Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

1,122 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $181.98/cwt +2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 523 lb · 63 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $183.02/cwt +2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,061/hd at 580 lb · 53 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.70/cwt -2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 526 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,122 1,729 1,331
Feeder cattle 1,035 1,579 1,281
Slaughter cattle 79 126 47
Replacement cattle 8 24 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate 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
230 230 1 206.00 $206.00 $474 +5.00
300–342 325 5 193.00–206.00 $201.41 $655 -6.59
358–365 361 8 191.00–207.50 $200.54 $724 +0.57
390 fancy 390 1 210.00 $210.00 $819 -10.00
408–430 fancy 420 8 203.00 $203.00 $853 —
410–447 432 27 187.00–201.00 $196.05 $847 +5.28
450–462 fancy 458 6 197.00–200.00 $199.02 $912 -2.66
453–495 474 46 180.00–191.00 $185.45 $879 +1.74
521–527 value added 522 19 188.00–191.00 $190.68 $995 +1.69
500–547 523 44 169.00–185.00 $178.22 $932 -0.62
553–577 value added 571 15 188.00–189.75 $188.40 $1,076 -2.97
555–595 583 38 171.00–186.00 $180.89 $1,055 +1.13
600–626 value added 613 10 175.00–182.00 $179.13 $1,098 -3.04
605–645 630 23 155.00–170.00 $160.58 $1,012 -12.52
660 value added 660 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,115 -1.00
652–692 673 13 150.00–163.50 $158.30 $1,065 -0.53
715–742 731 13 140.00–158.00 $147.35 $1,077 -4.93
739 value added 739 23 159.75 $159.75 $1,181 —
757–785 761 12 139.00–152.00 $145.42 $1,107 +1.29
800–802 801 3 140.50–141.00 $140.67 $1,127 +15.48
850–898 878 12 131.00–138.00 $135.84 $1,193 -4.31
920 920 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,196 +10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 180.00 $180.00 $599 —
380 380 1 180.00 $180.00 $684 +12.00
415–432 426 5 180.00–183.00 $181.81 $775 +9.81
450–488 478 20 170.00–179.00 $175.01 $837 +0.07
540–545 543 4 155.00–159.00 $156.00 $847 -2.60
560–590 575 2 160.00–162.00 $160.97 $926 -3.97
600–610 605 2 146.00–147.00 $146.50 $886 -14.60
662–680 666 5 138.00–145.50 $143.97 $959 +3.97
700–730 715 2 137.00–139.00 $138.02 $987 —
770–785 775 3 131.00–133.00 $132.32 $1,025 —
845 845 1 100.00 $100.00 $845 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 220 3 174.00–182.00 $177.79 $391 -19.21
258–265 260 4 175.00–185.00 $182.45 $474 —
310–345 322 8 160.00–170.00 $165.62 $533 -7.85
350–395 372 17 170.00–182.00 $173.91 $647 +6.97
395 fancy 395 7 184.00 $184.00 $727 —
400–416 fancy 406 14 177.00–181.00 $179.54 $729 —
400–445 425 20 160.00–175.00 $168.57 $716 +4.18
462–485 474 47 159.00–175.00 $164.40 $779 +2.85
500–545 526 52 143.00–158.00 $152.70 $803 -2.18
553–587 563 19 140.00–150.00 $147.14 $828 -5.27
566 value added 566 16 155.50 $155.50 $880 -3.50
604–607 value added 604 21 150.00–153.00 $152.71 $922 -0.84
605–645 621 25 130.00–148.00 $142.54 $885 +6.22
651–686 668 21 130.00–146.00 $136.51 $912 -4.14
715 value added 715 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,001 -6.50
705–740 727 3 124.00–136.00 $128.56 $935 -5.43
783–795 786 4 124.00–130.00 $128.48 $1,010 -2.11
800–847 843 11 125.50–130.00 $125.89 $1,061 —
908 908 3 127.50 $127.50 $1,158 +3.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 167.00 $167.00 $468 +15.00
325–345 336 4 151.00–154.00 $152.13 $511 +2.13
380–395 390 5 152.50–160.00 $155.40 $606 +4.40
410–440 430 5 149.00–152.00 $149.97 $645 -4.74
455–495 482 6 150.00–156.00 $153.19 $738 +0.21
510–515 513 6 140.00 $140.00 $718 -2.00
585 585 1 133.00 $133.00 $778 -7.56
615–632 626 3 121.00–127.00 $125.04 $783 +3.64
735–744 742 9 105.00–110.00 $108.11 $802 -11.89
785 785 1 113.00 $113.00 $887 +0.42
855 855 1 100.00 $100.00 $855 -11.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 200.00 $200.00 $410 —
292 292 2 183.00 $183.00 $534 -20.00
320–335 326 5 170.00–180.00 $175.98 $574 -28.41
360–395 372 8 170.00–181.00 $173.85 $647 -31.49
415–435 422 9 177.00–184.00 $180.19 $760 -5.78
450–495 480 7 169.00–180.00 $175.75 $844 +7.23
520–540 529 11 154.00–166.00 $158.93 $841 -7.28
558–598 575 11 166.00–176.00 $172.81 $994 +12.97
630–635 634 4 141.00–155.00 $150.02 $951 -2.60
675 675 1 145.00 $145.00 $979 +1.08
789 789 6 120.00 $120.00 $947 -2.53
805 805 1 124.00 $124.00 $998 +8.01
885 885 1 110.00 $110.00 $974 —
950 950 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,007 —
1080 1080 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,112 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 177.00 $177.00 $372 —
333 333 3 166.00 $166.00 $553 -3.00
420–440 427 8 160.00–168.00 $165.61 $707 -7.72
480–490 483 3 159.00–160.00 $159.34 $770 -1.00
505–525 515 2 140.00–142.00 $140.98 $726 -12.09
565–597 586 3 151.00–152.00 $151.32 $887 +7.32
665 665 1 120.00 $120.00 $798 -10.00
1025 1025 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,025 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1075 1072 80-85% 4 69.00–75.00 $71.50 $766 —
1055–1437 1219 80-85% 21 76.00–84.50 $80.27 $978 +7.53
1030–1440 1290 80-85% 11 85.00–90.25 $88.20 $1,138 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–910 840 85-90% 2 53.00–55.00 $54.08 $454 —
735–965 894 85-90% 4 79.50–80.00 $79.87 $714 +26.29
905–1005 945 85-90% 10 70.00–78.50 $74.01 $699 +9.36
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1675 1641 75-80% 4 77.00–84.00 $82.10 $1,347 —
1680–1815 1748 75-80% 2 85.50–86.00 $85.74 $1,499 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1435 1263 2 99.00–103.00 $100.73 $1,272 —
1235–1735 1533 3 115.00–118.00 $117.19 $1,797 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805–1300 1021 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 650.00–1,080.00 $890.08
1290 1290 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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
790 790 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 108.00 $108.00 $502 —
645 645 1 112.00 $112.00 $722 —
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 —
752 752 4 111.00–120.00 $115.50 $869 —
837 value added 837 63 128.90 $128.90 $1,079 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1602 1518 3 82.50–86.00 $83.54 $1,268 —

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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.