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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 5, 2025

1,103 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $343.88/cwt +12.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,346/hd at 682 lb · 99 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $299.26/cwt +29.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,444/hd at 817 lb · 92 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $289.94/cwt -5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,101/hd at 725 lb · 78 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,103 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,163 —
270–295 283 2 430.00–440.00 $435.22 $1,232 +1.49
280–285 fancy 283 2 472.50–475.00 $473.74 $1,341 +1.24
320 320 1 417.50 $417.50 $1,336 +3.18
375 fancy 375 1 437.50 $437.50 $1,641 -2.50
370–390 384 4 406.00–412.50 $409.22 $1,571 -8.28
411–426 fancy 413 25 435.00–435.25 $435.22 $1,797 -2.28
400–441 425 11 402.50–420.00 $413.54 $1,758 -13.44
450 fancy 450 8 441.00 $441.00 $1,984 —
465–495 477 40 400.00–412.50 $406.39 $1,938 -2.28
501–527 fancy 507 20 400.00–408.50 $403.76 $2,047 -6.37
500–546 523 12 370.00–388.00 $382.81 $2,002 +12.61
527–540 value added 535 30 390.00–399.00 $395.03 $2,113 -0.89
558–570 value added 560 5 370.00–380.00 $377.97 $2,117 -0.89
550–568 fancy 561 8 390.00–392.00 $390.73 $2,192 —
550–599 581 32 350.00–367.50 $354.70 $2,061 -4.66
605–640 628 28 332.00–344.00 $337.40 $2,119 -0.03
623–642 value added 638 15 355.00–366.00 $363.85 $2,321 +16.55
655–684 value added 682 88 340.00–347.00 $346.28 $2,362 +1.12
650–696 684 11 320.00–330.00 $324.64 $2,221 -4.12
704–705 704 6 320.00–320.50 $320.42 $2,256 +15.96
721 value added 721 13 335.50 $335.50 $2,419 +15.36
765 value added 765 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,372 +11.00
755–787 782 6 289.00–297.00 $290.29 $2,270 +11.27
805 value added 805 28 289.00 $289.00 $2,326 —
822 fancy 822 64 303.75 $303.75 $2,497 —
860 860 1 253.00 $253.00 $2,176 -15.84
906 value added 906 55 281.00 $281.00 $2,546 -3.00
913 913 3 240.00 $240.00 $2,191 +1.00
975 975 7 248.00 $248.00 $2,418 +13.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 360.00–367.50 $363.75 $1,619 —
482 482 5 381.00 $381.00 $1,836 +5.24
525–528 527 4 340.00–341.00 $340.75 $1,796 -0.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 394.00–395.00 $394.50 $1,756 +0.28
465 465 1 396.00 $396.00 $1,841 +3.35
500 500 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,812 +10.76
550–555 553 2 325.00–330.00 $327.51 $1,811 -15.97
605 605 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,906 -0.07
700 700 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,960 -6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,170 +35.72
285 fancy 285 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,340 —
305 fancy 305 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,403 +53.51
332–340 336 5 397.00–410.00 $404.45 $1,359 +25.23
360 fancy 360 1 417.50 $417.50 $1,503 +11.85
360–399 384 10 390.00–403.00 $398.50 $1,530 +7.03
405–423 fancy 416 14 390.00–396.00 $393.97 $1,639 +5.75
401–441 424 25 362.50–377.50 $374.72 $1,589 +6.13
452 fancy 452 15 392.00 $392.00 $1,772 +20.48
458–490 477 46 360.50–380.00 $368.53 $1,758 +6.85
500–532 514 40 343.00–360.50 $352.64 $1,813 +11.85
555–583 575 20 319.00–334.00 $328.82 $1,891 +5.20
582 value added 582 4 364.00 $364.00 $2,118 +23.29
600–645 629 6 281.00–293.00 $286.52 $1,802 -25.15
633 fancy 633 15 324.25 $324.25 $2,053 —
622–648 value added 638 5 301.50–311.00 $307.29 $1,961 -23.71
655 value added 655 1 311.00 $311.00 $2,037 +4.50
670–690 676 6 275.00–286.00 $280.20 $1,894 -8.90
720–725 721 4 242.00–259.00 $254.73 $1,837 -23.57
720–725 value added 725 74 280.00–292.00 $291.84 $2,116 -5.16
758 value added 758 27 283.00 $283.00 $2,145 +10.00
755–780 764 4 266.00–273.00 $268.99 $2,055 +10.17
837 837 4 253.00 $253.00 $2,118 —
855 855 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,009 +35.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 379.00 $379.00 $1,232 —
470–498 484 18 349.50–356.50 $352.91 $1,708 +2.72
500–545 519 6 320.00–328.00 $323.62 $1,680 +1.61
580–585 582 3 305.00–316.00 $311.65 $1,814 +8.15
635 635 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,721 -12.34
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,276 +10.00
400 400 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,400 ±0.00
495 495 1 347.00 $347.00 $1,718 -5.60
535 535 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,685 -0.95
582–585 584 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,752 +5.09
610–625 618 2 261.00–262.00 $261.51 $1,616 -11.43
725 725 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,653 —
1090–1092 1091 3 185.00–195.00 $191.67 $2,091 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 1 179.00 $179.00 $2,336 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 160 1 540.00 $540.00 $864 —
290 290 1 452.50 $452.50 $1,312 —
265–297 fancy 292 7 482.50–492.50 $491.21 $1,434 —
300–320 fancy 304 5 450.00–460.00 $457.89 $1,392 +27.89
335 335 2 407.50–425.00 $416.25 $1,394 -2.14
350–385 366 8 393.00–409.00 $404.34 $1,480 -4.37
405 fancy 405 1 422.50 $422.50 $1,711 -30.00
415–440 428 4 402.50–415.00 $408.61 $1,749 +2.12
450–495 485 8 382.50–397.50 $393.63 $1,909 +10.17
480–493 fancy 486 7 405.00–407.00 $405.87 $1,973 +3.98
510–520 fancy 518 4 383.00–392.50 $385.34 $1,996 -7.42
536–545 539 5 346.00–360.00 $351.64 $1,895 -29.02
551 fancy 551 7 374.00–376.00 $375.14 $2,067 +17.14
552–578 569 16 350.00–363.00 $358.52 $2,040 +18.36
603–645 612 23 311.25–326.00 $314.53 $1,925 -12.60
657–665 660 4 300.00–318.00 $311.23 $2,054 +1.91
735 735 1 298.00 $298.00 $2,190 +7.32
760–795 778 2 270.00–278.00 $274.09 $2,132 -3.91
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 3 357.50 $357.50 $1,380 -23.35
420 420 1 377.50 $377.50 $1,586 -7.16
450 450 1 367.00 $367.00 $1,652 +3.39
542 542 2 352.00 $352.00 $1,908 +14.76
640 640 1 311.00 $311.00 $1,990 +9.73
730 730 1 203.50 $203.50 $1,486 —
765 765 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,782 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,326 ±0.00
390 390 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,258 -72.50
430–435 432 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,685 -2.77
465 465 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,720 -15.00
515 515 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,674 -26.51
555 555 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,832 +5.52
775 775 1 259.00 $259.00 $2,007 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1325 1222 80-85% 3 149.50–155.00 $153.25 $1,873 +3.96
1230–1435 1333 80-85% 2 160.00–162.50 $161.35 $2,151 —
1350–1400 1375 80-85% 2 135.00–141.00 $137.95 $1,897 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
932 932 85-90% 2 119.50 $119.50 $1,114 -4.87
935 935 85-90% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,309 +15.63
830–1120 953 85-90% 3 126.00–128.00 $126.97 $1,210 -17.53
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1500 1498 75-80% 3 162.50–163.00 $162.83 $2,439 —
1505 1505 75-80% 1 147.00 $147.00 $2,212 —
1665 1665 75-80% 1 137.00 $137.00 $2,281 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1810–2100 1955 2 180.50–181.50 $181.04 $3,539 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,241 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 261.00 $261.00 $1,592 —
667 667 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,601 —
671 value added 671 28 265.25 $265.25 $1,780 —

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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.