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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 24, 2024

939 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $283.41/cwt -0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,480/hd at 522 lb · 58 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $302.64/cwt +2.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,883/hd at 622 lb · 49 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $319.80/cwt +11.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,793/hd at 561 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 939 713 1,272
Feeder cattle 908 686 1,220
Slaughter cattle 30 27 51
Replacement cattle 1 0 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
315–330 325 3 315.00–325.00 $319.92 $1,040 —
350–397 381 8 325.00–336.00 $332.03 $1,265 +8.12
375–398 fancy 393 5 361.00–370.00 $368.28 $1,447 +9.81
410–432 fancy 417 19 360.00–370.00 $366.35 $1,528 —
405–441 425 8 336.00–350.00 $342.71 $1,457 +7.35
455–485 fancy 473 12 354.00–356.00 $354.80 $1,678 —
470–487 481 11 317.00–336.00 $328.85 $1,582 +2.41
500–533 523 16 306.50–324.00 $313.96 $1,642 +0.42
519–535 value added 530 18 329.00–335.00 $333.04 $1,765 —
550–570 value added 552 22 323.00–324.00 $323.27 $1,784 —
550–587 568 26 307.00–320.50 $316.86 $1,800 +8.23
603–621 value added 609 21 310.00–315.00 $313.30 $1,908 +3.30
602–647 632 28 289.00–307.50 $294.64 $1,862 -3.39
665–680 value added 672 3 278.00–280.00 $279.01 $1,875 —
674–695 681 27 259.00–275.00 $265.74 $1,810 -4.96
706–742 723 13 253.00–260.50 $258.30 $1,868 +10.38
705–731 value added 729 14 261.50–262.00 $261.53 $1,907 —
760–797 784 26 241.00–254.50 $249.31 $1,955 +9.49
800–837 831 22 234.00–245.50 $243.20 $2,021 +29.20
885 885 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,938 -2.00
920 920 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,969 -8.00
972 972 2 209.00 $209.00 $2,031 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 5 304.00–310.00 $307.15 $1,121 —
447 447 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,363 —
455–485 463 6 314.00–317.00 $316.16 $1,464 +8.56
510–520 517 3 301.00–302.50 $301.83 $1,560 +2.49
563–597 580 9 290.00–299.00 $294.76 $1,710 —
605–645 625 3 277.00–280.00 $278.63 $1,741 —
700 700 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,708 —
750–782 767 5 233.00–236.00 $235.02 $1,803 —
818 818 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,840 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 293.00 $293.00 $1,553 +9.96
580–581 581 4 276.00–281.50 $280.13 $1,628 +0.13
632 632 2 254.00 $254.00 $1,605 -4.03
680 680 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,734 +10.14
730–745 738 2 239.00–240.00 $239.51 $1,768 —
755–765 760 2 219.00–228.00 $223.47 $1,698 +12.47
800 800 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,640 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 300.00 $300.00 $825 —
310–330 317 3 300.00–312.50 $304.08 $964 +4.83
353 fancy 353 10 316.50 $316.50 $1,117 —
355–380 366 4 301.00–315.00 $310.31 $1,136 +6.74
401 fancy 401 7 313.50 $313.50 $1,257 —
405–445 415 8 289.00–304.00 $295.58 $1,227 +2.48
455–497 478 39 286.00–300.00 $293.40 $1,402 +4.90
509–535 value added 517 34 284.00–292.50 $290.42 $1,501 -2.59
505–540 530 24 260.00–279.00 $273.49 $1,449 -3.52
550–595 580 36 254.00–271.00 $266.39 $1,545 +4.93
602–625 value added 608 20 258.00–265.00 $260.33 $1,583 —
600–627 609 20 241.00–256.00 $252.73 $1,539 +5.02
670 value added 670 2 254.00 $254.00 $1,702 —
660–689 679 9 236.00–248.50 $244.25 $1,658 +7.77
703–747 726 11 230.00–245.00 $235.82 $1,712 +10.55
791 791 6 214.00 $214.00 $1,693 -5.00
827 827 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,662 -7.41
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–288 272 9 280.00–284.00 $282.12 $767 —
315–336 332 5 281.00–282.00 $281.19 $934 +6.19
430–440 435 2 275.00–278.00 $276.48 $1,203 +0.48
450–495 470 4 271.00–276.00 $272.94 $1,283 -2.06
510 510 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,275 +6.51
572–585 577 4 249.00–251.00 $249.51 $1,440 +0.17
610–622 620 7 235.00–237.00 $235.71 $1,461 +5.71
725 725 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,359 —
835 835 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,620 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–390 376 4 290.00–296.00 $291.56 $1,096 —
465 465 2 281.00 $281.00 $1,307 —
635 635 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,518 —
712 712 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,602 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 278 3 310.00–320.00 $316.12 $879 -16.38
315–335 325 6 309.00–325.00 $316.52 $1,029 -33.48
380–395 385 3 354.00–359.00 $355.71 $1,369 +24.71
420–440 428 4 320.00–333.00 $323.84 $1,386 -7.72
475–490 484 4 300.00–318.00 $307.46 $1,488 +9.46
510–545 519 11 302.00–315.00 $309.12 $1,604 +18.06
560 560 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,708 +6.54
600–615 611 9 272.00–288.00 $284.14 $1,736 —
660 660 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,742 —
775 775 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,759 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 291.00 $291.00 $786 —
400 400 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,020 —
460 460 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,288 +6.00
540 540 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,512 +20.00
585 585 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,533 +14.00
635 635 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,524 —
691 691 3 237.50 $237.50 $1,641 -12.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,037 —
506–525 514 5 285.00–289.00 $287.36 $1,477 —
550 550 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,540 +5.00
600–610 605 2 250.00–252.00 $250.99 $1,518 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975–1095 1035 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,825.00–1,975.00 $1,904.35 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 80-85% 1 126.50 $126.50 $1,423 +3.02
1165–1270 1200 80-85% 6 128.00–135.00 $130.57 $1,567 -6.73
1085–1385 1218 80-85% 8 141.00–148.00 $145.50 $1,772 +8.20
1390 1390 80-85% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,224 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 85-90% 1 81.00 $81.00 $761 -53.36
1000 1000 85-90% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,200 -8.02

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1415 1355 2 154.00–156.00 $154.96 $2,100 —
1390–1930 1732 3 165.00–170.50 $167.52 $2,901 —
1845–1880 1863 2 184.50–188.50 $186.52 $3,475 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 200.00 $200.00 $810 —
495 495 2 177.50 $177.50 $879 -22.50

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 3 190.00 $190.00 $790 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 264.00 $264.00 $1,135 -16.00
545 545 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,324 —
645 645 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,045 —
860 860 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,290 —
900 value added 900 55 198.50 $198.50 $1,786 —
942 942 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,488 —

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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.