Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $371.40/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −93.90 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.

Average price

$371.40

74 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,020

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$16.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.95

vs KY average

−53.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	374.07	2,043	62
Medium and Large 2-3	531	357.60	1,900	12thin

One grade step is worth $16.47/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale74 hd

371.40

—

KY average23 barns · 867 hd

364.45

+6.95

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

−53.47

This barn, trailing median30 sales

465.30

−93.90

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	1,637	187.26	3,066	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,618	148.39	2,400	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,297	140.54	1,822	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	959	131.37	1,260	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,205	174.00	2,097	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	343.28/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,603	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	632	330.07/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	304.79/cwt	300.00–311.00	2,036	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	314.84/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	381.08/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,993	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	321.50/cwt	321.50–321.50	2,791	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	942	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	2,680	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	356.59/cwt	356.00–358.00	2,582	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	345.40/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,135	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	340.12/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	314.49/cwt	310.00–319.00	2,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	381.29/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	322.16/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	344.12/cwt	338.50–350.00	1,961	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	408.13/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	310.88/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,974	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	358.75/cwt	349.00–361.00	2,113	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	382.95/cwt	378.00–386.00	2,370	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	308.39/cwt	304.00–311.00	2,045	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	332.24/cwt	322.50–343.00	1,880	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	305.81/cwt	305.00–307.50	2,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	380.88/cwt	377.50–386.00	1,257	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	340.02/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,292	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	287.38/cwt	286.00–290.00	2,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	377.99/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	403	372.48/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	469	403.99/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,895	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	392.76/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,269	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	391.84/cwt	384.00–397.50	1,430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	322.13/cwt	315.00–331.00	1,833	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	369.65/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,382	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	160.57/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,071	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	126.02/cwt	123.50–129.50	1,390	3
Bulls	—	—	1,763	200.92/cwt	198.50–203.50	3,542	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,677	143.85/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,412	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	151.11/cwt	149.50–155.00	2,391	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	148.80/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,022	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	136.31/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,835	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,205	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,097	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	172.86/cwt	170.00–175.50	2,489	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,072	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	127.04/cwt	125.50–128.50	1,232	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	187.76/cwt	184.00–189.50	3,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	352.49/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	735	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	732	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,752	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	648	394.50/cwt	394.50–394.50	2,556	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	136.26/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	287	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	509	310.02/cwt	308.00–314.00	1,578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	354.15/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,956	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	339.46/cwt	337.50–341.00	1,928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	332.45/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	391.26/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	312.31/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	388.39/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	993	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,969	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	412.21/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	783	295.97/cwt	295.00–298.00	2,317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	787	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,833	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	329.76/cwt	327.00–334.00	2,381	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	707	316.98/cwt	315.00–321.00	2,241	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	365.11/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	363.65/cwt	359.00–365.00	1,887	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	308.77/cwt	307.00–311.00	1,772	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	327.38/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,581	3

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 Nov 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 723Last week 922Year ago 590

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 53Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	385.00	385.00
4	300–350	330	377.50–386.00	380.88
9	350–400	374	365.00–375.00	369.65
7	400–450	426	350.00–362.50	354.15
16	450–500	467	337.50–355.00	343.28
10	500–550	519	310.00–325.00	322.16
39	550–600	569	315.00–331.00	322.13
5	600–650	620	310.00–324.00	314.84
3	650–700	663	304.00–311.00	308.39
1	700–750	725	279.00	279.00
3	750–800	763	286.00–290.00	287.38
3	800–850	835	295.00	295.00
1	950–1000	960	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	335.00–345.00	340.12
14	550–600	570	338.50–350.00	344.12
4	600–650	617	327.00	327.00
23	700–750	707	315.00–321.00	316.98
21	900–950	942	284.50	284.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	384.00–397.50	391.84
2	400–450	403	370.00–375.00	372.48
3	450–500	455	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	287	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	388	330.00–335.00	332.45
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	483	325.00–332.50	327.38
6	500–550	509	308.00–314.00	310.02
11	550–600	574	307.00–311.00	308.77
1	600–650	625	299.00	299.00
1	650–700	650	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	755	252.50	252.50
1	800–850	840	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	402.50	402.50
1	550–600	560	395.00	395.00
23	600–650	619	378.00–386.00	382.95
23	700–750	724	356.00–358.00	356.59
69	750–800	787	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	372.50	372.50
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	475	360.00–367.50	365.11
9	500–550	519	359.00–365.00	363.65
3	550–600	568	337.50–341.00	339.46
3	600–650	632	325.00–332.50	330.07
4	650–700	668	300.00–311.00	304.79
3	750–800	783	295.00–298.00	295.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	328	400.00–425.00	412.21
3	350–400	368	400.00–417.50	408.13
8	400–450	432	380.00–402.50	391.26
7	450–500	472	380.00–397.50	388.39
37	500–550	523	370.00–385.00	381.08
22	550–600	589	349.00–361.00	358.75
7	600–650	618	340.00–352.00	345.40
19	650–700	674	335.00–347.50	340.02
9	700–750	722	327.00–334.00	329.76
1	750–800	755	327.50	327.50
2	800–850	803	310.00–319.00	314.49
13	850–900	868	321.50	321.50
11	950–1000	993	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	469	400.00–405.00	403.99
34	600–650	648	394.50	394.50
47	700–750	732	376.00	376.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	385.00–400.00	392.76
4	350–400	379	375.00–390.00	381.29
6	400–450	425	370.00–385.00	377.99
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	519	345.00–355.00	352.49
6	550–600	566	322.50–343.00	332.24
3	600–650	635	300.00–317.50	310.88
3	650–700	675	305.00–307.50	305.81
2	700–750	725	295.00	295.00
2	750–800	752	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	835	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	965	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	300	372.50	372.50
1	400–450	420	317.50	317.50
1	450–500	485	345.00	345.00
6	500–550	519	332.50	332.50
3	550–600	572	310.00–317.00	312.31
3	650–700	663	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	760	252.50	252.50
1	800–850	800	222.00	222.00
1	850–900	880	239.00	239.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	157.00–164.00	160.57
3	—	1,103	123.50–129.50	126.02
4	—	1,359	145.00–150.00	148.80
7	—	1,346	132.00–140.00	136.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,677	141.00–146.00	143.85
5	—	1,582	149.50–155.00	151.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	120.50	120.50
2	—	970	125.50–128.50	127.04
4	—	971	135.00–139.00	136.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	198.50–203.50	200.92
2	—	1,440	170.00–175.50	172.86
3	—	1,685	184.00–189.50	187.76
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	174.00	174.00

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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