Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher and sharply higher in spots. Feeder heifers sold 16.00 to 18.00 higher and sharply higher in spots. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.50/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −73.71 against this barn's trailing median of $411.21.

Average price

$337.50

110 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$29.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.05

vs KY average

−32.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	338.84	1,904	105
Medium and Large 2-3	545	309.42	1,686	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.41/cwt here — about $218 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 sale110 hd

337.50

—

KY average11 barns · 407 hd

328.45

+9.05

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−32.95

This barn, trailing median30 sales

411.21

−73.71

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	1,753	190.56	3,340	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	144.78	1,802	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,585	142.15	2,253	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	890	119.00	1,059	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,258	179.93	2,264	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,320	205.00	2,706	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,352	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1-2	800–850	824	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,596	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	326.92/cwt	318.00–333.00	2,341	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	383.15/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,831	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	358.77/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	346.31/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,839	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	321.63/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,981	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	382.44/cwt	378.00–390.00	2,176	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	325.88/cwt	320.00–334.00	1,717	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	474	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,877	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	346.87/cwt	339.00–355.00	1,648	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	311.93/cwt	299.00–319.00	1,953	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	349.07/cwt	340.00–349.75	2,004	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	317.36/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	422.26/cwt	412.00–426.00	1,529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	345.20/cwt	341.00–352.00	2,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	886	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	391.95/cwt	390.00–399.00	1,666	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	367.53/cwt	355.00–372.50	2,165	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	343.90/cwt	333.00–349.50	2,363	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	308.35/cwt	304.00–311.00	2,374	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	362.71/cwt	359.00–366.00	2,194	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	352.60/cwt	351.00–354.00	2,373	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	364.67/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	762	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	539	384.78/cwt	382.50–388.00	2,074	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	650	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,307	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,105	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,497	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	975	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	279.84/cwt	276.00–285.00	2,006	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	316.04/cwt	314.00–322.50	2,004	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	200	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	588	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,129	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	385.07/cwt	382.50–387.50	1,821	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,706	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,258	179.93/cwt	170.00–189.00	2,264	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,064	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	154.55/cwt	154.00–155.00	2,465	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,059	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	2,021	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	139.06/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,742	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	163.02/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,070	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,496	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	147.49/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,855	10
Bulls	—	—	1,460	197.71/cwt	195.00–200.00	2,887	2
Bulls	—	—	1,826	188.77/cwt	185.00–193.50	3,447	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,352.18/head	1,900.00–2,850.00	2,352	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	352.43/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,695	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	271.47/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	339.77/cwt	331.00–349.00	1,937	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	328.91/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,868	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	376.84/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	303.82/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,036	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	414.48/cwt	402.50–417.50	1,525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,440	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	492	331.87/cwt	330.00–333.00	1,633	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	297.52/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	445	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	654	317.55/cwt	313.00–319.50	2,077	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	637	293.78/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	304.69/cwt	300.00–307.00	2,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	388.18/cwt	377.50–392.50	1,634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	391.31/cwt	380.00–398.00	1,491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	293.02/cwt	288.00–297.00	1,995	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	351.27/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,500	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,701	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 Dec 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 576Last week 182Year ago 1,048

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 32Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	362	412.00–426.00	422.26
8	400–450	425	390.00–399.00	391.95
15	450–500	478	375.00–390.00	383.15
3	500–550	520	360.00–370.00	364.67
27	550–600	589	355.00–372.50	367.53
5	600–650	605	341.00–352.00	345.20
25	650–700	687	333.00–349.50	343.90
7	700–750	716	318.00–333.00	326.92
4	750–800	770	304.00–311.00	308.35
9	800–850	824	315.00	315.00
3	850–900	886	319.00	319.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	352.50	352.50
2	350–400	390	391.00	391.00
2	400–450	433	355.00–362.50	358.77
1	450–500	475	357.50	357.50
2	500–550	512	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	590	332.50	332.50
1	600–650	640	334.00	334.00
1	650–700	680	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	432.50	432.50
1	400–450	405	422.50	422.50
7	450–500	474	396.00	396.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	539	382.50–388.00	384.78
6	550–600	569	378.00–390.00	382.44
7	600–650	605	359.00–366.00	362.71
11	650–700	673	351.00–354.00	352.60
5	750–800	762	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	531	340.00–348.00	346.31
43	550–600	574	340.00–349.75	349.07
17	600–650	616	320.00–327.00	321.63
10	650–700	654	313.00–319.50	317.55
1	700–750	705	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	370.00–380.00	376.84
19	350–400	380	379.00	379.00
6	400–450	427	345.00–355.00	351.27
22	450–500	475	339.00–355.00	346.87
11	500–550	527	320.00–334.00	325.88
39	550–600	568	320.00–335.00	328.91
23	600–650	626	299.00–319.00	311.93
5	650–700	670	295.00–310.00	303.82
3	700–750	713	300.00–307.00	304.69
1	750–800	775	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	860	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	430	330.00	330.00
8	450–500	492	330.00–333.00	331.87
3	500–550	515	315.00–321.00	317.36
2	550–600	590	295.00–300.00	297.52
4	600–650	637	290.00–295.00	293.78
1	650–700	660	291.00	291.00
1	850–900	850	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	402.50–417.50	414.48
6	400–450	445	379.00	379.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	650	201.00	201.00
1	950–1000	975	143.00	143.00
1	1100–1150	1,105	135.50	135.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	422.50	422.50
5	350–400	381	380.00–398.00	391.31
4	400–450	421	377.50–392.50	388.18
5	450–500	470	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	542	355.00	355.00
11	550–600	570	331.00–349.00	339.77
5	600–650	634	314.00–322.50	316.04
11	650–700	681	288.00–297.00	293.02
6	700–750	717	276.00–285.00	279.84
2	750–800	767	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	815	245.00	245.00
2	950–1000	950	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	455.00	455.00
2	450–500	473	382.50–387.50	385.07
4	550–600	588	362.00	362.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	369.00	369.00
6	450–500	481	350.00–357.50	352.43
1	500–550	510	318.00	318.00
1	550–600	565	301.00	301.00
1	600–650	640	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	730	270.00–273.00	271.47
1	750–800	780	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,258	170.00–189.00	179.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,595	154.00–155.00	154.55
1	—	1,610	125.50	125.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	119.00	119.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,253	136.00–142.00	139.06
2	—	1,270	161.00–165.00	163.02
2	—	1,125	133.00	133.00
10	—	1,258	144.00–151.00	147.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	195.00–200.00	197.71
8	—	1,826	185.00–193.50	188.77

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,900.00–2,850.00	2,352.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,050.00	2,050.00

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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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