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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 7, 2025

170 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $297.72/cwt -19.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,129/hd at 715 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $322.60/cwt -28.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,361/hd at 422 lb · 12 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $244.95/cwt -23.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,624/hd at 663 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 170 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,443 -31.79
370 fancy 370 2 434.00 $434.00 $1,606 -8.50
423–425 424 4 361.00–369.00 $366.99 $1,556 -35.12
453 fancy 453 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,812 -11.11
465 465 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,628 -44.06
501–530 value added 513 7 340.00–355.00 $348.36 $1,787 -32.15
500–545 519 4 308.00–322.00 $313.57 $1,627 -28.81
560–575 564 4 330.00–345.00 $337.30 $1,902 -19.57
587 value added 587 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,172 -5.64
622–630 625 3 318.00–322.00 $320.66 $2,004 -13.39
660 660 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,914 -29.17
651–689 value added 670 10 301.00–304.00 $302.46 $2,026 -31.76
709–726 715 21 295.50–299.00 $297.72 $2,129 +3.56
777–780 778 3 240.00–250.00 $243.34 $1,893 -44.83
840 840 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,957 -37.71
850–892 872 4 230.00–243.00 $234.64 $2,046 -11.14
905 905 2 240.50 $240.50 $2,177 -6.51
1010 1010 1 211.00 $211.00 $2,131 -17.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 303.00 $303.00 $1,454 -56.51
543 543 4 296.00 $296.00 $1,607 -12.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 348.00 $348.00 $1,235 -49.72
420 420 1 324.00 $324.00 $1,361 -60.72
495 495 1 327.00 $327.00 $1,619 -47.95

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,018 —
300–332 321 3 340.00–343.00 $342.07 $1,098 -14.09
360 360 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,224 -27.61
407–435 422 12 310.00–327.00 $322.60 $1,361 -24.97
485 485 1 308.00 $308.00 $1,494 -34.97
510 value added 510 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,556 -24.51
515–530 523 2 284.00–290.00 $287.04 $1,501 -24.42
565–585 571 6 276.00–285.00 $281.81 $1,609 -12.87
625 625 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,500 -37.53
655–670 663 11 240.00–249.00 $244.95 $1,624 -23.19
736 value added 736 4 243.00 $243.00 $1,788 -23.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,080 -48.19
465 465 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,302 -26.67
515–520 518 2 270.00–275.00 $272.51 $1,412 -11.59
565 565 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,412 -23.26
830 830 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,577 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 308.00 $308.00 $909 —
420 420 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,281 -21.03
480 480 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,392 -35.62

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,020 -39.06
365 365 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,314 -33.61
445 445 1 371.00 $371.00 $1,651 +3.00
455 455 1 341.00 $341.00 $1,552 -30.81
552 552 2 316.00 $316.00 $1,744 -18.36
600–640 620 2 270.00–283.00 $276.29 $1,713 -37.32
660–693 689 8 261.00–280.00 $277.72 $1,913 -18.12
705 705 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,551 -73.32
775 775 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,705 -43.01
1035 1035 1 206.00 $206.00 $2,132 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 316.00 $316.00 $1,169 -53.22
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,521 -4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 85-90% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,242 —
940 940 85-90% 1 103.50 $103.50 $973 —
1005 1005 85-90% 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,196 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 80-85% 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,563 —
1215 1215 80-85% 1 113.50 $113.50 $1,379 -40.22
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515 1515 75-80% 1 132.00 $132.00 $2,000 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 1 152.00 $152.00 $2,371 —
1910 1910 1 164.50 $164.50 $3,142 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
935–955 945 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 169.00–179.00 $173.95 $1,644

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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.