96
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
5	400–450	414	360.00–370.00	363.98
2	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	510	351.00	351.00
18	550–600	565	331.00–348.50	343.94
16	600–650	622	324.00–335.00	329.46
14	650–700	657	323.00–329.00	328.10
1	700–750	710	315.00	315.00
1	900–950	925	279.00	279.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	214.00	214.00
2	1100–1150	1,125	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	337.50	337.50
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	480	325.00–330.00	326.60
1	500–550	525	316.00	316.00
1	550–600	550	318.00	318.00
1	600–650	635	298.00	298.00
1	650–700	690	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	390.00–391.00	390.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	502	409.00	409.00
9	550–600	591	410.00	410.00
4	600–650	626	382.00–390.00	385.93
5	650–700	678	375.00–380.00	376.99
2	700–750	710	359.00	359.00
77	750–800	786	359.85–363.00	360.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	530	362.00	362.00
1	550–600	560	362.00	362.00
5	600–650	632	341.00	341.00
4	650–700	673	300.00–318.00	311.42
2	700–750	715	309.00	309.00
1	800–850	805	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	471.00	471.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	570	341.00	341.00
1	600–650	605	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	325	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	405	452.00	452.00
2	600–650	612	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	431.00–432.50	431.49
4	350–400	370	420.00–424.00	422.65
2	400–450	433	424.00–435.00	429.66
15	450–500	484	431.00–440.50	437.74
5	500–550	521	373.00–390.00	383.08
8	550–600	575	391.00–393.00	392.01
21	600–650	638	360.00–377.00	375.45
14	650–700	691	350.00–365.00	362.84
6	700–750	729	324.00–339.00	333.96
3	750–800	777	308.00–320.00	314.98
11	800–850	832	322.00–339.50	337.94
2	850–900	873	303.00–315.00	308.91
3	900–950	923	295.00–296.00	295.33
3	950–1000	976	273.00–291.00	284.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	170.50–171.00	170.71
3	—	1,175	142.50–148.50	145.26
10	—	1,364	158.50–166.50	162.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	168.00	168.00
1	—	970	124.50	124.50
1	—	1,300	138.50	138.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,631	170.50–174.50	171.51
4	—	1,588	162.00–167.50	164.99
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	221.00	221.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	202.50–214.50	209.04
2	—	1,538	190.50–193.50	191.90

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	—	965	1,710.00	1,710.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	177.00	177.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,403	2,500.00–2,975.00	2,760.46

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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