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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 31, 2026

1,210 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $348.42/cwt +13.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,987/hd at 857 lb · 136 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $495.68/cwt +26.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,831/hd at 571 lb · 54 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $426.31/cwt +13.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,906/hd at 682 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,210 1,247 0
Feeder cattle 1,156 1,218 0
Slaughter cattle 52 27 0
Replacement cattle 2 2 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifer sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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
135 135 1 705.00 $705.00 $952 —
230 230 1 655.00 $655.00 $1,506 —
235 fancy 235 1 690.00 $690.00 $1,622 —
275 fancy 275 1 685.00 $685.00 $1,884 +65.00
285 thin fleshed 285 3 720.00 $720.00 $2,052 —
295 295 1 610.00 $610.00 $1,800 —
300–330 313 3 610.00–632.50 $623.32 $1,951 +23.00
320 fancy 320 1 680.00 $680.00 $2,176 +45.40
350 fancy 350 2 650.00 $650.00 $2,275 +20.00
373–390 382 13 600.00–625.00 $610.62 $2,333 +12.32
405–435 fancy 414 7 582.50–602.50 $594.86 $2,463 +30.31
415–440 430 5 540.00–555.00 $547.90 $2,356 +13.54
455–458 thin fleshed 456 14 582.50–583.00 $582.82 $2,658 +14.82
450–488 fancy 463 9 557.00–560.00 $558.95 $2,588 +11.47
460–485 472 10 532.50–545.00 $537.98 $2,539 +7.15
500–542 527 23 500.00–522.50 $509.63 $2,686 +11.09
544 value added 544 10 529.00 $529.00 $2,878 +6.67
557–583 value added 565 16 485.00–505.00 $500.66 $2,829 +12.81
571 fancy 571 20 525.00 $525.00 $2,998 —
555–595 577 18 450.00–467.50 $458.68 $2,647 -7.81
603–622 613 14 410.00–427.50 $419.12 $2,569 -5.30
625 fancy 625 20 470.50 $470.50 $2,941 ±0.00
605–637 value added 630 14 437.50–445.00 $441.65 $2,782 -7.59
678 value added 678 32 434.50 $434.50 $2,946 +11.50
670–693 687 21 406.50–421.00 $413.82 $2,843 +1.44
720–745 731 10 378.00–381.00 $379.06 $2,771 +1.45
718–739 value added 735 34 384.50–390.00 $385.58 $2,834 -8.15
766–767 767 4 361.00–371.00 $366.00 $2,807 +0.63
816 816 19 370.00 $370.00 $3,019 +22.10
853–858 value added 856 125 347.90–352.25 $350.13 $2,997 +10.13
866–877 872 11 320.00–340.00 $329.03 $2,869 +6.55
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,402 —
330 330 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,766 +62.50
360–390 375 2 500.00–512.50 $506.00 $1,898 —
422 422 2 512.50 $512.50 $2,163 —
485 485 2 505.00–510.00 $507.50 $2,461 —
522 522 2 480.00 $480.00 $2,506 +17.83
565 565 1 447.50 $447.50 $2,528 +7.49
775 775 1 334.00 $334.00 $2,588 +6.00
875 875 1 316.00 $316.00 $2,765 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 562.50 $562.50 $1,772 -22.50
385–390 387 3 575.00–585.00 $578.32 $2,238 +8.39
440 440 1 527.50 $527.50 $2,321 +11.24
460–495 475 3 525.00–527.50 $525.87 $2,498 +23.37
545 545 2 497.50 $497.50 $2,711 +23.59

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
217 fancy 217 2 610.00 $610.00 $1,324 +60.00
225 225 1 547.50 $547.50 $1,232 +34.69
270–275 274 4 502.50–520.00 $508.07 $1,392 -49.14
300 fancy 300 3 572.50 $572.50 $1,718 -17.50
310–337 324 10 542.40–555.00 $547.01 $1,772 -11.74
350–388 375 12 503.00–530.00 $513.26 $1,925 +2.89
401–427 fancy 410 6 500.00–510.00 $506.53 $2,077 -4.58
405–445 427 16 472.50–497.50 $481.24 $2,055 -1.55
450–458 fancy 457 8 487.50–492.50 $488.12 $2,231 +8.03
450–492 469 24 462.50–482.50 $469.97 $2,204 +5.68
500–547 521 31 403.00–426.00 $415.82 $2,166 -2.20
510–535 value added 532 11 429.00–433.00 $429.90 $2,287 -1.29
567 value added 567 3 419.00 $419.00 $2,376 -9.41
560–591 576 35 408.00–415.00 $413.14 $2,380 +3.92
600–625 value added 609 14 390.00–400.00 $393.96 $2,399 +12.75
600–635 624 22 368.50–388.00 $371.50 $2,318 +3.72
659–691 value added 676 19 360.00–363.00 $361.08 $2,441 -0.12
655–696 694 22 339.00–345.00 $339.54 $2,356 -3.49
722 value added 722 16 351.00 $351.00 $2,534 +3.01
730–745 736 4 330.00–331.00 $330.25 $2,431 -3.34
763–770 764 5 320.00–330.00 $327.99 $2,506 +3.85
805–810 807 3 313.00–324.00 $316.68 $2,556 -10.95
855–882 867 14 315.00–333.00 $323.19 $2,802 +13.19
1040 1040 1 303.00 $303.00 $3,151 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
232 232 2 475.00 $475.00 $1,102 —
323–335 326 4 500.00–507.50 $505.57 $1,648 +23.83
360–373 367 7 475.00–482.50 $479.69 $1,760 -0.31
425–435 432 9 450.00–457.50 $453.33 $1,958 +2.62
475–497 484 10 450.00–457.50 $452.05 $2,188 -0.53
530–542 539 4 375.00–385.00 $382.49 $2,062 —
575–590 583 2 370.00–379.00 $374.44 $2,183 +2.57
665–680 673 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,187 —
700 700 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,240 —
770–775 773 2 302.50–305.00 $303.75 $2,348 —
880 880 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,574 +8.50
905 905 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,466 —
985 985 1 268.00 $268.00 $2,640 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,260 —
348 348 5 525.00 $525.00 $1,827 +18.96
360–380 370 2 497.50–500.00 $498.78 $1,845 +11.40
413–420 415 4 467.50–470.00 $469.37 $1,948 +7.64
481 481 3 460.00 $460.00 $2,213 +23.79
575–593 588 6 384.00–391.00 $386.50 $2,273 +2.68
865–875 870 2 302.50–310.00 $306.27 $2,665 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 605.00–617.50 $611.25 $1,589 +31.25
275 fancy 275 1 700.00 $700.00 $1,925 —
305–325 313 4 617.50–630.00 $622.50 $1,948 +13.18
330 fancy 330 1 647.50 $647.50 $2,137 -12.50
355 thin fleshed 355 2 660.00 $660.00 $2,343 —
350–366 fancy 362 7 635.00–647.50 $645.07 $2,335 -2.43
360–395 379 12 600.00–627.50 $613.58 $2,325 +18.52
410 thin fleshed 410 3 612.50 $612.50 $2,511 —
405–445 425 2 527.50–545.00 $536.66 $2,281 -35.85
417–445 fancy 435 12 570.00–587.50 $579.45 $2,521 -17.24
455–487 fancy 474 9 532.50–539.00 $535.12 $2,536 +7.02
465–496 483 15 502.50–525.00 $516.45 $2,494 +0.64
500–512 fancy 506 4 510.00–520.00 $516.29 $2,612 -32.71
510–530 519 7 490.00–507.50 $500.72 $2,599 +2.64
560–565 562 3 462.50–487.00 $470.72 $2,645 +22.60
610–620 618 6 384.00–400.00 $386.63 $2,389 -6.96
621–635 fancy 627 5 427.00–435.00 $430.24 $2,698 -4.42
665–677 671 4 368.00–377.50 $372.79 $2,501 -1.53
682 fancy 682 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,728 +9.50
700 700 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,450 —
750–788 777 6 321.00–340.00 $327.83 $2,547 -28.17
800–805 803 2 320.00–340.00 $330.03 $2,650 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 301 3 501.00 $501.00 $1,508 —
350 350 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,925 +70.00
440 440 4 492.50 $492.50 $2,167 -2.50
460 460 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,231 -12.50
520 520 2 470.00 $470.00 $2,444 +45.00
575–585 580 2 430.00–437.50 $433.78 $2,516 +29.60
740 740 2 337.00 $337.00 $2,494 +7.00
810 810 1 301.00 $301.00 $2,438 —
990 990 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,722 —
1035 1035 1 279.00 $279.00 $2,888 —
1070 1070 1 237.50 $237.50 $2,541 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 582.50 $582.50 $1,806 +82.50
375–393 388 6 560.00–575.00 $566.60 $2,198 +53.15
400–440 423 3 500.00–510.00 $503.46 $2,130 -19.04
476 476 4 500.00 $500.00 $2,380 +2.50
520 520 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,522 +32.43
575 575 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,386 -10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1140 1108 80-85% 3 145.00–148.00 $146.69 $1,625 —
920–1360 1145 80-85% 5 155.00–161.00 $157.77 $1,806 —
965–1290 1146 80-85% 8 168.00–175.00 $171.69 $1,968 —
1130–1295 1218 80-85% 4 183.00–190.00 $186.56 $2,272 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–975 873 85-90% 3 140.50–146.00 $143.35 $1,251 —
835–960 923 85-90% 7 158.00–165.00 $162.13 $1,496 +18.04
950 950 85-90% 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,624 —
965–1045 1005 85-90% 2 150.00–153.00 $151.44 $1,522 -8.56

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 1 185.00 $185.00 $2,572 —
1325–1550 1438 2 205.00–212.00 $208.77 $3,002 —
1392–1975 1607 4 220.00–235.00 $225.63 $3,626 +16.63

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1135 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 254.00 $254.00 $2,883

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,944 —

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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.