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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report, Springfield, KY

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Corrected report

558 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $360.35/cwt +24.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,424/hd at 673 lb · 40 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $358.95/cwt -7.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,885/hd at 525 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $398.59/cwt +2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,100/hd at 527 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 558 286 1,320
Feeder cattle 541 255 1,268
Slaughter cattle 16 29 49
Replacement cattle 1 2 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher and feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. No trend on slaughter cows due to lack of comparable receipts. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate 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
328 328 7 476.00 $476.00 $1,561 —
330 fancy 330 1 501.00 $501.00 $1,653 —
370 370 2 422.50–430.00 $426.25 $1,577 +1.25
405–420 fancy 413 4 472.50–485.00 $478.86 $1,978 —
405–420 416 4 422.50–432.50 $424.93 $1,768 -22.57
455 fancy 455 3 477.50 $477.50 $2,173 +35.50
452–495 466 6 432.00–451.00 $445.90 $2,078 +23.05
500–510 fancy 506 4 429.00–435.00 $432.75 $2,190 +12.75
525–537 value added 528 13 405.00–417.00 $408.65 $2,158 +11.67
500–547 531 17 371.00–389.00 $382.86 $2,033 +5.53
550–560 value added 551 14 402.00–405.00 $404.56 $2,229 +33.09
580–597 588 7 373.00–395.00 $386.72 $2,274 +22.59
602 value added 602 2 393.00 $393.00 $2,366 +32.90
605–637 629 17 350.00–373.00 $357.13 $2,246 +18.02
660–697 669 16 330.00–358.00 $346.80 $2,320 +18.42
656–693 value added 675 24 360.00–374.50 $369.39 $2,493 +27.96
720–724 721 20 359.00–362.50 $361.77 $2,608 +22.11
750–755 753 18 342.00–348.00 $344.66 $2,595 +41.07
815–840 827 14 314.00–326.00 $321.11 $2,656 —
852–879 871 7 324.00–325.00 $324.28 $2,824 +22.76
950 950 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,660 —
1000–1018 1010 9 280.00–290.00 $284.40 $2,872 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 372.50 $372.50 $1,229 -27.50
430–445 437 3 400.00–405.00 $401.70 $1,755 -10.80
465–485 477 3 335.00–340.00 $338.32 $1,614 -69.68
595 595 1 364.00 $364.00 $2,166 +31.02
650–685 668 4 324.00–327.50 $325.70 $2,176 +18.70

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,167 —
305 fancy 305 1 402.00 $402.00 $1,226 —
300–342 328 3 377.50–385.00 $382.71 $1,255 —
375 fancy 375 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,575 —
365–385 378 3 395.00–400.00 $396.61 $1,499 -15.35
407–420 fancy 411 7 404.00–407.50 $405.02 $1,665 —
445 445 1 368.00 $368.00 $1,638 -19.98
455–465 fancy 460 2 380.00–385.00 $382.53 $1,760 —
450–485 469 12 354.00–376.00 $367.30 $1,723 +1.58
515–530 value added 521 24 360.00–366.00 $362.67 $1,890 -4.04
520–546 534 11 340.00–358.00 $350.82 $1,873 +9.75
560 value added 560 4 356.00 $356.00 $1,994 —
555–578 568 9 341.00–353.00 $349.13 $1,983 +26.43
601 value added 601 11 344.00 $344.00 $2,067 —
610–623 619 10 319.00–335.00 $325.41 $2,014 +9.54
673 value added 673 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,221 +24.81
655–693 681 15 315.00–326.00 $319.20 $2,174 +42.25
706–725 712 10 305.00–315.00 $306.61 $2,183 +43.04
760–785 778 13 281.00–292.00 $286.54 $2,229 +14.22
815 815 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,364 +24.00
952–966 961 8 251.00–275.00 $258.06 $2,480 —
962 value added 962 14 285.50 $285.50 $2,747 —
1022 1022 2 240.00 $240.00 $2,453 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,056 —
380 380 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,349 -35.49
410–430 420 4 340.00–347.50 $344.30 $1,446 -10.70
475 475 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,639 +4.00
520–542 535 3 330.00–338.00 $332.59 $1,779 +5.59
550–585 568 2 335.00–342.50 $338.63 $1,923 —
680–695 685 3 300.00–301.00 $300.66 $2,060 —
720 720 1 284.00 $284.00 $2,045 —
775 775 1 271.00 $271.00 $2,100 —
865 865 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,336 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 fancy 295 —— 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,504 —
320–340 327 —— 3 467.50–477.50 $470.97 $1,540 —
366–380 370 —— 4 432.50–442.50 $435.07 $1,610 -1.14
371 fancy 371 —— 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,744 —
415 fancy 415 —— 1 462.50 $462.50 $1,919 —
405–443 433 —— 5 425.00–435.00 $428.86 $1,857 +2.38
455 455 —— 5 437.50–452.50 $443.50 $2,018 +29.08
505–515 510 —— 2 357.50–361.00 $359.23 $1,832 -4.15
521 fancy 521 —— 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,980 ±0.00
573–590 576 —— 10 336.00–350.00 $347.13 $1,999 +9.85
605 605 —— 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,951 +6.38
770 770 —— 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,194 -15.00
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 246.00 $246.00 $2,977 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 4 316.00 $316.00 $999 —
470 470 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,892 +15.50
665 665 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,729 -31.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 85-90% 1 93.00 $93.00 $874 -43.28
1005–1010 1008 85-90% 2 81.00 $81.00 $816 —
1030 1030 85-90% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,184 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 80-85% 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,729 -21.78

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 1 186.00 $186.00 $2,567 —
1765–1890 1823 3 196.00–200.00 $197.95 $3,609 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1200–1230 1215 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 190.00–227.00 $208.27 $2,530

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1240 1240 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 value added 940 58 259.00 $259.00 $2,435 —

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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.