Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to firm. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady on a light test. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a light test. 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 $348.35/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −62.85 against this barn's trailing median of $411.21.

Average price

$348.35

43 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$19.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.34

vs KY average

−41.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	351.59	1,912	36
Medium and Large 2-3	539	331.73	1,789	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.86/cwt here — about $123 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 sale43 hd

348.35

—

KY average27 barns · 1,632 hd

352.70

−4.34

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−41.56

This barn, trailing median30 sales

411.21

−62.85

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	—	Low	1,718	180.25	3,096	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,563	166.50	2,602	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,201	144.80	1,739	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	141.00	1,283	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,399	217.80	3,047	8thin

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)	837	$1,145	3thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	750–800	775	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	321.52/cwt	310.00–328.00	2,598	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	354.62/cwt	348.00–360.00	1,876	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	370.70/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,776	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	317.76/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,294	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	860	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,709	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	267.21/cwt	262.50–272.00	2,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	346.33/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	367.00/cwt	366.00–368.00	1,901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	654	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,485	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	355.45/cwt	350.00–361.00	2,545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	384.40/cwt	383.00–389.00	2,414	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	363.01/cwt	350.00–371.00	1,931	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	738	292.69/cwt	290.00–294.00	2,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	759	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,611	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	848	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,374	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	559	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,007	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	333.62/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	484	359.39/cwt	357.00–361.00	1,739	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	294.12/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	346.29/cwt	342.50–350.00	2,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	378.79/cwt	377.50–380.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	806	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,096	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,096	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,688	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	145.21/cwt	142.50–148.00	1,594	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,421	213.30/cwt	210.00–214.50	3,031	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,386	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	3,056	5
Bulls	—	—	1,585	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,710	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	3,506	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	850–900	865	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,240	64
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	763	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,717	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,283	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,696	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,509	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	154.19/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	356.67/cwt	313.00–370.00	1,837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	418.98/cwt	417.00–421.00	1,697	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	940	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,965	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	730	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	517	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,805	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	847	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	381	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	392.25/cwt	390.00–396.00	1,808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	368.46/cwt	361.00–375.00	2,476	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	435.91/cwt	429.00–442.50	1,787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	410.76/cwt	405.00–422.50	1,774	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	1,144.57/head	950.00–1,425.00	1,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	285.50/cwt	285.00–286.00	2,798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	395.04/cwt	384.00–401.00	2,264	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	605	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	332.34/cwt	325.00–336.50	2,599	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	305.93/cwt	304.00–306.50	2,732	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	314.49/cwt	305.00–322.00	2,113	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	431.79/cwt	425.00–442.00	2,004	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	365.23/cwt	360.00–373.00	2,316	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	376.75/cwt	371.00–381.00	1,620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	319.95/cwt	309.00–325.00	2,019	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	428.68/cwt	428.00–430.00	1,663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	403.49/cwt	395.00–411.00	2,118	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	338.60/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,920	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	2,360	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	272.90/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,096	9

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 809Last week 889Year ago 1,411

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 70Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 0

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	400	412.50	412.50
5	500–550	532	350.00–371.00	363.01
2	550–600	563	340.00–352.50	346.33
2	600–650	607	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	675	297.50	297.50
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	775	269.00	269.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	505	343.00	343.00
1	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
3	800–850	806	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	975	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	517	402.50	402.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	381	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	410	429.00–442.50	435.91
29	450–500	464	425.00–442.00	431.79
6	500–550	525	395.00–411.00	403.49
48	550–600	573	384.00–401.00	395.04
14	600–650	634	360.00–373.00	365.23
22	650–700	672	361.00–375.00	368.46
2	700–750	703	319.00	319.00
23	750–800	782	325.00–336.50	332.34
9	800–850	808	310.00–328.00	321.52
13	850–900	893	304.00–306.50	305.93
2	900–950	900	313.00	313.00
2	950–1000	980	285.00–286.00	285.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	424.00	424.00
7	600–650	628	383.00–389.00	384.40
5	650–700	654	380.00	380.00
4	700–750	716	350.00–361.00	355.45
10	750–800	759	344.00	344.00
25	850–900	860	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	417.00–421.00	418.98
1	450–500	465	418.00	418.00
6	500–550	515	313.00–370.00	356.67
1	550–600	555	371.00	371.00
2	600–650	628	342.50–350.00	346.29
2	650–700	680	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	785	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	805	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	920	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	475.00	475.00
3	400–450	423	462.50	462.50
2	600–650	605	396.00	396.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	407.50	407.50
3	350–400	388	428.00–430.00	428.68
4	400–450	430	371.00–381.00	376.75
17	450–500	479	365.00–385.00	370.70
18	500–550	529	348.00–360.00	354.62
10	550–600	567	335.00–340.00	338.60
25	600–650	631	309.00–325.00	319.95
38	650–700	672	305.00–322.00	314.49
26	700–750	722	315.00–325.00	317.76
9	750–800	768	270.00–280.00	272.90
2	800–850	838	262.50–272.00	267.21
1	850–900	885	267.00	267.00
3	900–950	926	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	366.00–368.00	367.00
6	550–600	559	359.00	359.00
139	700–750	712	331.50	331.50
22	800–850	848	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	377.50–380.00	378.79
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
11	450–500	484	357.00–361.00	359.39
5	500–550	527	330.00–337.50	333.62
2	550–600	570	327.00	327.00
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00
5	650–700	670	288.00–298.00	294.12
3	700–750	738	290.00–294.00	292.69
1	750–800	750	248.00	248.00
1	800–850	840	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	381	452.00	452.00
5	400–450	432	405.00–422.50	410.76
6	450–500	461	390.00–396.00	392.25
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	850–900	865	259.00	259.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	226.00	226.00
3	750–800	763	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	940	209.00	209.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	847	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,098	142.50–148.00	145.21
2	—	1,255	151.00–157.00	154.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	141.00	141.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	169.00	169.00
1	—	1,530	164.00	164.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,421	210.00–214.50	213.30
5	—	1,386	220.50	220.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	171.00	171.00
1	—	1,850	189.50	189.50

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)	3	—	837	950.00–1,425.00	1,144.57

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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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle