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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 19, 2026

1,012 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $435.88/cwt -3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,275/hd at 522 lb · 65 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $453.63/cwt -16.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,169/hd at 478 lb · 64 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $457.50/cwt -2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,840/hd at 621 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,012 871 1,215
Feeder cattle 973 829 1,152
Slaughter cattle 34 42 60
Replacement cattle 5 0 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady to firm. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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
270 270 1 612.50 $612.50 $1,654 -97.50
310 fancy 310 2 625.00 $625.00 $1,938 -75.00
305–332 319 4 587.50–605.00 $596.62 $1,903 -10.88
320 thin fleshed 320 1 700.00 $700.00 $2,240 —
350–355 353 2 542.50–562.50 $552.57 $1,951 -4.93
385 fancy 385 1 587.50 $587.50 $2,262 -12.50
425 fancy 425 3 555.00 $555.00 $2,359 -36.44
417–445 427 5 525.00–545.00 $533.08 $2,276 -35.32
457–485 479 34 527.50–547.50 $540.61 $2,590 +18.14
470–486 fancy 481 6 550.00–556.00 $551.96 $2,655 +0.60
480–484 thin fleshed 483 20 567.50–570.50 $569.75 $2,752 —
500–508 fancy 503 18 552.50–565.00 $561.64 $2,825 —
500–535 value added 516 11 520.00–542.00 $532.30 $2,747 +9.79
510–537 524 5 480.00–492.50 $489.04 $2,563 -3.67
560 fancy 560 4 560.00 $560.00 $3,136 —
550–595 value added 565 14 485.00–501.50 $495.86 $2,802 -8.14
550–597 578 33 460.00–480.00 $470.33 $2,719 -13.63
602 fancy 602 6 484.00 $484.00 $2,914 —
607–631 value added 612 25 457.50–470.00 $467.72 $2,862 -8.92
603–649 632 30 430.00–455.00 $443.69 $2,804 -4.60
654 value added 654 5 455.00 $455.00 $2,976 +12.87
653–696 673 11 414.00–431.00 $423.00 $2,847 +1.00
700–730 value added 714 26 391.00–404.00 $402.47 $2,874 +0.90
705–743 726 11 376.00–388.00 $380.70 $2,764 +1.93
768 768 3 389.00 $389.00 $2,988 +17.82
855 855 1 319.00 $319.00 $2,727 -26.21
930 930 7 331.50 $331.50 $3,083 —
960 value added 960 5 331.00 $331.00 $3,178 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–307 306 3 520.00–525.00 $521.66 $1,596 -18.34
360 360 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,908 -5.00
416 416 3 505.00 $505.00 $2,101 -42.50
475 475 2 512.50 $512.50 $2,434 +22.58
515 515 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,189 -50.21
570–596 580 15 455.00–459.00 $457.36 $2,653 -6.64
615 615 3 421.00 $421.00 $2,589 -9.31
650 650 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,535 -10.10
782 782 6 349.00 $349.00 $2,729 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 267 3 535.00–552.50 $544.31 $1,453 —
300–335 321 6 500.00–525.00 $510.05 $1,637 +16.09
340 fancy 340 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,853 -75.00
350–375 366 9 472.50–492.50 $481.74 $1,763 +14.77
373 fancy 373 8 550.00 $550.00 $2,052 +14.90
407–449 426 14 462.50–477.50 $474.40 $2,021 -2.49
415–445 fancy 429 13 490.00–500.00 $494.33 $2,121 -9.67
465 fancy 465 11 482.50 $482.50 $2,244 -20.00
450–497 481 53 441.00–460.00 $447.64 $2,153 -19.52
503–542 value added 510 31 440.00–447.50 $443.51 $2,262 -1.49
507–549 533 34 419.00–435.00 $428.93 $2,286 -9.12
550–560 value added 554 11 420.00–425.00 $421.41 $2,335 +4.33
555–598 583 27 381.00–409.00 $394.00 $2,297 -0.95
612–630 618 8 360.00–378.00 $368.15 $2,275 -3.17
610–626 value added 622 9 381.00–394.00 $389.83 $2,425 -0.85
650–675 663 8 337.00–340.50 $338.38 $2,243 -15.93
720 value added 720 7 353.50 $353.50 $2,545 +6.50
705–749 734 14 321.00–331.00 $328.19 $2,409 -3.29
750–780 756 5 330.00–331.00 $330.79 $2,501 -0.21
832–848 842 5 321.00–325.00 $322.58 $2,716 +14.88
860 860 1 303.00 $303.00 $2,606 —
867 value added 867 2 331.00 $331.00 $2,870 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 402.50 $402.50 $966 —
285 285 1 507.50 $507.50 $1,446 —
340 340 1 447.50 $447.50 $1,522 -32.50
360 360 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,674 +16.18
400–430 415 2 452.00–455.00 $453.45 $1,882 -9.05
455–490 481 7 430.00–439.00 $436.25 $2,098 -9.57
500–549 535 11 401.00–412.50 $406.34 $2,174 -12.38
575–580 578 2 365.00–367.50 $366.24 $2,117 -26.43
648 648 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,138 -10.00
654 654 5 318.50 $318.50 $2,083 -21.62
750–775 769 7 287.50–295.00 $288.90 $2,222 -21.10
990 990 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,574 —
1040 1040 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,704 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,612 -62.64
320 fancy 320 3 600.00 $600.00 $1,920 —
365 fancy 365 3 582.50 $582.50 $2,126 -12.50
397 397 2 535.00 $535.00 $2,124 -29.22
400–435 422 3 500.00–507.50 $502.37 $2,120 -32.63
455–465 fancy 459 18 547.50–555.00 $552.04 $2,534 +22.04
460–492 476 21 470.00–517.50 $484.01 $2,304 -27.47
502 fancy 502 2 505.00 $505.00 $2,535 +19.00
500–548 538 22 461.00–487.50 $466.47 $2,510 +6.47
567 fancy 567 2 480.00 $480.00 $2,722 +3.31
552–599 580 10 425.00–442.50 $434.40 $2,520 -1.16
611–618 613 12 420.00–439.00 $434.21 $2,662 +23.75
665–685 677 9 365.00–377.50 $374.19 $2,533 —
707 707 7 375.00 $375.00 $2,651 -2.50
750 750 1 361.00 $361.00 $2,708 +7.00
842 842 2 318.00 $318.00 $2,678 -13.00
887 887 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,838 —
948 948 3 294.00 $294.00 $2,787 —
970 970 1 257.50 $257.50 $2,498 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,167 —
340 340 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,530 -75.00
372–395 380 3 475.00 $475.00 $1,805 -42.50
400 400 2 485.00 $485.00 $1,940 —
490 490 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,107 -65.00
500–545 525 3 440.00–450.00 $446.63 $2,345 +11.63
585 585 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,369 -7.50
670 670 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,345 -25.00
790 790 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,252 -35.00
830 830 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,847 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1260 1160 80-85% 5 190.00–197.00 $193.06 $2,239 —
1175–1380 1253 80-85% 6 181.00–189.00 $185.95 $2,330 +12.19
1110–1435 1254 80-85% 5 173.00–178.00 $175.89 $2,206 +2.13
1170–1425 1298 80-85% 2 158.00–160.00 $159.10 $2,065 -14.66
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520 1520 75-80% 1 172.00 $172.00 $2,614 -13.00
1485–1750 1551 75-80% 6 181.00–188.00 $184.43 $2,861 —
1560 1560 75-80% 1 201.00 $201.00 $3,136 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1015 925 85-90% 3 160.00–169.00 $163.93 $1,516 —
1000 1000 85-90% 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,830 —
1002 1002 85-90% 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,428 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1735 1369 4 215.00–216.50 $215.81 $2,954 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
915–1070 993 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 212.50–220.00 $216.54 $2,150

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1390 1390 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 1 188.75 $188.75 $1,746 —
948 value added 948 54 279.25 $279.25 $2,647 —
1010 1010 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,919 —

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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.