Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower on a limited test due to light number of receipts. There was light to moderate demand for feeder classes. Light supply of feeder classes due to extreme heat restricting movement. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $366.49/cwt on 35 head, down $19.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −98.19 against this barn's trailing median of $464.68.

Average price

$366.49

▼ 19.15 vs prior sale

35 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,002

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$34.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

vs KY average

−4.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	368.47	2,007	33
Medium and Large 2-3	573	333.71	1,912	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.76/cwt here — about $95 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 $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 sale35 hd

366.49

—

KY average26 barns · 382 hd

370.17

−3.68

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−4.90

This barn, trailing median30 sales

464.68

−98.19

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	1,944	207.12	4,026	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	155.00	2,271	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	147.32	1,801	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	953	135.50	1,291	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	450–500	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	361.10/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	374.73/cwt	363.00–380.00	1,990	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	350.55/cwt	350.00–351.00	2,044	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	318.44/cwt	309.00–327.50	1,968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	326.51/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	357.35/cwt	352.50–362.50	1,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	387.47/cwt	377.50–392.50	1,906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	175	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	329.20/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,761	3
Bulls	—	—	2,300	211.27/cwt	211.00–211.50	4,859	2
Bulls	—	—	1,766	205.05/cwt	201.00–208.00	3,621	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,112	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,481	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,220	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	320.36/cwt	319.00–321.00	2,316	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	386.62/cwt	385.00–389.00	1,960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	320.56/cwt	318.00–323.00	1,971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	333.71/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	315.91/cwt	311.00–325.00	1,820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	333.50/cwt	333.50–333.50	2,388	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	301.76/cwt	301.00–302.50	1,630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,167	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	313.62/cwt	310.00–316.00	2,446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,251	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	392.58/cwt	387.50–402.50	1,720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,578	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	151.64/cwt	150.50–153.00	1,946	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,302	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	411	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	532	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,975	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 Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 202Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 14Year 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
3	400–450	428	465.00	465.00
3	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
17	500–550	531	363.00–380.00	374.73
11	550–600	583	350.00–351.00	350.55
2	600–650	615	318.00–323.00	320.56
1	650–700	695	320.00	320.00
16	700–750	723	319.00–321.00	320.36
3	750–800	780	310.00–316.00	313.62
1	800–850	840	306.00	306.00
2	950–1000	970	271.00	271.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	507	385.00–389.00	386.62
9	600–650	610	369.00	369.00
14	700–750	716	333.50	333.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	417.50	417.50
2	400–450	435	417.50	417.50
1	450–500	460	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	573	332.50–335.00	333.71
1	700–750	730	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	412.50	412.50
1	250–300	295	377.50	377.50
1	300–350	335	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	418	352.50–362.50	357.35
5	450–500	461	360.00–362.50	361.10
3	500–550	512	320.00–330.00	326.51
5	550–600	576	311.00–325.00	315.91
2	600–650	607	324.00	324.00
3	650–700	656	318.00	318.00
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	765	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	342.50	342.50
1	400–450	430	362.50	362.50
2	450–500	472	321.00	321.00
1	500–550	535	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	627	292.00	292.00
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	705	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	411	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	467.50	467.50
2	350–400	397	457.50	457.50
3	400–450	438	387.50–402.50	392.58
3	450–500	492	377.50–392.50	387.47
3	500–550	535	327.50–332.50	329.20
3	550–600	565	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	618	309.00–327.50	318.44
1	700–750	730	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	785	217.50	217.50
1	950–1000	980	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	532	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	550	359.00	359.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	402.50	402.50
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	462	377.50	377.50
2	500–550	540	301.00–302.50	301.76
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,300	211.00–211.50	211.27
4	—	1,766	201.00–208.00	205.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,050	141.00	141.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,450	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	150.50–153.00	151.64
1	—	1,085	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,240	166.00	166.00

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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