Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend this week for feeder and slaughter classes due to low number of receipts and limited amount of comparables. However softer undertones noted across all classes of feeder and slaughter cattle. There was moderate demand for all classes of cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $385.63/cwt on 26 head, down $43.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −78.13 against this barn's trailing median of $463.76.

Average price

$385.63

▼ 43.91 vs prior sale

26 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$24.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.20

vs KY average

+14.63 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	387.52	2,141	24
Medium and Large 2-3	548	363.00	1,987	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.52/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.97, low $366.49, median $463.76 across 31 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 sale26 hd

385.63

—

KY average24 barns · 461 hd

385.84

−0.20

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

+14.63

This barn, trailing median31 sales

463.76

−78.13

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	1,695	208.59	3,536	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,346	158.30	2,131	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,514	153.40	2,322	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	230.00	2,852	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	800–850	805	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	418.63/cwt	415.00–421.00	1,972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	371.02/cwt	361.00–377.00	2,133	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	424.28/cwt	413.00–435.00	1,824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	353.46/cwt	341.00–356.00	2,329	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,142	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	2,724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	316.88/cwt	309.00–325.00	2,453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	336.84/cwt	331.00–341.00	2,398	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	376.37/cwt	373.00–380.00	1,588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	374.52/cwt	371.00–375.00	1,974	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	321.59/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,211	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	302	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	316.70/cwt	315.00–321.00	2,014	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	373.96/cwt	371.00–387.50	1,784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	396.13/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	346.16/cwt	335.00–351.00	1,831	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,858	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,137	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	148.50/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,176	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	158.30/cwt	156.50–160.00	2,474	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	3,563	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,674	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	356.65/cwt	347.00–360.00	2,211	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	407.02/cwt	398.00–409.00	2,141	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	842	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	353	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,083	202.99/cwt	201.00–205.00	2,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	304.00/cwt	302.50–307.00	1,964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	301.38/cwt	301.00–301.50	2,016	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,546	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	220.18/cwt	218.00–222.00	3,992	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,848	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,002	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	162.25/cwt	160.00–164.50	2,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,665	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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 519Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 19Year 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
2	300–350	328	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	390	440.00	440.00
7	400–450	430	413.00–435.00	424.28
5	450–500	471	415.00–421.00	418.63
11	500–550	526	398.00–409.00	407.02
13	550–600	575	361.00–377.00	371.02
9	600–650	620	347.00–360.00	356.65
6	650–700	659	341.00–356.00	353.46
10	700–750	712	331.00–341.00	336.84
4	750–800	774	309.00–325.00	316.88
1	800–850	805	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	860	300.00	300.00
5	950–1000	975	261.00	261.00
4	1100–1150	1,142	238.50	238.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	500	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	595	356.00	356.00
1	600–650	625	337.00	337.00
1	650–700	695	283.00	283.00
2	800–850	842	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	455	364.00	364.00
1	500–550	525	314.00	314.00
1	550–600	590	281.00	281.00
1	650–700	660	241.00	241.00
1	850–900	885	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
5	350–400	370	390.00–400.00	396.13
3	400–450	422	373.00–380.00	376.37
6	450–500	477	371.00–387.50	373.96
9	500–550	529	335.00–351.00	346.16
3	550–600	578	320.00–325.00	321.59
7	600–650	636	315.00–321.00	316.70
2	650–700	685	297.00	297.00
1	700–750	705	293.00	293.00
2	750–800	782	290.00	290.00
6	800–850	807	274.00	274.00
2	850–900	850	276.00	276.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	397.50	397.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	302	452.00	452.00
1	350–400	385	432.50	432.50
2	400–450	445	417.50	417.50
8	500–550	527	371.00–375.00	374.52
3	550–600	575	370.00	370.00
3	600–650	646	302.50–307.00	304.00
8	650–700	669	301.00–301.50	301.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	401.00	401.00
3	400–450	425	372.50	372.50
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	540	331.00	331.00
1	550–600	550	281.00	281.00
1	650–700	660	262.00	262.00
1	700–750	740	222.00	222.00
1	750–800	795	241.00	241.00
1	800–850	815	200.00	200.00
2	1050–1100	1,083	201.00–205.00	202.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,200	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,430	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,433	160.00–164.50	162.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	146.00–151.00	148.50
2	—	1,563	156.50–160.00	158.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	203.00	203.00
1	—	1,400	191.00	191.00
2	—	1,813	218.00–222.00	220.18
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	230.00	230.00

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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