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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 11

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

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Feeder Cattle receipts

398 head

▼ 158 vs last sale 556▼ 350 vs year ago 748 · −46.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 29▼ 8 vs year ago 30 · −26.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $394.55/cwt on 46 head, up $21.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 33 comparable sales and sits −6.85 against this barn's trailing median of $401.40.

Average price

$394.55

▲ 21.01 vs prior sale

46 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$20.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.82

vs KY average

+27.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	395.89	2,150	43
Medium and Large 2-3	552	375.34	2,072	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.55/cwt here — about $78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale46 hd

394.55

—

KY average27 barns · 742 hd

378.74

+15.82

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

+27.90

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.40

−6.85

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	1,450	230.94	3,349	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,590	188.16	2,992	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	181.00	2,224	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	159.50	1,547	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,660	188.00	3,121	1thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	571.30/cwt	570.00–572.50	2,085	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,722	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	488.32/cwt	487.50–490.00	2,173	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,805	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	484	489.22/cwt	482.50–490.00	2,368	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	447.12/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,191	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	433.46/cwt	430.00–447.50	2,241	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	474.96/cwt	467.50–482.50	2,470	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,223	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	414.76/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,381	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,592	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,220	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	399.23/cwt	382.50–410.00	2,479	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,608	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	387.97/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,611	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,295	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	361.34/cwt	358.00–375.00	2,464	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,753	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	349.93/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,537	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,410	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	341.07/cwt	333.00–349.00	2,650	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,792	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	315.44/cwt	310.00–321.00	2,713	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,983	2
Steers	900–950	Small 1-2	945	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,561	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,929	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	210	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	998	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,272	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,235	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,370	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	368	419.21/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,543	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	433.31/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,638	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	428	446.32/cwt	442.50–450.00	1,910	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,731	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	423.21/cwt	420.00–432.50	1,832	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,907	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,957	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	469	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,122	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	403.94/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,145	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	388.01/cwt	385.00–391.00	2,068	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	379.16/cwt	377.50–380.00	2,154	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	369.99/cwt	360.00–374.00	2,153	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,111	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	327.27/cwt	317.50–335.00	2,068	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	326.33/cwt	316.00–331.00	2,209	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	305.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,251	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	315.26/cwt	311.00–317.00	2,424	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	798	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,753	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,186	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	863	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,900	8
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,400	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,573	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,170	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	477.70/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,352	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	509.00/cwt	509.00–509.00	1,502	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	453.78/cwt	450.00–457.50	1,398	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,519	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,488	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	367	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,982	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	477.35/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,852	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	401	538.36/cwt	520.00–547.50	2,159	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	496.02/cwt	492.50–507.50	2,138	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	448.08/cwt	445.00–457.50	2,142	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,340	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	421.30/cwt	412.50–435.00	2,224	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,085	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	392.26/cwt	392.00–392.50	2,228	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	416.49/cwt	412.50–420.00	2,395	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	607	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,125	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	361.42/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,197	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	623	404.85/cwt	397.50–412.50	2,522	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	670	357.43/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,395	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	325.55/cwt	318.00–332.50	2,191	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	335.72/cwt	327.50–340.00	2,451	11
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	885	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,549	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3	900	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,841	1
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,095	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	2,195	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	790	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,225	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,660	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,121	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	230.94/cwt	229.00–233.00	3,349	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,354	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,753	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,826	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	191.16/cwt	190.50–192.00	2,326	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	172.89/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,165	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	185.43/cwt	184.00–187.00	2,364	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,871	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	185.70/cwt	183.00–187.50	3,018	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 Aug 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 556Year ago 748

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 29Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	570.00–572.50	571.30
3	400–450	445	487.50–490.00	488.32
7	450–500	490	440.00–450.00	447.12
10	500–550	517	430.00–447.50	433.46
8	550–600	574	410.00–420.00	414.76
13	600–650	621	382.50–410.00	399.23
5	650–700	682	358.00–375.00	361.34
2	700–750	725	340.00–360.00	349.93
6	750–800	777	333.00–349.00	341.07
2	850–900	860	310.00–321.00	315.44
2	900–950	915	326.00	326.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	520	467.50–482.50	474.96
18	550–600	576	450.00	450.00
11	600–650	624	418.00	418.00
10	650–700	673	385.00–400.00	387.97
12	700–750	715	385.00	385.00
3	750–800	780	358.00	358.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	945	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	484	482.50–490.00	489.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	475	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	515	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	570	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	600	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	680	337.50	337.50
1	750–800	765	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	475.00	475.00
1	250–300	265	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
6	350–400	378	430.00–440.00	433.31
7	400–450	433	420.00–432.50	423.21
6	450–500	466	420.00	420.00
32	500–550	531	400.00–410.00	403.94
8	550–600	582	360.00–374.00	369.99
20	600–650	632	317.50–335.00	327.27
15	650–700	677	316.00–331.00	326.33
2	700–750	738	300.00–310.00	305.05
13	750–800	769	311.00–317.00	315.26
1	950–1000	960	250.00	250.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	568	377.50–380.00	379.16
3	600–650	603	350.00	350.00
7	750–800	798	345.00	345.00
8	850–900	863	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	442.50–450.00	446.32
6	450–500	469	452.50	452.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	457.50	457.50
1	300–350	320	428.00	428.00
3	350–400	368	417.50–420.00	419.21
1	400–450	430	402.50	402.50
1	450–500	465	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	533	385.00–391.00	388.01
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	825	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	487.50	487.50
2	250–300	283	470.00–485.00	477.70
2	300–350	308	450.00–457.50	453.78
2	350–400	388	470.00–485.00	477.35
4	400–450	431	492.50–507.50	496.02
4	450–500	478	445.00–457.50	448.08
8	500–550	528	412.50–435.00	421.30
7	550–600	575	412.50–420.00	416.49
6	600–650	608	350.00–375.00	361.42
3	650–700	673	318.00–332.50	325.55
11	700–750	730	327.50–340.00	335.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	509.00	509.00
1	300–350	310	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	367	540.00	540.00
3	400–450	401	520.00–547.50	538.36
2	600–650	623	397.50–412.50	404.85
3	650–700	670	352.50–365.00	357.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	350	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	545	382.50	382.50
2	550–600	568	392.00–392.50	392.26
2	600–650	607	350.00	350.00
1	850–900	885	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	900	204.50	204.50
1	1050–1100	1,095	200.50	200.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	190.50–192.00	191.16
3	—	1,252	171.00–177.00	172.89
2	—	1,275	184.00–187.00	185.43
1	—	1,100	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	171.00	171.00
1	—	915	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	198.00	198.00
4	—	1,625	183.00–187.50	185.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	229.00–233.00	230.94

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.