Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 5, 2024

2,344 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $239.77/cwt +0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,616/hd at 674 lb · 200 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $215.44/cwt +4.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,343/hd at 623 lb · 164 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $267.10/cwt +11.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,649/hd at 617 lb · 156 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,344 1,709 1,327
Feeder cattle 2,263 1,675 1,284
Slaughter cattle 77 31 43
Replacement cattle 4 3 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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
285 285 1 300.00 $300.00 $855 —
305–325 fancy 313 3 322.00–326.00 $323.64 $1,013 —
337–345 339 6 301.00–319.00 $308.35 $1,045 +17.35
360–395 377 18 303.00–322.00 $311.16 $1,173 +30.16
350–390 fancy 380 15 323.00–329.00 $327.31 $1,244 +19.07
400–440 fancy 409 8 324.50–326.00 $324.95 $1,329 +19.13
400–445 416 8 309.00–322.00 $314.20 $1,307 +20.17
454–460 fancy 455 7 319.00–326.00 $324.99 $1,479 +31.99
455–497 484 67 293.00–311.00 $301.83 $1,461 +18.21
510–545 value added 513 13 285.50–293.00 $286.98 $1,472 +6.28
500–545 529 46 264.00–281.50 $276.99 $1,465 +8.21
550–597 573 85 258.00–276.00 $268.45 $1,538 +5.75
555–581 value added 574 7 285.00–288.00 $287.17 $1,648 +8.33
612 fancy 612 2 282.00 $282.00 $1,726 +7.00
603–645 616 80 250.00–268.00 $263.36 $1,622 +21.32
606–622 value added 619 74 270.00–278.00 $270.73 $1,676 +9.41
670–678 value added 672 14 247.00–253.00 $251.70 $1,691 —
651–697 674 186 228.00–246.50 $238.87 $1,610 -0.72
700–735 value added 711 28 232.50–237.00 $235.08 $1,671 +11.45
700–747 736 76 211.00–229.00 $224.90 $1,655 +10.02
764 value added 764 30 228.75 $228.75 $1,748 +8.58
753–793 776 61 208.00–224.00 $218.10 $1,692 +7.94
800–835 815 28 200.00–212.50 $208.90 $1,703 +0.43
818 value added 818 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,791 —
857–894 884 21 196.00–204.50 $202.61 $1,791 -0.39
905–935 918 5 190.00–201.00 $195.57 $1,795 -4.64
985 985 1 203.00 $203.00 $2,000 +4.50
1001 1001 4 193.50 $193.50 $1,937 +16.50
1072–1095 1080 3 170.00–171.00 $170.66 $1,843 —
1195 1195 3 160.50 $160.50 $1,918 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 280.00 $280.00 $700 —
390 390 2 272.00 $272.00 $1,061 —
415–435 427 7 293.00–301.00 $295.56 $1,262 +25.56
452–495 465 11 276.00–288.00 $283.72 $1,319 +16.27
522–540 531 4 259.00–260.00 $259.49 $1,378 +5.19
550–595 572 13 242.00–255.00 $250.22 $1,431 +2.79
600–646 626 14 237.00–247.50 $243.00 $1,521 +20.42
680–687 684 8 225.00–227.00 $226.00 $1,546 +1.24
735 735 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,396 -6.33
770 770 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,463 —
826 826 4 192.00 $192.00 $1,586 +7.00
1075 1075 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,172 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,102 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 226.00 $226.00 $531 —
260–290 275 2 225.00–232.00 $228.69 $629 +20.04
327–345 336 4 254.00–257.00 $255.54 $859 +44.54
328–344 fancy 337 9 260.00–261.00 $260.57 $878 —
365–385 373 6 231.00–247.00 $240.76 $898 -0.80
395 fancy 395 6 253.00 $253.00 $999 —
400–442 425 25 234.00–250.00 $245.66 $1,044 +18.03
405–438 fancy 427 25 252.00–259.00 $256.74 $1,096 +12.01
455–464 fancy 463 16 248.00–258.50 $256.10 $1,186 +14.18
460–498 483 68 228.50–246.00 $236.18 $1,141 +3.69
508–509 value added 509 33 241.50–243.00 $242.14 $1,232 +3.63
500–547 526 54 223.00–239.00 $230.37 $1,212 ±0.00
553–598 577 78 209.00–227.00 $220.14 $1,270 -2.57
555–595 value added 577 24 229.00–233.50 $231.32 $1,335 -2.54
600–635 value added 615 38 221.00–228.00 $223.30 $1,373 +6.09
601–648 626 126 200.00–219.50 $213.07 $1,334 +4.61
653–675 value added 665 23 222.00–227.50 $225.83 $1,502 +2.89
650–697 682 79 200.00–216.00 $207.82 $1,417 -1.28
702–742 value added 728 59 200.00–205.00 $202.91 $1,477 -2.34
700–743 733 25 180.00–197.50 $190.53 $1,397 -0.73
750–765 value added 760 14 200.00–200.50 $200.32 $1,522 -3.78
755–798 785 13 177.00–192.00 $183.14 $1,438 -8.88
805–825 815 2 181.00–185.00 $182.98 $1,491 -8.53
817–840 value added 829 13 190.00 $190.00 $1,575 -13.50
850–891 875 6 166.00–177.00 $172.44 $1,509 -8.27
950 950 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,235 -3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 227.00 $227.00 $647 +39.00
337–340 339 4 235.00–235.50 $235.25 $797 +40.25
380 380 2 217.00 $217.00 $825 +0.34
400–435 419 4 220.00–231.00 $223.44 $936 +9.78
455–495 479 8 220.00–227.00 $225.76 $1,081 +13.43
505–545 524 17 210.00–220.00 $212.68 $1,114 -2.18
550–575 566 7 201.00–209.00 $204.19 $1,156 -3.31
600–647 627 6 189.00–195.00 $192.35 $1,206 +1.42
650–697 685 7 190.00–195.00 $191.57 $1,312 -2.32
735 735 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,264 —
820 820 1 104.00 $104.00 $853 -72.39
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1380 1263 2 122.00–126.00 $124.19 $1,569 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 279 7 280.00–299.00 $288.42 $805 —
275–290 fancy 283 2 301.00–309.00 $305.11 $863 —
340 340 2 282.00–297.00 $289.50 $984 +18.50
350–370 368 10 295.00–308.00 $306.76 $1,129 +24.76
405–445 435 9 280.00–299.00 $286.73 $1,247 +2.51
452–465 fancy 458 8 290.00–297.00 $294.21 $1,347 +3.21
460–496 486 37 264.00–282.00 $270.59 $1,315 +0.01
503–540 511 11 251.00–268.00 $254.10 $1,298 +3.11
550–567 fancy 564 6 260.00–264.00 $263.35 $1,485 —
560–590 569 17 244.00–258.00 $249.45 $1,419 +5.36
605–647 629 21 200.00–229.00 $217.51 $1,368 +1.64
650–695 667 27 192.00–209.00 $202.14 $1,348 -30.84
675 fancy 675 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,485 —
700–740 723 4 190.00–204.00 $199.17 $1,440 +19.17
755–770 766 4 167.00–175.00 $169.98 $1,302 -24.47
815–845 823 10 170.00–183.00 $174.01 $1,432 -1.63
935 935 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,683 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 277.00 $277.00 $762 —
385 385 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,043 +9.00
440 440 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,144 +5.93
455–490 473 2 260.00–266.00 $262.89 $1,243 +7.14
515–535 528 3 233.00–249.00 $243.80 $1,287 +23.80
550–590 563 7 228.00–233.00 $231.27 $1,302 +10.89
700 700 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,260 —
860–880 870 2 140.00–150.00 $144.94 $1,261 —
940 940 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,504 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1265 1152 80-85% 6 97.50–100.00 $99.37 $1,145 —
1015–1405 1205 80-85% 26 102.00–111.50 $107.03 $1,290 -9.97
1005–1475 1244 80-85% 8 113.50–120.00 $117.13 $1,457 +0.13
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1575 1500 75-80% 4 113.50–121.50 $117.91 $1,769 —
1450–1585 1505 75-80% 5 104.00–112.00 $108.56 $1,634 —
1475–1835 1647 75-80% 3 97.50–100.00 $98.92 $1,629 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–905 895 85-90% 2 72.00–75.00 $73.52 $658 —
855–945 913 85-90% 3 100.00–101.00 $100.31 $916 —
900–1160 1008 85-90% 3 89.00–94.00 $92.08 $928 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1435 1348 2 107.00–115.00 $111.26 $1,500 —
1393–1940 1546 9 130.00–133.00 $131.17 $2,028 —
1530–2440 1835 3 120.00–126.00 $123.77 $2,271 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050–1060 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,225.00 $1,212.56 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 140.00 $140.00 $791 —

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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.