Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 14, 2022

1,811 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.80/cwt +12.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,272/hd at 816 lb · 194 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.03/cwt +2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,034/hd at 581 lb · 137 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.18/cwt +9.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,025/hd at 716 lb · 110 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,811 871 0
Feeder cattle 1,746 834 0
Slaughter cattle 65 36 0
Replacement cattle — 1 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 342 3 200.00–217.00 $209.00 $715 —
385–390 387 5 190.00–209.00 $197.83 $766 -10.03
405–425 413 3 193.00–206.00 $199.65 $825 -10.03
430 fancy 430 6 217.00 $217.00 $933 +1.00
450–495 fancy 456 7 201.00–210.00 $207.49 $946 —
450–499 480 36 180.00–196.00 $186.57 $896 -9.67
500–547 520 35 170.00–185.00 $178.48 $928 -8.20
510–547 value added 533 30 189.00–200.00 $193.80 $1,033 +0.80
550–555 value added 553 9 187.00–191.00 $189.56 $1,048 —
552–599 583 128 171.00–185.00 $177.22 $1,033 +1.34
604–628 value added 614 20 171.00–173.50 $171.99 $1,056 —
600–647 624 33 155.00–167.50 $159.31 $994 -6.50
651–696 678 56 154.00–164.50 $161.69 $1,096 +2.00
700–739 716 59 152.00–162.50 $158.90 $1,138 +7.74
753–796 773 25 143.00–154.00 $150.23 $1,161 +6.60
806–833 value added 816 167 156.50–159.70 $157.78 $1,287 +14.03
800–843 818 27 136.00–147.00 $143.58 $1,174 +1.61
870–880 875 2 139.00–140.00 $139.50 $1,221 +3.98
965 965 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,245 —
1026–1037 1029 7 129.00–133.00 $131.85 $1,357 —
1180 1180 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,605 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 183.00 $183.00 $613 +12.00
360–390 384 5 179.00–180.00 $179.81 $690 —
420 420 1 180.00 $180.00 $756 -4.00
490–495 493 2 178.00–179.00 $178.50 $880 -1.50
525 525 1 165.00 $165.00 $866 +0.71
566–596 589 13 165.00–168.00 $165.67 $976 +3.16
615 615 1 162.00 $162.00 $996 +17.30
650–693 682 4 149.50–150.00 $149.62 $1,020 +4.62
720–735 725 3 135.00–143.00 $140.30 $1,017 +9.30
770–780 778 4 131.00–135.00 $131.99 $1,027 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 165.00 $165.00 $404 —
305–345 332 6 155.00–171.00 $162.77 $540 +4.81
345–346 fancy 346 5 176.00–177.50 $176.90 $612 —
355–395 378 18 160.00–174.00 $168.76 $638 +9.84
400–445 425 37 160.50–172.50 $167.15 $710 +11.33
440 fancy 440 1 180.00 $180.00 $792 +10.00
451 fancy 451 7 178.00 $178.00 $803 —
456–495 485 75 150.00–167.00 $162.30 $787 +6.72
522 value added 522 7 160.00 $160.00 $835 —
500–548 523 54 141.00–157.00 $153.55 $803 +3.94
560 value added 560 9 159.00–159.50 $159.33 $892 +9.33
550–596 579 99 140.00–156.00 $150.99 $874 +14.36
616 value added 616 36 156.00 $156.00 $961 -5.46
600–645 626 44 139.00–154.00 $149.15 $934 +0.12
658–680 value added 669 32 151.00–154.00 $153.19 $1,025 —
655–698 691 76 134.00–148.75 $146.07 $1,009 +5.12
708 value added 708 20 149.50 $149.50 $1,058 —
700–735 718 90 134.00–145.00 $141.77 $1,018 +8.01
750–787 773 9 125.50–135.00 $129.20 $999 +0.20
805–822 809 9 120.00–132.50 $128.17 $1,037 -0.83
859 859 14 127.00 $127.00 $1,091 —
905–932 923 3 114.00–128.00 $118.58 $1,094 —
990 990 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,218 —
1009 1009 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,211 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 145.00 $145.00 $355 -6.00
285 285 1 150.00 $150.00 $428 +5.00
335–345 339 4 146.00–150.00 $147.75 $501 +26.75
351–355 352 4 152.00–158.00 $156.49 $551 +36.49
400–445 417 3 150.00–151.00 $150.32 $627 +5.32
472–490 477 4 140.00–142.00 $140.75 $671 -2.28
505–545 525 2 136.00–141.00 $138.60 $728 +8.60
552–560 554 6 135.00–140.00 $138.32 $766 +18.32
610–626 620 14 133.00–136.00 $134.21 $832 +1.73
665–685 674 5 120.00–124.00 $121.99 $822 +5.99
720–745 739 4 130.00 $130.00 $961 +9.00
780 780 1 117.00 $117.00 $913 +7.00
1090 1090 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,101 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 110.00 $110.00 $578 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 355 2 200.00–204.00 $201.97 $717 —
405–442 421 9 191.00–205.00 $198.95 $838 +6.74
455–495 477 13 180.00–194.00 $184.57 $880 -4.92
512 fancy 512 2 186.00 $186.00 $952 —
501–540 516 16 165.00–176.00 $171.90 $887 -0.41
550–595 567 33 161.00–170.00 $164.72 $934 +16.68
600–615 607 3 140.00–150.00 $145.96 $886 -0.44
650–677 666 24 140.00–155.00 $148.18 $987 +10.79
710–742 725 8 135.00–144.00 $139.87 $1,014 +13.33
770–790 779 5 121.00–125.00 $122.78 $956 -5.59
800–821 810 10 125.00–127.00 $126.00 $1,021 —
850–871 867 5 116.00–121.00 $116.98 $1,014 +6.98
920 920 1 107.00 $107.00 $984 +4.00
970 970 1 101.00 $101.00 $980 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 185.00 $185.00 $703 —
405–440 423 2 170.00–173.00 $171.56 $726 +11.56
492 492 2 174.00 $174.00 $856 —
530 530 1 161.00 $161.00 $853 —
575 575 1 144.00 $144.00 $828 —
600 600 1 130.00 $130.00 $780 —
685 685 1 138.00 $138.00 $945 —
775 775 1 115.00 $115.00 $891 +0.01
802–815 806 3 115.00–117.50 $116.66 $940 —
880 880 1 99.00 $99.00 $871 —
1095 1095 1 90.00 $90.00 $986 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1150 1135 80-85% 2 61.50–68.50 $65.05 $738 -3.45
1050–1365 1177 80-85% 18 70.00–79.00 $76.28 $898 —
1110–1407 1323 80-85% 5 81.00–84.00 $82.35 $1,089 -2.88
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1720 1575 75-80% 7 74.00–82.00 $78.69 $1,239 —
1695–1735 1715 75-80% 2 83.00–91.00 $87.05 $1,493 -1.67
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
676 676 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $406 —
1000 1000 85-90% 1 75.00 $75.00 $750 +2.00
1025 1025 85-90% 1 76.50 $76.50 $784 +3.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1185 1147 3 92.50–98.50 $95.07 $1,090 —
1430–2245 1706 8 100.00–107.00 $104.42 $1,781 -8.65
1475–2050 1826 5 109.00–115.50 $111.99 $2,045 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 2 130.00 $130.00 $670 +11.50
725–732 731 8 109.00–117.00 $116.01 $848 —

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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.