Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-11-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to low number of receipts because of the Thanksgiving holiday and short week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $296.80/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −114.41 against this barn's trailing median of $411.21.

Average price

$296.80

19 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$19.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.72

vs KY average

−52.57 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	300.81	1,638	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	549	281.76	1,547	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.06/cwt here — about $91 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

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 sale19 hd

296.80

—

KY average23 barns · 924 hd

318.52

−21.72

National average34 barns · 3,821 hd

349.37

−52.57

This barn, trailing median30 sales

411.21

−114.41

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	—	Average	1,650	185.00	3,053	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,554	153.20	2,380	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,248	149.06	1,860	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	106.33	1,111	3thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1-2	950–1000	975	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	218.05/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	329.35/cwt	326.00–332.50	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	293.41/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,664	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	300.18/cwt	292.00–309.00	1,738	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	326.99/cwt	321.00–332.50	1,504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	637	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	273.51/cwt	271.00–276.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	296.05/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	320.99/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	137.31/cwt	135.00–138.50	1,737	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	144.24/cwt	143.50–145.50	1,875	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,525	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	2,805	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	166.70/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,970	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	150.98/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,868	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	152.92/cwt	151.50–155.50	2,346	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,116	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	2,908	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	3,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	708	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	312.47/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,403	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	442	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	192	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	805	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	336.86/cwt	332.50–342.00	1,742	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	338.61/cwt	331.00–343.00	1,219	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	317.11/cwt	309.00–323.00	1,643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	351.61/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	368.44/cwt	356.00–375.00	1,603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	337.42/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,937	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	308.14/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,458	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	262.94/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	307.29/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,613	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	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 Nov 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 1,275Year ago 866

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 56Year ago 43

No trends available this week due to low number of receipts because of the Thanksgiving holiday and short week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	460	321.00–332.50	326.99
5	500–550	518	309.00–323.00	317.11
5	550–600	579	292.00–309.00	300.18
2	600–650	607	266.00	266.00
3	650–700	661	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	720	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	810	231.00	231.00
1	950–1000	975	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	460	252.50	252.50
2	500–550	517	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	575	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	660	258.00	258.00
1	700–750	725	191.00	191.00
1	850–900	860	179.00	179.00
1	950–1000	975	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	365	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	192	377.50	377.50
2	300–350	325	326.00–332.50	329.35
6	350–400	360	331.00–343.00	338.61
1	400–450	410	340.00	340.00
8	450–500	473	302.00–312.00	308.14
8	500–550	525	300.00–312.00	307.29
7	550–600	567	290.00–304.00	293.41
2	600–650	623	261.00–265.00	262.94
2	650–700	673	256.00	256.00
1	700–750	710	227.00	227.00
2	750–800	768	216.00–220.00	218.05
1	800–850	805	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	637	281.00	281.00
1	650–700	655	271.00	271.00
2	800–850	805	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	301.00	301.00
2	400–450	435	310.00–315.00	312.47
2	450–500	482	291.00	291.00
2	500–550	535	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	563	271.00–276.00	273.51
2	600–650	645	251.00	251.00
1	650–700	685	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	480	337.50	337.50
2	500–550	525	320.00–322.00	320.99
1	550–600	555	291.00	291.00
2	600–650	600	298.00	298.00
1	650–700	665	285.00	285.00
2	800–850	830	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	335	367.00	367.00
1	350–400	380	371.00	371.00
4	400–450	435	356.00–375.00	368.44
5	450–500	453	350.00–358.00	351.61
8	500–550	517	332.50–342.00	336.86
6	550–600	574	330.00–345.00	337.42
1	600–650	610	326.00	326.00
6	650–700	670	285.00–300.00	296.05
1	700–750	720	302.00	302.00
1	750–800	770	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	845	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	408.00	408.00
2	400–450	442	384.00	384.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,265	135.00–138.50	137.31
4	—	1,300	143.50–145.50	144.24
3	—	1,182	165.00–170.00	166.70
7	—	1,237	147.00–155.00	150.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	125.50	125.50
1	—	885	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,035	113.50	113.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	165.50	165.50
4	—	1,534	151.50–155.50	152.92
1	—	1,490	142.00	142.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	179.50	179.50
1	—	1,680	190.50	190.50

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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