Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feed heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower. In some instances plainer quality feeders sold sharply lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $429.54/cwt on 50 head, down $9.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 30 comparable sales and sits −35.14 against this barn's trailing median of $464.68.

Average price

$429.54

▼ 9.59 vs prior sale

50 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,432

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$373

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

$48.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.40

vs KY average

+32.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	432.43	2,455	47
Medium and Large 2-3	542	384.33	2,082	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.09/cwt here — about $373 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 $366.49, median $464.68 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 sale50 hd

429.54

—

KY average24 barns · 561 hd

423.14

+6.40

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

+32.76

This barn, trailing median30 sales

464.68

−35.14

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	1,607	224.26	3,604	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,675	174.02	2,915	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	161.75	1,943	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	929	142.21	1,321	3thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2-3	600–650	647	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	319.80/cwt	309.00–324.00	2,488	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	908	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,887	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	448.49/cwt	440.00–462.50	2,386	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	457.50/cwt	452.50–460.00	2,105	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	903	310.77/cwt	302.50–319.00	2,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	363.61/cwt	360.00–371.00	2,040	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	477.56/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	418.31/cwt	402.50–425.00	1,619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	334.71/cwt	327.00–337.00	2,109	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	309.93/cwt	303.00–321.00	2,073	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	475.06/cwt	462.50–482.50	2,010	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	421.57/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,483	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	324.50/cwt	317.00–327.00	2,690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	458.30/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	300.37/cwt	299.00–301.00	2,229	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	384.96/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,678	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	383.63/cwt	370.00–391.00	2,405	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	451.24/cwt	450.00–452.50	2,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	311.73/cwt	311.00–312.50	2,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	328.77/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	369.59/cwt	352.50–374.00	1,767	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	352	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	444.99/cwt	440.00–447.50	1,936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	486.72/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	362.80/cwt	352.50–369.00	1,934	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	535	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,760	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	349	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,562	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,115	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	138.31/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,277	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,410	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	174.02/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,915	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	228.52/cwt	226.50–231.50	3,908	4
Bulls	—	—	1,470	218.59/cwt	216.00–222.50	3,213	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	463	404.95/cwt	400.00–406.00	1,875	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	499.41/cwt	494.00–507.50	2,093	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	497	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,336	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,890	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	157.06/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	350.19/cwt	348.00–352.50	1,821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	429.07/cwt	425.00–432.50	2,012	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	344.80/cwt	339.00–355.00	2,031	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	393.03/cwt	390.00–399.00	2,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	402	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,541	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	339.16/cwt	330.00–344.00	2,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	392	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	738	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,251	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,137	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	407.55/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,458	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	332.04/cwt	320.00–339.00	2,434	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	767	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,638	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	362.35/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,395	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,232	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 Aug 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 519Last week 398Year ago 425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 22Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	402	457.50	457.50
5	450–500	469	425.00–432.50	429.07
1	500–550	505	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	560	369.00	369.00
2	600–650	647	357.00	357.00
3	650–700	665	330.00–344.00	339.16
14	700–750	738	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	750	291.00	291.00
1	800–850	845	298.00	298.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	262	540.00	540.00
4	300–350	338	470.00–485.00	477.56
3	350–400	363	455.00–460.00	458.30
3	400–450	423	462.50–482.50	475.06
5	450–500	460	452.50–460.00	457.50
13	500–550	532	440.00–462.50	448.49
31	550–600	589	420.00–425.00	421.57
11	600–650	627	370.00–391.00	383.63
10	650–700	661	360.00–364.00	362.35
10	700–750	733	320.00–339.00	332.04
15	750–800	778	309.00–324.00	319.80
4	800–850	829	317.00–327.00	324.50
1	850–900	860	321.00	321.00
2	900–950	903	302.50–319.00	310.77
1	950–1000	950	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	475.00	475.00
54	600–650	603	400.00–415.00	407.55
13	700–750	722	352.00	352.00
17	750–800	767	344.00	344.00
25	900–950	908	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	352	507.50	507.50
15	400–450	419	494.00–507.50	499.41
12	450–500	497	470.00	470.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	561	360.00–371.00	363.61
3	600–650	623	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	349	447.50	447.50
4	350–400	387	402.50–425.00	418.31
8	400–450	436	380.00–400.00	384.96
9	450–500	478	352.50–374.00	369.59
19	500–550	533	352.50–369.00	362.80
20	550–600	589	339.00–355.00	344.80
14	600–650	630	327.00–337.00	334.71
12	650–700	669	303.00–321.00	309.93
16	700–750	742	299.00–301.00	300.37
1	750–800	790	282.50	282.50
1	950–1000	950	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	432	407.50	407.50
12	450–500	463	400.00–406.00	404.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	397.50	397.50
1	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	495	356.00	356.00
2	500–550	520	348.00–352.50	350.19
1	550–600	555	326.00	326.00
1	650–700	655	279.00	279.00
1	700–750	700	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	775	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	835	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	975	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	427.50	427.50
4	400–450	435	440.00–447.50	444.99
2	450–500	463	450.00–452.50	451.24
3	500–550	520	390.00–399.00	393.03
3	550–600	573	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	630	339.00	339.00
2	650–700	663	322.50–335.00	328.77
2	700–750	725	311.00–312.50	311.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	485.00–490.00	486.72
1	500–550	535	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	538	352.50	352.50
1	550–600	575	359.00	359.00
1	600–650	635	333.00	333.00
1	650–700	685	312.50	312.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	177.00	177.00
1	—	1,260	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,190	153.00–160.00	157.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	137.00–140.00	138.31
1	—	940	150.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	172.00–176.00	174.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,710	226.50–231.50	228.52
3	—	1,470	216.00–222.50	218.59

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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