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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 9, 2026

675 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $318.73/cwt -9.67 vs last sale · ≈ $3,168/hd at 994 lb · 104 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $404.89/cwt +9.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,936/hd at 725 lb · 67 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $330.77/cwt ≈ $3,066/hd at 927 lb · 63 head
Springfield, KY 9-weight steers sold at $323/cwt, near the bottom of the state—$12/cwt below the KY average ($335) and $24/cwt under Stanford, KY ($347). The class is down $16/cwt from its mid-May peak of $344. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 675 935 1,333
Feeder cattle 633 919 1,295
Slaughter cattle 37 16 38
Replacement cattle 5 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Very good demand for weaned packages and groups of feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. No test on slaughter bulls due to no comparable receipts for last week. 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
302–315 306 3 550.00–572.50 $564.79 $1,728 -45.18
360–385 381 6 545.00–552.50 $551.32 $2,101 -10.69
410–430 424 5 487.50–500.00 $496.59 $2,106 -27.84
440 fancy 440 1 537.50 $537.50 $2,365 -7.50
462 fancy 462 10 525.00 $525.00 $2,426 +6.75
457–495 480 7 500.00–507.50 $502.73 $2,413 +8.09
500–525 value added 514 23 490.00–505.00 $500.70 $2,574 +9.44
505–542 525 11 462.50–480.00 $468.86 $2,462 -4.02
557–564 value added 560 15 461.00–465.00 $463.12 $2,593 -5.41
550–598 592 21 432.00–453.00 $440.71 $2,609 -2.59
606–645 617 8 420.00–430.00 $423.62 $2,614 -1.29
650–670 660 2 383.00–412.50 $397.97 $2,627 +2.79
725 value added 725 65 406.00 $406.00 $2,944 +2.50
725–735 730 2 365.00–372.50 $368.78 $2,692 -21.99
814 value added 814 20 359.50 $359.50 $2,926 +9.18
867 867 7 339.00 $339.00 $2,939 +2.00
901–930 value added 927 63 329.90–338.00 $330.77 $3,066 —
990 990 1 301.00 $301.00 $2,980 —
994 value added 994 103 318.90 $318.90 $3,170 -9.50
1125 1125 4 275.00 $275.00 $3,094 —
1150 1150 1 274.00 $274.00 $3,151 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 527.50 $527.50 $1,978 -5.00
442 442 2 461.00 $461.00 $2,038 +25.08
496 496 3 475.00 $475.00 $2,356 -8.99
520–540 530 2 437.50–442.50 $440.05 $2,332 -7.32
585 585 1 387.00 $387.00 $2,264 -38.37
640 640 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,528 -11.24
700–720 713 3 325.00–335.00 $331.73 $2,365 -31.02
1070 1070 1 227.50 $227.50 $2,434 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 555.00 $555.00 $1,082 —
250 250 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,325 -41.21
281 fancy 281 4 625.00 $625.00 $1,756 —
310 thin fleshed 310 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,798 —
320–340 330 2 485.00–500.00 $492.27 $1,624 +22.99
347 fancy 347 3 545.00 $545.00 $1,891 —
370–385 376 8 445.00–460.00 $456.89 $1,718 -11.08
400–430 fancy 406 5 482.50–497.50 $494.32 $2,007 +14.32
400–430 411 12 450.00–475.00 $460.76 $1,894 -8.09
450–455 fancy 453 8 472.50–477.50 $475.01 $2,152 +2.08
455–490 478 22 447.00–462.50 $456.21 $2,181 -6.19
525–546 538 11 422.50–438.00 $430.77 $2,318 -3.70
557–595 value added 570 3 420.00–435.00 $429.78 $2,450 -9.71
566–592 579 17 401.00–414.00 $407.56 $2,360 +7.68
615–620 value added 619 8 388.00–394.00 $392.51 $2,430 +4.20
610–640 624 4 371.00–379.00 $374.20 $2,335 -5.80
672 672 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,285 -8.73
770 770 2 311.00–312.00 $311.50 $2,399 -4.50
800 800 1 324.00 $324.00 $2,592 +13.27
915 915 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,882 +10.99
1175 1175 1 267.50 $267.50 $3,143 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,587 —
445 445 1 442.50 $442.50 $1,969 -3.27
497 497 2 435.00 $435.00 $2,162 -4.05
525 525 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,152 -6.02
555–590 573 2 375.00–385.00 $380.15 $2,178 -5.44
625 625 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,188 +10.00
660 660 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,112 -15.00
790 790 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,311 —
815 815 1 301.00 $301.00 $2,453 —
880 880 1 257.50 $257.50 $2,266 -20.00
985 985 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,660 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,539 -22.50
320 320 3 495.00 $495.00 $1,584 —
350–375 363 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,815 —
410–415 413 3 480.00–482.50 $481.67 $1,989 -13.33
455–495 476 5 477.50–480.00 $479.02 $2,280 -10.98
512 512 2 462.00 $462.00 $2,365 +2.46
560–590 571 5 423.00–435.00 $430.68 $2,459 +4.10
600–625 605 6 420.00–432.00 $425.95 $2,577 —
655–695 679 4 370.00–385.00 $376.01 $2,553 +9.49
805–825 812 3 310.00–332.50 $324.05 $2,631 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 2 457.50 $457.50 $2,274 -14.89
555 555 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,109 —
670 670 1 334.00 $334.00 $2,238 +9.00
870 870 1 297.00 $297.00 $2,584 +12.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1215 1159 80-85% 4 149.00–155.00 $151.74 $1,759 —
1105–1315 1229 80-85% 5 170.00–175.00 $172.81 $2,124 -12.35
1075–1435 1230 80-85% 7 190.00–198.00 $194.36 $2,391 +9.20
1130–1370 1245 80-85% 3 181.00–189.00 $184.55 $2,298 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 85-90% 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,384 —
920–1025 965 85-90% 4 168.00–174.00 $171.00 $1,650 +1.50
1005 1005 85-90% 1 160.50 $160.50 $1,613 +9.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 75-80% 1 197.00 $197.00 $2,906 +26.00
1500–1615 1558 75-80% 3 182.00–189.00 $185.58 $2,891 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 1 221.00 $221.00 $2,707 —
1460 1460 1 217.00 $217.00 $3,168 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,056

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
941 value added 941 55 281.90 $281.90 $2,653 —
1000 1000 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,000 —

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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.