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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 16

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

678 head

▼ 617 vs last sale 1,295▼ 8 vs year ago 686 · −1.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 38▲ 2 vs year ago 27 · +7.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.29/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −65.12 against this barn's trailing median of $401.40.

Average price

$336.29

85 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$36.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.45

vs KY average

+2.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	339.57	1,889	76
Medium and Large 2	576	312.62	1,799	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	576	303.53	1,748	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.04/cwt here — about $141 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale85 hd

336.29

—

KY average25 barns · 1,094 hd

337.74

−1.45

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

+2.18

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.40

−65.12

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.44, low $318.65, median $401.40 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,689	202.75	3,424	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,559	162.98	2,541	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	156.47	1,930	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	144.84	1,421	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,211	180.50	2,186	6thin

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)	935	$2,200	1thin

Every lot

105 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,409	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,584	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	461.24/cwt	451.00–465.00	1,776	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	391.45/cwt	386.00–395.00	1,648	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	410.62/cwt	403.00–424.00	1,733	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,883	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,613	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	410.50/cwt	410.00–411.00	1,880	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	376.39/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,780	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	397.33/cwt	387.00–407.50	1,887	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	403.10/cwt	400.00–408.00	2,092	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	388.48/cwt	381.00–398.00	2,071	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,003	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	380.32/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,137	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	354.39/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,992	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	332.51/cwt	332.00–333.00	1,879	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	370.66/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,139	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	369.27/cwt	365.00–372.00	2,241	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	610	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,440	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	354.79/cwt	344.00–360.00	2,182	29
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	324.52/cwt	320.00–329.00	2,087	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	343.38/cwt	335.00–351.00	2,328	72
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	323.88/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,325	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	333.52/cwt	333.50–334.00	2,401	23
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,183	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	784	313.89/cwt	312.00–315.00	2,461	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	835	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,555	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,197	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	373.71/cwt	372.50–375.00	1,196	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,585	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	411.94/cwt	406.00–413.00	1,619	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	421	396.58/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,670	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	380.55/cwt	375.00–387.00	1,629	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	366.21/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,567	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,492	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	361.80/cwt	357.00–377.50	1,737	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	363.21/cwt	359.00–375.00	1,754	41
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	341.50/cwt	341.00–342.00	1,667	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,723	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	357.02/cwt	354.00–361.00	1,896	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	337.80/cwt	329.00–345.00	1,824	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,717	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,950	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	329.41/cwt	325.00–334.00	1,920	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	309.53/cwt	305.00–311.00	1,817	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	588	298.70/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,756	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	313.14/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,935	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	329.81/cwt	325.00–333.00	2,065	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	302.72/cwt	301.00–309.00	2,058	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	290.04/cwt	284.00–296.00	1,972	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,967	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	757	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,188	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,103	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	825	293.90/cwt	293.90–293.90	2,425	66
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	256.31/cwt	230.00–282.00	2,127	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,270	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	850	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,811	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,175	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	302	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,404	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	440.42/cwt	435.00–444.00	1,427	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	405.13/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,519	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,607	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	411	380.74/cwt	380.00–381.00	1,565	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	412.89/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,792	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,863	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	384.66/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,858	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,826	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,970	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	360.74/cwt	360.00–361.00	1,865	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,847	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	552	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,031	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	332.86/cwt	325.00–341.00	1,864	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,861	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	326.83/cwt	314.00–331.00	2,079	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	655	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,175	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	305.49/cwt	305.00–306.00	2,032	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,925	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	294.65/cwt	292.00–300.00	2,175	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,157	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,192	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	966	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,183	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	710	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,299	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,211	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	2,186	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,683	206.38/cwt	203.50–209.50	3,473	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	3,324	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,458	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,109	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	151.11/cwt	148.50–154.00	1,553	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,437	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	152.87/cwt	151.00–154.50	1,786	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	165.68/cwt	164.50–168.00	2,035	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	136.42/cwt	135.50–137.50	1,682	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	160.03/cwt	157.50–162.00	2,016	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,543	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	161.47/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,540	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jun 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 1,295Year ago 686

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 38Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year 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	250–300	270	435.00	435.00
5	300–350	324	435.00–444.00	440.42
3	350–400	375	400.00–410.00	405.13
6	400–450	434	412.50–415.00	412.89
5	450–500	483	380.00–397.50	384.66
4	500–550	517	360.00–361.00	360.74
2	550–600	560	325.00–341.00	332.86
4	600–650	636	314.00–331.00	326.83
2	650–700	665	305.00–306.00	305.49
3	700–750	738	292.00–300.00	294.65
2	750–800	757	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	800	274.00	274.00
4	950–1000	966	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	392.00	392.00
2	450–500	487	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	540	342.00	342.00
1	600–650	610	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	695	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	411	380.00–381.00	380.74
1	550–600	570	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	302	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	460	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	505	390.00	390.00
2	550–600	552	368.00	368.00
1	600–650	615	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	655	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	372.50–375.00	373.71
13	350–400	393	406.00–413.00	411.94
9	400–450	428	375.00–387.00	380.55
41	450–500	483	359.00–375.00	363.21
22	500–550	540	329.00–345.00	337.80
32	550–600	583	325.00–334.00	329.41
23	600–650	618	300.00–316.00	313.14
2	650–700	680	284.00–296.00	290.04
2	700–750	700	281.00	281.00
3	750–800	776	271.00	271.00
2	800–850	830	230.00–282.00	256.31
1	850–900	850	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	365.00–367.50	366.21
2	450–500	488	341.00–342.00	341.50
1	500–550	530	325.00	325.00
4	550–600	587	305.00–311.00	309.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	531	354.00–361.00	357.02
2	550–600	562	347.00	347.00
15	600–650	626	325.00–333.00	329.81
9	650–700	680	301.00–309.00	302.72
2	750–800	757	289.00	289.00
66	800–850	825	293.90	293.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	360	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	435	343.00	343.00
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	540	318.00	318.00
3	550–600	588	296.00–300.00	298.70
1	850–900	850	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	392.50	392.50
7	350–400	380	417.00	417.00
6	400–450	421	390.00–400.00	396.58
4	450–500	480	357.00–377.50	361.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	477.50	477.50
1	300–350	330	480.00	480.00
7	350–400	385	451.00–465.00	461.24
8	400–450	422	403.00–424.00	410.62
11	450–500	475	387.00–407.50	397.33
24	500–550	533	381.00–398.00	388.48
25	550–600	577	360.00–375.00	370.66
29	600–650	615	344.00–360.00	354.79
72	650–700	678	335.00–351.00	343.38
14	700–750	718	320.00–328.00	323.88
11	750–800	784	312.00–315.00	313.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	519	400.00–408.00	403.10
8	550–600	562	380.00–382.50	380.32
9	600–650	607	365.00–372.00	369.27
23	700–750	720	333.50–334.00	333.52
4	800–850	835	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	421	386.00–395.00	391.45
2	450–500	473	372.50–380.00	376.39
1	500–550	540	371.00	371.00
5	550–600	562	350.00–357.00	354.39
2	600–650	643	320.00–329.00	324.52
3	700–750	705	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	750	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	362.50	362.50
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	565	332.00–333.00	332.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	430	438.00	438.00
6	450–500	458	410.00–411.00	410.50
1	600–650	610	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	183.00	183.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	151.00–154.50	152.87
5	—	1,228	164.50–168.00	165.68
3	—	1,233	135.50–137.50	136.42
6	—	1,260	157.50–162.00	160.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	139.50	139.50
1	—	900	162.00	162.00
1	—	920	120.50	120.50
2	—	1,028	148.50–154.00	151.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	169.00	169.00
4	—	1,573	159.00–165.00	161.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,683	203.50–209.50	206.38
1	—	1,700	195.50	195.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,211	180.50	180.50

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)	1	—	935	2,200.00	2,200.00

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.