Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 5, 2026

1,082 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $380.20/cwt +9.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,555/hd at 672 lb · 100 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $332.33/cwt +19.33 vs last sale · ≈ $3,066/hd at 923 lb · 88 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $377.27/cwt +31.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,162/hd at 573 lb · 79 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,082	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,251	—
337–345	340	4	460.00–472.50	$465.65	$1,583	—
370 fancy	370	2	500.00–511.00	$505.50	$1,870	+30.50
362–395	379	4	470.00–480.00	$474.78	$1,799	+34.78
380 thin fleshed	380	3	492.50	$492.50	$1,872	—
405–435 fancy	422	3	470.00–485.00	$476.76	$2,012	+14.26
436–447	440	6	440.00–460.00	$451.72	$1,988	+15.81
472–480 fancy	479	11	461.00–467.50	$462.17	$2,214	—
450–495	480	10	440.00–457.50	$448.19	$2,151	+16.40
507–547 value added	521	28	434.00–451.00	$441.92	$2,302	+17.92
510–542	522	25	410.00–428.00	$420.33	$2,194	+16.84
532 fancy	532	10	463.00	$463.00	$2,463	—
550–557 fancy	555	6	450.00–453.00	$452.01	$2,509	—
555–585 value added	568	48	434.00–445.00	$439.92	$2,499	—
560–590	581	18	411.00–430.00	$421.94	$2,451	+26.90
603–621 fancy	616	22	415.00–419.50	$418.56	$2,578	+22.56
604–640	617	14	379.00–397.00	$390.15	$2,407	+24.92
604–639 value added	630	27	403.00–406.00	$403.92	$2,545	+19.52
651–697 value added	659	13	388.00–394.50	$391.73	$2,582	+11.73
650–695	674	87	370.00–385.00	$378.48	$2,551	+10.02
700–737 value added	716	6	359.00–364.00	$361.54	$2,589	+6.09
711–745	722	20	340.00–356.00	$348.71	$2,518	+29.71
750–795	774	18	348.00–357.50	$354.56	$2,744	+22.22
756–789 value added	778	9	358.50–359.50	$359.18	$2,794	+15.18
826–840	832	5	340.00–341.00	$340.40	$2,832	+18.88
870–875	872	5	329.00–336.00	$331.81	$2,893	+25.88
920 value added	920	58	339.25	$339.25	$3,121	—
900–930	928	30	307.00–320.00	$318.95	$2,960	+5.95
954	954	5	320.00	$320.00	$3,053	+34.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,080	—
330	330	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,452	—
355–392	381	5	440.00–447.50	$444.49	$1,694	—
435	435	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,849	+6.02
450	450	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,845	-8.00
525–530	527	3	404.00–405.00	$404.34	$2,131	+47.67
565–585	573	3	400.00–409.00	$404.68	$2,319	+33.68
625–636	633	5	365.00–371.00	$368.82	$2,335	+22.53
665	665	2	365.00–369.00	$367.00	$2,441	+37.00
745	745	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,458	—
775–780	777	3	320.00–321.00	$320.67	$2,492	+10.67

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335	1335	1	231.00	$231.00	$3,084	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	435.00	$435.00	$979	—
250–280	264	4	400.00–420.00	$410.00	$1,082	—
310–340	329	4	420.00–437.50	$430.15	$1,415	+22.65
330–345 fancy	332	8	462.00–467.50	$462.71	$1,536	—
365–390	376	5	423.00–437.50	$430.10	$1,617	+1.42
370–383 fancy	380	19	445.00–450.00	$447.86	$1,702	-4.14
400–430	413	14	410.00–427.50	$420.25	$1,736	+43.50
445 fancy	445	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,980	+34.24
460 fancy	460	2	415.00–422.50	$418.75	$1,926	+26.50
455–490	472	17	397.00–411.00	$404.11	$1,907	+33.41
514–535 value added	522	17	397.00–408.00	$403.82	$2,108	+36.82
500–546	528	34	370.00–388.00	$378.45	$1,998	+23.83
550–557 fancy	554	7	397.50–400.00	$398.94	$2,210	—
550–595 value added	564	28	380.00–388.50	$386.91	$2,182	+27.91
553–599	582	44	360.00–377.00	$367.69	$2,140	+29.09
623 value added	623	3	362.00	$362.00	$2,255	—
600–647	631	29	325.00–346.00	$339.50	$2,142	+19.55
650–682	666	12	324.00–340.00	$332.62	$2,215	+18.13
690 value added	690	8	363.50	$363.50	$2,508	—
700–729 value added	714	24	329.00–332.00	$330.37	$2,359	-1.13
700–740	722	9	305.00–324.00	$314.62	$2,272	-3.14
753–795	777	9	315.00–325.00	$317.26	$2,465	+44.36

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	390.00	$390.00	$936	—
285	285	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,126	—
310–315	313	2	405.00–407.50	$406.26	$1,272	+27.47
352–380	360	4	412.50–415.00	$413.16	$1,487	+13.16
400–428	422	5	400.00–408.00	$406.48	$1,715	—
450–498	487	13	380.00–389.00	$385.36	$1,877	+25.97
500–535	521	5	359.00–366.00	$362.18	$1,887	+28.56
557–595	577	5	350.00–357.50	$353.53	$2,040	+26.53
602–640	611	13	317.50–321.00	$320.28	$1,957	+20.28
682	682	2	310.00	$310.00	$2,114	+15.88
700	700	1	301.00	$301.00	$2,107	—
790	790	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,370	—
885	885	1	242.00	$242.00	$2,142	—
946	946	3	265.00	$265.00	$2,507	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1395	1380	2	180.50–184.00	$182.23	$2,515	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	530.00	$530.00	$901	—
290	290	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,320	—
310–330	320	2	425.00–432.50	$428.63	$1,372	—
320 fancy	320	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,456	—
350 fancy	350	3	521.00	$521.00	$1,824	—
357	357	2	479.00	$479.00	$1,710	—
410–445	427	6	430.00–447.50	$438.60	$1,873	+26.10
432 fancy	432	2	455.00	$455.00	$1,966	—
480–497	491	3	413.00–430.00	$424.46	$2,084	—
520 fancy	520	1	430.00	$430.00	$2,236	+27.50
515–545	525	3	400.00–420.00	$413.08	$2,169	+50.07
573–580	575	4	401.00–402.00	$401.75	$2,310	+55.42
613–647	625	10	369.00–385.00	$379.03	$2,369	+49.03
650 fancy	650	4	370.00	$370.00	$2,405	—
650–655	653	2	345.00–360.00	$352.47	$2,302	+54.97
746	746	5	345.00	$345.00	$2,574	—
762	762	2	285.00	$285.00	$2,172	+16.00
901–935	912	6	240.00–254.00	$249.22	$2,273	—
965	965	1	239.00	$239.00	$2,306	—
1020	1020	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,958	+78.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,131	—
340	340	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,190	±0.00
370	370	1	447.50	$447.50	$1,656	—
430	430	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,828	—
470	470	1	396.00	$396.00	$1,861	—
515–535	528	3	385.00–398.00	$393.78	$2,079	+50.78
560	560	1	383.00	$383.00	$2,145	+53.00
610–631	626	5	351.00–356.50	$354.52	$2,219	—
657	657	2	332.50	$332.50	$2,185	—
705–720	713	2	265.00–270.00	$267.47	$1,907	—
775	775	1	282.00	$282.00	$2,186	—
1005	1005	1	228.00	$228.00	$2,291	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1220	1188	80-85%	2	139.50–140.00	$139.76	$1,660	—
1000–1425	1234	80-85%	11	167.00–175.00	$170.55	$2,105	—
1080–1445	1262	80-85%	12	158.00–166.00	$162.10	$2,046	+7.91
1145–1415	1286	80-85%	6	147.00–155.00	$152.73	$1,964	-1.46

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–1620	1541	75-80%	5	159.00–165.50	$162.60	$2,506	-1.40
1580–1595	1588	75-80%	2	150.00–155.00	$152.51	$2,422	-16.49
1595–1820	1708	75-80%	2	168.00–170.00	$168.93	$2,885	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850	850	85-90%	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,275	—
985	985	85-90%	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,290	—
1000	1000	85-90%	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,090	—
850–1235	1035	85-90%	3	138.00–139.50	$139.09	$1,440	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–1690	1563	3	185.00–193.50	$188.39	$2,945	+17.39
1845	1845	1	184.00	$184.00	$3,395	—
1635–2170	1903	2	209.00–211.00	$210.14	$3,999	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1155–1195	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	199.00–202.00	$200.47	$2,356

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,767

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1150	991	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,900.00–2,675.00	$2,219.61
1270–1420	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,225.00–3,035.00	$2,501.65

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1334–1350	1342	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00–2,985.00	$2,741.05	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
929	929	55	269.50	$269.50	$2,504	+60.50

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.