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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 13, 2024

886 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $246.06/cwt -3.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,939/hd at 788 lb · 90 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $226.08/cwt +2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,106/hd at 931 lb · 56 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $294.30/cwt -3.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,812/hd at 616 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 886 1,609 1,506
Feeder cattle 856 1,564 1,443
Slaughter cattle 27 42 58
Replacement cattle 3 3 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder steers over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold under 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher and feeder heifers over 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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
240 240 1 375.00 $375.00 $900 +14.49
290 290 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,008 -18.77
310 fancy 310 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,124 -13.79
327–330 328 3 339.00–347.00 $341.68 $1,121 -8.32
360 fancy 360 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,278 -7.91
360–370 363 5 335.00–351.00 $345.79 $1,255 +9.86
400–433 420 13 325.00–335.00 $329.54 $1,384 +2.00
425–437 fancy 433 3 341.00–349.00 $346.38 $1,500 -4.62
450–497 480 31 319.00–332.50 $325.03 $1,560 +17.81
517–525 value added 520 9 320.00–324.00 $321.35 $1,671 -4.27
520–545 530 10 300.00–312.00 $305.96 $1,622 -7.79
552–558 value added 554 8 317.00–317.50 $317.19 $1,757 +4.60
555–591 569 28 289.50–306.00 $298.89 $1,701 +0.18
610 fancy 610 1 311.00 $311.00 $1,897 —
600–632 value added 612 40 296.50–303.50 $299.16 $1,831 -5.74
602–644 627 14 272.00–289.00 $279.23 $1,751 -15.66
656–690 value added 669 8 285.00–294.00 $290.19 $1,941 -6.81
655–695 674 12 257.00–271.00 $264.96 $1,786 -18.71
705–710 value added 708 4 270.00–275.00 $272.51 $1,929 -0.18
700–725 716 14 254.00–265.00 $262.31 $1,878 +13.31
760–795 784 15 231.00–242.50 $238.15 $1,867 -10.93
766–793 value added 789 75 247.00–247.75 $247.64 $1,954 —
815–835 823 3 212.00–225.00 $216.73 $1,784 -12.49
837 value added 837 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,984 —
855–875 857 13 225.00–235.00 $230.86 $1,978 +10.14
900 900 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,025 +8.61
932 value added 932 55 226.10 $226.10 $2,107 +1.35
980–995 988 2 213.00–215.00 $214.01 $2,114 —
1005 1005 1 208.00 $208.00 $2,090 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 318.00 $318.00 $906 -27.00
425 425 1 308.00 $308.00 $1,309 -3.00
475–490 483 2 302.00–309.00 $305.55 $1,476 +3.66
545 545 1 296.00 $296.00 $1,613 -6.00
572–575 573 3 281.00–288.00 $283.34 $1,624 -16.66
630–645 639 7 265.00–270.00 $269.30 $1,721 -3.95
707–720 715 5 240.00–243.00 $241.19 $1,725 +6.06
820 820 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,656 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,260 -11.67
535–541 540 4 281.00–282.00 $281.25 $1,519 -11.05
625–635 630 3 260.00–264.00 $262.34 $1,653 -4.18
670–697 693 6 250.00–254.00 $250.65 $1,737 -10.45
700 700 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,673 +19.00
860 860 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,686 -12.00
940 940 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,786 —
1005–1015 1010 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,929 +12.00
1085 1085 1 191.00 $191.00 $2,072 +11.00
1150 1150 1 191.00 $191.00 $2,196 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 334.00 $334.00 $668 +19.00
270 270 2 307.00 $307.00 $829 -8.00
315–340 333 4 307.00–311.00 $309.80 $1,032 -4.34
350–385 363 4 309.00–315.00 $311.08 $1,129 +20.00
400–442 420 10 271.00–286.00 $280.05 $1,176 -13.62
438 fancy 438 4 311.00 $311.00 $1,362 -0.11
450–487 472 25 280.00–293.00 $288.49 $1,362 +0.28
496 fancy 496 3 306.00 $306.00 $1,518 +9.53
500–537 value added 515 7 283.00–290.00 $287.76 $1,482 +1.13
525–545 533 10 263.00–281.00 $273.65 $1,459 +1.56
551–560 value added 554 5 270.00–278.00 $275.78 $1,528 +0.37
555–595 576 29 250.00–268.50 $263.34 $1,517 +3.41
607–638 620 15 235.00–244.50 $241.66 $1,498 +1.71
600–626 value added 622 10 250.00–255.50 $252.31 $1,569 +0.23
652–680 668 23 233.00–245.00 $240.95 $1,610 +1.76
680 value added 680 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,734 —
700–747 736 11 209.00–221.00 $216.73 $1,595 -13.90
770–775 773 2 203.00–221.00 $211.97 $1,639 -9.00
820–824 824 8 209.00–214.50 $213.82 $1,762 +0.82
855 855 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,710 -14.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 280.00 $280.00 $966 -6.92
370–390 383 4 290.00–296.00 $291.45 $1,116 +7.53
435 435 1 254.00 $254.00 $1,105 -21.00
475–495 488 8 260.00–269.00 $265.30 $1,295 +0.16
530–535 533 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,285 -14.00
562–571 567 5 244.00–246.00 $244.79 $1,388 +4.45
631–645 638 8 217.00–223.00 $221.13 $1,411 -1.64
670–690 680 2 202.00–211.00 $206.43 $1,404 -4.06
720 720 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,368 -2.98
760 760 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,376 —
815 815 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,459 -6.00
855 855 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,462 —
925 925 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,572 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–487 484 5 271.00–275.00 $272.61 $1,319 +0.27
540–545 543 3 254.00–256.00 $255.34 $1,386 -4.75
570–585 580 3 246.00–249.00 $246.98 $1,432 -1.15
670 670 1 220.50 $220.50 $1,477 -7.50
737 737 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,474 —
805–810 807 3 195.00–197.00 $195.67 $1,579 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 310.00 $310.00 $713 -30.00
275–295 285 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,012 -15.12
315 315 1 357.50 $357.50 $1,126 -4.82
390 390 3 344.00 $344.00 $1,342 +21.56
402 402 2 302.00 $302.00 $1,214 -9.10
450–492 474 9 306.00–315.00 $310.27 $1,471 -4.75
510–545 529 4 270.00–275.00 $273.71 $1,448 -11.80
553–595 568 9 267.00–285.00 $277.48 $1,576 -16.16
600–620 605 4 260.00–276.00 $270.66 $1,637 +11.27
665–692 680 6 237.00–250.00 $242.57 $1,649 -14.32
707–745 724 5 223.00–235.00 $230.57 $1,669 -4.36
840 840 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,680 —
850 850 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,632 -25.00
910 910 3 188.00 $188.00 $1,711 —
965 965 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,718 -11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 291.00 $291.00 $1,339 -4.00
510 510 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,326 —
585 585 1 263.00 $263.00 $1,539 -11.61
625 625 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,562 +4.67
650 650 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,560 -1.58
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,288 +4.51
555 555 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,382 -15.00
630 630 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,380 -13.50
675 675 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,505 -9.55

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1410 1206 80-85% 7 121.50–130.00 $124.84 $1,506 —
1060–1425 1230 80-85% 3 113.00–118.00 $116.08 $1,428 —
1255 1255 80-85% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,757 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 85-90% 1 114.50 $114.50 $1,174 +0.48
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525 1525 75-80% 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,876 +2.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1995 1578 5 140.00–149.50 $143.42 $2,263 —
1280–2290 1843 3 155.00–160.00 $157.00 $2,894 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,155

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715–1060 888 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00–1,275.00 $1,113.87
965 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,530.00 $1,530.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,110 —
700 700 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,316 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 value added 1080 52 183.60 $183.60 $1,983 —

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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.