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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 15, 2025

745 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $329.33/cwt +12.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,350/hd at 714 lb · 165 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $395.04/cwt -14.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,264/hd at 573 lb · 48 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $314.49/cwt -17.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,113/hd at 672 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 745 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 fancy 380 4 475.00 $475.00 $1,805 +25.00
381 381 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,676 -2.33
400–420 410 2 429.00–442.50 $435.91 $1,787 +25.57
423 fancy 423 3 462.50 $462.50 $1,956 +32.50
450–494 464 29 425.00–442.00 $431.79 $2,004 +13.14
515 value added 515 1 424.00 $424.00 $2,184 -3.36
520–530 525 6 395.00–411.00 $403.49 $2,118 -5.69
550–596 573 48 384.00–401.00 $395.04 $2,264 -11.04
605 fancy 605 2 396.00 $396.00 $2,396 —
600–636 value added 628 7 383.00–389.00 $384.40 $2,414 -12.17
630–645 634 14 360.00–373.00 $365.23 $2,316 -3.18
654 value added 654 5 380.00 $380.00 $2,485 —
658–699 672 22 361.00–375.00 $368.46 $2,476 +1.21
700–705 703 2 319.00 $319.00 $2,243 -16.61
710–722 value added 716 4 350.00–361.00 $355.45 $2,545 +9.41
759 value added 759 10 344.00 $344.00 $2,611 —
765–797 782 23 325.00–336.50 $332.34 $2,599 +1.69
805–830 808 9 310.00–328.00 $321.52 $2,598 +3.59
860 value added 860 25 315.00 $315.00 $2,709 —
876–898 893 13 304.00–306.50 $305.93 $2,732 -15.83
900 900 2 313.00 $313.00 $2,817 +3.94
980 980 2 285.00–286.00 $285.50 $2,798 -13.72
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–410 405 2 417.00–421.00 $418.98 $1,697 +24.98
465 465 1 418.00 $418.00 $1,944 +24.00
503–540 515 6 313.00–370.00 $356.67 $1,837 -28.33
555 555 1 371.00 $371.00 $2,059 -3.40
620–635 628 2 342.50–350.00 $346.29 $2,175 -7.71
670–690 680 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,244 -16.00
785 785 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,434 -2.04
805 805 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,294 -6.00
920 920 1 291.00 $291.00 $2,677 +33.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1386 1386 5 220.50 $220.50 $3,056 —
1140–1562 1421 3 210.00–214.50 $213.30 $3,031 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 407.50 $407.50 $1,345 +25.00
381 fancy 381 6 452.00 $452.00 $1,722 +32.28
385–395 388 3 428.00–430.00 $428.68 $1,663 +46.77
415–445 430 4 371.00–381.00 $376.75 $1,620 -39.78
410–440 fancy 432 5 405.00–422.50 $410.76 $1,774 -30.24
455–466 fancy 461 6 390.00–396.00 $392.25 $1,808 +12.25
462–487 479 17 365.00–385.00 $370.70 $1,776 +0.50
515–520 value added 518 2 366.00–368.00 $367.00 $1,901 -3.57
505–548 529 18 348.00–360.00 $354.62 $1,876 +9.87
559 value added 559 6 359.00 $359.00 $2,007 +4.95
550–572 567 10 335.00–340.00 $338.60 $1,920 +1.35
600–648 631 25 309.00–325.00 $319.95 $2,019 -20.08
650–698 672 38 305.00–322.00 $314.49 $2,113 -10.04
712 value added 712 139 331.50 $331.50 $2,360 +7.14
713–740 722 26 315.00–325.00 $317.76 $2,294 +1.51
763–780 768 9 270.00–280.00 $272.90 $2,096 -36.02
830–845 838 2 262.50–272.00 $267.21 $2,239 —
848 value added 848 22 280.00 $280.00 $2,374 —
885 885 1 267.00 $267.00 $2,363 —
926 926 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,593 +16.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 2 377.50–380.00 $378.79 $1,193 +27.59
350 350 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,400 +55.00
472–497 484 11 357.00–361.00 $359.39 $1,739 +8.68
510–542 527 5 330.00–337.50 $333.62 $1,758 +2.62
570 570 2 327.00 $327.00 $1,864 -8.00
645 645 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,935 -20.40
650–683 670 5 288.00–298.00 $294.12 $1,971 -23.38
725–745 738 3 290.00–294.00 $292.69 $2,160 +1.66
750 750 1 248.00 $248.00 $1,860 -38.00
840 840 1 248.00 $248.00 $2,083 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 412.50 $412.50 $1,650 -8.93
517 fancy 517 2 402.50 $402.50 $2,081 +3.32
510–541 532 5 350.00–371.00 $363.01 $1,931 -5.70
555–570 563 2 340.00–352.50 $346.33 $1,950 -29.49
607 607 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,003 +6.96
675 675 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,008 -23.24
700 700 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,100 +15.05
775 775 2 269.00 $269.00 $2,085 —
1035 1035 1 212.00 $212.00 $2,194 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,172 —
505 505 1 343.00 $343.00 $1,732 -7.00
560 560 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,848 -12.25
806 806 3 260.00 $260.00 $2,096 +12.00
975 975 1 215.00 $215.00 $2,096 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1115 1098 80-85% 2 142.50–148.00 $145.21 $1,594 —
1210–1290 1250 80-85% 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,688 -15.92
1175–1335 1255 80-85% 2 151.00–157.00 $154.19 $1,935 +3.27
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530 1530 75-80% 1 164.00 $164.00 $2,509 -7.91
1595 1595 75-80% 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,696 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 85-90% 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,283 +19.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585 1585 1 171.00 $171.00 $2,710 —
1850 1850 1 189.50 $189.50 $3,506 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690–935 837 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 950.00–1,425.00 $1,144.57

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
847 847 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,990 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,650 —
763 763 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,717 —
865 value added 865 64 259.00 $259.00 $2,240 —
940 940 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,965 —

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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.