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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 18, 2025

444 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $358.66/cwt -1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,818/hd at 786 lb · 80 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $341.78/cwt -15.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,097/hd at 614 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $378.82/cwt -1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,403/hd at 634 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 444 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 fancy 230 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,150 —
305–312 310 3 431.00–432.50 $431.49 $1,338 -13.51
325 fancy 325 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,511 -22.50
360–375 370 4 420.00–424.00 $422.65 $1,564 -1.28
400 thin fleshed 400 1 471.00 $471.00 $1,884 —
405 fancy 405 1 452.00 $452.00 $1,831 +21.00
420–445 433 2 424.00–435.00 $429.66 $1,860 +11.86
465–491 484 15 431.00–440.50 $437.74 $2,119 +32.78
502 value added 502 2 409.00 $409.00 $2,053 —
515–545 521 5 373.00–390.00 $383.08 $1,996 -19.36
550–592 575 8 391.00–393.00 $392.01 $2,254 +5.14
591 value added 591 9 410.00 $410.00 $2,423 +16.02
612 fancy 612 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,448 —
615–637 value added 626 4 382.00–390.00 $385.93 $2,416 -5.07
600–648 638 21 360.00–377.00 $375.45 $2,395 +1.28
675–680 value added 678 5 375.00–380.00 $376.99 $2,556 +9.49
690–697 691 14 350.00–365.00 $362.84 $2,507 +16.52
710 value added 710 2 359.00 $359.00 $2,549 +12.58
722–735 729 6 324.00–339.00 $333.96 $2,435 +3.60
760–785 777 3 308.00–320.00 $314.98 $2,447 -9.33
751–793 value added 786 77 359.85–363.00 $360.36 $2,832 -4.64
815–834 832 11 322.00–339.50 $337.94 $2,812 +20.64
860–885 873 2 303.00–315.00 $308.91 $2,697 -8.19
915–927 923 3 295.00–296.00 $295.33 $2,726 —
967–995 976 3 273.00–291.00 $284.89 $2,781 +0.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,634 —
530 530 1 362.00 $362.00 $1,919 —
560 560 1 362.00 $362.00 $2,027 -5.67
632 632 5 341.00 $341.00 $2,155 -7.44
660–690 673 4 300.00–318.00 $311.42 $2,096 -12.92
715 715 2 309.00 $309.00 $2,209 +10.00
805 805 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,415 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,750 —
570 570 1 341.00 $341.00 $1,944 +7.95
605 605 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,739 -21.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 1 221.00 $221.00 $2,685 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,012 —
390 390 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,599 -3.99
410 thin fleshed 410 2 411.00 $411.00 $1,685 —
407–430 414 5 360.00–370.00 $363.98 $1,507 -9.14
405–445 fancy 435 4 390.00–391.00 $390.77 $1,700 -9.50
450 450 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,665 +2.00
503 value added 503 6 369.00 $369.00 $1,856 -19.12
510 510 2 351.00 $351.00 $1,790 -14.49
553–597 565 18 331.00–348.50 $343.94 $1,943 -1.13
569 value added 569 6 360.00 $360.00 $2,048 —
608 value added 608 24 350.00 $350.00 $2,128 -17.50
606–645 622 16 324.00–335.00 $329.46 $2,049 +1.34
651–692 657 14 323.00–329.00 $328.10 $2,156 +5.49
710 710 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,236 +41.94
720 value added 720 5 318.00 $318.00 $2,290 —
786 value added 786 4 313.00 $313.00 $2,460 +6.34
925 925 1 279.00 $279.00 $2,581 —
1025 1025 1 214.00 $214.00 $2,194 +4.00
1125 1125 2 200.00 $200.00 $2,250 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 373 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,399 -1.58
485–496 493 6 341.00–354.00 $345.13 $1,701 -7.87
525–540 533 2 320.00–329.00 $324.44 $1,729 -18.02
565–590 578 2 321.00–325.00 $322.96 $1,867 +13.96
665 665 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,062 +1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,097 —
405 405 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,215 -59.00
460–490 480 3 325.00–330.00 $326.60 $1,568 -12.54
525 525 1 316.00 $316.00 $1,659 -18.21
550 550 1 318.00 $318.00 $1,749 —
635 635 1 298.00 $298.00 $1,892 -3.00
690 690 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,036 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 425.00–427.00 $425.98 $1,342 -24.02
320 fancy 320 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,632 —
365 365 1 429.00 $429.00 $1,566 —
415 415 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,805 +17.74
475 fancy 475 3 402.00 $402.00 $1,910 +10.00
470–490 479 7 369.00–382.50 $374.79 $1,795 -6.25
515 515 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,555 -78.71
560–567 565 7 350.00–354.00 $351.42 $1,986 -20.58
610–645 630 4 320.00–330.00 $324.64 $2,045 +0.25
655 655 2 308.00 $308.00 $2,017 -2.96
720–743 735 5 300.00–309.00 $307.24 $2,258 +2.24
960 960 1 217.00 $217.00 $2,083 —
1225 1225 1 193.50 $193.50 $2,370 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 367.50 $367.50 $1,011 —
320 320 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,128 —
400–440 418 4 342.50–350.00 $344.54 $1,440 —
1030 1030 1 199.00 $199.00 $2,050 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,570 -26.08
458 458 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,649 -6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1240 1175 80-85% 3 142.50–148.50 $145.26 $1,707 -30.75
1035–1415 1225 80-85% 2 170.50–171.00 $170.71 $2,091 —
1305–1420 1364 80-85% 10 158.50–166.50 $162.19 $2,212 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1640 1588 75-80% 4 162.00–167.50 $164.99 $2,620 -1.03
1480–1697 1631 75-80% 4 170.50–174.50 $171.51 $2,797 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 85-90% 1 124.50 $124.50 $1,208 —
975 975 85-90% 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,638 —
1300 1300 85-90% 1 138.50 $138.50 $1,800 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1645 1538 2 190.50–193.50 $191.90 $2,951 —
1545–1850 1698 2 202.50–214.50 $209.04 $3,549 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,752

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,710.00 $1,710.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1385–1415 1403 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,500.00–2,975.00 $2,760.46 —

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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.