Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 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 $465.60/cwt on 113 head, up $12.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 30 comparable sales and sits +0.30 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.

Average price

$465.60

▲ 12.71 vs prior sale

113 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$43.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.11

vs KY average

−21.75 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	474.86	2,599	89
Medium and Large 2-3	552	431.27	2,378	24

One grade step is worth $43.59/cwt here — about $220 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale113 hd

465.60

—

KY average25 barns · 1,260 hd

461.48

+4.11

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−21.75

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	—	Average	1,669	180.82	3,018	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,520	170.43	2,590	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,228	162.99	2,002	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	146.00	1,378	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,298	185.53	2,408	2thin

Every lot, as filed

128 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	650–700	675	350.91/cwt	342.50–354.00	2,369	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	569.15/cwt	565.00–572.50	2,214	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	337.71/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,432	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	320.63/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,482	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	506.67/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,356	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	513.83/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,994	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	3,068	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	333.02/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,931	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	516.28/cwt	515.00–517.50	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	317.95/cwt	309.00–326.00	2,579	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	517.11/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,463	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	310.87/cwt	302.50–315.00	2,680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	479.01/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,242	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	453.79/cwt	441.00–465.00	2,618	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,075	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	992	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	358.68/cwt	346.00–365.00	2,554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	404.78/cwt	395.00–411.00	2,364	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	360.60/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,257	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	390.29/cwt	382.50–395.00	2,576	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	343.96/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	427.13/cwt	425.00–432.50	2,200	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	512.65/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	495.74/cwt	482.50–500.00	2,112	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	854	321.63/cwt	305.00–324.50	2,747	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	463.13/cwt	435.00–487.50	2,427	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	531.63/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	404	524.79/cwt	515.00–526.00	2,120	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	414.23/cwt	400.00–423.00	2,146	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	548.23/cwt	525.00–567.50	2,352	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,017	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	3,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	372.47/cwt	361.50–376.00	2,730	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	452	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	423.31/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,616	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	407.65/cwt	396.00–418.00	2,731	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	613	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	517	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	360.84/cwt	347.00–366.50	2,815	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	175	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	610	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	496.27/cwt	495.00–497.50	2,288	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	750	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	514.25/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,499	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	356.31/cwt	341.00–359.50	2,925	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	272	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	333	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	463.74/cwt	462.50–465.00	2,110	2
Bulls	—	—	1,975	188.06/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,714	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	144.91/cwt	142.00–149.50	1,720	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	166.30/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,904	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	146.01/cwt	142.00–149.50	1,413	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	132.72/cwt	130.00–135.50	1,274	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	159.17/cwt	159.00–159.50	2,072	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	330.06/cwt	327.50–335.00	2,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	317.51/cwt	317.00–318.00	2,778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	501.30/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	469.43/cwt	467.50–475.00	1,948	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	682	390.72/cwt	389.00–392.00	2,665	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	965	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	631	402.25/cwt	400.00–403.00	2,538	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	424.02/cwt	420.00–427.50	2,243	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	288.75/cwt	285.00–292.50	2,498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	496.28/cwt	495.00–497.50	2,342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	435.62/cwt	432.50–438.00	2,461	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	446.12/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,757	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	966	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	3,173	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,195	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	3,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	461	493.46/cwt	489.00–497.50	2,275	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	778	298.75/cwt	297.50–300.00	2,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	653	361.65/cwt	361.00–363.00	2,362	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	734	354.68/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,603	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,095	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	490.00/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	911	344.38/cwt	339.50–345.50	3,137	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	676	420.73/cwt	420.00–421.50	2,844	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	369.50/cwt	368.50–372.50	2,827	88
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	230	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	513.44/cwt	501.00–517.50	2,639	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	421.14/cwt	417.50–430.00	2,363	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	518.64/cwt	510.00–535.00	2,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	384.11/cwt	375.00–389.00	2,408	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	473.10/cwt	470.00–482.50	2,668	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	826	361.26/cwt	359.75–363.25	2,984	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	388.05/cwt	384.00–390.00	2,782	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	419.92/cwt	418.00–440.00	2,482	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	434.67/cwt	425.00–437.50	2,230	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	527.90/cwt	510.00–545.00	1,732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	862	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,017	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	515.29/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	589.03/cwt	587.00–595.00	2,474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	527.17/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,977	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	438	573.69/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,513	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	608	459.13/cwt	458.00–459.50	2,792	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	572	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	511	483.35/cwt	482.50–485.00	2,470	3
Bulls	—	—	1,363	173.58/cwt	172.50–175.00	2,366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	584	386.92/cwt	382.00–389.00	2,260	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	788	343.47/cwt	340.00–347.00	2,707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,199	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,298	185.53/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,408	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	2,340	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	171.39/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,653	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,646	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	175.19/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,251	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	159.28/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,438	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.

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Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,530Last week 1,028Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 7Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	525.00	525.00
2	200–250	205	515.00–517.50	516.28
6	250–300	283	500.00–525.00	517.11
6	300–350	312	510.00–520.00	512.65
9	350–400	388	500.00–525.00	513.83
4	400–450	426	482.50–500.00	495.74
18	450–500	468	470.00–485.00	479.01
19	500–550	518	400.00–423.00	414.23
43	550–600	584	395.00–411.00	404.78
15	600–650	626	350.00–370.00	360.60
29	650–700	675	342.50–354.00	350.91
11	700–750	720	330.00–346.00	337.71
7	750–800	774	310.00–327.50	320.63
9	800–850	811	309.00–326.00	317.95
7	850–900	854	305.00–324.50	321.63
2	950–1000	992	286.00	286.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	515	425.00–432.50	427.13
15	550–600	561	417.50–430.00	421.14
52	600–650	627	375.00–389.00	384.11
17	650–700	653	361.00–363.00	361.65
15	700–750	734	352.50–355.00	354.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	550.00	550.00
9	400–450	404	515.00–526.00	524.79
6	450–500	461	495.00–497.50	496.27
5	600–650	610	412.00	412.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	380	475.00	475.00
5	400–450	415	467.50–475.00	469.43
2	450–500	455	462.50–465.00	463.74
3	500–550	533	390.00	390.00
10	550–600	584	382.00–389.00	386.92
4	600–650	613	345.00	345.00
3	650–700	678	327.50–335.00	330.06
1	700–750	715	307.50	307.50
2	750–800	778	297.50–300.00	298.75
1	800–850	830	300.00	300.00
2	850–900	865	285.00–292.50	288.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	570.00	570.00
2	250–300	297	520.00	520.00
3	300–350	327	530.00–535.00	531.63
6	350–400	389	565.00–572.50	569.15
4	400–450	429	525.00–567.50	548.23
31	450–500	486	500.00–525.00	514.25
20	500–550	524	435.00–487.50	463.13
34	550–600	577	441.00–465.00	453.79
33	600–650	618	405.00–435.00	423.31
51	650–700	670	396.00–418.00	407.65
46	700–750	733	361.50–376.00	372.47
35	750–800	780	347.00–366.50	360.84
45	800–850	821	341.00–359.50	356.31
15	850–900	880	325.00–350.00	333.02
15	900–950	927	331.00	331.00
2	1000–1050	1,017	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	605.00	605.00
3	300–350	333	565.00	565.00
1	350–400	390	595.00	595.00
9	400–450	438	570.00–580.00	573.69
5	450–500	452	550.00	550.00
6	500–550	517	527.50	527.50
8	600–650	608	458.00–459.50	459.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	422	500.00–505.00	501.30
7	450–500	461	489.00–497.50	493.46
9	500–550	529	420.00–427.50	424.02
15	550–600	565	432.50–438.00	435.62
14	600–650	631	400.00–403.00	402.25
10	650–700	682	389.00–392.00	390.72
1	700–750	745	356.00	356.00
2	750–800	788	340.00–347.00	343.47
2	800–850	830	327.50	327.50
2	850–900	875	317.00–318.00	317.51
1	900–950	940	303.00	303.00
1	950–1000	965	260.00	260.00
2	1150–1200	1,195	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	514	501.00–517.50	513.44
12	550–600	564	470.00–482.50	473.10
19	600–650	618	440.00–450.00	446.12
40	650–700	676	420.00–421.50	420.73
29	700–750	717	384.00–390.00	388.05
88	750–800	765	368.50–372.50	369.50
181	800–850	826	359.75–363.25	361.26
4	850–900	862	350.00	350.00
69	900–950	911	339.50–345.50	344.38
21	950–1000	966	328.50	328.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	587.00–595.00	589.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	600.00	600.00
2	250–300	255	500.00–530.00	515.29
2	300–350	328	510.00–545.00	527.90
7	350–400	375	525.00–530.00	527.17
3	400–450	410	510.00–535.00	518.64
6	450–500	465	500.00–520.00	506.67
14	500–550	513	425.00–437.50	434.67
15	550–600	591	418.00–440.00	419.92
2	600–650	603	375.00	375.00
8	650–700	660	382.50–395.00	390.29
3	700–750	712	346.00–365.00	358.68
5	750–800	775	340.00–347.50	343.96
3	850–900	862	302.50–315.00	310.87
1	950–1000	950	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	272	615.00	615.00
1	300–350	335	610.00	610.00
1	400–450	400	560.00	560.00
3	500–550	511	482.50–485.00	483.35
2	550–600	572	447.50	447.50
3	600–650	613	402.50	402.50
1	750–800	750	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	383	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	445	485.00–495.00	490.00
4	450–500	472	495.00–497.50	496.28
1	550–600	575	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	715	312.50	312.50
1	750–800	795	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	930	250.00	250.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,975	185.00–190.00	188.06
2	—	1,363	172.50–175.00	173.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,187	142.00–149.50	144.91
5	—	1,145	162.00–170.00	166.30
3	—	1,302	159.00–159.50	159.17
7	—	1,285	172.00–180.00	175.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	142.00–149.50	146.01
2	—	960	130.00–135.50	132.72
2	—	903	157.00–161.00	159.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	155.50	155.50
3	—	1,548	170.00–173.00	171.39
1	—	1,450	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	183.00–188.00	185.53

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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