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Washington County Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 14, 2025

3,089 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $351.92/cwt +24.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,850/hd at 810 lb · 1,023 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $340.78/cwt +19.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,951/hd at 866 lb · 641 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $397.65/cwt ≈ $2,647/hd at 666 lb · 237 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,089

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 53 469.00 $469.00 $2,134
500 500 40 445.00 $445.00 $2,225
535 535 92 445.00 $445.00 $2,381
660 660 147 398.00–405.00 $401.57 $2,650
675 675 90 391.25 $391.25 $2,641
735 735 70 377.50 $377.50 $2,775
775 775 190 370.50 $370.50 $2,871
800 800 70 348.00 $348.00 $2,784 +20.47
800 800 64 358.50 $358.50 $2,868 +30.97
800 800 140 343.00 $343.00 $2,744 +15.47
800 800 70 345.00 $345.00 $2,760 +17.47
800–835 815 679 352.50–358.00 $354.25 $2,887 +26.72
850–875 866 641 337.50–343.50 $340.78 $2,951 +19.04
935 935 55 329.50 $329.50 $3,081
965–985 970 211 323.00–325.00 $324.50 $3,148
1000 1000 50 320.50 $320.50 $3,205

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 52 459.00 $459.00 $2,088
500 500 40 433.00 $433.00 $2,165
610–635 622 153 384.00–390.00 $386.96 $2,407
735 735 68 341.50 $341.50 $2,510
835 835 60 317.00 $317.00 $2,647
935 935 54 293.50 $293.50 $2,744

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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.