Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $394.55/cwt on 46 head, up $21.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 29 comparable sales and sits −17.25 against this barn's trailing median of $411.81.

Average price

$394.55

▲ 21.01 vs prior sale

46 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$20.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.82

vs KY average

+27.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	395.89	2,150	43
Medium and Large 2-3	552	375.34	2,072	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.55/cwt here — about $78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale46 hd

394.55

—

KY average27 barns · 742 hd

378.74

+15.82

National average162 barns · 7,051 hd

366.69

+27.86

This barn, trailing median29 sales

411.81

−17.25

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	1,450	230.94	3,349	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	188.16	2,992	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,229	181.00	2,224	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	159.50	1,547	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,660	188.00	3,121	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	500–550	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	341.07/cwt	333.00–349.00	2,650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	607	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	433.46/cwt	430.00–447.50	2,241	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,608	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	315.44/cwt	310.00–321.00	2,713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	379.16/cwt	377.50–380.00	2,154	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,592	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,753	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	388.01/cwt	385.00–391.00	2,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	392.26/cwt	392.00–392.50	2,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	419.21/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	325.55/cwt	318.00–332.50	2,191	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,805	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	790	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	484	489.22/cwt	482.50–490.00	2,368	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	446.32/cwt	442.50–450.00	1,910	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	509.00/cwt	509.00–509.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	401	538.36/cwt	520.00–547.50	2,159	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,826	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	185.43/cwt	184.00–187.00	2,364	2
Bulls	—	—	1,450	230.94/cwt	229.00–233.00	3,349	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	172.89/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,165	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	900	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,841	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,095	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	2,195	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	185.70/cwt	183.00–187.50	3,018	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,871	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,354	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,753	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,660	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,121	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	191.16/cwt	190.50–192.00	2,326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	496.02/cwt	492.50–507.50	2,138	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	416.49/cwt	412.50–420.00	2,395	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	477.35/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,852	2
Steers	Small 1-2	900–950	945	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	335.72/cwt	327.50–340.00	2,451	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	326.33/cwt	316.00–331.00	2,209	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	423.21/cwt	420.00–432.50	1,832	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	369.99/cwt	360.00–374.00	2,153	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	367	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	477.70/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	453.78/cwt	450.00–457.50	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	327.27/cwt	317.50–335.00	2,068	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	469	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,122	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	361.42/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,197	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	571.30/cwt	570.00–572.50	2,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	863	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,900	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	474.96/cwt	467.50–482.50	2,470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	780	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	361.34/cwt	358.00–375.00	2,464	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	448.08/cwt	445.00–457.50	2,142	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,957	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	387.97/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,611	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	798	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,753	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	433.31/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,638	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	421.30/cwt	412.50–435.00	2,224	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	399.23/cwt	382.50–410.00	2,479	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	447.12/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,191	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	315.26/cwt	311.00–317.00	2,424	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	488.32/cwt	487.50–490.00	2,173	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	670	357.43/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	623	404.85/cwt	397.50–412.50	2,522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	349.93/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	305.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	403.94/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,145	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	414.76/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,381	8

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 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 556Year ago 748

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 29Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	475	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	515	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	570	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	600	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	680	337.50	337.50
1	750–800	765	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	570.00–572.50	571.30
3	400–450	445	487.50–490.00	488.32
7	450–500	490	440.00–450.00	447.12
10	500–550	517	430.00–447.50	433.46
8	550–600	574	410.00–420.00	414.76
13	600–650	621	382.50–410.00	399.23
5	650–700	682	358.00–375.00	361.34
2	700–750	725	340.00–360.00	349.93
6	750–800	777	333.00–349.00	341.07
2	850–900	860	310.00–321.00	315.44
2	900–950	915	326.00	326.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	520	467.50–482.50	474.96
18	550–600	576	450.00	450.00
11	600–650	624	418.00	418.00
10	650–700	673	385.00–400.00	387.97
12	700–750	715	385.00	385.00
3	750–800	780	358.00	358.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	484	482.50–490.00	489.22
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	945	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	457.50	457.50
1	300–350	320	428.00	428.00
3	350–400	368	417.50–420.00	419.21
1	400–450	430	402.50	402.50
1	450–500	465	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	533	385.00–391.00	388.01
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	825	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	568	377.50–380.00	379.16
3	600–650	603	350.00	350.00
7	750–800	798	345.00	345.00
8	850–900	863	336.00	336.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	475.00	475.00
1	250–300	265	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
6	350–400	378	430.00–440.00	433.31
7	400–450	433	420.00–432.50	423.21
6	450–500	466	420.00	420.00
32	500–550	531	400.00–410.00	403.94
8	550–600	582	360.00–374.00	369.99
20	600–650	632	317.50–335.00	327.27
15	650–700	677	316.00–331.00	326.33
2	700–750	738	300.00–310.00	305.05
13	750–800	769	311.00–317.00	315.26
1	950–1000	960	250.00	250.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	442.50–450.00	446.32
6	450–500	469	452.50	452.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	350	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	545	382.50	382.50
2	550–600	568	392.00–392.50	392.26
2	600–650	607	350.00	350.00
1	850–900	885	288.00	288.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	487.50	487.50
2	250–300	283	470.00–485.00	477.70
2	300–350	308	450.00–457.50	453.78
2	350–400	388	470.00–485.00	477.35
4	400–450	431	492.50–507.50	496.02
4	450–500	478	445.00–457.50	448.08
8	500–550	528	412.50–435.00	421.30
7	550–600	575	412.50–420.00	416.49
6	600–650	608	350.00–375.00	361.42
3	650–700	673	318.00–332.50	325.55
11	700–750	730	327.50–340.00	335.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	509.00	509.00
1	300–350	310	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	367	540.00	540.00
3	400–450	401	520.00–547.50	538.36
2	600–650	623	397.50–412.50	404.85
3	650–700	670	352.50–365.00	357.43
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	900	204.50	204.50
1	1050–1100	1,095	200.50	200.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	166.00	166.00
2	—	1,275	184.00–187.00	185.43
3	—	1,252	171.00–177.00	172.89
3	—	1,217	190.50–192.00	191.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,625	183.00–187.50	185.70
1	—	1,450	198.00	198.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,025	171.00	171.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	229.00–233.00	230.94
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	188.00	188.00

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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