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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 3, 2026

1,055 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $348.52/cwt -10.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,891/hd at 830 lb · 160 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $453.04/cwt -29.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,609/hd at 576 lb · 66 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $400.31/cwt -4.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,682/hd at 670 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,055 1,534 1,850
Feeder cattle 1,026 1,506 1,784
Slaughter cattle 27 28 66
Replacement cattle 2 0 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday due to this being the first Tuesday sale feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. No test on slaughter bulls. 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
205 205 1 632.50 $632.50 $1,297 —
260–280 273 3 590.00–602.50 $598.54 $1,634 -6.46
310 fancy 310 1 625.00 $625.00 $1,938 -22.50
300–345 330 3 530.00–550.00 $543.03 $1,792 -69.97
350–375 fancy 358 3 580.00–590.00 $583.26 $2,088 -26.84
355–395 368 9 562.50–600.00 $580.12 $2,135 -10.75
400–437 417 7 505.00–527.50 $517.33 $2,157 -58.87
422–425 thin fleshed 424 5 567.50–575.00 $570.49 $2,419 —
440 fancy 440 1 540.00 $540.00 $2,376 -57.52
450 fancy 450 2 538.00 $538.00 $2,421 -25.09
455–478 469 16 500.00–522.00 $514.35 $2,412 -13.12
502–511 fancy 506 8 505.00–518.00 $512.40 $2,593 -12.60
510–541 value added 531 28 480.00–501.00 $492.37 $2,614 -23.37
540–545 543 9 450.00–462.50 $458.05 $2,487 -45.60
550–567 value added 555 15 465.00–480.00 $474.83 $2,635 -30.95
555–591 582 51 439.00–460.00 $446.63 $2,599 -31.75
600–635 value added 625 21 425.00–432.50 $427.52 $2,672 -31.15
617–643 633 31 404.00–423.00 $413.72 $2,619 -18.23
654–673 value added 659 37 400.00–416.00 $407.98 $2,689 -2.44
660–697 687 24 380.00–391.00 $388.49 $2,669 -11.37
706–722 value added 712 25 374.00–385.50 $382.65 $2,724 -16.28
705–741 731 23 360.00–378.50 $371.31 $2,714 -13.29
750–751 value added 751 10 359.00–360.00 $359.10 $2,697 -15.57
750–790 774 21 340.00–354.00 $351.31 $2,719 -2.21
805–848 825 13 334.00–340.00 $335.81 $2,770 -14.65
808–842 value added 830 147 346.00–357.00 $349.64 $2,902 -14.36
850–890 873 7 316.00–330.00 $327.96 $2,863 -7.70
901–935 915 5 310.00–321.00 $314.50 $2,878 -13.56
1030 1030 4 311.00 $311.00 $3,203 +7.64
1091 1091 3 295.00 $295.00 $3,218 —
1205 1205 1 257.50 $257.50 $3,103 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 386 4 500.00–502.50 $501.89 $1,937 -42.48
437–445 440 3 490.00–497.50 $494.97 $2,178 -24.50
470 470 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,326 -3.71
570–575 573 3 422.50–430.00 $426.50 $2,444 -23.59
625 625 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,500 -11.54
777 777 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,603 —
850 850 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,635 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,615 -90.00
440 440 1 427.50 $427.50 $1,881 —
465 465 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,162 -27.50
500–531 523 4 400.00–410.00 $402.39 $2,104 -52.70
580 580 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,262 -48.33
670 670 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,178 -50.55
975–990 983 2 292.50–296.00 $294.26 $2,893 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 460.00–467.50 $463.72 $1,289 -76.28
285 fancy 285 1 482.50 $482.50 $1,375 -162.50
317–335 323 3 507.50–520.00 $511.82 $1,653 +4.39
350–390 373 7 510.00–525.00 $518.09 $1,932 -13.23
407–445 421 9 470.00–487.50 $478.50 $2,014 -6.38
400–448 fancy 434 8 490.00–505.00 $495.93 $2,152 -13.76
455 fancy 455 3 460.00–472.50 $468.33 $2,131 -10.01
465–498 491 36 425.00–450.00 $432.74 $2,125 -35.29
503–543 value added 520 14 410.00–427.50 $419.13 $2,179 -20.41
500–545 524 25 395.00–407.50 $401.21 $2,102 -17.54
566–590 value added 582 9 397.50–403.00 $399.28 $2,324 -18.76
550–595 586 24 378.00–393.00 $383.71 $2,249 -20.77
616–625 value added 622 21 375.00 $375.00 $2,332 -13.55
605–642 634 33 345.00–363.00 $359.65 $2,280 -3.99
661 value added 661 3 358.00 $358.00 $2,366 -14.00
650–695 668 24 325.00–342.00 $330.07 $2,205 -16.37
705–725 708 7 315.00–320.00 $319.27 $2,260 -14.28
740 value added 740 16 356.00 $356.00 $2,634 +11.26
763 value added 763 20 345.00 $345.00 $2,632 —
765–790 775 7 310.00–320.00 $314.04 $2,434 -10.25
830–841 838 8 302.00–314.00 $304.97 $2,556 -19.03
875–890 881 4 290.00–305.00 $299.97 $2,643 -33.03
956 956 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,772 —
1005 1005 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,362 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 452.50–457.50 $455.02 $1,561 —
387–390 388 3 462.50–475.00 $466.69 $1,811 -34.98
420–440 433 3 457.50–460.00 $458.31 $1,984 —
478 478 4 420.00 $420.00 $2,008 -30.00
530–545 538 2 383.00–385.00 $384.01 $2,066 —
580 580 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,146 —
635–637 636 3 331.00 $331.00 $2,105 —
678–680 678 5 320.00 $320.00 $2,170 —
700–720 710 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,130 —
785 785 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,355 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,144 -55.00
355–365 362 3 445.00–452.50 $447.45 $1,620 -37.55
405–430 418 3 425.00–430.00 $427.48 $1,787 -26.68
485–495 490 3 410.00–420.00 $413.97 $2,028 -28.10
590 590 1 343.00 $343.00 $2,024 -36.08
635 635 1 319.00 $319.00 $2,026 -18.62
655–690 678 3 310.00–311.00 $310.32 $2,104 -17.64
705–720 713 2 283.00–289.00 $286.03 $2,039 -27.43
750 750 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,931 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,187 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 fancy 220 1 700.00 $700.00 $1,540 -100.00
225 225 1 670.00 $670.00 $1,508 +150.00
250 250 1 602.50 $602.50 $1,506 +5.25
320 320 1 522.50 $522.50 $1,672 -32.87
337 fancy 337 2 610.00 $610.00 $2,056 +7.50
370 fancy 370 2 560.00 $560.00 $2,072 -40.00
357–397 379 8 530.00–542.50 $534.26 $2,025 -13.16
415–435 425 2 490.00–510.00 $500.24 $2,126 -43.46
470–495 484 4 482.50–500.00 $491.76 $2,380 -32.03
463–498 fancy 485 8 502.50–507.50 $505.71 $2,453 —
510–545 535 5 450.00–455.00 $451.50 $2,416 -0.50
555–557 fancy 557 8 453.00–462.50 $454.18 $2,530 -10.82
557–580 564 6 425.00–442.50 $439.15 $2,477 +19.15
606–619 615 13 414.00–422.50 $418.88 $2,576 -2.60
661 fancy 661 4 394.00 $394.00 $2,604 —
665–685 675 7 374.00–385.00 $381.28 $2,574 +4.99
700–707 705 3 364.00–370.00 $365.99 $2,580 +17.40
755–767 763 3 325.00–333.00 $330.36 $2,521 -26.14
835 835 3 322.00 $322.00 $2,689 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,488 -95.00
375 375 2 482.50 $482.50 $1,809 —
400 400 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,600 -107.53
477 477 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,099 -55.00
592–595 594 4 400.00–405.00 $402.74 $2,392 —
640 640 1 373.00 $373.00 $2,387 —
1255 1255 1 217.00 $217.00 $2,723 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 4 477.50 $477.50 $2,187 —
540 540 1 422.50 $422.50 $2,282 —
570–595 579 4 417.00–420.00 $417.87 $2,419 —
632 632 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,496 —
660 660 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,343 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 1 318.00 $318.00 $2,480 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1020 938 85-90% 5 140.50–146.00 $142.88 $1,340 +21.88
885–990 938 85-90% 2 131.00–135.50 $133.38 $1,251 +12.38
895–990 945 85-90% 3 150.00–155.00 $153.42 $1,450 +32.42
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 80-85% 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,776 —
1040–1400 1152 80-85% 6 158.50–165.50 $163.11 $1,879 —
1120–1375 1222 80-85% 3 144.50–149.50 $146.66 $1,792 -30.63

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1385 1305 2 166.00–170.50 $168.39 $2,197 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
830 830 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,610
1305 1305 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 211.00 $211.00 $2,754

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
665 665 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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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.