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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 11, 2024

1,522 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $246.08/cwt +18.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,545/hd at 628 lb · 106 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $246.31/cwt +1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,794/hd at 728 lb · 85 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $303.34/cwt +12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,756/hd at 579 lb · 82 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,522 1,619 1,689
Feeder cattle 1,478 1,565 1,622
Slaughter cattle 44 53 67
Replacement cattle — 1 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, and some packages sharply higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower on a light test. 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
305–335 318 6 362.00–366.00 $362.78 $1,154 +32.78
383–395 fancy 390 9 390.00 $390.00 $1,521 —
395–397 396 3 347.50–362.50 $357.52 $1,416 +30.50
405–446 426 26 330.00–349.00 $340.53 $1,451 +8.86
427 fancy 427 6 378.00 $378.00 $1,614 +28.50
460–486 478 12 316.00–333.00 $326.93 $1,563 +2.04
467–497 fancy 490 19 342.00–349.50 $347.65 $1,703 +18.15
510 fancy 510 9 326.00–330.00 $328.67 $1,676 +4.67
502–536 value added 522 12 317.00–324.00 $320.77 $1,674 +8.43
500–547 529 34 290.00–308.00 $300.32 $1,589 -0.06
550–598 579 42 285.00–320.00 $296.99 $1,720 +8.11
579 value added 579 40 310.00 $310.00 $1,795 +9.12
601–606 value added 602 16 303.00–304.00 $303.25 $1,826 +31.38
600–645 617 26 264.00–280.00 $273.87 $1,690 +13.33
650–692 669 23 248.00–264.00 $254.61 $1,703 +3.11
703–738 726 37 240.00–248.00 $241.97 $1,757 -0.68
700–737 value added 730 48 249.50–250.00 $249.65 $1,822 -1.22
760–794 774 20 225.00–240.00 $231.63 $1,793 -5.51
792 value added 792 60 251.50 $251.50 $1,992 +8.93
810–847 824 12 210.00–227.50 $217.71 $1,794 +6.11
808–839 value added 834 65 231.50–238.50 $237.46 $1,980 —
856–885 871 11 200.00–219.00 $209.67 $1,826 +1.99
871–886 value added 880 65 224.00–228.25 $225.72 $1,986 —
907–941 923 11 207.50–218.50 $213.18 $1,968 +9.41
980 980 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,872 -6.00
1002–1040 1015 4 188.00–194.00 $190.04 $1,929 -4.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 321.00 $321.00 $899 —
300–345 320 3 321.00–340.00 $329.27 $1,054 —
370–390 378 5 300.00–342.50 $316.42 $1,196 +2.94
410–445 426 4 325.00–326.00 $325.74 $1,388 +9.52
455–490 474 4 310.00–312.00 $310.74 $1,473 +5.67
515–540 525 3 275.00–280.00 $278.37 $1,461 -6.15
580–587 583 26 274.00–275.50 $274.92 $1,603 +5.92
600–635 631 9 260.00–261.00 $260.78 $1,646 —
727–740 731 3 226.00–230.00 $228.65 $1,671 +7.65
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 285.00 $285.00 $898 —
415 415 1 289.00 $289.00 $1,199 -9.00
516 516 3 264.00 $264.00 $1,362 -6.00
585–595 589 4 260.00–266.00 $263.25 $1,551 +3.25
620 620 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,581 +8.84
730 730 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,533 ±0.00
755 755 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,593 -0.95
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,154 —
1275 1275 1 164.00 $164.00 $2,091 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 292.50–307.50 $300.00 $675 +21.07
251 251 2 302.50 $302.50 $759 —
315 fancy 315 3 322.00 $322.00 $1,014 +21.00
315–340 330 4 292.00–311.00 $304.65 $1,005 +8.85
350–390 375 15 291.00–305.00 $301.10 $1,129 +6.11
390 fancy 390 2 313.00 $313.00 $1,221 +3.00
410–428 fancy 418 11 304.00–311.00 $307.57 $1,286 +9.71
400–445 423 15 283.00–300.00 $291.81 $1,234 +13.23
460–481 fancy 473 8 296.00–299.00 $297.09 $1,405 +0.46
455–497 486 15 271.00–285.50 $280.99 $1,366 +2.59
521–525 value added 524 21 276.00–281.50 $280.72 $1,471 +18.78
500–534 525 28 258.00–271.00 $264.25 $1,387 +18.31
550–580 563 30 246.00–263.00 $252.77 $1,423 +13.71
577 value added 577 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,558 +17.93
600–643 619 34 229.00–240.75 $238.46 $1,476 +13.61
611–638 value added 632 72 248.50–250.00 $249.68 $1,578 +9.04
659–664 value added 662 28 239.00–240.00 $239.61 $1,586 —
651–698 680 19 220.00–234.00 $228.24 $1,552 +4.05
705–733 727 19 205.00–221.50 $219.43 $1,595 +9.21
750–790 781 44 206.00–221.00 $219.32 $1,713 +13.09
820 value added 820 19 225.00 $225.00 $1,845 —
825–847 840 3 200.00–202.00 $200.66 $1,686 -6.34
852 852 2 213.00 $213.00 $1,815 —
940 940 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,824 -13.00
1005 1005 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,407 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 295.00 $295.00 $738 —
305–348 337 18 280.00–289.00 $286.68 $966 —
363–385 371 8 282.00–285.00 $283.15 $1,050 —
445 445 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,255 +19.43
508–531 517 16 250.00–254.00 $251.70 $1,301 —
570–595 590 18 240.00–247.00 $242.63 $1,432 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
201 201 2 280.00 $280.00 $563 +15.91
280 280 1 272.50 $272.50 $763 -2.50
303–325 309 7 270.00–275.00 $274.26 $847 -2.74
360–380 370 2 270.00–275.00 $272.43 $1,008 -3.57
435 435 1 276.00 $276.00 $1,201 +23.01
465–490 485 19 260.00–266.00 $260.90 $1,265 +4.63
505–542 534 5 241.00–249.00 $243.94 $1,303 +15.95
575 575 2 231.00–239.00 $235.00 $1,351 +10.81
615–640 623 3 217.00–220.00 $218.97 $1,364 +16.46
655 655 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,376 +9.49
720 720 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,418 +7.00
770 770 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,463 +15.00
900 900 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,404 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,534 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 349.00 $349.00 $942 —
310–340 325 4 305.00–324.00 $315.43 $1,025 +1.43
331 fancy 331 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,125 -10.00
362–380 371 4 337.50–353.00 $346.59 $1,286 +22.37
380 fancy 380 1 387.50 $387.50 $1,472 —
405–425 fancy 420 4 349.00–351.00 $349.48 $1,468 +29.48
430–445 438 2 310.00–325.00 $317.63 $1,391 -2.72
457–470 fancy 461 3 325.00–333.00 $330.28 $1,523 +8.28
465–490 480 17 301.00–316.00 $311.33 $1,494 +18.23
502–520 fancy 506 5 308.00–313.00 $311.97 $1,579 +12.97
510–545 523 22 280.00–296.00 $289.30 $1,513 +7.01
560–587 574 9 281.00–294.00 $287.47 $1,650 +23.40
610 fancy 610 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,653 +19.27
627 627 2 259.00 $259.00 $1,624 +21.32
655–691 684 7 240.00–245.00 $240.72 $1,647 +13.98
730 730 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,672 +2.00
757 757 2 203.00 $203.00 $1,537 -12.00
825 825 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,650 ±0.00
885 885 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,885 +17.00
935 935 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,636 -19.52
1030 1030 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,349 —
1050 1050 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 302.50 $302.50 $847 +13.89
355–380 372 3 300.00–310.00 $303.41 $1,129 +28.41
407 407 6 284.00 $284.00 $1,156 —
491 491 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,424 +9.16
572 572 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,459 +25.00
795 795 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,510 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 370 4 320.00–326.00 $323.52 $1,197 +23.52
409–425 412 6 290.00–297.00 $291.20 $1,200 —
536 536 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,458 —
572 572 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,516 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1165 1120 80-85% 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,232 +6.34
1045–1345 1169 80-85% 11 111.00–119.00 $114.82 $1,342 —
1230–1415 1347 80-85% 6 120.00–124.00 $121.64 $1,638 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1055 906 85-90% 4 93.00–98.00 $95.44 $865 -15.02
935 935 85-90% 1 83.00 $83.00 $776 -27.46
890–995 946 85-90% 4 107.50–118.00 $113.75 $1,076 +3.29
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1530 1490 75-80% 2 115.00–120.00 $117.43 $1,750 —
1485–1495 1490 75-80% 2 121.00–128.50 $124.74 $1,859 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 1 115.50 $115.50 $1,450 —
1180–1580 1398 3 129.00–131.00 $129.87 $1,816 —
2460 2460 1 146.00 $146.00 $3,592 —

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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.