Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 18, 2024

1,280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $245.03/cwt -7.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,753/hd at 715 lb · 89 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $245.04/cwt +12.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,398/hd at 571 lb · 73 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $254.31/cwt +12.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,998/hd at 786 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,280 618 633
Feeder cattle 1,214 590 583
Slaughter cattle 66 28 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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
275 275 1 315.00 $315.00 $866 —
330 330 1 316.00 $316.00 $1,043 -8.00
350–385 361 5 306.00–322.50 $310.88 $1,122 -11.13
350–390 fancy 370 2 330.00–332.00 $331.05 $1,225 —
402–407 fancy 403 12 331.00 $331.00 $1,334 -1.98
400–440 417 11 312.50–328.00 $322.09 $1,343 +3.44
450–485 469 12 306.00–320.00 $315.51 $1,480 +7.21
460–477 fancy 469 4 321.00 $321.00 $1,505 +2.77
502–540 value added 522 23 303.00–306.00 $304.62 $1,590 +7.18
510–540 527 20 283.00–298.00 $289.55 $1,526 +4.98
510–538 fancy 527 15 315.00 $315.00 $1,660 +5.00
550–563 value added 558 14 299.00–307.50 $302.36 $1,687 +13.36
550–598 574 24 281.00–294.00 $288.96 $1,659 +20.18
600–647 624 12 250.00–267.00 $259.75 $1,621 -8.55
609–637 value added 624 19 270.00–283.00 $276.14 $1,723 -0.66
650–675 663 20 249.50–266.00 $255.18 $1,692 -8.76
701 value added 701 43 249.50–255.00 $249.88 $1,752 -7.63
705–749 729 46 230.00–247.50 $240.49 $1,753 -11.33
755–797 775 8 230.00–246.00 $239.69 $1,858 -2.11
787 value added 787 62 256.20 $256.20 $2,016 —
801–837 809 25 221.00–225.00 $223.96 $1,812 -17.79
853–870 858 33 229.00–233.25 $232.20 $1,992 +19.70
1015 1015 1 202.00 $202.00 $2,050 —
1055 1055 4 207.00 $207.00 $2,184 +6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 229.00 $229.00 $504 —
265 265 1 280.00 $280.00 $742 —
430–445 438 2 274.00–278.00 $276.03 $1,209 +4.03
455–465 460 2 269.00–275.00 $272.03 $1,251 +32.03
530–545 537 5 250.00–260.00 $254.38 $1,366 +0.38
556–593 574 7 257.00–265.00 $260.83 $1,497 +40.83
625–645 636 4 235.00–240.00 $236.72 $1,506 +16.72
663–690 668 10 229.00–240.00 $230.75 $1,541 +1.75
700–747 732 8 220.00–224.00 $220.61 $1,615 +0.61
800 800 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,664 -3.00
897 897 6 191.00 $191.00 $1,713 —
1049 1049 6 165.50 $165.50 $1,736 —
1065 1065 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,587 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,232 -11.00
475 475 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,425 +13.16
500–545 523 3 268.00–275.00 $272.57 $1,426 +10.57
550–592 582 6 271.00–273.00 $271.99 $1,583 +23.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 252.00 $252.00 $567 —
262 262 2 260.00 $260.00 $681 -10.00
320–340 333 4 251.00–267.00 $255.61 $851 -12.39
373–395 384 12 260.00–271.00 $263.24 $1,011 -6.38
408–425 fancy 413 13 271.00–284.00 $277.34 $1,145 +9.34
405–445 424 9 251.00–268.00 $261.23 $1,108 +11.86
455–495 fancy 475 34 260.00–270.00 $265.38 $1,261 +13.38
450–496 478 32 240.00–258.00 $247.69 $1,184 +8.43
505–532 value added 516 15 257.00–260.00 $258.76 $1,335 +5.74
500–545 527 47 232.00–249.00 $244.34 $1,288 +3.82
553–569 value added 561 23 250.00–254.50 $251.92 $1,413 —
550–595 575 50 235.00–250.00 $241.87 $1,391 +9.28
602 value added 602 9 255.00 $255.00 $1,535 —
600–643 623 42 224.00–240.50 $232.09 $1,446 +4.80
650–683 666 25 220.00–235.00 $228.29 $1,520 -3.02
701–731 value added 716 18 236.50–237.50 $236.99 $1,697 —
700–743 727 14 209.00–223.00 $219.22 $1,594 -9.94
760–770 762 5 204.00–225.00 $211.40 $1,611 +1.40
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 233.00 $233.00 $687 —
365–370 369 4 230.00–340.00 $260.07 $960 —
415–430 426 7 240.00–244.00 $241.29 $1,028 +8.29
452–495 465 5 234.00–239.00 $236.34 $1,099 -7.66
507–545 518 6 211.00–223.00 $217.27 $1,125 -6.67
557–585 565 5 221.00–228.00 $224.24 $1,267 +1.30
605–640 623 3 215.00–220.00 $218.01 $1,358 +4.82
660 660 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,445 +5.00
910 910 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,592 —
950 950 1 174.50 $174.50 $1,658 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 355 3 251.00–253.00 $251.69 $893 —
412–425 419 4 247.00–249.00 $247.98 $1,039 —
510–520 515 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,184 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 1 139.50 $139.50 $1,758 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 308.00 $308.00 $986 —
355–385 368 5 310.00–325.00 $316.84 $1,166 —
360–385 fancy 377 3 336.00–338.00 $336.64 $1,269 —
400–415 fancy 410 3 326.00–327.50 $327.01 $1,341 —
405–447 421 12 304.00–321.00 $314.52 $1,324 —
450–488 478 9 284.00–295.00 $289.90 $1,386 -23.10
505 fancy 505 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,475 —
535 535 1 283.00 $283.00 $1,514 +22.50
555–563 fancy 558 8 270.00–278.00 $275.51 $1,537 —
560–585 570 5 252.00–266.00 $259.95 $1,482 +5.32
600–640 609 12 234.00–248.00 $239.66 $1,460 +5.89
665 665 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,536 -8.00
783 783 4 204.00 $204.00 $1,597 -9.00
800–830 821 4 182.00–185.00 $184.27 $1,513 —
915 915 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,738 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 295.00 $295.00 $826 —
355–375 365 2 275.00–279.00 $276.95 $1,011 —
405 405 1 240.00 $240.00 $972 —
475–495 485 2 250.00–260.00 $254.90 $1,236 —
500–540 519 4 230.00–235.00 $232.55 $1,207 +7.55
620–635 628 2 228.00–229.00 $228.51 $1,435 +28.51
662–695 671 5 214.00–221.00 $216.97 $1,456 +5.97
755–783 773 5 190.00–195.00 $191.76 $1,482 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 2 300.00–302.50 $301.29 $1,109 —
440–445 443 2 292.50–298.00 $295.27 $1,308 —
490 490 2 282.50–290.00 $286.25 $1,403 —
505 505 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,333 —
558–570 561 6 241.00–248.00 $245.50 $1,377 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1387 1215 80-85% 11 100.00–106.50 $104.64 $1,271 +1.16
1070–1415 1253 80-85% 14 110.00–119.50 $115.48 $1,447 —
1265–1420 1355 80-85% 3 120.00–124.00 $121.36 $1,644 -7.36
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1000 914 85-90% 4 91.00–99.50 $95.16 $870 +14.66
875–985 938 85-90% 3 105.00–113.50 $110.68 $1,038 +30.18
895–985 940 85-90% 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,100 +36.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1555 1502 75-80% 3 100.00–105.00 $103.02 $1,547 -11.91
1515–1765 1619 75-80% 4 107.00–116.50 $112.54 $1,822 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1730 1462 5 130.00–138.50 $134.27 $1,963 —
1725–1785 1753 3 145.00–147.00 $146.01 $2,560 -1.25
2115 2115 1 156.00 $156.00 $3,299 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,010 —
660 660 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,072 —
805 805 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,022 —
884 884 56 200.75 $200.75 $1,775 —
950 950 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,226 —

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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.