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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Tue, May 26

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← May 19May 26Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

857 head

▼ 116 vs last sale 973▲ 857 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 34▲ 51 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 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was good 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 $482.43/cwt on 74 head, down $16.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 33 comparable sales and sits +21.67 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.

Average price

$482.43

▼ 16.57 vs prior sale

74 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$42.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.76

vs KY average

+22.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	484.71	2,594	70
Medium and Large 2-3	534	442.48	2,361	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.24/cwt here — about $233 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale74 hd

482.43

—

KY average17 barns · 679 hd

470.67

+11.76

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

+22.06

This barn, trailing median33 sales

460.76

+21.67

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	—	Low	1,712	222.01	3,801	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,264	178.44	2,255	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	164.29	1,634	5thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,904	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	618.48/cwt	600.00–627.50	1,763	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	522.50/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,698	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	593.09/cwt	587.50–600.00	1,957	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,153	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,260	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	578.80/cwt	570.00–590.00	2,217	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	426	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,343	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	532.43/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,289	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,129	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	518.38/cwt	502.50–527.50	2,234	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	463	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,118	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	527.00/cwt	527.00–527.00	2,451	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	496.86/cwt	492.50–505.00	2,350	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	444.95/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,291	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	504.55/cwt	500.00–517.50	2,619	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	477.54/cwt	471.00–490.00	2,550	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	474.00/cwt	474.00–474.00	2,612	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	552	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,429	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	443.70/cwt	442.50–450.00	2,627	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	434.13/cwt	417.50–441.00	2,648	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	398.95/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,454	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	449.60/cwt	445.00–453.50	2,788	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	393.01/cwt	392.00–403.00	2,637	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,577	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	692	410.09/cwt	410.00–410.10	2,838	69
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	365.96/cwt	360.00–384.00	2,598	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,456	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	350.77/cwt	344.00–354.00	2,736	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	812	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,761	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	845	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,683	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	911	342.79/cwt	338.70–347.20	3,123	111
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	915	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,654	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	944	319.01/cwt	310.00–322.00	3,011	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	233	458.28/cwt	450.00–467.50	1,068	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,760	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	556.70/cwt	555.00–567.50	1,548	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,534	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	502.89/cwt	500.00–507.50	1,695	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,575	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	472.60/cwt	470.00–477.50	1,796	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	382	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,910	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	407	439.99/cwt	437.50–442.50	1,791	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	411	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,952	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	459.03/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,974	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	453	431.99/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,957	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	462.84/cwt	460.00–467.50	2,120	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	450.64/cwt	440.00–457.50	2,163	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,303	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	514	411.68/cwt	402.50–415.00	2,116	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	433.22/cwt	421.00–439.00	2,292	35
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	417.26/cwt	412.00–425.00	2,420	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	597	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,322	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	391.60/cwt	390.00–394.00	2,432	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	373.21/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,325	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	346.25/cwt	342.50–350.00	2,216	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,489	2
Heifers	650–700	Small and Medium 1-2	675	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,694	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	677	303.52/cwt	300.00–311.00	2,055	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	325.47/cwt	322.00–332.00	2,239	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	305.50/cwt	305.00–306.00	2,255	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,254	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	783	304.67/cwt	304.00–305.00	2,386	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	784	331.47/cwt	329.00–334.00	2,599	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,306	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,759	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	995	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,935	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	995	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,935	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,454	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,005	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,734	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	383	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,183	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	540.00/cwt	525.00–547.50	2,133	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	511.91/cwt	500.00–522.50	2,150	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	431	489.38/cwt	485.00–492.50	2,109	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,300	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	487	450.57/cwt	450.00–452.00	2,194	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	471.96/cwt	462.50–480.00	2,303	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	456.62/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,406	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	537	434.20/cwt	432.50–435.00	2,332	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	446.55/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,523	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	422.58/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,421	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,399	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,508	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,273	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	665	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,527	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	350.33/cwt	348.00–360.00	2,351	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,464	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,670	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	317.50/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,619	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	864	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,696	6
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	940	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,190	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,060	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,406	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	580	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,259	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,116	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,468	209.36/cwt	204.00–215.00	3,073	2
Bulls	—	—	1,791	224.59/cwt	221.00–227.50	4,022	4
Bulls	—	—	1,885	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	4,467	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	163.81/cwt	160.50–170.00	1,610	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,515	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,827	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,669	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,300	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	171.13/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,173	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	191.65/cwt	187.00–195.00	2,587	4

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 May 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 857Last week 973Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 34Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	640.00	640.00
11	350–400	382	500.00	500.00
4	400–450	411	475.00	475.00
8	450–500	458	460.00–467.50	462.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	450.00–467.50	458.28
7	250–300	278	555.00–567.50	556.70
8	300–350	337	500.00–507.50	502.89
15	350–400	380	470.00–477.50	472.60
21	400–450	430	450.00–465.00	459.03
23	450–500	480	440.00–457.50	450.64
35	500–550	529	421.00–439.00	433.22
25	550–600	580	412.00–425.00	417.26
3	600–650	623	360.00–380.00	373.21
23	650–700	688	322.00–332.00	325.47
2	700–750	738	305.00–306.00	305.50
4	750–800	784	329.00–334.00	331.47
1	850–900	890	310.00	310.00
1	950–1000	995	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	505	456.00	456.00
5	600–650	621	390.00–394.00	391.60
2	650–700	662	376.00	376.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	360	437.50	437.50
6	400–450	407	437.50–442.50	439.99
3	450–500	453	430.00–435.00	431.99
4	500–550	514	402.50–415.00	411.68
5	550–600	597	389.00	389.00
2	600–650	640	342.50–350.00	346.25
4	650–700	677	300.00–311.00	303.52
1	700–750	745	302.50	302.50
3	750–800	783	304.00–305.00	304.67
1	850–900	870	265.00	265.00
1	950–1000	995	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	570.00	570.00
3	350–400	395	525.00–547.50	540.00
9	400–450	420	500.00–522.50	511.91
14	450–500	488	462.50–480.00	471.96
7	500–550	527	445.00–465.00	456.62
3	550–600	565	440.00–450.00	446.55
2	600–650	635	395.00	395.00
6	650–700	671	348.00–360.00	350.33
2	700–750	712	346.00	346.00
1	750–800	765	349.00	349.00
2	800–850	825	310.00–325.00	317.50
6	850–900	864	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	570.00	570.00
1	450–500	460	500.00	500.00
1	650–700	665	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	365	475.00	475.00
4	400–450	431	485.00–492.50	489.38
7	450–500	487	450.00–452.00	450.57
6	500–550	537	432.50–435.00	434.20
2	550–600	573	420.00–425.00	422.58
1	600–650	615	390.00	390.00
2	650–700	655	347.00	347.00
1	900–950	940	233.00	233.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	600.00–627.50	618.48
7	300–350	330	587.50–600.00	593.09
5	350–400	383	570.00–590.00	578.80
21	400–450	431	502.50–527.50	518.38
3	450–500	473	492.50–505.00	496.86
30	500–550	534	471.00–490.00	477.54
8	550–600	592	442.50–450.00	443.70
17	600–650	610	417.50–441.00	434.13
20	650–700	671	392.00–403.00	393.01
4	700–750	710	360.00–384.00	365.96
14	750–800	780	344.00–354.00	350.77
3	800–850	812	340.00	340.00
8	900–950	944	310.00–322.00	319.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	426	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	519	500.00–517.50	504.55
3	550–600	551	474.00	474.00
20	600–650	620	445.00–453.50	449.60
69	650–700	692	410.00–410.10	410.09
111	900–950	911	338.70–347.20	342.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	680.00	680.00
3	350–400	350	615.00	615.00
4	400–450	430	530.00–535.00	532.43
3	450–500	465	527.00	527.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	520.00–530.00	522.50
2	350–400	355	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	430	495.00	495.00
3	450–500	463	457.50	457.50
2	500–550	515	440.00–450.00	444.95
2	550–600	552	440.00	440.00
5	600–650	615	395.00–400.00	398.95
1	650–700	680	379.00	379.00
1	750–800	750	327.50	327.50
1	800–850	845	317.50	317.50
1	900–950	915	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	525	212.50	212.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	204.00–215.00	209.36
1	—	1,885	237.00	237.00
4	—	1,791	221.00–227.50	224.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	160.50–170.00	163.81
1	—	1,010	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,015	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	151.00	151.00
3	—	1,250	184.00	184.00
2	—	1,270	168.00–175.00	171.13
4	—	1,350	187.00–195.00	191.65

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