Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 24, 2026

1,247 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $455.45/cwt +24.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,794/hd at 613 lb · 85 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $412.70/cwt +20.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,816/hd at 682 lb · 66 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $515.91/cwt -1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,732/hd at 530 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,247 909 1,393
Feeder cattle 1,218 890 1,345
Slaughter cattle 27 17 40
Replacement cattle 2 2 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. No test on slaughter bulls due to limited amount of comparable receipts however higher undertones noted. 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
255 255 1 575.00 $575.00 $1,466 —
275 fancy 275 1 620.00 $620.00 $1,705 +5.00
300 thin fleshed 300 1 705.00 $705.00 $2,115 —
325–330 327 8 595.00–607.50 $600.32 $1,963 —
305–342 fancy 330 3 622.50–640.00 $634.60 $2,094 +32.10
350 fancy 350 1 630.00 $630.00 $2,205 —
350–382 368 11 590.00–602.50 $598.30 $2,202 +53.30
408–409 thin fleshed 409 10 610.00–625.00 $617.49 $2,526 —
406–430 fancy 415 7 557.50–570.00 $564.55 $2,343 -47.95
405–448 424 25 525.00–550.00 $534.36 $2,266 -13.69
460 thin fleshed 460 14 568.00 $568.00 $2,613 —
465–485 fancy 475 9 545.00–550.00 $547.48 $2,601 +1.64
465–496 487 14 520.00–540.00 $530.83 $2,585 -2.94
500–520 fancy 505 5 532.50–542.50 $536.99 $2,712 -6.01
505–547 value added 527 35 510.00–530.00 $522.33 $2,753 -3.56
500–547 541 19 482.00–503.00 $498.54 $2,697 +4.97
552–565 value added 560 6 482.50–497.50 $487.85 $2,732 +3.98
551–598 573 39 455.00–478.00 $466.49 $2,673 +14.60
608 fancy 608 40 470.50 $470.50 $2,861 —
605–632 value added 618 32 440.00–455.00 $449.24 $2,776 +12.92
600–647 619 13 419.00–436.00 $424.42 $2,627 +8.59
660 value added 660 2 423.00 $423.00 $2,792 +18.53
655–691 683 64 402.00–415.50 $412.38 $2,817 +34.45
700–720 value added 712 7 391.00–397.50 $393.73 $2,803 +6.79
700–748 726 20 372.00–388.00 $377.61 $2,741 +6.89
750–788 769 15 358.00–372.50 $365.37 $2,810 +8.84
805–826 816 6 340.00–356.00 $347.90 $2,839 -6.52
859 value added 859 5 340.00 $340.00 $2,921 —
875–890 883 2 320.00–325.00 $322.48 $2,847 -15.31
910 910 1 306.00 $306.00 $2,785 —
929 value added 929 56 336.75 $336.75 $3,128 +2.90
955 955 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,770 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 585.00 $585.00 $1,814 —
365–390 377 3 565.00–575.00 $569.93 $2,149 —
415–445 434 6 510.00–522.50 $516.26 $2,241 +16.26
470 470 2 502.50 $502.50 $2,362 -15.00
501–545 512 5 467.50–477.50 $473.91 $2,426 +42.22
550–599 586 12 447.50–454.00 $452.27 $2,650 —
620–635 628 2 402.50–412.00 $407.31 $2,558 +26.31
675–680 676 5 396.00–397.00 $396.20 $2,678 —
700–730 715 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,610 —
800 800 1 332.00 $332.00 $2,656 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 472.50 $472.50 $1,536 +17.50
507–530 515 3 462.00–462.50 $462.17 $2,380 +62.17
570–587 579 8 437.50–442.50 $440.01 $2,548 +25.01
645 645 2 390.00–393.00 $391.50 $2,525 +81.50
655–665 658 3 369.00–370.00 $369.34 $2,430 -11.66
705 705 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,468 +5.00
785 785 1 328.00 $328.00 $2,575 —
995 995 1 291.00 $291.00 $2,895 —
1030 1030 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,884 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–242 235 3 505.00–530.00 $512.81 $1,205 —
236 fancy 236 4 550.00 $550.00 $1,298 —
250–270 260 2 550.00–565.00 $557.21 $1,449 —
287 fancy 287 2 597.50 $597.50 $1,715 —
308 fancy 308 3 590.00 $590.00 $1,817 —
330–335 331 4 555.00–560.00 $558.75 $1,849 +23.75
355–392 374 15 500.00–525.00 $510.37 $1,909 +6.69
355–384 fancy 380 14 565.00–569.00 $568.31 $2,160 —
407–446 428 22 470.00–491.00 $482.79 $2,066 +20.03
420–445 fancy 434 9 500.00–517.50 $511.11 $2,218 +19.55
455–472 462 20 452.50–468.00 $464.29 $2,145 +3.87
463–485 fancy 467 5 477.50–490.00 $480.09 $2,242 -4.71
473 thin fleshed 473 3 497.50 $497.50 $2,353 —
501–545 517 42 402.00–427.00 $418.02 $2,161 -1.32
502–535 value added 520 10 430.00–435.00 $431.19 $2,242 -4.81
550–595 value added 561 8 424.00–430.00 $428.41 $2,403 +19.74
550–591 570 41 400.00–419.00 $409.22 $2,333 +24.29
622 fancy 622 16 392.00–400.00 $393.00 $2,444 —
600–638 value added 630 13 380.00–386.00 $381.21 $2,402 +1.71
605–646 636 19 355.00–374.00 $367.78 $2,339 +7.93
650–664 value added 657 10 359.00–365.00 $361.20 $2,373 —
655–692 682 29 339.00–355.00 $343.03 $2,339 -3.40
710–725 value added 718 4 347.00–349.00 $347.99 $2,499 —
705–740 721 11 327.00–340.00 $333.59 $2,405 +2.56
760 value added 760 5 364.00 $364.00 $2,766 +17.50
750–795 777 4 320.00–333.00 $324.14 $2,519 +13.14
800–840 820 3 326.00–330.00 $327.63 $2,687 —
885 885 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,744 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,364 —
330–340 333 7 500.00–507.50 $506.04 $1,685 —
365–392 383 3 485.00–492.50 $487.38 $1,867 +9.95
400–410 406 10 460.00–467.50 $461.73 $1,875 —
475–495 490 4 435.00–440.00 $436.21 $2,137 +1.46
525 525 1 394.00 $394.00 $2,068 +24.00
550–595 567 8 381.00–391.00 $383.82 $2,176 +7.02
645 645 1 348.00 $348.00 $2,245 +8.50
667 667 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,201 +4.00
730 730 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,336 +6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,197 +10.00
315–335 322 3 480.00–485.00 $481.74 $1,551 —
377 377 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,810 +28.27
405–433 428 10 450.00–455.00 $450.71 $1,929 +28.82
475–490 483 2 447.50–457.50 $452.58 $2,186 +10.07
550–595 578 6 370.00–376.00 $371.87 $2,149 —
617 617 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,098 —
740 740 1 311.00 $311.00 $2,301 +1.00
895 895 1 284.00 $284.00 $2,542 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,265 —
255 255 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,479 +40.00
307–315 310 3 600.00–627.50 $609.32 $1,889 —
310 thin fleshed 310 1 720.00 $720.00 $2,232 —
322 fancy 322 2 660.00 $660.00 $2,125 —
350 fancy 350 2 647.50 $647.50 $2,266 —
350–381 370 8 580.00–605.00 $595.06 $2,202 +55.03
405–425 fancy 418 7 590.00–600.00 $596.69 $2,494 +46.69
407–448 436 15 565.00–575.00 $572.51 $2,496 +50.73
452–485 465 5 500.00–525.00 $515.81 $2,399 -13.25
450–476 fancy 470 4 527.50–530.00 $528.10 $2,482 -74.40
508 fancy 508 4 549.00 $549.00 $2,789 +29.00
510–525 517 4 490.00–502.50 $498.08 $2,575 +51.22
555–580 569 4 440.00–460.00 $448.12 $2,550 +61.91
605–617 fancy 613 3 434.00–436.00 $434.66 $2,664 —
630–640 638 4 387.00–402.50 $393.59 $2,511 -33.91
655–695 684 4 370.00–385.00 $374.32 $2,560 —
690 fancy 690 2 390.00–391.00 $390.50 $2,694 —
717 fancy 717 5 383.00 $383.00 $2,746 —
740 740 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,627 +11.35
765 765 1 356.00 $356.00 $2,723 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,521 —
380 380 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,824 +27.50
440 440 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,178 —
450 450 3 497.50 $497.50 $2,239 —
525 525 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,231 +55.00
580–595 590 3 402.50–405.00 $404.18 $2,385 —
600–640 627 3 360.00–362.00 $360.68 $2,261 —
677 677 2 344.50 $344.50 $2,332 —
730 730 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,409 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,600 —
365–385 375 2 502.50–525.00 $513.45 $1,925 +13.45
435 435 1 522.50 $522.50 $2,273 —
470 470 1 497.50 $497.50 $2,338 +7.56
515–545 530 2 450.00–455.00 $452.57 $2,399 —
580 580 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,465 —
640 640 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,368 —
680 680 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,448 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1222 1171 80-85% 5 161.00–165.50 $162.48 $1,903 -2.52
1235–1335 1285 80-85% 2 184.00–187.00 $185.44 $2,383 +7.66
1195–1400 1298 80-85% 2 148.00–156.00 $152.32 $1,977 -25.46
1180–1420 1321 80-85% 6 169.00–176.00 $171.24 $2,262 -12.04
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–940 900 85-90% 2 142.00–146.00 $144.09 $1,297 +10.09
960–1030 995 85-90% 4 133.50–138.00 $135.83 $1,352 —
1025 1025 85-90% 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,640 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1665 1453 2 215.00–217.00 $215.85 $3,136 —
1600 1600 1 209.00 $209.00 $3,344 —
1800 1800 1 178.50 $178.50 $3,213 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 197.00 $197.00 $2,108

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,650 —
982 value added 982 55 265.00 $265.00 $2,602 —
1115 1115 1 181.00 $181.00 $2,018 —
1155 1155 1 181.00 $181.00 $2,091 —

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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.