Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to being closed last week for inclement weather. However market appeared to be strong with active buyers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $452.89/cwt on 68 head, down $12.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits −12.41 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.

Average price

$452.89

▼ 12.11 vs prior sale

68 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$42.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.46

vs KY average

−25.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	457.90	2,570	60
Medium and Large 2-3	560	415.28	2,327	8thin

One grade step is worth $42.62/cwt here — about $243 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.

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 sale68 hd

452.89

—

KY average18 barns · 417 hd

432.43

+20.46

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−25.50

This barn, trailing median30 sales

465.30

−12.41

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	1,875	190.72	3,576	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,110	149.75	1,662	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,135	194.00	2,202	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	439.11/cwt	435.00–447.50	2,679	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	437.48/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,275	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	135	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	511.69/cwt	500.00–519.00	2,400	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	517.67/cwt	510.00–521.00	2,205	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,019	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,006	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	370.42/cwt	357.50–375.00	2,119	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	465.51/cwt	462.50–470.00	1,746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	467.22/cwt	457.50–470.00	2,187	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	490.11/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	340.70/cwt	331.00–350.00	2,317	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	412.24/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,346	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	459.31/cwt	451.00–470.00	2,113	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	903	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,971	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	551.78/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	492.11/cwt	480.00–497.50	2,160	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	389.29/cwt	376.00–392.00	2,087	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	185	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	326.77/cwt	318.00–333.00	2,356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	366.36/cwt	354.00–371.00	2,249	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	456	506.87/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,311	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	408.71/cwt	405.00–412.50	2,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	613	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,446	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	620	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,858	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	478.88/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,026	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	585	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	575	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	484	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,517	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	900–950	908	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,474	57
Bulls	—	—	1,875	190.72/cwt	190.00–192.00	3,576	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,372	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,975	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,135	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	492.37/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,058	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	506.29/cwt	505.00–507.50	1,838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	444	501.68/cwt	500.00–502.50	2,227	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	528	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	711	404.75/cwt	404.75–404.75	2,878	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	419.12/cwt	417.50–425.00	2,393	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	364.91/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	358.36/cwt	356.00–365.00	1,878	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	442.02/cwt	440.00–442.50	2,113	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	591	349.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,068	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	341.14/cwt	337.50–345.00	2,149	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	457.51/cwt	455.00–462.50	2,233	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	317.28/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	808	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	762	335.98/cwt	334.00–340.00	2,560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	403.77/cwt	402.50–405.00	2,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	707	297.36/cwt	292.00–300.00	2,102	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	734	383.48/cwt	375.50–387.50	2,815	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	387.28/cwt	382.50–393.00	2,436	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	405.75/cwt	402.50–410.00	2,159	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	677	373.66/cwt	370.00–376.00	2,530	18
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	463.13/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,431	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	484.49/cwt	482.50–487.50	2,776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	821	367.25/cwt	367.25–367.25	3,015	123
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	395.04/cwt	392.50–397.50	2,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	776	373.45/cwt	363.00–374.50	2,898	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	361.16/cwt	355.00–371.00	2,590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	313.76/cwt	312.50–315.00	2,777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	677	412.10/cwt	400.00–412.50	2,790	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	586	395.98/cwt	392.00–400.00	2,320	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,621	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	447.59/cwt	436.00–451.00	2,596	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	421.90/cwt	404.00–432.00	2,637	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	391.37/cwt	376.00–396.50	2,669	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	345.98/cwt	337.50–359.00	2,668	10

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 Feb 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,028Last week 1,217Year ago 1,025

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 28Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 5Year ago 0

No trends due to being closed last week for inclement weather. However market appeared to be strong with active buyers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	525	455.00–470.00	463.13
5	550–600	573	482.50–487.50	484.49
41	600–650	610	435.00–447.50	439.11
31	650–700	677	400.00–412.50	412.10
72	700–750	734	375.50–387.50	383.48
89	750–800	776	363.00–374.50	373.45
123	800–850	821	367.25	367.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	135	600.00	600.00
1	200–250	210	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	295	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	340	550.00	550.00
3	350–400	388	545.00–555.00	551.78
5	400–450	426	510.00–521.00	517.67
18	450–500	469	500.00–519.00	511.69
6	500–550	520	420.00–445.00	437.48
31	550–600	580	436.00–451.00	447.59
26	600–650	625	404.00–432.00	421.90
14	650–700	682	376.00–396.50	391.37
5	700–750	717	355.00–371.00	361.16
10	750–800	771	337.50–359.00	345.98
2	800–850	827	330.00	330.00
2	850–900	885	312.50–315.00	313.76
7	900–950	903	329.00	329.00
7	1000–1050	1,019	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	630.00	630.00
1	300–350	335	590.00	590.00
2	350–400	355	575.00	575.00
13	450–500	484	520.00	520.00
3	500–550	528	490.00	490.00
5	550–600	575	490.00	490.00
7	600–650	620	461.00	461.00
43	700–750	711	404.75	404.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	495.00	495.00
4	400–450	418	485.00–495.00	492.37
3	450–500	488	455.00–462.50	457.51
2	500–550	528	402.50–405.00	403.77
6	550–600	571	417.50–425.00	419.12
2	600–650	635	392.50–397.50	395.04
2	650–700	683	360.00–370.00	364.91
3	750–800	762	334.00–340.00	335.98
3	800–850	808	308.00	308.00
1	850–900	895	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	328	485.00–495.00	490.11
5	350–400	375	462.50–470.00	465.51
20	400–450	439	480.00–497.50	492.11
10	450–500	468	457.50–470.00	467.22
16	500–550	536	376.00–392.00	389.29
14	550–600	572	357.50–375.00	370.42
11	600–650	614	354.00–371.00	366.36
5	650–700	680	331.00–350.00	340.70
4	700–750	721	318.00–333.00	326.77
1	750–800	750	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	845	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	505.00	505.00
2	350–400	363	505.00–507.50	506.29
6	400–450	444	500.00–502.50	501.68
5	450–500	456	495.00–510.00	506.87
18	600–650	613	399.00	399.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	478	440.00–442.50	442.02
9	500–550	524	356.00–365.00	358.36
5	550–600	591	345.00–355.00	349.97
3	600–650	630	337.50–345.00	341.14
2	650–700	670	310.00–325.00	317.28
3	700–750	707	292.00–300.00	297.36
1	750–800	750	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	532	402.50–410.00	405.75
6	550–600	586	392.00–400.00	395.98
30	600–650	629	382.50–393.00	387.28
18	650–700	677	370.00–376.00	373.66
10	700–750	718	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	185	605.00	605.00
7	400–450	423	475.00–495.00	478.88
4	450–500	460	451.00–470.00	459.31
2	500–550	510	405.00–412.50	408.71
4	550–600	569	400.00–420.00	412.24
1	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	795	351.00	351.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	615.00	615.00
1	450–500	470	490.00	490.00
3	550–600	585	455.00	455.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	535	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	640	349.00	349.00
1	850–900	850	245.00	245.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	900–950	908	272.50	272.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	290.00	290.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	327.50	327.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,875	190.00–192.00	190.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,165	169.50	169.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	194.00	194.00

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	—	1,150	208.00	208.00

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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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle