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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 24, 2023

1,392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $177.93/cwt +3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,449/hd at 814 lb · 85 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $201.76/cwt +0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,529/hd at 758 lb · 76 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $198.14/cwt +1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,142/hd at 577 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,392 1,567 1,729
Feeder cattle 1,277 1,501 1,579
Slaughter cattle 110 55 126
Replacement cattle 5 11 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower, except for 600 lbs steers they were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 284 4 214.00–220.00 $218.68 $621 -16.09
320–325 323 2 206.00–225.00 $215.57 $696 -7.38
380 fancy 380 1 255.00 $255.00 $969 -10.97
390 390 1 225.00 $225.00 $878 -21.46
403–446 427 19 214.00–231.00 $226.48 $967 -20.82
415–445 value added 430 2 253.00–259.00 $256.10 $1,101 —
425–432 fancy 430 3 237.00–240.00 $237.99 $1,023 -22.51
463–481 fancy 473 17 258.00–263.50 $260.54 $1,232 +0.48
460–492 475 11 230.00–242.00 $235.41 $1,118 -10.73
507–540 521 26 231.00–246.00 $240.28 $1,252 +0.14
520–546 value added 530 12 249.00–253.00 $250.99 $1,330 -1.28
560–595 569 15 230.00–241.00 $237.04 $1,349 -9.12
558–587 value added 570 5 250.00–253.00 $251.76 $1,435 -1.54
581–585 fancy 583 8 264.00–270.00 $267.01 $1,557 +4.01
605–625 value added 615 25 248.00–261.50 $256.65 $1,578 +10.64
615–647 641 10 205.00–228.00 $214.97 $1,378 -19.15
660–690 675 16 196.00–214.00 $207.66 $1,402 -7.33
662–691 value added 675 13 215.00–218.75 $218.36 $1,474 -9.00
700 value added 700 12 202.50 $202.50 $1,418 —
700–745 732 26 190.00–200.00 $197.61 $1,447 -7.31
756 value added 756 68 203.50 $203.50 $1,538 -4.62
760–795 772 8 180.00–194.00 $186.95 $1,443 -11.29
812–820 813 19 181.00–193.00 $192.05 $1,561 +9.28
861–870 864 11 176.00–190.00 $188.18 $1,626 +6.39
873 value added 873 6 195.00 $195.00 $1,702 -1.80
925 925 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,684 -11.96
1052 1052 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,578 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 201.00–202.00 $201.33 $654 -9.31
445 445 1 210.00 $210.00 $934 -17.27
450–495 473 6 220.00–225.00 $222.22 $1,051 -7.76
500–525 506 7 215.00–218.00 $216.72 $1,097 -5.34
570–590 574 11 220.00 $220.00 $1,263 -6.20
610–635 618 3 190.00–196.00 $191.97 $1,186 -16.15
680–690 683 3 190.00–191.00 $190.66 $1,302 -10.84
715–735 722 3 179.00–181.00 $179.68 $1,297 -5.32
756–790 768 6 167.00–168.00 $167.34 $1,285 -14.68
820 820 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,394 +12.01
865–885 872 3 160.00–163.00 $161.98 $1,412 -7.02
933 933 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,483 —
995 995 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,403 —
1052 1052 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,262 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,584 —
1315 1315 2 151.50 $151.50 $1,992 —

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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 1 205.00 $205.00 $472 -19.26
282–286 284 5 193.00–204.00 $197.36 $561 -22.74
300–340 323 11 190.00–206.00 $195.16 $630 -21.95
350–395 375 24 195.00–209.00 $204.76 $768 -9.87
397 fancy 397 2 214.00 $214.00 $850 —
400–445 426 38 200.00–216.00 $206.54 $880 -8.48
426 fancy 426 3 219.00 $219.00 $933 -12.00
460–497 484 51 200.00–215.00 $210.30 $1,018 +1.75
510–527 value added 523 10 210.00–214.00 $212.91 $1,114 -7.09
500–545 529 55 190.00–208.00 $200.32 $1,060 -4.88
550–588 569 51 184.00–201.00 $195.40 $1,112 +0.76
597 value added 597 19 205.50 $205.50 $1,227 -1.50
605–616 value added 612 8 200.00–203.00 $201.89 $1,236 +4.39
615–648 630 18 182.00–193.00 $186.20 $1,173 -1.46
657 value added 657 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,281 +1.82
650–695 681 46 177.00–189.00 $184.76 $1,258 +3.90
705–722 714 12 160.00–178.00 $176.18 $1,258 +0.91
723–745 value added 726 7 182.00–186.00 $185.41 $1,346 -3.09
750–782 770 4 161.00–167.00 $164.05 $1,263 -8.39
812 value added 812 67 182.00 $182.00 $1,478 +6.00
805–835 822 18 156.00–166.00 $162.77 $1,338 +1.77
855 855 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,419 +1.00
1010 1010 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,495 —
1089 1089 5 142.50 $142.50 $1,552 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 186.00 $186.00 $456 -20.50
270–285 278 3 185.00–191.00 $188.72 $525 -21.28
300–348 331 7 180.00–184.00 $181.23 $600 -22.21
357–385 374 7 185.00–190.00 $188.17 $704 -15.01
435 435 2 196.00 $196.00 $853 -6.33
460–485 479 6 192.00–197.00 $195.50 $936 +3.17
510 510 1 189.00 $189.00 $964 -0.48
550–575 559 4 180.00–183.00 $181.74 $1,016 -1.40
600–630 615 2 174.00–175.00 $174.51 $1,073 +2.10
705 705 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,065 -9.00
820 820 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,296 +12.33
925 925 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,156 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
217–230 224 4 217.00–232.00 $224.72 $503 -0.28
250–260 255 2 214.00–223.00 $218.41 $557 -5.69
310–340 330 5 210.00–221.00 $218.32 $720 -29.68
352–397 371 15 216.00–231.00 $223.52 $829 -25.36
368–378 fancy 372 9 239.00–240.00 $239.45 $891 -27.55
408–447 423 11 220.00–234.00 $224.39 $949 -7.43
435 fancy 435 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,044 -10.69
450–482 470 19 208.00–225.00 $213.82 $1,005 -6.78
485 fancy 485 1 261.00 $261.00 $1,266 —
505–510 fancy 508 2 222.00–227.00 $224.49 $1,140 —
515–545 525 10 200.00–211.00 $207.29 $1,088 -3.05
553–595 568 20 200.00–211.00 $208.33 $1,183 -0.38
618 fancy 618 9 210.50 $210.50 $1,301 -4.50
600–647 622 11 189.00–204.00 $197.27 $1,227 -0.26
650–655 651 6 185.00–199.00 $192.34 $1,252 +17.20
703–705 703 9 181.00–185.00 $184.55 $1,297 +9.10
855–865 860 2 150.00–151.00 $150.50 $1,294 —
905 905 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,131 -15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 2 214.00 $214.00 $507 —
370 370 1 205.00 $205.00 $758 -24.83
415–445 433 3 210.00–213.00 $211.63 $916 +4.63
470–475 473 2 200.00–206.00 $202.98 $960 -16.02
572 572 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,081 -5.50
620 620 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,147 +5.00
670 670 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,199 +18.00
710 710 1 132.00 $132.00 $937 +2.00
775–790 783 2 151.00–153.00 $152.01 $1,190 —
835–840 838 2 140.00–142.00 $141.00 $1,182 —
900 900 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,179 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1260 1206 80-85% 5 80.00–85.50 $82.70 $997 -20.55
1025–1435 1243 80-85% 28 91.00–99.00 $94.50 $1,175 -1.23
1115–1375 1267 80-85% 9 100.00–108.50 $101.61 $1,287 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–925 867 85-90% 7 70.00–76.50 $74.29 $644 -1.00
865–1045 968 85-90% 6 83.00–91.50 $88.23 $854 —
905–1090 1007 85-90% 8 93.50–99.00 $95.20 $959 +11.84
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1476–1785 1544 75-80% 6 101.00–106.00 $103.25 $1,594 +0.13
1535–1635 1570 75-80% 3 90.00–94.50 $93.03 $1,461 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1435 1285 4 119.00 $119.00 $1,529 —
1060–2020 1532 6 130.00–140.00 $135.76 $2,080 —
1160–2200 1604 6 120.00–128.50 $124.02 $1,989 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
665 665 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
830 830 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 775.00 $775.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
888 888 8 135.00 $135.00 $1,199 —
995 995 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,144 —

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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.