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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 13, 2023

991 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $236.44/cwt -12.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,359/hd at 575 lb · 54 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $206.20/cwt -21.92 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 475 lb · 52 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $206.68/cwt -18.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,075/hd at 520 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 991 1,796 1,282
Feeder cattle 924 1,704 1,224
Slaughter cattle 67 72 58
Replacement cattle — 20 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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
290 290 1 233.00 $233.00 $676 -32.10
365–390 378 9 219.00–236.00 $227.40 $860 -54.67
385–390 fancy 386 4 250.00–251.00 $250.25 $966 -41.57
410–415 fancy 413 2 250.00–261.00 $255.47 $1,055 -34.70
400–440 428 17 230.00–245.00 $236.36 $1,012 -37.92
455–495 462 28 225.00–242.00 $237.05 $1,095 -21.61
500–542 value added 515 20 246.00–250.00 $249.59 $1,285 -18.94
502–546 526 31 228.00–244.00 $233.93 $1,230 -19.20
555–582 value added 572 32 240.50–248.50 $243.74 $1,394 -10.26
550–595 579 22 220.00–234.00 $225.82 $1,307 -21.30
605–642 625 24 220.00–238.50 $231.61 $1,448 -11.86
600–643 value added 632 22 239.00–250.00 $241.62 $1,527 -14.83
651 value added 651 6 237.00 $237.00 $1,543 -6.39
660–670 667 8 209.00–224.00 $218.38 $1,457 -14.64
710–740 727 8 180.00–195.00 $186.57 $1,356 -35.78
749 value added 749 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,573 —
763 763 3 199.00 $199.00 $1,518 -5.50
801–837 823 8 180.00 $180.00 $1,481 -40.42
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 211.00 $211.00 $612 —
410–420 415 2 217.00–220.00 $218.48 $907 —
450–498 477 7 215.00–220.00 $217.33 $1,037 -20.69
530–535 532 3 220.00–225.00 $223.34 $1,188 -12.66
560–580 565 4 214.00–218.00 $216.97 $1,226 —
605–640 622 10 210.00–217.00 $213.33 $1,327 -16.17
660–687 674 4 201.00 $201.00 $1,355 -19.00
735 735 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,250 -32.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 134.00 $134.00 $744 —
675 675 1 131.00 $131.00 $884 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 201.00 $201.00 $543 -23.00
380–393 384 10 205.00–217.00 $211.33 $812 -1.97
405–446 431 35 200.00–216.00 $210.75 $908 -16.44
438 fancy 438 9 224.00 $224.00 $981 -13.00
455–495 475 52 200.00–216.00 $206.20 $979 -19.00
505–545 519 42 195.00–211.00 $204.04 $1,059 -18.42
526 value added 526 9 219.00 $219.00 $1,152 -14.78
557 value added 557 4 207.00 $207.00 $1,153 -18.00
550–597 569 45 190.00–204.00 $197.26 $1,122 -17.04
613–640 value added 618 8 200.00–212.00 $201.80 $1,247 -10.01
600–645 619 23 179.00–190.00 $186.24 $1,153 -14.21
650–655 652 3 180.00–197.00 $187.69 $1,224 -6.15
700–710 705 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,058 -30.00
706–717 value added 709 7 170.00–170.50 $170.36 $1,208 -28.34
750 750 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,125 -20.77
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 285 3 180.00–185.00 $181.61 $518 -23.39
305–345 318 3 191.00 $191.00 $607 -12.00
350–365 358 2 187.00–190.00 $188.47 $675 -11.53
405–440 421 8 189.00–195.00 $191.48 $806 -21.58
460–495 485 21 190.00–196.00 $191.80 $930 -13.30
500–545 522 12 187.00–193.00 $190.21 $993 -14.79
550–590 575 3 180.00–187.00 $182.39 $1,049 -13.15
615–617 616 3 170.00–177.00 $174.67 $1,076 -8.72
653–690 675 8 170.00–175.00 $173.72 $1,173 -7.27
740 740 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,110 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,270 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 278 3 210.00–220.00 $213.85 $595 -46.15
340–343 343 6 240.00–248.00 $241.32 $828 -15.26
370–396 390 6 239.00–245.00 $241.16 $941 -15.79
390 fancy 390 1 261.00 $261.00 $1,018 -21.00
425–435 428 11 240.00–241.00 $240.37 $1,029 -17.63
463–480 471 10 213.00–230.00 $222.65 $1,049 -16.13
505–542 523 16 200.00–218.00 $212.00 $1,109 -24.47
560–595 578 12 200.00–210.00 $207.89 $1,202 -17.66
600–625 608 4 192.00–198.00 $194.98 $1,185 -19.81
721–730 724 6 165.00–176.00 $173.98 $1,260 -16.69
770–781 779 5 162.00–170.00 $165.19 $1,287 -10.81
805–847 826 4 158.00–162.00 $159.95 $1,321 +3.95
985 985 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,359 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 233 2 202.00–205.00 $203.45 $474 -17.55
283 283 3 201.00 $201.00 $569 -26.50
320 320 2 220.00 $220.00 $704 -20.00
362–390 379 6 223.00–226.00 $224.71 $852 -15.29
445 445 1 219.00 $219.00 $975 —
470–478 477 7 200.00–210.00 $208.59 $995 -13.73
522–525 523 3 185.00–195.00 $191.65 $1,002 -24.85
560–590 575 8 185.00–191.00 $188.63 $1,085 -17.09
625–640 633 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,139 -16.56
670 670 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,172 -14.00
740–745 743 2 145.00–150.00 $147.49 $1,096 —
805 805 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,046 —
1070 1070 1 92.00 $92.00 $984 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1280 1128 80-85% 7 79.00–85.50 $83.32 $940 —
1020–1400 1213 80-85% 15 86.00–94.50 $89.50 $1,086 +11.86
1075–1400 1308 80-85% 7 96.00–102.00 $98.65 $1,290 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1025 940 85-90% 2 90.50–93.00 $91.64 $861 +9.91
845–1010 945 85-90% 6 79.00–85.00 $81.99 $775 +0.26
925–1045 1003 85-90% 4 72.50–76.00 $74.56 $748 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1740 1588 75-80% 3 104.50–106.00 $105.29 $1,672 —
1590 1590 75-80% 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,256 —
1535–2005 1703 75-80% 7 93.50–101.00 $97.71 $1,664 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,285 —
1165–1850 1524 4 113.00–118.00 $114.98 $1,752 —
1700 1700 1 121.00 $121.00 $2,057 +11.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 142.50 $142.50 $684 —

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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.