Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $392.32/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −72.98 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.

Average price

$392.32

33 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,149

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$59.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.06

vs KY average

−53.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	403.19	2,204	27
Medium and Large 2-3	553	343.37	1,899	6thin

One grade step is worth $59.82/cwt here — about $305 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale33 hd

392.32

—

KY average23 barns · 838 hd

382.25

+10.06

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−53.53

This barn, trailing median30 sales

465.30

−72.98

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	1,992	197.55	3,936	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,647	163.79	2,697	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,318	159.95	2,108	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	934	131.44	1,228	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,300	220.00	2,860	1thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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	700–750	730	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	791	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	679	367.37/cwt	366.50–371.00	2,494	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	636	394.56/cwt	390.00–396.00	2,509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	419.23/cwt	415.00–424.00	2,167	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	913	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	3,095	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	403.68/cwt	401.00–405.00	2,317	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	742	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,764	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	362.81/cwt	361.00–365.00	2,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	312.32/cwt	311.00–315.00	2,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	374.46/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	714	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,313	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	846	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,961	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	370.50/cwt	370.00–371.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	327.54/cwt	320.00–336.00	2,047	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	401.01/cwt	400.00–402.00	2,085	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	402.75/cwt	400.00–404.00	1,724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	332.13/cwt	331.00–332.50	1,973	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	288.50/cwt	287.00–290.00	2,438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	340.05/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	346.69/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,455	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,353	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	153.59/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,929	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	162.82/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,180	11
Bulls	—	—	1,810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,801	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	143.08/cwt	140.50–145.50	1,378	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	168.52/cwt	166.00–170.50	2,324	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	2,506	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,507	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,672	162.83/cwt	160.00–165.50	2,723	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,300	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	302.41/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,914	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	825	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,774	1
Bulls	—	—	2,053	193.40/cwt	191.50–196.00	3,971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	446.07/cwt	442.50–450.00	1,664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	630	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,167	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	508	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,113	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	343.66/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	454	380.41/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	100–150	125	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	463	415.49/cwt	413.00–418.00	1,924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	409.92/cwt	404.00–420.00	1,914	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	100–150	140	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	372.75/cwt	370.00–377.50	2,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	400.03/cwt	393.00–403.00	2,124	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	413.52/cwt	407.50–420.00	1,567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	372.48/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,654	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	370.61/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	332.21/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,050	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	319.09/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,288	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	348.40/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,049	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	185	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	394.65/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	345.06/cwt	334.00–355.00	1,808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	331.34/cwt	328.00–336.00	2,624	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	363.75/cwt	356.00–370.00	1,724	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	323.83/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,189	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	429.77/cwt	427.00–432.50	1,839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	352.18/cwt	343.00–360.00	2,356	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	351.94/cwt	339.00–358.25	2,530	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	444.72/cwt	437.50–448.00	1,681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	233	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	339.39/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,926	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	378.71/cwt	375.00–381.00	2,333	19

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 Oct 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 470Last week 1,083Year ago 982

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 40Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	414.00	414.00
3	400–450	428	400.00–404.00	402.75
3	600–650	630	352.00	352.00
1	650–700	660	341.00	341.00
1	700–750	730	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	517	415.00–424.00	419.23
9	550–600	574	401.00–405.00	403.68
4	600–650	636	390.00–396.00	394.56
10	650–700	679	366.50–371.00	367.37
11	700–750	742	372.50	372.50
8	800–850	846	350.00	350.00
40	900–950	913	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	470	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	533	340.00–350.00	346.69
3	550–600	573	337.50–345.00	340.05
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	710	280.00	280.00
2	800–850	845	287.00–290.00	288.50
1	900–950	930	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	445.00	445.00
1	250–300	295	422.50	422.50
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	378	437.50–448.00	444.72
2	400–450	428	427.00–432.50	429.77
7	450–500	467	404.00–420.00	409.92
8	500–550	531	393.00–403.00	400.03
3	550–600	575	370.00–377.50	372.75
19	600–650	616	375.00–381.00	378.71
5	650–700	669	343.00–360.00	352.18
14	700–750	719	339.00–358.25	351.94
9	750–800	792	328.00–336.00	331.34
2	800–850	800	329.00	329.00
12	850–900	862	330.00–346.00	339.39
1	950–1000	950	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	455.00	455.00
2	350–400	395	455.00	455.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	400	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	487	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	547	369.00	369.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	280	440.00	440.00
5	350–400	379	407.50–420.00	413.52
3	400–450	403	437.00	437.00
4	450–500	481	385.00–400.00	394.65
4	500–550	520	400.00–402.00	401.01
3	550–600	575	361.00–365.00	362.81
7	600–650	625	320.00–336.00	327.54
3	650–700	668	311.00–315.00	312.32
1	700–750	725	298.00	298.00
1	800–850	835	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	466	364.00	364.00
2	500–550	500	351.00	351.00
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–150	140	705.00	705.00
1	200–250	240	630.00	630.00
1	250–300	255	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	373	442.50–450.00	446.07
2	450–500	463	413.00–418.00	415.49
3	500–550	508	416.00	416.00
4	600–650	630	344.00	344.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	435	302.50	302.50
1	500–550	525	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	594	331.00–332.50	332.13
1	600–650	605	319.00	319.00
1	650–700	685	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	700	285.00	285.00
3	750–800	791	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	526	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	566	360.00	360.00
12	700–750	714	324.00	324.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	185	425.00	425.00
3	250–300	285	367.50–375.00	370.61
3	300–350	330	370.00–377.50	374.46
2	350–400	378	370.00–371.00	370.50
6	400–450	444	370.00–385.00	372.48
12	450–500	474	356.00–370.00	363.75
7	500–550	524	334.00–355.00	345.06
12	550–600	588	340.00–355.00	348.40
9	600–650	617	325.00–337.00	332.21
5	650–700	676	320.00–328.00	323.83
11	700–750	717	315.00–320.00	319.09
4	850–900	853	326.00	326.00
1	900–950	900	209.00	209.00
1	950–1000	970	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	342.50	342.50
1	300–350	310	351.00	351.00
2	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	480	342.00–345.00	343.66
1	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	590	315.00	315.00
4	600–650	633	300.00–310.00	302.41
1	700–750	705	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	125	620.00	620.00
1	200–250	235	502.50	502.50
6	450–500	454	380.00–382.50	380.41
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	825	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	126.00	126.00
5	—	1,256	151.00–155.00	153.59
11	—	1,339	159.00–165.00	162.82
4	—	1,379	166.00–170.50	168.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,045	129.50	129.50
2	—	963	140.50–145.50	143.08
1	—	985	153.00	153.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	170.50	170.50
7	—	1,672	160.00–165.50	162.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	210.00	210.00
3	—	2,053	191.50–196.00	193.40
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	220.00	220.00

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