Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $380.81/cwt on 28 head, up $14.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −84.49 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.

Average price

$380.81

▲ 14.33 vs prior sale

28 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$53.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.27

vs KY average

−23.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	386.55	2,105	25
Medium and Large 2-3	573	332.98	1,908	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.57/cwt here — about $197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 $366.49, 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 sale28 hd

380.81

—

KY average25 barns · 845 hd

394.08

−13.27

National average159 barns · 11,930 hd

404.25

−23.44

This barn, trailing median30 sales

465.30

−84.49

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	1,864	199.23	3,713	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	147.71	1,887	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,594	143.96	2,295	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	143.27	1,304	4thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,370	$3,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	263.57/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,890	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	341.43/cwt	340.00–346.00	2,264	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	303.59/cwt	300.00–311.00	2,344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	422.85/cwt	416.00–430.00	2,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	341.07/cwt	331.00–347.00	1,784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	387.98/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	339.11/cwt	330.00–348.00	2,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	377.33/cwt	375.00–382.00	2,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	272.32/cwt	270.00–276.00	2,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	411.96/cwt	410.00–413.00	1,553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	360.10/cwt	358.00–366.00	2,247	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	364.13/cwt	352.50–369.00	2,054	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	315.87/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,939	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	316.12/cwt	311.00–320.00	1,963	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	276.95/cwt	275.50–280.00	1,886	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	328.38/cwt	320.00–334.00	2,207	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	520	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	555	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	436.21/cwt	435.00–437.50	1,627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	363.38/cwt	355.00–366.00	1,908	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	337.28/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,939	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	414.42/cwt	407.50–420.00	1,952	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,156	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,189	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,256	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	136.28/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,267	2
Bulls	—	—	2,185	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	4,152	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,544	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	147.90/cwt	144.50–150.50	2,477	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	154.78/cwt	151.50–158.00	2,043	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	161.54/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,178	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,359	1
Bulls	—	—	1,703	203.84/cwt	202.00–206.00	3,471	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,421	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,903	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	143.01/cwt	140.00–146.50	1,813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	516	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,961	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	191.00/cwt	181.00–199.00	2,158	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	290	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	609	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	390.49/cwt	390.00–391.00	1,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	317.98/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	601	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	426.48/cwt	410.00–432.50	1,872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	622	334.40/cwt	330.50–338.50	2,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,020	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	492	341.00/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	497	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	332.98/cwt	329.00–335.00	1,908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	371.47/cwt	371.00–372.50	2,158	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	396.98/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,068	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	366.71/cwt	361.00–370.00	1,870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	305.19/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,011	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	301.52/cwt	300.00–303.00	2,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	717	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	692	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	339.66/cwt	332.00–342.00	2,493	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	322.70/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	365.72/cwt	361.00–368.00	1,796	9

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 Sep 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 415Year ago 1,382

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 29Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 13Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	410.00–413.00	411.96
3	400–450	425	385.00–390.00	387.98
9	450–500	491	361.00–368.00	365.72
6	500–550	523	331.00–347.00	341.07
4	550–600	576	320.00–330.00	322.70
7	600–650	614	310.00–320.00	315.87
8	650–700	681	275.50–280.00	276.95
7	700–750	717	259.00–270.00	263.57
3	750–800	777	270.00–276.00	272.32
1	800–850	815	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	510	361.00–370.00	366.71
7	650–700	659	300.00–315.00	305.19
2	700–750	715	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	516	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	390.00–391.00	390.49
1	400–450	435	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	492	340.00–342.00	341.00
1	500–550	545	327.00	327.00
3	600–650	601	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	521	395.00–405.00	396.98
3	550–600	581	371.00–372.50	371.47
7	600–650	624	358.00–366.00	360.10
6	650–700	663	340.00–346.00	341.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
3	400–450	431	447.50	447.50
2	450–500	475	416.00–430.00	422.85
3	500–550	537	375.00–382.00	377.33
4	550–600	564	352.50–369.00	364.13
2	600–650	638	330.00–348.00	339.11
5	650–700	672	320.00–334.00	328.38
19	700–750	734	332.00–342.00	339.66
3	750–800	772	300.00–311.00	303.59
2	850–900	873	300.00–303.00	301.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	442.00	442.00
2	500–550	500	420.00	420.00
8	550–600	550	392.00	392.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	430	412.50	412.50
2	450–500	487	408.00	408.00
3	550–600	573	329.00–335.00	332.98
2	600–650	620	316.00–320.00	317.98
2	650–700	692	307.00	307.00
2	700–750	717	313.00	313.00
1	850–900	880	269.50	269.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	427.50	427.50
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	373	435.00–437.50	436.21
5	400–450	439	410.00–432.50	426.48
8	450–500	471	407.50–420.00	414.42
4	500–550	525	355.00–366.00	363.38
4	550–600	575	325.00–345.00	337.28
5	600–650	621	311.00–320.00	316.12
2	650–700	695	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	740	265.00	265.00
2	750–800	777	300.00	300.00
3	950–1000	955	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	502.50	502.50
1	500–550	520	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	555	361.00	361.00
4	600–650	622	330.50–338.50	334.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	497	387.00	387.00
2	650–700	667	291.00	291.00
1	700–750	745	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	785	260.00	260.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	192.00	192.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	146.00	146.00
2	—	930	135.00–137.50	136.28
1	—	920	154.50	154.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,675	144.50–150.50	147.90
1	—	1,510	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,520	138.00	138.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	151.50–158.00	154.78
2	—	1,348	160.00–163.00	161.54
1	—	1,070	127.00	127.00
6	—	1,268	140.00–146.50	143.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,185	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,703	202.00–206.00	203.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,130	181.00–199.00	191.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	3,325.00	3,325.00

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