Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

1,864 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.35/cwt +2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $800/hd at 518 lb · 179 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.44/cwt +4.01 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 683 lb · 148 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.51/cwt -1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $995/hd at 620 lb · 121 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,864 1,930 808
Feeder cattle 1,814 1,891 795
Slaughter cattle 50 35 13
Replacement cattle — 4 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold mostly steady and feeder heifers over 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate 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
215 215 1 188.00 $188.00 $404 +7.00
278–290 281 4 182.00–190.00 $184.06 $517 —
320–330 323 3 190.00–197.00 $194.62 $629 +16.07
355 fancy 355 1 210.00 $210.00 $746 +17.50
355–390 377 6 190.00–204.00 $198.14 $747 +15.32
408–445 420 12 180.00–195.00 $190.85 $802 +6.99
430 fancy 430 1 203.00 $203.00 $873 +5.39
452 fancy 452 5 200.50 $200.50 $906 +2.50
452–495 475 40 176.00–190.00 $183.42 $871 -5.96
500–540 517 24 160.00–176.00 $170.17 $880 -12.59
505–530 value added 517 19 180.00–186.00 $183.55 $949 -7.61
567–568 value added 568 7 177.00–179.00 $177.57 $1,009 -5.19
560–596 580 61 160.00–174.50 $168.49 $977 -6.29
600–610 value added 605 25 150.50–168.50 $162.00 $980 -9.82
600–647 624 96 150.00–165.00 $160.12 $999 -0.53
658–675 value added 665 19 157.50–159.00 $158.36 $1,053 -9.39
650–696 674 56 140.00–155.25 $152.02 $1,025 -4.46
721 value added 721 6 157.00 $157.00 $1,132 —
705–747 731 79 140.00–154.50 $151.58 $1,108 -0.23
757 value added 757 17 151.75 $151.75 $1,149 +0.50
755–798 778 69 140.00–154.50 $144.65 $1,125 -2.12
816–827 value added 817 15 153.00–154.00 $153.13 $1,251 —
810–827 824 12 140.00–143.50 $142.34 $1,173 +4.57
870–890 881 11 134.00–147.00 $138.30 $1,218 +11.04
960–990 964 7 129.00–132.00 $131.56 $1,268 —
1070 1070 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,466 +17.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 175.00 $175.00 $508 —
375 375 1 179.00 $179.00 $671 —
425–445 435 2 170.00–177.50 $173.66 $755 +5.33
470–490 483 3 163.00–170.00 $167.63 $810 -8.37
570–590 575 8 150.00–158.00 $155.38 $893 -4.68
605–647 625 5 140.00–146.00 $144.35 $902 +2.31
655–662 660 3 140.00–144.00 $141.32 $933 -2.51
710–740 725 2 130.00–133.00 $131.53 $954 +8.46
780 780 5 122.00 $122.00 $952 -10.67
810 810 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,069 —
975 975 1 91.00 $91.00 $887 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 233 2 165.00 $165.00 $384 —
280 280 1 156.00 $156.00 $437 -3.00
325–335 329 6 153.00–163.00 $156.68 $515 +6.88
350–390 373 18 151.00–166.00 $161.05 $601 +2.40
400–428 fancy 420 10 163.00–165.00 $164.39 $690 —
412–445 434 35 148.00–161.00 $157.20 $682 -1.08
457–461 fancy 460 10 161.00–163.00 $162.30 $747 —
450–496 478 53 140.00–156.00 $148.76 $711 -9.14
502–516 value added 514 83 158.00–158.50 $158.05 $812 -2.83
505–545 522 96 140.00–156.00 $151.16 $789 +1.93
550–599 581 72 134.00–150.00 $142.89 $830 -5.57
571–590 value added 584 34 151.50–152.50 $151.64 $886 -6.66
600–645 616 91 130.00–144.75 $139.06 $857 -4.43
605–627 value added 616 23 146.00–148.50 $147.20 $907 —
650–697 676 76 131.00–144.00 $139.30 $942 -0.13
691 value added 691 72 147.80 $147.80 $1,021 —
718–720 value added 719 8 140.00–145.00 $142.50 $1,025 —
710–745 728 41 132.00–139.50 $136.14 $991 +1.52
750–785 765 18 133.00–143.00 $140.82 $1,077 +17.29
810–840 828 5 123.00–134.00 $131.26 $1,087 +5.38
852 value added 852 34 144.00 $144.00 $1,227 —
855–888 883 7 126.00–135.00 $133.76 $1,181 +6.22
967–980 971 3 120.00–128.00 $122.69 $1,191 —
1050–1070 1060 2 111.00–116.00 $113.48 $1,203 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 124.00 $124.00 $285 —
330 330 1 132.00 $132.00 $436 +2.00
350–390 375 4 140.00–145.00 $141.56 $531 -3.45
410–440 423 3 141.00–145.00 $143.28 $606 -0.10
505–527 519 4 133.00–135.50 $134.27 $697 -0.42
556–590 572 14 130.00–133.00 $131.52 $752 +0.80
600–625 613 2 111.00–115.00 $112.96 $692 -6.87
650–685 667 5 120.00–128.00 $123.20 $822 -1.80
700–745 736 5 116.00–121.00 $117.20 $863 +8.20
830 830 1 103.00 $103.00 $855 -7.00
875 875 1 97.00 $97.00 $849 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–380 365 6 170.00–180.00 $174.68 $638 +4.68
367 fancy 367 2 208.00 $208.00 $763 —
420 fancy 420 3 198.00 $198.00 $832 —
415–435 428 6 166.00–170.00 $169.32 $725 +5.76
470–487 482 15 164.00–179.00 $175.10 $844 -3.89
508 value added 508 3 174.00 $174.00 $884 —
505–545 519 4 157.00–171.00 $164.08 $852 -1.12
555–589 574 19 150.00–164.00 $156.87 $900 +3.90
605 value added 605 26 150.00 $150.00 $908 —
610–631 618 12 140.00–147.00 $142.90 $883 -6.17
662 value added 662 5 146.00 $146.00 $967 —
655–686 666 11 130.00–140.00 $132.69 $884 -2.31
710–747 724 20 124.00–135.00 $130.10 $942 -1.06
750–790 767 12 116.00–129.00 $125.22 $960 +2.25
805 805 1 110.00 $110.00 $886 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 144.00–150.00 $146.92 $416 -3.08
325–345 335 2 162.50–165.00 $163.71 $548 —
415–440 428 2 150.00 $150.00 $642 +5.69
475 475 1 160.00 $160.00 $760 +6.00
580 580 1 148.00 $148.00 $858 +20.00
605 605 1 126.00 $126.00 $762 -4.50
760 760 2 110.00 $110.00 $836 -7.50
905 905 1 100.00 $100.00 $905 +10.00
975 975 1 85.00 $85.00 $829 —
1030 1030 1 87.00 $87.00 $896 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1315 1204 80-85% 4 61.00–67.50 $63.96 $770 —
1110–1385 1236 80-85% 9 70.50–79.50 $74.57 $922 —
1280–1400 1334 80-85% 8 80.00–86.50 $82.92 $1,106 +21.82
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1495 1480 75-80% 2 81.50–84.00 $82.76 $1,225 —
1530 1530 75-80% 1 57.00 $57.00 $872 -23.00
1480–1625 1549 75-80% 4 73.50–76.50 $74.96 $1,161 -5.04
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1035 953 85-90% 4 50.00–53.00 $51.06 $487 —
900–1030 965 85-90% 2 67.50–70.50 $69.10 $667 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1575 1433 2 93.00–94.00 $93.45 $1,339 —
1460–1710 1598 4 101.00–110.00 $106.51 $1,702 —
1785–2010 1898 2 114.00–115.00 $114.47 $2,173 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 3 105.50 $105.50 $770 —
800 800 1 100.50 $100.50 $804 —
850 850 2 100.50 $100.50 $854 —
912 value added 912 44 112.00 $112.00 $1,021 —

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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.