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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 4

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Jul 28Aug 4Aug 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

556 head

▲ 444 vs last sale 112▼ 655 vs year ago 1,211 · −54.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 23▼ 16 vs year ago 45 · −35.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 1 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 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $421.14/cwt on 35 head, down $40.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 33 comparable sales and sits −39.62 against this barn's trailing median of $460.76.

Average price

$421.14

▼ 40.46 vs prior sale

35 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,410

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$32.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.48

vs KY average

+6.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	574	423.90	2,435	32
Medium and Large 2-3	548	391.67	2,146	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.24/cwt here — about $289 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 sale35 hd

421.14

—

KY average22 barns · 476 hd

408.66

+12.48

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

+6.90

This barn, trailing median33 sales

460.76

−39.62

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	—	Average	1,530	217.53	3,328	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	194.00	2,954	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	179.10	2,211	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	158.47	1,543	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,120	250.50	2,806	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$4,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$3,450	1thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,185	1
Steers	250–300	Small 1-2	265	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,126	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	316	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,833	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	509.99/cwt	502.50–515.00	2,147	5
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2	460	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,024	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,160	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,144	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,266	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	427.57/cwt	418.00–430.00	2,283	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	552	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,139	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	410.17/cwt	400.00–421.00	2,391	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	426.30/cwt	424.00–430.00	2,494	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	405.43/cwt	400.00–414.00	2,502	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,313	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	637	421.80/cwt	421.00–423.00	2,687	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	371.55/cwt	363.00–373.00	2,556	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	358.74/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,662	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	343.41/cwt	337.00–350.00	2,672	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,886	68
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	826	354.75/cwt	354.75–354.75	2,930	59
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,789	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,997	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,078	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,276	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	423.40/cwt	422.50–425.00	1,346	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,663	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,584	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,531	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	422.58/cwt	412.50–427.50	1,847	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,749	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,924	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	409.19/cwt	400.00–414.00	1,940	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	481	392.64/cwt	392.00–394.00	1,889	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	414.01/cwt	412.50–416.00	2,178	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	386.96/cwt	375.00–399.00	2,059	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	543	361.29/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,962	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,061	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	354.98/cwt	348.00–365.00	2,013	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	352.53/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,165	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	336.84/cwt	325.00–343.00	2,139	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,485	69
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	321.07/cwt	316.00–330.00	2,164	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,209	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,416	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,692	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,067	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,174	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	424.11/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,044	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,213	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	566	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,366	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,138	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	387.97/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,231	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,400	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	379.93/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,310	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	352.95/cwt	350.00–363.00	2,368	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,407	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,475	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,465	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	311.53/cwt	308.00–315.00	2,611	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	950	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,128	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,090	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,235	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	930	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,572	1
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3Value Added	948	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,550	57
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,120	250.50/cwt	250.00–251.00	2,806	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,905	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	221.37/cwt	219.00–225.00	3,476	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	144.59/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,395	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	172.35/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,694	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	156.99/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,868	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	195.85/cwt	192.00–201.00	2,346	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	166.18/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,044	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	186.34/cwt	185.00–187.50	2,419	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,771	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,141	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	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 Aug 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 556Last week 112Year ago 1,211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 23Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	437.50	437.50
1	500–550	540	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	552	387.50	387.50
1	600–650	625	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	515.00	515.00
5	400–450	421	502.50–515.00	509.99
1	450–500	480	450.00	450.00
5	500–550	534	418.00–430.00	427.57
6	550–600	583	400.00–421.00	410.17
10	600–650	617	400.00–414.00	405.43
9	650–700	688	363.00–373.00	371.55
18	700–750	742	345.00–360.00	358.74
10	750–800	778	337.00–350.00	343.41
3	800–850	840	332.00	332.00
2	900–950	925	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	440.00	440.00
20	550–600	585	424.00–430.00	426.30
10	600–650	637	421.00–423.00	421.80
68	750–800	780	370.00	370.00
59	800–850	826	354.75	354.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	460	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	316	580.00	580.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	245	440.00	440.00
3	300–350	318	422.50–425.00	423.40
3	350–400	391	405.00	405.00
3	400–450	437	412.50–427.50	422.58
14	450–500	474	400.00–414.00	409.19
12	500–550	532	375.00–399.00	386.96
18	550–600	567	348.00–365.00	354.98
9	600–650	635	325.00–343.00	336.84
7	650–700	674	316.00–330.00	321.07
1	700–750	715	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	526	412.50–416.00	414.01
2	550–600	557	370.00	370.00
8	600–650	614	350.00–360.00	352.53
69	650–700	668	372.00	372.00
7	750–800	755	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	350	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	450	427.50	427.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	395	387.50	387.50
1	400–450	440	397.50	397.50
3	450–500	481	392.00–394.00	392.64
9	500–550	543	360.00–370.00	361.29
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	505.00	505.00
1	350–400	390	530.00	530.00
3	400–450	420	517.50	517.50
5	450–500	482	420.00–440.00	424.11
1	500–550	545	406.00	406.00
5	550–600	575	380.00–390.00	387.97
5	600–650	608	370.00–390.00	379.93
6	650–700	671	350.00–363.00	352.95
1	700–750	710	339.00	339.00
1	750–800	750	330.00	330.00
2	800–850	838	308.00–315.00	311.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	566	418.00	418.00
3	600–650	600	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	405	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	570	375.00	375.00
1	750–800	795	310.00	310.00
1	950–1000	950	224.00	224.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	930	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	900–950	948	269.00	269.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,230	164.00–170.00	166.18
4	—	1,198	192.00–201.00	195.85
2	—	1,190	155.00–159.00	156.99
4	—	1,298	185.00–187.50	186.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	170.00–175.00	172.35
2	—	965	140.00–149.00	144.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	186.00	186.00
1	—	1,555	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,570	219.00–225.00	221.37
1	—	1,410	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	250.00–251.00	250.50

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	—	1,130	4,200.00	4,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,215	3,450.00	3,450.00

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.