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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 17, 2025

1,456 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $287.21/cwt +17.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,218/hd at 772 lb · 184 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $315.55/cwt +10.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,087/hd at 662 lb · 79 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $265.99/cwt +15.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,312/hd at 869 lb · 77 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,456 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,127 —
330 330 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,254 -19.43
355–368 364 6 397.00–409.00 $405.56 $1,476 +14.75
400–430 416 8 393.00–404.00 $397.91 $1,655 +1.86
403–434 fancy 426 45 423.00–425.00 $424.79 $1,810 +9.79
451–488 468 27 378.00–393.00 $386.56 $1,809 +3.28
473 fancy 473 3 399.00 $399.00 $1,887 -3.50
510–545 value added 530 3 352.50–358.00 $355.44 $1,884 +0.82
525–535 fancy 530 2 360.00–362.00 $360.99 $1,913 -8.01
510–547 534 8 326.00–340.00 $331.87 $1,772 -4.47
550 fancy 550 1 367.50 $367.50 $2,021 +7.50
572 value added 572 18 357.00 $357.00 $2,042 +7.00
550–590 577 38 335.00–349.00 $342.44 $1,976 +8.14
615–640 value added 633 16 328.00–333.00 $330.78 $2,094 +6.06
602–648 634 26 305.00–316.00 $312.08 $1,979 +3.15
653–679 value added 658 39 320.00–330.00 $322.12 $2,120 +10.45
653–695 665 40 300.00–317.00 $309.14 $2,056 +7.44
701–711 value added 703 23 307.50–315.00 $311.45 $2,189 +7.75
702–730 724 18 288.00–306.50 $300.06 $2,172 +7.69
757 fancy 757 66 302.75 $302.75 $2,292 —
755–761 value added 760 5 290.00–296.00 $291.19 $2,213 +10.69
750–787 782 113 270.00–288.00 $277.95 $2,174 +10.60
805–848 827 15 250.00–268.00 $261.14 $2,160 +2.62
869 value added 869 58 268.75 $268.75 $2,335 +15.52
861–897 870 19 256.50–260.50 $257.58 $2,241 +16.89
920 value added 920 48 253.50 $253.50 $2,332 -9.59
925–935 930 2 230.00–244.00 $236.96 $2,204 -4.20
957 957 2 241.00 $241.00 $2,306 —
1114 1114 6 231.00 $231.00 $2,573 +29.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,102 -30.00
400–440 422 3 372.50–375.00 $374.13 $1,579 +1.35
450–492 480 20 359.00–365.00 $361.13 $1,733 +7.63
535 535 1 319.00 $319.00 $1,707 -1.97
560–592 572 7 321.00–329.00 $324.94 $1,859 -0.44
635 635 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,842 -0.50
690 690 7 294.00 $294.00 $2,029 +3.49
730–733 732 5 279.00–280.00 $279.80 $2,048 +3.47
752–770 763 6 260.00–269.00 $263.46 $2,010 —
890 890 1 239.00 $239.00 $2,127 —
925 925 1 217.00 $217.00 $2,007 —
995 995 1 216.00 $216.00 $2,149 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 363.00 $363.00 $1,615 +3.00
490–496 495 6 340.00–343.00 $342.51 $1,695 -0.66
500 500 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,500 -4.00
555–595 573 6 310.00–319.00 $311.83 $1,787 +8.54
650–670 660 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,815 +25.00
736–745 738 4 264.00–266.00 $265.50 $1,959 -1.50
770 770 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,825 -3.83
825 825 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,889 —

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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 1 410.00 $410.00 $984 +51.25
250–285 268 4 381.00–397.50 $388.35 $1,041 +80.85
300–347 335 4 390.00–395.00 $393.88 $1,319 +37.16
360–395 375 7 362.50–375.00 $370.12 $1,388 -0.65
355–395 fancy 387 9 387.50–392.50 $388.29 $1,503 —
430–435 fancy 433 4 351.00–355.00 $352.99 $1,528 +3.72
410–445 437 29 330.00–349.00 $343.28 $1,500 +11.77
462–492 fancy 472 7 337.00–340.00 $339.16 $1,601 +12.87
450–493 478 23 315.00–333.00 $327.86 $1,567 +12.91
502–548 519 41 290.00–308.00 $300.46 $1,559 -5.78
500–548 value added 525 13 310.00–315.00 $310.97 $1,633 -4.74
550–565 value added 553 26 302.00–302.50 $302.40 $1,672 -14.10
550–591 571 35 280.00–290.00 $284.36 $1,624 -21.92
600–640 624 21 252.00–269.00 $260.87 $1,628 -21.28
627 fancy 627 5 296.00 $296.00 $1,856 -12.00
615–642 value added 631 26 280.00–289.00 $284.65 $1,796 -7.80
650–660 value added 656 5 273.00–281.00 $276.17 $1,812 -0.33
661–697 673 46 253.00–269.00 $263.18 $1,771 +2.63
735–739 value added 737 13 265.50–270.00 $267.58 $1,972 +8.25
710–745 739 13 240.00–255.00 $250.01 $1,848 +1.19
766 766 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,984 +23.40
807–835 815 17 225.00–235.00 $230.78 $1,881 +26.78
852 852 2 239.00 $239.00 $2,036 +21.98
930–945 943 7 229.00–232.00 $229.42 $2,163 —
1022 1022 10 197.00 $197.00 $2,013 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,076 —
330 330 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,172 +17.55
390–395 393 4 340.00–345.00 $342.52 $1,346 -6.91
412 412 2 327.00 $327.00 $1,347 +10.74
465–493 490 29 308.00–312.00 $311.52 $1,526 +10.19
507–547 535 13 282.00–287.00 $284.69 $1,523 +3.44
555–583 576 7 269.00–273.00 $270.56 $1,558 -18.15
725–730 728 6 230.00–236.00 $231.83 $1,688 +1.83
820 820 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,697 —
900 900 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,890 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 340.00 $340.00 $816 —
307–325 316 4 320.00–327.00 $323.40 $1,022 -1.60
350 350 2 330.00–331.00 $330.50 $1,157 +0.88
400–430 415 2 312.50–318.00 $315.35 $1,309 +8.93
451–485 475 12 298.00–303.00 $301.39 $1,432 +11.39
526 526 3 276.00 $276.00 $1,452 ±0.00
575–585 578 4 257.00–263.00 $258.52 $1,494 -18.57
630–646 643 6 240.00–243.00 $242.51 $1,559 -9.80
675–697 690 3 230.00–235.00 $233.37 $1,610 -6.63
705 705 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,551 —
797 797 2 207.50 $207.50 $1,654 -12.50
940 940 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,805 -1.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,705 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 fancy 316 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,422 +45.00
305–330 317 3 405.00–419.00 $411.52 $1,305 +25.21
370 fancy 370 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,517 +4.23
365–385 376 4 386.00–400.00 $392.01 $1,474 -0.56
400–438 415 19 349.00–367.00 $356.38 $1,479 -29.66
405–435 fancy 423 3 370.00–381.00 $375.22 $1,587 -22.28
455–465 fancy 460 2 369.00–379.00 $374.05 $1,721 -8.45
450–494 479 9 340.00–357.00 $348.61 $1,670 -10.06
500–540 512 12 310.00–322.00 $315.40 $1,615 -0.84
507–545 fancy 527 6 330.00–340.00 $335.00 $1,765 +1.65
555–568 564 11 315.00–324.00 $317.15 $1,789 -1.47
605–640 613 8 294.00–308.00 $298.42 $1,829 +2.42
651–699 677 10 280.00–294.00 $286.81 $1,942 -1.76
700–745 712 6 265.00–276.00 $271.44 $1,933 +2.63
762–780 768 3 250.00–264.00 $254.74 $1,956 -9.54
807–820 811 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,784 -18.00
860–885 868 7 219.00–226.00 $224.12 $1,945 +11.38
1047 1047 5 213.00 $213.00 $2,230 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 295.00 $295.00 $988 -15.00
350 350 1 313.00 $313.00 $1,096 -44.50
432 432 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,382 —
490 490 1 306.00 $306.00 $1,499 +6.00
525 525 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,365 -23.00
592 592 2 278.00 $278.00 $1,646 -17.00
655 655 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,572 —
715 715 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,716 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,353 —
485–495 490 2 327.50–330.00 $328.76 $1,611 -11.27
505 505 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,515 -1.37
600 600 2 281.00–283.00 $282.00 $1,692 —
700 700 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,750 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 80-85% 1 129.50 $129.50 $1,373 —
938–1452 1234 80-85% 17 133.00–141.50 $138.29 $1,706 —
1045–1565 1305 80-85% 4 142.00–150.00 $144.91 $1,891 +12.88
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1515 1495 75-80% 3 139.00–144.00 $141.35 $2,113 +6.81
1505–1660 1583 75-80% 2 146.00–150.00 $148.10 $2,344 —
1555–1765 1660 75-80% 2 130.00 $130.00 $2,158 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 85-90% 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,168 +14.28
950–1100 993 85-90% 4 112.50–119.00 $115.03 $1,142 —
995 995 85-90% 1 94.00 $94.00 $935 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 1 153.00 $153.00 $2,088 —
1515–1580 1542 3 161.00–163.00 $162.34 $2,503 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885–890 888 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 138.00–148.00 $142.99 $1,270

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,197 —
511 511 4 278.00 $278.00 $1,421 —
695 695 2 213.00 $213.00 $1,480 —
801–802 801 6 205.00–206.00 $205.33 $1,645 —
931 value added 931 55 213.60 $213.60 $1,989 —
1080 1080 1 196.00 $196.00 $2,117 —

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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.