Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher and feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. No trend on slaughter cows due to lack of comparable receipts. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $397.98/cwt on 56 head, up $17.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −65.78 against this barn's trailing median of $463.76.

Average price

$397.98

▲ 17.17 vs prior sale

56 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$10

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

$34.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.05

vs KY average

−7.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	398.60	2,156	55
Medium and Large 2-3	595	364.00	2,166	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.60/cwt here — about −$10 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

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 sale56 hd

397.98

—

KY average26 barns · 715 hd

381.93

+16.05

National average174 barns · 11,933 hd

405.57

−7.59

This barn, trailing median31 sales

463.76

−65.78

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	1,712	194.96	3,338	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,300	133.00	1,729	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	92.50	922	4thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	466	445.90/cwt	432.00–451.00	2,078	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	357.13/cwt	350.00–373.00	2,246	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	382.86/cwt	371.00–389.00	2,033	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	362.67/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,890	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	408.65/cwt	405.00–417.00	2,158	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	424.93/cwt	422.50–432.50	1,768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	401.70/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	338.32/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	601	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,067	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	338.63/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	316	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	999	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	962	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,747	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	325.70/cwt	324.00–327.50	2,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	300.66/cwt	300.00–301.00	2,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,045	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	332.59/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	344.30/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	900–950	940	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,435	58
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	208.27/cwt	190.00–227.00	2,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	371	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	521	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	1,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,173	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,729	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,185	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	197.95/cwt	196.00–200.00	3,609	3
Bulls	—	—	1,380	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,567	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	874	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	435.07/cwt	432.50–442.50	1,610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	382.53/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	321.11/cwt	314.00–326.00	2,656	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	478.86/cwt	472.50–485.00	1,978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	506	432.75/cwt	429.00–435.00	2,190	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	359.23/cwt	357.50–361.00	1,832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	470.97/cwt	467.50–477.50	1,540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	411	405.02/cwt	404.00–407.50	1,665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	325.41/cwt	319.00–335.00	2,014	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	428.86/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	350.82/cwt	340.00–358.00	1,873	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	551	404.56/cwt	402.00–405.00	2,229	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	324.28/cwt	324.00–325.00	2,824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	369.39/cwt	360.00–374.50	2,493	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	361.77/cwt	359.00–362.50	2,608	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,167	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,221	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	284.40/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,872	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	386.72/cwt	373.00–395.00	2,274	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,364	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	344.66/cwt	342.00–348.00	2,595	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	961	258.06/cwt	251.00–275.00	2,480	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	426.25/cwt	422.50–430.00	1,577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	396.61/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	346.80/cwt	330.00–358.00	2,320	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	367.30/cwt	354.00–376.00	1,723	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	1,561	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	286.54/cwt	281.00–292.00	2,229	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	319.20/cwt	315.00–326.00	2,174	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,022	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	347.13/cwt	336.00–350.00	1,999	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	306.61/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,183	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	382.71/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	349.13/cwt	341.00–353.00	1,983	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	443.50/cwt	437.50–452.50	2,018	5

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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 541Last week 255Year ago 1,268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 29Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	328	476.00	476.00
2	350–400	370	422.50–430.00	426.25
4	400–450	416	422.50–432.50	424.93
6	450–500	466	432.00–451.00	445.90
17	500–550	531	371.00–389.00	382.86
7	550–600	588	373.00–395.00	386.72
17	600–650	629	350.00–373.00	357.13
16	650–700	669	330.00–358.00	346.80
20	700–750	721	359.00–362.50	361.77
18	750–800	753	342.00–348.00	344.66
14	800–850	827	314.00–326.00	321.11
7	850–900	871	324.00–325.00	324.28
1	950–1000	950	280.00	280.00
9	1000–1050	1,010	280.00–290.00	284.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	528	405.00–417.00	408.65
14	550–600	551	402.00–405.00	404.56
2	600–650	602	393.00	393.00
24	650–700	675	360.00–374.50	369.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	372.50	372.50
3	400–450	437	400.00–405.00	401.70
3	450–500	477	335.00–340.00	338.32
1	550–600	595	364.00	364.00
4	650–700	668	324.00–327.50	325.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	501.00	501.00
4	400–450	413	472.50–485.00	478.86
3	450–500	455	477.50	477.50
4	500–550	506	429.00–435.00	432.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	521	360.00–366.00	362.67
4	550–600	560	356.00	356.00
11	600–650	601	344.00	344.00
3	650–700	673	330.00	330.00
14	950–1000	962	285.50	285.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	380	355.00	355.00
4	400–450	420	340.00–347.50	344.30
2	450–500	475	345.00	345.00
3	500–550	535	330.00–338.00	332.59
2	550–600	568	335.00–342.50	338.63
3	650–700	685	300.00–301.00	300.66
1	700–750	720	284.00	284.00
1	750–800	775	271.00	271.00
1	850–900	865	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	402.00	402.00
2	350–400	375	420.00	420.00
7	400–450	411	404.00–407.50	405.02
2	450–500	460	380.00–385.00	382.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	402.50	402.50
3	300–350	328	377.50–385.00	382.71
3	350–400	378	395.00–400.00	396.61
1	400–450	445	368.00	368.00
12	450–500	469	354.00–376.00	367.30
11	500–550	534	340.00–358.00	350.82
9	550–600	568	341.00–353.00	349.13
10	600–650	619	319.00–335.00	325.41
15	650–700	681	315.00–326.00	319.20
10	700–750	712	305.00–315.00	306.61
13	750–800	778	281.00–292.00	286.54
3	800–850	815	290.00	290.00
8	950–1000	961	251.00–275.00	258.06
2	1000–1050	1,022	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	316.00	316.00
1	450–500	470	402.50	402.50
1	650–700	665	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	510.00	510.00
3	350–400	371	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	415	462.50	462.50
3	500–550	521	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	467.50–477.50	470.97
4	350–400	370	432.50–442.50	435.07
5	400–450	433	425.00–435.00	428.86
5	450–500	455	437.50–452.50	443.50
2	500–550	510	357.50–361.00	359.23
10	550–600	576	336.00–350.00	347.13
1	600–650	605	322.50	322.50
1	750–800	770	285.00	285.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	900–950	940	259.00	259.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,950.00	2,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	190.00–227.00	208.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,210	246.00	246.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	133.00	133.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	115.00	115.00
1	—	940	93.00	93.00
2	—	1,008	81.00	81.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,823	196.00–200.00	197.95
1	—	1,380	186.00	186.00

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