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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 11, 2025

756 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $357.16/cwt +19.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,282/hd at 639 lb · 99 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $387.47/cwt +6.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,656/hd at 686 lb · 80 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $321.34/cwt +32.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,538/hd at 790 lb · 75 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 756 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 430.00 $430.00 $882 —
335 335 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,491 -9.99
340 fancy 340 1 487.50 $487.50 $1,658 +10.00
355–375 369 4 412.50–430.00 $423.93 $1,564 -32.72
415–422 fancy 420 3 431.00 $431.00 $1,810 -20.67
402–445 432 12 409.00–425.00 $417.80 $1,805 -20.76
455–467 463 5 399.00–414.00 $404.96 $1,875 +15.39
505–543 529 9 400.00–405.00 $402.44 $2,129 +26.49
550–562 value added 560 5 393.00–398.00 $393.98 $2,206 -0.07
553–595 573 10 378.00–391.00 $386.87 $2,217 +10.87
601 value added 601 3 391.00 $391.00 $2,350 -2.83
605–636 628 5 360.00–379.50 $374.17 $2,350 -8.34
658 value added 658 4 367.50 $367.50 $2,418 -3.50
660–670 663 3 343.00–348.00 $346.32 $2,296 -7.01
688 fancy 688 73 390.25 $390.25 $2,685 -5.75
712–727 value added 720 11 343.50–350.00 $346.42 $2,494 -15.08
710–730 722 3 322.00–340.00 $330.36 $2,385 -2.20
768–785 778 8 317.50–332.00 $324.31 $2,523 +17.65
784 value added 784 65 365.00 $365.00 $2,862 +15.00
800–842 824 6 314.00–322.00 $317.30 $2,615 -2.36
858–891 879 8 316.00–319.00 $317.10 $2,787 +35.10
961–995 968 5 266.00–289.00 $284.27 $2,752 +25.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590–597 595 3 367.00–368.00 $367.67 $2,188 +13.35
615–645 630 2 346.00–351.00 $348.44 $2,195 -2.88
672–690 678 3 324.00–325.00 $324.34 $2,199 -12.38
730 730 1 299.00 $299.00 $2,183 -11.50
770 770 2 307.00 $307.00 $2,364 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,106 +5.00
570–590 580 2 330.00–336.00 $333.05 $1,932 -2.95
610 610 2 309.00 $309.00 $1,885 -29.34
815 815 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,842 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 412.50 $412.50 $1,279 -2.50
330 fancy 330 1 429.00 $429.00 $1,416 -12.26
375–380 376 5 410.00–415.00 $413.99 $1,557 +0.60
414–435 fancy 419 19 400.00–405.00 $400.27 $1,677 -3.74
435–445 443 6 367.50–385.00 $373.12 $1,653 -14.44
450 fancy 450 3 389.00–391.00 $390.33 $1,756 -3.09
450–497 484 14 360.00–374.00 $368.00 $1,781 -4.29
508–520 value added 510 38 380.00–390.00 $388.12 $1,979 +19.44
512–525 519 4 365.00–366.00 $365.49 $1,897 +15.00
555–598 578 30 338.00–354.00 $345.07 $1,995 +1.27
600–645 627 26 320.00–336.00 $328.12 $2,057 +5.69
643 value added 643 73 367.50 $367.50 $2,363 +18.85
660–695 676 9 313.00–330.00 $322.61 $2,181 +2.95
726–747 733 7 270.00–280.00 $273.06 $2,002 -41.60
750–790 770 2 281.00–289.00 $285.10 $2,195 -3.90
772–780 value added 775 3 306.00–307.00 $306.66 $2,377 —
791 fancy 791 70 323.00 $323.00 $2,555 —
805–830 818 2 279.00–283.00 $280.97 $2,298 —
1001 1001 3 210.00 $210.00 $2,102 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 380 3 375.00–380.00 $376.58 $1,431 -20.92
490 490 1 353.00 $353.00 $1,730 -7.00
512–542 527 4 341.00–344.00 $342.46 $1,805 +6.43
555 555 2 309.00 $309.00 $1,715 -16.36
615 615 1 314.00 $314.00 $1,931 —
661 661 3 309.00 $309.00 $2,042 +12.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 327.50 $327.50 $917 -31.22
380 380 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,444 -7.50
420 420 1 359.00 $359.00 $1,508 -9.00
455–480 463 3 337.50–340.00 $339.14 $1,570 -7.86
500–542 528 3 332.50–335.00 $334.21 $1,765 +25.21
635 635 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,911 +15.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 1 190.50 $190.50 $2,381 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,302 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,375 +54.45
320 320 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,440 +31.52
405 fancy 405 1 434.00 $434.00 $1,758 -11.41
405–430 417 5 412.00–424.00 $417.26 $1,740 +1.59
450–490 470 4 372.00–388.00 $381.04 $1,791 -17.99
498 fancy 498 3 392.00 $392.00 $1,952 —
505–540 522 5 370.00–386.00 $380.71 $1,987 +13.73
565 565 2 372.00 $372.00 $2,102 +35.75
600–647 635 8 320.00–328.00 $324.39 $2,060 -2.60
655–680 668 2 309.00–313.00 $310.96 $2,077 +2.23
685 fancy 685 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,329 +7.67
715 715 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,181 +13.93
774–785 776 11 286.00–299.00 $296.79 $2,303 +26.79
805 805 1 251.00 $251.00 $2,021 —
902 902 2 240.00 $240.00 $2,165 +30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–445 429 5 389.00–394.00 $391.08 $1,678 -7.61
475 475 1 366.00 $366.00 $1,738 -11.14
500–540 520 2 342.00–350.00 $345.85 $1,798 -4.15
565 565 1 343.00 $343.00 $1,938 —
610 610 1 308.00 $308.00 $1,879 +8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,142 —
530 530 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,630 -25.51
620 620 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,798 —
695 695 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,050 —
807 807 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,816 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1310 1172 80-85% 3 173.50–180.00 $176.01 $2,063 —
1057–1350 1179 80-85% 6 151.00–157.50 $154.48 $1,821 —
1250–1405 1320 80-85% 4 165.00–170.00 $166.52 $2,198 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555 1555 75-80% 1 153.00 $153.00 $2,379 —
1575 1575 75-80% 1 170.50 $170.50 $2,685 —
1550–1635 1578 75-80% 3 165.50–167.00 $166.02 $2,620 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 85-90% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,072 —
945 945 85-90% 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,540 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1630 1383 2 182.50–183.50 $182.91 $2,530 —
1350–1780 1565 2 204.50–205.00 $204.72 $3,204 +7.05
1725–1750 1738 2 188.50–194.50 $191.48 $3,328 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,882

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,130.00 $1,130.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,515 —
947 value added 947 56 269.30 $269.30 $2,550 —

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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.