Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $421.14/cwt on 35 head, down $40.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −44.16 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.

Average price

$421.14

▼ 40.46 vs prior sale

35 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,410

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$32.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.48

vs KY average

+6.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	574	423.90	2,435	32
Medium and Large 2-3	548	391.67	2,146	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.24/cwt here — about $289 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.97, low $392.22, median $465.30 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 sale35 hd

421.14

—

KY average22 barns · 476 hd

408.66

+12.48

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

+6.90

This barn, trailing median30 sales

465.30

−44.16

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	1,530	217.53	3,328	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	194.00	2,954	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	179.10	2,211	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	158.47	1,543	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,120	250.50	2,806	2thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$4,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$3,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	552	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	358.74/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,662	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	637	421.80/cwt	421.00–423.00	2,687	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,078	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	509.99/cwt	502.50–515.00	2,147	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	352.53/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,165	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	414.01/cwt	412.50–416.00	2,178	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	409.19/cwt	400.00–414.00	1,940	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	780	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,886	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	321.07/cwt	316.00–330.00	2,164	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	336.84/cwt	325.00–343.00	2,139	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	343.41/cwt	337.00–350.00	2,672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	422.58/cwt	412.50–427.50	1,847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	354.98/cwt	348.00–365.00	2,013	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	424.11/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,044	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	387.97/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,231	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	386.96/cwt	375.00–399.00	2,059	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	352.95/cwt	350.00–363.00	2,368	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	566	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	379.93/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,310	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	371.55/cwt	363.00–373.00	2,556	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,213	1
Steers	Small 1-2	250–300	265	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,126	1
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	460	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	405.43/cwt	400.00–414.00	2,502	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	600	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,400	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	166.18/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,044	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	195.85/cwt	192.00–201.00	2,346	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	172.35/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,694	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	221.37/cwt	219.00–225.00	3,476	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,771	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	156.99/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,868	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	930	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,572	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,120	250.50/cwt	250.00–251.00	2,806	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	144.59/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,395	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,141	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	186.34/cwt	185.00–187.50	2,419	4
Bulls	—	—	1,410	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,692	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	316	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,833	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	900–950	948	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,550	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	392.64/cwt	392.00–394.00	1,889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	543	361.29/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,962	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	311.53/cwt	308.00–315.00	2,611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,416	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	826	354.75/cwt	354.75–354.75	2,930	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,485	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,090	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	410.17/cwt	400.00–421.00	2,391	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	423.40/cwt	422.50–425.00	1,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	426.30/cwt	424.00–430.00	2,494	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	427.57/cwt	418.00–430.00	2,283	5

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 Aug 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 556Last week 112Year ago 1,211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 23Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	437.50	437.50
1	500–550	540	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	552	387.50	387.50
1	600–650	625	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	515.00	515.00
5	400–450	421	502.50–515.00	509.99
1	450–500	480	450.00	450.00
5	500–550	534	418.00–430.00	427.57
6	550–600	583	400.00–421.00	410.17
10	600–650	617	400.00–414.00	405.43
9	650–700	688	363.00–373.00	371.55
18	700–750	742	345.00–360.00	358.74
10	750–800	778	337.00–350.00	343.41
3	800–850	840	332.00	332.00
2	900–950	925	324.00	324.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	440.00	440.00
20	550–600	585	424.00–430.00	426.30
10	600–650	637	421.00–423.00	421.80
68	750–800	780	370.00	370.00
59	800–850	826	354.75	354.75
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	460	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	316	580.00	580.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	245	440.00	440.00
3	300–350	318	422.50–425.00	423.40
3	350–400	391	405.00	405.00
3	400–450	437	412.50–427.50	422.58
14	450–500	474	400.00–414.00	409.19
12	500–550	532	375.00–399.00	386.96
18	550–600	567	348.00–365.00	354.98
9	600–650	635	325.00–343.00	336.84
7	650–700	674	316.00–330.00	321.07
1	700–750	715	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	526	412.50–416.00	414.01
2	550–600	557	370.00	370.00
8	600–650	614	350.00–360.00	352.53
69	650–700	668	372.00	372.00
7	750–800	755	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	350	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	450	427.50	427.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	395	387.50	387.50
1	400–450	440	397.50	397.50
3	450–500	481	392.00–394.00	392.64
9	500–550	543	360.00–370.00	361.29
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	505.00	505.00
1	350–400	390	530.00	530.00
3	400–450	420	517.50	517.50
5	450–500	482	420.00–440.00	424.11
1	500–550	545	406.00	406.00
5	550–600	575	380.00–390.00	387.97
5	600–650	608	370.00–390.00	379.93
6	650–700	671	350.00–363.00	352.95
1	700–750	710	339.00	339.00
1	750–800	750	330.00	330.00
2	800–850	838	308.00–315.00	311.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	566	418.00	418.00
3	600–650	600	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	405	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	570	375.00	375.00
1	750–800	795	310.00	310.00
1	950–1000	950	224.00	224.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	205.00	205.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	930	169.00	169.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	900–950	948	269.00	269.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,230	164.00–170.00	166.18
4	—	1,198	192.00–201.00	195.85
2	—	1,190	155.00–159.00	156.99
4	—	1,298	185.00–187.50	186.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	170.00–175.00	172.35
2	—	965	140.00–149.00	144.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	186.00	186.00
1	—	1,555	202.00	202.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,570	219.00–225.00	221.37
1	—	1,410	206.00	206.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	250.00–251.00	250.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	4,200.00	4,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,215	3,450.00	3,450.00

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

Steers · 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