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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 25, 2024

1,676 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $316.85/cwt -5.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,648/hd at 520 lb · 106 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $268.74/cwt +1.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,428/hd at 531 lb · 102 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $282.52/cwt +15.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,881/hd at 666 lb · 97 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,676 1,689 1,819
Feeder cattle 1,608 1,575 1,779
Slaughter cattle 68 114 40

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 fancy 230 2 337.50 $337.50 $776 —
230–235 232 3 312.50–322.50 $315.88 $733 —
252 fancy 252 2 340.00 $340.00 $857 —
310–335 324 4 310.00–330.00 $321.68 $1,042 -0.87
341–347 fancy 344 11 350.00–367.50 $359.62 $1,237 +19.62
360–395 380 16 317.00–332.00 $323.50 $1,229 -15.51
370–395 fancy 387 13 338.00–353.00 $341.66 $1,322 -28.34
400–445 fancy 417 13 340.00–370.00 $358.80 $1,496 -1.54
410–440 431 16 313.00–338.00 $331.58 $1,429 -8.56
450–490 469 19 308.00–330.00 $323.32 $1,516 -5.55
455–483 fancy 473 15 340.00–360.00 $348.31 $1,648 -6.24
500–533 value added 519 72 320.00–340.00 $326.80 $1,696 +0.44
510–548 522 34 290.00–314.00 $295.79 $1,544 -18.78
550–595 571 31 295.00–312.00 $306.45 $1,750 -1.63
582 value added 582 4 323.00 $323.00 $1,880 +7.00
610–635 value added 625 37 296.00–307.00 $302.18 $1,889 -0.51
605–647 639 26 275.00–292.00 $279.69 $1,787 -13.37
650 value added 650 1 296.00 $296.00 $1,924 —
651–693 666 96 270.00–290.50 $282.38 $1,881 +15.63
703–735 value added 709 35 263.00–274.00 $271.27 $1,923 +3.16
715–745 729 16 238.00–259.00 $255.31 $1,861 -0.20
750–770 768 45 236.00–249.50 $244.80 $1,880 +0.10
815 value added 815 12 235.50 $235.50 $1,919 -7.75
825–840 830 10 218.00–230.00 $226.29 $1,878 +3.06
867 867 2 234.00 $234.00 $2,029 +10.84
875 value added 875 37 235.60 $235.60 $2,062 -3.90
930 930 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,888 -11.79
927–947 value added 935 18 220.25–224.00 $222.52 $2,081 —
970–990 980 2 190.00–200.00 $194.95 $1,911 -15.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 300.00 $300.00 $810 ±0.00
322 322 2 300.00 $300.00 $966 -7.50
395 395 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,185 -11.02
400–435 413 3 290.00–308.00 $301.42 $1,245 -7.68
475–495 483 6 277.00–301.00 $289.25 $1,397 -21.87
500–545 522 10 270.00–288.00 $277.53 $1,449 -23.47
565–595 572 12 266.00–285.00 $279.14 $1,597 -13.59
620 620 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,686 -3.58
690 690 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,828 +15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–255 253 2 245.00–275.00 $260.15 $658 —
305–335 325 3 245.00–282.00 $268.02 $871 —
410–420 415 2 255.00–270.00 $262.59 $1,090 —
465–495 479 4 240.00–269.00 $257.31 $1,233 -35.69
535 535 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,305 -48.24
550–595 578 7 221.00–261.00 $248.84 $1,438 -22.46
610–647 632 6 234.00–255.00 $246.11 $1,555 -16.44
650–695 675 7 240.00–255.00 $248.60 $1,678 —
790 790 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,762 +8.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 fancy 215 1 315.00 $315.00 $677 —
210–220 217 3 300.00–310.00 $306.77 $666 -2.00
286 fancy 286 4 316.00 $316.00 $904 —
305–345 322 9 288.00–305.00 $299.34 $964 +14.75
305–340 fancy 334 14 310.00–330.00 $321.49 $1,074 +10.68
350–390 fancy 373 22 306.00–336.00 $315.99 $1,179 +8.00
355–396 380 22 280.00–300.00 $286.47 $1,089 -6.62
400–428 fancy 412 27 299.00–317.00 $309.18 $1,274 +8.92
400–445 425 32 275.00–295.00 $287.57 $1,222 +3.23
455–492 475 50 270.00–291.00 $279.30 $1,327 -4.01
470–497 fancy 484 4 298.00–305.00 $301.40 $1,459 +4.76
500–548 value added 530 35 275.00–302.00 $279.26 $1,480 -0.98
506–548 532 67 253.00–271.00 $263.25 $1,400 -0.88
552–597 580 37 244.00–260.00 $253.55 $1,471 -6.63
600–648 value added 631 56 245.00–252.00 $247.31 $1,561 -5.37
605–646 631 37 226.00–244.50 $236.70 $1,494 -9.85
650 value added 650 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,592 —
655–690 672 28 225.00–244.00 $236.86 $1,592 -2.15
710–745 729 4 211.00–218.00 $214.47 $1,563 -3.20
710–739 value added 737 79 236.00–238.00 $236.05 $1,740 +6.26
753 value added 753 13 232.00 $232.00 $1,747 +4.46
755 755 2 218.00–223.00 $220.50 $1,665 +2.01
806 value added 806 42 230.75 $230.75 $1,860 +3.75
840 840 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,688 -18.08
890 890 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,762 -11.03
925 925 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,758 —
1027 1027 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,951 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 317 3 276.00–280.00 $277.28 $879 —
350 350 1 280.00 $280.00 $980 —
425–447 441 12 258.00–269.00 $262.29 $1,157 —
450–497 482 16 260.00–269.00 $263.96 $1,272 —
520–525 523 3 244.00–247.00 $246.01 $1,287 —
550–575 561 4 236.00–240.00 $239.02 $1,341 —
627 627 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,473 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 220.00 $220.00 $759 -42.60
367–380 376 8 259.00–262.00 $260.01 $978 -6.00
415–445 435 4 235.00–242.50 $239.45 $1,042 -28.18
450–495 478 6 230.00–254.00 $244.65 $1,169 -23.24
515–535 527 5 220.00–233.00 $229.85 $1,211 -24.83
560–595 577 3 208.00–223.00 $214.82 $1,240 -23.15
600–640 615 5 209.00–221.00 $216.70 $1,333 -13.73
665–688 682 4 216.00–220.00 $219.03 $1,494 -3.28
700–705 703 2 180.00–195.00 $187.47 $1,318 -3.53
775 775 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,527 -3.00
865 865 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,289 +24.00
935 935 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,421 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 fancy 275 1 329.00 $329.00 $905 —
280 280 1 300.00 $300.00 $840 -9.92
340 340 2 327.50 $327.50 $1,114 +0.73
350–390 fancy 377 17 332.50–361.00 $343.86 $1,296 -36.14
385–393 391 4 325.00–328.00 $327.26 $1,280 +6.14
400–445 fancy 424 9 323.00–332.00 $327.73 $1,390 -12.27
420–445 437 3 312.00–320.00 $316.32 $1,382 -5.44
452–490 469 18 302.00–320.00 $308.88 $1,449 -2.92
501–520 505 7 280.00–302.00 $287.52 $1,452 -7.91
505–515 fancy 512 18 310.00–316.00 $311.21 $1,593 +5.26
555–577 565 9 288.00–300.00 $296.25 $1,674 +6.17
610–645 621 12 250.00–272.00 $256.72 $1,594 -8.98
650–693 676 19 240.00–258.00 $248.10 $1,677 -4.53
725 fancy 725 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,726 —
745 745 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,490 —
780 780 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,638 —
810–840 828 4 201.00–211.00 $207.00 $1,714 +12.01
897 897 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,668 —
965 965 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,843 +2.39
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 420 3 270.00–280.00 $275.34 $1,156 -10.25
490 490 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,372 -12.57
500–540 522 10 248.00–260.00 $252.90 $1,320 -23.73
565–595 580 3 250.00–264.00 $254.67 $1,477 -20.33
640 640 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,280 -50.00
725 725 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,232 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 327 3 285.00–287.50 $286.66 $937 —
370–395 387 3 285.00–303.00 $296.24 $1,146 -12.45
465–490 478 2 286.00–287.00 $286.51 $1,370 -13.49
520–540 533 3 270.00–275.00 $273.38 $1,457 —
570 570 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,539 —
620 620 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,426 —
685 685 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,637 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1485 1180 80-85% 12 120.00–127.00 $124.10 $1,464 +9.07
1020–1430 1209 80-85% 14 110.50–118.50 $116.48 $1,408 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580–840 710 85-90% 2 70.00–82.00 $77.10 $547 —
775–905 857 85-90% 5 91.00–100.00 $93.83 $804 —
695–965 867 85-90% 5 107.50–114.00 $111.36 $965 -2.39
660–1150 897 85-90% 7 116.00–129.00 $121.14 $1,087 +22.56
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1665 1518 75-80% 8 122.00–131.50 $125.54 $1,906 —
1575–1585 1580 75-80% 2 110.00–116.00 $113.01 $1,786 -19.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1285 1191 4 107.00–123.00 $117.75 $1,402 —
1010–1835 1423 2 157.00–159.00 $157.71 $2,244 +16.73
1360–2085 1802 5 145.00–152.00 $148.86 $2,682 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 250.00 $250.00 $775 —

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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.