Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 21, 2024

1,255 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $239.06/cwt +22.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,087/hd at 873 lb · 150 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $234.95/cwt +6.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,778/hd at 757 lb · 72 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $242.14/cwt -6.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,271/hd at 525 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,255 1,100 942
Feeder cattle 1,191 1,051 860
Slaughter cattle 64 48 82
Replacement cattle — 1 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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
320–330 327 6 310.00–325.00 $317.52 $1,038 +20.23
357 fancy 357 3 338.00 $338.00 $1,207 +12.34
350–395 378 3 300.00–313.00 $308.19 $1,165 +0.69
410–425 fancy 418 2 320.00–327.00 $323.56 $1,352 +11.91
400–445 433 9 305.00–319.00 $311.62 $1,349 +11.37
477 fancy 477 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,479 -2.99
455–490 479 7 295.00–308.00 $304.70 $1,460 +12.70
504–531 value added 513 13 293.00–308.00 $304.42 $1,562 +11.91
500–540 517 12 270.00–285.00 $275.47 $1,424 -5.63
557–560 value added 557 7 287.00–289.00 $288.71 $1,608 —
550–592 575 34 270.00–284.00 $279.40 $1,607 +0.05
610–622 value added 619 13 274.50–277.00 $275.07 $1,703 +9.74
600–643 626 16 250.00–268.00 $261.89 $1,639 +8.28
660–697 678 11 240.00–256.00 $249.41 $1,691 +0.57
687–699 value added 692 11 259.00–262.00 $260.38 $1,802 —
700–742 value added 714 40 250.00–256.50 $254.79 $1,819 +6.40
700–745 718 6 234.00–240.00 $237.92 $1,708 -0.05
750–770 766 9 240.00–241.00 $240.22 $1,840 +2.86
766 value added 766 18 252.00 $252.00 $1,930 +6.50
813 value added 813 22 248.75 $248.75 $2,022 —
810–831 824 7 225.00–235.00 $228.01 $1,879 +13.97
853–893 value added 871 133 234.50–247.60 $240.58 $2,095 —
855–892 890 17 221.00–227.50 $227.13 $2,021 +10.18
901 value added 901 7 232.50 $232.50 $2,095 —
925–940 930 3 208.00–215.00 $210.69 $1,959 -7.23
1011–1025 1021 11 210.00–220.00 $212.70 $2,172 +7.70
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 285.00 $285.00 $884 —
415–445 430 2 255.00–260.00 $257.41 $1,107 +31.41
465 465 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,260 +42.94
510–533 528 7 245.00–252.50 $250.02 $1,320 —
555–567 560 6 240.00–243.00 $241.51 $1,352 +15.96
615–645 635 3 238.00–239.00 $238.32 $1,513 +24.93
665–682 676 3 231.00–237.00 $235.03 $1,589 —
735 735 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,573 +1.00
787 787 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,700 +13.79
805 805 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,682 —
868 868 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,736 —
985 985 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,793 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 430 3 291.00–292.00 $291.68 $1,254 +21.68
492 492 2 283.00 $283.00 $1,392 +5.00
502–540 519 8 260.00–267.00 $263.27 $1,366 +7.27
590 590 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,504 +2.16
640–645 642 8 242.00–249.00 $245.63 $1,577 +17.57
720 720 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,598 —
765 765 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,683 +5.00
820–830 825 3 211.00–215.00 $212.67 $1,755 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,884 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 272.50 $272.50 $640 -5.00
250–295 272 3 260.00–275.00 $269.57 $733 -6.17
320–335 325 3 250.00–254.00 $251.31 $817 -27.11
362–385 373 5 263.00–270.00 $266.39 $994 -10.40
400–442 422 18 240.00–256.00 $247.05 $1,043 -5.45
446 fancy 446 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,204 -5.99
456–490 fancy 461 9 254.00–259.00 $256.54 $1,183 —
450–497 477 35 236.00–250.00 $245.10 $1,169 -5.18
500–545 520 50 232.00–246.00 $240.18 $1,249 -4.55
515–544 value added 538 19 247.00–248.00 $247.31 $1,331 -13.19
555–578 value added 567 10 246.00–251.00 $247.97 $1,406 —
552–598 582 47 230.00–245.00 $236.27 $1,375 -0.04
602–610 value added 603 11 240.00–242.00 $240.37 $1,449 +0.02
600–635 618 35 219.50–236.00 $229.61 $1,419 +7.01
655–690 679 24 221.00–234.00 $230.25 $1,563 +9.51
700 value added 700 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,624 —
707–745 722 11 210.00–227.00 $218.56 $1,578 -1.92
750–755 754 5 216.00–218.00 $217.60 $1,641 —
757 value added 757 67 236.25 $236.25 $1,788 +6.72
800 800 3 207.00–216.00 $213.00 $1,704 +11.91
804–818 value added 812 22 220.00–225.00 $222.25 $1,805 —
926 926 4 181.00 $181.00 $1,676 -20.69
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–296 284 3 235.00–240.00 $236.99 $673 -6.98
335 335 1 221.00 $221.00 $740 -19.49
392 392 2 249.00 $249.00 $976 +11.50
470 470 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,058 +10.91
525 525 3 221.00–227.00 $223.00 $1,171 +3.20
570–595 578 4 224.00–227.00 $225.25 $1,302 +9.69
605–630 620 5 209.00–215.00 $211.59 $1,312 +16.61
650–685 668 2 210.00–218.00 $214.10 $1,430 +19.66
730 730 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,350 -2.01
750–770 760 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,474 +2.23
920 920 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,555 —
960 960 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,632 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–485 479 7 230.00–231.00 $230.14 $1,102 -3.59
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1600 1337 3 141.00–147.00 $144.52 $1,932 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 312.50 $312.50 $891 —
300–335 318 2 290.00–298.00 $293.78 $934 +18.78
320 fancy 320 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,024 —
385 fancy 385 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,270 +8.19
385 385 1 308.00 $308.00 $1,186 +5.50
400–445 427 5 300.00–311.00 $306.89 $1,310 +12.89
450–490 479 12 273.00–290.00 $284.52 $1,363 +5.97
510–541 525 19 253.00–266.00 $257.47 $1,352 +3.25
570–598 589 22 235.00–266.00 $252.19 $1,485 +10.59
600–647 633 28 220.00–235.00 $225.24 $1,426 -7.91
668–670 669 5 220.00–222.00 $220.80 $1,477 +0.73
702–735 712 9 201.00–215.00 $208.87 $1,487 +11.66
765–790 778 2 200.00–212.00 $206.10 $1,603 +14.76
825–845 835 2 195.00–209.00 $201.92 $1,686 +11.92
870 870 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,653 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 275.00 $275.00 $701 —
325 325 1 254.00 $254.00 $826 +39.00
355–392 385 6 260.00–268.00 $264.73 $1,019 +23.73
403–425 409 4 275.00–280.00 $278.70 $1,140 +36.20
475 475 2 250.00–255.00 $252.50 $1,199 +20.00
515–530 522 5 230.00–235.00 $231.41 $1,208 +26.41
550–590 577 3 220.00–225.00 $223.41 $1,289 +1.41
666–695 673 4 199.00–201.00 $199.52 $1,343 +1.95
715 715 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,358 —
750–770 760 2 190.00–196.00 $192.96 $1,466 +31.96
805 805 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,530 +19.00
1090 1090 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,842 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 296.00 $296.00 $799 —
385 385 3 285.00–290.00 $288.33 $1,110 —
437–440 438 3 294.00–297.00 $295.00 $1,292 —
482–495 486 3 273.00–276.00 $274.98 $1,336 —
530–540 533 3 245.00–247.00 $246.33 $1,313 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1425 1225 80-85% 17 120.00–129.50 $124.71 $1,528 +14.71
1130–1450 1231 80-85% 4 116.00–117.00 $116.54 $1,435 +6.54
1070–1410 1281 80-85% 7 130.00–134.00 $131.84 $1,689 +7.29
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580–1590 1585 75-80% 2 133.50–134.50 $134.00 $2,124 —
1475–1770 1595 75-80% 7 122.00–127.00 $124.83 $1,991 —
1485–1875 1640 75-80% 3 114.00–115.00 $114.68 $1,881 -19.82
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1050 1005 85-90% 4 102.00–108.00 $104.76 $1,053 +0.23
1005 1005 85-90% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,206 +15.47
1030–1035 1033 85-90% 2 95.00–97.50 $96.25 $994 -31.25

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1560 1310 2 151.00–153.00 $152.19 $1,994 —
1785 1785 1 169.50 $169.50 $3,026 —
1695–2210 1928 6 159.00–165.00 $162.88 $3,140 —

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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.