Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

1,729 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.61/cwt +7.08 vs last sale · ≈ $939/hd at 628 lb · 105 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.78/cwt -0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 861 lb · 103 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.37/cwt +4.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,195/hd at 795 lb · 98 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,729 1,442 1,263
Feeder cattle 1,579 1,376 1,182
Slaughter cattle 126 62 81
Replacement cattle 24 4 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was 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
235 235 2 201.00 $201.00 $472 —
280 280 1 211.00 $211.00 $591 —
303 303 3 208.00 $208.00 $630 -9.48
360–380 366 4 190.00–205.00 $199.97 $732 -11.69
390 fancy 390 1 220.00 $220.00 $858 —
418–445 431 22 185.00–200.00 $190.77 $822 -5.50
460–472 fancy 463 9 201.00–204.00 $201.68 $934 —
455–490 468 13 180.00–194.00 $183.71 $860 -2.58
502–546 529 43 170.00–185.00 $178.84 $946 -1.74
525–540 value added 533 2 188.00–190.00 $188.99 $1,007 -2.44
558–560 value added 559 4 188.00–192.50 $191.37 $1,070 +10.87
550–597 578 36 170.00–185.00 $179.76 $1,039 +11.39
600–636 value added 614 16 180.00–184.00 $182.17 $1,119 +0.58
608–645 626 21 164.00–179.50 $173.10 $1,084 +12.73
656 value added 656 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,115 —
650–686 673 9 150.00–166.50 $158.83 $1,069 +1.16
705–747 729 20 140.00–156.00 $152.28 $1,110 +3.12
763–799 787 36 135.00–147.50 $144.13 $1,134 +0.43
799 value added 799 62 154.00 $154.00 $1,230 +7.00
825–845 831 6 123.00–133.00 $125.19 $1,040 —
860–862 860 43 138.00–140.25 $140.15 $1,205 +6.40
862 value added 862 60 148.10 $148.10 $1,277 +0.97
920 920 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,104 —
1070–1095 1083 2 115.00–120.00 $117.47 $1,272 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 168.00 $168.00 $622 -12.17
420 420 3 172.00 $172.00 $722 -11.97
456–497 471 16 174.00–176.00 $174.94 $824 +3.43
535–540 536 5 155.00–160.00 $158.60 $850 —
572–597 585 4 162.00–168.00 $164.94 $965 +6.55
607–615 613 10 160.00–164.50 $161.10 $988 +12.10
675 675 1 140.00 $140.00 $945 —
877 877 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,096 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
217 217 2 197.00 $197.00 $427 —
295–297 296 3 170.00–172.00 $171.34 $507 +2.79
308–315 311 6 170.00–177.00 $173.47 $539 -6.73
362–397 379 22 160.00–175.00 $166.94 $633 +0.45
405–445 433 37 160.00–171.00 $164.39 $712 -7.41
455–499 477 67 150.00–165.00 $161.55 $771 -5.16
503 value added 503 5 165.50 $165.50 $832 —
502–548 527 72 149.00–162.00 $154.88 $816 -4.25
551 value added 551 10 159.00 $159.00 $876 -4.79
552–596 577 43 145.00–157.00 $152.41 $879 -0.28
600–646 624 24 130.00–144.00 $136.32 $851 -6.21
600–638 value added 629 81 146.25–154.85 $153.55 $966 —
651–696 672 77 135.00–146.50 $140.65 $945 -1.64
701 value added 701 75 146.50 $146.50 $1,027 +4.50
702–735 717 18 130.00–140.00 $133.99 $961 —
769 value added 769 13 147.75 $147.75 $1,136 +9.25
750–790 776 10 125.00–135.00 $130.59 $1,013 +6.86
825 value added 825 26 130.00 $130.00 $1,072 —
904 904 7 124.00 $124.00 $1,121 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 152.00 $152.00 $418 —
340 340 1 150.00 $150.00 $510 -15.00
355 355 1 151.00 $151.00 $536 —
405–445 429 7 153.00–155.00 $154.71 $664 +4.71
455–497 477 8 150.00–157.00 $152.98 $730 +1.11
535 535 1 142.00 $142.00 $760 -0.40
570–595 586 7 139.50–142.00 $140.56 $824 -0.10
635–636 636 5 120.00–124.00 $121.40 $772 —
650–655 653 2 121.00–129.00 $125.02 $816 —
735 735 1 120.00 $120.00 $882 +5.00
755–775 763 5 110.00–116.00 $112.58 $859 —
800–832 821 3 106.00–110.00 $108.70 $892 -1.80
856 856 3 111.00 $111.00 $950 +10.68
935 935 1 100.00 $100.00 $935 —
1035 1035 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,107 —
1095 1095 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,051 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–298 288 10 203.00 $203.00 $585 —
310–327 321 3 201.00–206.00 $204.39 $656 +7.92
365 fancy 365 1 220.00 $220.00 $803 +10.00
350–381 369 11 192.50–210.00 $205.34 $758 +13.16
400–446 435 10 180.00–191.00 $185.97 $809 +2.14
455–475 460 4 168.00–170.00 $168.52 $775 -8.35
500–537 523 21 160.00–170.00 $166.21 $869 +4.94
572–595 584 16 159.00–163.00 $159.84 $933 -2.42
600–640 623 16 146.00–160.00 $152.62 $951 +5.34
650–680 671 9 140.00–145.00 $143.92 $966 —
700–725 712 3 130.00–141.00 $133.95 $954 +13.95
775–797 786 4 120.00–125.00 $122.53 $963 —
835–845 840 2 114.00–118.00 $115.99 $974 —
915 915 1 102.00 $102.00 $933 -11.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 2 169.00 $169.00 $527 —
356–398 377 7 170.00–172.00 $171.31 $646 —
420–445 435 7 170.00–177.50 $173.33 $754 +4.33
450–495 478 6 160.00–162.00 $160.34 $766 -0.66
505–530 518 2 150.00–156.00 $153.07 $793 +12.73
575–580 578 2 143.00–145.00 $144.00 $832 +3.34
640 640 1 140.00 $140.00 $896 —
690 690 1 130.00 $130.00 $897 —
737 737 2 125.00 $125.00 $921 —
905 905 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,023 +13.00
955 955 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,041 —
1050 1050 1 90.00 $90.00 $945 -10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1442 1191 80-85% 37 75.00–83.50 $80.93 $964 —
1170–1265 1218 80-85% 2 72.50–73.00 $72.74 $886 -6.23
1060–1445 1334 80-85% 10 84.00–88.00 $85.49 $1,140 +0.42
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–1015 879 85-90% 5 80.00–85.00 $82.41 $724 —
815–940 883 85-90% 3 52.50–56.00 $53.58 $473 —
820–1025 939 85-90% 4 59.00–68.00 $64.65 $607 +6.00
815–1045 953 85-90% 10 70.00–78.50 $73.04 $696 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1797 1582 75-80% 11 79.00–84.00 $81.30 $1,286 -1.60
1780 1780 75-80% 2 88.50–90.00 $89.25 $1,589 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1735 1468 2 105.50–106.00 $105.80 $1,553 —
1395–2260 1784 10 115.00–120.00 $118.13 $2,107 +5.58
1930 1930 1 123.00 $123.00 $2,374 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
930–1010 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 90.00–92.00 $90.96 $882

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
875–1017 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 900.00–1,150.00 $1,061.27
830–1210 1024 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 890.00–1,185.00 $1,020.14

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
760–915 838 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 875.00–1,300.00 $1,107.16 —
875–1365 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,200.00–1,440.00 $1,373.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 5 135.00 $135.00 $740 -5.00
1070 1070 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,027 —
1127 1127 2 93.50 $93.50 $1,054 —

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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.