Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 31, 2023

566 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $235.34/cwt +19.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,689/hd at 718 lb · 77 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $244.04/cwt +16.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,415/hd at 580 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $243.12/cwt +7.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,272/hd at 523 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 566 898 804
Feeder cattle 519 848 749
Slaughter cattle 47 42 55
Replacement cattle — 8 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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
360–365 362 5 251.00–261.00 $256.97 $930 +27.29
370 fancy 370 1 284.00 $284.00 $1,051 +30.00
417–433 fancy 427 5 286.00–296.00 $292.09 $1,247 +29.88
425–447 440 11 260.00–277.00 $265.57 $1,169 —
450–486 469 10 260.00–268.00 $262.84 $1,233 +25.32
510–545 value added 518 8 271.00–281.00 $272.69 $1,413 +8.70
505–545 519 4 240.00–257.00 $250.31 $1,299 +30.82
550–591 572 11 245.00–260.00 $250.83 $1,435 +12.38
571–575 value added 572 6 273.50–275.00 $273.75 $1,566 +5.81
608 value added 608 3 276.00 $276.00 $1,678 +11.55
612–645 630 8 250.00–268.00 $260.61 $1,642 +30.91
688–698 693 8 252.50–256.00 $254.38 $1,763 —
746 value added 746 8 250.50 $250.50 $1,869 +12.49
785 785 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,570 -11.99
820 820 3 200.00–201.00 $200.33 $1,643 +0.33
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 217.00–220.00 $218.50 $699 —
390 390 1 238.00 $238.00 $928 +58.00
407–425 413 3 250.00–251.00 $250.66 $1,035 —
485–495 490 2 240.00–243.00 $241.52 $1,183 —
542 542 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,247 —
555–595 568 4 233.00–240.00 $238.29 $1,353 +66.01
600–625 613 2 235.00–239.00 $236.96 $1,453 —
650–670 660 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,485 —
715 715 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,237 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–320 318 3 208.00–221.00 $216.64 $689 -2.30
368–395 377 14 230.00–240.00 $237.55 $896 +6.89
390 fancy 390 5 259.00 $259.00 $1,010 +16.31
401–441 416 16 240.00–258.00 $248.34 $1,033 +29.33
424 fancy 424 5 262.00 $262.00 $1,111 +24.16
450–490 476 16 243.00–252.00 $247.90 $1,180 +21.09
502–520 value added 513 5 248.00–249.00 $248.39 $1,274 +8.72
500–548 526 19 230.00–246.00 $241.73 $1,271 +16.93
559–590 573 23 231.00–245.50 $241.89 $1,386 +14.76
596 value added 596 10 249.00 $249.00 $1,484 +13.82
601–643 622 12 211.00–225.00 $218.04 $1,356 +1.83
665–668 668 11 216.00–225.00 $222.64 $1,487 +4.86
716 value added 716 72 236.75 $236.75 $1,695 +16.99
743 743 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,597 +9.00
751–770 756 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,444 -23.08
760–795 value added 764 9 209.00–209.50 $209.44 $1,600 -26.56
805–842 830 5 171.00–195.00 $181.47 $1,506 -11.53
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 211.00 $211.00 $485 +40.97
355–367 363 3 220.00–224.00 $221.30 $803 +53.28
415–435 422 3 220.00–228.00 $222.62 $939 —
510–545 532 6 218.00–226.50 $223.70 $1,190 +53.43
550–575 560 4 220.00–228.50 $225.18 $1,261 +40.18
640 640 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,338 +35.54
680 680 2 207.50 $207.50 $1,411 +12.50
705–730 718 2 185.00–193.00 $188.93 $1,357 +26.56
780 780 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,248 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,645 +16.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 fancy 385 1 279.00 $279.00 $1,074 +24.00
382–395 389 4 250.00–251.00 $250.49 $974 +15.09
425–430 428 2 260.00–264.00 $261.99 $1,121 +30.86
435 fancy 435 1 284.00 $284.00 $1,235 +29.17
450–490 472 12 253.00–267.00 $262.86 $1,241 +28.31
512–545 535 9 225.00–237.00 $234.12 $1,253 -2.55
553–557 555 5 221.00–225.00 $222.61 $1,235 -7.03
600–632 617 4 202.00–214.00 $208.63 $1,287 -16.39
830 830 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,428 +11.75
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 207.00 $207.00 $590 —
332 332 2 215.00 $215.00 $714 +54.58
380 380 1 209.00 $209.00 $794 +49.00
420–445 433 2 243.00–246.00 $244.54 $1,059 +64.54
460–475 468 2 220.00–226.00 $222.95 $1,043 —
500–540 516 5 216.00–220.00 $218.61 $1,128 —
550 550 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,199 +37.00
625 625 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,188 +18.81
655–697 680 6 182.00–186.00 $184.31 $1,253 —
930 930 1 101.00 $101.00 $939 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1320 1179 80-85% 8 103.00–111.00 $106.41 $1,255 —
1070–1410 1280 80-85% 3 93.50–100.50 $96.18 $1,231 —
1130–1432 1314 80-85% 7 113.00–118.50 $114.69 $1,507 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–905 879 85-90% 4 81.00–89.00 $84.67 $744 —
875–940 913 85-90% 3 94.00–102.00 $98.62 $900 —
930 930 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,023 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1565 1518 75-80% 4 106.50–113.50 $108.59 $1,648 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1805 1513 4 120.00–128.00 $126.08 $1,908 —
1655–1735 1695 2 135.00–136.50 $135.77 $2,301 —

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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.