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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 23, 2024

896 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $237.49/cwt +5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,848/hd at 778 lb · 77 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $231.89/cwt +28.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,121/hd at 915 lb · 65 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $237.28/cwt +8.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,938/hd at 817 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 896 1,831 1,288
Feeder cattle 840 1,787 1,208
Slaughter cattle 54 42 80
Replacement cattle 2 2 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate 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
250 250 1 272.50 $272.50 $681 -3.50
340 340 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,012 -15.00
360–395 378 10 280.00–295.00 $284.77 $1,076 -29.58
430 fancy 430 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,333 -7.00
420–445 433 5 269.00–281.00 $275.28 $1,192 -27.44
455–461 457 9 260.00–274.00 $265.79 $1,215 -26.88
473 fancy 473 3 306.00 $306.00 $1,447 +4.00
523 fancy 523 4 310.50 $310.50 $1,624 —
510–536 value added 528 15 297.00–300.00 $298.65 $1,577 +6.45
525–535 528 12 276.00–288.00 $282.17 $1,490 +9.66
559–596 value added 563 14 283.00–296.00 $288.24 $1,623 +13.49
550–590 571 11 265.00–279.00 $271.81 $1,552 +11.91
611–626 value added 620 7 269.00–271.00 $269.85 $1,673 +9.48
611–638 625 10 241.00–257.00 $247.52 $1,547 -3.55
651–686 value added 664 30 250.00–259.25 $256.16 $1,701 +5.86
650–695 670 18 231.00–249.00 $242.74 $1,626 +1.34
700–725 719 4 238.00–244.00 $241.03 $1,733 +6.92
775 value added 775 58 239.25 $239.25 $1,854 +3.25
770–795 787 19 220.00–236.00 $232.11 $1,827 +3.03
816 value added 816 56 238.00 $238.00 $1,942 +5.90
802–829 821 7 229.00–232.50 $231.52 $1,901 +9.33
890–892 892 7 205.00–223.50 $220.86 $1,970 +4.09
900–916 912 4 210.00–215.00 $211.23 $1,926 +8.23
915 value added 915 61 233.25 $233.25 $2,134 —
950 value added 950 13 219.00 $219.00 $2,080 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 255.00 $255.00 $842 —
385–397 394 4 254.00–271.00 $258.41 $1,018 -17.59
415–446 441 6 259.00–264.00 $259.78 $1,146 -14.55
465–482 476 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,190 -12.81
500–535 520 3 259.00–260.00 $259.68 $1,350 —
566 566 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,421 +4.21
605–615 608 3 215.00–218.00 $216.67 $1,317 -20.85
670 670 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,541 +8.40
735 735 1 210.50 $210.50 $1,547 -6.47
780 780 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,529 -9.00
820 820 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,730 +0.99
910 910 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,629 —
955 955 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,490 -26.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 237 5 257.50–265.00 $259.87 $616 -0.60
275–290 282 3 232.50–240.00 $235.84 $665 -26.37
301 fancy 301 3 249.00 $249.00 $749 —
335–340 338 2 223.00 $223.00 $754 -22.00
380–390 382 6 230.00–246.00 $232.72 $889 -9.06
407 fancy 407 2 258.00 $258.00 $1,050 +8.00
400–448 430 12 235.00–249.00 $241.85 $1,040 +6.47
460–492 477 15 230.00–245.00 $239.72 $1,143 -2.05
460–486 fancy 484 30 254.00–262.50 $261.96 $1,268 +2.73
502–540 522 13 220.00–234.00 $227.86 $1,189 -11.57
529–546 value added 537 9 240.00–244.00 $242.19 $1,301 -4.81
551 value added 551 29 251.25 $251.25 $1,384 —
552–585 567 16 220.00–239.00 $227.86 $1,292 -5.44
605–640 627 10 209.00–223.00 $217.82 $1,366 -3.81
658–690 670 8 205.00–210.00 $207.84 $1,393 -7.80
720–740 727 3 200.00–212.00 $207.93 $1,512 -10.03
749 value added 749 13 223.00 $223.00 $1,670 —
776–782 779 8 198.00–218.50 $208.21 $1,622 -1.75
858 value added 858 8 218.00 $218.00 $1,870 +8.00
946 946 3 177.00 $177.00 $1,674 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 220.00 $220.00 $649 -11.75
365–370 368 2 220.00 $220.00 $810 -5.50
420 420 1 229.00 $229.00 $962 +13.00
470 470 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,058 -0.01
515–545 525 3 210.00–219.00 $215.56 $1,132 -3.77
550–595 568 3 217.00–219.00 $218.34 $1,240 +0.15
600–605 603 2 195.00–200.00 $197.49 $1,191 -4.50
680–685 683 2 199.00–205.00 $202.01 $1,380 -1.33
700–710 705 2 181.00–185.00 $183.01 $1,290 —
770 770 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,417 -6.00
870 870 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,383 -31.00
1020 1020 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,469 —
1060 1060 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,749 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,821 +17.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 316.00 $316.00 $837 +11.34
311–340 318 7 279.00–298.00 $285.28 $907 -22.22
327 fancy 327 2 308.00 $308.00 $1,007 -14.00
360 fancy 360 1 306.00 $306.00 $1,102 +7.00
360–390 372 7 281.00–295.00 $289.83 $1,078 +10.68
405–435 416 5 260.00–271.00 $262.64 $1,093 -24.19
450–492 473 15 250.00–262.00 $258.64 $1,223 -10.16
500–538 523 11 240.00–258.00 $245.81 $1,286 -15.45
550–573 562 6 238.00–245.00 $241.43 $1,357 -1.51
600–646 635 12 220.00–236.50 $229.61 $1,458 +16.19
650 650 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,430 +6.76
702–734 718 4 208.00–213.00 $210.44 $1,511 -4.23
855–860 856 8 170.00–195.00 $191.86 $1,642 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 2 262.00–262.50 $262.25 $997 +2.25
425 425 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,071 -15.44
450–495 473 2 240.00–244.00 $241.90 $1,144 -11.10
525–545 538 3 230.00–238.00 $235.40 $1,266 +2.39
585 585 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,334 +9.81
605 605 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,270 +0.33
655 655 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,317 -0.98
740 740 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,369 -2.55
795 795 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,471 +11.43
855 855 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,539 +5.76

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1375 1209 80-85% 11 114.00–123.00 $117.17 $1,417 —
1150–1280 1237 80-85% 3 130.00–137.00 $132.86 $1,643 +5.13
1130–1590 1244 80-85% 7 110.00–113.50 $112.42 $1,399 -15.31
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–915 875 85-90% 2 83.50–90.00 $86.60 $758 —
980–990 985 85-90% 2 108.00–116.00 $112.02 $1,103 +24.07
960–1025 993 85-90% 2 120.00–126.00 $122.90 $1,220 +34.95
945–1180 1027 85-90% 3 95.00–100.00 $98.31 $1,010 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1595 1565 75-80% 2 123.50–126.00 $124.77 $1,953 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,869 —
1395–2315 1769 5 142.50–150.00 $145.26 $2,570 —
1845 1845 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,970 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
1310 1310 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,021 —

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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.