Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

481 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.35/cwt -1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 472 lb · 35 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $196.00/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 470 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.32/cwt -2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 524 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 481 2,146 1,188
Feeder cattle 439 2,034 1,137
Slaughter cattle 39 110 51
Replacement cattle 3 2 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Light supply of feeder classes with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test. There was moderate demand for feeder classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 206.00 $206.00 $649 -4.01
370–380 378 4 193.50–202.00 $197.22 $745 -1.66
425–433 431 6 190.00–202.00 $199.50 $860 +3.90
450–488 470 29 189.00–206.00 $196.00 $921 +6.49
525–546 541 8 166.00–175.00 $173.53 $939 -8.42
552–593 571 20 174.00–185.00 $180.02 $1,028 +9.78
600–645 624 16 158.00–169.50 $165.34 $1,032 +7.90
650–685 668 21 154.50–161.00 $156.70 $1,047 +0.95
700–730 712 24 140.00–154.00 $152.28 $1,084 -1.70
752–765 762 12 147.50–150.00 $148.12 $1,129 +5.99
825–842 834 4 137.00–139.50 $138.26 $1,153 -2.19
857–890 860 11 131.00–140.00 $139.15 $1,197 +5.15
965 965 3 131.50 $131.50 $1,269 +3.29
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 164.00 $164.00 $385 —
315–330 323 2 180.00–184.00 $181.95 $588 +1.95
375–390 381 4 180.00–183.00 $182.26 $694 -1.53
440 440 1 182.00 $182.00 $801 -0.23
455–475 465 2 186.00–188.00 $186.98 $869 +8.13
520–547 536 4 157.00–161.00 $159.54 $855 -4.46
575–595 585 2 158.00–159.00 $158.51 $927 -2.83
640–645 643 2 142.00–150.00 $146.02 $939 —
720 720 1 115.00 $115.00 $828 -27.11
760–795 778 2 128.00–130.00 $129.02 $1,004 -3.98
805 805 1 121.00 $121.00 $974 +13.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,591 —
1445 1445 1 79.50 $79.50 $1,149 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 159.00 $159.00 $382 +5.00
255–290 279 5 154.00–165.00 $158.79 $443 +6.39
310–340 324 5 158.00–164.00 $160.73 $521 -8.88
360–395 382 8 160.00–174.00 $167.51 $640 -7.34
410–445 421 12 160.00–170.00 $162.63 $685 -4.34
465 fancy 465 6 170.00 $170.00 $790 -3.69
451–489 474 29 154.00–169.00 $161.97 $768 -1.74
507–549 524 24 150.00–162.00 $156.32 $819 -0.74
562–585 568 16 140.00–155.00 $150.20 $853 -1.95
600–642 624 23 143.00–153.00 $149.66 $934 +2.30
660–695 675 12 137.00–140.00 $138.24 $933 -0.75
710–715 713 2 120.00–130.00 $125.02 $891 -10.11
850 850 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,020 -2.04
920 920 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,104 -3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 140.00 $140.00 $301 —
350–395 373 2 150.00–153.00 $151.59 $565 -5.82
470 470 1 151.00 $151.00 $710 +0.46
525 525 1 148.00 $148.00 $777 +2.76
550 550 1 120.00 $120.00 $660 -20.00
635 635 1 120.00 $120.00 $762 -7.14
660–685 673 2 120.00–123.00 $121.53 $818 -0.95
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535 1535 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,428 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 202.00 $202.00 $586 -1.00
375–385 379 4 196.00–202.00 $200.51 $760 +13.13
400–445 427 5 199.00–207.00 $201.29 $860 +12.92
478–480 479 8 188.00–190.00 $189.00 $905 +4.82
510 value added 510 1 180.00 $180.00 $918 —
522–526 525 6 156.00–167.00 $163.35 $858 -7.81
555–562 559 4 160.00–166.00 $161.49 $903 +3.46
615–640 634 8 156.00–162.00 $157.22 $997 +3.63
650 650 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,001 +5.82
700 700 3 125.00 $125.00 $875 -8.53
833 833 3 116.00 $116.00 $966 -3.33
897 897 2 111.00 $111.00 $996 -7.72
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 156.00 $156.00 $398 —
385 385 1 171.00 $171.00 $658 +2.00
468–495 474 5 171.50–175.00 $172.73 $819 +5.92
660 660 1 135.00 $135.00 $891 +5.00
847 847 2 105.00 $105.00 $889 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1375 1226 80-85% 11 73.00–80.50 $77.61 $951 —
1210–1385 1298 80-85% 2 70.00–70.50 $70.23 $912 —
1200–1448 1356 80-85% 5 82.00–83.00 $82.50 $1,119 +2.99
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1655 1545 75-80% 3 80.50–84.50 $82.43 $1,274 —
1510–1695 1603 75-80% 2 77.00–77.50 $77.24 $1,238 +2.55
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1050 920 85-90% 3 50.00–57.00 $54.09 $498 -19.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520 1520 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,444 —
1540–2095 1818 2 111.00–112.50 $111.64 $2,030 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
855 855 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 570.00 $570.00 —
1630 1630 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,280.00 $1,280.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 93.00 $93.00 $600 —

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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.