Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher on a light test. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $423.23/cwt on 93 head, down $1.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 30 comparable sales and sits +12.02 against this barn's trailing median of $411.21.

Average price

$423.23

▼ 1.90 vs prior sale

93 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,267

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$29.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.48

vs KY average

+7.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	424.20	2,274	90
Medium and Large 2-3	525	394.33	2,070	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.86/cwt here — about $204 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.44, low $348.35, median $411.21 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 sale93 hd

423.23

—

KY average25 barns · 987 hd

415.75

+7.48

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

+7.40

This barn, trailing median30 sales

411.21

+12.02

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	1,543	209.81	3,237	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	189.00	2,769	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,304	185.36	2,416	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,018	163.83	1,668	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,335	225.00	3,004	1thin

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
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	853	$1,525	2thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1-2	550–600	582	454.41/cwt	445.00–462.50	2,645	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	534.90/cwt	527.50–542.50	1,952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	403	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	358.21/cwt	350.00–361.00	2,751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	429.67/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,655	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	514.57/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,930	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	515.34/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,201	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	471.43/cwt	470.00–472.50	2,367	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,995	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	1,657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	338.75/cwt	336.00–350.00	2,222	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	453.71/cwt	450.00–467.50	2,123	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	346.81/cwt	342.00–365.00	2,220	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	388.75/cwt	325.00–415.00	2,235	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	497.72/cwt	497.50–500.00	2,389	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	469.04/cwt	465.00–477.50	2,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	468.82/cwt	462.50–482.50	2,232	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	432.05/cwt	427.00–437.50	2,277	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	342.71/cwt	338.00–343.50	2,577	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	437.14/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,496	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	532.52/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,499	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	2,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	565	456.28/cwt	452.50–460.00	2,578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	472	475.91/cwt	472.00–481.00	2,246	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	381	530.42/cwt	529.00–535.00	2,021	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	411.41/cwt	402.00–415.00	2,588	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	517.40/cwt	505.00–527.50	2,246	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,769	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	172.61/cwt	170.50–176.00	2,142	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	196.16/cwt	193.50–200.00	2,595	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	184.35/cwt	180.50–188.00	2,498	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,442	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,717	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	416	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	1,918	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,854	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,004	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	4,030	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	220.25/cwt	217.00–223.00	3,872	2
Bulls	—	—	1,342	194.46/cwt	190.00–198.00	2,610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	406	531.87/cwt	530.00–537.50	2,159	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	316	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	353	557.48/cwt	555.00–560.00	1,968	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,586	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	1,524.78/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,525	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	632	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	548	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	414.46/cwt	407.50–421.00	2,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	341.50/cwt	341.50–341.50	2,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,189	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	438.66/cwt	437.50–441.00	2,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	393.97/cwt	392.00–396.00	2,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	432.63/cwt	431.00–437.50	1,882	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	424.87/cwt	421.00–429.00	2,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	419.59/cwt	417.00–426.00	2,811	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,783	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	491.88/cwt	490.00–492.50	2,563	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	396.19/cwt	390.00–399.50	2,448	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,290	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	711	383.50/cwt	383.50–383.50	2,727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	456.65/cwt	440.00–462.50	2,470	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,580	1

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 Jun 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 531Last week 862Year ago 870

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 38Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	645.00	645.00
1	250–300	275	602.50	602.50
5	300–350	347	575.00	575.00
2	350–400	365	527.50–542.50	534.90
11	400–450	427	510.00–525.00	515.34
11	450–500	480	497.50–500.00	497.72
5	500–550	541	440.00–462.50	456.65
21	550–600	582	445.00–462.50	454.41
16	600–650	618	420.00–440.00	429.67
60	650–700	670	417.00–426.00	419.59
5	750–800	768	350.00–361.00	358.21
13	800–850	846	329.00	329.00
1	850–900	850	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	521	490.00–492.50	491.88
2	550–600	562	472.50	472.50
3	700–750	711	383.50	383.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	416	461.00	461.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	316	615.00	615.00
2	350–400	353	555.00–560.00	557.48
4	400–450	406	530.00–537.50	531.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	465.00	465.00
3	500–550	548	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	585	434.00	434.00
1	600–650	630	385.00	385.00
2	650–700	680	392.00–396.00	393.97
1	750–800	760	341.50	341.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	403	512.50	512.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	335	555.00	555.00
7	350–400	375	505.00–525.00	514.57
3	400–450	428	465.00–477.50	469.04
10	450–500	468	450.00–467.50	453.71
54	500–550	527	427.00–437.50	432.05
20	550–600	575	325.00–415.00	388.75
9	600–650	640	342.00–365.00	346.81
11	650–700	656	336.00–350.00	338.75
14	750–800	752	338.00–343.50	342.71
10	800–850	806	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	580.00	580.00
4	350–400	381	529.00–535.00	530.42
1	400–450	440	497.50	497.50
16	450–500	472	472.00–481.00	475.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	525.00	525.00
1	350–400	375	422.50	422.50
5	400–450	435	431.00–437.50	432.63
3	450–500	485	437.50–441.00	438.66
2	500–550	500	417.50	417.50
1	550–600	575	348.00	348.00
1	650–700	695	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	745	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	518	442.00	442.00
29	600–650	618	390.00–399.50	396.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	600.00	600.00
2	350–400	388	530.00–535.00	532.52
9	400–450	434	505.00–527.50	517.40
5	450–500	476	462.50–482.50	468.82
7	500–550	502	470.00–472.50	471.43
9	550–600	571	430.00–450.00	437.14
13	600–650	629	402.00–415.00	411.41
1	650–700	675	367.50	367.50
1	750–800	770	347.50	347.50
1	800–850	820	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	557.50	557.50
2	450–500	465	495.00	495.00
4	550–600	565	452.50–460.00	456.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	410	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	485	432.00	432.00
2	500–550	528	421.00–429.00	424.87
2	550–600	568	407.50–421.00	414.46
1	600–650	635	377.50	377.50
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	632	168.00	168.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	189.00	189.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,241	170.50–176.00	172.61
5	—	1,323	193.50–200.00	196.16
3	—	1,355	180.50–188.00	184.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,070	160.50	160.50
1	—	1,030	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	225.00	225.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	235.00	235.00
2	—	1,758	217.00–223.00	220.25
3	—	1,342	190.00–198.00	194.46

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	—	785	202.00	202.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	853	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,524.78

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

Heifers · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle