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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 22, 2024

1,439 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $206.54/cwt +20.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,556/hd at 753 lb · 91 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $215.37/cwt +3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,846/hd at 857 lb · 82 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $215.36/cwt +2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,140/hd at 529 lb · 75 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,439 1,870 1,084
Feeder cattle 1,328 1,811 1,052
Slaughter cattle 105 50 32
Replacement cattle 6 9 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to no report last week because of inclement winter weather. However strong demand noted for feeder and 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
338 fancy 338 9 299.00 $299.00 $1,011 +7.00
355–385 fancy 374 5 294.00–301.00 $295.93 $1,107 -4.07
350–395 378 3 276.00–280.00 $277.58 $1,049 -4.71
403–422 fancy 414 10 293.00–300.00 $297.28 $1,231 -0.18
405–446 430 14 271.00–289.00 $284.70 $1,224 +8.03
452–498 477 21 269.00–285.00 $276.79 $1,320 +10.83
505–540 value added 519 21 264.00–272.00 $266.74 $1,384 -6.40
500–545 529 23 245.00–262.00 $252.45 $1,335 -6.29
557–592 value added 564 13 250.00–258.50 $253.21 $1,428 -14.29
550–595 580 49 231.00–249.50 $244.28 $1,417 -1.17
602–607 value added 605 17 248.00–258.00 $253.52 $1,534 +8.35
600–649 619 55 230.00–247.75 $240.11 $1,486 +6.53
652 value added 652 7 241.00 $241.00 $1,571 -1.61
650–690 672 47 220.00–238.50 $233.80 $1,571 +5.57
700–703 value added 702 8 225.50–229.50 $228.50 $1,604 -1.75
703–745 730 39 210.00–224.00 $217.82 $1,590 -3.64
754–795 782 49 203.00–219.00 $215.57 $1,686 +8.87
791 value added 791 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,740 +1.84
800–845 value added 823 6 212.00–213.50 $212.73 $1,751 -1.70
800–835 823 28 195.50–210.50 $205.29 $1,690 +1.83
850 value added 850 63 217.25 $217.25 $1,847 +4.25
861–885 880 19 202.00–210.00 $209.15 $1,841 +1.79
939 value added 939 57 209.25 $209.25 $1,965 +9.25
940 940 7 197.50–198.00 $197.57 $1,857 +12.01
980 980 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,891 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,104 -15.00
460–485 473 2 240.00–244.00 $242.05 $1,145 -13.63
500 500 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,190 -7.00
580 580 2 220.00–227.00 $223.50 $1,296 -9.17
635 635 4 219.00–225.50 $222.50 $1,413 +3.00
660–691 682 11 200.00–215.00 $211.42 $1,442 -5.03
710–747 729 4 196.00–200.00 $197.95 $1,443 -3.05
770–785 778 2 197.00 $197.00 $1,533 +2.80
817 817 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,560 +7.24

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 209.00 $209.00 $418 —
300–340 308 7 200.00–209.00 $201.99 $622 -1.02
368–392 377 10 200.00–210.00 $204.43 $771 -3.18
392 fancy 392 2 222.00 $222.00 $870 —
400–445 424 21 200.00–218.50 $214.03 $907 +0.66
433–445 fancy 436 9 220.00–222.00 $220.89 $963 -5.44
457–473 fancy 467 10 221.00–223.00 $221.81 $1,036 -0.19
450–496 476 26 207.00–220.00 $216.89 $1,032 +2.75
503–537 value added 512 16 220.00–222.50 $221.09 $1,132 —
502–546 534 59 205.00–219.00 $213.80 $1,142 +0.78
562–568 value added 565 23 221.00–222.00 $221.52 $1,252 —
555–590 579 31 200.00–213.00 $209.76 $1,215 +1.73
608–630 value added 616 9 208.00–211.00 $209.23 $1,289 -5.95
600–645 622 25 194.00–206.00 $199.70 $1,242 +0.66
651–699 672 43 193.50–207.50 $200.11 $1,345 +5.06
653–693 value added 673 27 210.00–212.50 $211.18 $1,421 +0.47
702–725 value added 714 25 202.00–210.00 $205.64 $1,468 +13.39
710–746 727 26 188.00–200.00 $196.75 $1,430 +17.88
750–756 value added 750 72 201.50–210.00 $209.64 $1,572 —
750–788 766 19 184.00–199.50 $194.79 $1,492 +10.11
807 value added 807 2 191.50 $191.50 $1,545 —
840 840 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,470 -0.93
850 850 6 185.00 $185.00 $1,572 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 197.00 $197.00 $680 +7.00
361 361 3 190.00 $190.00 $686 +3.03
495 495 1 200.00 $200.00 $990 -0.48
580–595 589 4 196.00–198.00 $196.75 $1,159 —
605–645 627 5 180.00–190.00 $184.81 $1,159 +0.83
660–691 683 4 190.00–191.00 $190.76 $1,303 +8.79
715 715 2 180.00–181.00 $180.50 $1,291 —
795 795 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,391 +2.98
810 810 1 118.00 $118.00 $956 —
920 920 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,003 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,849 —

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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 1 250.00 $250.00 $650 -19.00
340 340 1 229.00 $229.00 $779 —
420–433 429 10 261.00–276.00 $267.51 $1,148 +11.51
471 471 5 283.00 $283.00 $1,333 +25.80
523–530 527 7 250.00–259.00 $255.17 $1,345 +1.93
580–590 583 3 224.00–234.00 $230.63 $1,345 -5.22
600 600 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,386 +10.92
668 668 3 204.50 $204.50 $1,366 +17.35
700–702 701 3 191.00–200.00 $197.01 $1,381 +14.01
765–795 781 5 163.00–174.00 $170.19 $1,329 —
840 840 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,294 —
868 868 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,302 -11.00
995 995 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,612 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,048 —
1090 1090 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,166 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1335 1192 80-85% 11 94.00–101.00 $98.57 $1,175 —
1065–1505 1294 80-85% 28 105.50–113.00 $109.37 $1,415 —
1050–1460 1321 80-85% 11 114.00–121.50 $116.56 $1,540 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1750 1551 75-80% 18 110.00–116.50 $113.90 $1,767 —
1440–1715 1567 75-80% 6 119.00–125.00 $122.10 $1,913 +22.70
1865 1865 75-80% 1 105.50 $105.50 $1,968 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1010 905 85-90% 3 83.00–91.00 $87.44 $791 +8.01
800–995 917 85-90% 6 77.50–80.00 $78.93 $724 -0.50
935–995 965 85-90% 2 105.00–107.00 $106.03 $1,023 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 1 106.50 $106.50 $1,598 -12.64
1335–1755 1529 4 120.00–128.00 $124.60 $1,905 +5.46
1620–1865 1743 2 129.00–136.00 $132.75 $2,314 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
953 953 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 107.00 $107.00 $1,020

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 3 150.00 $150.00 $627 —
610 610 1 80.00 $80.00 $488 —
800 800 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,104 —
909 value added 909 56 176.50 $176.50 $1,604 —
1210 1210 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,392 —

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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.