Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 19, 2023

1,318 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $220.94/cwt +8.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,717/hd at 777 lb · 142 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $227.46/cwt +4.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,518/hd at 667 lb · 84 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $224.08/cwt +2.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,295/hd at 578 lb · 78 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,318 1,364 696
Feeder cattle 1,278 1,314 620
Slaughter cattle 40 50 76

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady with some softer undertones. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 up. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was moderate 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
115 115 1 302.50 $302.50 $348 —
295 295 1 241.00 $241.00 $711 +11.00
341 341 3 258.50 $258.50 $881 +13.50
375 fancy 375 1 263.00 $263.00 $986 -3.25
350–393 381 7 241.00–254.00 $244.52 $932 +3.67
400–428 fancy 419 10 259.00–265.00 $261.65 $1,096 -1.16
415–435 422 10 240.00–256.00 $244.04 $1,030 +4.11
458–490 fancy 463 10 264.00–270.00 $264.94 $1,227 -0.91
460–495 475 27 245.00–262.00 $256.55 $1,219 +15.11
512–522 value added 517 4 250.00–256.00 $252.97 $1,308 -10.43
505–546 528 19 229.00–246.00 $237.47 $1,254 -6.78
566 value added 566 8 253.50 $253.50 $1,435 -0.18
560–595 569 42 230.00–248.00 $244.41 $1,391 +7.58
606–621 value added 609 21 250.00–252.50 $251.55 $1,532 +6.44
602–643 634 15 228.00–245.50 $241.11 $1,529 +4.16
653 value added 653 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,580 +13.36
653–693 668 80 218.00–231.00 $226.73 $1,515 +5.75
706–717 value added 711 30 223.50–226.00 $224.91 $1,599 +14.12
700–737 726 11 210.00–216.00 $214.49 $1,557 +11.55
760–783 774 28 199.00–205.50 $204.74 $1,585 -5.81
760–795 value added 778 114 221.50–228.50 $224.92 $1,750 +2.92
835 835 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,637 +0.90
873 value added 873 58 216.85 $216.85 $1,893 -1.05
855–895 880 14 189.00–200.00 $193.73 $1,705 -15.82
921–943 937 15 191.00–193.50 $192.84 $1,807 +4.84
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 201.00 $201.00 $814 -21.00
450–495 472 12 239.00–243.00 $239.93 $1,132 +8.93
505–547 528 6 218.00–221.00 $220.03 $1,162 -8.61
550–577 569 4 224.00–226.00 $225.27 $1,282 +1.80
637 637 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,401 +0.49
725 725 3 198.00 $198.00 $1,436 —
760 760 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,406 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 3 235.00 $235.00 $559 —
300–325 308 3 220.00–235.00 $225.27 $694 +2.77
350–395 368 13 220.00–234.00 $227.34 $837 +1.12
400–445 418 13 219.00–235.00 $226.71 $948 +1.63
412–445 fancy 433 6 237.00–241.00 $239.22 $1,036 +0.13
457–490 fancy 462 7 239.00 $239.00 $1,104 +1.00
460–497 479 27 225.00–237.00 $233.44 $1,118 +7.60
500–511 value added 504 9 230.00–231.00 $230.44 $1,161 -2.14
500–545 518 39 213.00–229.50 $223.72 $1,159 +1.43
550–597 578 73 213.00–228.50 $223.46 $1,292 +9.58
576–582 value added 578 5 231.00–234.50 $233.09 $1,347 +0.59
603–610 value added 606 9 220.00–225.50 $223.00 $1,351 -5.33
601–648 629 39 202.00–215.00 $209.54 $1,318 -0.33
650–687 668 27 199.00–213.00 $206.93 $1,382 +0.94
717–734 729 30 190.00–195.00 $193.02 $1,407 -0.52
745 value added 745 10 206.50 $206.50 $1,538 +1.83
753 value added 753 8 201.00 $201.00 $1,514 -2.50
777–795 782 13 182.00–188.00 $185.24 $1,449 -3.01
800–825 813 2 158.00–160.00 $159.02 $1,293 -24.90
852–883 871 12 140.00–154.00 $145.41 $1,267 —
1075 1075 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,408 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 238 3 212.00–213.00 $212.69 $506 —
280 280 1 201.00 $201.00 $563 -12.00
310–330 323 3 205.00–211.00 $207.26 $669 -2.74
350 350 1 210.00 $210.00 $735 —
412 412 2 216.00 $216.00 $890 +7.43
455–475 465 3 215.00–218.00 $215.98 $1,004 +9.98
500–545 517 10 205.00–211.00 $209.07 $1,081 +2.88
550–595 582 12 202.00–209.00 $204.64 $1,191 +2.14
610–626 617 7 197.00–199.00 $198.29 $1,223 +4.05
650–670 660 3 185.00–193.00 $187.67 $1,239 -2.34
725 725 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,276 +23.00
780 780 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,279 -7.00
805 805 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,006 -14.81
860 860 1 110.00 $110.00 $946 -10.00
970 970 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,077 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 4 225.00 $225.00 $668 —
305–330 320 3 241.00–250.00 $245.32 $785 -20.35
362–375 366 4 240.00–254.00 $246.55 $902 -2.45
402 fancy 402 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,005 —
425–445 437 3 240.00–244.00 $242.32 $1,059 +6.21
451–485 463 10 235.00–246.00 $241.75 $1,119 -4.46
505–519 fancy 517 7 237.00–241.00 $240.44 $1,243 +2.03
510–545 521 4 208.00–216.00 $213.41 $1,112 -11.49
560 fancy 560 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,294 -7.00
552–595 575 6 208.00–220.00 $215.04 $1,236 -7.08
607–647 633 16 208.00–224.00 $214.12 $1,355 -15.31
652–665 656 3 204.00–214.00 $207.38 $1,360 -4.11
700 700 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,274 —
750 750 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,425 —
835 835 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,461 +17.56
880 880 2 160.00–175.00 $167.50 $1,474 —
905–945 925 3 132.00–145.00 $137.70 $1,274 +0.20
1090 1090 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,352 -3.03
1130 1130 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,469 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 3 212.00 $212.00 $617 —
357 357 2 235.00 $235.00 $839 —
425 425 3 223.00–227.00 $225.67 $959 +5.67
465 465 1 210.00 $210.00 $976 -19.00
640 640 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,203 —
650 650 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,306 +1.00
760 760 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,269 —
820 820 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,123 —
885 885 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,283 —
930 930 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,162 —
950 950 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,092 —
1020–1025 1023 2 114.00–117.00 $115.50 $1,182 —
1090 1090 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,232 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1260 1171 80-85% 8 93.50–100.50 $97.04 $1,136 —
1055–1350 1210 80-85% 4 87.00–90.00 $87.93 $1,064 —
1190–1250 1220 80-85% 2 104.50–105.00 $104.76 $1,278 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–935 858 85-90% 2 75.00 $75.00 $644 —
920 920 85-90% 1 101.00 $101.00 $929 +6.69
825–1025 925 85-90% 3 86.00–90.50 $89.00 $823 -5.31
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1680 1592 75-80% 3 95.00–96.00 $95.31 $1,517 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1825 1395 3 119.00–126.00 $124.01 $1,730 —
1215–2270 1578 3 106.00–112.00 $109.80 $1,733 —
1800 1800 1 135.00 $135.00 $2,430 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 value added 905 64 166.90 $166.90 $1,510 -2.16

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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.