Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 18, 2022

1,442 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.11/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,271/hd at 876 lb · 139 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.58/cwt -0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 743 lb · 85 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.36/cwt +3.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,076/hd at 789 lb · 76 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,442 1,169 2,066
Feeder cattle 1,376 1,075 1,968
Slaughter cattle 62 90 92
Replacement cattle 4 4 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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
320–330 325 2 216.00–219.00 $217.48 $707 +23.77
355–399 391 11 209.00–215.00 $211.66 $828 +25.63
406–435 fancy 420 9 207.50–220.00 $210.07 $882 +0.07
413–447 426 22 190.00–202.00 $196.27 $836 +8.25
450–470 454 6 180.00–190.00 $186.29 $846 -3.15
504–511 value added 507 19 190.00–193.00 $191.43 $971 +2.38
500–546 522 57 173.00–185.00 $180.58 $943 +15.87
550–580 562 20 163.00–179.50 $168.37 $946 -1.43
551–574 value added 568 15 180.00–181.00 $180.50 $1,025 -2.85
602–620 value added 609 23 179.00–183.50 $181.59 $1,106 +7.66
620–641 626 31 152.00–170.00 $160.37 $1,004 +6.16
655–698 675 49 150.00–166.00 $157.67 $1,064 +10.14
720 value added 720 3 161.00 $161.00 $1,159 +7.82
701–747 744 82 144.00–153.00 $149.16 $1,110 +3.46
770 value added 770 20 147.00 $147.00 $1,132 —
786–790 786 12 135.00–144.50 $143.70 $1,129 +1.99
816 value added 816 65 154.85 $154.85 $1,264 +14.85
858–893 value added 875 118 147.00–147.25 $147.13 $1,287 +3.13
850–888 880 21 132.00–135.50 $133.75 $1,177 +3.75
950 950 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,264 +3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 172.00 $172.00 $550 +11.00
385–396 392 6 177.00–182.00 $180.17 $706 +10.17
417–435 421 5 180.00–185.00 $183.97 $775 +13.97
475–480 478 2 170.00–173.00 $171.51 $820 +6.77
500 500 1 153.00 $153.00 $765 —
550–578 566 8 156.00–160.00 $158.39 $896 +8.39
620 620 2 148.00–150.00 $149.00 $924 —
765–780 773 2 123.00–125.00 $123.99 $958 -1.01
805 805 1 120.00 $120.00 $966 —
910 910 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,046 —
1015 1015 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,066 —
1095 1095 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,204 —
1165 1165 1 96.00 $96.00 $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
265–285 275 2 167.00–170.00 $168.55 $464 +6.46
330–335 333 2 173.00–187.50 $180.20 $600 +6.96
360–365 fancy 361 5 185.00–186.00 $185.20 $669 -0.54
355–397 378 16 160.00–175.00 $166.49 $629 -0.96
405–428 fancy 416 8 180.00–187.00 $184.04 $766 +3.74
405–446 431 18 160.00–176.00 $171.80 $740 +8.47
450–498 475 47 160.00–175.00 $166.71 $792 +0.18
500–540 520 54 148.00–163.50 $159.13 $827 +7.99
560–568 value added 566 5 163.00–167.00 $163.79 $927 —
550–595 574 69 145.00–158.50 $152.69 $876 +5.72
615–645 629 14 135.00–146.00 $142.53 $897 +3.93
650–695 665 30 130.00–145.50 $142.29 $946 +3.19
722 value added 722 59 142.00 $142.00 $1,025 +2.00
760–793 780 11 120.00–127.50 $123.73 $965 +3.73
791 value added 791 65 138.50 $138.50 $1,096 +1.00
825 825 2 119.00 $119.00 $982 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 165.00 $165.00 $528 +19.82
395 395 1 155.00 $155.00 $612 +8.00
447 447 2 150.00 $150.00 $670 +10.62
450–495 471 5 150.00–155.00 $151.87 $715 +17.09
515–538 527 8 141.00–144.00 $142.40 $750 +22.45
565–580 572 3 140.00–142.00 $140.66 $805 +18.01
740 740 1 115.00 $115.00 $851 -1.00
835 835 1 110.50 $110.50 $923 —
855–892 880 3 100.00–101.00 $100.32 $883 +4.32

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 303 2 193.00–200.00 $196.47 $595 +23.11
350 fancy 350 1 210.00 $210.00 $735 ±0.00
355–398 375 11 186.00–200.50 $192.18 $721 +12.56
410 fancy 410 1 210.00 $210.00 $861 —
403–432 415 5 183.00–185.00 $183.83 $763 -1.06
477–488 480 13 170.00–180.00 $176.87 $849 -0.59
508–540 524 6 154.00–169.00 $161.27 $845 -4.52
550–578 563 15 150.00–165.00 $162.26 $914 +3.11
615–630 623 4 140.00–150.00 $147.28 $918 +2.60
715–745 730 2 120.00 $120.00 $876 -18.07
910 910 2 111.00–115.00 $113.00 $1,028 -0.67
1050–1056 1055 10 103.00–104.50 $104.35 $1,101 —
1190 1190 12 111.00 $111.00 $1,321 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 167.50 $167.50 $469 —
440 440 1 169.00 $169.00 $744 +9.00
480 480 1 161.00 $161.00 $773 +4.07
507–520 511 3 140.00–141.00 $140.34 $717 -1.66
570–580 573 3 140.00–141.00 $140.66 $806 -2.21
935 935 1 100.00 $100.00 $935 —
1030 1030 2 96.00 $96.00 $989 —
1075 1075 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,075 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1195 1133 80-85% 6 65.00–72.00 $67.81 $768 —
1060–1415 1233 80-85% 15 74.00–83.00 $78.97 $974 +23.97
1130–1440 1339 80-85% 11 84.00–86.00 $85.07 $1,139 +10.57
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1505 1498 75-80% 2 76.00–77.50 $76.75 $1,150 —
1460–1645 1554 75-80% 10 79.00–86.50 $82.90 $1,288 -0.45
1695 1695 75-80% 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,593 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1035 925 85-90% 3 57.00–60.00 $58.65 $543 +5.65
990 990 85-90% 1 72.00 $72.00 $713 +12.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,252 —
1705–1825 1765 2 111.00–114.00 $112.55 $1,987 —
1615–1985 1838 4 120.00–125.00 $123.39 $2,268 +7.49

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1165 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 95.50 $95.50 $1,113

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–970 955 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 910.00–1,125.00 $1,019.19
957 957 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 140.00 $140.00 $763 +4.50
633 633 3 124.50 $124.50 $788 +3.46
709–745 723 25 126.50–129.50 $127.71 $923 +7.71
765–787 780 3 108.50–112.00 $109.64 $855 -7.36
892 value added 892 60 132.10 $132.10 $1,178 —
911 911 11 121.00 $121.00 $1,102 +6.00
958–993 974 16 110.50–115.50 $112.65 $1,097 —

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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.