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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 7, 2026

578 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $423.60/cwt -10.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,188/hd at 516 lb · 33 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $516.49/cwt -3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,207/hd at 427 lb · 33 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $512.96/cwt +15.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,493/hd at 486 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 578 563 0
Feeder cattle 554 531 0
Slaughter cattle 21 30 0
Replacement cattle 3 2 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week due being closed last week for the July 4th holiday break.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 fancy 363 2 570.00–580.00 $574.83 $2,087 +17.35
355–375 365 3 535.00–547.50 $540.72 $1,974 +5.82
400–440 427 32 500.00–520.00 $515.99 $2,203 +0.65
440 fancy 440 1 532.50 $532.50 $2,343 +0.63
465–491 486 33 502.50–525.00 $512.96 $2,493 +15.24
505–530 524 8 475.00–478.00 $476.93 $2,499 +20.28
560 value added 560 1 452.50 $452.50 $2,534 -20.00
550–590 569 4 430.00–445.00 $433.86 $2,469 -20.55
615–635 626 17 430.00–441.00 $436.72 $2,734 +7.05
625–628 value added 628 10 450.00–452.50 $450.25 $2,828 —
670 670 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,848 +5.41
725 725 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,538 —
750–781 772 7 357.50–367.00 $359.03 $2,772 +0.82
792 value added 792 20 361.75 $361.75 $2,865 —
850–855 854 4 334.00–337.00 $335.50 $2,865 +4.50
905 905 1 328.00 $328.00 $2,968 —
1010–1012 1012 5 303.00–308.00 $307.00 $3,107 —
1077–1085 1079 5 300.00–303.00 $302.40 $3,263 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,995 —
410 410 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,968 —
475 475 5 482.50–491.00 $489.30 $2,324 +24.30
530 530 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,385 +70.00
555 555 1 421.00 $421.00 $2,337 -13.00
625–642 636 3 417.50–419.00 $417.99 $2,658 +32.99
965 965 1 227.50 $227.50 $2,195 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,584 -60.00
387 387 2 477.50 $477.50 $1,848 -37.07
410 fancy 410 2 495.00 $495.00 $2,030 -2.50
415–430 426 8 473.00–488.00 $481.21 $2,050 +12.17
450–468 fancy 460 7 467.50–472.00 $469.39 $2,159 -6.52
450–495 482 12 430.00–450.00 $439.19 $2,117 -14.52
502–511 value added 508 13 430.00–437.50 $435.22 $2,211 -6.78
500–540 522 20 402.50–426.00 $416.05 $2,172 -16.00
553–555 value added 554 8 410.00–416.00 $413.81 $2,293 —
552–590 566 19 380.00–406.00 $399.88 $2,263 +11.13
607–615 610 3 360.00–370.00 $363.36 $2,216 +16.55
623 value added 623 6 382.00 $382.00 $2,380 -14.19
793 793 6 310.00–320.00 $315.00 $2,498 —
815 815 2 319.00 $319.00 $2,600 +9.00
875 875 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,712 —
955 955 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,578 —
1075 1075 1 259.00 $259.00 $2,784 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,449 -50.00
398 398 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,791 +27.50
420 420 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,932 +27.37
480 480 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,040 -13.66
545 545 1 387.50 $387.50 $2,112 —
550–560 553 3 370.00–377.50 $374.97 $2,074 +26.97
740 740 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,998 -20.00
955 955 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,388 —
1050 1050 1 238.00 $238.00 $2,499 —

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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 1 532.50 $532.50 $1,731 -67.50
350–377 369 4 555.00–565.00 $559.88 $2,066 +27.36
420–445 432 3 472.50–490.00 $479.93 $2,073 -37.47
450–488 480 8 460.00–470.00 $461.17 $2,214 -7.65
504–538 515 10 430.00–442.50 $434.50 $2,238 -36.93
565 fancy 565 4 447.50 $447.50 $2,528 -8.78
555–595 572 12 420.00–437.50 $428.10 $2,449 -9.04
610 fancy 610 2 415.00 $415.00 $2,532 —
618–643 628 16 390.00–403.00 $394.81 $2,479 -16.60
680–685 683 2 357.50–360.00 $358.75 $2,450 -8.75
715 715 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,538 —
777 777 2 312.50 $312.50 $2,428 -35.00
885 885 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,832 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,522 -15.00
473–480 475 4 440.00–450.00 $442.53 $2,102 +10.53
530 530 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,226 -4.87
595 595 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,261 -34.46
690 690 1 358.00 $358.00 $2,470 +28.00
745 745 1 337.50 $337.50 $2,514 —
830 830 2 287.50 $287.50 $2,386 —
965 965 1 271.00 $271.00 $2,615 —
1030 1030 1 241.00 $241.00 $2,482 —
1055 1055 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,426 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 85-90% 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,872 +39.00
1040–1050 1045 85-90% 2 173.00–177.00 $175.01 $1,829 -4.99
1045 1045 85-90% 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,609 -26.00
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1260 1228 80-85% 2 177.00–179.50 $178.28 $2,189 +5.67
1280 1280 80-85% 1 167.00 $167.00 $2,138 —
1285–1405 1345 80-85% 2 188.00–189.50 $188.72 $2,538 -7.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1725 1398 3 219.00–222.00 $221.03 $3,090 —
1875–2275 2075 2 236.00–240.00 $238.19 $4,942 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1235–1255 1245 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,675.00–3,250.00 $2,964.81
1415 1415 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,350.00 $3,350.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 2 367.50 $367.50 $1,874 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,934 —
655 655 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,194 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 5 266.00 $266.00 $1,383 —
574 574 7 251.00 $251.00 $1,441 —
690 690 1 309.00 $309.00 $2,132 —
745 745 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,030 —
855 855 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,462 —
920 920 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,601 —
933–949 value added 941 107 282.75–283.50 $283.11 $2,664 —
960 960 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,632 —

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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.