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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 21, 2025

978 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $323.03/cwt +15.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,350/hd at 727 lb · 88 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $393.21/cwt +5.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,673/hd at 425 lb · 86 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $276.23/cwt +1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,427/hd at 879 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 978 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 1 515.00 $515.00 $747 —
175–195 185 2 515.00–522.50 $518.95 $960 —
250 fancy 250 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,250 —
295–297 296 3 452.50–460.00 $457.51 $1,354 —
305–347 329 11 399.00–412.50 $404.59 $1,331 +10.44
305–343 fancy 334 10 420.00–431.00 $427.80 $1,429 +11.87
350–395 374 5 400.00–415.00 $403.60 $1,509 +3.34
417 fancy 417 13 420.00 $420.00 $1,751 -4.70
404–445 418 13 399.00–417.00 $410.86 $1,717 +3.05
453–495 fancy 461 10 400.00–404.00 $400.86 $1,848 -45.14
452–495 471 10 380.00–393.00 $387.31 $1,824 -2.48
500–540 value added 522 19 391.00–400.00 $396.24 $2,068 +14.67
510–547 535 10 370.00–387.50 $380.78 $2,037 +25.00
550–595 566 21 351.00–365.00 $359.88 $2,037 +8.23
568–585 value added 575 7 370.00–377.00 $372.96 $2,145 -5.24
600–648 value added 630 8 340.00–347.00 $341.75 $2,153 +0.15
612–640 630 28 320.00–339.00 $326.36 $2,056 +3.92
660–670 665 2 304.00–309.00 $306.48 $2,038 -12.70
660–683 value added 666 45 325.75–331.00 $327.15 $2,179 -3.35
727 value added 727 74 325.75 $325.75 $2,368 +9.59
700–743 730 14 305.00–319.00 $308.67 $2,253 +10.91
753–797 770 11 278.00–291.00 $284.94 $2,194 +1.80
809–820 814 22 263.00–277.00 $274.89 $2,238 +4.48
857–880 863 9 247.00–258.00 $250.68 $2,163 -3.98
881 value added 881 61 280.00 $280.00 $2,467 +4.41
1148 1148 10 220.00 $220.00 $2,526 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–333 329 4 385.00–392.50 $390.70 $1,285 +10.70
457–493 482 16 370.00–373.00 $371.28 $1,790 -0.97
532–535 533 3 357.00–360.00 $358.00 $1,908 +18.27
565–573 572 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,945 +1.73
620–640 630 2 303.00–313.00 $307.92 $1,940 +6.23
715–725 720 2 288.00–291.00 $289.51 $2,084 +4.51
766 766 7 254.00 $254.00 $1,946 -16.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,624 -7.04
500 500 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,725 +22.74
555 555 9 331.00 $331.00 $1,837 +21.01
620 620 1 291.00 $291.00 $1,804 +11.00
665 665 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,845 —
700 700 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,925 —
750 750 1 268.00 $268.00 $2,010 +4.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595 1595 1 182.00 $182.00 $2,903 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,168 +27.39
310–345 330 4 395.00–405.00 $399.85 $1,320 +5.48
315–348 fancy 345 13 410.50–417.50 $410.99 $1,418 -4.67
351–398 fancy 372 24 412.00–416.00 $414.67 $1,543 -6.67
350–395 374 17 385.00–397.00 $392.65 $1,469 -14.43
405–414 value added 413 6 390.00–393.00 $390.49 $1,613 —
405–441 417 27 370.00–385.00 $374.59 $1,562 -9.45
425–431 fancy 431 53 403.00 $403.00 $1,737 -1.62
450–485 459 27 350.00–367.50 $359.87 $1,652 +1.89
450–480 fancy 465 7 370.00–377.50 $373.25 $1,736 -4.54
516–540 value added 530 29 327.00–336.00 $330.62 $1,752 +4.45
515–548 533 26 304.00–324.00 $317.59 $1,693 +4.46
560–584 576 24 300.00–318.00 $311.07 $1,792 +7.05
600–630 value added 612 7 292.00–299.00 $293.86 $1,798 -16.02
600–645 621 16 275.00–286.00 $278.80 $1,731 -14.03
655–692 669 36 273.00–281.00 $278.13 $1,861 -3.05
680 value added 680 1 294.00 $294.00 $1,999 —
737 value added 737 2 282.00 $282.00 $2,078 +7.86
740 740 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,924 +3.32
755–760 758 2 260.00–263.00 $261.50 $1,982 +3.54
816 816 5 254.00 $254.00 $2,073 +7.43
877 877 2 241.00 $241.00 $2,114 —
951 951 3 231.00 $231.00 $2,197 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–343 334 4 370.00–373.00 $372.31 $1,244 +24.79
370 370 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,276 -27.72
412–445 434 7 351.00–356.00 $354.43 $1,538 +8.12
450–490 482 18 332.50–337.50 $336.21 $1,621 +9.29
590–598 596 4 271.00–276.00 $272.24 $1,623 +0.42
605 605 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,464 -15.25
695 695 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,738 -10.47
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,197 +15.00
375 375 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,359 -27.58
405–425 415 2 360.00–365.00 $362.56 $1,505 +1.57
470–498 485 16 340.00–347.00 $343.71 $1,667 +2.21
535 535 3 299.00 $299.00 $1,600 +6.51
585 585 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,726 +5.00
640 640 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,696 -6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 412.50 $412.50 $1,176 +9.55
300–330 fancy 315 2 427.00–437.50 $432.50 $1,362 +15.00
300–340 320 2 406.00–420.00 $412.56 $1,320 +16.69
360 fancy 360 2 432.50 $432.50 $1,557 +22.50
355–380 366 6 392.50–407.50 $398.99 $1,460 +3.72
400–440 408 10 391.00–403.00 $398.56 $1,626 -12.89
460–495 484 15 365.00–378.00 $370.49 $1,793 +22.52
500–545 521 8 315.00–333.00 $325.18 $1,694 -3.01
525–542 fancy 533 5 350.00–365.00 $357.90 $1,908 +9.38
576–585 fancy 578 4 346.00–359.00 $355.71 $2,056 +10.71
570–595 585 7 322.00–340.00 $331.85 $1,941 +4.35
620 620 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,922 -4.31
688 688 3 288.00 $288.00 $1,981 -4.84
730–740 735 2 254.00–265.00 $259.46 $1,907 -24.58
755 755 1 288.00 $288.00 $2,174 +16.59
805–825 815 2 237.00–246.00 $241.56 $1,969 +1.56
885 885 1 229.00 $229.00 $2,027 -3.00
900–937 925 3 206.00–216.00 $212.76 $1,968 -1.24
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 357.50 $357.50 $1,341 -3.58
417–445 426 3 362.00–362.50 $362.17 $1,543 -9.01
510 510 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,454 +15.00
737 737 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,548 —
845 845 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,774 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 382.50 $382.50 $1,396 -2.50
435 435 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,675 -7.74

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1245 1180 80-85% 2 128.00–130.00 $128.94 $1,521 -5.77
1040–1310 1193 80-85% 5 140.50–148.00 $143.80 $1,716 —
1065–1325 1195 80-85% 2 153.00–154.50 $153.83 $1,838 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575 1575 75-80% 1 143.00 $143.00 $2,252 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562 562 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,180 —
635 635 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,340 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,558 —
676 676 5 241.00 $241.00 $1,629 —

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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.