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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report, Springfield, KY

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 16, 2026

1,573 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $360.27/cwt -6.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,972/hd at 825 lb · 226 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $367.04/cwt -3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,823/hd at 769 lb · 123 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $413.40/cwt +7.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,781/hd at 673 lb · 91 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,573 1,035 145
Feeder cattle 1,530 1,028 138
Slaughter cattle 43 7 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,340 +70.00
255 fancy 255 1 605.00 $605.00 $1,543 —
297 297 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,544 -80.00
320–330 327 3 530.00–535.00 $531.63 $1,738 -18.37
305–347 fancy 333 3 565.00 $565.00 $1,881 -25.00
375–395 389 6 565.00–572.50 $569.15 $2,214 +17.37
390 fancy 390 1 595.00 $595.00 $2,320 +20.00
418–425 thin fleshed 420 4 587.00–595.00 $589.03 $2,474 —
425–435 429 4 525.00–567.50 $548.23 $2,352 +30.56
430–443 fancy 438 9 570.00–580.00 $573.69 $2,513 —
452 fancy 452 5 550.00 $550.00 $2,486 +30.00
455–496 486 31 500.00–525.00 $514.25 $2,499 +2.56
500–530 value added 514 17 501.00–517.50 $513.44 $2,639 +50.31
517 fancy 517 6 527.50 $527.50 $2,727 +37.50
500–545 524 20 435.00–487.50 $463.13 $2,427 +25.65
550–568 value added 564 12 470.00–482.50 $473.10 $2,668 -11.39
550–595 577 34 441.00–465.00 $453.79 $2,618 +6.20
600–611 fancy 608 8 458.00–459.50 $459.13 $2,792 -1.87
600–647 618 33 405.00–435.00 $423.31 $2,616 +1.41
600–635 value added 618 19 440.00–450.00 $446.12 $2,757 +7.01
650–693 670 51 396.00–418.00 $407.65 $2,731 +16.28
668–687 value added 676 40 420.00–421.50 $420.73 $2,844 +8.63
708–725 value added 717 29 384.00–390.00 $388.05 $2,782 +4.57
700–749 733 46 361.50–376.00 $372.47 $2,730 +11.31
751–770 value added 765 88 368.50–372.50 $369.50 $2,827 -3.95
750–795 780 35 347.00–366.50 $360.84 $2,815 +14.86
800–846 821 45 341.00–359.50 $356.31 $2,925 +26.31
815–840 value added 826 181 359.75–363.25 $361.26 $2,984 -5.99
862 value added 862 4 350.00 $350.00 $3,017 —
850–897 880 15 325.00–350.00 $333.02 $2,931 +19.26
901–913 value added 911 69 339.50–345.50 $344.38 $3,137 —
920–927 927 15 331.00 $331.00 $3,068 +2.00
966 value added 966 21 328.50 $328.50 $3,173 —
1017 1017 2 301.00 $301.00 $3,061 +6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–445 422 4 500.00–505.00 $501.30 $2,115 +8.93
455–470 461 7 489.00–497.50 $493.46 $2,275 +35.95
510–545 529 9 420.00–427.50 $424.02 $2,243 +20.25
550–595 565 15 432.50–438.00 $435.62 $2,461 +16.50
616–645 631 14 400.00–403.00 $402.25 $2,538 +7.21
660–696 682 10 389.00–392.00 $390.72 $2,665 +25.81
745 745 1 356.00 $356.00 $2,652 —
780–795 788 2 340.00–347.00 $343.47 $2,707 +7.49
830 830 2 327.50 $327.50 $2,718 +19.50
860–890 875 2 317.00–318.00 $317.51 $2,778 +17.51
940 940 1 303.00 $303.00 $2,848 —
965 965 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,509 —
1195 1195 2 271.00 $271.00 $3,238 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 525.00 $525.00 $919 —
200–210 205 2 515.00–517.50 $516.28 $1,058 +56.28
250–295 283 6 500.00–525.00 $517.11 $1,463 —
300–335 312 6 510.00–520.00 $512.65 $1,599 +22.54
335 fancy 335 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,842 +45.00
370–398 388 9 500.00–525.00 $513.83 $1,994 +48.32
400–405 fancy 404 9 515.00–526.00 $524.79 $2,120 —
415–445 426 4 482.50–500.00 $495.74 $2,112 +3.63
450–468 fancy 461 6 495.00–497.50 $496.27 $2,288 -10.60
455–490 468 18 470.00–485.00 $479.01 $2,242 +11.79
512–516 value added 515 7 425.00–432.50 $427.13 $2,200 +21.38
500–547 518 19 400.00–423.00 $414.23 $2,146 +24.94
555–564 value added 561 15 417.50–430.00 $421.14 $2,363 +25.16
552–599 584 43 395.00–411.00 $404.78 $2,364 +34.36
610 fancy 610 5 412.00 $412.00 $2,513 +13.00
600–645 626 15 350.00–370.00 $360.60 $2,257 -5.76
608–645 value added 627 52 375.00–389.00 $384.11 $2,408 -3.17
651–660 value added 653 17 361.00–363.00 $361.65 $2,362 -12.01
655–687 675 29 342.50–354.00 $350.91 $2,369 +10.21
706–735 720 11 330.00–346.00 $337.71 $2,432 +10.94
710–738 value added 734 15 352.50–355.00 $354.68 $2,603 -10.32
760–795 774 7 310.00–327.50 $320.63 $2,482 -14.37
805–820 811 9 309.00–326.00 $317.95 $2,579 +17.95
850–880 854 7 305.00–324.50 $321.63 $2,747 —
992 992 2 286.00 $286.00 $2,837 —
1075 1075 1 238.00 $238.00 $2,558 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,642 —
380 380 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,805 —
400–425 415 5 467.50–475.00 $469.43 $1,948 +19.43
450–460 455 2 462.50–465.00 $463.74 $2,110 +21.72
505–547 533 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,079 +31.64
555–598 584 10 382.00–389.00 $386.92 $2,260 +36.95
613 613 4 345.00 $345.00 $2,115 +3.86
665–695 678 3 327.50–335.00 $330.06 $2,238 +12.78
715 715 1 307.50 $307.50 $2,199 +10.14
775–780 778 2 297.50–300.00 $298.75 $2,324 +37.75
830 830 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,490 —
865 865 2 285.00–292.50 $288.75 $2,498 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1315 1298 2 183.00–188.00 $185.53 $2,408 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,440 —
250–260 255 2 500.00–530.00 $515.29 $1,314 —
272 fancy 272 5 615.00 $615.00 $1,673 —
320–335 328 2 510.00–545.00 $527.90 $1,732 —
335 fancy 335 1 610.00 $610.00 $2,044 —
367–385 375 7 525.00–530.00 $527.17 $1,977 —
400 fancy 400 1 560.00 $560.00 $2,240 —
400–425 410 3 510.00–535.00 $518.64 $2,126 +39.76
450–490 465 6 500.00–520.00 $506.67 $2,356 +47.36
507–520 fancy 511 3 482.50–485.00 $483.35 $2,470 —
505–543 513 14 425.00–437.50 $434.67 $2,230 +25.96
572 fancy 572 2 447.50 $447.50 $2,560 -7.50
560–595 591 15 418.00–440.00 $419.92 $2,482 +7.68
600–605 603 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,261 +25.00
613 fancy 613 3 402.50 $402.50 $2,467 —
655–675 660 8 382.50–395.00 $390.29 $2,576 —
705–720 712 3 346.00–365.00 $358.68 $2,554 —
750 fancy 750 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,738 —
755–795 775 5 340.00–347.50 $343.96 $2,666 -7.04
855–865 862 3 302.50–315.00 $310.87 $2,680 —
950 950 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,802 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,081 —
380–385 383 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,609 —
445 445 2 485.00–495.00 $490.00 $2,180 +40.00
460–482 472 4 495.00–497.50 $496.28 $2,342 —
575 575 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,156 —
715 715 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,234 —
795 795 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,306 —
930 930 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,325 —
1095 1095 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,300 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1205 1145 80-85% 5 162.00–170.00 $166.30 $1,904 —
1095–1275 1187 80-85% 5 142.00–149.50 $144.91 $1,720 -24.59
1045–1380 1285 80-85% 7 172.00–180.00 $175.19 $2,251 —
1230–1350 1302 80-85% 3 159.00–159.50 $159.17 $2,072 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1030 903 85-90% 2 157.00–161.00 $159.28 $1,438 —
950–970 960 85-90% 2 130.00–135.50 $132.72 $1,274 —
900–1035 968 85-90% 2 142.00–149.50 $146.01 $1,413 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 75-80% 1 182.50 $182.50 $2,646 —
1505 1505 75-80% 1 155.50 $155.50 $2,340 —
1475–1650 1548 75-80% 3 170.00–173.00 $171.39 $2,653 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1550 1363 2 172.50–175.00 $173.58 $2,366 —
1530–2419 1975 2 185.00–190.00 $188.06 $3,714 —

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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.