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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 14, 2024

1,100 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $244.11/cwt +3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,679/hd at 688 lb · 152 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $228.90/cwt +19.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,782/hd at 779 lb · 91 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $233.95/cwt +2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,478/hd at 632 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,100 1,053 1,173
Feeder cattle 1,051 982 1,086
Slaughter cattle 48 57 86
Replacement cattle 1 14 1

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 290.00–300.00 $295.00 $811 -32.50
310–325 321 5 290.00–312.00 $297.29 $954 -34.72
370 370 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,138 -18.83
370–385 fancy 375 3 325.00–326.00 $325.66 $1,221 -10.34
405–429 fancy 418 18 309.00–319.00 $311.65 $1,303 -15.06
420–442 435 4 298.00–301.00 $300.25 $1,306 -4.50
460–472 fancy 466 4 312.00–314.00 $312.99 $1,459 -19.34
455–492 473 14 282.50–302.00 $292.00 $1,381 -15.25
510–526 value added 518 18 291.00–295.00 $292.51 $1,515 -20.22
505–548 532 16 270.00–289.00 $281.10 $1,495 -15.87
550–590 570 32 268.00–288.50 $279.35 $1,592 -1.16
600–640 614 20 240.00–258.00 $253.61 $1,557 -8.15
600–635 value added 620 11 262.00–268.00 $265.33 $1,645 -9.79
650–652 value added 652 21 261.00–265.00 $261.19 $1,703 -6.40
655–685 669 17 240.00–258.00 $248.84 $1,665 -4.17
700–715 value added 704 11 245.00–254.50 $248.39 $1,749 -0.61
712–745 723 16 235.00–244.00 $237.97 $1,721 -1.93
765 value added 765 19 245.50 $245.50 $1,878 —
755–782 766 11 225.00–243.00 $237.36 $1,818 +6.95
810–845 828 2 212.00–216.00 $214.04 $1,772 +13.04
870–890 877 3 211.00–220.00 $216.95 $1,903 -6.58
905–930 927 8 206.00–221.00 $217.92 $2,020 —
977–995 981 12 205.00–215.50 $211.47 $2,075 +3.47
1010 1010 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,070 —
1065 1065 1 199.00 $199.00 $2,119 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,094 —
490 490 1 278.00 $278.00 $1,362 -11.66
540 540 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,382 —
555–595 580 6 250.00–254.50 $252.84 $1,466 —
600–640 627 3 225.00–230.00 $228.06 $1,430 —
695–696 696 4 225.00–232.00 $230.25 $1,603 —
785 785 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,688 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 2 215.00 $215.00 $821 -60.00
420 420 1 226.00 $226.00 $949 -34.00
453–495 467 6 224.00–230.00 $228.06 $1,065 -52.94
585–595 590 2 220.00–231.00 $225.55 $1,331 -37.33
610–635 623 2 208.00–219.00 $213.39 $1,329 -27.12
725 725 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,544 +3.00
755–775 768 4 198.00–210.00 $202.21 $1,553 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1235 1193 6 183.00–188.00 $184.46 $2,201 —
1200 1200 1 133.50 $133.50 $1,602 —
1315–1660 1495 5 155.00–169.00 $161.16 $2,409 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 277.50 $277.50 $680 —
280–290 283 3 267.50–280.00 $275.74 $780 +2.74
300–335 320 5 270.00–284.00 $278.42 $891 +24.79
367–395 377 4 276.00–279.00 $276.79 $1,043 +29.44
400–445 fancy 427 19 266.00–284.00 $275.99 $1,178 +18.28
405–442 427 11 245.00–263.00 $252.50 $1,078 +14.71
455–488 469 33 240.00–260.00 $250.28 $1,174 +10.28
502–542 522 28 231.00–249.00 $244.73 $1,277 +3.57
537 value added 537 9 260.50 $260.50 $1,399 +5.39
552–585 563 20 230.00–245.00 $236.31 $1,330 -3.11
600–648 629 22 213.00–231.00 $222.60 $1,400 -5.50
616–648 value added 633 39 235.00–248.00 $240.35 $1,521 +1.32
650–690 668 16 209.00–230.00 $220.74 $1,475 -2.78
657–690 value added 690 136 237.00–247.00 $246.86 $1,703 +2.36
722–735 729 12 210.00–225.00 $220.48 $1,607 -3.59
776–786 value added 778 86 228.00–230.00 $229.53 $1,786 —
791 791 5 218.00 $218.00 $1,724 +8.79
810–826 819 7 190.00–210.00 $201.09 $1,647 —
850 850 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,658 —
920–940 938 12 188.00–203.50 $201.69 $1,892 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 2 237.50–250.00 $243.97 $695 —
320–335 328 2 240.00–241.00 $240.49 $789 +27.99
360 360 1 237.50 $237.50 $855 +6.50
440 440 1 203.00 $203.00 $893 -17.18
450–492 475 7 204.00–223.00 $214.09 $1,017 -6.91
510–530 522 5 215.00–224.00 $219.80 $1,147 -6.55
555–585 575 7 200.00–223.00 $215.56 $1,239 -9.11
600–645 621 6 185.00–204.00 $194.98 $1,211 —
650–665 658 2 189.00–200.00 $194.44 $1,279 -15.56
700–730 720 3 185.00–190.00 $187.01 $1,346 +4.01
760–795 777 6 180.00–200.00 $191.77 $1,490 -3.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 255.00 $255.00 $931 —
470–490 482 3 228.00–238.00 $233.73 $1,127 —
530 530 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,208 —
577–590 584 4 226.00–228.00 $226.51 $1,323 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1345 1234 4 146.00–156.00 $149.94 $1,850 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 270.00 $270.00 $621 -37.50
250–280 fancy 265 2 330.00–335.00 $332.36 $881 —
311 311 3 275.00 $275.00 $855 -35.00
362–387 fancy 379 7 315.00–329.00 $321.81 $1,220 -5.19
385 385 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,165 -15.31
438 438 3 294.00 $294.00 $1,288 -13.00
420–445 fancy 439 8 298.00–306.00 $303.80 $1,334 -18.20
450 fancy 450 1 298.00 $298.00 $1,341 +2.69
455–477 467 6 272.00–290.00 $278.55 $1,301 -2.55
500–531 fancy 510 14 266.00–290.00 $282.84 $1,442 —
510–545 523 7 244.00–261.00 $254.22 $1,330 +9.27
555 fancy 555 1 276.00 $276.00 $1,532 —
585–595 590 5 238.00–245.00 $241.60 $1,425 +13.55
608 fancy 608 3 249.00 $249.00 $1,514 —
605–640 632 6 230.00–235.00 $233.15 $1,474 +11.12
665–685 675 2 215.00–225.00 $220.07 $1,485 -4.40
700–745 716 7 186.00–205.00 $197.21 $1,412 -20.16
750–795 769 9 184.00–195.00 $191.34 $1,471 -27.66
830 830 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,577 -16.00
870 870 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,610 -14.00
930–945 938 2 181.00–192.00 $186.46 $1,749 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 229.00 $229.00 $515 -31.00
330 330 1 215.00 $215.00 $710 -35.00
395 395 1 241.00 $241.00 $952 -25.00
430 430 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,043 -49.46
492 492 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,144 -32.37
500 500 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,025 —
590 590 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,310 +2.00
605–640 628 4 181.00–210.00 $197.78 $1,242 +9.74
660–680 671 4 185.00–202.00 $197.57 $1,326 —
770 770 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,240 —
810 810 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,385 -22.00
985 985 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,606 —
1025 1025 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,548 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 80-85% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,320 +1.12
1120–1435 1286 80-85% 15 120.00–129.50 $124.55 $1,602 -0.63
1300 1300 80-85% 1 131.50 $131.50 $1,710 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–995 857 85-90% 5 84.50–93.50 $88.67 $760 —
860–1065 1007 85-90% 5 94.50–108.50 $104.53 $1,053 —
1035 1035 85-90% 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,320 —
1055–1250 1164 85-90% 5 110.00–118.50 $111.92 $1,303 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535 1535 75-80% 1 115.50 $115.50 $1,773 -10.22
1635 1635 75-80% 1 134.50 $134.50 $2,199 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1950 1699 7 150.00–159.50 $155.92 $2,649 +14.92
1540–2030 1728 6 160.50–165.50 $162.66 $2,811 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
833 833 3 172.50 $172.50 $1,437 —
867 value added 867 58 193.25 $193.25 $1,675 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,861 —

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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.