Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 14, 2023

826 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $239.81/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,382/hd at 576 lb · 67 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $241.42/cwt +22.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,044/hd at 847 lb · 66 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $264.34/cwt -1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,671/hd at 632 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 826 729 786
Feeder cattle 749 671 742
Slaughter cattle 64 56 41
Replacement cattle 13 2 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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
300–310 305 2 261.00–275.00 $267.89 $817 +11.10
370 fancy 370 1 284.00 $284.00 $1,051 —
360–390 381 4 260.00–270.00 $265.79 $1,013 +15.79
405–435 420 2 261.00–270.00 $265.34 $1,114 +13.67
415–429 fancy 428 21 278.00–280.00 $279.91 $1,198 -0.09
453–489 473 23 257.00–273.00 $267.86 $1,267 +10.10
476–490 fancy 484 16 279.00–279.50 $279.13 $1,351 -0.20
505–527 517 6 248.00–264.00 $254.77 $1,317 -7.12
505–539 value added 524 11 277.50–282.00 $280.03 $1,467 +6.03
565–597 585 26 254.00–269.00 $264.93 $1,550 +6.66
570–596 value added 586 10 270.00–276.00 $271.40 $1,590 -1.36
600–645 625 14 244.00–262.00 $254.70 $1,592 -8.36
600–643 value added 635 38 265.50–270.00 $267.89 $1,701 -4.24
650–670 663 24 239.00–250.00 $248.13 $1,645 -1.30
714 value added 714 5 269.00 $269.00 $1,921 +28.00
736–744 738 47 244.50–250.50 $247.83 $1,829 +21.92
765–797 783 10 229.00–235.00 $234.02 $1,832 +9.58
810–823 818 5 221.00–225.00 $223.42 $1,828 +4.54
849 value added 849 61 242.90 $242.90 $2,062 —
865–896 893 9 209.00–215.00 $214.35 $1,914 —
910 910 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,774 —
1032 1032 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,961 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 220.00 $220.00 $638 —
410 410 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,025 —
451–495 471 7 243.00–251.00 $244.94 $1,154 +3.52
525 525 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,265 -1.04
560–585 573 3 236.00–241.00 $239.04 $1,370 +1.31
620 620 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,445 -11.00
670–695 683 2 224.00–226.00 $225.02 $1,537 -10.98
702–725 707 7 220.00–222.00 $220.29 $1,557 +2.29
825 825 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,642 —
1015 1015 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,878 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,692 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 328 3 230.00–240.00 $236.95 $777 +0.87
362–375 367 5 230.00–243.00 $237.79 $873 -1.70
403–421 fancy 412 6 250.00–253.00 $251.53 $1,036 -4.87
425–445 438 14 231.00–246.00 $240.27 $1,052 -3.18
450–496 474 36 231.00–248.00 $243.57 $1,155 +2.84
465–488 fancy 482 4 251.00–254.00 $251.72 $1,213 -6.09
505–515 value added 508 7 240.00–246.00 $241.00 $1,224 -6.59
500–530 516 24 227.00–239.00 $233.10 $1,203 -3.62
550–597 570 37 226.00–241.00 $237.82 $1,356 +4.22
563–598 value added 584 30 242.00–244.00 $242.27 $1,415 +0.86
613 value added 613 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,483 +0.82
600–638 620 9 225.00–238.00 $230.45 $1,429 +4.76
650–696 673 18 214.00–226.00 $222.07 $1,495 +13.26
688 value added 688 16 233.00 $233.00 $1,603 +0.08
700–735 718 3 191.00–200.00 $194.39 $1,396 +6.89
775 775 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,596 +23.00
850 850 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,352 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 220.00 $220.00 $726 ±0.00
395 395 1 210.00 $210.00 $830 -10.49
440 440 1 225.00 $225.00 $990 -3.04
455–490 478 3 221.00–225.00 $223.73 $1,069 -1.27
500–515 508 2 220.00–225.00 $222.54 $1,131 +0.06
560–575 568 2 211.00–212.00 $211.51 $1,201 —
600 600 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,320 +8.22
665 665 2 208.00–209.00 $208.50 $1,387 +11.50
740 740 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,302 -4.00
805 805 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,022 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,677 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 270.00 $270.00 $702 —
310–340 325 2 250.00 $250.00 $812 -20.00
330 fancy 330 1 270.00 $270.00 $891 —
360 360 1 250.00 $250.00 $900 ±0.00
395 fancy 395 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,066 —
416 fancy 416 9 264.00 $264.00 $1,098 +0.53
405–443 433 8 235.00–249.00 $242.20 $1,049 -2.86
482–491 486 7 261.00–265.00 $263.27 $1,279 +20.87
526 fancy 526 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,341 +5.16
515–545 535 5 230.00–245.00 $237.30 $1,270 -0.78
550–595 565 4 236.00–240.00 $238.46 $1,347 +11.26
605–640 624 7 209.00–221.00 $214.59 $1,339 -2.41
675–690 683 2 216.00–217.00 $216.49 $1,479 +6.49
720–740 727 3 207.00–214.00 $211.62 $1,538 +3.61
788 788 4 194.00 $194.00 $1,529 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 211.00 $211.00 $802 -19.00
430–435 432 3 222.50–229.00 $224.83 $971 -7.68
470 470 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,086 -1.97
565 565 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,271 +25.00
635 635 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,270 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1390 1222 80-85% 15 100.00–106.50 $103.72 $1,267 —
1065–1437 1270 80-85% 19 107.00–115.00 $109.02 $1,385 -1.28
1270–1345 1308 80-85% 2 117.00–124.00 $120.60 $1,577 +1.80
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 75-80% 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,529 —
1490–1715 1603 75-80% 2 118.50–124.00 $121.06 $1,941 —
1565–1750 1658 75-80% 2 110.00–114.00 $112.11 $1,859 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1025 990 85-90% 2 103.50–109.00 $106.35 $1,053 +1.11
995 995 85-90% 1 83.00 $83.00 $826 -22.24
1020 1020 85-90% 1 96.50 $96.50 $984 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 1 100.50 $100.50 $1,131 —
1600–1925 1767 5 130.50–134.50 $133.04 $2,351 —
2050 2050 1 141.00 $141.00 $2,890 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805–840 823 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 835.00–1,300.00 $1,072.45

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680 680 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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
1165–1525 1374 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,590.00–1,690.00 $1,649.40 —

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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.