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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 16, 2023

1,173 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $236.79/cwt +37.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,599/hd at 675 lb · 123 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $247.74/cwt +42.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,887/hd at 762 lb · 74 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $239.40/cwt +50.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,110/hd at 881 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,173 894 938
Feeder cattle 1,086 808 838
Slaughter cattle 86 81 99
Replacement cattle 1 5 1

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 235.00 $235.00 $822 -11.99
360–385 fancy 375 3 250.00–261.00 $254.04 $953 -21.96
420–428 427 7 241.00–245.00 $244.44 $1,044 +4.59
405–447 fancy 435 5 256.00–259.00 $258.01 $1,122 -2.99
450–495 471 11 220.00–244.00 $233.94 $1,102 -4.29
480–498 fancy 492 15 248.00–273.00 $266.92 $1,313 -0.08
500–538 value added 511 24 250.00–279.00 $262.90 $1,343 +12.00
500–540 520 8 210.00–234.00 $220.63 $1,147 -16.35
552–585 570 11 215.00–235.00 $227.35 $1,296 -8.56
561–595 value added 576 27 240.00–263.50 $256.39 $1,477 +10.15
600–630 618 4 217.00–225.00 $221.53 $1,369 -15.29
608–645 value added 621 21 239.00–258.00 $245.63 $1,525 -0.77
662–692 value added 664 44 231.00–252.00 $250.24 $1,662 —
685–690 687 3 210.00–224.00 $215.02 $1,477 -8.85
700–740 value added 715 42 230.00–247.00 $241.30 $1,725 —
730–745 736 7 218.00–228.00 $220.31 $1,621 +7.05
750–755 753 2 228.00–229.00 $228.50 $1,721 +23.50
761–771 value added 762 72 230.00–249.95 $248.27 $1,892 —
818 value added 818 8 234.00 $234.00 $1,914 -13.10
810–830 819 9 208.00–218.00 $210.46 $1,724 +4.46
855–885 868 7 213.00–229.00 $222.01 $1,927 +33.01
883 value added 883 58 241.50 $241.50 $2,132 —
1005 1005 4 201.00 $201.00 $2,020 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 200.00–202.50 $201.23 $674 —
450–470 460 2 180.00–195.00 $187.66 $863 -33.34
670–685 678 2 176.00–191.00 $183.58 $1,245 -16.42
710–745 728 2 170.00–190.00 $180.24 $1,312 —
815–825 820 2 180.00–190.00 $184.97 $1,517 +5.47
970–975 973 2 157.50–173.00 $165.27 $1,608 +15.27
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,834 —
1275–1400 1338 2 90.00–94.00 $92.09 $1,232 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 220.00 $220.00 $660 +17.94
360–385 369 4 220.00–229.00 $223.50 $825 +7.21
400–447 420 16 221.00–225.00 $223.86 $940 +6.56
452–495 466 17 208.00–225.00 $218.71 $1,019 +5.92
505–545 526 41 211.00–233.00 $225.47 $1,186 +11.65
550–595 570 44 210.00–231.50 $221.27 $1,261 +5.03
603–640 618 24 205.00–223.00 $213.83 $1,321 +19.39
650–685 667 10 199.00–220.00 $213.57 $1,425 +14.68
666–698 value added 676 113 236.50–240.00 $238.85 $1,615 —
705–725 717 5 180.00–190.00 $184.24 $1,321 -4.38
728 value added 728 6 219.50 $219.50 $1,598 —
785–795 793 4 185.50–190.00 $187.74 $1,489 +7.74
800–830 815 2 176.00–180.00 $177.96 $1,450 +37.96
858 858 6 178.00 $178.00 $1,527 +8.25
960–987 978 3 164.00–167.00 $166.02 $1,624 —
1010 1010 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,656 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 201.00 $201.00 $462 —
265–275 270 2 170.00–182.50 $176.13 $476 —
310–335 316 5 169.00–209.00 $177.59 $561 —
370–395 383 7 185.00–210.00 $194.59 $745 +5.59
410–435 423 2 190.00–200.00 $195.15 $825 -8.41
455–467 463 3 171.00–203.00 $192.52 $891 +4.02
515–545 527 3 177.00–190.00 $182.31 $961 -16.62
555–587 573 7 181.00–205.00 $194.74 $1,116 -1.38
610–631 626 9 180.00–190.00 $187.67 $1,175 +2.67
655–695 668 6 179.00–188.00 $183.92 $1,229 +2.92
710–740 731 9 140.00–181.00 $171.38 $1,253 +1.38
755–795 771 4 155.00–175.00 $166.55 $1,284 —
860–880 870 2 159.00–170.00 $164.44 $1,431 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,609 —

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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 2 222.50 $222.50 $527 —
250–265 258 2 216.00–234.00 $224.74 $580 +1.81
332 332 2 252.00 $252.00 $837 +8.00
325–345 fancy 342 6 268.00–277.00 $270.10 $924 —
350–396 fancy 379 5 267.00–281.00 $272.03 $1,031 -8.97
360–392 379 4 241.00–250.00 $246.88 $936 -11.08
400–418 414 4 213.00–229.00 $225.13 $932 +0.08
415–445 fancy 431 10 240.00–267.00 $251.46 $1,084 +6.58
450–460 fancy 456 9 238.00–248.00 $241.98 $1,103 -3.09
460–490 469 9 213.00–230.00 $222.07 $1,042 -2.97
525 fancy 525 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,239 —
500–545 531 13 210.00–224.00 $215.02 $1,142 +1.13
550–597 572 18 204.00–224.00 $216.40 $1,238 +16.89
600–640 621 7 190.00–211.00 $204.60 $1,271 +17.93
655–695 669 13 190.00–208.00 $201.76 $1,350 +24.22
675 fancy 675 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,451 —
720–740 732 3 171.00–193.00 $181.06 $1,325 +7.61
737 fancy 737 2 202.50 $202.50 $1,492 —
772–780 776 4 183.00–191.00 $186.98 $1,451 +14.53
791 fancy 791 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,590 —
812 812 2 182.00 $182.00 $1,478 +12.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–362 361 6 182.00–210.00 $194.03 $700 -36.47
470–481 478 4 181.00–185.00 $181.98 $870 -29.21
500–515 508 2 177.00–200.00 $188.33 $957 -10.85
550–590 569 11 160.00–192.00 $170.33 $969 -20.05
625–640 632 8 175.00–195.00 $182.22 $1,152 +1.22
655–680 665 4 160.00–189.00 $175.39 $1,166 —
765–772 770 3 161.00–164.00 $161.99 $1,247 -3.01
895 895 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,414 +2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1140 989 85-90% 6 70.00–79.00 $75.34 $745 +1.82
705–1530 1043 85-90% 14 80.00–87.00 $83.47 $871 —
790–1270 1055 85-90% 4 51.00–68.50 $61.07 $644 —
835–1170 1086 85-90% 4 96.00–99.00 $98.42 $1,069 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1450 1293 80-85% 3 100.00–109.00 $105.87 $1,369 +11.82
1125–1855 1313 80-85% 22 90.00–99.50 $93.53 $1,228 —
1270–1360 1315 80-85% 2 86.00 $86.00 $1,131 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1475 1458 75-80% 2 90.00–96.00 $93.04 $1,357 -8.46
1580–1685 1639 75-80% 4 104.00–108.00 $105.99 $1,737 —
1715 1715 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,441 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1885 1503 5 90.00–112.00 $100.55 $1,511 —
1575–2195 1898 6 119.00–124.50 $120.56 $2,288 —
1955 1955 1 132.50 $132.50 $2,590 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–868 866 9 177.50–179.50 $177.94 $1,541 —
920–942 938 5 170.00–171.50 $171.21 $1,606 —
957 957 2 173.00 $173.00 $1,656 —
960 value added 960 56 177.00 $177.00 $1,699 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 1 86.00 $86.00 $989 —

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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.