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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 12, 2024

1,577 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $221.70/cwt +22.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,622/hd at 732 lb · 119 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $218.43/cwt +6.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,454/hd at 666 lb · 86 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $258.34/cwt -8.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,641/hd at 635 lb · 75 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,577 2,344 1,385
Feeder cattle 1,536 2,263 1,283
Slaughter cattle 41 77 102
Replacement cattle — 4 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. 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
245 245 1 344.00 $344.00 $843 —
290 290 1 339.00 $339.00 $983 +39.00
305–345 322 3 307.00–320.00 $313.39 $1,009 +5.04
360–380 367 3 322.50–335.00 $329.27 $1,208 +18.11
400–445 431 16 306.00–324.00 $316.10 $1,362 +1.90
452–478 467 15 303.00–313.00 $309.87 $1,447 +8.04
503–545 515 28 277.00–293.50 $289.22 $1,489 +12.23
510–545 value added 541 19 295.00–298.50 $298.15 $1,613 +11.17
568–573 value added 570 26 282.00–290.00 $285.82 $1,629 -1.35
551–594 574 22 262.00–278.00 $272.78 $1,566 +4.33
605–648 value added 634 29 265.00–273.50 $267.51 $1,696 -3.22
605–649 636 46 242.00–260.50 $252.56 $1,606 -10.80
652–676 660 48 237.00–250.00 $247.19 $1,631 +8.32
700–728 value added 721 27 240.50–248.00 $245.63 $1,771 +10.55
700–736 724 40 220.00–238.00 $231.24 $1,674 +6.34
766 value added 766 15 248.75 $248.75 $1,905 +20.00
750–797 776 39 210.00–228.50 $218.50 $1,696 +0.40
820 value added 820 30 227.50 $227.50 $1,866 +8.50
800–848 825 25 201.00–216.50 $209.37 $1,727 +0.47
850–872 868 8 195.00–200.00 $195.62 $1,698 -6.99
905–935 923 5 185.00–200.00 $193.04 $1,782 -2.53
985 985 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,822 -18.00
1090 1090 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,733 -11.66
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 260.00 $260.00 $819 —
367 367 2 292.00 $292.00 $1,072 +20.00
460–496 490 11 280.00–289.00 $286.81 $1,405 +3.09
500–535 509 13 269.00–272.00 $270.82 $1,378 +11.33
550–582 572 7 250.00–258.00 $253.07 $1,448 +2.85
600–645 615 23 230.00–240.00 $235.60 $1,449 -7.40
655–694 677 30 225.00–231.00 $226.98 $1,537 +0.98
703–745 717 8 211.00–215.00 $213.12 $1,528 +23.12
755–796 782 8 201.00–208.00 $204.98 $1,603 +14.98
825–830 828 2 192.00–196.00 $193.99 $1,606 +1.99
860 860 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,634 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,266 —

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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 1 227.00 $227.00 $533 +1.00
290 290 2 251.00–256.00 $253.50 $735 +24.81
310–315 fancy 311 6 280.00–284.00 $283.32 $881 +22.75
335–345 337 9 247.50–257.50 $251.11 $846 -4.43
360–385 fancy 373 3 277.50–280.00 $279.20 $1,041 +26.20
355–397 378 7 255.00–273.00 $265.92 $1,005 +25.16
410 fancy 410 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,189 +33.26
405–445 429 32 264.00–282.00 $273.26 $1,172 +27.60
453–497 483 41 265.00–281.00 $275.88 $1,333 +39.70
500 fancy 500 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,350 —
500–510 value added 502 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,305 +17.86
517–549 527 39 235.00–253.00 $242.41 $1,278 +12.04
550–585 value added 559 9 238.00–244.00 $240.11 $1,342 +8.79
550–599 577 59 220.00–236.75 $231.89 $1,338 +11.75
601–621 value added 610 19 240.50–245.00 $242.67 $1,480 +19.37
600–647 619 46 217.00–235.25 $228.25 $1,413 +15.18
655–665 value added 658 26 225.00–229.00 $226.88 $1,493 +1.05
650–695 669 60 203.00–222.00 $214.77 $1,437 +6.95
730–741 value added 731 74 223.00–230.10 $229.06 $1,674 +26.15
703–745 733 45 200.00–215.50 $209.59 $1,536 +19.06
760–765 value added 761 6 205.00–206.00 $205.17 $1,561 +4.85
757–795 767 25 180.00–192.00 $184.11 $1,412 +0.97
810–845 822 6 190.00–198.00 $193.48 $1,590 +10.50
849 value added 849 68 209.95 $209.95 $1,782 +19.95
880–885 883 3 189.00–200.00 $193.01 $1,704 +20.57
1010–1032 1025 3 140.00–143.00 $142.01 $1,456 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–292 284 5 232.50–240.00 $233.82 $664 +6.82
360–395 378 2 249.00–253.00 $251.09 $949 +34.09
425 425 2 258.00–261.00 $259.50 $1,103 +36.06
477–482 480 6 246.00–251.00 $248.99 $1,195 +23.23
510–543 534 9 230.00–233.00 $231.09 $1,234 +18.41
595 595 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,309 +15.81
615–635 626 9 203.00–215.00 $211.45 $1,324 +19.10
693 693 4 198.00 $198.00 $1,372 +6.43
705–715 710 2 190.00–194.00 $191.99 $1,363 +19.99
752–795 775 5 170.00–177.00 $174.77 $1,354 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 2 263.00 $263.00 $1,084 —
455–475 466 4 259.00–262.50 $260.62 $1,214 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1730 1625 3 121.00–124.50 $123.48 $2,007 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 290.00 $290.00 $856 +1.58
312 312 2 296.00 $296.00 $924 +6.50
372–396 388 9 303.00–317.00 $311.47 $1,209 +4.71
428–435 429 11 307.00–314.00 $313.35 $1,344 +26.62
462–495 478 11 290.00–305.00 $298.23 $1,426 +27.64
510–543 529 10 248.00–264.00 $257.50 $1,362 +3.40
525–539 fancy 534 13 274.00–276.00 $274.76 $1,467 —
560–590 572 9 250.00–261.00 $256.48 $1,467 +7.03
605 fancy 605 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,488 —
645 645 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,445 +6.49
665 665 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,629 +42.86
760–765 763 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,526 +30.02
810 810 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,498 +10.99
1075 1075 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,193 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 252.50 $252.50 $581 —
327 327 2 240.00 $240.00 $785 —
385–395 390 2 277.50–285.00 $281.30 $1,097 +10.30
415–445 425 3 297.00 $297.00 $1,262 +37.00
460–465 463 2 261.00–265.00 $262.99 $1,218 +0.10
505 505 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,124 -21.30
620 620 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,240 —
660 660 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,327 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 80-85% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,062 -9.37
1165–1350 1227 80-85% 3 110.00 $110.00 $1,350 -7.13
1185–1420 1289 80-85% 8 100.00–108.00 $104.01 $1,341 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1562 1521 75-80% 4 110.00–112.00 $111.27 $1,692 +2.71
1485–1575 1530 75-80% 2 104.00–108.00 $106.06 $1,623 -2.50
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–940 928 85-90% 3 80.00–82.50 $81.50 $756 -18.81

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,181 —
1530–1725 1647 3 120.00–125.50 $123.10 $2,027 —
1780–2080 1865 4 129.00–132.00 $130.44 $2,433 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 2 149.00 $149.00 $760 —
918 value added 918 59 184.50 $184.50 $1,694 —

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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.