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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 10, 2024

1,276 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $257.41/cwt +10.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,106/hd at 818 lb · 114 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $281.68/cwt +1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,927/hd at 684 lb · 89 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $274.27/cwt -0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,582/hd at 577 lb · 82 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,276 1,610 1,364
Feeder cattle 1,236 1,546 1,314
Slaughter cattle 40 59 50
Replacement cattle — 5 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. 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
280 280 1 320.00 $320.00 $896 —
370–395 378 3 327.50–342.00 $334.67 $1,265 -11.47
380 fancy 380 1 356.00 $356.00 $1,353 -13.00
405–440 416 18 324.00–340.00 $335.71 $1,397 +1.95
420–425 fancy 422 3 347.50–349.00 $348.50 $1,471 -1.50
451 fancy 451 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,601 —
455–492 480 29 320.00–336.00 $328.64 $1,577 +3.45
505–530 value added 511 4 326.00–330.00 $327.04 $1,671 +1.76
500–538 519 36 310.50–324.00 $321.95 $1,671 +4.57
557–585 value added 564 6 322.00–326.00 $325.31 $1,835 +8.18
555–598 581 40 307.00–320.00 $314.23 $1,826 +10.51
600–612 value added 606 16 318.00–322.00 $320.70 $1,943 +8.92
625–646 641 56 290.00–306.00 $297.58 $1,907 -4.47
652–698 682 27 266.00–280.50 $277.42 $1,892 -2.65
650–689 value added 685 62 283.00–286.50 $283.54 $1,942 —
707 value added 707 21 282.00 $282.00 $1,994 +8.50
715–735 720 18 252.00–270.00 $261.75 $1,885 -1.78
750–753 value added 752 5 253.00–255.00 $253.40 $1,906 —
755–792 787 15 245.00–252.00 $249.18 $1,961 +8.18
817–826 value added 818 110 249.50–264.50 $258.18 $2,112 +10.73
805–835 824 4 231.00–241.00 $236.25 $1,947 -2.55
850–872 861 4 227.00–242.00 $234.60 $2,020 —
915–921 921 19 221.00–223.50 $223.37 $2,057 -5.62
1025 1025 1 207.00 $207.00 $2,122 —
1097 1097 7 202.00 $202.00 $2,216 +19.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 2 302.50–310.00 $306.01 $835 —
390 390 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,190 -15.99
442 442 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,370 +3.77
452–495 484 10 312.50–315.00 $313.10 $1,515 +2.42
525–545 535 4 300.00–302.00 $300.51 $1,608 +3.14
557–560 559 5 301.00–304.00 $302.20 $1,689 +15.82
600 600 3 274.00–276.00 $274.67 $1,648 -8.31
700–705 703 2 240.00–241.00 $240.50 $1,691 -2.50
795 795 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,868 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 312.50 $312.50 $703 +62.50
400 400 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,200 +10.00
450–495 481 4 300.00–305.00 $302.43 $1,455 +7.43
520 520 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,534 +15.00
575–595 590 5 288.00–292.00 $289.99 $1,711 +18.45
605–635 623 3 248.00–250.00 $249.35 $1,553 -7.82
660 660 2 239.00 $239.00 $1,577 -9.49
730–745 738 2 230.00–234.00 $232.02 $1,712 +11.93
770–790 783 3 224.00–229.00 $225.68 $1,767 -7.99
847 847 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,821 +13.02
870 870 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,870 +19.00
925 925 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,785 +3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 375 6 300.00–310.00 $307.29 $1,152 +1.68
400–448 423 24 297.00–311.00 $308.79 $1,306 +11.98
445 fancy 445 2 313.00 $313.00 $1,393 +6.50
450–492 472 26 290.00–308.00 $301.08 $1,421 +6.03
464–479 fancy 472 14 311.00–315.00 $312.81 $1,476 +5.81
505–541 value added 515 25 286.00–294.00 $291.93 $1,503 -3.07
506–549 534 39 268.00–285.00 $277.75 $1,483 -4.40
550–597 576 50 261.00–275.00 $271.39 $1,563 +2.09
559–590 value added 578 32 277.00–280.00 $278.78 $1,611 +1.91
605 value added 605 7 273.00–276.00 $274.29 $1,659 +12.57
605–640 617 25 248.00–264.50 $258.12 $1,593 +5.01
660 value added 660 6 255.00 $255.00 $1,683 —
669–695 676 9 236.50–248.00 $243.39 $1,645 -4.31
702–707 value added 705 6 239.50–245.00 $241.32 $1,701 +0.82
710–723 717 31 215.00–231.00 $228.06 $1,635 -5.34
782 value added 782 63 234.00 $234.00 $1,830 —
780–785 783 2 205.00–221.00 $212.97 $1,668 -12.93
868 868 10 205.00 $205.00 $1,779 —
1034 1034 13 180.00 $180.00 $1,861 -10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287–290 288 3 270.00–275.00 $273.32 $787 +3.32
315–335 325 2 280.00 $280.00 $910 -4.10
355–380 375 5 280.00–285.00 $280.95 $1,054 +0.93
455–490 474 8 281.00–286.00 $284.19 $1,347 +3.02
515–530 522 3 249.00–257.00 $252.04 $1,316 -13.09
561–590 565 7 249.00–255.00 $249.89 $1,412 -2.09
640 640 2 224.00–237.00 $230.50 $1,475 -4.50
670 670 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,467 -13.31
735 735 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,338 —
770 770 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,309 -15.00
835 835 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,461 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381–395 385 4 294.00–297.00 $296.23 $1,140 +2.23
415 415 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,204 —
485 485 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,416 —
620–635 628 3 238.00–245.00 $242.36 $1,522 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,774 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 330.00 $330.00 $957 +30.00
340 340 3 322.50–327.00 $325.50 $1,107 +2.92
345 fancy 345 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,190 —
378–385 fancy 380 4 346.00–351.00 $347.27 $1,320 -5.23
370–392 387 5 320.00–329.00 $323.63 $1,252 -8.37
410–415 fancy 413 2 345.00–347.00 $346.01 $1,429 +14.42
400–447 436 13 324.00–341.00 $333.40 $1,454 +11.02
450–483 470 18 315.00–331.00 $324.69 $1,526 +17.85
501–518 fancy 510 6 324.00–327.50 $325.78 $1,661 —
505–533 517 16 303.00–320.00 $313.87 $1,623 +8.80
550–597 570 14 290.00–312.00 $302.06 $1,722 +11.30
621 fancy 621 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,832 +20.59
615–645 636 4 269.00–283.00 $275.15 $1,750 +20.57
650–690 663 3 260.00–274.00 $267.84 $1,776 +24.10
702–740 715 4 234.00–248.00 $243.13 $1,738 —
751–790 759 5 224.00–239.00 $235.88 $1,790 +33.89
810–812 811 3 212.00–227.00 $216.99 $1,760 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 300.00 $300.00 $840 —
330 330 1 285.00 $285.00 $940 ±0.00
422–440 428 3 300.00–307.00 $302.40 $1,294 +42.40
527–530 528 3 290.00–291.00 $290.67 $1,535 +15.67
565 565 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,610 —
632 632 4 243.00 $243.00 $1,536 -4.00
685 685 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,432 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,371 +20.43
460 460 1 304.00 $304.00 $1,398 +7.84
530 530 1 299.00 $299.00 $1,585 —
595 595 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,755 +13.70
615 615 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,624 —
700 700 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,540 —
780 780 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,677 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1297 1179 80-85% 13 126.00–133.50 $129.88 $1,531 -10.73
1005–1340 1213 80-85% 6 139.00–145.00 $140.51 $1,704 +6.94
1170–1320 1222 80-85% 3 121.00–128.00 $124.32 $1,519 -9.25
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 85-90% 1 106.00 $106.00 $965 -22.91
980 980 85-90% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,254 +8.16
960–1055 1010 85-90% 3 116.50–123.00 $118.73 $1,199 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1477 1473 75-80% 3 138.00 $138.00 $2,033 —
1595 1595 75-80% 1 142.00 $142.00 $2,265 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1510 1348 2 169.00–171.00 $169.88 $2,290 +18.41
1375 1375 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,200 —
1795–2065 1930 2 186.00–190.00 $188.14 $3,631 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
817 817 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,136 —

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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.