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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 24, 2023

898 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $239.48/cwt +18.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,626/hd at 679 lb · 79 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $234.22/cwt +33.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,779/hd at 759 lb · 74 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $228.00/cwt -2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,308/hd at 574 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 898 897 880
Feeder cattle 848 847 803
Slaughter cattle 42 46 63
Replacement cattle 8 4 14

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 230.00 $230.00 $713 —
375 fancy 375 1 254.00 $254.00 $952 -6.25
355–387 377 5 221.00–240.00 $229.68 $866 -4.03
400–440 fancy 422 6 252.00–273.00 $262.21 $1,107 -5.99
455–481 fancy 476 22 250.00–270.00 $261.73 $1,246 +4.01
480–495 485 3 223.00–245.00 $237.52 $1,152 +8.83
505–520 513 2 219.00–220.00 $219.49 $1,126 —
505–530 value added 516 12 246.00–273.00 $263.99 $1,362 +5.47
555–595 value added 566 41 247.00–280.00 $267.94 $1,517 +15.55
552–590 571 4 237.00–240.00 $238.45 $1,362 +15.29
600–640 value added 619 20 245.00–276.00 $264.45 $1,637 +10.18
600–630 620 21 218.00–240.00 $229.70 $1,424 +2.56
650–665 657 6 234.00–242.00 $239.65 $1,575 +15.46
650–695 value added 658 18 243.00–246.00 $245.38 $1,615 -1.14
700–730 711 4 200.00–216.00 $203.96 $1,450 -13.04
700–747 value added 729 34 230.50–257.00 $238.01 $1,735 —
765 value added 765 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,721 —
762–775 770 5 200.00–217.00 $211.99 $1,632 +0.39
810 810 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,620 -8.99
888–895 889 10 201.00–220.50 $218.54 $1,943 +4.54
900–920 910 6 200.00–208.00 $204.04 $1,857 +2.64
965 965 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,998 —
1001 value added 1001 43 208.00 $208.00 $2,082 —
1000–1010 1005 2 180.00–191.00 $185.53 $1,865 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 2 190.00 $190.00 $536 —
395 395 1 180.00 $180.00 $711 —
565–580 573 3 160.00–187.50 $172.28 $987 —
800–845 824 4 141.00–174.00 $163.30 $1,346 -14.20
1015–1035 1025 2 120.00–158.00 $138.81 $1,423 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 2 211.00 $211.00 $869 —
610 610 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,226 +10.00
685 685 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,384 +8.00
730 730 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,424 +3.00
753–775 759 4 191.00–198.00 $196.21 $1,489 —
915 915 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,738 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670 1670 1 121.00 $121.00 $2,021 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 210.00 $210.00 $494 —
260 260 1 201.00 $201.00 $523 -20.16
320–330 324 7 214.00–230.00 $218.94 $709 +9.41
331 fancy 331 3 237.00 $237.00 $784 +2.00
370–397 387 6 230.00–232.00 $230.66 $893 +15.15
380–390 fancy 387 3 240.00–244.00 $242.69 $939 +5.86
403–437 fancy 417 8 234.00–242.00 $237.84 $992 -2.86
400–445 427 5 210.00–224.00 $219.01 $935 -3.61
450–490 fancy 476 10 232.00–241.00 $236.59 $1,126 -6.74
452–493 479 14 215.00–230.00 $226.81 $1,086 +6.01
505–547 524 11 215.00–230.50 $224.80 $1,178 +0.15
500–548 value added 531 26 235.00–242.00 $239.67 $1,273 +2.45
550–566 value added 563 5 234.50–238.00 $235.18 $1,324 +1.56
550–590 575 41 220.00–233.00 $227.13 $1,306 +5.10
600–611 value added 606 6 231.00–232.00 $231.50 $1,403 +0.17
605–635 618 18 207.00–225.00 $216.21 $1,336 -4.24
660–685 673 13 205.00–220.00 $217.78 $1,466 -3.06
680 value added 680 66 243.75 $243.75 $1,658 —
732 732 7 206.00 $206.00 $1,508 +17.27
711–745 value added 738 15 219.50–222.00 $219.76 $1,622 +5.71
758 value added 758 68 236.00 $236.00 $1,789 —
760–786 775 6 213.50–215.00 $214.08 $1,659 +13.58
840 840 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,621 +6.73
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–215 213 2 167.50–172.50 $170.03 $362 +5.03
325–342 334 4 162.50–170.00 $166.15 $555 +16.15
370–392 385 3 160.00–185.00 $168.02 $647 -16.98
455 455 1 176.00 $176.00 $801 +9.90
510–545 532 7 150.00–191.00 $170.27 $906 -0.95
550 550 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,018 +10.90
625–640 633 3 156.00–185.00 $173.46 $1,098 -16.96
661 661 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,289 +9.95
723–740 727 4 140.00–170.00 $162.37 $1,180 —
807 807 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,291 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 375 2 200.00–201.00 $200.51 $752 —
530–535 533 2 203.00–206.00 $204.51 $1,090 +4.51
550–587 569 8 200.00–210.00 $205.88 $1,171 -0.12
610–635 625 4 200.00–204.00 $201.02 $1,256 —
720 720 2 198.00 $198.00 $1,426 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,426 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 222.50 $222.50 $501 —
270–282 278 8 230.00–240.00 $234.74 $653 +34.74
315–345 327 7 220.00–233.00 $225.20 $736 —
350–365 355 3 226.00–240.00 $235.40 $836 +10.24
395 fancy 395 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,007 -1.31
404–442 fancy 418 14 245.00–263.00 $254.83 $1,065 +6.32
405–445 423 3 223.00–236.00 $231.13 $978 +5.43
450–493 fancy 468 12 246.00–257.00 $252.78 $1,183 +1.67
450–495 468 10 229.00–240.00 $234.55 $1,098 —
500–540 517 17 220.00–245.00 $236.67 $1,224 +5.35
537 fancy 537 5 271.50 $271.50 $1,458 +32.18
552–580 571 12 220.00–240.00 $229.64 $1,311 +4.59
578 fancy 578 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,445 +15.00
600–615 608 6 221.00–229.00 $225.02 $1,368 +7.55
600–633 fancy 622 6 231.00–233.00 $231.64 $1,441 —
659–670 660 9 214.50–217.00 $214.78 $1,418 +0.12
715–717 716 3 208.00–210.00 $209.33 $1,499 +27.34
810–835 823 4 159.00–162.00 $160.25 $1,319 -1.75
962 962 2 164.00 $164.00 $1,578 +14.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 210.00 $210.00 $441 —
340–345 343 2 150.00–171.00 $160.42 $550 +8.16
370 370 1 160.00 $160.00 $592 -25.00
445 445 1 180.00 $180.00 $801 -2.21
552 552 2 181.00 $181.00 $999 +28.64
615–620 618 2 157.50–185.00 $171.19 $1,058 -5.54
727 727 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,236 -6.46
795 795 3 170.00–177.50 $172.50 $1,371 +2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535–545 540 2 210.00–214.00 $212.02 $1,145 —
610–640 623 3 200.00–205.00 $203.04 $1,265 —
665 665 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,330 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1095 1049 85-90% 4 91.00–99.50 $95.65 $1,003 —
875–1280 1130 85-90% 12 102.00–115.00 $108.17 $1,222 +1.22
900–1410 1131 85-90% 6 81.50–89.00 $84.74 $958 -22.21
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1360 1240 80-85% 9 106.00–116.00 $111.14 $1,378 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1660 1568 75-80% 3 109.50–120.00 $113.68 $1,783 —
1715 1715 75-80% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,629 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,142 —
1450 1450 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,827 +2.91
1470 1470 1 131.50 $131.50 $1,933 +8.41

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1080–1100 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,225.00 $1,225.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —
1155–1270 1213 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,675.00–1,975.00 $1,832.11 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
961 961 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,201 —

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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.