Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 26, 2026

908 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $341.19/cwt +9.69 vs last sale · ≈ $3,116/hd at 913 lb · 119 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $406.25/cwt -26.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,792/hd at 687 lb · 89 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $490.82/cwt -50.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,585/hd at 527 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 908 1,012 0
Feeder cattle 857 973 0
Slaughter cattle 51 34 0
Replacement cattle — 5 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 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
280 fancy 280 1 680.00 $680.00 $1,904 —
280–287 285 3 600.00–627.50 $618.48 $1,763 +5.98
320–340 330 7 587.50–600.00 $593.09 $1,957 -3.53
350 fancy 350 3 615.00 $615.00 $2,152 +27.50
372–392 383 5 570.00–590.00 $578.80 $2,217 +26.23
426 thin fleshed 426 5 550.00 $550.00 $2,343 —
417–442 fancy 430 4 530.00–535.00 $532.43 $2,289 -22.57
410–440 431 21 502.50–527.50 $518.38 $2,234 -14.70
465 fancy 465 3 527.00 $527.00 $2,451 -24.96
460–495 473 3 492.50–505.00 $496.86 $2,350 -43.75
505–540 value added 519 29 500.00–517.50 $504.55 $2,619 -27.75
514–544 534 30 471.00–490.00 $477.54 $2,550 -11.50
551 value added 551 3 474.00 $474.00 $2,612 -21.86
560–597 592 8 442.50–450.00 $443.70 $2,627 -26.63
604–645 610 17 417.50–441.00 $434.13 $2,648 -9.56
611–632 value added 620 20 445.00–453.50 $449.60 $2,788 -18.12
671–680 671 20 392.00–403.00 $393.01 $2,637 -29.99
656–696 value added 692 69 410.00–410.10 $410.09 $2,838 —
705–711 710 4 360.00–384.00 $365.96 $2,598 -14.74
772–790 780 14 344.00–354.00 $350.77 $2,736 -38.23
805–815 812 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,761 —
905–917 value added 911 111 338.70–347.20 $342.79 $3,123 —
942–945 944 8 310.00–322.00 $319.01 $3,011 -12.49
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 520.00–530.00 $522.50 $1,698 +0.84
355 355 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,260 -175.00
430 430 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,128 -10.00
463 463 3 457.50 $457.50 $2,118 -55.00
510–520 515 2 440.00–450.00 $444.95 $2,291 +19.95
552 552 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,429 -17.36
605–645 615 5 395.00–400.00 $398.95 $2,454 -22.05
680 680 1 379.00 $379.00 $2,577 -11.00
750 750 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,456 -21.50
845 845 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,683 —
915 915 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,654 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 2 450.00–467.50 $458.28 $1,068 —
275 fancy 275 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,760 —
265–280 278 7 555.00–567.50 $556.70 $1,548 +12.39
332–346 337 8 500.00–507.50 $502.89 $1,695 -7.16
373–395 380 15 470.00–477.50 $472.60 $1,796 -9.14
382 fancy 382 11 500.00 $500.00 $1,910 -50.00
411 fancy 411 4 475.00 $475.00 $1,952 -19.33
405–443 430 21 450.00–465.00 $459.03 $1,974 -15.37
450–490 fancy 458 8 460.00–467.50 $462.84 $2,120 -19.66
455–498 480 23 440.00–457.50 $450.64 $2,163 +3.00
505 value added 505 7 456.00 $456.00 $2,303 +12.49
510–543 529 35 421.00–439.00 $433.22 $2,292 +4.29
550–592 580 25 412.00–425.00 $417.26 $2,420 +23.26
621–622 value added 621 5 390.00–394.00 $391.60 $2,432 +1.77
615–635 623 3 360.00–380.00 $373.21 $2,325 +5.06
662 value added 662 2 376.00 $376.00 $2,489 —
660–697 688 23 322.00–332.00 $325.47 $2,239 -12.91
735–740 738 2 305.00–306.00 $305.50 $2,255 -22.69
775–792 784 4 329.00–334.00 $331.47 $2,599 +0.68
890 890 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,759 +7.00
995 995 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,935 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,534 +12.50
325 325 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,462 +2.50
360 360 2 437.50 $437.50 $1,575 -27.50
400–415 407 6 437.50–442.50 $439.99 $1,791 -13.46
450–460 453 3 430.00–435.00 $431.99 $1,957 -4.26
503–545 514 4 402.50–415.00 $411.68 $2,116 +5.34
597 597 5 389.00 $389.00 $2,322 +22.76
640 640 2 342.50–350.00 $346.25 $2,216 +16.25
672–685 677 4 300.00–311.00 $303.52 $2,055 -14.98
745 745 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,254 —
780–785 783 3 304.00–305.00 $304.67 $2,386 +15.77
870 870 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,306 —
995 995 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,935 +35.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,694 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,454 —
383 fancy 383 3 570.00 $570.00 $2,183 -12.50
395 395 3 525.00–547.50 $540.00 $2,133 +5.00
400–440 420 9 500.00–522.50 $511.91 $2,150 +9.54
460 fancy 460 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,300 -52.04
470–494 488 14 462.50–480.00 $471.96 $2,303 -12.05
505–540 527 7 445.00–465.00 $456.62 $2,406 -9.85
550–585 565 3 440.00–450.00 $446.55 $2,523 +12.15
635 635 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,508 -39.21
665 fancy 665 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,527 —
670–671 671 6 348.00–360.00 $350.33 $2,351 -23.86
712 712 2 346.00 $346.00 $2,464 -29.00
765 765 1 349.00 $349.00 $2,670 -12.00
825 825 2 310.00–325.00 $317.50 $2,619 -0.50
864 864 6 312.00 $312.00 $2,696 -8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,005 —
365 365 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,734 ±0.00
425–440 431 4 485.00–492.50 $489.38 $2,109 +4.38
475–492 487 7 450.00–452.00 $450.57 $2,194 +20.57
515–547 537 6 432.50–435.00 $434.20 $2,332 -12.43
555–590 573 2 420.00–425.00 $422.58 $2,421 +17.58
615 615 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,398 —
655 655 2 347.00 $347.00 $2,273 -3.00
940 940 1 233.00 $233.00 $2,190 —
1060 1060 1 227.00 $227.00 $2,406 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1110 1105 80-85% 2 151.00 $151.00 $1,669 —
1180–1285 1250 80-85% 3 184.00 $184.00 $2,300 -1.95
1135–1405 1270 80-85% 2 168.00–175.00 $171.13 $2,173 -4.76
1230–1405 1350 80-85% 4 187.00–195.00 $191.65 $2,587 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1030 983 85-90% 3 160.50–170.00 $163.81 $1,610 —
1010 1010 85-90% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,515 +7.50
1015 1015 85-90% 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,827 +37.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1505 1468 2 204.00–215.00 $209.36 $3,073 —
1520–1960 1791 4 221.00–227.50 $224.59 $4,022 —
1885 1885 1 237.00 $237.00 $4,467 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,128 —
525 525 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,116 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,259 —

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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.