Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to firm. There was moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes with a light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $371.00/cwt on 3 head, up $4.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −94.30 against this barn's trailing median of $465.30.

Average price

$371.00

▲ 4.51 vs prior sale

3 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.21

vs KY average

−19.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	371.00	2,015	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.97, low $366.49, 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 sale3 hd

371.00

—

KY average15 barns · 160 hd

358.79

+12.21

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−19.59

This barn, trailing median30 sales

465.30

−94.30

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	1,330	219.41	2,919	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,544	158.22	2,443	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	151.63	1,775	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	880	135.25	1,190	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,255	190.00	2,385	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)	1,220	$2,506	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,218	9

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 1-2Value Added	850–900	856	336.95/cwt	336.95–336.95	2,884	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	314.23/cwt	311.00–316.00	1,845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,050	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	945	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	407.43/cwt	405.00–408.00	1,536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	361.28/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	900–950	932	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,405	57
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,217.61/head	1,800.00–2,675.00	2,218	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,505.78/head	1,575.00–2,880.00	2,506	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	495	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,881	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,964	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	154.46/cwt	152.00–157.50	2,317	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	2,839	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,274	1
Bulls	—	—	1,258	227.62/cwt	225.00–230.00	2,863	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	146.76/cwt	144.50–150.50	1,746	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	441	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,334	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,108	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	132.71/cwt	130.50–135.00	1,473	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	161.31/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,963	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,916	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,994	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,255	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	306.65/cwt	301.00–308.00	2,051	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	427.94/cwt	412.50–437.50	1,849	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	427.61/cwt	417.50–435.00	1,646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	356	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	360.07/cwt	359.00–367.00	1,887	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	284.04/cwt	278.00–290.00	2,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	519	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,957	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	209.97/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	328.91/cwt	325.00–331.00	1,852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	252.80/cwt	250.00–255.00	2,083	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	312.23/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,970	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	414.65/cwt	407.50–422.50	1,327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,012	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	301.49/cwt	296.00–307.00	1,942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	315.84/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,788	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,886	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	438.83/cwt	430.00–447.50	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	358.02/cwt	349.00–364.00	1,744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	434.93/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	794	343.75/cwt	343.75–343.75	2,729	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,020	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	332.12/cwt	325.00–341.00	1,694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	432.49/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	382.27/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	384.43/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,465	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,149	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	418.26/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	292.71/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	298.63/cwt	295.00–302.50	2,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	403.98/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,562	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 Sep 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 179Year ago 1,408

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 15Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 4

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
70	750–800	794	343.75	343.75
62	850–900	856	336.95	336.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	402.50	402.50
1	400–450	440	367.50	367.50
1	450–500	455	340.00	340.00
1	950–1000	980	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	356	462.50	462.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	430.00–447.50	438.83
1	300–350	325	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	375	430.00–440.00	434.93
4	400–450	437	430.00–440.00	432.49
1	450–500	455	422.50	422.50
2	500–550	527	382.00	382.00
1	550–600	575	349.00	349.00
4	600–650	606	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	700	307.00	307.00
2	750–800	772	320.00	320.00
2	900–950	915	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	355	412.50	412.50
2	400–450	415	360.00–362.50	361.28
1	450–500	455	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
4	550–600	587	311.00–316.00	314.23
1	600–650	605	296.00	296.00
1	750–800	765	247.00	247.00
1	900–950	945	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	400.00–412.50	403.98
2	300–350	320	407.50–422.50	414.65
4	350–400	385	417.50–435.00	427.61
12	400–450	432	412.50–437.50	427.94
7	450–500	481	392.00	392.00
13	500–550	524	359.00–367.00	360.07
3	550–600	563	325.00–331.00	328.91
4	600–650	631	310.00–314.00	312.23
8	650–700	669	301.00–308.00	306.65
3	700–750	723	278.00–290.00	284.04
1	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
5	800–850	824	250.00–255.00	252.80
2	900–950	910	205.00–215.00	209.97
2	1000–1050	1,012	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	530.00	530.00
2	350–400	360	460.00	460.00
7	500–550	519	377.00	377.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	397.50	397.50
2	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	690	278.00	278.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	202.00	202.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	405.00–408.00	407.43
1	450–500	495	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	407.50	407.50
3	250–300	283	415.00–420.00	418.26
5	350–400	381	380.00–395.00	384.43
4	400–450	416	372.50–390.00	382.27
5	450–500	487	349.00–364.00	358.02
6	500–550	510	325.00–341.00	332.12
16	550–600	566	313.00–320.00	315.84
4	600–650	644	296.00–307.00	301.49
4	650–700	670	290.00–301.00	292.71
2	700–750	723	295.00–302.50	298.63
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	900–950	932	258.00	258.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	441	302.50	302.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,110	1,800.00–2,675.00	2,217.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,220	1,575.00–2,880.00	2,505.78
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	217.00	217.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	152.00–157.50	154.46
1	—	1,675	169.50	169.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	137.00	137.00
1	—	830	133.50	133.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,190	144.50–150.50	146.76
2	—	1,110	130.50–135.00	132.71
3	—	1,217	160.00–164.00	161.31
1	—	1,095	175.00	175.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	225.00–230.00	227.62
1	—	1,475	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	190.00	190.00

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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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle