Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 29, 2024

1,709 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $202.59/cwt -3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,566/hd at 773 lb · 184 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $233.95/cwt +18.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,232/hd at 527 lb · 134 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $273.73/cwt +27.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,563/hd at 571 lb · 120 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,709 1,439 1,321
Feeder cattle 1,675 1,328 1,271
Slaughter cattle 31 105 50
Replacement cattle 3 6 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes with increased buyer participation. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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
345 345 1 291.00 $291.00 $1,004 —
365 365 1 281.00 $281.00 $1,026 +3.42
370–390 fancy 378 7 304.00–316.00 $308.24 $1,165 +12.31
415–435 428 10 283.00–299.00 $294.03 $1,258 +9.33
415–440 fancy 436 7 305.00–311.00 $305.82 $1,333 +8.54
450 fancy 450 3 293.00 $293.00 $1,318 —
450–496 481 21 274.00–288.00 $283.62 $1,364 +6.83
505–542 521 32 261.00–274.00 $268.78 $1,400 +16.33
508–536 value added 527 15 279.00–283.00 $280.70 $1,479 +13.96
550–586 value added 563 82 275.00–281.50 $278.84 $1,570 +25.63
555–598 588 38 253.00–271.00 $262.70 $1,545 +18.42
606 fancy 606 31 275.00 $275.00 $1,666 —
605–627 value added 614 5 256.00–265.00 $261.32 $1,605 +7.80
602–643 624 44 234.00–250.00 $242.04 $1,510 +1.93
650–683 669 79 231.00–245.50 $239.59 $1,603 +5.79
704–712 value added 707 25 222.00–226.50 $223.63 $1,581 -4.87
700–745 728 86 205.00–220.50 $214.88 $1,564 -2.94
754–765 value added 762 32 218.90–223.00 $220.17 $1,678 +0.17
750–797 763 45 200.00–214.50 $210.16 $1,604 -5.41
800–847 824 52 198.00–214.00 $208.47 $1,718 +3.18
857–885 866 20 199.00–205.50 $203.00 $1,758 -6.15
901 value added 901 10 204.50 $204.50 $1,843 —
903–925 905 13 191.00–201.00 $200.21 $1,812 +2.64
967–970 969 4 196.00–201.00 $198.50 $1,923 +5.50
1004 1004 8 177.00 $177.00 $1,777 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–436 436 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,177 +19.00
455–475 465 2 265.00–270.00 $267.45 $1,244 +25.40
520–540 527 6 250.00–256.00 $254.30 $1,340 +16.30
552–595 580 12 240.00–251.00 $247.43 $1,435 +23.93
600–637 611 10 220.00–230.00 $222.58 $1,360 +0.08
650–680 663 4 223.00–226.00 $224.76 $1,490 +13.34
722–725 723 3 196.00–197.00 $196.33 $1,419 -1.62
833 833 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,541 -6.00
865–885 875 2 184.00–185.00 $184.49 $1,614 —
970 970 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,523 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–292 280 3 205.00–217.00 $208.65 $584 —
312 312 2 211.00 $211.00 $658 +9.01
357–381 370 9 231.00–248.00 $241.56 $894 +37.13
405–435 fancy 421 4 241.00–247.00 $244.73 $1,030 +23.84
410–440 421 4 220.00–236.00 $227.63 $958 +13.60
455–487 474 26 222.00–237.00 $232.49 $1,102 +15.60
469–496 fancy 479 8 241.00–242.50 $241.92 $1,159 +20.11
508–539 value added 525 59 236.75–243.00 $238.51 $1,252 +17.42
500–546 528 75 220.00–235.00 $230.37 $1,216 +16.57
554–556 value added 555 14 230.00–236.00 $233.86 $1,298 +12.34
550–595 571 29 216.00–229.50 $222.71 $1,272 +12.95
608–609 value added 608 12 217.00–217.50 $217.21 $1,321 +7.98
610–642 629 32 200.00–214.00 $208.46 $1,311 +8.76
654–686 value added 667 39 221.00–225.00 $222.94 $1,487 +11.76
655–698 670 49 199.00–216.75 $209.10 $1,401 +8.99
700–740 value added 716 28 200.00–208.50 $205.25 $1,470 -0.39
710–740 725 9 180.00–197.00 $191.26 $1,387 -5.49
754–791 766 23 180.00–196.00 $192.02 $1,471 -2.77
758–793 value added 774 161 200.00–206.00 $204.10 $1,580 -5.54
804–840 809 26 184.00–197.00 $191.51 $1,549 +16.51
821 value added 821 70 203.50 $203.50 $1,671 +12.00
870–880 879 7 180.00–185.00 $180.71 $1,588 -4.29
955 955 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,270 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 188.00 $188.00 $517 —
345 345 2 195.00 $195.00 $673 -2.00
355–357 356 3 215.00–220.00 $216.66 $771 +26.66
420–425 422 3 213.00–214.00 $213.66 $902 —
460–495 487 6 210.00–214.00 $212.33 $1,034 +12.33
501–545 530 16 212.00–218.00 $214.86 $1,139 —
557–585 564 7 207.00–208.00 $207.50 $1,170 +10.75
600–645 619 12 190.00–194.00 $190.93 $1,182 +6.12
660–697 680 18 190.00–198.00 $193.89 $1,318 +3.13
785 785 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,334 -5.00
800–827 818 6 171.00–179.00 $176.39 $1,443 +58.39

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 5 271.00 $271.00 $829 +42.00
375 fancy 375 1 299.00 $299.00 $1,121 —
385 385 4 282.00 $282.00 $1,086 —
432 fancy 432 2 298.00 $298.00 $1,287 —
440–445 441 4 273.00–288.00 $284.22 $1,253 +16.71
450–475 463 6 263.00–278.00 $270.58 $1,253 -12.42
467 fancy 467 4 291.00 $291.00 $1,359 —
525–537 533 3 250.50–252.00 $250.99 $1,338 -4.18
550–580 562 6 230.00–248.00 $244.09 $1,372 +13.46
607–634 622 9 215.00–217.00 $215.87 $1,343 -15.13
672–692 679 6 231.00–234.00 $232.98 $1,582 +28.48
702 702 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,264 -17.01
755–768 765 5 180.00–198.00 $194.45 $1,488 +24.26
808–840 815 6 170.00–184.00 $175.64 $1,431 +21.64
860 860 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,324 +4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 260.00 $260.00 $572 —
305 305 1 260.00 $260.00 $793 —
385 385 2 262.00 $262.00 $1,009 —
420–440 430 2 251.00–257.00 $254.07 $1,093 —
480 480 4 255.00–256.00 $255.75 $1,228 +22.75
530 530 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,166 —
560–591 585 5 220.00–222.00 $220.38 $1,289 —
665–685 673 5 200.00–208.00 $203.26 $1,368 —
775 775 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,356 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1115 1108 80-85% 2 92.00–97.50 $94.77 $1,050 —
1210 1210 80-85% 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,416 —
1060–1437 1262 80-85% 15 103.00–110.00 $105.93 $1,337 -3.44
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1000 958 85-90% 2 83.50–91.00 $87.42 $837 -18.61
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1635 1580 75-80% 2 102.50–107.50 $104.91 $1,658 -17.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1710 1460 2 110.00–110.50 $110.21 $1,609 —
1745–1825 1785 2 130.00 $130.00 $2,320 —
1965 1965 1 124.00 $124.00 $2,437 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 2 177.00 $177.00 $959 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600 600 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.