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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 13

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

697 head

▲ 168 vs last sale 529▲ 88 vs year ago 609 · +14.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 45▲ 5 vs year ago 36 · +13.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

0 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 5▼ 19 vs year ago 19 · −100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to firm. No test on slaughter bulls. There was moderate 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 $401.90/cwt on 53 head, up $23.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −59.28 against this barn's trailing median of $461.18.

Average price

$401.90

▲ 23.13 vs prior sale

53 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,197

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$47.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.70

vs KY average

−30.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	403.69	2,207	51
Medium and Large 2-3	548	356.25	1,950	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.44/cwt here — about $256 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale53 hd

401.90

—

KY average24 barns · 716 hd

382.19

+19.70

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

−30.39

This barn, trailing median32 sales

461.18

−59.28

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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.97, low $366.49, median $461.18 across 32 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	137.98	1,740	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,570	132.50	2,080	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	122.84	1,173	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,108	177.11	1,962	2thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	225	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	906	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,860	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	472.40/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,748	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,550	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,975	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	429	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,048	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	442.25/cwt	432.50–450.00	1,911	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	438.34/cwt	437.50–440.00	1,981	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	422.47/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,943	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	492	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,170	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	507	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,145	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	406.94/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,153	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	406.28/cwt	397.50–412.00	2,275	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	365.87/cwt	360.00–382.50	2,111	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,045	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,347	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	343.70/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,148	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	642	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,974	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	332.50/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,224	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	692	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,429	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	317.75/cwt	317.50–318.00	2,272	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	340.59/cwt	335.00–347.00	2,462	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	339.60/cwt	338.00–340.00	2,625	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	777	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,393	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	788	356.39/cwt	352.50–359.75	2,808	125
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	305.91/cwt	301.00–311.00	2,661	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,703	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,074	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	240	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	888	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,094	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,190	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,155	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,365	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	369	369.99/cwt	367.50–372.50	1,365	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	392.89/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,473	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	411.27/cwt	410.00–412.50	1,604	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,677	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	366.07/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,537	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	394.27/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,684	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	371.00/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,759	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	356.91/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,731	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	519	333.05/cwt	331.00–335.00	1,729	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	346.90/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,825	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,936	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	324.58/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,866	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	313.33/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,849	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	313.10/cwt	305.00–319.00	1,960	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,085	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	316.42/cwt	302.50–321.00	2,155	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,099	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	303.99/cwt	300.00–308.00	2,259	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,063	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,331	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,387	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	277.50/cwt	272.50–280.00	2,498	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	920	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,955	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	975	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,667	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,082	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,380	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 2-3	172	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	826	2
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	195	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,024	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	498.89/cwt	495.00–502.50	1,297	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,176	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,811	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	403.58/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,332	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	514.89/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,715	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	541.25/cwt	532.50–550.00	1,894	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	405.03/cwt	402.50–407.50	1,499	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	471.03/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,813	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	427.54/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,791	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	422	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,899	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,048	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	429.22/cwt	422.50–437.50	1,992	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	413.34/cwt	410.00–417.50	1,996	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	384.13/cwt	383.00–385.00	2,074	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,771	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	565	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,147	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	331.52/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,873	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	354.11/cwt	349.00–362.00	2,015	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	309.52/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,947	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	630	334.61/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,108	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,009	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,144	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	309.24/cwt	306.00–312.50	2,174	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,183	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,090	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	840	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,940	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,072	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,037	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	790	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,758	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,108	177.11/cwt	172.50–182.00	1,962	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	952	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,284	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	122.01/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,187	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,144	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	121.91/cwt	120.00–124.50	1,469	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	153.62/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,903	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	132.15/cwt	129.00–134.50	1,669	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	140.92/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,826	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	2,080	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	163.48/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,790	4

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 Oct 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 697Last week 529Year ago 609

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 45Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 5Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	525.00	525.00
2	250–300	260	495.00–502.50	498.89
2	300–350	333	500.00–530.00	514.89
7	350–400	385	450.00–480.00	471.03
4	400–450	419	425.00–430.00	427.54
6	450–500	464	422.50–437.50	429.22
8	500–550	540	383.00–385.00	384.13
7	550–600	569	349.00–362.00	354.11
6	600–650	629	307.00–310.00	309.52
4	650–700	686	312.50	312.50
2	700–750	703	306.00–312.50	309.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	575.00	575.00
2	350–400	350	532.50–550.00	541.25
2	400–450	422	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	455	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	565	380.00	380.00
9	600–650	630	330.00–337.00	334.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	172	480.00	480.00
1	250–300	275	427.50	427.50
2	300–350	330	400.00–407.50	403.58
2	350–400	370	402.50–407.50	405.03
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	483	410.00–417.50	413.34
1	500–550	545	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	565	330.00–332.50	331.52
1	650–700	650	309.00	309.00
1	700–750	740	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	760	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	840	231.00	231.00
2	1050–1100	1,072	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	447.50	447.50
1	250–300	250	437.50	437.50
1	300–350	325	420.00	420.00
9	350–400	375	385.00–400.00	392.89
10	400–450	427	382.50–400.00	394.27
22	450–500	474	365.00–382.50	371.00
22	500–550	526	340.00–357.00	346.90
18	550–600	575	320.00–337.50	324.58
25	600–650	626	305.00–319.00	313.10
14	650–700	681	302.50–321.00	316.42
2	700–750	743	300.00–308.00	303.99
2	750–800	757	272.50	272.50
1	800–850	825	282.50	282.50
1	850–900	860	277.50	277.50
3	900–950	900	272.50–280.00	277.50
2	1050–1100	1,082	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	550	352.00	352.00
2	600–650	627	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	410.00–412.50	411.27
1	400–450	410	409.00	409.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	370.00	370.00
3	250–300	285	417.50	417.50
1	300–350	310	372.50	372.50
4	350–400	369	367.50–372.50	369.99
2	400–450	420	362.50–370.00	366.07
8	450–500	485	352.00–360.00	356.91
4	500–550	519	331.00–335.00	333.05
9	550–600	590	310.00–314.00	313.33
1	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	730	287.50	287.50
1	900–950	920	212.50	212.50
1	950–1000	975	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	600.00	600.00
1	350–400	395	500.00	500.00
6	400–450	429	477.50	477.50
19	450–500	492	441.00	441.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	470.00–475.00	472.40
12	400–450	432	432.50–450.00	442.25
3	450–500	452	437.50–440.00	438.34
15	500–550	529	400.00–410.00	406.94
6	550–600	577	360.00–382.50	365.87
23	600–650	625	330.00–355.00	343.70
6	650–700	669	322.50–340.00	332.50
25	700–750	723	335.00–347.00	340.59
5	750–800	773	338.00–340.00	339.60
2	850–900	870	301.00–311.00	305.91
1	900–950	910	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	402.50	402.50
1	300–350	330	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	385	402.50	402.50
2	450–500	460	420.00–425.00	422.47
1	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	580	352.50	352.50
2	600–650	642	307.50	307.50
2	700–750	715	317.50–318.00	317.75
3	750–800	777	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	507	423.00	423.00
24	550–600	560	397.50–412.00	406.28
3	600–650	616	381.00	381.00
2	650–700	692	351.00	351.00
125	750–800	788	352.50–359.75	356.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	222.50	222.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	115.00	115.00
2	—	937	137.00	137.00
2	—	973	121.00–123.00	122.01
1	—	915	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,296	138.00–145.00	140.92
3	—	1,205	120.00–124.50	121.91
4	—	1,239	150.00–157.00	153.62
6	—	1,263	129.00–134.50	132.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	172.50–182.00	177.11

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	4	—	1,095	158.00–168.00	163.48

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.