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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 7, 2026

1,155 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $523.09/cwt +7.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,725/hd at 521 lb · 79 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $571.21/cwt +8.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,650/hd at 464 lb · 60 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $466.42/cwt -29.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,697/hd at 578 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,155 1,210 0
Feeder cattle 1,099 1,156 0
Slaughter cattle 56 52 0
Replacement cattle 0 2 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
220–225 223 2 625.00–655.00 $639.83 $1,427 -15.17
240 fancy 240 1 675.00 $675.00 $1,620 -15.00
275 fancy 275 1 700.00 $700.00 $1,925 +15.00
270–295 278 3 650.00–660.00 $653.23 $1,816 +43.23
305–325 315 5 615.00–640.00 $627.94 $1,978 +4.62
310–325 fancy 316 5 650.00–662.50 $657.48 $2,078 -22.52
358–365 fancy 361 5 635.00–640.00 $637.98 $2,303 -12.02
362–395 378 9 600.00–615.00 $610.64 $2,308 +0.02
402–420 thin fleshed 416 9 600.00–611.00 $608.64 $2,532 —
400–440 420 22 550.00–575.00 $562.26 $2,361 +14.36
420–438 fancy 433 16 580.00–595.00 $584.68 $2,532 -10.18
450 thin fleshed 450 5 591.00 $591.00 $2,660 +8.18
455–460 fancy 457 41 575.00–580.50 $576.82 $2,636 +17.87
455–493 489 14 537.50–552.50 $547.73 $2,678 +9.75
502–513 value added 507 21 537.50–552.50 $545.22 $2,764 —
500–546 526 58 500.00–524.00 $515.08 $2,709 +5.45
550–577 value added 569 31 470.00–487.50 $485.01 $2,760 -15.65
550–595 588 29 439.00–463.00 $446.55 $2,626 -12.13
607–629 value added 617 15 442.00–448.00 $444.18 $2,741 +2.53
600–641 618 22 402.50–428.00 $414.67 $2,563 -4.45
658 value added 658 23 443.50 $443.50 $2,918 +9.00
650–681 671 18 390.00–415.00 $400.14 $2,685 -13.68
700–740 717 9 370.00–389.00 $381.54 $2,736 +2.48
702–737 value added 734 24 396.50–407.00 $397.34 $2,916 +11.76
750 value added 750 10 394.00 $394.00 $2,955 —
752–776 765 7 351.00–375.00 $360.04 $2,754 -5.96
835 value added 835 10 361.75 $361.75 $3,021 —
936 value added 936 3 321.00 $321.00 $3,005 —
970 970 1 306.00 $306.00 $2,968 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 595.00 $595.00 $1,934 +32.50
370 370 1 545.00 $545.00 $2,016 -33.32
440–445 442 4 537.50–542.50 $539.99 $2,387 +12.49
457–475 468 5 515.00–520.00 $518.01 $2,424 -7.86
502–533 522 8 475.00–480.00 $476.46 $2,487 -21.04
576 576 4 435.00 $435.00 $2,506 —
665 665 6 385.00 $385.00 $2,560 —
710 710 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,592 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,357 —
345 345 1 572.50 $572.50 $1,975 +37.50
400 400 1 535.00 $535.00 $2,140 +22.50
450–485 459 4 500.00–510.00 $502.64 $2,307 -4.86
530 530 1 475.00 $475.00 $2,518 -5.00
595 595 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,588 -12.50
620 620 1 377.50 $377.50 $2,340 —
675–685 680 2 370.00–375.00 $372.48 $2,533 —
747 747 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,614 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 fancy 205 1 665.00 $665.00 $1,363 +55.00
235 235 3 585.00 $585.00 $1,375 +37.50
250–297 271 6 565.00–585.00 $574.99 $1,558 +66.92
295 fancy 295 3 620.00 $620.00 $1,829 —
300–330 314 7 500.00–525.00 $512.76 $1,610 -34.25
340–347 fancy 344 4 530.00–532.50 $531.24 $1,827 —
370–385 381 6 522.50–547.50 $531.60 $2,025 +18.34
408–430 fancy 418 7 500.00–507.50 $506.44 $2,117 -0.09
400–447 431 26 477.50–492.50 $485.89 $2,094 +4.65
451–466 fancy 461 37 482.00–500.00 $495.28 $2,283 +7.16
450–480 467 8 452.50–462.50 $458.70 $2,142 -11.27
504 value added 504 17 443.50 $443.50 $2,235 +13.60
505–540 522 29 407.00–427.00 $420.40 $2,194 +4.58
566–595 value added 578 18 403.00–410.00 $405.02 $2,341 -13.98
560–599 587 33 388.00–402.50 $395.07 $2,319 -18.07
617–624 value added 619 18 384.00–390.00 $388.32 $2,404 -5.64
602–646 626 15 360.00–368.00 $363.57 $2,276 -7.93
666–671 value added 670 12 371.00–372.00 $371.75 $2,491 +10.67
680–681 681 17 359.00–369.00 $363.59 $2,476 +24.05
718–730 value added 719 18 365.50–371.00 $365.81 $2,630 +14.81
705–735 720 15 335.00–344.00 $336.73 $2,424 +6.48
752 value added 752 8 340.00 $340.00 $2,557 —
755–795 772 6 310.00–324.00 $317.03 $2,447 -10.96
822–835 826 3 312.00–329.00 $317.73 $2,624 +1.05
857 value added 857 12 341.00 $341.00 $2,922 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 530.00–537.50 $533.78 $1,511 —
340 340 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,615 -30.57
355–395 370 3 455.00–462.50 $458.48 $1,696 -21.21
400–433 421 6 450.00–455.00 $454.21 $1,912 +0.88
452–455 454 4 455.00–457.50 $455.63 $2,069 +3.58
515 515 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,983 +2.51
578–590 583 9 382.50–384.00 $383.33 $2,235 +8.89
635 635 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,222 —
657–665 660 3 317.50–320.00 $318.34 $2,101 -6.66
730 730 2 302.50–307.50 $305.00 $2,226 -15.00
750 750 1 306.00 $306.00 $2,295 +2.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 262 2 555.00 $555.00 $1,454 —
330 330 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,568 -50.00
375 375 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,875 +1.22
470 470 1 442.50 $442.50 $2,080 -17.50
570–597 588 5 380.00–387.00 $384.39 $2,260 -2.11
685 685 1 341.00 $341.00 $2,336 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 1 201.00 $201.00 $2,573 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 660.00 $660.00 $1,287 —
210 210 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,113 —
225 fancy 225 1 605.00 $605.00 $1,361 —
280 280 1 565.00 $565.00 $1,582 -46.25
300–320 311 5 605.00–635.00 $617.77 $1,921 -4.73
350–395 384 4 525.00–550.00 $544.30 $2,090 -69.28
387 fancy 387 2 585.00 $585.00 $2,264 -60.07
405–415 408 3 505.00–532.50 $523.18 $2,135 -13.48
435 fancy 435 1 550.00 $550.00 $2,392 -29.45
470–475 473 2 522.50–525.00 $523.74 $2,477 +7.29
500–510 fancy 503 3 495.00–500.00 $496.69 $2,498 -19.60
515–523 522 8 462.50–480.00 $464.66 $2,426 -36.06
550–580 569 9 425.00 $425.00 $2,418 -45.72
600–610 605 7 400.00–417.00 $408.25 $2,470 +21.62
678 678 5 411.00 $411.00 $2,787 +38.21
720–740 727 3 330.00–337.00 $332.38 $2,416 -17.62
760–778 774 4 349.00–352.50 $349.86 $2,708 +22.03
895 895 1 301.00 $301.00 $2,694 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,125 -126.00
430 430 2 437.50 $437.50 $1,881 -55.00
480 480 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,304 -5.00
520–527 525 3 424.00–430.00 $425.98 $2,236 -44.02
672 672 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,554 —
782 782 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,346 —
990 990 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,376 -35.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 3 417.50 $417.50 $2,267 -67.50
770 770 1 321.00 $321.00 $2,472 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1215 1134 80-85% 4 169.00–176.00 $173.09 $1,963 +15.32
1095–1170 1137 80-85% 3 159.00–165.00 $162.64 $1,849 +4.87
1025–1385 1180 80-85% 7 186.00–189.50 $187.13 $2,208 —
1005–1420 1221 80-85% 10 179.00–185.50 $183.12 $2,236 -3.44
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1020 925 85-90% 4 169.00–175.50 $172.53 $1,596 +10.40
900–965 940 85-90% 3 159.00–166.00 $161.92 $1,522 -0.21
975–1010 993 85-90% 2 187.00–188.00 $187.51 $1,862 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 75-80% 1 183.00 $183.00 $2,745 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 1 199.00 $199.00 $2,428 —
1265–1505 1401 4 210.00–211.00 $210.53 $2,950 —
1425 1425 1 221.00 $221.00 $3,149 +12.23

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815–875 853 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 241.00–257.50 $248.46 $2,119

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
923 value added 923 58 281.50 $281.50 $2,598 —

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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.