Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 7, 2022

871 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.85/cwt +18.15 vs last sale · ≈ $982/hd at 618 lb · 205 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.11/cwt +8.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,319/hd at 897 lb · 63 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.24/cwt +1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 716 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 871 1,864 1,712
Feeder cattle 834 1,814 1,618
Slaughter cattle 36 50 94
Replacement cattle 1 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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
225 225 1 201.00 $201.00 $452 +13.00
367–397 380 7 200.00–214.00 $207.86 $790 +9.72
420 fancy 420 1 216.00 $216.00 $907 +13.00
438–445 441 7 202.00–213.00 $209.68 $925 +18.83
455–485 464 5 191.00–200.00 $196.24 $911 +12.82
500–547 526 25 180.00–190.00 $186.68 $982 +16.51
540 value added 540 8 193.00 $193.00 $1,042 +9.45
555–590 578 9 172.50–181.00 $175.88 $1,017 +7.39
613–642 626 20 160.00–170.00 $165.81 $1,038 +5.69
652–675 660 23 154.00–164.00 $159.69 $1,054 +7.67
703 value added 703 19 156.75 $156.75 $1,102 -0.25
701–745 723 32 140.00–155.50 $151.16 $1,093 -0.42
769 value added 769 10 150.00 $150.00 $1,154 -1.75
765–790 781 11 141.50–147.00 $143.63 $1,122 -1.02
801 value added 801 8 143.75 $143.75 $1,151 -9.38
801–825 808 6 139.00–143.50 $141.97 $1,147 -0.37
855–880 864 4 126.00–139.50 $135.52 $1,171 -2.78
899 value added 899 59 147.90 $147.90 $1,330 —
945 945 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,323 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 171.00 $171.00 $590 —
422 422 2 184.00 $184.00 $776 +10.34
465 465 1 180.00 $180.00 $837 +12.37
525–545 538 3 160.00–168.00 $164.29 $884 —
555–560 558 2 160.00–165.00 $162.51 $907 +7.13
605–635 625 6 140.00–146.00 $144.70 $904 +0.35
655 655 1 145.00 $145.00 $950 +3.68
700 700 1 131.00 $131.00 $917 -0.53
775–795 785 2 130.00–132.00 $130.99 $1,028 +8.99
820 820 1 110.00 $110.00 $902 -22.00
905 905 1 100.00 $100.00 $905 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,308 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 2 176.00 $176.00 $523 +20.00
300 fancy 300 4 180.00 $180.00 $540 —
320–345 334 6 150.00–166.00 $157.96 $528 +1.28
360–375 368 2 155.00–163.00 $158.92 $585 -2.13
378 fancy 378 4 171.00 $171.00 $646 —
405 fancy 405 3 170.00 $170.00 $688 +5.61
410–425 418 6 155.00–160.00 $155.82 $651 -1.38
457–497 472 44 150.00–160.00 $155.58 $734 +6.82
505–531 520 25 140.00–155.00 $149.61 $778 -1.55
550–565 558 3 130.00–140.00 $136.63 $762 -6.26
583 value added 583 3 150.00 $150.00 $874 -1.64
613–617 value added 615 162 160.20–162.75 $161.46 $993 +14.26
602–638 630 43 140.00–154.00 $149.03 $939 +9.97
652–677 671 12 140.00–142.00 $140.95 $946 +1.65
708–743 727 19 132.00–135.00 $133.76 $972 -2.38
765 765 1 129.00 $129.00 $987 -11.82
825 825 3 129.00 $129.00 $1,064 -2.26
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 151.00 $151.00 $362 +27.00
268 268 3 145.00 $145.00 $389 —
345 345 1 121.00 $121.00 $417 -11.00
385 385 1 120.00 $120.00 $462 -21.56
410 410 1 145.00 $145.00 $594 +1.72
470–495 478 3 142.00–145.00 $143.03 $684 —
520–545 533 2 130.00 $130.00 $693 -4.27
565–575 570 2 120.00 $120.00 $684 -11.52
605–615 610 2 130.00–135.00 $132.48 $808 +19.52
686 686 4 116.00 $116.00 $796 -7.20
730 730 1 121.00 $121.00 $883 +3.80
790 790 4 110.00 $110.00 $869 —
803 803 4 95.00 $95.00 $763 -8.00
880 880 1 109.00 $109.00 $959 +12.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 fancy 230 1 218.00 $218.00 $501 —
240–245 243 2 180.00–183.00 $181.52 $441 —
320 320 1 195.00 $195.00 $624 —
415–431 427 4 191.00–196.00 $192.21 $821 +22.89
450–466 462 6 189.00–191.00 $189.49 $875 +14.39
510–547 527 6 167.00–177.00 $172.31 $908 +8.23
567–597 586 7 144.00–155.00 $148.04 $868 -8.83
605–625 612 7 143.50–150.00 $146.40 $896 +3.50
656–695 670 3 131.00–141.00 $137.39 $921 +4.70
700–715 708 2 123.00–130.00 $126.54 $896 -3.56
750–765 755 3 125.00–134.00 $128.37 $969 +3.15
872 872 2 110.00 $110.00 $959 —
935 935 1 103.00 $103.00 $963 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 170.00 $170.00 $578 +6.29
420 420 2 160.00 $160.00 $672 +10.00
450 450 3 160.00–165.00 $162.00 $729 +2.00
775–790 786 6 113.00–119.00 $114.99 $904 +4.99

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1235 1122 80-85% 3 66.00–71.50 $68.50 $769 —
1105–1415 1242 80-85% 13 75.00–82.50 $78.65 $977 +4.08
1250–1397 1338 80-85% 5 84.00–85.75 $85.23 $1,140 +2.31
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1785 1604 75-80% 8 80.50–85.50 $82.83 $1,329 —
1675–1770 1723 75-80% 2 87.50–90.00 $88.72 $1,529 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 85-90% 1 50.50 $50.50 $452 —
960 960 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $768 +10.90
1020 1020 85-90% 1 73.00 $73.00 $745 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610–1850 1719 4 110.00–115.00 $113.07 $1,944 —
1870 1870 1 117.00 $117.00 $2,188 +2.53

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1555 1555 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 2 126.00 $126.00 $607 —
540 540 2 115.00–122.00 $118.50 $640 —
820 820 1 91.00 $91.00 $746 -9.50
899 value added 899 58 116.15 $116.15 $1,044 —

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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.