Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 1, 2024

1,453 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $301.03/cwt +8.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,869/hd at 621 lb · 138 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $224.00/cwt +2.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,076/hd at 927 lb · 105 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $246.63/cwt +3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,539/hd at 624 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,453 1,676 2,130
Feeder cattle 1,416 1,608 2,078
Slaughter cattle 37 68 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady but some softer undertones were noted. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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
270 270 1 323.00 $323.00 $872 —
332 332 2 331.00 $331.00 $1,099 +9.32
350–395 362 7 320.00–339.00 $325.84 $1,180 +2.34
358–380 fancy 362 5 343.00–345.00 $343.42 $1,243 +1.76
410–422 415 7 320.00–330.00 $324.16 $1,345 -7.42
401–441 fancy 422 15 346.00–358.00 $351.29 $1,482 -7.51
460–495 478 20 310.00–325.00 $317.28 $1,517 -6.04
466–495 fancy 479 16 333.00–341.00 $337.38 $1,616 -10.93
500–525 value added 512 16 317.00–325.00 $320.61 $1,642 -6.19
500–545 528 41 294.00–312.00 $305.53 $1,613 +9.74
550–561 value added 556 9 312.00–317.50 $315.08 $1,752 -7.92
554–597 574 36 290.00–307.00 $301.81 $1,732 -4.64
614 fancy 614 16 314.00 $314.00 $1,928 —
605–622 value added 618 82 300.00–307.50 $304.04 $1,879 +1.86
610–645 630 40 280.00–298.00 $289.67 $1,825 +9.98
655 value added 655 6 284.00 $284.00 $1,860 -12.00
650–695 658 46 259.00–274.00 $263.58 $1,734 -18.80
706–745 721 6 235.00–250.00 $238.61 $1,720 -16.70
712–744 value added 732 10 252.00–258.50 $253.66 $1,857 -17.61
767–768 value added 768 9 254.00–256.00 $254.44 $1,954 —
760–795 778 25 230.00–249.00 $240.22 $1,869 -4.58
805–842 827 5 210.00–220.50 $216.10 $1,787 -10.19
850 850 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,828 -19.00
854 value added 854 46 230.00 $230.00 $1,964 -5.60
927 value added 927 105 224.00 $224.00 $2,076 +1.48
1030 1030 1 201.00 $201.00 $2,070 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 311.00 $311.00 $911 +11.00
310 310 1 314.00 $314.00 $973 +14.00
370–380 375 2 314.00–319.00 $316.47 $1,187 +16.47
405–430 412 5 301.00–315.00 $309.41 $1,275 +7.99
460–468 466 4 306.00–307.00 $306.75 $1,429 +17.50
520–536 533 6 280.00–283.00 $282.17 $1,504 +4.64
562–576 566 12 280.00–288.00 $282.04 $1,596 +2.90
600–640 620 3 270.00–274.00 $272.19 $1,688 +0.19
680 680 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,741 -9.00
740 740 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,702 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,132 —
415 415 1 296.00 $296.00 $1,228 +33.41
480 480 1 288.00 $288.00 $1,382 +30.69
520–537 532 4 260.00–269.00 $263.27 $1,401 +19.27
582–590 585 3 265.00–267.50 $265.84 $1,555 +17.00
605–615 610 2 262.50–267.00 $264.73 $1,615 +18.62
685 685 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,596 -15.60
740 740 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,524 —
865 865 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,644 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 5 282.50–292.00 $286.30 $816 —
310 fancy 310 1 311.00 $311.00 $964 -10.49
302–345 313 12 282.00–297.00 $291.14 $911 -8.20
361–393 378 16 292.50–308.00 $301.72 $1,141 +15.25
370–396 fancy 381 7 312.00 $312.00 $1,189 -3.99
410–445 423 29 281.00–296.00 $287.07 $1,214 -0.50
410–435 fancy 426 9 298.00–304.00 $299.74 $1,277 -9.44
450–496 478 27 269.00–286.00 $277.79 $1,328 -1.51
460–496 fancy 488 11 290.00 $290.00 $1,415 -11.40
507–526 value added 515 26 277.00–286.00 $280.56 $1,445 +1.30
500–547 521 28 258.00–275.00 $265.96 $1,386 +2.71
565 value added 565 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,554 —
555–580 574 33 245.00–261.00 $256.63 $1,473 +3.08
618–621 value added 620 15 253.50–260.00 $255.73 $1,586 +8.42
601–641 625 56 233.00–251.00 $244.19 $1,526 +7.49
650–698 668 29 220.00–237.00 $229.44 $1,533 -7.42
650–696 value added 677 20 240.00–241.00 $240.49 $1,628 -4.51
710–748 value added 735 9 220.00–227.00 $222.59 $1,636 -13.46
720–745 735 3 200.00–205.00 $201.63 $1,482 -12.84
765–799 794 7 211.00–219.00 $217.90 $1,730 —
835 835 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,795 +14.00
977 977 2 193.00 $193.00 $1,886 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 272.50 $272.50 $722 —
390 390 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,053 +9.99
435–445 440 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,144 +20.55
460–495 476 12 263.00–267.00 $263.41 $1,254 +18.76
517–540 525 3 241.00–245.00 $242.37 $1,272 +12.52
555–598 587 13 238.00–243.00 $240.31 $1,411 +25.49
625–640 633 2 222.00–225.00 $223.48 $1,415 +6.78
697 697 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,533 +0.97
755–795 786 5 190.00–199.00 $194.20 $1,526 -2.80
800 800 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,520 —
850 850 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,624 +42.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–393 383 6 282.00–289.00 $286.57 $1,098 +6.57
410–442 436 7 271.00–275.00 $274.18 $1,195 +11.89
505–547 533 7 251.00–256.00 $254.73 $1,358 +8.72
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,808 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 2 323.00 $323.00 $943 +23.00
340–348 346 4 320.00–322.50 $321.89 $1,114 -5.61
365–390 382 3 311.00–317.00 $312.91 $1,195 -14.35
415–437 427 7 304.00–320.00 $306.60 $1,309 -9.72
444 fancy 444 10 328.50 $328.50 $1,459 +0.77
450–492 462 20 304.00–319.50 $313.61 $1,449 +4.73
497 fancy 497 1 327.00 $327.00 $1,625 —
500–532 521 7 290.00–303.00 $298.94 $1,557 +11.42
555–580 570 18 263.00–281.00 $275.19 $1,569 -21.06
565–590 fancy 582 3 284.00–293.00 $290.09 $1,688 —
600 fancy 600 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,650 —
605–620 618 12 256.00–267.00 $263.20 $1,627 +6.48
690 690 3 223.00–233.00 $229.33 $1,582 -18.77
706 fancy 706 5 230.50 $230.50 $1,627 -7.50
790 790 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,620 -5.00
808 808 5 218.00 $218.00 $1,761 +11.00
875–887 885 20 191.50–198.00 $192.46 $1,703 +6.46
925 925 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,665 —
1086 1086 9 164.50 $164.50 $1,786 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 2 300.00–305.00 $302.37 $847 —
385 385 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,116 —
420–440 424 6 287.50–295.00 $293.23 $1,243 +17.89
455–490 473 2 290.00–292.00 $290.96 $1,376 +10.96
560–585 575 3 252.00–260.00 $257.40 $1,480 +2.73
600–640 620 2 232.50–236.00 $234.19 $1,452 +34.19
720 720 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,318 +13.00
755 755 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,457 —
827 827 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,406 —
890 890 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,460 —
935 935 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,337 —
990 990 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,584 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,305 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1250 1115 80-85% 3 120.00–128.50 $123.98 $1,382 —
1135–1425 1210 80-85% 4 110.00–117.00 $113.47 $1,373 -3.01
1150–1410 1276 80-85% 4 130.00–136.00 $132.23 $1,687 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 75-80% 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,942 —
1455–1665 1527 75-80% 6 120.00–127.50 $124.51 $1,901 -1.03
1685–1750 1718 75-80% 2 113.00–116.00 $114.47 $1,967 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660–1035 848 85-90% 2 111.00–115.00 $112.56 $955 —
920 920 85-90% 1 108.00 $108.00 $994 —
985 985 85-90% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,261 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 1 138.00 $138.00 $2,001 —
1365–1765 1469 5 143.00–150.00 $144.97 $2,130 —
1495–2355 1925 2 155.00–160.00 $156.94 $3,021 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 291.00 $291.00 $1,382 —
545 545 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,134 —
640 640 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,382 —
935 value added 935 57 189.00 $189.00 $1,767 —
1010 1010 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,232 —
1085 1085 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,302 —

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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.