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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 6

● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

470 head

▼ 613 vs last sale 1,083▼ 512 vs year ago 982 · −52.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 40▼ 16 vs year ago 57 · −28.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $392.32/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −68.44 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.

Average price

$392.32

33 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,149

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$59.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.06

vs KY average

−53.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	403.19	2,204	27
Medium and Large 2-3	553	343.37	1,899	6thin

One grade step is worth $59.82/cwt here — about $305 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale33 hd

392.32

—

KY average23 barns · 838 hd

382.25

+10.06

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−53.53

This barn, trailing median33 sales

460.76

−68.44

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	1,992	197.55	3,936	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,647	163.79	2,697	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,318	159.95	2,108	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	934	131.44	1,228	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,300	220.00	2,860	1thin

Every lot

116 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	233	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,037	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,342	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,246	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,490	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	444.72/cwt	437.50–448.00	1,681	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,797	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	429.77/cwt	427.00–432.50	1,839	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	402.75/cwt	400.00–404.00	1,724	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	409.92/cwt	404.00–420.00	1,914	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	419.23/cwt	415.00–424.00	2,167	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	400.03/cwt	393.00–403.00	2,124	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	346.69/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,848	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	340.05/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,948	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	403.68/cwt	401.00–405.00	2,317	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	372.75/cwt	370.00–377.50	2,143	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	378.71/cwt	375.00–381.00	2,333	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,218	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	394.56/cwt	390.00–396.00	2,509	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,251	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	352.18/cwt	343.00–360.00	2,356	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	679	367.37/cwt	366.50–371.00	2,494	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	351.94/cwt	339.00–358.25	2,530	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,351	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	742	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,764	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	331.34/cwt	328.00–336.00	2,624	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,632	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	845	288.50/cwt	287.00–290.00	2,438	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	846	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,961	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	862	339.39/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,926	12
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	913	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	3,095	40
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	930	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,223	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,869	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	100–150	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	125	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	775	1
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	185	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	786	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,181	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	240	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	822	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	370.61/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,056	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,047	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,088	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	374.46/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,236	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	370.50/cwt	370.00–371.00	1,400	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,316	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	372.48/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,654	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	454	380.41/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,727	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	363.75/cwt	356.00–370.00	1,724	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	343.66/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,650	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	345.06/cwt	334.00–355.00	1,808	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,946	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,038	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	348.40/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,049	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,859	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	594	332.13/cwt	331.00–332.50	1,973	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,930	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	332.21/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,050	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	633	302.41/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,914	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	323.83/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,189	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,124	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,791	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	714	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,313	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	319.09/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,288	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	791	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,057	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	853	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,781	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,881	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,493	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	100–150	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	140	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	987	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	210	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	966	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	240	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,512	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,186	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,232	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,059	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	446.07/cwt	442.50–450.00	1,664	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	413.52/cwt	407.50–420.00	1,567	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,640	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,761	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	463	415.49/cwt	413.00–418.00	1,924	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	466	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,696	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	394.65/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,898	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,851	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,755	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	508	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,113	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	401.01/cwt	400.00–402.00	2,085	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	547	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,018	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	362.81/cwt	361.00–365.00	2,086	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	327.54/cwt	320.00–336.00	2,047	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	630	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,167	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	312.32/cwt	311.00–315.00	2,086	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,161	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,213	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	825	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,774	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,300	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,860	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,801	1
Bulls	—	—	2,053	193.40/cwt	191.50–196.00	3,971	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	143.08/cwt	140.50–145.50	1,378	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,507	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,353	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,455	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	153.59/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,929	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	162.82/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,180	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,379	168.52/cwt	166.00–170.50	2,324	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	2,506	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,672	162.83/cwt	160.00–165.50	2,723	7

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 Oct 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 470Last week 1,083Year ago 982

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 40Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	414.00	414.00
3	400–450	428	400.00–404.00	402.75
3	600–650	630	352.00	352.00
1	650–700	660	341.00	341.00
1	700–750	730	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	517	415.00–424.00	419.23
9	550–600	574	401.00–405.00	403.68
4	600–650	636	390.00–396.00	394.56
10	650–700	679	366.50–371.00	367.37
11	700–750	742	372.50	372.50
8	800–850	846	350.00	350.00
40	900–950	913	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	470	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	533	340.00–350.00	346.69
3	550–600	573	337.50–345.00	340.05
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	710	280.00	280.00
2	800–850	845	287.00–290.00	288.50
1	900–950	930	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	445.00	445.00
1	250–300	295	422.50	422.50
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	378	437.50–448.00	444.72
2	400–450	428	427.00–432.50	429.77
7	450–500	467	404.00–420.00	409.92
8	500–550	531	393.00–403.00	400.03
3	550–600	575	370.00–377.50	372.75
19	600–650	616	375.00–381.00	378.71
5	650–700	669	343.00–360.00	352.18
14	700–750	719	339.00–358.25	351.94
9	750–800	792	328.00–336.00	331.34
2	800–850	800	329.00	329.00
12	850–900	862	330.00–346.00	339.39
1	950–1000	950	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	455.00	455.00
2	350–400	395	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	400	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	487	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	547	369.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	280	440.00	440.00
5	350–400	379	407.50–420.00	413.52
3	400–450	403	437.00	437.00
4	450–500	481	385.00–400.00	394.65
4	500–550	520	400.00–402.00	401.01
3	550–600	575	361.00–365.00	362.81
7	600–650	625	320.00–336.00	327.54
3	650–700	668	311.00–315.00	312.32
1	700–750	725	298.00	298.00
1	800–850	835	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	466	364.00	364.00
2	500–550	500	351.00	351.00
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–150	140	705.00	705.00
1	200–250	240	630.00	630.00
1	250–300	255	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	373	442.50–450.00	446.07
2	450–500	463	413.00–418.00	415.49
3	500–550	508	416.00	416.00
4	600–650	630	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	435	302.50	302.50
1	500–550	525	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	594	331.00–332.50	332.13
1	600–650	605	319.00	319.00
1	650–700	685	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	700	285.00	285.00
3	750–800	791	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	526	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	566	360.00	360.00
12	700–750	714	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	185	425.00	425.00
3	250–300	285	367.50–375.00	370.61
3	300–350	330	370.00–377.50	374.46
2	350–400	378	370.00–371.00	370.50
6	400–450	444	370.00–385.00	372.48
12	450–500	474	356.00–370.00	363.75
7	500–550	524	334.00–355.00	345.06
12	550–600	588	340.00–355.00	348.40
9	600–650	617	325.00–337.00	332.21
5	650–700	676	320.00–328.00	323.83
11	700–750	717	315.00–320.00	319.09
4	850–900	853	326.00	326.00
1	900–950	900	209.00	209.00
1	950–1000	970	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	342.50	342.50
1	300–350	310	351.00	351.00
2	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	480	342.00–345.00	343.66
1	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	590	315.00	315.00
4	600–650	633	300.00–310.00	302.41
1	700–750	705	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	125	620.00	620.00
1	200–250	235	502.50	502.50
6	450–500	454	380.00–382.50	380.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	825	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	126.00	126.00
5	—	1,256	151.00–155.00	153.59
11	—	1,339	159.00–165.00	162.82
4	—	1,379	166.00–170.50	168.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,045	129.50	129.50
2	—	963	140.50–145.50	143.08
1	—	985	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	170.50	170.50
7	—	1,672	160.00–165.50	162.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	210.00	210.00
3	—	2,053	191.50–196.00	193.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	220.00	220.00

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.