Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 3, 2025

2,333 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $256.73/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,858/hd at 724 lb · 145 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $269.75/cwt -1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,669/hd at 619 lb · 132 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $356.52/cwt -6.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,898/hd at 532 lb · 127 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,333 2,264 2,344
Feeder cattle 2,263 2,223 2,263
Slaughter cattle 66 40 77
Replacement cattle 4 1 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady with some softer undertones. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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
215 215 1 390.00 $390.00 $838 +25.00
225 fancy 225 1 412.50 $412.50 $928 —
250 250 1 335.00 $335.00 $838 —
266 fancy 266 8 400.00 $400.00 $1,064 -2.50
310–345 fancy 322 3 400.00–405.00 $401.79 $1,294 +0.18
315–333 323 7 385.00–390.00 $387.91 $1,253 +6.12
372–385 376 3 383.00–390.00 $385.39 $1,449 +2.78
350–383 fancy 377 8 405.00–415.00 $412.61 $1,556 +0.74
402–440 fancy 426 30 392.00–413.00 $408.57 $1,741 -14.43
410–434 426 9 370.00–381.00 $378.51 $1,612 -12.27
415–436 value added 430 11 392.50–400.00 $395.58 $1,701 -11.37
455–471 fancy 469 19 378.00 $378.00 $1,773 -15.18
460–480 469 18 350.00–360.00 $352.68 $1,654 -9.66
503–540 fancy 529 57 370.00 $370.00 $1,957 -21.06
503–549 value added 534 26 350.00–359.00 $351.52 $1,877 -21.65
500–545 536 44 331.00–348.00 $342.02 $1,833 -6.23
553–561 value added 555 13 347.00–349.00 $348.38 $1,934 +11.76
556–581 568 24 320.00–338.00 $329.44 $1,871 +10.53
600–645 624 99 285.00–303.00 $296.99 $1,853 -13.01
631 value added 631 24 312.50 $312.50 $1,972 -12.35
650–658 value added 656 24 296.50–300.00 $297.51 $1,952 -9.24
652–695 676 103 270.00–281.00 $275.72 $1,864 -14.80
705–711 value added 708 27 276.00–279.00 $277.06 $1,962 -4.93
701–738 726 72 264.50–275.50 $271.48 $1,971 -0.26
751–782 769 71 255.00–264.50 $261.63 $2,012 -2.67
812–813 value added 812 12 258.00–262.00 $260.33 $2,114 -4.49
800–842 814 26 240.00–256.00 $252.40 $2,055 -0.15
850–875 861 4 236.00–244.00 $240.28 $2,069 +1.74
862 value added 862 62 257.00 $257.00 $2,215 -2.75
900–915 905 6 230.00–248.00 $241.93 $2,189 +3.77
906 value added 906 57 259.50 $259.50 $2,351 +18.88
964 964 15 243.50 $243.50 $2,347 +24.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 4 341.00 $341.00 $1,183 —
370–390 380 2 362.50–370.00 $366.35 $1,392 +1.14
400–437 420 5 340.00–351.00 $342.98 $1,441 -27.15
455–490 473 4 328.00–340.00 $333.78 $1,579 -10.29
505–540 527 23 320.00–328.00 $323.61 $1,705 -6.15
560–578 567 18 310.00–318.00 $312.66 $1,773 +11.24
620–645 627 12 275.00–282.00 $277.23 $1,738 -16.65
662–664 664 8 262.00–263.50 $263.13 $1,747 -11.54
740 740 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,857 -3.14
750 750 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,830 -6.00
830–842 838 3 230.00–237.00 $234.69 $1,967 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 420 8 333.00–335.00 $334.40 $1,404 -18.96
460–497 478 5 320.00–322.00 $321.61 $1,537 -14.98
500–530 510 13 310.00–315.00 $310.94 $1,586 -4.04
550–595 574 16 302.00–307.00 $304.14 $1,746 +18.17
605–640 618 5 260.00–268.00 $264.45 $1,634 -13.00
673 673 3 267.00 $267.00 $1,797 -5.38
730 730 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,788 -0.99
762 762 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,859 -0.02
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,848 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 332.50 $332.50 $798 -7.50
290–295 293 4 340.00–351.00 $345.55 $1,012 +5.55
300–340 323 4 310.00–320.00 $314.42 $1,016 -30.20
340–345 fancy 343 2 330.00–337.50 $333.78 $1,145 —
355–392 376 14 338.00–351.00 $343.19 $1,290 +3.30
400–435 fancy 414 11 333.00–337.50 $336.51 $1,393 -21.49
400–445 428 30 310.00–327.50 $320.70 $1,373 -5.30
465 fancy 465 8 330.00 $330.00 $1,534 -20.00
450–499 475 39 290.00–305.00 $293.73 $1,395 -27.53
484 value added 484 16 311.00 $311.00 $1,505 -25.00
500–535 value added 514 12 290.00–300.00 $297.27 $1,528 -14.05
505–539 525 36 270.00–286.00 $276.22 $1,450 -17.99
552–598 575 60 265.00–280.00 $273.82 $1,574 -7.98
553–590 value added 576 42 285.00–296.00 $292.84 $1,687 +0.41
605–617 value added 614 74 271.00–279.00 $273.78 $1,681 -6.02
600–647 625 58 253.00–269.00 $264.60 $1,654 -3.49
655–695 value added 676 22 270.00–280.00 $275.14 $1,860 +0.14
650–692 677 71 250.00–263.00 $255.81 $1,732 -7.86
711–733 value added 721 100 255.00–261.25 $259.60 $1,872 -1.20
705–743 730 45 237.00–253.00 $250.34 $1,827 +10.65
750–761 value added 755 11 240.00–241.00 $240.46 $1,815 -13.54
750–795 775 22 229.00–239.00 $236.65 $1,834 -6.01
800–847 830 8 220.00–231.00 $224.45 $1,863 -11.65
841 value added 841 10 233.00 $233.00 $1,960 -7.00
880–893 888 10 211.00–226.00 $223.02 $1,980 +7.63
985 985 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,980 -14.00
1010 1010 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,121 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 301.00 $301.00 $888 —
387–390 388 3 322.50–330.00 $327.49 $1,271 +1.32
440 440 1 298.00 $298.00 $1,311 -12.00
470–496 489 23 280.00–289.00 $286.14 $1,399 -18.06
530–548 541 7 262.00–269.00 $266.69 $1,443 -10.52
550–595 572 9 260.00–267.00 $261.93 $1,498 -4.61
620–647 638 3 250.00–251.00 $250.32 $1,597 -4.98
657–695 678 17 240.00–248.00 $245.02 $1,661 -2.61
700–745 727 5 230.00–235.00 $233.00 $1,694 +3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 348.00 $348.00 $783 —
300 300 2 301.00 $301.00 $903 —
360–385 373 2 300.00–302.00 $300.97 $1,123 -10.25
465 465 1 269.00 $269.00 $1,251 -23.77
530–545 538 2 250.00–251.00 $250.49 $1,348 -19.79
560–590 578 9 250.00–258.00 $252.21 $1,458 -6.75
630–645 636 4 240.00–247.50 $242.36 $1,541 -10.49
650–685 668 3 230.00–237.00 $233.94 $1,563 -11.81
772 772 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,752 —
855–862 860 3 190.50–205.00 $195.31 $1,680 +4.31
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,755 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 330.00 $330.00 $908 —
325 fancy 325 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,251 —
320–345 328 3 360.00–377.50 $371.37 $1,218 -13.63
355–380 361 5 360.00–380.00 $367.17 $1,325 -26.81
393 fancy 393 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,552 -17.00
421 fancy 421 3 408.00 $408.00 $1,718 —
416–435 428 8 392.00–400.00 $398.67 $1,706 +53.07
451–455 fancy 452 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,672 +6.65
477–487 480 13 317.50–333.00 $324.69 $1,559 -19.38
524 fancy 524 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,677 —
515–546 533 12 293.00–310.00 $300.36 $1,601 -20.06
551–590 574 14 290.00–300.00 $292.95 $1,682 -17.55
630–645 635 12 249.00–263.00 $255.14 $1,620 -13.47
656 fancy 656 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,771 -17.00
650–685 660 13 242.00–250.00 $247.35 $1,633 -13.82
732–745 739 4 234.00–238.00 $235.98 $1,744 —
761–777 766 6 230.00–240.00 $236.62 $1,813 +14.62
800–803 802 4 215.00–221.00 $216.50 $1,736 —
890 890 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,842 —
945 945 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,871 —
1205 1205 3 167.50 $167.50 $2,018 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 342.50 $342.50 $1,137 -7.50
377 377 5 358.00 $358.00 $1,350 —
417 417 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,543 +42.00
485 485 1 309.00 $309.00 $1,499 -16.00
535 535 1 288.00 $288.00 $1,541 +18.00
586 586 4 286.00 $286.00 $1,676 -0.22
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–327 325 3 322.50–325.00 $324.18 $1,054 +14.18
370 370 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,147 —
410 410 1 336.00 $336.00 $1,378 +36.00
495 495 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,534 -2.40
565–585 573 4 265.00–275.00 $272.45 $1,561 —
635 635 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,572 —
797 797 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,666 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1215 1168 80-85% 4 140.00–149.00 $143.94 $1,681 +11.91
1075–1440 1278 80-85% 16 135.00–144.50 $139.78 $1,786 +12.87
1340–1425 1393 80-85% 4 129.00–133.00 $130.75 $1,821 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495 1495 75-80% 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,884 —
1485–1595 1527 75-80% 7 142.00–144.50 $142.86 $2,181 —
1495–1705 1603 75-80% 7 130.00–138.50 $133.41 $2,139 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 85-90% 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,093 -0.94
1045 1045 85-90% 2 127.00–129.50 $128.25 $1,340 +0.25

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1275 1263 2 147.00–148.00 $147.50 $1,863 —
1675 1675 1 173.50 $173.50 $2,906 —
1780 1780 1 158.00 $158.00 $2,812 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720 720 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00
775 775 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
645 645 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,128 —

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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.