Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Sharply higher in some instances. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $465.00/cwt on 141 head, up $17.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 30 comparable sales and sits −0.30 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.

Average price

$465.00

▲ 17.06 vs prior sale

141 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,517

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$56.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.04

vs KY average

−0.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	469.02	2,525	131
Medium and Large 2-3	580	412.25	2,390	10thin

One grade step is worth $56.78/cwt here — about $135 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 sale141 hd

465.00

—

KY average25 barns · 1,441 hd

436.96

+28.04

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−0.33

This barn, trailing median30 sales

465.30

−0.30

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	—	High	1,840	185.71	3,417	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	161.97	1,998	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	147.00	1,382	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,401	225.00	3,152	3thin

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)	1,173	$3,280	2thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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	250–300	293	453.74/cwt	452.50–455.00	1,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	466.05/cwt	463.00–475.00	2,055	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	626	392.88/cwt	390.50–397.00	2,459	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	311.36/cwt	310.00–321.00	2,463	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	458.76/cwt	447.50–467.50	1,739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,019	274.43/cwt	242.00–281.00	2,796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,059	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,648	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	322.95/cwt	319.50–335.00	2,338	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	941	321.00/cwt	317.00–323.00	3,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	869	328.46/cwt	324.50–331.50	2,854	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	454.61/cwt	447.50–465.00	1,509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	450.92/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,124	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	396.57/cwt	387.00–412.50	2,486	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	345.65/cwt	341.00–357.50	2,682	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	508.39/cwt	500.00–517.50	1,891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	115	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	359.56/cwt	349.00–369.00	2,614	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	458.42/cwt	442.50–464.00	2,448	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	339.98/cwt	330.50–348.00	2,791	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	870	337.39/cwt	332.00–337.75	2,935	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	429.15/cwt	417.50–445.00	2,034	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	336.51/cwt	330.00–349.00	2,107	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	515.43/cwt	505.00–524.50	2,222	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	448.65/cwt	430.00–457.50	1,857	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	770	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	130	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	458.99/cwt	442.50–467.50	2,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	330.22/cwt	320.00–334.00	2,203	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	458	448.42/cwt	446.00–450.00	2,054	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	410.89/cwt	402.50–420.00	2,174	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	402.40/cwt	391.00–415.00	2,157	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	403.43/cwt	397.50–410.00	2,312	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	321.95/cwt	316.00–325.00	2,502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	463.21/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,950	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	556	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,630	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	372	549.20/cwt	540.00–557.50	2,043	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	494.89/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	357.88/cwt	354.00–370.00	2,072	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	507.03/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	371	475.13/cwt	472.50–482.50	1,763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	369.53/cwt	350.00–378.00	2,350	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	481	474.71/cwt	470.00–479.00	2,283	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	154.79/cwt	152.00–160.50	1,915	3
Bulls	—	—	1,205	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,314	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,382	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	147.70/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,851	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,401	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,152	3
Bulls	—	—	1,999	184.14/cwt	180.50–187.50	3,681	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,018	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	3,279.90/head	2,700.00–3,775.00	3,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	541.34/cwt	537.50–543.00	2,312	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	900–950	903	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,366	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	171.17/cwt	170.00–174.50	2,095	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	826	314.15/cwt	311.00–319.00	2,595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	429.14/cwt	427.50–432.50	1,983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	990	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	577	406.60/cwt	403.00–419.00	2,346	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	532	437.26/cwt	437.00–437.50	2,326	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	733	344.02/cwt	342.00–345.00	2,522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	372.98/cwt	371.00–375.00	1,954	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	347	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,926	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	386	429.42/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	346.84/cwt	345.00–347.50	2,036	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	414.72/cwt	410.00–416.00	2,434	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	420.47/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,804	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	425.32/cwt	420.00–428.00	2,195	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	683	343.02/cwt	342.00–345.00	2,343	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	319.11/cwt	319.00–320.00	2,160	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	477.38/cwt	470.00–489.50	2,506	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	704	381.25/cwt	370.00–385.50	2,684	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	704	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,415	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	392.61/cwt	385.00–393.50	2,277	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	428.79/cwt	421.00–440.00	2,680	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	368.92/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,011	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,275	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	397	569.00/cwt	569.00–569.00	2,259	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	380.81/cwt	370.00–386.50	2,593	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	471.38/cwt	467.50–475.00	2,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	814	350.25/cwt	350.25–350.25	2,851	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	586.03/cwt	580.00–589.00	2,432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	516.83/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	443.74/cwt	427.50–447.50	2,596	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	2,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	412	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,978	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

Mon Jan 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,217Last week 1,488Year ago 1,111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 41Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	115	620.00	620.00
1	200–250	225	505.00	505.00
2	250–300	293	452.50–455.00	453.74
5	300–350	332	447.50–465.00	454.61
6	350–400	379	447.50–467.50	458.76
16	400–450	414	430.00–457.50	448.65
18	450–500	474	417.50–445.00	429.15
29	500–550	536	391.00–415.00	402.40
11	550–600	579	354.00–370.00	357.88
28	600–650	626	330.00–349.00	336.51
34	650–700	667	320.00–334.00	330.22
10	700–750	724	319.50–335.00	322.95
28	750–800	791	310.00–321.00	311.36
1	800–850	810	290.00	290.00
2	850–900	855	323.00	323.00
6	1000–1050	1,019	242.00–281.00	274.43
6	1050–1100	1,059	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	371	472.50–482.50	475.13
11	400–450	421	460.00–465.00	463.21
20	450–500	458	446.00–450.00	448.42
17	500–550	532	437.00–437.50	437.26
17	550–600	577	403.00–419.00	406.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	335	425.00	425.00
5	350–400	386	420.00–435.00	429.42
10	400–450	429	420.00–425.00	420.47
5	450–500	471	409.00	409.00
4	500–550	524	371.00–375.00	372.98
6	550–600	587	345.00–347.50	346.84
1	600–650	640	322.00	322.00
9	650–700	677	319.00–320.00	319.11
1	700–750	745	298.00	298.00
3	750–800	790	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	880	287.50	287.50
1	950–1000	990	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	500–550	516	420.00–428.00	425.32
23	550–600	580	385.00–393.50	392.61
9	600–650	632	360.00	360.00
6	650–700	683	342.00–345.00	343.02
5	700–750	704	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	480.00	480.00
3	450–500	480	471.00	471.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	130	730.00	730.00
1	250–300	265	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	320	500.00–515.00	507.03
3	350–400	367	490.00–500.00	494.89
7	400–450	441	463.00–475.00	466.05
3	450–500	465	442.50–467.50	458.99
14	500–550	529	402.50–420.00	410.89
4	550–600	573	397.50–410.00	403.43
4	600–650	636	350.00–378.00	369.53
1	650–700	675	364.00	364.00
3	750–800	777	316.00–325.00	321.95
3	800–850	816	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	855	319.00	319.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	590.00	590.00
1	300–350	300	540.00	540.00
9	600–650	626	390.50–397.00	392.88
1	750–800	770	349.00	349.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	385	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	420	451.00	451.00
7	500–550	545	367.50–375.00	368.92
3	550–600	555	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	605	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	655	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	790	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	880	294.00	294.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	602.50	602.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	520.00	520.00
5	300–350	328	515.00–525.00	516.83
6	350–400	372	500.00–517.50	508.39
17	400–450	431	505.00–524.50	515.43
14	450–500	471	440.00–460.00	450.92
16	500–550	534	442.50–464.00	458.42
21	550–600	585	427.50–447.50	443.74
18	600–650	627	387.00–412.50	396.57
45	650–700	681	370.00–386.50	380.81
51	700–750	727	349.00–369.00	359.56
33	750–800	776	341.00–357.50	345.65
30	800–850	821	330.50–348.00	339.98
20	850–900	869	324.50–331.50	328.46
3	900–950	941	317.00–323.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
84	500–550	525	470.00–489.50	477.38
2	550–600	577	452.50	452.50
55	600–650	625	421.00–440.00	428.79
6	650–700	663	390.00	390.00
21	700–750	704	370.00–385.50	381.25
20	800–850	814	350.25	350.25
32	850–900	870	332.00–337.75	337.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	372	540.00–557.50	549.20
5	400–450	427	537.50–543.00	541.34
28	450–500	481	470.00–479.00	474.71
8	550–600	556	473.00	473.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	305	480.00	480.00
2	400–450	425	467.50–475.00	471.38
3	450–500	462	427.50–432.50	429.14
1	500–550	515	390.00	390.00
9	550–600	587	410.00–416.00	414.72
1	600–650	645	364.00	364.00
1	650–700	690	359.00	359.00
3	700–750	733	342.00–345.00	344.02
1	750–800	755	334.00	334.00
5	800–850	826	311.00–319.00	314.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	397	569.00	569.00
3	400–450	415	580.00–589.00	586.03
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	900–950	903	262.00	262.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,237	152.00–160.50	154.79
3	—	1,253	144.00–151.00	147.70
7	—	1,224	170.00–174.50	171.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	147.00	147.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	192.00	192.00
4	—	1,999	180.50–187.50	184.14
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,401	225.00	225.00

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	1	—	975	207.00	207.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,173	2,700.00–3,775.00	3,279.90

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

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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

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