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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 26, 2024

876 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $224.74/cwt +14.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,069/hd at 921 lb · 114 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $252.36/cwt -25.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,594/hd at 632 lb · 68 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $240.15/cwt +12.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,981/hd at 825 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 876 585 998
Feeder cattle 854 558 952
Slaughter cattle 20 27 46
Replacement cattle 2 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Hot and dry weather conditions coupled with health concerns affecting demand of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was moderate 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
335 335 1 341.00 $341.00 $1,142 +18.00
370 370 1 317.00 $317.00 $1,173 -27.43
410–425 419 4 304.00–314.00 $307.95 $1,290 -13.01
465–485 482 6 285.00–290.00 $287.82 $1,387 +0.45
517 value added 517 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,525 -7.06
500–547 524 16 260.00–273.00 $267.11 $1,400 -19.91
562–580 value added 565 17 280.00–284.00 $283.28 $1,601 -15.21
554–595 569 25 251.00–268.00 $260.98 $1,485 -31.20
619–623 value added 621 16 272.50–273.00 $272.81 $1,694 -14.64
600–645 635 52 241.00–259.00 $246.07 $1,563 -27.68
650–697 671 18 230.00–246.00 $240.18 $1,612 -21.18
725–735 730 3 225.00–235.00 $229.65 $1,676 -11.04
725–733 value added 731 5 240.00–245.00 $240.99 $1,762 -10.43
750–790 759 8 220.00–235.00 $223.96 $1,700 -14.04
775 value added 775 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,860 -3.50
810–840 825 2 217.00–226.00 $221.42 $1,827 -6.38
825 value added 825 62 240.75 $240.75 $1,986 —
875 875 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,934 -0.64
905–938 value added 920 111 224.10–226.00 $225.11 $2,071 —
935–947 943 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,990 +1.00
970 970 2 198.00 $198.00 $1,921 +2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 292.50 $292.50 $673 —
305 305 1 292.50 $292.50 $892 —
440 440 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,263 +6.00
470–490 478 4 264.00–270.00 $265.73 $1,270 +25.73
505–545 525 3 250.00–256.00 $252.41 $1,325 +2.41
597 597 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,403 +17.00
642 642 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,509 -12.50
655–660 658 2 226.00–229.00 $227.49 $1,497 —
725 725 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,653 —
795 795 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,677 -13.99
1040 1040 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,789 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 300.00 $300.00 $840 —
370 370 1 286.00 $286.00 $1,058 +6.00
400–430 417 6 260.00–276.00 $264.96 $1,105 +3.96
400–433 fancy 421 9 290.00–299.00 $294.95 $1,242 +10.95
465 fancy 465 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,256 —
450–490 484 16 254.00–265.00 $259.25 $1,255 -7.77
510–547 532 18 250.00–260.00 $255.38 $1,359 +2.61
552–571 value added 563 5 253.00–257.00 $254.57 $1,433 —
550–596 576 30 241.00–250.00 $246.89 $1,422 +0.01
600–631 value added 628 11 239.00–240.00 $239.82 $1,506 —
605–647 634 20 225.00–233.00 $229.23 $1,453 -7.45
655–685 666 8 210.00–220.00 $214.65 $1,430 -15.65
686–690 value added 688 7 229.00–235.50 $232.71 $1,601 -7.06
700–745 717 31 210.00–226.50 $215.69 $1,546 -3.31
717 value added 717 9 230.00 $230.00 $1,649 -5.50
760–782 771 4 208.00–217.00 $212.56 $1,639 -15.81
773 value added 773 15 224.00 $224.00 $1,732 —
845 845 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,774 -10.00
895 895 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,745 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 239.00 $239.00 $490 —
297 297 2 242.50 $242.50 $720 -14.50
305 305 1 252.50 $252.50 $770 +12.50
390 390 1 251.00 $251.00 $979 —
400–435 420 3 248.00–255.00 $250.56 $1,052 +0.56
455–475 465 2 241.00–245.00 $242.96 $1,130 -12.16
515–530 523 4 238.00–243.00 $240.74 $1,259 —
580–590 586 5 236.00–237.00 $236.60 $1,386 +0.23
635 635 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,384 -7.00
670–690 680 2 190.00–195.00 $192.54 $1,309 -17.46
745 745 2 184.50 $184.50 $1,375 —
750–760 755 3 190.00–196.00 $191.99 $1,450 +11.99
840 840 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,344 -35.00
855 855 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,505 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 2 330.00–335.00 $332.52 $908 +10.52
335–340 338 2 293.00–296.00 $294.49 $995 -23.87
370 fancy 370 1 328.00 $328.00 $1,214 —
360–395 383 5 303.00–319.00 $311.54 $1,193 -23.46
410–437 428 3 290.00–295.00 $291.60 $1,248 -1.63
465–470 466 4 265.00–276.00 $271.98 $1,267 -15.29
505–540 519 10 254.00–268.00 $259.74 $1,348 +2.13
520 fancy 520 1 281.00 $281.00 $1,461 +1.00
552 fancy 552 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,419 —
570–572 572 6 235.00–239.00 $235.66 $1,348 -22.54
600–640 631 7 225.00–231.00 $226.98 $1,432 -8.59
631 fancy 631 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,521 —
655–690 676 8 219.00–225.00 $223.04 $1,508 -13.95
710–725 722 5 210.00–215.00 $214.02 $1,545 +5.60
785 785 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,743 +20.00
815 815 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,548 -7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 230.00 $230.00 $610 —
348 348 4 254.00 $254.00 $884 —
395 395 2 293.00 $293.00 $1,157 —
410–420 415 2 262.50–267.00 $264.78 $1,099 —
475–485 483 4 250.00–254.00 $250.98 $1,212 -11.45
505–530 520 3 234.00–240.00 $235.94 $1,227 +0.96
575 575 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,322 —
670 670 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,407 -5.00
725 725 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,378 —
760 760 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,444 —
1020 1020 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,642 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 310.00 $310.00 $790 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 80-85% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,554 —
1140 1140 80-85% 1 113.50 $113.50 $1,294 —
1130–1345 1234 80-85% 5 133.00–138.00 $135.41 $1,671 —
1295 1295 80-85% 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,580 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 85-90% 1 108.00 $108.00 $707 —
928 928 85-90% 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,262 +11.89
990–1015 1003 85-90% 2 113.50–118.00 $115.78 $1,161 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485 1485 75-80% 1 120.50 $120.50 $1,789 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1690–1710 1700 2 160.00–162.50 $161.26 $2,741 —
1810 1810 1 180.00 $180.00 $3,258 —
2165 2165 1 154.50 $154.50 $3,345 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1062 1062 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,510.00 $1,510.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,087 +57.00
695 695 1 189.10 $189.10 $1,314 —
892 value added 892 57 189.10 $189.10 $1,687 —
950 950 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,434 —

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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.