Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for higher quality feeders but plainer fleshy feeders facing more moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $469.95/cwt on 56 head, up $11.66 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 18 of 30 comparable sales and sits +4.65 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.

Average price

$469.95

▲ 11.66 vs prior sale

56 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$38.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.52

vs KY average

+30.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	477.43	2,638	45
Medium and Large 2-3	528	439.35	2,321	11thin

One grade step is worth $38.08/cwt here — about $317 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale56 hd

469.95

—

KY average27 barns · 913 hd

461.43

+8.52

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

+30.80

This barn, trailing median30 sales

465.30

+4.65

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	1,558	220.08	3,429	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	187.82	2,306	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,623	183.64	2,980	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	167.36	1,757	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,400	211.00	2,954	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,375	$3,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	500–550	510	508.42/cwt	497.50–513.00	2,593	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	826	369.50/cwt	369.50–369.50	3,052	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	458.30/cwt	451.00–461.00	2,791	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	393.25/cwt	393.25–393.25	2,871	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	393.89/cwt	381.00–402.50	2,663	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	505.85/cwt	502.50–512.50	1,710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	415.84/cwt	412.50–420.00	2,778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	454.21/cwt	445.00–462.50	2,598	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	919	311.53/cwt	308.00–320.00	2,863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	467.77/cwt	460.00–477.50	2,011	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	432.21/cwt	420.00–441.00	2,727	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	506.84/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,154	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	491.55/cwt	482.50–505.00	2,359	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	366.40/cwt	358.00–370.00	2,209	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	384.03/cwt	379.00–396.00	2,216	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	411.26/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,167	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	475.73/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,531	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	523.28/cwt	507.50–530.00	1,999	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	475.03/cwt	470.00–477.50	1,995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	328.03/cwt	322.00–337.50	2,211	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	447.18/cwt	437.50–457.50	2,088	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	471.21/cwt	465.00–482.50	1,772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	433.41/cwt	430.00–447.50	2,267	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	471.75/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,269	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	385.97/cwt	380.00–388.00	2,605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	429.78/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,420	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	343.02/cwt	340.00–349.00	2,521	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	730	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	463.50/cwt	462.50–467.50	2,137	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,048	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	372	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	513	473.05/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,427	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	182.40/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,400	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,954	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,672	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,680	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	3,022	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	187.53/cwt	187.00–188.00	3,212	2
Bulls	—	—	1,763	229.94/cwt	229.00–231.00	4,054	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,480	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	197.42/cwt	193.00–202.00	2,513	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	167.40/cwt	165.00–169.50	1,900	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	187.04/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,287	2
Bulls	—	—	1,353	210.21/cwt	205.00–215.00	2,844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	491	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,504	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,413	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	915	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,187	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,071	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,485	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	175.40/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	354.91/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	433.04/cwt	432.00–435.00	2,113	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	700	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,933	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,030	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	387.71/cwt	385.00–394.00	2,055	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	311.26/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,095	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	447	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,035	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	443.10/cwt	440.00–447.50	1,839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	456.24/cwt	455.00–457.50	2,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	407.55/cwt	402.50–417.50	2,099	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	440.35/cwt	437.50–445.00	2,237	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	475.85/cwt	475.00–477.50	2,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,080	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	436.68/cwt	435.00–437.50	2,541	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	813	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	429.01/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,317	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,355	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	478.00/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,772	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	518.83/cwt	512.50–525.00	1,997	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

Tue Jul 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 553Last week 554Year ago 1,017

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 21Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 0

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	510	497.50–513.00	508.42
13	550–600	580	475.00–485.00	478.00
18	600–650	609	451.00–461.00	458.30
3	650–700	668	412.50–420.00	415.84
55	700–750	730	393.25	393.25
61	800–850	826	369.50	369.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	502.50–512.50	505.85
2	350–400	385	512.50–525.00	518.83
14	400–450	425	500.00–515.00	506.84
10	450–500	480	482.50–505.00	491.55
9	500–550	532	470.00–480.00	475.73
13	550–600	572	445.00–462.50	454.21
28	600–650	631	420.00–441.00	432.21
12	650–700	676	381.00–402.50	393.89
1	700–750	725	365.00	365.00
3	750–800	768	379.00	379.00
1	800–850	800	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	880	330.00	330.00
6	900–950	919	308.00–320.00	311.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	552.50	552.50
1	350–400	350	550.00	550.00
4	450–500	491	510.00	510.00
11	700–750	700	419.00	419.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	487.50	487.50
3	450–500	481	475.00–477.50	475.85
8	500–550	508	437.50–445.00	440.35
3	550–600	582	435.00–437.50	436.68
3	600–650	628	410.00	410.00
1	750–800	750	351.00	351.00
1	800–850	835	325.00	325.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	272.00	272.00
2	1050–1100	1,080	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	600.00	600.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	477.50	477.50
1	300–350	335	480.00	480.00
5	350–400	376	465.00–482.50	471.21
9	400–450	430	460.00–477.50	467.77
6	450–500	467	437.50–457.50	447.18
6	500–550	527	400.00–415.00	411.26
10	550–600	577	379.00–396.00	384.03
12	600–650	603	358.00–370.00	366.40
6	650–700	674	322.00–337.50	328.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	505.00	505.00
2	350–400	372	505.00	505.00
4	400–450	418	490.00	490.00
10	450–500	461	462.50–467.50	463.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	300	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	390	457.50	457.50
4	400–450	415	440.00–447.50	443.10
12	450–500	488	432.00–435.00	433.04
5	500–550	530	385.00–394.00	387.71
2	550–600	570	350.00–360.00	354.91
1	600–650	625	350.00	350.00
4	650–700	673	310.00–315.00	311.26
1	800–850	840	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	915	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	540	420.00–430.00	429.01
3	600–650	600	395.00	395.00
9	650–700	671	351.00	351.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	382	507.50–530.00	523.28
3	400–450	420	470.00–477.50	475.03
7	450–500	481	465.00–480.00	471.75
6	500–550	523	430.00–447.50	433.41
5	550–600	563	425.00–435.00	429.78
1	600–650	615	429.00	429.00
4	650–700	675	380.00–388.00	385.97
6	700–750	735	340.00–349.00	343.02
1	850–900	875	308.00	308.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	495.00	495.00
5	500–550	513	465.00–475.00	473.05
1	700–750	730	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	463	455.00–457.50	456.24
3	500–550	515	402.50–417.50	407.55
1	550–600	590	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	600	401.00	401.00
1	650–700	665	375.00	375.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	228.00	228.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	915	239.00	239.00
3	1050–1100	1,071	232.00	232.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	813	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	180.00–185.00	182.40
2	—	1,072	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,050	160.00	160.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	199.50	199.50
2	—	1,713	187.00–188.00	187.53
1	—	1,550	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,273	193.00–202.00	197.42
2	—	1,135	165.00–169.50	167.40
2	—	1,223	184.00–190.00	187.04
2	—	1,168	173.00–178.00	175.40
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	211.00	211.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	229.00–231.00	229.94
2	—	1,353	205.00–215.00	210.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	3,250.00	3,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	208.00	208.00

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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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