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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 21

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

256 head

▼ 297 vs last sale 553▼ 545 vs year ago 801 · −68.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 33▼ 39 vs year ago 48 · −81.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend for this week due to low number of comparable receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $372.74/cwt on 32 head, down $28.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −28.66 against this barn's trailing median of $401.40.

Average price

$372.74

▼ 28.66 vs prior sale

32 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$32.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.33

vs KY average

−3.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	379.95	2,099	25
Medium and Large 2-3	562	347.02	1,949	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.93/cwt here — about $151 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale32 hd

372.74

—

KY average25 barns · 949 hd

402.08

−29.33

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

−3.07

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.40

−28.66

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.44, low $318.65, median $401.40 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	—	Average	1,731	228.31	3,952	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	183.00	2,283	2thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,499	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	541.25/cwt	537.50–545.00	1,840	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,050	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	494.97/cwt	480.00–502.50	2,044	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	475.20/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,034	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,036	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	473.10/cwt	472.50–475.00	2,280	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,275	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,919	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	436.13/cwt	430.00–442.50	2,290	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,373	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,664	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	597	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	2,878	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	409.89/cwt	402.50–428.00	2,504	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,760	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,432	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,700	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,107	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	371.70/cwt	364.00–377.00	2,647	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,626	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,752	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	250	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,025	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	282	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,325	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	450.95/cwt	447.50–460.00	1,506	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,421	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	357	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,651	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,597	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	435.39/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,855	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	440	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,101	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	421.83/cwt	416.00–429.00	1,987	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	494	366.99/cwt	365.00–369.00	1,813	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	406.58/cwt	402.00–410.00	2,106	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	538	357.53/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,924	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	357.79/cwt	350.00–364.00	2,082	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	593	333.00/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,975	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	343.94/cwt	330.00–352.00	2,139	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,006	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	321.56/cwt	310.00–327.00	2,119	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	706	329.95/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,329	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,142	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,426	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,449	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,960	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	526.70/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,807	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,953	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,773	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,688	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	460.73/cwt	450.00–474.00	2,004	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	445	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,136	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,891	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	458	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,843	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	456.81/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,174	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,158	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,237	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	434.32/cwt	417.50–439.00	2,532	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	414.10/cwt	412.50–419.00	2,609	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	635	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,762	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,194	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	340.96/cwt	332.50–350.00	2,295	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,503	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,563	223.74/cwt	220.00–230.00	3,497	3
Bulls	—	—	2,235	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	5,409	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,119	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,451	1

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 Jul 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 553Year ago 801

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 33Year ago 48

No trend for this week due to low number of comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	340	537.50–545.00	541.25
1	350–400	385	532.50	532.50
3	400–450	413	480.00–502.50	494.97
8	450–500	482	472.50–475.00	473.10
2	500–550	525	430.00–442.50	436.13
2	550–600	592	450.00	450.00
7	600–650	611	402.50–428.00	409.89
2	650–700	675	400.00	400.00
5	700–750	712	364.00–377.00	371.70
1	750–800	770	341.00	341.00
2	800–850	800	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	555.00	555.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	455.00	455.00
14	550–600	597	482.00	482.00
4	600–650	612	451.00	451.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	470.00–480.00	475.20
1	450–500	460	442.50	442.50
2	500–550	505	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	565	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	630	386.00	386.00
1	700–750	700	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	630.00	630.00
3	300–350	343	520.00–530.00	526.70
1	350–400	360	492.50	492.50
9	400–450	435	450.00–474.00	460.73
14	450–500	476	450.00–475.00	456.81
1	500–550	530	400.00	400.00
5	550–600	583	417.50–439.00	434.32
4	600–650	630	412.50–419.00	414.10
2	650–700	673	332.50–350.00	340.96
2	750–800	770	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	335	585.00	585.00
2	350–400	355	550.00	550.00
2	400–450	445	480.00	480.00
7	600–650	635	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	462.50	462.50
1	400–450	445	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	458	402.50	402.50
1	500–550	520	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	570	392.50	392.50
1	650–700	670	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	470.00	470.00
5	300–350	334	447.50–460.00	450.95
2	350–400	357	462.50	462.50
9	400–450	426	430.00–440.00	435.39
11	450–500	471	416.00–429.00	421.83
11	500–550	518	402.00–410.00	406.58
13	550–600	582	350.00–364.00	357.79
3	600–650	622	330.00–352.00	343.94
8	650–700	659	310.00–327.00	321.56
6	700–750	706	320.00–335.00	329.95
1	750–800	770	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	477.50	477.50
1	550–600	550	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	340	418.00	418.00
1	350–400	365	437.50	437.50
1	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	494	365.00–369.00	366.99
4	500–550	538	355.00–360.00	357.53
3	550–600	593	332.00–335.00	333.00
1	600–650	625	321.00	321.00
1	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	745	287.50	287.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,563	220.00–230.00	223.74
1	—	2,235	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,270	193.00	193.00

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.