Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

1,169 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.98/cwt +4.11 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 520 lb · 85 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.20/cwt +5.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,076/hd at 621 lb · 81 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.77/cwt +2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,255/hd at 873 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,169 1,908 1,748
Feeder cattle 1,075 1,806 1,676
Slaughter cattle 90 102 70
Replacement cattle 4 — 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, 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 1 170.00 $170.00 $425 —
305 fancy 305 1 201.00 $201.00 $613 —
302–330 311 3 193.00–195.00 $193.71 $602 -19.29
360 fancy 360 1 200.00 $200.00 $720 -25.00
355–385 370 2 175.00–198.00 $186.03 $688 -7.97
408 fancy 408 5 210.00 $210.00 $857 +2.19
400–446 429 15 180.00–197.00 $188.02 $807 -2.00
450 fancy 450 3 201.00 $201.00 $904 —
452–490 465 27 172.00–197.00 $189.44 $881 +3.64
502–540 516 14 160.00–172.00 $164.71 $850 -13.45
502–533 value added 520 29 185.00–190.00 $189.05 $983 -6.13
551–572 value added 559 14 181.00–185.00 $183.35 $1,025 +1.05
565–582 574 23 160.00–179.00 $169.80 $975 -2.98
605–645 value added 621 78 166.00–180.00 $173.93 $1,080 -0.17
605–632 623 3 150.00–163.00 $154.21 $961 -9.49
650–665 value added 655 9 164.00–174.50 $171.19 $1,121 +2.03
653–696 683 20 140.00–153.00 $147.53 $1,008 -6.36
700–712 value added 707 10 151.00–156.50 $153.18 $1,083 -4.36
700–740 726 9 141.00–147.00 $145.70 $1,058 +5.32
752–785 767 27 130.00–145.50 $141.71 $1,087 +6.74
839 value added 839 10 140.00 $140.00 $1,175 -0.75
873 value added 873 61 144.00 $144.00 $1,257 +2.31
875 875 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,138 +2.34
900–915 906 7 122.00–123.00 $122.43 $1,109 +3.43
957 957 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,244 +9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 161.00 $161.00 $547 -19.00
372 372 2 170.00 $170.00 $632 -5.00
437–445 440 3 170.00 $170.00 $748 -10.81
456–490 468 8 161.00–167.00 $164.74 $771 -6.66
530–546 542 4 140.00–151.00 $148.31 $804 -13.91
580 580 1 150.00 $150.00 $870 -11.13
675 675 1 138.00 $138.00 $932 -7.97
775 775 1 125.00 $125.00 $969 -0.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 176.00 $176.00 $396 —
245 fancy 245 1 181.00 $181.00 $443 —
255–295 277 7 155.00–173.00 $162.09 $449 +0.09
300–335 309 5 170.00–176.00 $173.24 $535 +9.15
345 fancy 345 1 185.00 $185.00 $638 —
352–381 fancy 363 19 180.00–190.00 $185.74 $674 -1.26
350–395 371 9 160.00–176.00 $167.45 $621 -10.46
403–428 fancy 416 17 174.00–186.00 $180.30 $750 -2.39
405–437 423 15 159.00–171.00 $163.33 $691 -1.76
450–495 467 46 153.00–172.00 $166.53 $778 +8.85
504–540 519 40 140.00–155.00 $151.14 $784 -0.73
500–545 value added 521 45 157.00–164.00 $160.29 $835 —
555–590 578 27 140.00–153.00 $146.97 $849 -2.86
617–640 value added 625 11 142.50–149.00 $146.58 $916 -0.48
600–640 626 18 133.00–141.50 $138.60 $868 +1.32
651–668 value added 654 41 142.50–148.10 $146.81 $960 —
653–693 669 13 130.00–141.75 $139.10 $931 -0.34
701–742 719 9 125.00–136.50 $132.75 $954 +0.38
705–735 value added 725 12 140.00 $140.00 $1,015 —
770 value added 770 9 137.50 $137.50 $1,059 +1.25
790 790 3 120.00 $120.00 $948 -12.00
945 945 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 135.00 $135.00 $392 -25.00
320–345 332 3 135.00–150.00 $145.18 $482 -5.85
380–390 385 3 142.00–150.00 $147.00 $566 -12.49
415–435 423 3 128.00–145.00 $139.38 $590 -14.53
465–490 474 4 130.00–147.00 $134.78 $639 -14.64
505–545 522 3 109.00–131.00 $119.95 $626 -18.84
550–560 555 3 113.00–130.00 $122.65 $681 -9.84
625–645 632 3 119.00–120.00 $119.67 $756 -5.35
650–670 654 6 100.00–121.00 $110.13 $720 -12.88
745 745 1 116.00 $116.00 $864 —
880 880 1 96.00 $96.00 $845 -7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 6 169.00–180.00 $173.36 $546 +2.36
362–365 364 6 172.00–195.00 $179.62 $654 -5.85
377 fancy 377 4 210.00 $210.00 $792 —
400–447 430 17 170.00–194.00 $184.89 $795 +0.24
455–490 472 12 167.00–187.00 $177.46 $838 +8.96
510–545 522 18 153.00–175.00 $165.79 $865 -4.10
550–591 577 11 155.00–170.00 $159.15 $918 +1.23
600–640 fancy 606 16 154.00–162.50 $160.27 $971 —
615–640 632 3 144.00–145.00 $144.68 $914 -8.61
650–680 670 7 148.00–159.00 $150.09 $1,006 +13.42
700–745 726 5 132.00–145.00 $138.07 $1,002 +5.07
757–777 767 4 127.50–133.00 $130.21 $999 +10.21
815 815 1 122.50 $122.50 $998 +2.52
850–890 870 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,035 —
920–925 922 3 113.00–114.00 $113.67 $1,048 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 2 140.00–170.00 $154.61 $588 -8.39
420 420 1 160.00 $160.00 $672 -1.00
450–485 474 5 145.00–160.00 $156.93 $744 +0.57
523–530 524 5 142.00 $142.00 $744 —
565–580 577 7 140.00–150.00 $142.87 $824 —
670–695 683 2 134.00–135.00 $134.51 $919 +19.51
742 742 2 124.00 $124.00 $920 —
767–790 775 3 123.00–124.00 $123.66 $958 +9.66
880 880 1 108.00 $108.00 $950 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–955 905 85-90% 2 53.00 $53.00 $480 -22.46
800–1110 969 85-90% 7 57.00–63.00 $59.94 $581 -5.21
905–1170 1040 85-90% 15 65.00–75.00 $69.22 $720 —
1075–1180 1132 85-90% 10 76.00–85.00 $79.50 $900 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $682 -27.28
1160–1425 1317 80-85% 23 78.00–89.00 $82.65 $1,089 —
1335 1335 80-85% 1 74.50 $74.50 $995 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1427–1780 1565 75-80% 11 75.00–87.50 $83.35 $1,304 +7.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1138–1745 1268 6 100.00–104.50 $101.97 $1,293 —
1325 1325 1 92.50 $92.50 $1,226 —
1450–1980 1807 13 110.00–119.00 $115.90 $2,094 +0.38

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890–1170 993 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 80.00–96.00 $90.81 $902

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–478 468 5 137.00–139.00 $137.77 $645 —
547 547 4 135.50 $135.50 $741 —
615–622 620 3 111.00–126.00 $121.04 $750 —
703 703 4 120.00 $120.00 $844 —
795 795 1 117.00 $117.00 $930 —
940 940 6 115.00 $115.00 $1,081 —

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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.