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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 10, 2023

1,361 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $224.51/cwt +3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,893/hd at 843 lb · 138 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $237.81/cwt +14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,821/hd at 766 lb · 89 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $227.29/cwt -8.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,086/hd at 478 lb · 83 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,361 1,272 1,834
Feeder cattle 1,297 1,220 1,658
Slaughter cattle 62 51 176
Replacement cattle 2 1 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 fancy 300 1 240.00 $240.00 $720 —
335 335 1 230.00 $230.00 $770 +4.00
350–367 360 4 211.00–225.00 $219.51 $790 -41.98
375–390 fancy 377 10 241.00–276.00 $266.20 $1,004 —
410–430 fancy 419 12 235.00–259.00 $250.82 $1,051 -2.89
415–448 438 7 213.00–221.00 $216.36 $948 -23.78
450–490 474 8 211.00–227.00 $219.89 $1,042 -25.66
450–495 fancy 477 26 230.00–260.00 $243.92 $1,163 -10.63
500–545 value added 516 44 232.00–262.00 $251.80 $1,299 -4.96
500–540 518 10 205.00–223.00 $214.39 $1,111 -31.84
550–597 value added 573 67 232.00–260.00 $248.88 $1,426 -1.12
560–585 573 2 210.00–222.00 $216.13 $1,238 -25.29
600–645 value added 626 29 231.00–254.00 $245.12 $1,534 -11.38
605–642 630 3 213.00–218.00 $216.40 $1,363 -24.34
653–668 value added 660 35 234.00–244.50 $239.00 $1,577 -1.00
660–682 679 8 205.00–226.00 $213.47 $1,449 -19.81
700–717 711 3 200.00–211.00 $207.39 $1,475 -2.82
726 value added 726 12 232.00 $232.00 $1,684 +6.00
750–785 763 12 200.00–222.00 $210.98 $1,610 +5.96
762–782 value added 766 77 229.25–244.90 $241.99 $1,854 +17.24
823–829 826 21 193.00–210.50 $200.53 $1,656 -11.31
846 value added 846 117 217.00–239.30 $228.82 $1,936 +6.57
862–880 869 6 197.00–205.00 $200.70 $1,744 —
905–945 918 6 174.00–181.00 $178.32 $1,637 -4.18
955–995 975 2 170.00–185.00 $177.35 $1,729 —
1085 1085 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,931 +4.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–490 488 2 171.00–183.00 $176.97 $864 -53.54
515–535 525 3 180.00–199.00 $186.21 $978 -41.25
550–595 571 4 160.00–197.00 $180.93 $1,033 -40.58
625 625 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,188 -35.55
662–680 668 7 156.00–190.00 $176.42 $1,178 -36.09
700–740 716 7 163.00–192.00 $182.75 $1,308 —
805 805 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,505 —
850–880 865 7 159.00–185.00 $177.77 $1,538 —
930 930 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,488 —
1077 1077 2 159.00 $159.00 $1,712 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–490 469 5 202.00–205.00 $203.22 $953 —
680 680 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,360 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–288 281 12 210.00–226.00 $223.33 $628 —
305–346 336 10 205.00–220.00 $213.84 $719 -4.74
351–396 fancy 370 16 228.00–238.00 $231.00 $855 —
355–395 377 15 206.00–226.00 $217.87 $821 -8.80
400–440 420 19 210.00–225.00 $218.34 $917 -8.37
400–445 fancy 424 18 227.00–231.00 $229.53 $973 -15.97
450–499 fancy 477 58 227.00–239.00 $231.18 $1,103 -8.82
450–495 479 25 205.00–224.00 $218.26 $1,045 -16.61
502–545 521 21 208.00–222.00 $218.24 $1,137 -4.64
505–547 value added 535 29 225.00–236.50 $232.18 $1,242 -2.71
550–597 578 36 200.00–221.00 $214.18 $1,238 -6.12
560–597 value added 580 30 225.00–234.50 $229.49 $1,331 -2.51
605–645 618 43 197.50–221.25 $215.82 $1,334 +6.57
660–678 675 12 190.00–210.00 $199.25 $1,345 +0.82
675 value added 675 70 227.25 $227.25 $1,534 +15.40
705–733 721 23 187.00–203.00 $199.92 $1,441 +27.43
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 150.00–180.00 $165.39 $476 -36.61
305–320 316 4 148.00–175.00 $165.76 $524 —
355–375 365 4 150.00–194.00 $172.95 $631 —
430–435 431 4 170.00–171.00 $170.25 $734 -31.75
470 470 1 166.00 $166.00 $780 -51.43
515–525 520 3 173.00–195.00 $184.04 $957 -23.45
585 585 1 150.00 $150.00 $878 -56.57
600–635 619 4 164.00–177.00 $171.46 $1,061 -24.53
655–682 677 5 184.00–189.00 $184.97 $1,252 -5.75
715 715 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,130 +8.00
760–790 781 5 160.00–180.00 $164.30 $1,283 +11.80
807 807 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,178 —
857–890 874 4 147.00–150.00 $148.47 $1,298 —
910–920 915 2 125.00–137.00 $131.03 $1,199 —
975 975 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,341 —
1005 1005 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,206 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 201.00 $201.00 $563 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,800 +21.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 2 225.00 $225.00 $533 —
305 fancy 305 1 231.00 $231.00 $705 —
312–345 329 5 212.00–221.00 $215.98 $711 -14.02
355–382 369 7 208.00–225.00 $215.81 $796 —
375–392 fancy 382 8 235.00–273.00 $247.93 $947 —
400 fancy 400 2 264.00 $264.00 $1,056 —
405–445 435 16 206.00–227.00 $221.39 $963 -7.54
465–497 478 9 209.00–229.00 $219.33 $1,048 -8.20
510–540 529 9 210.00–231.00 $221.20 $1,170 +2.24
520–545 fancy 533 7 235.00–249.50 $242.66 $1,293 —
555 fancy 555 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,332 —
550–595 569 8 213.00–221.00 $219.04 $1,246 -2.22
602–620 613 7 200.00–221.00 $214.65 $1,316 +10.65
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 2 170.00–182.00 $176.34 $467 —
355–390 373 2 176.00–189.00 $182.19 $680 —
411–435 420 7 167.00–185.00 $173.13 $727 -41.87
460–475 470 4 161.00–173.00 $166.04 $780 —
525 525 1 134.00 $134.00 $704 -66.00
585 585 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,047 -21.00
630 630 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,197 —
660–685 674 5 184.00–187.00 $185.38 $1,249 +10.38
709–725 712 8 170.00–180.00 $178.48 $1,271 +8.48
750 750 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,031 —
805 805 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,095 —
910 910 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,192 +39.00
955–967 963 3 137.00–157.00 $150.39 $1,448 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 401 3 200.00 $200.00 $802 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640–1160 887 85-90% 6 60.00–75.00 $68.26 $605 —
655–1180 932 85-90% 6 90.00–99.50 $92.35 $861 +9.19
865–1231 1067 85-90% 13 80.00–89.50 $85.99 $918 —
1015–1545 1143 85-90% 8 101.50–112.50 $106.32 $1,215 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 80-85% 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,104 —
1110–1435 1311 80-85% 14 100.50–120.00 $109.40 $1,434 +1.53
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1675 1523 75-80% 4 100.50–115.50 $108.82 $1,657 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,621 —
1462–1745 1582 4 130.50–133.00 $131.93 $2,087 +10.65
1260–1875 1620 5 118.00–125.00 $122.04 $1,977 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00–1,025.00 $950.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 1 110.00 $110.00 $814 —
882 value added 882 59 167.00 $167.00 $1,473 —

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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.