Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. No trend for slaughter cows due not enough comparable receipts. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $413.50/cwt on 114 head, up $15.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −50.26 against this barn's trailing median of $463.76.

Average price

$413.50

▲ 15.52 vs prior sale

114 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$63.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.33

vs KY average

+10.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	417.80	2,290	104
Medium and Large 2	551	378.25	2,082	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	559	354.53	1,982	4thin

One grade step is worth $63.26/cwt here — about $308 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale114 hd

413.50

—

KY average26 barns · 943 hd

394.17

+19.33

National average160 barns · 11,896 hd

403.12

+10.38

This barn, trailing median31 sales

463.76

−50.26

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	1,871	191.41	3,581	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,688	146.37	2,471	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	139.80	1,720	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	953	107.75	1,026	2thin

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)	930	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	785	$1,510	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	550–600	569	379.53/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,160	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	356.33/cwt	355.50–360.00	1,913	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	394.86/cwt	392.50–396.00	2,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	361.65/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	349.45/cwt	340.00–354.00	2,369	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	351.07/cwt	339.00–366.00	2,191	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	326.68/cwt	325.00–331.00	2,564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	324.95/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	321.03/cwt	319.00–325.00	1,846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	468.05/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,938	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	327.64/cwt	325.00–329.00	2,149	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	883	327.96/cwt	320.50–329.95	2,896	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	427.53/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	427.60/cwt	422.50–430.00	1,826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	732	320.34/cwt	320.00–321.00	2,345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	676	325.51/cwt	324.00–330.00	2,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	332.03/cwt	329.00–335.00	1,627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	709	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,077	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	386	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,085	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	355.07/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,053	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	234.13/cwt	230.00–238.00	2,845	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,103	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	154.37/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,900	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	134.37/cwt	130.00–138.50	1,706	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	116.71/cwt	112.50–121.00	1,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	452	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	528	376.69/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	556	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,974	9
Bulls	—	—	1,956	193.01/cwt	190.50–196.00	3,775	4
Bulls	—	—	1,530	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,831	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	144.23/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,885	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	146.37/cwt	145.00–147.50	2,471	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	925	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	316.81/cwt	313.00–332.00	2,100	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	518.30/cwt	500.00–522.00	1,850	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	287.68/cwt	281.00–291.00	2,241	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	450.31/cwt	442.50–457.50	1,882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	510.55/cwt	507.50–515.00	1,925	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	277.53/cwt	272.50–282.50	2,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	328.33/cwt	322.50–334.00	2,029	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	332.17/cwt	322.50–338.00	1,913	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	385.43/cwt	382.50–387.50	1,623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	400.66/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	383.19/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	354.27/cwt	342.50–362.50	1,697	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	408.41/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,940	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	311.17/cwt	306.00–320.00	2,094	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	339.14/cwt	330.00–353.00	1,804	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	301.68/cwt	290.00–306.00	2,326	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	328.97/cwt	320.00–334.00	2,066	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	368.17/cwt	358.00–375.00	1,554	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	302.47/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,184	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	320.05/cwt	309.00–324.00	2,301	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	341.97/cwt	335.00–344.00	2,445	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	440.79/cwt	440.50–455.00	2,314	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	337.03/cwt	329.00–346.00	1,935	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	967	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	356.17/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,873	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	736	360.42/cwt	356.00–360.60	2,653	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,693	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	372.00/cwt	370.00–376.00	2,258	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	395.96/cwt	392.00–405.00	2,308	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	421.68/cwt	418.00–428.00	2,024	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	414.87/cwt	410.00–422.50	2,224	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	829	334.87/cwt	328.90–341.00	2,776	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	361.80/cwt	361.00–362.00	2,402	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,135	7

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 888Last week 541Year ago 1,083

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 16Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	475.00	475.00
5	400–450	414	465.00–480.00	468.05
9	450–500	480	418.00–428.00	421.68
15	500–550	536	410.00–422.50	414.87
10	550–600	569	370.00–387.50	379.53
7	600–650	624	339.00–366.00	351.07
27	650–700	678	340.00–354.00	349.45
23	700–750	715	335.00–344.00	341.97
7	750–800	785	325.00–331.00	326.68
31	800–850	826	326.00	326.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	536	392.50–396.00	394.86
3	550–600	565	360.00–362.50	361.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	500–550	525	440.50–455.00	440.79
31	550–600	583	392.00–405.00	395.96
6	600–650	607	370.00–376.00	372.00
5	650–700	664	361.00–362.00	361.80
72	700–750	736	356.00–360.60	360.42
121	800–850	829	328.90–341.00	334.87
76	850–900	883	320.50–329.95	327.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	422.50–430.00	427.60
1	450–500	490	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	538	350.00–360.00	355.07
2	550–600	580	354.00	354.00
1	600–650	620	332.50	332.50
4	650–700	676	324.00–330.00	325.51
3	700–750	732	320.00–321.00	320.34
1	750–800	760	286.00	286.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	377	507.50–515.00	510.55
1	400–450	415	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	537	355.50–360.00	356.33
8	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
7	600–650	628	340.00	340.00
6	650–700	656	325.00–329.00	327.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	377.50	377.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	370	352.50	352.50
1	400–450	440	352.50	352.50
2	450–500	490	329.00–335.00	332.03
3	500–550	520	322.50–330.00	324.95
6	550–600	575	319.00–325.00	321.03
2	600–650	618	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
5	700–750	709	293.00	293.00
1	750–800	765	281.00	281.00
2	850–900	885	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	421	382.50–387.50	385.43
1	450–500	465	387.50	387.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	390.00–407.50	400.66
4	350–400	361	377.50–390.00	383.19
13	400–450	422	358.00–375.00	368.17
7	450–500	479	342.50–362.50	354.27
10	500–550	532	330.00–353.00	339.14
15	550–600	574	329.00–346.00	337.03
12	600–650	628	320.00–334.00	328.97
7	650–700	673	306.00–320.00	311.17
25	700–750	719	309.00–324.00	320.05
10	750–800	771	290.00–306.00	301.68
2	850–900	865	272.50–282.50	277.53
1	900–950	915	221.00	221.00
2	950–1000	967	233.00	233.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	410	425.00–430.00	427.53
4	450–500	468	392.50	392.50
1	500–550	545	322.50	322.50
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	685	307.00	307.00
1	800–850	800	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	437.50	437.50
3	500–550	528	375.00–380.00	376.69
9	550–600	556	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	345	520.00	520.00
6	350–400	357	500.00–522.00	518.30
2	400–450	418	442.50–457.50	450.31
12	450–500	475	400.00–422.50	408.41
14	500–550	526	350.00–360.00	356.17
19	550–600	576	322.50–338.00	332.17
12	600–650	618	322.50–334.00	328.33
5	650–700	663	313.00–332.00	316.81
4	700–750	722	300.00–310.00	302.47
6	750–800	779	281.00–291.00	287.68
2	800–850	820	265.00	265.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,510.00	1,510.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	230.00–238.00	234.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	2,350.00	2,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,231	150.00–158.00	154.37
2	—	1,270	130.00–138.50	134.37
2	—	1,075	112.50–121.00	116.71
3	—	1,307	140.00–147.00	144.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,688	145.00–147.50	146.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	100.50	100.50
1	—	985	115.00	115.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,956	190.50–196.00	193.01
1	—	1,530	185.00	185.00

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

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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

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