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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 7, 2022

1,556 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.03/cwt +4.40 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 425 lb · 103 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.82/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 523 lb · 100 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.04/cwt -1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 677 lb · 95 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,556 481 2,520
Feeder cattle 1,486 439 2,431
Slaughter cattle 70 39 89
Replacement cattle — 3 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was 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
285 285 1 202.00 $202.00 $576 —
300–347 332 5 191.00–210.00 $200.12 $664 -5.88
377 fancy 377 9 211.00 $211.00 $795 —
355–395 387 11 190.00–208.00 $202.91 $785 +5.69
400–431 416 12 190.00–202.00 $194.18 $808 -5.32
435–443 fancy 439 9 211.00–222.00 $215.84 $948 —
455 fancy 455 7 210.00 $210.00 $956 —
450–498 482 31 180.00–197.00 $185.21 $893 -10.79
530–534 value added 533 7 191.00 $191.00 $1,018 —
503–547 535 22 170.00–184.00 $176.05 $942 +2.52
555–599 570 44 163.00–178.50 $171.06 $975 -8.96
572–583 value added 574 25 182.00–183.50 $183.26 $1,052 —
610–615 value added 613 10 172.00–172.50 $172.20 $1,056 —
600–642 618 37 155.00–166.00 $161.17 $996 -4.17
651–698 677 95 148.00–160.00 $155.04 $1,050 -1.66
706–745 713 28 132.00–148.00 $145.97 $1,041 -6.31
750–780 761 9 132.00–146.00 $141.87 $1,080 -6.25
760–761 value added 761 36 148.50–150.00 $148.58 $1,131 —
804–820 value added 812 45 139.00–142.25 $140.68 $1,142 —
805–846 826 20 130.00–135.50 $131.22 $1,084 -7.04
885–890 886 4 130.00–140.00 $137.49 $1,218 -1.66
907–932 920 9 125.00–127.00 $125.89 $1,158 —
955–960 959 8 120.00–127.00 $120.87 $1,159 -10.63
1065–1077 1073 3 117.00–121.00 $118.32 $1,270 —
1157 1157 2 113.00 $113.00 $1,307 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–332 331 3 180.00–183.00 $181.00 $599 -0.95
380 380 1 180.00 $180.00 $684 -2.26
405–420 415 3 185.00–187.00 $186.35 $773 +4.35
450–470 461 6 175.00–178.00 $175.51 $809 -11.47
505–540 523 6 160.00–166.00 $164.81 $862 +5.27
570–585 581 8 160.00–161.00 $160.75 $934 +2.24
616–637 624 5 145.00–146.00 $145.59 $908 -0.43
685–691 690 4 143.00–145.00 $143.50 $990 —
760 760 1 128.00 $128.00 $973 -1.02
885 885 1 100.00 $100.00 $885 —
1000–1025 1013 2 111.00–112.00 $111.49 $1,129 —
1060 1060 1 105.50 $105.50 $1,118 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 180.00 $180.00 $423 +21.00
260–275 264 5 150.00–163.00 $159.89 $422 +1.10
300–325 fancy 313 2 170.00–176.00 $173.12 $542 —
320–337 327 5 150.00–160.00 $154.12 $504 -6.61
350–397 381 32 165.00–175.50 $170.43 $649 +2.92
400–445 425 103 158.00–174.00 $167.03 $710 +4.40
450–498 474 42 151.00–166.00 $158.74 $752 -3.23
500–548 523 100 149.00–160.00 $155.82 $815 -0.50
572 value added 572 7 155.00 $155.00 $887 —
550–595 573 37 140.00–151.00 $147.14 $843 -3.06
612 value added 612 6 153.00 $153.00 $936 —
600–647 622 69 131.00–146.00 $140.88 $876 -8.78
650–688 678 50 130.00–140.00 $134.15 $910 -4.09
700–740 716 38 126.00–135.00 $131.80 $944 +6.78
727 value added 727 30 136.00 $136.00 $989 —
750–798 775 17 120.00–125.00 $122.64 $950 —
800–815 811 9 119.00–122.00 $120.00 $973 —
873 873 5 111.00 $111.00 $969 -9.00
900–925 913 2 111.00–125.00 $118.10 $1,078 -1.90
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 2 145.00–151.00 $148.08 $548 -3.51
407–435 411 7 150.00–152.50 $152.12 $625 —
465–495 483 5 140.00–147.00 $143.84 $695 -7.16
510–535 519 4 140.00–146.00 $143.70 $746 -4.30
562–585 571 15 130.00–135.00 $131.97 $754 +11.97
627–640 635 5 120.00–125.00 $121.98 $775 +1.98
665–675 671 8 120.00–125.00 $122.51 $822 +0.98
735–748 745 4 120.00 $120.00 $894 —
865–875 868 3 100.00–106.00 $103.34 $897 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 181.00 $181.00 $371 —
310–340 325 2 193.00–200.00 $196.34 $638 —
390 390 1 197.50 $197.50 $770 -3.01
418 fancy 418 4 205.00 $205.00 $857 —
425–442 434 5 164.00–178.00 $173.62 $754 -27.67
465 fancy 465 2 195.00 $195.00 $907 —
465–473 471 10 179.00–185.00 $183.71 $865 -5.29
500–535 523 3 161.00–171.00 $167.13 $874 +3.78
550–555 value added 553 2 163.00–167.50 $165.24 $914 —
550–597 566 13 145.00–161.00 $154.71 $876 -6.78
612–640 626 32 130.00–145.00 $142.58 $893 -14.64
651–695 670 10 130.00–141.00 $137.50 $921 -16.50
715–735 724 5 130.00–136.00 $131.19 $950 +6.19
765–773 770 6 122.00–123.00 $122.33 $942 —
801 801 3 115.00 $115.00 $921 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–316 316 4 175.00–180.00 $176.25 $557 —
355–385 364 10 171.00–175.00 $174.48 $635 +3.48
475–490 480 3 160.00–165.00 $161.70 $776 -11.03
578–580 578 5 143.50–145.00 $143.80 $831 —
683 683 3 128.00 $128.00 $874 -7.00
725 725 1 118.00 $118.00 $856 —
760 760 1 110.00 $110.00 $836 —
810–835 823 2 107.00–110.00 $108.48 $893 +3.48
880 880 1 104.00 $104.00 $915 —
900 900 1 100.00 $100.00 $900 —
1060 1060 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,007 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1368 1241 80-85% 6 72.00–76.00 $74.24 $921 -3.37
1070–1445 1275 80-85% 19 78.00–82.50 $80.05 $1,021 +9.82
1165–1400 1329 80-85% 6 83.00–86.00 $83.85 $1,114 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1640 1604 75-80% 5 81.50–83.50 $82.11 $1,317 +4.87
1652 1652 75-80% 9 86.25 $86.25 $1,425 —
1645–1910 1753 75-80% 3 73.00–75.00 $74.20 $1,301 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–855 838 85-90% 2 51.00–57.00 $53.94 $452 —
900–1000 950 85-90% 2 73.00–77.00 $75.11 $714 —
1020 1020 85-90% 1 79.00 $79.00 $806 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1740 1485 2 108.00–119.50 $114.74 $1,704 —
1755–2075 1895 6 120.50–126.00 $123.36 $2,338 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 130.00 $130.00 $507 —
500 500 1 133.00 $133.00 $665 —
553–565 556 9 123.00–134.50 $132.01 $734 —
655–695 666 17 114.00–131.00 $129.09 $860 —
819 819 10 121.25 $121.25 $993 —
980 980 15 110.25 $110.25 $1,080 —

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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.