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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 26, 2023

1,272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $210.60/cwt +19.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,592/hd at 756 lb · 71 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $215.24/cwt +3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,313/hd at 610 lb · 70 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $221.32/cwt +25.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,829/hd at 826 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,272 1,318 1,433
Feeder cattle 1,220 1,278 1,363
Slaughter cattle 51 40 65
Replacement cattle 1 — 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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
345 345 1 226.00 $226.00 $780 -32.50
372–395 379 10 251.00–266.00 $261.49 $991 +16.97
401–438 fancy 421 7 250.00–258.00 $253.71 $1,068 -7.94
415–443 430 10 237.00–244.50 $240.14 $1,033 -3.90
460–497 478 25 240.00–251.00 $245.55 $1,174 -11.00
452–498 fancy 493 18 254.50–255.00 $254.55 $1,255 -10.39
507–543 522 36 238.00–250.00 $246.23 $1,285 +8.76
502–536 value added 523 24 255.50–259.00 $256.76 $1,343 +3.79
563–584 value added 576 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,440 -3.50
550–596 582 55 229.00–245.00 $241.42 $1,405 -2.99
600–644 622 32 232.00–248.50 $240.74 $1,497 -0.37
633 value added 633 27 256.50 $256.50 $1,624 +4.95
655 value added 655 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,572 -2.00
658–661 659 7 231.00–235.00 $233.28 $1,537 +6.55
709–742 724 14 200.00–220.00 $210.21 $1,522 -4.28
741 value added 741 5 226.00 $226.00 $1,675 +1.09
760–770 767 3 201.00–207.00 $205.02 $1,573 +0.28
784 value added 784 60 224.75 $224.75 $1,762 -0.17
800–801 801 6 201.00–214.00 $211.84 $1,697 +15.84
829 value added 829 61 222.25 $222.25 $1,842 —
906 value added 906 57 210.20 $210.20 $1,904 —
910 910 2 182.50 $182.50 $1,661 -10.34
1057 1057 9 173.50 $173.50 $1,834 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 210.00–215.00 $212.37 $697 —
416–430 420 4 224.00–225.00 $224.74 $944 +23.74
480–495 488 2 230.00–231.00 $230.51 $1,125 -9.42
506–545 518 8 225.00–232.50 $227.46 $1,178 +7.43
550–570 565 4 220.00–223.00 $221.51 $1,252 -3.76
600–630 620 11 225.00–227.00 $225.55 $1,398 +5.55
680–695 683 12 210.00–216.00 $212.51 $1,451 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,608 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 9 210.00–225.00 $218.58 $706 -6.69
358–395 379 14 220.00–231.00 $226.67 $859 -0.67
420–440 428 7 220.00–232.50 $226.71 $970 ±0.00
437 fancy 437 12 245.50 $245.50 $1,073 +6.28
456–473 fancy 465 12 240.00 $240.00 $1,116 +1.00
455–496 482 42 223.00–239.50 $234.87 $1,132 +1.43
500–519 value added 517 9 234.00–235.00 $234.89 $1,214 +4.45
505–540 530 20 215.00–231.00 $222.88 $1,181 -0.84
550–552 value added 551 6 229.00–233.50 $232.00 $1,278 -1.09
550–592 570 47 210.00–226.00 $220.30 $1,256 -3.16
601–610 value added 604 39 220.00 $220.00 $1,329 -3.00
600–640 618 31 200.00–217.50 $209.25 $1,293 -0.29
671–677 value added 675 10 211.50–212.00 $211.85 $1,430 —
655–695 676 7 191.00–208.00 $198.43 $1,341 -8.50
735–740 738 3 170.00–175.00 $172.49 $1,273 -20.53
735–749 value added 749 49 200.00–207.00 $206.86 $1,549 +0.36
755 value added 755 66 212.10 $212.10 $1,601 +11.10
765 765 5 189.00–193.00 $190.80 $1,460 +5.56
938 938 4 139.50 $139.50 $1,309 —
960–965 964 5 142.00–145.00 $144.40 $1,392 —
1075 1075 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,301 -10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 202.00 $202.00 $566 +1.00
400 400 1 202.00 $202.00 $808 -14.00
455–486 480 7 214.00–219.00 $217.43 $1,044 +1.45
535–540 538 2 205.00–210.00 $207.49 $1,116 -1.58
555–593 585 5 201.00–208.00 $206.57 $1,208 +1.93
620–630 625 4 195.00–197.00 $195.99 $1,225 -2.30
655–690 678 7 190.00–191.00 $190.72 $1,293 +3.05
715 715 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,072 -26.00
780 780 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,190 -11.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,546 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 2 230.00 $230.00 $718 -15.32
410–440 417 6 224.00–232.50 $228.93 $955 -13.39
455–465 460 2 225.00–230.00 $227.53 $1,047 -14.22
515–525 520 4 215.00–226.00 $218.96 $1,139 +5.55
560–567 564 4 220.00–222.50 $221.26 $1,248 +6.22
645 645 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,316 -10.12
655 655 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,336 -3.38
720 720 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,224 -12.00
800 800 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,120 -35.00
905 905 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,176 -7.70
990 990 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,228 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 210.00 $210.00 $693 —
410 410 1 215.00 $215.00 $882 -10.67
501 501 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,002 —
590 590 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,180 —
670 670 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,172 -26.00
705 705 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,198 —
850 850 1 115.00 $115.00 $978 -30.00
945 945 1 92.00 $92.00 $869 -33.00
1015 1015 1 93.50 $93.50 $949 -22.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1430 1257 80-85% 6 90.00–93.50 $91.25 $1,147 —
1072–1440 1280 80-85% 10 97.00–104.00 $101.06 $1,294 —
1155–1400 1307 80-85% 7 105.00–109.50 $107.87 $1,410 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 90.00 $90.00 $824 -11.00
860–1010 935 85-90% 2 81.00–85.00 $83.16 $778 -5.84
845–1020 945 85-90% 3 74.50–77.00 $75.95 $718 -13.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1715 1605 75-80% 4 98.50–101.00 $99.96 $1,604 —
1705 1705 75-80% 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,807 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,247 —
1390–2045 1596 4 116.00–123.50 $121.28 $1,936 +11.48

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 376 5 170.00–174.00 $171.51 $645 —
921 value added 921 59 162.70 $162.70 $1,498 -4.20

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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.