Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

2,028 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.75/cwt +12.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,020/hd at 710 lb · 169 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.78/cwt -1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $858/hd at 573 lb · 127 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.81/cwt +2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 522 lb · 120 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,028	2,207	1,390
Feeder cattle	1,938	2,088	1,339
Slaughter cattle	89	111	46
Replacement cattle	1	8	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	200.00	$200.00	$580	—
312 fancy	312	2	210.00	$210.00	$655	—
305–340	327	7	190.00–201.00	$195.83	$640	-7.14
355–395	378	11	190.00–208.00	$200.22	$757	+1.45
405–439	424	31	187.00–205.00	$196.95	$835	+4.97
430 fancy	430	5	221.00	$221.00	$950	+13.50
470–498	489	13	184.00–200.00	$191.74	$938	+1.10
500–537 value added	521	23	191.50–203.00	$194.60	$1,014	-4.14
515–546	531	46	170.00–186.00	$178.38	$947	-6.67
567–578 value added	575	8	182.00–183.00	$182.25	$1,048	-3.23
550–597	576	76	164.50–179.00	$173.43	$999	-2.89
600–628 value added	611	22	173.00–178.50	$175.71	$1,074	+2.30
600–647	621	72	158.00–172.00	$167.94	$1,043	+3.36
650–664 value added	661	32	164.50–169.25	$165.67	$1,095	+2.67
650–697	675	47	146.00–161.50	$155.02	$1,046	+4.16
700–710 value added	708	10	152.00–154.00	$153.60	$1,087	+2.23
712–737	723	16	134.00–149.00	$141.94	$1,026	+0.67
758 value added	758	50	154.10	$154.10	$1,168	+4.10
751–780	767	27	135.00–149.00	$145.35	$1,115	+4.68
808–845	823	22	131.00–140.00	$138.38	$1,139	+1.12
855–884	877	14	125.00–138.00	$132.09	$1,158	+1.63
907–925	912	8	119.00–132.50	$129.60	$1,182	+4.30

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–318	315	4	172.00–176.00	$175.03	$551	+5.03
380	380	2	188.00	$188.00	$714	+8.00
410–445	439	14	180.00–185.00	$183.52	$806	+10.52
455–496	484	13	173.00–180.00	$176.93	$856	-2.80
512–545	521	4	164.00–168.00	$166.21	$866	-3.78
550–590	577	14	160.00–164.00	$160.36	$925	-2.42
615	615	2	149.00–150.00	$149.50	$919	+1.50
650–670	657	3	142.00–147.00	$143.70	$944	+2.21
700–725	708	5	130.00–131.00	$130.20	$922	+0.20
780	780	1	121.00	$121.00	$944	-0.71
805–815	810	2	125.00–128.00	$126.49	$1,025	+1.32
860	860	1	110.00	$110.00	$946	-10.00
915–920	918	2	105.00–112.00	$108.49	$996	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
618	618	23	143.00	$143.00	$884	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140	1140	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,265	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
286	286	4	177.00	$177.00	$506	+5.00
300–335	317	17	163.00–175.00	$170.62	$541	+6.59
352–386 fancy	358	9	182.00–190.00	$184.67	$661	+1.67
350–398	374	23	171.00–180.00	$177.01	$662	+2.54
400–445	421	54	160.00–176.00	$172.09	$724	+0.78
453–492 fancy	464	7	174.00–178.00	$175.21	$813	+0.01
450–497	473	70	157.00–172.00	$164.02	$776	+4.06
500–545	519	92	140.00–156.50	$151.06	$784	+0.43
520–541 value added	533	28	157.00–160.00	$158.54	$845	—
557 value added	557	8	157.50	$157.50	$877	+2.24
551–595	574	119	140.00–153.00	$149.26	$857	-0.31
600 value added	600	1	149.00	$149.00	$894	-4.69
600–647	627	70	130.00–142.00	$135.67	$851	-3.44
650–697	679	59	130.00–139.00	$134.87	$916	+0.38
704–715 value added	709	145	145.00–145.90	$145.45	$1,031	+11.34
701–718	714	24	132.50–135.00	$133.49	$953	+3.11
780 value added	780	69	135.00	$135.00	$1,053	—
771–795	784	18	124.00–133.50	$129.04	$1,012	+4.00
805–815	808	3	116.00–132.50	$126.95	$1,026	+8.95

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	158.00	$158.00	$387	—
255–280	268	2	150.00–151.00	$150.52	$403	+10.52
375–383	380	5	160.00–167.00	$164.24	$624	+13.25
417–445	426	3	156.00–160.00	$157.39	$670	+0.22
450–495	476	13	151.00–157.00	$154.29	$734	+0.68
560–585	573	2	134.00–140.00	$136.93	$785	+4.89
655–685	660	7	119.00–125.00	$121.00	$799	-4.00
710–735	727	3	112.00	$112.00	$814	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	338	3	180.00–186.00	$182.04	$615	-13.27
353–385	366	6	180.00–190.00	$183.05	$670	-9.81
400–448	419	13	180.00–191.00	$187.85	$787	-6.97
460–498	482	20	170.00–184.00	$176.91	$853	-3.53
510 value added	510	6	174.00	$174.00	$887	—
500–545	524	14	150.00–166.00	$159.48	$836	-7.56
550–590	567	17	153.00–168.00	$162.36	$921	+2.59
600–630	613	7	145.00–160.00	$153.25	$939	+4.29
667–682	677	10	129.00–141.00	$135.68	$919	-5.10
730	730	2	130.00–137.00	$133.50	$975	+4.79
755–797	790	11	120.00–131.00	$124.74	$985	+3.81
805	805	2	120.00	$120.00	$966	—
860–865	863	2	109.00–116.00	$112.49	$971	+10.49
980	980	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,029	+3.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	177.50	$177.50	$630	+4.50
420–440	434	5	171.00–175.00	$173.02	$751	-1.98
470–490	480	10	160.00–168.00	$162.64	$781	-11.43
562	562	2	145.00	$145.00	$815	—
635	635	1	140.00	$140.00	$889	—
665	665	1	132.00	$132.00	$878	+2.00
745	745	2	116.00	$116.00	$864	-14.00
895	895	1	101.00	$101.00	$904	—
952	952	2	94.00	$94.00	$895	-5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1220	1148	80-85%	5	77.00–82.00	$79.24	$910	—
1005–1450	1215	80-85%	11	86.00–93.50	$89.85	$1,092	—
1050–1385	1274	80-85%	15	94.50–102.00	$96.42	$1,228	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1020	930	85-90%	3	62.50–69.00	$66.94	$623	-15.00
790–1000	949	85-90%	7	71.00–75.00	$72.66	$690	-9.28
970–985	980	85-90%	3	84.00–91.00	$88.69	$869	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460	1460	75-80%	1	93.50	$93.50	$1,365	-9.50
1695–1720	1708	75-80%	2	85.00–89.00	$87.01	$1,486	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1725	1417	3	108.00–110.00	$109.19	$1,547	—
1385–2090	1729	4	114.00–121.50	$118.34	$2,046	—
1680–1995	1826	5	124.00–128.00	$126.88	$2,317	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
151–182	167	12	141.00–147.00	$144.28	$241	—
230	230	1	143.00	$143.00	$329	—
275	275	1	136.00	$136.00	$374	—
437	437	2	140.00	$140.00	$612	+9.00
475	475	4	136.00	$136.00	$646	+4.50
530	530	3	128.00	$128.00	$678	—
600–619	616	7	118.00–123.50	$122.74	$756	+22.74
865	865	1	101.00	$101.00	$874	—
910 value added	910	56	119.20	$119.20	$1,085	—

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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.