Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 22, 2024

1,246 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $312.95/cwt +14.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,836/hd at 587 lb · 76 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $218.73/cwt +14.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,879/hd at 859 lb · 69 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $266.53/cwt +11.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,928/hd at 724 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,246 1,367 1,387
Feeder cattle 1,192 1,286 1,277
Slaughter cattle 54 79 110
Replacement cattle — 2 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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
262 fancy 262 8 375.50 $375.50 $984 —
275–285 280 2 310.00–318.00 $314.07 $879 -12.32
300–317 310 4 322.00–335.00 $326.50 $1,012 +7.55
340–341 fancy 341 7 341.00–345.00 $342.14 $1,167 —
365 fancy 365 3 357.00 $357.00 $1,303 +20.00
365–390 372 6 322.00–336.00 $327.65 $1,219 +3.05
410–415 fancy 412 5 342.00–345.00 $344.40 $1,419 +10.79
405–445 419 9 316.00–330.00 $324.80 $1,361 +8.14
455–495 475 31 310.00–326.00 $318.26 $1,512 -4.16
450–493 fancy 482 9 332.50–341.00 $336.08 $1,620 +2.80
508–525 value added 512 10 322.00–330.00 $324.19 $1,660 +0.19
513 fancy 513 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,744 —
500–535 517 10 302.00–319.00 $309.61 $1,601 +1.85
567–590 value added 583 19 317.00–324.00 $318.01 $1,854 +12.01
565–598 588 57 301.00–315.00 $311.27 $1,830 +16.25
600–630 618 10 270.00–288.00 $277.31 $1,714 -6.49
605–630 value added 620 7 291.00–299.50 $295.75 $1,834 -2.53
662 value added 662 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,854 -0.07
655–680 672 6 256.00–268.00 $262.05 $1,761 -7.38
705–708 value added 708 15 270.00–272.00 $271.73 $1,924 +11.87
700–733 728 52 253.00–267.50 $265.03 $1,929 +18.60
762–787 773 5 231.00–241.00 $236.17 $1,826 —
805–807 806 3 218.00–230.00 $226.01 $1,822 +10.85
850–882 870 7 214.00–221.00 $216.80 $1,886 +7.80
880 value added 880 39 228.25 $228.25 $2,009 -6.75
905–910 908 5 209.00–216.00 $213.21 $1,936 +7.21
977 977 16 213.50 $213.50 $2,086 +22.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 309.00 $309.00 $1,190 +4.03
420 420 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,260 ±0.00
470–495 483 4 300.00–307.00 $301.95 $1,458 -2.94
500–536 524 8 290.00–297.00 $293.58 $1,538 -1.40
567–596 588 7 289.00–295.00 $290.65 $1,709 —
615 615 1 268.00 $268.00 $1,648 +4.20
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 6 295.00–297.00 $296.00 $1,459 +5.33
507 507 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,420 -1.32
557 557 2 283.00 $283.00 $1,576 +3.00
645 645 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,484 -22.43
685 685 1 254.00 $254.00 $1,740 +14.00
700 700 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,652 +26.00
765 765 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,775 —
848 848 3 212.00 $212.00 $1,798 +7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 208 2 322.50–325.00 $323.70 $673 +8.70
233 fancy 233 3 350.00 $350.00 $816 —
291 291 3 315.00 $315.00 $917 —
307 fancy 307 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,028 +12.00
305–325 316 5 306.00–320.00 $314.47 $994 -1.14
355–365 fancy 359 5 318.00–323.00 $320.97 $1,152 +5.97
350–395 378 18 300.00–315.00 $307.81 $1,164 +4.84
410–426 fancy 420 7 293.00–304.00 $299.18 $1,257 -2.32
400–445 427 33 272.00–289.00 $282.54 $1,206 -9.04
460–470 fancy 469 8 287.00–288.00 $287.88 $1,350 +4.20
450–495 475 37 270.00–285.00 $277.52 $1,318 +7.36
505–532 value added 527 5 275.00–279.00 $278.23 $1,466 -2.00
502–545 534 20 265.00–273.00 $269.41 $1,439 +0.39
550–590 573 41 256.00–269.00 $264.89 $1,518 +5.58
606–617 value added 609 20 255.00–256.00 $255.75 $1,558 —
605–630 623 17 241.00–252.00 $250.55 $1,561 +2.07
650–690 671 8 226.00–240.00 $230.16 $1,544 -6.22
705 value added 705 3 232.50 $232.50 $1,639 —
710–725 715 21 220.00–227.00 $226.05 $1,616 +15.05
758 value added 758 12 230.00 $230.00 $1,743 —
760–770 767 3 216.00–230.00 $220.63 $1,692 +16.71
800–825 813 13 210.00–216.00 $212.09 $1,724 +12.09
858 value added 858 65 219.50 $219.50 $1,883 —
865–880 876 4 205.00–210.00 $206.23 $1,807 +2.23
900 900 9 212.00 $212.00 $1,908 +17.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 280.00 $280.00 $630 —
280 280 1 287.00 $287.00 $804 +37.00
310–345 332 3 282.50–285.00 $284.15 $943 -2.85
350–385 376 5 285.00–289.00 $287.03 $1,079 +4.11
400–445 422 8 262.00–269.00 $265.62 $1,121 -6.48
450–495 466 10 260.00–268.00 $264.56 $1,233 +0.66
500 500 1 248.00 $248.00 $1,240 -6.73
597 597 2 236.00 $236.00 $1,409 -8.15
643–645 643 5 220.00–225.00 $224.00 $1,440 +4.99
675 675 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,478 -3.46
745 745 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,535 +16.00
790 790 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,659 —
1010 1010 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,616 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 302.50 $302.50 $726 —
260 260 1 292.50 $292.50 $760 —
307–315 309 4 299.00–300.00 $299.25 $925 —
365–380 374 4 291.00–299.00 $295.49 $1,105 +2.49
580 580 3 247.00 $247.00 $1,433 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 2 319.00 $319.00 $916 —
337 337 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,146 +32.93
351–355 fancy 352 5 349.00–350.00 $349.80 $1,231 +19.80
385–392 390 3 318.00–335.00 $329.40 $1,285 +14.79
410–445 423 14 318.00–329.50 $326.55 $1,381 +2.42
430–438 fancy 436 5 335.00–339.00 $338.21 $1,475 —
455–475 461 7 299.00–309.00 $303.48 $1,399 -2.52
482 fancy 482 2 321.00 $321.00 $1,547 —
502–542 526 25 281.00–298.00 $292.06 $1,536 +2.96
555 fancy 555 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,665 +13.09
550–585 572 6 275.00–290.00 $282.08 $1,613 +13.13
609–613 610 10 264.00–270.00 $265.81 $1,621 +8.48
650–680 668 4 241.00–245.00 $243.01 $1,623 +11.86
727 727 2 234.00 $234.00 $1,701 +11.03
760–795 773 3 224.00–240.00 $229.93 $1,777 +14.29
800–815 808 5 204.00–220.00 $213.60 $1,726 +6.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 306.00 $306.00 $1,010 —
370 370 2 310.00–313.00 $311.50 $1,153 +11.50
472–496 479 19 290.00–296.00 $293.30 $1,405 —
525 525 1 274.00 $274.00 $1,438 —
570–593 585 5 270.00–273.00 $270.89 $1,585 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 250.00 $250.00 $625 —
390 390 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,131 +10.00
415 415 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,204 +2.48
455–475 463 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,320 ±0.00
540 540 7 245.00–250.00 $245.71 $1,327 —
575 575 1 258.00 $258.00 $1,484 +7.28
885 885 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,752 +3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1110 1090 80-85% 3 130.00–135.00 $133.00 $1,450 —
1160–1400 1252 80-85% 8 119.00–126.00 $122.82 $1,538 -10.50
1095–1365 1275 80-85% 9 111.00–117.50 $114.84 $1,464 -18.48
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1005 861 85-90% 4 100.00–106.00 $104.64 $901 —
905–930 917 85-90% 3 117.00–123.00 $119.36 $1,095 +6.97
790–1050 941 85-90% 10 108.00–114.00 $111.33 $1,048 -1.06
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520 1520 75-80% 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,702 -14.96
1460–1650 1555 75-80% 2 117.50–125.00 $121.48 $1,889 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1450 1388 2 136.00–142.00 $139.14 $1,931 —
1770–2000 1888 3 145.00–150.00 $146.83 $2,772 -6.58

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,107 —
625 625 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,150 +44.00
913 value added 913 56 195.00 $195.00 $1,780 —
945 945 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,134 —
1140 1140 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,550 —

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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.