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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 2, 2023

1,183 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $244.90/cwt +13.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,020/hd at 825 lb · 122 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $264.05/cwt +24.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,651/hd at 625 lb · 89 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.70/cwt +17.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,700/hd at 737 lb · 86 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,183 1,288 1,158
Feeder cattle 1,108 1,208 1,102
Slaughter cattle 67 80 56
Replacement cattle 8 0 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand. Strongest demand noted for feeder and yearling classes that were weaned and preconditioned. Fleshy bawling calves faced moderate demand with discounts. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. There was moderate 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
215–242 237 5 230.00–240.00 $238.18 $564 —
330 330 1 240.00 $240.00 $792 -30.00
355–385 369 4 242.00–249.00 $244.99 $904 -18.70
360–395 fancy 372 3 271.00–275.00 $272.42 $1,013 -5.20
407–440 424 4 249.00–265.00 $256.69 $1,088 -1.13
420–436 fancy 432 4 277.00–280.00 $279.27 $1,206 +12.45
452–486 470 13 251.00–262.00 $256.44 $1,205 -0.09
465–494 fancy 489 16 270.50–275.50 $274.63 $1,343 +3.63
501–545 value added 513 7 261.50–274.50 $270.04 $1,385 +4.17
500–548 523 13 237.50–250.50 $244.16 $1,277 -2.81
565 fancy 565 2 262.00 $262.00 $1,480 —
550–585 value added 566 19 252.00–260.00 $256.17 $1,450 -2.83
555–590 576 12 230.00–249.00 $236.81 $1,364 -7.66
615–625 value added 625 70 260.00–271.50 $271.18 $1,695 +19.67
600–648 626 19 229.00–243.00 $237.78 $1,489 +6.85
651 value added 651 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,686 +18.68
650–695 681 16 220.00–234.00 $228.11 $1,553 -2.11
707–735 722 8 220.00–236.00 $224.84 $1,623 -5.48
750–792 value added 767 5 240.00–245.00 $242.93 $1,863 —
760–790 778 10 216.00–224.00 $221.40 $1,722 -7.95
802 802 2 235.50 $235.50 $1,889 +4.50
807–842 value added 825 120 242.25–248.00 $245.06 $2,022 —
850 value added 850 10 234.00 $234.00 $1,989 —
855–898 880 7 200.00–209.00 $205.25 $1,806 -19.32
907–915 912 5 195.00–201.00 $197.39 $1,800 -17.22
985 985 1 203.00 $203.00 $2,000 +4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 262 2 215.00 $215.00 $563 —
350 350 1 229.00 $229.00 $802 +8.17
445 445 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,068 —
456–475 461 4 240.00–244.00 $241.03 $1,111 +1.03
510–540 525 4 230.00–233.00 $231.76 $1,217 -7.22
575 575 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,282 -7.00
606–645 629 12 220.00–226.00 $222.94 $1,402 +9.05
661 661 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,395 -3.00
730–740 735 2 213.00–214.00 $213.50 $1,569 +3.50
762–795 779 4 206.00–207.00 $206.49 $1,609 -4.51
800–830 815 2 201.00–212.00 $206.40 $1,682 +6.40
1017 1017 4 181.00 $181.00 $1,841 -13.93
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1337 1337 2 163.00 $163.00 $2,179 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
232–235 233 3 210.00–225.00 $219.96 $513 —
290 290 1 231.00 $231.00 $670 —
320–337 333 5 210.00–211.00 $210.41 $701 -10.32
365–381 375 7 210.00–225.00 $217.22 $815 -6.22
400–445 427 16 216.00–232.00 $222.03 $948 -5.36
455–495 469 27 210.00–226.00 $222.20 $1,042 -6.05
482–495 fancy 486 3 233.00–239.00 $235.04 $1,142 —
505–545 value added 520 17 235.00–239.00 $237.29 $1,234 -2.93
500–545 529 27 220.00–233.50 $228.17 $1,207 -1.34
565 value added 565 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,384 +5.59
550–585 570 17 219.00–235.00 $225.61 $1,286 +0.52
608–627 value added 619 7 230.00–233.00 $231.26 $1,431 -2.69
600–647 630 37 210.00–228.00 $220.90 $1,392 +2.63
656–695 667 26 210.00–222.50 $219.50 $1,464 -7.26
700–735 706 16 195.00–211.00 $204.91 $1,447 -1.46
744 value added 744 70 236.60 $236.60 $1,760 +16.67
800 value added 800 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,688 —
950 950 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,814 +35.99
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 200.00 $200.00 $480 -5.10
250 250 2 213.00 $213.00 $532 +6.98
370 370 1 200.00 $200.00 $740 -8.00
410–430 418 3 200.00–205.00 $202.66 $847 -7.34
450–478 466 9 200.00–205.00 $202.32 $943 -10.75
515–537 526 6 214.00–218.00 $215.70 $1,135 +3.56
580 580 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,253 +6.00
615–640 623 6 200.00–207.00 $203.99 $1,271 +1.25
675–697 686 6 189.00–190.00 $189.67 $1,301 -14.33
705–732 723 10 181.00–190.00 $184.89 $1,337 -9.61
820–845 833 3 140.00–164.00 $150.74 $1,256 -39.26
865 865 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,142 —
945 945 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,503 —
965 965 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,544 +36.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,326 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 240.00 $240.00 $811 -2.92
365 365 1 267.00 $267.00 $975 +14.94
395 fancy 395 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,126 +13.03
407–413 411 7 239.00–252.00 $248.32 $1,021 +3.32
430 fancy 430 1 276.00 $276.00 $1,187 —
450–495 471 13 230.00–248.00 $237.24 $1,117 -12.55
505–520 515 4 208.00–231.00 $215.03 $1,107 +0.55
530 fancy 530 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,298 —
555–585 566 7 208.00–210.00 $209.70 $1,187 -8.26
600–645 618 7 190.00–204.00 $194.45 $1,202 -14.92
651–692 679 10 193.00–200.00 $195.78 $1,329 -10.79
713 713 3 202.50 $202.50 $1,444 +2.40
785 785 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,452 -26.39
800–840 815 3 144.00–153.00 $149.25 $1,216 -30.28
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 225.00 $225.00 $585 +20.00
335 335 1 204.00 $204.00 $683 +4.00
395 395 1 237.00 $237.00 $936 -3.51
400–445 425 4 220.00–230.00 $223.12 $948 +3.61
485–495 490 2 210.00–218.00 $214.04 $1,049 -15.18
523–535 528 5 193.00–200.00 $197.16 $1,041 -7.23
575 575 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,127 -10.05
612 612 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,132 -5.00
693 693 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,282 —
700 700 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,274 —
782 782 2 173.00 $173.00 $1,353 -21.00
895 895 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,226 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1250 1134 80-85% 4 78.00–79.50 $78.41 $889 —
1085–1340 1188 80-85% 17 80.00–87.00 $84.11 $999 —
1200–1315 1239 80-85% 4 91.00–94.00 $92.04 $1,140 -6.77
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1045 920 85-90% 3 78.00–80.00 $78.83 $725 —
875–965 920 85-90% 2 93.00–96.00 $94.43 $869 —
925–1025 964 85-90% 6 82.00–87.00 $85.33 $823 -7.04
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 75-80% 1 76.50 $76.50 $1,113 —
1415–1682 1556 75-80% 4 96.00–98.50 $96.92 $1,508 —
1455–1855 1615 75-80% 4 83.50–87.00 $84.89 $1,371 -13.76

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,325 -17.10
1720–2025 1843 3 120.00–124.00 $122.54 $2,258 —
1335–2325 1866 5 112.00–118.00 $115.32 $2,152 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1155–1240 1198 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 102.00–105.50 $103.81 $1,244

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–1305 1037 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 650.00–1,150.00 $906.59
1060–1065 1063 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00–775.00 $762.53

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 115.00 $115.00 $535 —
605 605 1 160.00 $160.00 $968 —
923 value added 923 58 184.35 $184.35 $1,702 —

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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.