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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 18

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

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Feeder Cattle receipts

425 head

▼ 323 vs last sale 748▼ 133 vs year ago 558 · −23.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 30▲ 4 vs year ago 27 · +14.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 1▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady to firm. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $391.95/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −68.81 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.

Average price

$391.95

28 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$52.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.69

vs KY average

−7.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	398.31	2,245	24
Medium and Large 2	545	362.00	1,973	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	345.50	1,848	2thin

One grade step is worth $52.81/cwt here — about $397 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale28 hd

391.95

—

KY average24 barns · 774 hd

393.64

−1.69

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

−7.94

This barn, trailing median33 sales

460.76

−68.81

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.97, low $366.49, median $460.76 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	1,618	200.47	3,244	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,610	168.25	2,708	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,308	159.94	2,091	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	143.67	1,554	3thin
Steers	Select	High	1,215	221.00	2,685	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$1,710	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,403	$2,760	3thin

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	431.49/cwt	431.00–432.50	1,338	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,511	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	422.65/cwt	420.00–424.00	1,564	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	1,884	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,831	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	429.66/cwt	424.00–435.00	1,860	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	437.74/cwt	431.00–440.50	2,119	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	502	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,053	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	383.08/cwt	373.00–390.00	1,996	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,919	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,027	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,944	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	392.01/cwt	391.00–393.00	2,254	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	591	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,423	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,739	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	612	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,448	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	385.93/cwt	382.00–390.00	2,416	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,155	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	375.45/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,395	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	311.42/cwt	300.00–318.00	2,096	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	376.99/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,556	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	362.84/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,507	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,549	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,209	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	333.96/cwt	324.00–339.00	2,435	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	314.98/cwt	308.00–320.00	2,447	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	786	360.36/cwt	359.85–363.00	2,832	77
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,415	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	832	337.94/cwt	322.00–339.50	2,812	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	308.91/cwt	303.00–315.00	2,697	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	923	295.33/cwt	295.00–296.00	2,726	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	976	284.89/cwt	273.00–291.00	2,781	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,012	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,097	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,399	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	410	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,685	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	363.98/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,507	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	390.77/cwt	390.00–391.00	1,700	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	326.60/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,568	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	345.13/cwt	341.00–354.00	1,701	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,856	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,790	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,659	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	324.44/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,729	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,749	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	343.94/cwt	331.00–348.50	1,943	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,048	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	322.96/cwt	321.00–325.00	1,867	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,128	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	329.46/cwt	324.00–335.00	2,049	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,892	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	328.10/cwt	323.00–329.00	2,156	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,036	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,237	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,290	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	786	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,460	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,581	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,194	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,250	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,011	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	425.98/cwt	425.00–427.00	1,342	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,632	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,128	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,566	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,805	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	344.54/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,440	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,570	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,649	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,910	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	374.79/cwt	369.00–382.50	1,795	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,555	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	351.42/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,986	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	324.64/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,045	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,017	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	307.24/cwt	300.00–309.00	2,258	5
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,083	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,030	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,050	1
Bulls	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	2,370	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,215	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,685	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,538	191.90/cwt	190.50–193.50	2,951	2
Bulls	—	—	1,698	209.04/cwt	202.50–214.50	3,549	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,208	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,638	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	145.26/cwt	142.50–148.50	1,707	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	170.71/cwt	170.50–171.00	2,091	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,300	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,801	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	162.19/cwt	158.50–166.50	2,212	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	164.99/cwt	162.00–167.50	2,620	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,631	171.51/cwt	170.50–174.50	2,797	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	1,710.00/head	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,710	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,752	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,403	2,760.46/head	2,500.00–2,975.00	2,760	3

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 Aug 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 748Year ago 558

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 30Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	458	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	425.00–427.00	425.98
1	350–400	365	429.00	429.00
2	400–450	415	435.00	435.00
7	450–500	479	369.00–382.50	374.79
1	500–550	515	302.00	302.00
7	550–600	565	350.00–354.00	351.42
4	600–650	630	320.00–330.00	324.64
2	650–700	655	308.00	308.00
5	700–750	735	300.00–309.00	307.24
1	950–1000	960	217.00	217.00
1	1200–1250	1,225	193.50	193.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	367.50	367.50
1	300–350	320	352.50	352.50
4	400–450	418	342.50–350.00	344.54
1	1000–1050	1,030	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	510.00	510.00
3	450–500	475	402.00	402.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	503	369.00	369.00
6	550–600	569	360.00	360.00
24	600–650	608	350.00	350.00
5	700–750	720	318.00	318.00
4	750–800	786	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	411.00	411.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	375.00	375.00
6	450–500	493	341.00–354.00	345.13
2	500–550	533	320.00–329.00	324.44
2	550–600	578	321.00–325.00	322.96
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
5	400–450	414	360.00–370.00	363.98
2	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	510	351.00	351.00
18	550–600	565	331.00–348.50	343.94
16	600–650	622	324.00–335.00	329.46
14	650–700	657	323.00–329.00	328.10
1	700–750	710	315.00	315.00
1	900–950	925	279.00	279.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	214.00	214.00
2	1100–1150	1,125	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	337.50	337.50
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	480	325.00–330.00	326.60
1	500–550	525	316.00	316.00
1	550–600	550	318.00	318.00
1	600–650	635	298.00	298.00
1	650–700	690	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	390.00–391.00	390.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	502	409.00	409.00
9	550–600	591	410.00	410.00
4	600–650	626	382.00–390.00	385.93
5	650–700	678	375.00–380.00	376.99
2	700–750	710	359.00	359.00
77	750–800	786	359.85–363.00	360.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	530	362.00	362.00
1	550–600	560	362.00	362.00
5	600–650	632	341.00	341.00
4	650–700	673	300.00–318.00	311.42
2	700–750	715	309.00	309.00
1	800–850	805	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	471.00	471.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	570	341.00	341.00
1	600–650	605	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	325	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	405	452.00	452.00
2	600–650	612	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	431.00–432.50	431.49
4	350–400	370	420.00–424.00	422.65
2	400–450	433	424.00–435.00	429.66
15	450–500	484	431.00–440.50	437.74
5	500–550	521	373.00–390.00	383.08
8	550–600	575	391.00–393.00	392.01
21	600–650	638	360.00–377.00	375.45
14	650–700	691	350.00–365.00	362.84
6	700–750	729	324.00–339.00	333.96
3	750–800	777	308.00–320.00	314.98
11	800–850	832	322.00–339.50	337.94
2	850–900	873	303.00–315.00	308.91
3	900–950	923	295.00–296.00	295.33
3	950–1000	976	273.00–291.00	284.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	170.50–171.00	170.71
3	—	1,175	142.50–148.50	145.26
10	—	1,364	158.50–166.50	162.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	168.00	168.00
1	—	970	124.50	124.50
1	—	1,300	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,631	170.50–174.50	171.51
4	—	1,588	162.00–167.50	164.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	202.50–214.50	209.04
2	—	1,538	190.50–193.50	191.90

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	—	965	1,710.00	1,710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	177.00	177.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,403	2,500.00–2,975.00	2,760.46

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.