Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

2,207 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.84/cwt +8.03 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 626 lb · 172 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.63/cwt +9.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,126/hd at 778 lb · 158 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.03/cwt +4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 565 lb · 121 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,207 1,270 2,295
Feeder cattle 2,088 1,234 2,221
Slaughter cattle 111 33 66
Replacement cattle 8 3 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and preconditioned packages. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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
250 250 1 202.50 $202.50 $506 —
313–340 323 13 200.00–210.00 $202.97 $656 +4.19
350–390 368 17 191.00–209.00 $198.77 $731 +3.80
373 fancy 373 6 214.00 $214.00 $798 —
405–447 428 23 183.00–200.00 $191.98 $822 -1.30
435 fancy 435 1 207.50 $207.50 $903 +4.50
452–497 470 50 182.00–199.00 $190.64 $896 +8.50
466–491 fancy 479 6 203.00 $203.00 $972 —
500–542 523 37 176.00–191.00 $185.05 $968 +18.02
510–535 value added 524 30 193.00–203.50 $198.74 $1,041 +14.69
552–590 569 82 165.00–182.00 $176.32 $1,003 +11.55
551–588 value added 576 30 183.50–192.00 $185.48 $1,068 +12.37
605–618 value added 611 22 171.50–175.50 $173.41 $1,060 +2.28
607–646 626 95 154.00–169.50 $164.58 $1,030 +4.72
652 value added 652 5 163.00 $163.00 $1,063 +3.10
650–695 670 49 143.00–158.00 $150.86 $1,011 +4.50
709–718 value added 711 16 150.00–152.00 $151.37 $1,076 +0.17
700–742 714 23 133.00–146.00 $141.27 $1,009 -3.18
771 value added 771 67 150.00 $150.00 $1,156 —
754–798 784 91 130.00–143.50 $140.67 $1,103 +5.18
800–815 804 15 132.00–140.00 $137.26 $1,104 +2.02
840 value added 840 64 152.25 $152.25 $1,279 —
866–883 878 23 127.00–133.50 $130.46 $1,145 -1.46
925–947 943 17 121.00–126.00 $125.30 $1,182 —
1005 1005 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,266 +15.51
1052–1060 1053 7 122.50–123.00 $122.57 $1,291 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 170.00 $170.00 $586 —
396 396 3 180.00 $180.00 $713 +0.91
440 440 1 173.00 $173.00 $761 —
462–492 473 14 179.00–181.00 $179.73 $850 +8.31
510–522 519 5 169.00–172.00 $169.99 $882 +17.93
555–595 578 5 161.00–164.00 $162.78 $941 +9.77
620 620 1 148.00 $148.00 $918 +3.56
650–685 676 6 140.00–145.00 $141.49 $956 -1.51
703–725 708 9 130.00 $130.00 $920 +1.53
770–795 784 7 120.00–123.00 $121.71 $954 —
803–820 806 6 125.00–126.00 $125.17 $1,009 +10.51
865 865 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,038 —
970–995 983 2 111.00–114.00 $112.48 $1,106 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 172.00 $172.00 $482 —
320–348 336 8 160.00–171.00 $164.03 $551 +12.52
365 fancy 365 1 183.00 $183.00 $668 +5.00
350–398 382 34 164.00–180.00 $174.47 $666 +5.42
400–448 428 68 160.00–175.00 $171.31 $733 +4.07
450–495 476 67 154.00–171.00 $159.96 $761 -2.62
480–485 fancy 483 5 173.00–178.00 $175.20 $846 —
502–547 527 68 140.00–155.50 $150.63 $794 -4.33
559–560 value added 559 31 155.00–156.00 $155.26 $868 +2.26
550–598 567 90 139.00–154.00 $149.57 $848 +3.73
600–646 621 69 130.00–146.00 $139.11 $864 +0.66
601–635 value added 630 103 148.00–154.50 $153.69 $968 +9.95
673 value added 673 5 142.00 $142.00 $956 —
655–695 683 32 124.00–138.00 $134.49 $919 -1.12
702–745 721 86 120.00–133.00 $130.38 $940 +1.39
700–729 value added 728 35 134.00–138.00 $134.11 $976 —
752–790 767 22 120.00–125.50 $125.04 $959 -2.96
812 812 15 118.00 $118.00 $958 -8.66
855–890 878 16 120.00–124.00 $121.28 $1,065 +8.81
900–920 907 3 110.00–115.00 $113.31 $1,028 +8.31
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 292 3 140.00 $140.00 $409 +8.00
320–345 326 4 150.00–155.00 $151.81 $495 +4.89
350–395 375 3 148.00–155.00 $150.99 $566 -3.04
409–440 412 9 151.00–158.00 $157.17 $648 +4.57
467–497 482 4 150.00–157.00 $153.61 $740 +4.21
560–587 575 4 130.00–134.00 $132.04 $759 +0.23
615 615 2 125.00 $125.00 $769 —
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 -2.41
753 753 3 91.00 $91.00 $685 -19.00
810 810 2 105.00–106.00 $105.50 $855 -2.50
905 905 1 91.00 $91.00 $824 ±0.00
975 975 2 96.00 $96.00 $936 —
1045 1045 1 94.00 $94.00 $982 —
1077 1077 2 90.00 $90.00 $969 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 180.00 $180.00 $432 —
290 290 1 182.00 $182.00 $528 -7.73
305–345 325 2 190.00–200.00 $195.31 $635 +15.31
360–385 370 9 185.00–200.00 $192.86 $714 +9.47
390 fancy 390 2 210.00 $210.00 $819 +9.00
417–442 431 11 190.00–200.00 $194.82 $840 +17.70
450–496 485 14 179.00–192.00 $180.44 $875 +6.43
490 fancy 490 6 200.00 $200.00 $980 —
500–535 511 15 160.00–178.00 $167.04 $854 +12.06
555–595 584 41 150.00–163.00 $159.77 $933 +10.51
600–641 612 17 144.00–159.00 $148.96 $912 +3.82
650–698 675 13 135.00–145.00 $140.78 $950 +1.26
700–745 723 6 121.00–134.00 $128.71 $931 +1.75
760–777 771 3 116.00–131.00 $120.93 $932 -2.72
845 845 1 118.00 $118.00 $997 -0.50
870 870 1 102.00 $102.00 $887 -8.00
905 905 2 107.00 $107.00 $968 —
970 970 1 102.00 $102.00 $989 —
1005 1005 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 333 4 170.00–180.00 $175.44 $584 +25.44
370 370 1 173.00 $173.00 $640 +2.23
430 430 2 175.00 $175.00 $752 +8.00
470–495 487 3 170.00–176.00 $174.07 $848 +10.65
525 525 1 152.00 $152.00 $798 +10.77
690 690 1 130.00 $130.00 $897 +4.00
725 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 +12.00
820 820 1 99.00 $99.00 $812 —
985 985 1 99.00 $99.00 $975 —
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
1060–1245 1173 80-85% 5 73.50–76.50 $75.26 $883 +4.57
925–1380 1196 80-85% 24 80.00–90.00 $85.18 $1,019 —
1290–1380 1343 80-85% 14 91.00–100.00 $94.51 $1,269 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–872 865 85-90% 3 65.00 $65.00 $562 —
775–960 893 85-90% 6 71.00–78.50 $76.05 $679 —
730–996 940 85-90% 6 80.00–83.00 $81.94 $770 +16.94
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 75-80% 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,499 —
1535–1560 1548 75-80% 2 84.00–86.00 $84.99 $1,316 -5.97
1915 1915 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,417 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1665 1487 3 104.00–107.00 $105.18 $1,564 -8.28
1215–2310 1788 4 110.00–120.00 $115.17 $2,059 —
1500–2035 1788 4 122.00–130.00 $126.37 $2,259 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 3 131.00 $131.00 $548 —
455 455 1 131.50 $131.50 $598 —
605 605 1 100.00 $100.00 $605 -10.00

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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.