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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 23, 2026

563 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $434.32/cwt +1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,280/hd at 525 lb · 70 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $419.59/cwt +31.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,811/hd at 670 lb · 60 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $384.49/cwt -7.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,396/hd at 623 lb · 38 head
Springfield, KY 5-weight heifers sold at $424/cwt, among the strongest in the state — $2/cwt above the KY average ($422) but $24/cwt under Russell Springs, KY ($448). What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 563 902 890
Feeder cattle 531 862 870
Slaughter cattle 30 38 20
Replacement cattle 2 2 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher on a light test. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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
245 245 1 645.00 $645.00 $1,580 —
275 275 1 602.50 $602.50 $1,657 +47.50
316 fancy 316 3 615.00 $615.00 $1,943 —
347 347 5 575.00 $575.00 $1,995 —
350–355 fancy 353 2 555.00–560.00 $557.48 $1,968 —
360–370 365 2 527.50–542.50 $534.90 $1,952 -15.10
405–406 fancy 406 4 530.00–537.50 $531.87 $2,159 —
400–436 427 11 510.00–525.00 $515.34 $2,201 -9.09
475–481 480 11 497.50–500.00 $497.72 $2,389 -9.63
510–522 value added 521 12 490.00–492.50 $491.88 $2,563 —
525–548 541 5 440.00–462.50 $456.65 $2,470 -25.81
562 value added 562 2 472.50 $472.50 $2,655 -17.50
555–590 582 21 445.00–462.50 $454.41 $2,645 +11.86
602–640 618 16 420.00–440.00 $429.67 $2,655 +5.68
650–688 670 60 417.00–426.00 $419.59 $2,811 +38.73
711 value added 711 3 383.50 $383.50 $2,727 -20.30
765–775 768 5 350.00–361.00 $358.21 $2,751 +18.21
846 846 13 329.00 $329.00 $2,783 —
850 850 1 331.00 $331.00 $2,814 -3.49
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,255 -17.50
548 548 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,082 -65.00
585 585 1 434.00 $434.00 $2,539 +6.50
630 630 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,426 +3.40
670–690 680 2 392.00–396.00 $393.97 $2,679 —
760 760 1 341.50 $341.50 $2,595 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 6 461.00 $461.00 $1,918 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,300 +2.77
300 fancy 300 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,740 —
335 335 2 555.00 $555.00 $1,859 +71.63
365–395 375 7 505.00–525.00 $514.57 $1,930 +27.29
360–388 fancy 381 4 529.00–535.00 $530.42 $2,021 +30.42
403 thin fleshed 403 3 512.50 $512.50 $2,065 —
415–435 428 3 465.00–477.50 $469.04 $2,007 +21.47
440 fancy 440 1 497.50 $497.50 $2,189 +17.60
455–480 468 10 450.00–467.50 $453.71 $2,123 +10.84
469–474 fancy 472 16 472.00–481.00 $475.91 $2,246 —
518 value added 518 16 442.00 $442.00 $2,290 -9.49
501–546 527 54 427.00–437.50 $432.05 $2,277 +6.23
555–597 575 20 325.00–415.00 $388.75 $2,235 -20.96
603–640 value added 618 29 390.00–399.50 $396.19 $2,448 +1.16
638–645 640 9 342.00–365.00 $346.81 $2,220 -22.21
650–675 656 11 336.00–350.00 $338.75 $2,222 -15.61
752 752 14 338.00–343.50 $342.71 $2,577 —
804–820 806 10 310.00 $310.00 $2,499 -3.57
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,628 +60.00
375 375 1 422.50 $422.50 $1,584 -6.30
431–445 435 5 431.00–437.50 $432.63 $1,882 +82.63
480–487 485 3 437.50–441.00 $438.66 $2,128 +17.98
500 500 2 417.50 $417.50 $2,088 +17.50
575 575 1 348.00 $348.00 $2,001 -44.90
695 695 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,294 -5.47
745 745 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,160 +10.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 1 225.00 $225.00 $3,004 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,950 +49.84
375 fancy 375 2 557.50 $557.50 $2,091 —
385–390 388 2 530.00–535.00 $532.52 $2,066 —
420–448 434 9 505.00–527.50 $517.40 $2,246 +30.18
465 fancy 465 2 495.00 $495.00 $2,302 —
455–495 476 5 462.50–482.50 $468.82 $2,232 -12.58
502–503 502 7 470.00–472.50 $471.43 $2,367 +48.94
560–570 fancy 565 4 452.50–460.00 $456.28 $2,578 +13.78
555–593 571 9 430.00–450.00 $437.14 $2,496 +22.71
605–640 629 13 402.00–415.00 $411.41 $2,588 +19.79
675 675 1 367.50 $367.50 $2,481 +1.93
770 770 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,676 +22.50
820 820 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,624 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,710 +42.50
410 410 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,804 -30.00
485 485 1 432.00 $432.00 $2,095 -18.00
510–545 528 2 421.00–429.00 $424.87 $2,243 +24.87
550–585 568 2 407.50–421.00 $414.46 $2,354 +1.96
635 635 1 377.50 $377.50 $2,397 +20.07
655 655 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,162 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1405 1241 80-85% 4 170.50–176.00 $172.61 $2,142 —
1005–1735 1323 80-85% 5 193.50–200.00 $196.16 $2,595 —
1345–1365 1355 80-85% 3 180.50–188.00 $184.35 $2,498 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 955 85-90% 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,442 —
1030 1030 85-90% 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,854 —
1070 1070 85-90% 1 160.50 $160.50 $1,717 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465 1465 75-80% 1 189.00 $189.00 $2,769 +14.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1620 1342 3 190.00–198.00 $194.46 $2,610 —
1715 1715 1 235.00 $235.00 $4,030 -9.00
1610–1905 1758 2 217.00–223.00 $220.25 $3,872 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,586

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845–860 853 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,550.00 $1,524.78

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
632 632 2 168.00 $168.00 $1,062 —

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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.