Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 6, 2024

1,609 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $229.17/cwt +4.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,963/hd at 857 lb · 110 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $315.08/cwt -1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,666/hd at 529 lb · 107 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $297.42/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,871/hd at 629 lb · 103 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,609 1,168 794
Feeder cattle 1,564 1,111 729
Slaughter cattle 42 52 64
Replacement cattle 3 5 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 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
200–245 223 2 355.00–365.00 $360.51 $804 —
250–260 255 2 365.00–367.50 $366.27 $934 +13.77
272–295 fancy 280 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,106 —
315 315 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,102 +16.54
325–345 fancy 335 2 375.00–377.50 $376.29 $1,261 +14.29
355–375 361 4 330.00–342.50 $335.93 $1,213 -4.07
375–386 fancy 380 7 356.00–368.00 $362.91 $1,379 -19.09
417 fancy 417 2 351.00 $351.00 $1,464 -2.96
400–447 429 16 320.00–332.00 $327.54 $1,405 -13.72
460 fancy 460 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,530 -7.72
450–490 469 28 302.00–320.00 $307.22 $1,441 -22.85
513–535 value added 528 12 324.00–329.00 $325.62 $1,719 -4.04
500–549 529 95 304.00–322.00 $313.75 $1,660 -0.25
554–575 value added 558 12 312.00–315.00 $312.59 $1,744 -8.07
555–598 585 44 291.50–309.50 $298.71 $1,747 -8.45
606–637 value added 624 26 300.50–309.00 $304.90 $1,903 -15.10
600–647 631 77 280.00–298.75 $294.89 $1,861 +3.38
650–680 666 26 280.00–290.00 $283.67 $1,889 +9.91
678 value added 678 17 297.00 $297.00 $2,014 +9.45
703–730 value added 715 19 264.00–276.00 $272.69 $1,950 -18.31
721 fancy 721 30 282.00 $282.00 $2,033 —
700–747 724 15 239.00–254.00 $249.00 $1,803 -13.00
752–780 771 10 241.00–254.00 $249.08 $1,920 -6.73
815–845 828 4 221.00–235.00 $229.22 $1,898 -3.19
851 value added 851 58 236.75 $236.75 $2,015 —
850–893 863 52 214.00–230.00 $220.72 $1,905 -3.50
914 value added 914 56 224.75 $224.75 $2,054 —
928–935 931 5 214.00–218.00 $216.39 $2,015 +2.12
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 347.50 $347.50 $782 —
255–285 270 2 345.00 $345.00 $932 +45.00
338 338 4 326.00 $326.00 $1,102 +12.00
356–395 371 6 310.00–322.50 $318.42 $1,181 -1.58
440 440 1 311.00 $311.00 $1,368 +5.36
460–492 484 9 300.00–305.00 $301.89 $1,461 -5.22
530–547 539 4 302.00 $302.00 $1,628 +1.79
555 555 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,665 +7.04
605–645 622 3 270.00–278.00 $273.25 $1,700 -1.06
665–682 674 4 270.00–275.00 $272.47 $1,836 +14.47
705–746 737 6 230.00–241.00 $235.13 $1,733 —
780 780 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,802 -13.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 327.50 $327.50 $884 —
390 390 3 302.00 $302.00 $1,178 —
450–495 467 3 290.00–293.00 $291.67 $1,362 -6.33
515–537 530 3 291.00–295.00 $292.30 $1,549 -0.24
557–596 584 7 283.00–290.00 $285.37 $1,667 +1.88
620–635 628 2 265.00–268.00 $266.52 $1,674 +3.23
665–695 691 9 260.00–266.00 $261.10 $1,804 —
715 715 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,573 —
815 815 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,736 -4.50
890 890 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,851 -7.00
980–990 985 2 169.00–170.00 $169.50 $1,670 -21.50
1027–1047 1037 4 179.00 $179.00 $1,856 —
1087 1087 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,957 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
792 792 6 193.00 $193.00 $1,529 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1273 1273 3 145.50 $145.50 $1,852 —
1325 1325 3 142.50 $142.50 $1,888 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 315.00 $315.00 $662 +15.00
285 285 1 315.00 $315.00 $898 —
312–344 331 19 306.00–319.00 $314.14 $1,040 +10.82
362–395 374 12 284.00–302.00 $291.08 $1,089 -8.84
397 fancy 397 10 307.00 $307.00 $1,219 —
409–413 fancy 411 17 309.00–313.00 $311.11 $1,279 +1.11
405–447 424 27 285.00–300.00 $293.67 $1,245 +0.12
450–476 fancy 462 11 296.00–297.00 $296.47 $1,370 -12.53
450–498 474 60 280.00–293.00 $288.21 $1,366 -0.40
515–531 value added 526 16 284.50–290.00 $286.63 $1,508 -8.37
505–546 529 47 265.00–280.00 $272.09 $1,439 -5.30
550–587 value added 558 10 274.00–276.00 $275.41 $1,537 -16.59
565–597 577 36 250.00–268.00 $259.93 $1,500 -3.99
601–616 value added 605 29 251.00–252.50 $252.08 $1,525 -4.32
600–648 629 44 229.00–247.00 $239.95 $1,509 -6.74
658–695 671 14 230.00–243.00 $239.19 $1,605 +1.00
700–735 718 23 220.00–235.00 $230.63 $1,656 +14.34
755–781 772 8 215.00–228.00 $220.97 $1,706 +9.96
810 810 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,725 -4.44
860 860 9 214.00 $214.00 $1,840 -9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 333 3 282.50–289.00 $286.92 $955 -0.08
351–392 366 11 280.00–289.00 $283.92 $1,039 +3.92
425 425 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,169 +1.81
450–496 480 10 260.00–269.00 $265.14 $1,273 -2.81
540–545 543 4 253.00–257.00 $255.00 $1,385 +3.27
550–590 573 3 240.00–241.00 $240.34 $1,377 -4.25
600–640 627 5 219.00–225.00 $222.77 $1,397 +1.79
655–695 675 2 210.00–211.00 $210.49 $1,421 -9.95
710–720 715 2 190.00–196.00 $192.98 $1,380 +10.98
830 830 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,536 —
990 990 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,485 —
1040 1040 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,612 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 295.00 $295.00 $974 —
415–445 430 2 283.00 $283.00 $1,217 -0.40
465–490 482 11 270.00–278.00 $272.34 $1,313 -3.50
520–545 526 11 260.00–261.00 $260.09 $1,368 -1.91
550–591 577 6 247.00–250.00 $248.13 $1,432 -1.87
670 670 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,528 —
700 700 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,400 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 340.00 $340.00 $799 +25.00
255–285 268 4 365.00–377.50 $370.12 $992 +39.12
310–325 318 2 355.00–370.00 $362.32 $1,152 +36.93
315–325 fancy 318 3 387.00–390.00 $388.98 $1,237 —
365–370 fancy 366 5 336.00–340.00 $337.11 $1,234 —
363–386 376 10 317.00–332.50 $322.44 $1,212 -19.87
400–448 436 13 306.00–320.00 $311.10 $1,356 -17.90
455–491 473 9 308.00–320.00 $315.02 $1,490 -3.16
510–523 fancy 520 4 300.00–303.00 $300.74 $1,564 —
500–532 527 15 280.00–291.00 $285.51 $1,505 -7.02
552 fancy 552 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,684 —
555–596 582 6 289.00–296.00 $293.64 $1,709 +3.98
625–645 633 3 253.00–264.00 $259.39 $1,642 -16.84
650–670 660 2 250.00–264.00 $256.89 $1,695 +4.37
700–725 707 5 224.00–240.00 $234.93 $1,661 +6.88
760 760 2 214.00–224.00 $219.00 $1,664 ±0.00
800 800 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,728 -0.85
875 875 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,899 +2.34
995 995 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,881 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 300.00–305.00 $302.56 $992 +0.06
385–390 388 2 310.00–312.00 $310.99 $1,207 +4.99
400 400 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,240 +4.00
465 465 2 290.00–300.00 $295.00 $1,372 -9.01
562–586 576 5 274.00–275.00 $274.61 $1,582 —
642–645 643 3 244.00–246.00 $245.33 $1,577 —
655–695 678 3 238.00–247.00 $241.58 $1,638 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 280.00 $280.00 $770 —
355 355 1 280.00 $280.00 $994 —
425 425 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,190 —
465–490 478 3 280.00–287.00 $283.94 $1,357 -3.62
510–525 518 2 250.00–251.00 $250.49 $1,298 -15.51
565 565 2 264.00 $264.00 $1,492 +4.00
615 615 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,430 —
665–685 675 2 229.00–236.00 $232.55 $1,570 -13.45
1045 1045 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,338 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1425 1189 80-85% 7 120.00–127.50 $123.16 $1,464 +12.05
1085–1345 1196 80-85% 6 110.00–117.00 $113.34 $1,356 +2.23
1370–1405 1383 80-85% 3 129.00–132.00 $130.32 $1,802 -5.01
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–920 910 85-90% 2 124.00–125.00 $124.51 $1,133 +21.31
930–970 947 85-90% 3 108.00–109.50 $108.83 $1,031 +5.63
1015–1025 1020 85-90% 2 110.00–118.00 $114.02 $1,163 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1580 1515 75-80% 2 120.50 $120.50 $1,826 —
1575 1575 75-80% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,827 —
1600–1785 1693 75-80% 2 130.00–132.75 $131.45 $2,225 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1315 1248 2 135.00–136.00 $135.53 $1,691 —
1815–2165 1992 3 145.00–150.00 $148.15 $2,951 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,086 —
893 value added 893 58 194.00 $194.00 $1,732 —
1095 1095 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,555 —

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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.