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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 19, 2026

1,148 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $474.35/cwt +21.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,497/hd at 526 lb · 100 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $419.24/cwt +24.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,210/hd at 527 lb · 76 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $420.85/cwt +2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,632/hd at 625 lb · 73 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,148 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,404 +2.50
300–345 328 5 515.00–525.00 $516.83 $1,695 +50.86
353–391 fancy 372 6 540.00–557.50 $549.20 $2,043 +19.01
355–380 372 6 500.00–517.50 $508.39 $1,891 +8.26
397 thin fleshed 397 4 569.00 $569.00 $2,259 —
410–417 thin fleshed 415 3 580.00–589.00 $586.03 $2,432 —
405–435 fancy 427 5 537.50–543.00 $541.34 $2,312 +30.96
405–445 431 17 505.00–524.50 $515.43 $2,222 +43.20
450–483 471 14 440.00–460.00 $450.92 $2,124 -12.76
455–499 fancy 481 28 470.00–479.00 $474.71 $2,283 -20.29
505–531 value added 525 84 470.00–489.50 $477.38 $2,506 +15.26
520–545 534 16 442.50–464.00 $458.42 $2,448 +21.30
556 fancy 556 8 473.00 $473.00 $2,630 —
577 value added 577 2 452.50 $452.50 $2,611 -6.03
565–595 585 21 427.50–447.50 $443.74 $2,596 +5.27
610–627 value added 625 55 421.00–440.00 $428.79 $2,680 +13.10
600–645 627 18 387.00–412.50 $396.57 $2,486 -1.28
660–667 value added 663 6 390.00 $390.00 $2,586 -7.19
660–698 681 45 370.00–386.50 $380.81 $2,593 +11.88
700–708 value added 704 21 370.00–385.50 $381.25 $2,684 +1.70
705–748 727 51 349.00–369.00 $359.56 $2,614 -0.43
752–795 776 33 341.00–357.50 $345.65 $2,682 +3.36
814 value added 814 20 350.25 $350.25 $2,851 +1.25
807–849 821 30 330.50–348.00 $339.98 $2,791 +9.81
855–876 869 20 324.50–331.50 $328.46 $2,854 +18.81
870–877 value added 870 32 332.00–337.75 $337.39 $2,935 —
940–942 941 3 317.00–323.00 $321.00 $3,021 +11.27
1145 1145 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,862 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,218 —
305 305 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,464 —
410–440 425 2 467.50–475.00 $471.38 $2,003 +46.37
455–465 462 3 427.50–432.50 $429.14 $1,983 +18.14
515 515 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,008 -12.00
550–595 587 9 410.00–416.00 $414.72 $2,434 +3.22
645 645 1 364.00 $364.00 $2,348 ±0.00
690 690 1 359.00 $359.00 $2,477 +3.00
720–740 733 3 342.00–345.00 $344.02 $2,522 —
755 755 1 334.00 $334.00 $2,522 —
812–835 826 5 311.00–319.00 $314.15 $2,595 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
115 115 1 620.00 $620.00 $713 —
225 225 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,136 +95.00
260 fancy 260 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,300 -12.50
290–295 293 2 452.50–455.00 $453.74 $1,329 -28.26
328–337 332 5 447.50–465.00 $454.61 $1,509 +23.50
365–390 fancy 371 4 472.50–482.50 $475.13 $1,763 +15.13
375–395 379 6 447.50–467.50 $458.76 $1,739 +31.16
412 thin fleshed 412 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,978 —
403–445 414 16 430.00–457.50 $448.65 $1,857 +16.50
406–435 fancy 421 11 460.00–465.00 $463.21 $1,950 +16.48
453–462 fancy 458 20 446.00–450.00 $448.42 $2,054 +7.60
460–490 474 18 417.50–445.00 $429.15 $2,034 +6.44
480 thin fleshed 480 3 471.00 $471.00 $2,261 —
502–540 value added 516 30 420.00–428.00 $425.32 $2,195 +32.44
526–538 fancy 532 17 437.00–437.50 $437.26 $2,326 +14.41
502–545 536 29 391.00–415.00 $402.40 $2,157 +28.27
556–595 fancy 577 17 403.00–419.00 $406.60 $2,346 +6.60
555–596 579 11 354.00–370.00 $357.88 $2,072 -7.90
575–585 value added 580 23 385.00–393.50 $392.61 $2,277 +8.39
600–646 626 28 330.00–349.00 $336.51 $2,107 +2.92
632 value added 632 9 360.00 $360.00 $2,275 +8.36
656–698 667 34 320.00–334.00 $330.22 $2,203 +3.99
677–695 value added 683 6 342.00–345.00 $343.02 $2,343 -16.48
704 value added 704 5 343.00 $343.00 $2,415 —
705–737 724 10 319.50–335.00 $322.95 $2,338 +1.19
755–797 791 28 310.00–321.00 $311.36 $2,463 -1.44
810 810 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,349 -10.00
855 855 2 323.00 $323.00 $2,762 +14.00
1017–1030 1019 6 242.00–281.00 $274.43 $2,796 +13.43
1059 1059 6 250.00 $250.00 $2,648 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,182 —
335 335 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,424 —
375–395 386 5 420.00–435.00 $429.42 $1,658 +36.87
400–436 429 10 420.00–425.00 $420.47 $1,804 +43.47
471 471 5 409.00 $409.00 $1,926 +20.24
510–530 524 4 371.00–375.00 $372.98 $1,954 +21.98
575–593 587 6 345.00–347.50 $346.84 $2,036 -4.83
640 640 1 322.00 $322.00 $2,061 -0.34
675–695 677 9 319.00–320.00 $319.11 $2,160 +0.73
745 745 1 298.00 $298.00 $2,220 +8.00
790 790 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,370 —
880 880 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,530 —
990 990 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,673 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1401 1401 3 225.00 $225.00 $3,152 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 1 730.00 $730.00 $949 —
265 265 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,391 -35.00
275 fancy 275 3 590.00 $590.00 $1,622 —
300 fancy 300 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,620 +35.00
300–340 320 2 500.00–515.00 $507.03 $1,622 +54.53
340 thin fleshed 340 1 602.50 $602.50 $2,048 —
355–385 367 3 490.00–500.00 $494.89 $1,816 -10.01
430–445 441 7 463.00–475.00 $466.05 $2,055 +4.62
460–475 465 3 442.50–467.50 $458.99 $2,134 +17.62
502–545 529 14 402.50–420.00 $410.89 $2,174 +4.44
555–590 573 4 397.50–410.00 $403.43 $2,312 +28.63
600–638 fancy 626 9 390.50–397.00 $392.88 $2,459 +13.88
610–647 636 4 350.00–378.00 $369.53 $2,350 +1.62
675 675 1 364.00 $364.00 $2,457 +14.61
770 fancy 770 1 349.00 $349.00 $2,687 —
755–790 777 3 316.00–325.00 $321.95 $2,502 —
816 816 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,693 —
855 855 1 319.00 $319.00 $2,727 —
1260 1260 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,772 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,666 —
385 385 2 465.00 $465.00 $1,790 —
420 420 1 451.00 $451.00 $1,894 +18.50
535–547 545 7 367.50–375.00 $368.92 $2,011 +7.67
550–557 555 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,081 +10.00
605 605 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,845 -20.00
655 655 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,194 +2.50
790 790 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,488 —
880 880 1 294.00 $294.00 $2,587 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1102–1278 1224 80-85% 7 170.00–174.50 $171.17 $2,095 —
1150–1400 1237 80-85% 3 152.00–160.50 $154.79 $1,915 —
1140–1320 1253 80-85% 3 144.00–151.00 $147.70 $1,851 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 85-90% 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,382 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 1 192.00 $192.00 $2,314 +14.50
1710–2270 1999 4 180.50–187.50 $184.14 $3,681 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 207.00 $207.00 $2,018

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1080–1265 1173 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,700.00–3,775.00 $3,279.90 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
903 value added 903 58 262.00 $262.00 $2,366 —

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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.