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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 3

● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Oct 27Nov 3latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

848 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 904▲ 848 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 54▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold unevenly steady except for 600 lb steers which sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $415.98/cwt on 65 head, up $11.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 33 comparable sales and sits −44.78 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.

Average price

$415.98

▲ 11.23 vs prior sale

65 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,249

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$68.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.71

vs KY average

+7.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	421.27	2,271	60
Medium and Large 2-3	562	352.48	1,980	5thin

One grade step is worth $68.79/cwt here — about $290 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale65 hd

415.98

—

KY average23 barns · 823 hd

387.27

+28.71

National average43 barns · 4,657 hd

408.07

+7.91

This barn, trailing median33 sales

460.76

−44.78

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.97, low $366.49, median $460.76 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,615	170.65	2,756	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,787	132.21	2,363	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	122.70	1,445	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	111.15	984	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,255	185.00	2,322	1thin

Every lot

112 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,392	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,593	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,508	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,690	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,780	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	368	543.78/cwt	540.00–545.00	2,001	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	509.85/cwt	502.50–517.50	1,876	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,758	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	440.23/cwt	435.00–442.50	1,831	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,805	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	432.39/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,054	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	486	453.99/cwt	451.00–455.00	2,206	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	492	412.05/cwt	411.00–420.00	2,027	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	496	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,356	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	512	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,406	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	441.24/cwt	439.00–451.00	2,330	40
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	384.05/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,074	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,880	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,234	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	566	354.35/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,006	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	366.58/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,101	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	405.02/cwt	405.00–406.00	2,495	47
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,176	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	374.06/cwt	360.00–384.00	2,334	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	627	339.41/cwt	339.00–340.00	2,128	5
Steers	600–650	Small and Medium 1-2	630	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,739	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	658	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,691	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	382.82/cwt	373.00–386.00	2,530	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	357.26/cwt	350.00–369.00	2,415	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	686	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,339	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	339.26/cwt	337.00–340.00	2,412	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	712	309.26/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,202	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	327.34/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,429	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	751	333.75/cwt	333.75–333.75	2,506	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,577	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,317	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	824	317.97/cwt	315.00–323.00	2,620	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	889	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,800	27
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	899	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,697	7
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,095	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,781	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	995	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	230	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	926	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	277	436.57/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,209	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	452.25/cwt	450.00–467.50	1,447	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,276	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	354	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,637	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,712	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	399.71/cwt	397.00–407.50	1,699	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	375.65/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,627	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	358.67/cwt	350.00–364.00	1,729	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	340.75/cwt	339.00–347.00	1,670	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	349.55/cwt	340.00–356.00	1,793	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	538	332.55/cwt	329.00–336.00	1,789	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	344.40/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,953	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	567	325.84/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,848	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,126	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	338.40/cwt	336.50–340.00	2,041	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	324.52/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,976	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	616	302.00/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,860	3
Heifers	600–650	Small and Medium 1-2	625	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,381	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,955	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	301.34/cwt	301.00–302.00	2,064	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,051	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	726	315.10/cwt	315.10–315.10	2,288	32
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	296.25/cwt	287.50–304.00	2,281	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,184	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	287.87/cwt	287.50–288.00	2,340	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,201	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,253	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	881	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,652	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,403	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,922	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	495.27/cwt	482.50–497.50	1,783	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	362	516.27/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,869	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,726	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	440.89/cwt	427.50–447.50	1,799	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	418.79/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,751	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	422	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,047	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	461	408.18/cwt	404.00–410.00	1,882	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	421.01/cwt	412.50–426.00	2,042	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	396.47/cwt	386.00–399.00	2,066	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	526	407.26/cwt	405.00–416.00	2,142	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	373.32/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,016	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	360.09/cwt	354.00–372.00	2,067	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	346.83/cwt	344.00–350.00	2,001	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	334.51/cwt	332.00–337.50	2,087	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	646	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,054	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	324.75/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,140	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	306.88/cwt	302.50–310.00	2,102	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,911	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	305.13/cwt	300.00–307.00	2,249	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	301.25/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,268	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,380	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,478	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	970	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,465	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,255	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,322	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,410	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,160	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	171.30/cwt	170.00–173.00	3,272	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	88.65/cwt	80.00–97.00	767	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	104.93/cwt	103.50–106.50	1,042	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,352	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,114	105.62/cwt	105.00–107.50	1,177	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	132.84/cwt	129.00–135.50	1,538	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,587	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,981	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,787	132.21/cwt	129.50–135.50	2,363	3

This sale against other markets

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 Nov 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 848Last week 904Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 54Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	496	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	500–550	528	439.00–451.00	441.24
1	550–600	555	402.50	402.50
47	600–650	616	405.00–406.00	405.02
24	650–700	661	373.00–386.00	382.82
16	700–750	711	337.00–340.00	339.26
15	750–800	751	333.75	333.75
27	850–900	889	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	540.00	540.00
1	300–350	310	545.00	545.00
2	350–400	368	502.50–517.50	509.85
7	400–450	416	435.00–442.50	440.23
10	450–500	475	425.00–450.00	432.39
3	500–550	540	380.00–392.50	384.05
14	550–600	573	360.00–375.00	366.58
21	600–650	624	360.00–384.00	374.06
20	650–700	676	350.00–369.00	357.26
14	700–750	742	320.00–332.00	327.34
6	750–800	781	330.00	330.00
4	800–850	824	315.00–323.00	317.97
7	850–900	899	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	565.00	565.00
4	350–400	368	540.00–545.00	543.78
8	450–500	486	451.00–455.00	453.99
2	500–550	512	470.00	470.00
12	650–700	658	409.00	409.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	370	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	435	415.00	415.00
8	450–500	492	411.00–420.00	412.05
1	500–550	545	345.00	345.00
4	550–600	566	352.50–355.00	354.35
5	600–650	627	339.00–340.00	339.41
7	650–700	686	341.00	341.00
7	700–750	712	305.00–310.00	309.26
1	800–850	820	282.50	282.50
1	1050–1100	1,095	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	502.50	502.50
1	600–650	620	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	581	366.00	366.00
10	600–650	603	336.50–340.00	338.40
32	700–750	726	315.10	315.10
8	850–900	881	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	432.50	432.50
3	250–300	277	435.00–440.00	436.57
8	300–350	320	450.00–467.50	452.25
5	350–400	354	462.50	462.50
11	400–450	433	372.50–385.00	375.65
30	450–500	482	350.00–364.00	358.67
16	500–550	513	340.00–356.00	349.55
31	550–600	567	340.00–355.00	344.40
33	600–650	609	315.00–332.00	324.52
3	650–700	685	301.00–302.00	301.34
3	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
6	750–800	770	287.50–304.00	296.25
4	800–850	813	287.50–288.00	287.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	402.50	402.50
1	300–350	325	392.50	392.50
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	410	417.50	417.50
5	450–500	490	339.00–347.00	340.75
2	500–550	538	329.00–336.00	332.55
12	550–600	567	320.00–331.00	325.84
3	600–650	616	300.00–303.00	302.00
1	650–700	680	287.50	287.50
1	700–750	700	293.00	293.00
1	750–800	780	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	815	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	870	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	397.00–407.50	399.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	320	470.00	470.00
7	350–400	360	482.50–497.50	495.27
3	400–450	408	427.50–447.50	440.89
4	450–500	485	412.50–426.00	421.01
13	500–550	521	386.00–399.00	396.47
16	550–600	574	354.00–372.00	360.09
5	600–650	624	332.00–337.50	334.51
4	650–700	659	315.00–330.00	324.75
7	700–750	737	300.00–307.00	305.13
2	750–800	753	300.00–302.50	301.25
3	800–850	838	284.00	284.00
3	850–900	885	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	620.00	620.00
4	350–400	362	505.00–520.00	516.27
2	400–450	422	485.00	485.00
5	500–550	526	405.00–416.00	407.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	442.50	442.50
2	400–450	418	417.50–420.00	418.79
6	450–500	461	404.00–410.00	408.18
3	500–550	540	370.00–375.00	373.32
7	550–600	577	344.00–350.00	346.83
3	600–650	646	318.00	318.00
4	650–700	685	302.50–310.00	306.88
1	700–750	700	273.00	273.00
1	950–1000	970	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,114	105.00–107.50	105.62
5	—	1,158	129.00–135.50	132.84
1	—	1,290	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,040	130.00	130.00
2	—	993	103.50–106.50	104.93
2	—	865	80.00–97.00	88.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,787	129.50–135.50	132.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	184.00	184.00
2	—	1,325	163.00	163.00
3	—	1,910	170.00–173.00	171.30

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.