Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 14, 2022

1,270 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.62/cwt +0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 621 lb · 84 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.02/cwt +1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 525 lb · 76 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.22/cwt -2.17 vs last sale · ≈ $838/hd at 573 lb · 76 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,270	1,556	1,837
Feeder cattle	1,234	1,486	1,782
Slaughter cattle	33	70	51
Replacement cattle	3	—	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325 fancy	325	1	210.00	$210.00	$682	—
300–345	329	6	190.00–205.00	$198.78	$654	-1.34
380–385	383	3	192.00–201.00	$194.97	$747	-7.94
401–445	418	23	185.00–200.00	$193.28	$808	-0.90
412–432 fancy	422	4	203.00	$203.00	$857	-12.84
461–498	481	50	175.00–190.00	$182.14	$876	-3.07
500–545	526	25	160.00–176.00	$167.03	$879	-9.02
510–546 value added	537	8	179.00–185.00	$184.05	$988	-6.95
560–595	576	23	154.00–168.00	$164.77	$949	-6.29
555–599 value added	581	23	170.00–174.50	$173.11	$1,006	-10.15
603–623 value added	614	28	170.50–172.00	$171.13	$1,051	-1.07
605–646	625	56	150.00–166.00	$159.86	$999	-1.31
657–673 value added	666	22	159.00–161.00	$159.90	$1,065	—
650–692	679	22	140.00–153.00	$146.36	$994	-8.68
725–735 value added	727	5	150.00–151.50	$151.20	$1,099	—
700–748	729	35	133.00–149.00	$144.45	$1,053	-1.52
750–797	781	24	130.00–140.00	$135.49	$1,058	-6.38
800–835	813	28	130.00–141.00	$135.24	$1,100	+4.02
860–886	866	17	128.00–134.00	$131.92	$1,142	-5.57
960	960	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,075	-8.87
1000–1025	1013	2	110.00–111.00	$110.49	$1,119	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	181.00	$181.00	$443	—
305	305	1	180.00	$180.00	$549	-1.00
383–390	384	11	179.00–180.00	$179.09	$688	-0.91
402–405	404	4	175.00–182.00	$178.01	$719	-8.34
455–497	484	7	169.00–175.00	$171.42	$830	-4.09
505–535	520	2	150.00–154.00	$152.06	$791	-12.75
550–575	565	3	151.00–155.00	$153.01	$865	-7.74
620–647	642	5	140.00–145.50	$144.44	$927	-1.15
650	650	1	143.00	$143.00	$930	—
700–730	715	2	127.00–130.00	$128.47	$919	—
810–830	817	3	111.00–119.00	$114.66	$937	—
900	900	1	101.00	$101.00	$909	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110	1110	1	83.00	$83.00	$921	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	164.00	$164.00	$394	-16.00
307–340	323	11	149.00–161.00	$151.51	$489	-2.61
366 fancy	366	6	178.00	$178.00	$651	—
360–395	376	17	160.00–175.00	$169.05	$636	-1.38
400–447	425	58	160.00–172.00	$167.24	$711	+0.21
452–498	469	53	154.00–168.00	$162.58	$763	+3.84
513 value added	513	13	167.00	$167.00	$857	—
500–548	527	63	145.00–161.00	$154.96	$817	-0.86
572 value added	572	4	153.00	$153.00	$875	-2.00
550–598	573	72	135.00–151.00	$145.84	$836	-1.30
600–647	623	52	130.00–142.00	$138.45	$863	-2.43
605–631 value added	627	18	143.50–145.00	$143.74	$901	-9.26
650–691	674	47	130.00–142.00	$135.61	$914	+1.46
732–740	737	5	127.00–132.00	$128.99	$951	-2.81
755–785	766	17	121.00–133.00	$128.00	$980	+5.36
800–805	801	9	120.00–128.00	$126.66	$1,015	+6.66
850–872	861	4	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$968	+1.47
905	905	1	105.00	$105.00	$950	-13.10

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	150.00	$150.00	$308	—
295	295	1	132.00	$132.00	$389	—
320–332	327	4	142.50–150.00	$146.92	$480	—
375–395	385	2	153.00–155.00	$154.03	$593	+5.95
415–435	424	5	150.00–155.00	$152.60	$647	+0.48
485–495	489	5	148.00–150.00	$149.40	$731	+5.56
500–540	518	4	134.00–140.00	$137.32	$711	-6.38
555–585	570	3	130.00–133.00	$131.81	$751	-0.16
660–669	668	10	122.00–128.50	$127.41	$851	+4.90
745	745	2	110.00–118.00	$114.00	$849	-6.00
755	755	1	110.00	$110.00	$830	—
815	815	1	108.00	$108.00	$880	—
885	885	1	92.00	$92.00	$814	-11.34
940	940	1	91.00	$91.00	$855	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	2	185.00–195.00	$189.73	$531	—
328–335	329	7	180.00	$180.00	$592	-16.34
350–380	362	7	174.00–190.00	$183.39	$664	-14.11
388 fancy	388	6	201.00	$201.00	$780	—
412–445	426	5	173.00–181.00	$177.12	$755	+3.50
468–482	476	14	169.00–185.00	$174.01	$828	-9.70
513–545	518	9	150.00–160.00	$154.98	$803	-12.15
555–577	567	19	140.00–155.00	$149.26	$846	-5.45
605–635	622	14	141.00–151.00	$145.14	$903	+2.56
650–685	665	13	136.00–142.00	$139.52	$928	+2.02
705–740	723	4	121.00–135.00	$126.96	$918	-4.23
750–775	767	3	123.00–125.00	$123.65	$948	+1.32
815	815	2	117.00–120.00	$118.50	$966	+3.50
885	885	1	110.00	$110.00	$974	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
257	257	2	170.00	$170.00	$437	—
330	330	1	150.00	$150.00	$495	-26.25
355–373	362	8	170.00–172.00	$170.77	$618	-3.71
421	421	4	167.00	$167.00	$703	—
452–470	458	5	160.00–169.00	$163.42	$748	+1.72
520–531	528	4	140.00–145.00	$141.23	$746	—
550	550	1	140.00	$140.00	$770	-3.80
645	645	1	125.00	$125.00	$806	—
695	695	1	126.00	$126.00	$876	-2.00
735	735	1	118.00	$118.00	$867	±0.00
890	890	1	108.00	$108.00	$961	+4.00
1025	1025	1	86.00	$86.00	$882	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1285	1160	80-85%	3	69.00–74.50	$70.69	$820	—
1080–1400	1240	80-85%	10	78.00–84.50	$80.29	$996	+6.05
1135–1430	1275	80-85%	3	87.00–91.00	$88.52	$1,129	+8.47

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–920	840	85-90%	2	80.00–84.00	$81.81	$687	+27.87
880–930	905	85-90%	2	65.00	$65.00	$588	—
950–985	973	85-90%	3	70.00–75.00	$72.53	$706	-2.58

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1585	1518	75-80%	2	90.00–92.00	$90.96	$1,381	—
1455–1760	1562	75-80%	3	79.00–84.50	$82.64	$1,291	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290	1290	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,316	—
1325–1690	1477	3	112.00–115.00	$113.46	$1,676	-1.28
1515–1885	1700	3	119.00–125.00	$121.12	$2,059	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	1	110.00	$110.00	$698	—

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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.