Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 20, 2025

1,123 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $252.16/cwt +9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,836/hd at 728 lb · 94 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $265.92/cwt +19.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,175/hd at 818 lb · 88 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $295.22/cwt +10.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,983/hd at 672 lb · 78 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,123 1,158 1,433
Feeder cattle 1,111 1,133 1,328
Slaughter cattle 12 24 105
Replacement cattle — 1 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher there was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned packages and groups of pre-conditioned feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. No test on slaughter bulls. 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
320–330 325 4 347.50–358.00 $354.07 $1,151 -3.05
350 value added 350 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,312 —
390 fancy 390 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,540 -5.00
410–445 427 7 332.50–350.00 $337.50 $1,441 -29.93
402–440 fancy 428 19 391.00–400.00 $394.41 $1,688 -1.59
430–444 value added 439 11 370.00–389.00 $381.65 $1,675 —
450–484 478 7 345.00–354.00 $352.18 $1,683 +7.88
465–494 fancy 487 8 361.00–364.00 $363.01 $1,768 -15.17
505–510 fancy 505 16 350.00–360.50 $359.84 $1,817 —
510–517 value added 513 5 335.00–339.00 $337.01 $1,729 +3.57
501–545 524 22 310.00–325.00 $317.46 $1,663 -3.52
559 value added 559 10 337.00 $337.00 $1,884 +12.89
565–598 586 25 321.00–329.50 $326.29 $1,912 +7.90
600–627 value added 615 7 313.00–321.00 $318.14 $1,957 -3.83
601–649 621 15 281.00–296.00 $288.60 $1,792 -6.28
654–672 value added 667 49 300.50–305.00 $303.74 $2,026 +12.36
650–697 680 29 274.50–290.50 $280.82 $1,910 -1.93
704–725 value added 706 24 280.00–283.50 $283.22 $2,000 +3.92
700–745 728 54 268.00–278.00 $272.60 $1,985 +12.39
755–782 value added 771 12 266.50–268.00 $267.11 $2,059 +1.79
757–797 775 55 253.00–265.00 $261.26 $2,025 +5.80
806–845 814 30 250.00–266.00 $258.14 $2,101 +16.30
820 value added 820 58 269.95 $269.95 $2,214 +14.51
860–898 868 32 240.00–256.50 $250.68 $2,176 +17.86
905 905 2 231.00–235.00 $233.00 $2,109 —
955–997 983 3 226.00–230.00 $227.30 $2,234 +6.30
1015 1015 1 206.00 $206.00 $2,091 —
1070 1070 4 225.00 $225.00 $2,408 —
1100 1100 1 213.00 $213.00 $2,343 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 320.00–332.50 $326.16 $1,076 —
425–447 441 4 310.00–317.50 $314.34 $1,386 —
450–490 470 2 321.00–325.00 $322.91 $1,518 -3.94
500–515 505 3 300.00–305.00 $301.70 $1,524 -0.30
562 562 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,686 -1.04
625–636 633 4 270.00–272.00 $271.51 $1,719 -9.49
650–655 653 2 269.00–270.00 $269.50 $1,760 —
751–772 762 12 240.00–245.50 $242.71 $1,849 —
815–845 838 5 243.00–247.00 $245.80 $2,060 —
897 897 8 237.00 $237.00 $2,126 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–452 451 3 307.00–311.00 $309.67 $1,397 —
505 505 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,464 -0.19
585 585 2 268.00 $268.00 $1,568 -21.00
610–640 634 5 260.00–264.00 $263.23 $1,669 -3.10
655–692 680 3 265.00–266.00 $265.32 $1,804 +21.33
705–740 723 2 250.00–254.00 $252.05 $1,822 +20.05
835 835 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,929 +7.02
865 865 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,998 —
945 945 1 216.00 $216.00 $2,041 +20.00
1100 1100 1 190.50 $190.50 $2,096 —
1225 1225 1 191.00 $191.00 $2,340 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 300.00 $300.00 $855 —
320 320 1 303.00 $303.00 $970 +4.66
345 fancy 345 1 331.00 $331.00 $1,142 —
381–387 384 6 313.00–327.00 $321.30 $1,234 +10.82
375–399 fancy 392 11 337.50–338.00 $337.63 $1,324 —
440 fancy 440 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,373 -1.00
440 440 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,298 +5.60
450–460 fancy 455 2 309.00–318.00 $313.45 $1,426 —
450–498 468 30 285.00–300.00 $290.54 $1,360 +4.14
500–545 524 18 275.00–289.00 $284.24 $1,489 +9.70
519–543 value added 533 17 292.00–295.00 $293.40 $1,564 +13.06
555–581 565 22 261.00–275.00 $270.63 $1,529 -1.72
555–595 value added 577 24 283.00–290.00 $286.52 $1,653 -0.23
615–617 fancy 616 11 281.00–288.00 $282.90 $1,743 —
602–635 value added 618 35 267.00–276.00 $271.34 $1,677 +0.01
600–646 633 11 245.00–257.00 $249.60 $1,580 -4.77
655–685 669 40 250.00–264.00 $253.18 $1,694 +12.53
681 value added 681 7 284.50 $284.50 $1,937 +29.74
703–710 706 14 231.00–240.00 $238.07 $1,681 +4.32
717–733 value added 732 80 250.00–255.00 $254.63 $1,864 +4.99
772–798 785 16 235.00–245.00 $241.22 $1,894 +9.58
820–830 823 3 217.00–220.00 $218.01 $1,794 -7.99
890 890 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,985 -1.00
975 975 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,999 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–490 485 3 272.00–280.00 $275.00 $1,334 —
515–526 523 4 255.00–260.00 $258.77 $1,353 -2.23
565–580 573 4 251.00–252.00 $251.49 $1,441 -7.51
646 646 4 249.00 $249.00 $1,609 +10.52
665–698 686 23 240.00–247.50 $246.04 $1,688 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,210 -1.72
480–482 481 3 260.00–269.00 $266.01 $1,280 -8.54
535–547 543 3 240.00–243.00 $242.01 $1,314 —
608–640 612 9 231.00 $231.00 $1,414 —
669 669 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,539 +5.00
940 940 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,786 +10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 357.50 $357.50 $1,233 +5.50
380 380 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,387 +50.00
425 425 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,318 -15.00
471–492 479 5 310.00–326.00 $319.43 $1,530 -44.57
502–527 515 4 294.00–305.00 $299.37 $1,542 +12.71
565 565 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,650 +17.75
616 616 8 282.00 $282.00 $1,737 +11.69
662–687 672 21 250.00–264.50 $263.04 $1,768 +15.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 2 293.00 $293.00 $1,427 -7.00
595 595 2 274.00 $274.00 $1,630 +12.50
615 615 2 259.00 $259.00 $1,593 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–530 515 2 260.00–268.00 $263.88 $1,359 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1320 1205 80-85% 3 134.00–136.00 $135.39 $1,631 +12.20
1165–1395 1250 80-85% 3 120.50–124.00 $122.06 $1,526 -21.04
1285–1355 1320 80-85% 2 139.00–141.00 $140.03 $1,848 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 85-90% 1 95.00 $95.00 $950 —
1050 1050 85-90% 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,197 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 75-80% 1 157.50 $157.50 $2,323 —
1515 1515 75-80% 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,848 -15.77

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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.