Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 12, 2026

871 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $503.64/cwt -1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,659/hd at 528 lb · 60 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $356.00/cwt +43.00 vs last sale · ≈ $3,232/hd at 908 lb · 59 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $438.97/cwt -4.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,293/hd at 522 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 871 868 1,437
Feeder cattle 829 795 1,381
Slaughter cattle 42 73 52
Replacement cattle 0 0 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. 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
210 210 1 705.00 $705.00 $1,480 +80.00
295 295 1 710.00 $710.00 $2,094 +26.25
320 320 1 607.50 $607.50 $1,944 -72.50
300–330 fancy 323 9 700.00 $700.00 $2,261 —
370 370 1 557.50 $557.50 $2,063 -31.62
393 fancy 393 3 600.00 $600.00 $2,358 —
400–435 fancy 421 7 587.50–602.50 $591.44 $2,490 +34.46
432–440 437 9 550.00–575.00 $568.40 $2,484 +37.81
453 fancy 453 11 550.00–555.00 $551.36 $2,498 -3.64
461–499 484 16 515.00–530.00 $522.47 $2,529 -0.47
500–546 525 38 480.00–502.50 $492.71 $2,587 +21.43
525–543 value added 533 22 505.00–530.00 $522.51 $2,785 +12.10
551 value added 551 5 504.00 $504.00 $2,777 —
555–597 579 33 472.50–487.50 $483.96 $2,802 +6.37
600–612 value added 606 9 470.00–482.00 $476.64 $2,888 +18.54
615–643 631 12 439.00–457.50 $448.29 $2,829 +31.27
653–687 value added 659 12 438.00–443.00 $442.13 $2,914 +7.66
650–690 680 5 414.00–431.00 $422.00 $2,870 +8.50
702–738 value added 721 12 400.00–405.00 $401.57 $2,895 -11.72
710–729 723 11 371.00–390.00 $378.77 $2,739 —
755–765 759 5 361.00–376.00 $371.18 $2,817 +5.14
790 value added 790 9 378.50 $378.50 $2,990 —
810–832 825 3 345.00–347.00 $346.35 $2,857 -1.83
855–895 867 17 331.00–349.00 $345.21 $2,993 -3.79
908 value added 908 59 356.00 $356.00 $3,232 —
1018 1018 5 259.00 $259.00 $2,637 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,836 +100.00
355 355 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,899 +25.13
415 415 1 547.50 $547.50 $2,272 +65.00
465–495 480 2 487.50–492.50 $489.92 $2,352 +27.42
510–535 520 3 472.50–478.00 $475.21 $2,471 +33.55
577 577 4 464.00 $464.00 $2,677 +18.00
605–632 625 7 425.00–432.00 $430.31 $2,689 +59.31
681–695 682 10 400.00–401.00 $400.10 $2,729 —
745 745 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,533 —
1170 1170 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,866 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 510.00 $510.00 $842 —
246 246 4 607.50 $607.50 $1,494 -42.60
327 fancy 327 2 620.00 $620.00 $2,027 +25.00
325–341 333 6 485.00–502.50 $493.96 $1,645 -57.18
355–385 370 6 460.00–475.00 $466.97 $1,728 -42.52
365–380 fancy 373 2 530.00–540.00 $535.10 $1,996 -29.36
401–425 fancy 413 6 495.00–512.50 $504.00 $2,082 -3.42
406–445 431 22 470.00–485.00 $476.89 $2,055 -1.05
450 fancy 450 1 502.50 $502.50 $2,261 +10.52
466–493 473 11 460.00–470.00 $467.16 $2,210 -7.83
506–547 521 46 427.50–442.00 $438.05 $2,282 -2.13
530–532 value added 531 7 445.00 $445.00 $2,363 -5.76
550–590 567 11 390.00–405.00 $394.95 $2,239 -25.39
562–583 value added 574 16 410.00–421.00 $417.08 $2,394 -15.52
600–645 620 5 364.00–378.00 $371.32 $2,302 +3.39
615–622 value added 620 3 388.00–392.00 $390.68 $2,422 +8.18
662–686 value added 670 9 370.00–377.00 $374.61 $2,510 -7.89
655–697 671 6 345.00–360.00 $354.31 $2,377 +14.43
705–730 719 6 324.00–340.00 $331.48 $2,383 -3.09
742 value added 742 7 347.00 $347.00 $2,575 -15.00
750 750 1 331.00 $331.00 $2,482 +1.00
799 value added 799 41 344.00 $344.00 $2,749 —
820 820 5 304.00–322.50 $307.70 $2,523 -13.30
910–946 937 4 302.00–307.50 $303.34 $2,842 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,536 —
350–390 370 2 447.50–450.00 $448.82 $1,661 -21.50
431 431 5 462.50 $462.50 $1,993 +21.87
467–490 472 5 437.50–448.00 $445.82 $2,104 +5.82
500–523 520 13 417.00–422.50 $418.72 $2,177 +47.56
550 550 3 388.00–395.00 $392.67 $2,160 —
645 645 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,193 -3.00
655–682 675 4 339.00–342.50 $340.12 $2,296 +11.12
730 730 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,518 +71.00
760 760 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,356 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 2 605.00–620.00 $612.74 $1,458 -27.26
250–275 263 2 555.00–565.00 $560.24 $1,473 -42.26
265 fancy 265 1 602.50 $602.50 $1,597 -47.50
280 thin fleshed 280 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,820 —
300–335 318 2 580.00–585.00 $582.64 $1,853 -17.36
350–395 375 3 560.00–572.50 $564.22 $2,116 +33.89
385 fancy 385 1 595.00 $595.00 $2,291 +44.00
402 fancy 402 3 560.00 $560.00 $2,251 —
402 402 3 535.00 $535.00 $2,151 +25.76
450 fancy 450 1 530.00 $530.00 $2,385 +25.51
450–478 466 12 502.00–517.50 $511.48 $2,383 +18.87
505 fancy 505 2 486.00 $486.00 $2,454 -9.00
507–525 518 5 460.00 $460.00 $2,383 -11.23
552–555 fancy 553 3 470.00–490.00 $476.69 $2,636 —
565–598 589 9 430.00–442.50 $435.56 $2,565 -17.67
600–620 611 4 402.00–420.00 $410.46 $2,508 +8.89
705 705 2 377.50 $377.50 $2,661 +36.50
765 765 1 354.00 $354.00 $2,708 +12.00
810 810 1 331.00 $331.00 $2,681 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 557.50 $557.50 $1,254 —
326 326 3 525.00 $525.00 $1,712 —
395 395 1 517.50 $517.50 $2,044 +17.50
497 497 2 495.00 $495.00 $2,460 —
535 535 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,327 -4.00
590 590 2 410.00–415.00 $412.50 $2,434 -11.50
635 635 1 392.00 $392.00 $2,489 +14.50
655 655 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,456 +17.50
710 710 1 346.00 $346.00 $2,457 —
775 775 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,480 +2.00
1010–1025 1018 2 257.00–262.00 $259.48 $2,642 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1580 1267 80-85% 5 171.00–179.00 $173.76 $2,202 —
1185–1430 1303 80-85% 6 182.00–193.00 $188.32 $2,454 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–890 830 85-90% 2 138.00–140.00 $138.93 $1,153 -16.68
855 855 85-90% 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,265 —
1035–1045 1042 85-90% 3 157.00–161.00 $158.32 $1,650 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480 1480 75-80% 1 162.00 $162.00 $2,398 —
1530 1530 75-80% 1 185.00 $185.00 $2,830 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–2145 1660 3 210.00–218.00 $213.70 $3,547 +7.49

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1055–1100 1078 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 207.00–265.00 $236.61 $2,551

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,109 —
950 950 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,900 —

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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.