Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends this week due to lack of comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.13/cwt on 9 head, down $35.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −74.68 against this barn's trailing median of $411.81.

Average price

$337.13

▼ 35.61 vs prior sale

9 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$41.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.94

vs KY average

−23.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	566	341.77	1,936	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	300.00	1,695	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.77/cwt here — about $241 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

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.44, low $355.16, median $411.81 across 29 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 sale9 hd

337.13

—

KY average25 barns · 562 hd

369.07

−31.94

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−23.39

This barn, trailing median29 sales

411.81

−74.68

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	—	Average	1,304	220.15	2,871	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	196.17	2,429	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,510	175.00	2,643	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	152.33	1,483	3thin
Steers	Select	Low	1,365	202.00	2,757	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)	1,100	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2-3	300–350	320	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	421.66/cwt	410.00–429.00	2,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	405.37/cwt	400.00–408.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	401.67/cwt	388.00–415.00	1,743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,293	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	396.90/cwt	382.00–400.00	1,861	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	280.75/cwt	272.50–285.00	2,437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	359.07/cwt	354.00–370.00	1,910	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	650–700	665	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,015	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	585	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,726	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,673	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,462	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,289	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,643	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	219.59/cwt	219.00–220.00	2,964	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	208.71/cwt	199.00–216.00	2,527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	331.39/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,945	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	383.05/cwt	381.00–385.00	1,984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	392	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	965	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	452	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,827	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	197	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	443.29/cwt	429.00–448.00	2,132	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	184.95/cwt	181.00–189.00	2,427	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	175.39/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,119	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	3,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,138	211.03/cwt	210.00–212.00	2,402	2
Steers	Select	—	1,365	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	503.00/cwt	503.00–503.00	2,037	2

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

Tue Jul 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 256Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 9Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 1

No trends this week due to lack of comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	367.50	367.50
2	450–500	452	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	518	381.00–385.00	383.05
1	550–600	590	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	615	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
3	950–1000	965	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	197	442.50	442.50
1	250–300	280	262.50	262.50
1	300–350	325	456.00	456.00
2	400–450	410	492.50	492.50
8	450–500	481	429.00–448.00	443.29
2	650–700	657	309.00	309.00
1	750–800	785	316.00	316.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	665	303.00	303.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	510.00	510.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	520.00	520.00
5	500–550	523	410.00–429.00	421.66
3	550–600	558	411.00	411.00
1	600–650	610	384.00	384.00
1	700–750	705	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	362.50	362.50
1	400–450	435	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	520	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	645	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	670	348.00	348.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	503.00	503.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	400.00–408.00	405.37
1	350–400	355	387.50	387.50
6	400–450	434	388.00–415.00	401.67
6	450–500	469	382.00–400.00	396.90
3	500–550	532	354.00–370.00	359.07
5	550–600	587	330.00–336.00	331.39
1	600–650	620	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	683	304.00	304.00
2	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
3	850–900	868	272.50–285.00	280.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	317.50	317.50
1	350–400	380	361.00	361.00
3	400–450	435	379.00	379.00
1	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	150.00	150.00
1	—	850	172.00	172.00
1	—	955	135.00	135.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	175.00	175.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,211	199.00–216.00	208.71
3	—	1,312	181.00–189.00	184.95
2	—	1,208	174.00–177.00	175.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	219.00–220.00	219.59
1	—	1,545	239.50	239.50
2	—	1,138	210.00–212.00	211.03
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	202.00	202.00

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	—	1,100	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.

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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle