Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 2, 2026

935 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $328.40/cwt ≈ $3,202/hd at 975 lb · 102 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $441.39/cwt -1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,715/hd at 615 lb · 62 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $449.50/cwt -2.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,595/hd at 577 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 935 908 0
Feeder cattle 919 857 0
Slaughter cattle 16 51 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 steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. No test on slaughter bulls. 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 fancy 210 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,365 —
235 235 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,363 —
265 fancy 265 1 630.00 $630.00 $1,670 -50.00
292 292 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,460 -118.48
310–340 319 9 600.00–622.50 $609.97 $1,946 +16.88
365 fancy 365 1 610.00 $610.00 $2,226 -5.00
380–383 382 5 557.50–565.00 $562.01 $2,147 -16.79
409–445 418 8 515.00–527.50 $524.43 $2,192 +6.05
447 fancy 447 14 545.00 $545.00 $2,436 +12.57
456–482 fancy 468 9 512.50–525.00 $518.25 $2,425 -8.75
450–493 481 23 490.00–502.00 $494.64 $2,379 -2.22
500 fancy 500 2 520.00 $520.00 $2,600 —
500–545 523 22 467.50–484.00 $472.88 $2,473 -4.66
522–542 value added 538 17 490.00–500.00 $491.26 $2,643 -13.29
561–569 value added 566 15 460.00–475.00 $468.53 $2,652 -5.47
552–595 581 46 431.00–459.00 $443.30 $2,576 -0.40
603–617 value added 607 42 442.00–451.00 $449.24 $2,727 -0.36
600–646 632 20 415.00–439.00 $424.91 $2,685 -9.22
650–670 value added 662 36 419.00–437.00 $429.46 $2,843 +19.37
652–687 669 22 382.00–407.50 $395.18 $2,644 +2.17
706 value added 706 11 403.50 $403.50 $2,849 —
702–712 710 17 387.00–392.00 $390.77 $2,774 +24.81
764 value added 764 13 372.50 $372.50 $2,846 —
780 780 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,730 -0.77
802–810 value added 804 14 350.25–350.50 $350.32 $2,817 —
827 827 4 344.00 $344.00 $2,845 +4.00
885 885 1 337.00 $337.00 $2,982 —
975 value added 975 102 328.40 $328.40 $3,202 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 590.00 $590.00 $2,041 +67.50
367 367 2 532.50 $532.50 $1,954 +177.50
420–449 444 6 427.50–437.50 $435.92 $1,935 -59.08
470–494 483 13 482.50–485.00 $483.99 $2,338 +26.49
500–540 527 3 445.00–452.50 $447.37 $2,358 +2.42
555–595 578 5 420.00–430.00 $425.37 $2,459 -14.63
630–635 633 2 402.50–410.00 $406.24 $2,571 +7.29
685 685 1 374.00 $374.00 $2,562 -5.00
705 705 2 362.50–363.00 $362.75 $2,557 —
890 890 1 317.00 $317.00 $2,821 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 258 2 567.50–575.00 $571.21 $1,474 +14.51
325–340 336 7 465.00–475.00 $469.28 $1,577 -33.61
352–379 fancy 368 10 482.50–492.50 $486.32 $1,790 -13.68
355–396 379 9 462.50–475.00 $467.97 $1,774 -4.63
405–435 423 17 460.00–475.00 $468.85 $1,983 +9.82
437 fancy 437 2 480.00 $480.00 $2,098 +5.00
453–477 fancy 458 12 470.00–485.00 $472.93 $2,166 +10.09
450–486 478 28 450.00–467.50 $462.40 $2,210 +11.76
515–520 value added 518 6 440.00–450.00 $447.93 $2,320 -8.07
500–546 533 45 420.00–438.00 $434.47 $2,316 +1.25
551–555 value added 552 9 436.00–442.50 $439.49 $2,426 —
555–597 589 50 391.00–408.00 $399.88 $2,355 -17.38
606–617 value added 611 9 385.00–391.00 $388.31 $2,373 -3.29
612–630 618 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,348 +6.79
657–672 668 11 340.00–350.00 $348.73 $2,330 +23.26
750 750 1 316.00 $316.00 $2,370 -15.47
816–820 818 7 305.00–315.00 $310.73 $2,542 —
855 value added 855 21 313.00 $313.00 $2,676 —
925–935 930 2 303.00–305.00 $304.01 $2,827 —
1045 1045 1 252.50 $252.50 $2,639 —
1055 1055 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,479 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,339 —
355–360 358 3 450.00–452.50 $451.67 $1,617 +14.17
410–440 435 7 440.00–447.50 $445.77 $1,939 +5.78
475–487 483 8 437.50–442.50 $439.05 $2,121 +7.06
516–535 523 12 412.50–417.50 $416.02 $2,176 +4.34
565–598 587 7 380.00–388.00 $385.59 $2,263 -3.41
625 625 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,125 -6.25
680 680 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,278 +31.48
860 860 1 277.50 $277.50 $2,386 +12.50
1140 1140 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,736 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,518 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 562.50 $562.50 $1,491 -7.50
430 fancy 430 1 520.00 $520.00 $2,236 —
448 448 3 495.00 $495.00 $2,218 -16.91
455–475 465 2 490.00 $490.00 $2,278 +18.04
477 fancy 477 2 520.00 $520.00 $2,480 +20.00
500–525 515 4 450.00–467.50 $459.54 $2,367 +2.92
562 fancy 562 2 447.50 $447.50 $2,515 —
570–596 592 7 422.50–437.50 $426.58 $2,525 -19.97
625–648 642 4 402.00–416.00 $405.41 $2,603 +10.41
680–685 683 2 361.00–372.00 $366.52 $2,503 +16.19
720 720 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,466 -3.50
770–782 778 3 355.00–357.50 $356.68 $2,775 +7.68
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,472 +125.00
415 415 1 467.50 $467.50 $1,940 -21.88
450–490 470 2 470.00–475.00 $472.39 $2,220 +21.82
517 517 2 442.50 $442.50 $2,288 +8.30
640 640 1 381.00 $381.00 $2,438 -9.00
685 685 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,226 -22.00
755 755 1 339.00 $339.00 $2,559 —
875 875 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,494 —
1005 1005 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,312 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1180 1143 80-85% 2 173.00–175.00 $174.03 $1,989 —
1150–1290 1200 80-85% 3 184.00–186.50 $185.16 $2,222 —
1280–1325 1303 80-85% 2 193.00–200.00 $196.56 $2,561 —
1390 1390 80-85% 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,294 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 955 85-90% 1 169.50 $169.50 $1,619 +5.69
1035 1035 85-90% 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,563 -29.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485 1485 75-80% 1 171.00 $171.00 $2,539 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 1 195.00 $195.00 $2,242 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,189 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 1 120.00 $120.00 $852 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,617 —

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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.