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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 24, 2025

1,238 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $286.12/cwt +24.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,377/hd at 831 lb · 95 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $285.73/cwt +9.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,752/hd at 613 lb · 83 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $336.68/cwt +6.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,575/hd at 468 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,238 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 382.50 $382.50 $918 —
250 250 1 365.00 $365.00 $912 -37.50
300 fancy 300 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,500 —
305–345 323 7 420.00–430.00 $422.26 $1,364 +42.26
352–385 364 6 404.00–420.00 $410.22 $1,493 +4.66
410–435 fancy 414 6 427.50–431.00 $429.49 $1,778 +4.70
400–440 415 23 407.00–422.50 $416.81 $1,730 +18.90
483–496 fancy 487 9 396.00–409.00 $400.41 $1,950 +1.41
460–499 488 45 370.00–385.00 $379.66 $1,853 -6.90
507–537 fancy 515 22 380.00–386.00 $384.44 $1,980 +23.45
500–540 value added 516 13 362.50–375.00 $370.39 $1,911 +14.95
505–545 526 23 340.00–358.00 $348.99 $1,836 +17.12
557 value added 557 2 366.00 $366.00 $2,039 +9.00
562 fancy 562 2 378.00 $378.00 $2,124 +10.50
550–599 576 50 329.50–349.50 $338.18 $1,948 -4.26
608–640 614 9 311.00–326.00 $319.84 $1,964 +7.76
610–638 value added 625 20 337.00–347.00 $342.49 $2,141 +11.71
654–660 value added 658 20 327.00–340.00 $335.14 $2,205 +13.02
655–692 674 19 300.00–320.00 $310.09 $2,090 +0.95
700–739 value added 727 27 314.25–317.00 $314.73 $2,288 +3.28
700–745 733 22 304.00–312.00 $310.51 $2,276 +10.45
754–775 764 13 285.00–296.50 $292.11 $2,232 +14.16
801–835 value added 824 15 275.00–280.50 $278.72 $2,297 —
832 fancy 832 67 293.90 $293.90 $2,445 —
810–840 833 13 250.50–269.00 $254.55 $2,120 -6.59
857–882 value added 860 20 265.00–271.00 $270.38 $2,325 +1.63
905 905 1 251.00 $251.00 $2,272 +14.04
963–992 973 6 224.00–234.00 $230.60 $2,244 -10.40
1046 value added 1046 50 249.00 $249.00 $2,605 —
1060 1060 1 218.00 $218.00 $2,311 —
1180 1180 1 212.00 $212.00 $2,502 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 400.00–407.50 $403.69 $1,231 +53.69
360 360 1 399.00 $399.00 $1,436 —
405–440 421 9 380.00–395.00 $387.67 $1,632 +13.54
455–472 465 6 361.00–367.50 $364.35 $1,694 +3.22
540 540 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,809 +16.00
559–585 567 12 315.00–325.00 $321.81 $1,825 -3.13
620–640 630 2 292.00–299.00 $295.56 $1,862 +5.56
697 697 2 297.00 $297.00 $2,070 +3.00
715 715 1 283.00 $283.00 $2,023 +3.20
790 790 1 276.00 $276.00 $2,180 +12.54
945 945 1 237.00 $237.00 $2,240 +20.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,196 —
405–430 419 5 370.00–379.00 $375.43 $1,573 +12.43
450–476 470 6 350.00–357.00 $355.88 $1,673 +13.37
505 505 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,515 ±0.00
585–590 587 3 300.00–311.00 $306.65 $1,800 -5.18
600–610 605 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,724 —
686 686 3 278.00 $278.00 $1,907 +3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 fancy 200 1 415.00 $415.00 $830 —
235–245 242 3 380.00–397.50 $391.83 $948 -18.17
260–265 263 2 385.00–395.00 $389.95 $1,026 +1.60
265–272 fancy 270 3 414.00–425.00 $421.40 $1,138 —
305–345 329 7 385.00–395.00 $393.10 $1,293 -0.78
330 fancy 330 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,320 —
350–375 fancy 361 7 392.50–400.00 $396.72 $1,432 +8.43
350–392 377 14 375.00–390.00 $380.87 $1,436 +10.75
410–440 fancy 424 17 372.00–380.00 $377.22 $1,599 +24.23
410–431 426 9 354.00–367.50 $358.82 $1,529 +15.54
455–461 fancy 459 16 351.00–357.00 $353.62 $1,623 +14.46
450–495 471 43 322.00–341.00 $330.37 $1,556 +2.51
500–530 value added 515 14 315.00–321.00 $317.43 $1,635 +6.46
500–548 531 34 292.00–311.00 $303.66 $1,612 +3.20
551–580 value added 568 20 300.00–302.00 $300.99 $1,710 -1.41
550–590 577 21 281.00–296.00 $287.53 $1,659 +3.17
601–617 value added 603 38 290.50–294.50 $292.27 $1,762 +7.62
600–646 622 45 270.00–289.00 $280.21 $1,743 +19.34
651–675 656 9 265.00–271.50 $270.01 $1,771 +6.83
664–670 value added 664 29 274.50–280.00 $274.69 $1,824 -1.48
711–717 714 11 239.00–254.00 $244.93 $1,749 -5.08
719–730 value added 721 14 261.00–268.00 $266.99 $1,925 -0.59
751–765 value added 758 17 261.50–270.00 $265.54 $2,013 —
770–780 775 2 240.00–245.00 $242.52 $1,880 -16.48
820 820 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,689 -24.78
853–895 876 3 221.00–231.00 $226.97 $1,988 -12.03
905 905 4 226.50 $226.50 $2,050 —
994 994 9 225.00 $225.00 $2,236 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 355.00–360.00 $357.41 $1,001 -17.59
305–327 320 3 355.00–362.50 $360.11 $1,152 +5.11
385–395 390 2 368.00–371.00 $369.52 $1,441 +27.00
425–447 437 11 334.00–344.00 $339.43 $1,483 +12.43
470–498 490 21 315.00–321.00 $319.62 $1,566 +8.10
540 540 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,496 -7.69
560–595 585 5 274.00–279.50 $277.84 $1,625 +7.28
605–647 635 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,651 —
725–745 735 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,727 +3.17
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 286 4 336.00–340.00 $337.01 $964 —
305–320 313 2 340.00–347.50 $343.84 $1,076 +20.44
360–390 375 2 355.00–360.00 $357.60 $1,341 +27.10
420–445 435 4 325.00–330.00 $326.48 $1,420 +11.13
450–482 474 4 308.00–312.50 $309.62 $1,468 +8.23
535 535 1 266.00 $266.00 $1,423 -10.00
592 592 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,486 -7.52
620–645 633 3 253.00–259.00 $256.99 $1,627 +14.48
690 690 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,794 +26.63
730 730 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,642 +5.00
780 780 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,654 +4.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 400.00 $400.00 $920 —
220–245 fancy 233 2 425.00–429.00 $426.89 $995 —
260–285 277 3 370.00–380.00 $374.85 $1,038 —
280 fancy 280 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,148 —
337 fancy 337 4 440.00 $440.00 $1,483 -10.00
340 340 3 411.00 $411.00 $1,397 -0.52
375–392 385 4 410.00–425.00 $415.41 $1,599 +23.40
375–395 fancy 388 4 431.00–442.50 $435.06 $1,688 +25.06
403–415 fancy 407 6 420.00–421.00 $420.34 $1,711 +45.12
406–435 412 6 400.00–406.00 $402.87 $1,660 +46.49
450–485 462 12 360.00–375.00 $368.15 $1,701 +19.54
475 fancy 475 5 385.00 $385.00 $1,829 +10.95
503–506 fancy 505 10 381.00–398.00 $392.92 $1,984 +57.92
505–530 522 6 325.00–340.00 $333.89 $1,743 +18.49
555–590 579 12 311.00–324.00 $317.90 $1,841 +0.75
602–640 617 12 304.00–316.00 $308.33 $1,902 +9.91
661–686 671 12 290.00–308.00 $302.89 $2,032 +16.08
720–747 740 4 275.00–281.00 $279.29 $2,067 +7.85
755–793 780 5 254.00–271.00 $258.67 $2,018 +3.93
795 fancy 795 3 286.00 $286.00 $2,274 —
805 805 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,924 +19.00
1170 1170 1 238.00 $238.00 $2,785 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–387 372 8 385.00–395.00 $386.21 $1,437 —
435–445 440 2 385.00–389.00 $386.98 $1,703 —
451–490 472 8 350.00–356.00 $352.56 $1,664 +23.80
510–525 518 2 311.00–315.00 $312.97 $1,621 +12.97
585 585 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,755 —
625 625 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,828 +10.50
670 670 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,910 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 355.00 $355.00 $746 —
285 285 1 350.00 $350.00 $998 —
395 395 1 344.00 $344.00 $1,359 —
415–420 418 2 365.00–370.00 $367.51 $1,536 +47.51
493 493 6 338.00 $338.00 $1,666 +32.00
550–580 565 2 292.00–294.00 $292.97 $1,655 +14.97
625 625 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,750 —
1070 1070 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,883 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1410 1172 80-85% 10 131.00–139.00 $135.04 $1,583 —
1215 1215 80-85% 1 130.50 $130.50 $1,586 -7.79
1120–1425 1280 80-85% 4 142.00–150.00 $146.25 $1,872 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1000 860 85-90% 2 115.00–119.50 $117.62 $1,012 —
885–985 935 85-90% 2 105.00–107.00 $106.05 $992 —
1055–1185 1120 85-90% 2 126.00–129.50 $127.85 $1,432 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710 1710 75-80% 1 139.00 $139.00 $2,377 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1770 1467 3 160.50–169.50 $164.24 $2,409 —
1520–1630 1575 2 152.00–157.50 $154.85 $2,439 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1265 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,575.00–2,325.00 $2,017.45

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690–875 772 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,350.00–1,575.00 $1,443.14

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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.