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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 31, 2025

1,428 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $280.82/cwt -5.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,321/hd at 827 lb · 131 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $370.28/cwt +29.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,141/hd at 578 lb · 99 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $267.50/cwt +4.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,051/hd at 767 lb · 94 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,428 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 390.00 $390.00 $760 —
215 fancy 215 1 425.00 $425.00 $914 —
230 230 1 400.00 $400.00 $920 +17.50
265 265 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,086 +45.00
300–335 318 2 390.00–395.00 $392.36 $1,248 -29.90
330–335 fancy 333 2 426.00–430.00 $428.02 $1,425 -71.98
360 fancy 360 3 442.50 $442.50 $1,593 —
360–397 377 9 412.50–428.00 $421.79 $1,590 +11.57
400–436 419 21 395.00–411.00 $402.11 $1,685 -14.70
409–448 fancy 424 11 417.50–427.50 $420.04 $1,781 -9.45
452–455 fancy 454 10 405.00–420.00 $411.11 $1,866 +10.70
457–491 474 17 382.50–402.00 $394.06 $1,868 +14.40
507–513 fancy 511 28 398.00–406.00 $400.84 $2,048 +16.40
510–547 value added 525 17 370.00–389.00 $380.51 $1,998 +10.12
510–545 533 14 335.00–353.00 $342.38 $1,825 -6.61
555–567 fancy 558 13 381.00 $381.00 $2,126 +3.00
550–598 578 32 347.50–365.00 $356.87 $2,063 +18.69
552–593 value added 583 54 370.00–379.00 $375.64 $2,190 +9.64
603–648 value added 617 14 340.00–348.00 $346.80 $2,140 +4.31
600–645 632 30 321.00–339.00 $334.05 $2,111 +14.21
652–655 value added 654 9 332.00–336.00 $334.22 $2,186 -0.92
651–698 675 34 309.00–327.50 $319.17 $2,154 +9.08
713 fancy 713 30 330.00 $330.00 $2,353 —
710–736 value added 715 20 313.50–318.00 $314.24 $2,247 -0.49
700–740 722 15 284.00–300.00 $294.16 $2,124 -16.35
750–782 765 43 280.00–299.00 $288.17 $2,205 -3.94
807–841 value added 824 89 282.25–289.00 $285.59 $2,353 +6.87
817–842 832 42 260.00–277.00 $270.71 $2,252 +16.16
862 value added 862 19 268.50 $268.50 $2,314 -1.88
862–897 888 10 245.00–249.00 $245.78 $2,183 —
904 value added 904 60 273.75 $273.75 $2,475 —
900–907 905 4 243.00–251.00 $247.01 $2,235 -3.99
1010 1010 1 228.00 $228.00 $2,303 —
1065 1065 1 219.00 $219.00 $2,332 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 347.50 $347.50 $834 —
265 265 1 342.50 $342.50 $908 —
322 322 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,127 -53.69
370–395 384 9 392.00–401.00 $397.72 $1,527 -1.28
430–441 438 4 383.00–390.00 $384.72 $1,685 -2.95
465–490 481 14 370.00–377.00 $374.95 $1,804 +10.60
505–535 521 6 320.00–330.00 $323.32 $1,684 -11.68
560–596 582 8 330.00–340.00 $337.78 $1,966 +15.97
615–645 627 6 308.00–316.00 $313.59 $1,966 +18.03
670 670 1 301.00 $301.00 $2,017 +4.00
720 720 1 281.00 $281.00 $2,023 -2.00
755–780 768 4 273.00–275.00 $274.02 $2,104 -1.98
930 930 1 227.00 $227.00 $2,111 -10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 1 381.00 $381.00 $1,452 —
420–430 427 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,580 -5.43
460–475 466 8 356.00–360.00 $359.51 $1,675 +3.63
530–545 538 3 302.00–318.00 $308.26 $1,658 +8.26
550–586 578 7 320.00–328.00 $322.37 $1,863 +15.72
622–630 626 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,878 +15.00
665 665 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,945 +14.50
760 760 2 259.00 $259.00 $1,968 —
900 900 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,890 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 340.00 $340.00 $867 -49.95
280 fancy 280 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,127 -18.90
310–325 314 7 350.00–367.50 $356.16 $1,118 -36.94
325 fancy 325 1 387.50 $387.50 $1,259 -12.50
355–395 373 9 360.00–375.00 $367.61 $1,371 -13.26
355–395 fancy 384 17 386.00–405.00 $394.73 $1,516 -1.99
400–440 fancy 424 7 359.00–365.00 $362.87 $1,539 -14.35
400–449 439 24 337.00–355.50 $347.57 $1,526 -11.25
455–480 fancy 460 7 350.00–358.00 $354.87 $1,632 +1.25
450–496 479 58 330.00–349.50 $342.97 $1,643 +12.60
500–535 value added 511 32 324.00–337.00 $329.51 $1,684 +12.08
500–546 532 29 304.00–319.00 $311.46 $1,657 +7.80
550–595 571 27 284.00–302.50 $294.68 $1,683 +7.15
556–598 value added 574 7 306.00–311.00 $308.77 $1,772 +7.78
610–618 fancy 613 7 309.50–310.00 $309.78 $1,899 —
613–637 value added 631 28 297.00–304.00 $303.09 $1,912 +10.82
600–647 636 21 270.00–289.00 $277.53 $1,765 -2.68
667–695 680 21 259.00–273.00 $268.14 $1,823 -1.87
710–745 731 13 251.00–262.00 $257.19 $1,880 +12.26
733 value added 733 3 266.00 $266.00 $1,950 -0.99
750–775 value added 764 80 260.00–275.00 $270.05 $2,063 +4.51
772–795 783 14 240.00–257.50 $252.96 $1,981 +10.44
830 830 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,851 +17.00
940 940 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,068 -6.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 4 335.00–337.50 $335.60 $1,091 -24.51
370–395 381 9 350.00–351.00 $350.35 $1,335 -19.17
415–440 428 3 325.00–328.00 $326.03 $1,395 -13.40
453–498 482 20 321.00–329.00 $325.62 $1,569 +6.00
510–549 535 12 290.00–297.00 $295.76 $1,582 +18.76
585 585 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,667 +7.16
600–645 627 5 260.00–268.00 $263.95 $1,655 +3.95
775–790 783 2 231.00–236.00 $233.52 $1,828 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 310.00 $310.00 $713 —
295 295 4 307.50 $307.50 $907 -29.51
320 320 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,040 -18.84
355–395 372 8 330.00–337.50 $334.57 $1,245 -23.03
410–425 422 5 318.00–319.00 $318.19 $1,343 -8.29
460–499 493 7 306.00–311.00 $306.67 $1,512 -2.95
505–540 523 2 281.00–287.00 $284.10 $1,486 +18.10
565–580 573 2 272.50–274.00 $273.26 $1,566 +22.26
615 615 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,482 -15.99
660–685 672 5 243.00–251.00 $248.21 $1,668 -11.79
735 735 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,632 -3.00
760 760 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,778 +22.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 228 2 395.00–400.00 $397.58 $906 -2.42
255 fancy 255 1 462.50 $462.50 $1,179 +52.50
297–298 298 5 367.00–385.00 $374.19 $1,115 -0.66
300–342 329 4 370.00–385.00 $379.06 $1,247 -31.94
335 fancy 335 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,340 -40.00
360–395 375 5 382.50–410.00 $393.61 $1,476 -21.80
385 fancy 385 1 432.50 $432.50 $1,665 -2.56
410 fancy 410 6 420.00 $420.00 $1,722 -0.34
400–440 420 3 360.00–377.50 $368.00 $1,546 -34.87
455 fancy 455 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,866 +25.00
450–480 466 12 364.00–382.00 $371.81 $1,733 +3.66
510–516 fancy 515 7 363.00–375.00 $373.30 $1,922 -19.62
510–547 532 8 335.00–349.00 $346.51 $1,843 +12.62
560–592 580 11 329.00–340.00 $334.36 $1,939 +16.46
617 fancy 617 12 332.00 $332.00 $2,048 —
600–630 619 7 302.00–319.00 $313.61 $1,941 +5.28
670–693 687 6 292.00–297.00 $295.84 $2,032 -7.05
720–725 723 3 290.00–300.00 $293.32 $2,121 +14.03
765–770 768 2 261.00–265.00 $263.01 $2,020 +4.34
770 fancy 770 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,194 -1.00
822–835 826 4 226.00–233.00 $230.24 $1,902 -8.76
885 885 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,920 —
920 920 1 222.00 $222.00 $2,042 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,224 —
390–398 396 4 367.00–376.00 $369.22 $1,462 -16.99
400–415 408 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,428 -36.98
460–495 476 4 353.00–357.50 $355.33 $1,691 +2.77
520 520 1 326.00 $326.00 $1,695 +13.03
610–630 616 4 288.00–295.00 $291.51 $1,796 -0.99
710 710 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,874 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 2 345.00–349.00 $346.89 $1,120 —
350 350 1 351.00 $351.00 $1,228 —
447 447 2 337.00 $337.00 $1,506 -30.51
475–495 488 5 322.00–330.00 $324.57 $1,584 -13.43
540 540 1 291.00 $291.00 $1,571 —
570 570 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,539 -22.97
680 680 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,843 —
770 770 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,840 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1315 1151 80-85% 4 123.00–130.00 $126.12 $1,452 -8.92
1095–1280 1203 80-85% 6 150.00–158.00 $153.72 $1,849 +23.22
1135–1400 1271 80-85% 12 133.00–141.00 $137.23 $1,744 -9.02
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 85-90% 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,341 —
935–1005 970 85-90% 2 109.00–112.00 $110.55 $1,072 —
950–1165 1058 85-90% 2 115.50–120.00 $117.98 $1,248 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1305 1293 2 149.00–151.50 $150.26 $1,943 —
1160–1635 1457 5 154.00–160.00 $155.59 $2,267 -8.65
1705 1705 1 176.00 $176.00 $3,001 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,052 —

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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.