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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 11, 2024

618 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $232.08/cwt -16.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,985/hd at 855 lb · 67 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $230.18/cwt ≈ $2,094/hd at 910 lb · 57 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $264.60/cwt +8.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,784/hd at 674 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 618 1,292 991
Feeder cattle 590 1,228 924
Slaughter cattle 28 64 67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and pre-conditioned feeder packages. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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
330 330 1 324.00 $324.00 $1,069 +27.35
380–390 385 2 321.00–323.00 $322.01 $1,240 -1.12
415–420 fancy 417 3 329.00–335.00 $332.98 $1,389 +6.36
407–445 425 6 310.00–322.50 $318.65 $1,354 +0.56
455–497 474 11 299.00–314.00 $308.30 $1,461 +20.55
469–485 fancy 475 8 317.00–319.00 $318.23 $1,512 +16.27
515 fancy 515 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,596 —
510–530 value added 519 9 293.00–303.00 $297.44 $1,544 +8.22
505–546 537 9 272.00–288.00 $284.57 $1,528 +7.57
553 value added 553 3 289.00 $289.00 $1,598 +8.77
550–595 578 12 260.00–279.00 $268.78 $1,554 +3.57
600–640 617 10 261.00–271.00 $268.30 $1,655 +4.90
616–633 value added 624 20 275.00–279.00 $276.80 $1,727 -1.09
662–690 674 30 251.00–269.00 $263.94 $1,779 +9.26
675 value added 675 14 266.00 $266.00 $1,796 +0.75
700–715 value added 708 2 257.00–258.00 $257.51 $1,823 -0.74
700–740 720 8 245.00–255.50 $251.82 $1,813 +10.30
760–795 766 17 235.00–248.00 $241.80 $1,852 +22.28
800–804 803 8 240.50–242.50 $241.75 $1,941 +31.57
854 value added 854 64 233.00 $233.00 $1,990 -16.21
880 880 3 212.50 $212.50 $1,870 +3.50
905 905 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,919 —
910 value added 910 56 230.50 $230.50 $2,098 —
1080 1080 1 201.00 $201.00 $2,171 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 5 272.00 $272.00 $1,151 —
491 491 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,178 -33.01
525 525 1 254.00 $254.00 $1,334 -6.00
579 579 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,274 -33.48
648 648 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,426 -20.74
695 695 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,592 +9.00
705 705 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,551 +12.00
775 775 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,674 +30.13
815 815 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,720 —
975 975 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,940 +8.00
1005 1005 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,899 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,219 +4.71
460–470 465 3 285.00–288.00 $286.84 $1,334 —
535 535 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,402 -2.40
595 595 1 248.00 $248.00 $1,476 —
600–605 603 4 244.00–249.00 $247.51 $1,492 —
675 675 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,654 —
710–740 725 2 231.00–233.00 $231.98 $1,682 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 1 174.00 $174.00 $2,166 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 270.00 $270.00 $702 +20.81
335 335 1 268.00 $268.00 $898 +33.14
385–395 390 5 258.00–275.00 $269.62 $1,052 +33.85
400 fancy 400 1 268.00 $268.00 $1,072 +8.39
411–438 424 20 246.50–258.50 $249.37 $1,057 +7.61
450 fancy 450 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,134 -4.00
450–477 469 12 235.00–241.00 $239.26 $1,122 -1.96
500–525 value added 508 6 252.50–254.00 $253.02 $1,285 -0.98
500–532 515 14 230.00–248.50 $240.52 $1,239 +2.06
562–593 577 8 228.00–239.00 $232.59 $1,342 -5.12
601–647 624 13 220.00–232.00 $227.29 $1,418 +4.02
657–690 672 8 223.00–236.00 $231.31 $1,554 +3.44
700–715 702 8 228.75–232.00 $229.16 $1,609 +11.99
770 770 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,617 +7.09
805 805 2 213.00 $213.00 $1,715 -5.00
895 895 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,844 -8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 231.00 $231.00 $774 +21.00
430 430 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,002 +11.67
450 450 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,098 +15.49
502–545 516 3 222.00–225.00 $223.94 $1,156 —
560–595 576 4 221.00–225.00 $222.94 $1,284 +4.12
616–642 630 9 210.00–218.00 $213.19 $1,343 +8.13
690 690 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,477 +9.53
720 720 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,368 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545 1545 1 137.00 $137.00 $2,117 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 3 299.00 $299.00 $658 -13.00
482 482 4 313.00 $313.00 $1,509 +21.09
505–542 521 8 257.00–263.00 $260.50 $1,357 +3.03
565–568 566 12 251.00–256.50 $254.63 $1,441 +12.88
620–642 635 3 225.00–238.00 $233.77 $1,484 +4.78
677 677 2 239.00 $239.00 $1,618 +16.19
732 732 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,632 +16.88
780 780 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,661 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,181 -7.43
590 590 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,363 +9.36
610 610 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,220 -10.00
670 670 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,414 -1.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,056 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1260 1220 80-85% 2 103.00–104.00 $103.48 $1,262 —
1285–1340 1310 80-85% 3 116.00–120.00 $118.52 $1,553 —
1325–1390 1358 80-85% 2 127.50–130.00 $128.72 $1,748 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1050 899 85-90% 4 101.50–107.00 $102.87 $925 —
905 905 85-90% 1 80.50 $80.50 $729 -14.73
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1580 1521 75-80% 4 113.00–120.00 $114.93 $1,748 —
1570 1570 75-80% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,648 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1340 1305 2 135.00–137.00 $135.97 $1,774 —
1715–1860 1788 2 147.00–147.50 $147.26 $2,633 +8.76

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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.