Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 2, 2024

1,089 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $249.86/cwt +40.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,785/hd at 714 lb · 87 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.73/cwt ≈ $1,940/hd at 841 lb · 69 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $275.32/cwt +22.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,825/hd at 663 lb · 68 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,089	913	1,452
Feeder cattle	1,048	866	1,409
Slaughter cattle	41	43	43
Replacement cattle	—	4	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate to 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	5	341.00	$341.00	$1,146	+14.39
350–380 fancy	360	3	343.00–345.00	$344.30	$1,239	—
350–381	371	8	325.00–340.00	$336.86	$1,250	+18.39
400–445	422	30	328.00–339.00	$334.63	$1,412	+4.05
439 fancy	439	12	351.50	$351.50	$1,543	+7.50
455–485	467	27	315.00–331.00	$324.44	$1,515	+9.21
479 fancy	479	6	335.00	$335.00	$1,605	-8.75
514–522 value added	517	19	326.00–334.00	$331.02	$1,711	+15.53
510–547	534	28	300.00–316.00	$311.79	$1,665	+14.39
550–582	565	60	280.00–298.00	$290.70	$1,642	+18.14
555–585 value added	567	5	303.00–304.00	$303.59	$1,721	+20.09
600–630	616	24	265.00–279.00	$271.80	$1,674	+17.64
600–631 value added	621	15	285.00–295.00	$291.47	$1,810	+17.30
650–665 value added	661	35	280.00–287.50	$282.80	$1,869	+19.51
650–690	665	33	264.00–274.00	$267.39	$1,778	+26.90
710 value added	710	2	259.50	$259.50	$1,842	—
700–742	715	14	240.00–254.00	$248.75	$1,779	+1.88
763 value added	763	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,946	—
762–785	775	5	230.00–244.00	$239.61	$1,857	+1.51
805–815	810	2	230.00–233.00	$231.49	$1,875	-2.51
875	875	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,794	—
920–930	923	3	208.00–213.00	$211.32	$1,950	-14.68
985	985	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,990	-18.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–360	357	5	300.00–315.00	$303.03	$1,082	—
410–430	420	2	305.00–316.00	$310.63	$1,305	+8.17
455	455	1	306.00	$306.00	$1,392	+7.77
532–543	536	11	287.00–295.00	$292.06	$1,565	+22.34
565–580	573	2	272.00	$272.00	$1,559	+18.44
615–620	618	2	256.00–261.00	$258.49	$1,597	+18.49
660–692	673	8	250.00–259.00	$255.36	$1,719	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	293.00	$293.00	$1,289	—
470–490	482	3	285.00–290.00	$286.70	$1,382	-2.30
508–545	518	14	276.00–279.00	$276.67	$1,433	—
550–580	568	3	253.00–254.00	$253.66	$1,441	+11.66
620	620	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,488	+2.48
685	685	2	247.00	$247.00	$1,692	+26.00
740	740	2	206.00–213.00	$209.50	$1,550	—
755–795	775	2	219.00–220.00	$219.49	$1,701	-4.51
815	815	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,728	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410	1410	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,904	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–340 fancy	318	5	290.00–294.00	$293.15	$932	—
315–340	323	3	274.00–283.00	$277.15	$895	+16.15
355–395	377	19	271.00–281.00	$275.01	$1,037	+1.34
377–396 fancy	388	5	283.00–290.00	$285.72	$1,109	—
410 fancy	410	4	287.00–290.00	$289.25	$1,186	+7.75
410–447	437	25	274.00–286.00	$282.03	$1,232	+11.43
453–455 fancy	454	7	279.00–280.00	$279.43	$1,269	+7.26
455–487	474	10	262.00–275.00	$266.59	$1,264	+10.41
500–548	516	45	247.00–261.00	$255.81	$1,320	+6.08
510–532 value added	527	12	263.00–265.00	$264.01	$1,391	+1.04
551 value added	551	6	265.00	$265.00	$1,460	-3.00
560–595	582	23	240.50–257.00	$250.63	$1,459	-1.25
627–637	630	10	234.00–246.50	$244.19	$1,538	+15.04
660 value added	660	7	242.00	$242.00	$1,597	—
657–696	675	28	225.00–238.00	$230.23	$1,554	+4.35
712 value added	712	75	252.40	$252.40	$1,797	—
730	730	12	234.00	$234.00	$1,708	+24.63
802–805	804	4	206.00–214.00	$210.01	$1,688	—
843 value added	843	65	232.00	$232.00	$1,956	—
887	887	2	206.00	$206.00	$1,827	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	252.50	$252.50	$619	—
285	285	1	232.50	$232.50	$663	+2.50
335–340	337	3	250.00–254.00	$252.65	$851	+9.29
365–380	373	2	251.00–255.00	$252.96	$944	+7.96
405–432	427	7	250.00–256.00	$251.10	$1,072	+4.10
470	470	2	249.00	$249.00	$1,170	+14.50
545	545	2	241.00–245.00	$243.00	$1,324	+10.48
550–595	567	5	230.00–239.00	$234.78	$1,331	-1.72
620–632	628	3	224.00–225.00	$224.67	$1,411	+13.67
660–690	675	2	217.00–220.00	$218.47	$1,475	+15.66
735–745	740	2	200.00–202.00	$200.99	$1,487	+5.43
750–760	755	2	190.00–199.00	$194.53	$1,469	+9.53
1015	1015	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,665	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–325	320	3	260.00–261.00	$260.34	$833	—
351	351	4	261.00	$261.00	$916	—
425–435	426	14	265.00–268.00	$265.22	$1,130	+9.36
485–492	489	5	250.00–257.00	$251.80	$1,231	+4.80
715	715	1	209.00	$209.00	$1,494	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230	1230	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,796	—
1410–1547	1501	3	131.50–135.00	$132.60	$1,990	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
272–275	273	3	300.00–301.00	$300.34	$820	-10.66
350	350	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,085	-3.41
417 fancy	417	2	331.00	$331.00	$1,380	—
415–445	419	8	304.00–319.00	$312.92	$1,311	+16.10
457–495	477	8	290.00–301.00	$295.31	$1,409	-4.55
480 fancy	480	1	308.00	$308.00	$1,478	—
500–527 fancy	518	3	294.00–298.00	$296.71	$1,537	+7.58
510–525	518	3	272.00–280.00	$275.68	$1,428	+8.54
550–597	572	12	252.50–270.00	$264.57	$1,513	+8.24
598 fancy	598	3	287.00	$287.00	$1,716	—
600	600	1	246.00	$246.00	$1,476	+6.48
600–625 fancy	613	6	269.00	$269.00	$1,649	+17.50
675	675	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,620	+10.21
705–715	710	4	236.00–239.00	$237.51	$1,686	+21.84
759–772	763	7	230.00–235.50	$233.91	$1,785	+27.91
875	875	2	212.00–215.00	$213.50	$1,868	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422–435	426	3	284.00–285.00	$284.66	$1,213	+9.66
450–493	485	8	279.00–285.00	$282.40	$1,370	+12.40
500	500	1	261.00	$261.00	$1,305	+21.00
565–590	578	2	241.00–248.00	$244.58	$1,414	+0.58
675	675	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,431	+3.00
850	850	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,666	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	290.00	$290.00	$928	—
360	360	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,080	—
425	425	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,254	+11.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1225	1078	80-85%	2	120.50–121.00	$120.72	$1,301	—
1040–1395	1208	80-85%	6	100.00–108.00	$103.00	$1,244	—
1285–1425	1365	80-85%	8	110.00–119.50	$116.41	$1,589	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–980	940	85-90%	2	90.00–92.50	$91.20	$857	—
935–1010	985	85-90%	3	106.50–110.00	$108.80	$1,072	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485	1485	75-80%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,485	—
1495	1495	75-80%	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,809	—
1465–1725	1590	75-80%	3	110.00–114.00	$111.32	$1,770	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520–1565	1543	2	142.00–150.00	$146.06	$2,254	+2.56

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715	715	1	135.00	$135.00	$965	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	5	258.00	$258.00	$1,182	+15.00
565	565	6	241.00	$241.00	$1,362	+12.00

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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.