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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Corrected report

420 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $403.94/cwt +5.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,145/hd at 531 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $439.16/cwt +16.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,527/hd at 575 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $407.83/cwt -5.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,538/hd at 622 lb · 24 head
Springfield, KY 5-weight heifers sold at $396/cwt, among the strongest in the state, $9/cwt above the KY average ($387), though $18/cwt under Lexington, KY ($414). The class is down $34/cwt from its early July peak of $416. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 420 586 778
Feeder cattle 398 556 748
Slaughter cattle 22 29 30
Replacement cattle — 1 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
350–380 365 2 570.00–572.50 $571.30 $2,085 —
440–447 445 3 487.50–490.00 $488.32 $2,173 -21.67
455–488 fancy 484 9 482.50–490.00 $489.22 $2,368 —
483–497 490 7 440.00–450.00 $447.12 $2,191 -2.88
510–545 517 10 430.00–447.50 $433.46 $2,241 +5.89
517–522 value added 520 4 467.50–482.50 $474.96 $2,470 +34.96
555–590 574 8 410.00–420.00 $414.76 $2,381 +4.59
576 value added 576 18 450.00 $450.00 $2,592 +23.70
600–643 621 13 382.50–410.00 $399.23 $2,479 -6.20
624 value added 624 11 418.00 $418.00 $2,608 -3.80
667–675 value added 673 10 385.00–400.00 $387.97 $2,611 —
670–685 682 5 358.00–375.00 $361.34 $2,464 -10.21
715 value added 715 12 385.00 $385.00 $2,753 —
720–730 725 2 340.00–360.00 $349.93 $2,537 -8.81
770–783 777 6 333.00–349.00 $341.07 $2,650 -2.34
780 value added 780 3 358.00 $358.00 $2,792 -12.00
850–870 860 2 310.00–321.00 $315.44 $2,713 —
915 915 2 326.00 $326.00 $2,983 +2.00
1010 1010 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,929 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,722 —
475 475 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,805 -57.50
505–525 515 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,163 +20.00
570 570 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,223 +2.50
600 600 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,220 ±0.00
680 680 1 337.50 $337.50 $2,295 —
765 765 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,410 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660 1660 1 188.00 $188.00 $3,121 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 1 271.00 $271.00 $2,561 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 475.00 $475.00 $998 +35.00
265 265 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,272 —
340 340 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,530 +26.60
360–395 378 6 430.00–440.00 $433.31 $1,638 +28.31
420–435 fancy 428 4 442.50–450.00 $446.32 $1,910 —
422–442 433 7 420.00–432.50 $423.21 $1,832 +0.63
455–480 466 6 420.00 $420.00 $1,957 +10.81
466–475 fancy 469 6 452.50 $452.50 $2,122 +25.00
507–546 531 32 400.00–410.00 $403.94 $2,145 +16.98
565–575 value added 568 3 377.50–380.00 $379.16 $2,154 +9.16
575–592 582 8 360.00–374.00 $369.99 $2,153 +15.01
603 value added 603 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,110 -2.53
615–647 632 20 317.50–335.00 $327.27 $2,068 -9.57
650–686 677 15 316.00–331.00 $326.33 $2,209 +5.26
730–745 738 2 300.00–310.00 $305.05 $2,251 -3.95
767–790 769 13 311.00–317.00 $315.26 $2,424 —
798 value added 798 7 345.00 $345.00 $2,753 —
863 value added 863 8 336.00 $336.00 $2,900 —
960 960 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,400 —
1025 1025 1 251.00 $251.00 $2,573 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 457.50 $457.50 $1,235 —
320 320 1 428.00 $428.00 $1,370 +23.00
350–377 368 3 417.50–420.00 $419.21 $1,543 +31.71
430 430 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,731 +5.00
465 465 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,906 +17.36
530–535 533 2 385.00–391.00 $388.01 $2,068 +26.72
590 590 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,065 +50.00
670 670 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,077 +10.00
710 710 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,633 —
825 825 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,186 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 487.50 $487.50 $1,170 —
275–290 283 2 470.00–485.00 $477.70 $1,352 —
295 fancy 295 1 509.00 $509.00 $1,502 —
305–310 308 2 450.00–457.50 $453.78 $1,398 -51.22
310 fancy 310 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,519 —
367 fancy 367 2 540.00 $540.00 $1,982 —
380–395 388 2 470.00–485.00 $477.35 $1,852 -52.65
400–402 fancy 401 3 520.00–547.50 $538.36 $2,159 —
405–440 431 4 492.50–507.50 $496.02 $2,138 -21.48
470–480 478 4 445.00–457.50 $448.08 $2,142 +23.97
520 value added 520 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,340 —
510–535 528 8 412.50–435.00 $421.30 $2,224 +15.30
550–586 575 7 412.50–420.00 $416.49 $2,395 +28.52
600–620 608 6 350.00–375.00 $361.42 $2,197 -18.51
610–635 fancy 623 2 397.50–412.50 $404.85 $2,522 +4.85
655–685 fancy 670 3 352.50–365.00 $357.43 $2,395 —
665–680 673 3 318.00–332.50 $325.55 $2,191 -27.40
705–735 730 11 327.50–340.00 $335.72 $2,451 -3.28
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,449 —
350 350 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,488 —
430 430 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,935 +10.00
545 545 1 382.50 $382.50 $2,085 —
555–580 568 2 392.00–392.50 $392.26 $2,228 +17.26
607 607 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,124 —
885 885 1 288.00 $288.00 $2,549 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,826 —
1060–1340 1217 80-85% 3 190.50–192.00 $191.16 $2,326 +24.98
1180–1340 1252 80-85% 3 171.00–177.00 $172.89 $2,165 —
1215–1335 1275 80-85% 2 184.00–187.00 $185.43 $2,364 -0.91
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 75-80% 1 198.00 $198.00 $2,871 —
1590–1720 1625 75-80% 4 183.00–187.50 $185.70 $3,018 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,354 —
1025 1025 85-90% 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,753 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1755 1450 3 229.00–233.00 $230.94 $3,349 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 1 204.50 $204.50 $1,840 —
1095 1095 1 200.50 $200.50 $2,195 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,224 —

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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.