Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 29, 2024

956 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $268.78/cwt +12.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,651/hd at 614 lb · 124 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $245.00/cwt +12.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,845/hd at 753 lb · 71 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $263.86/cwt +16.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,160/hd at 818 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 956 1,078 566
Feeder cattle 925 1,038 519
Slaughter cattle 31 40 47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers under 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers over 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. 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
290 290 1 312.50 $312.50 $906 —
305–340 327 9 307.50–320.00 $317.52 $1,038 -4.98
385–395 388 4 317.00–324.00 $322.22 $1,250 -4.59
391 fancy 391 5 360.00 $360.00 $1,408 +19.00
425–430 428 2 330.00–331.00 $330.50 $1,415 +11.49
460 fancy 460 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,472 —
455–490 472 10 290.00–305.00 $296.48 $1,399 -15.77
513 value added 513 1 313.00 $313.00 $1,606 -13.00
500–540 514 13 291.00–305.00 $300.72 $1,546 -5.34
557–581 576 17 281.00–299.00 $289.31 $1,666 +3.95
600–625 612 8 266.00–281.00 $273.47 $1,674 -12.05
605–619 value added 617 6 285.00–286.00 $285.84 $1,764 -23.64
665 value added 665 8 280.50 $280.50 $1,865 -15.03
667–697 677 11 251.00–265.00 $259.27 $1,755 -17.40
705 value added 705 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,833 -21.28
700–737 729 5 242.00–255.00 $247.72 $1,806 -12.65
760–795 782 12 247.50–253.00 $249.85 $1,954 +12.81
815–837 value added 817 65 263.00–265.80 $265.58 $2,170 +7.58
810–842 834 6 241.00–259.00 $245.26 $2,045 +5.63
855–885 868 6 234.00–249.00 $244.45 $2,122 +0.45
937 value added 937 58 241.50 $241.50 $2,263 +3.26
980–985 983 2 215.00–234.00 $224.52 $2,207 +12.02
1120 1120 1 217.00 $217.00 $2,430 +20.00
1150 1150 1 215.00 $215.00 $2,472 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 291.00 $291.00 $1,280 -9.00
455–495 483 8 280.00–290.00 $288.22 $1,392 +0.27
540 540 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,523 +0.27
590 590 2 260.00–265.00 $262.50 $1,549 -4.50
615 615 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,384 -42.59
670 670 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,608 -9.02
715 715 4 230.00–234.00 $233.00 $1,666 -7.00
770–780 777 3 215.00–220.00 $216.65 $1,683 -19.35
823 823 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,909 +11.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 300.00 $300.00 $960 -10.00
395 395 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,185 -11.74
440 440 2 307.00–310.00 $308.50 $1,357 -2.99
475 475 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,425 -1.35
595 595 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,612 -4.00
615–640 628 2 250.00–251.00 $250.51 $1,573 -22.17
693–696 694 11 248.00–249.00 $248.27 $1,723 -16.48
735 735 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,771 +0.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 7 225.00 $225.00 $1,620 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,066 —
1350 1350 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,958 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 280.00 $280.00 $742 —
300–345 329 4 280.00–291.00 $282.51 $929 -25.49
370 fancy 370 6 299.00 $299.00 $1,106 -15.00
350–395 372 8 280.00–294.00 $287.39 $1,069 -10.41
400–445 417 18 270.00–285.00 $279.64 $1,166 -6.77
430–435 fancy 432 3 298.00–300.00 $299.33 $1,293 -0.67
460–481 470 8 271.00–288.00 $284.87 $1,339 -3.96
458–480 fancy 475 17 293.00–294.50 $294.16 $1,397 —
500–520 value added 515 4 280.00–285.00 $283.79 $1,462 +0.14
500–546 525 17 260.00–278.00 $271.69 $1,426 +2.03
565 value added 565 10 290.00 $290.00 $1,638 +13.90
555–585 573 33 262.00–274.00 $265.92 $1,524 -2.53
600–615 value added 609 15 251.00–253.50 $252.41 $1,537 -11.16
610 fancy 610 78 282.50 $282.50 $1,723 —
600–639 628 31 233.00–248.00 $242.18 $1,521 -9.48
665–692 684 20 220.50–245.00 $229.78 $1,572 -6.13
753 value added 753 71 245.00 $245.00 $1,845 —
825 825 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,898 +8.02
896 896 4 225.00 $225.00 $2,016 —
916 916 5 225.00 $225.00 $2,061 —
993 993 3 231.00 $231.00 $2,294 +42.01
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–287 280 3 269.00–271.00 $269.63 $755 +17.13
330 330 1 270.00 $270.00 $891 -5.00
395 395 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,066 -12.57
417 417 2 261.00 $261.00 $1,088 ±0.00
460–485 473 2 266.00–269.00 $267.46 $1,265 +1.44
540 540 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,345 —
575–595 584 4 247.00–251.00 $249.48 $1,457 +5.72
630 630 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,260 -22.46
815 815 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,337 —
905 905 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,484 —
1000 1000 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,600 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–597 588 3 256.00–258.00 $257.35 $1,513 +3.15
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,462 —
1320 1320 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,112 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 292.50 $292.50 $629 -22.50
275 275 1 316.00 $316.00 $869 —
332 332 2 300.00 $300.00 $996 ±0.00
355–375 368 6 310.00–320.00 $317.43 $1,168 -14.01
470–497 490 8 290.00–304.00 $297.00 $1,455 +9.74
505 fancy 505 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,439 —
515 515 3 264.00–265.00 $264.33 $1,361 -19.67
555–595 575 7 279.00–289.00 $283.60 $1,631 +16.57
620–635 631 4 240.00–256.00 $246.70 $1,557 -4.73
675–680 678 2 220.00–231.00 $225.52 $1,529 -13.39
708–710 709 4 230.00–235.00 $233.75 $1,657 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 262.50 $262.50 $827 —
376 376 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,090 +5.00
485–496 493 4 273.00–277.00 $276.02 $1,361 —
525 525 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,312 -11.03
597 597 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,487 +9.00
680 680 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,428 -10.00
835 835 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,511 —
980 980 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,568 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,095 —
555–588 574 9 260.00–265.00 $263.10 $1,510 -1.90

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1215 1182 80-85% 3 114.00–119.50 $116.16 $1,373 +5.66
1145–1215 1194 80-85% 4 124.50–130.00 $127.22 $1,519 —
1395–1420 1404 80-85% 4 137.00–144.50 $140.65 $1,975 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 85-90% 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,129 —
885–950 918 85-90% 2 107.00–109.00 $108.04 $992 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–1665 1618 75-80% 2 136.00–136.50 $136.26 $2,205 —
1725 1725 75-80% 1 143.50 $143.50 $2,475 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1603 1603 1 158.00 $158.00 $2,533 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,554 —

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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.