Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 9, 2022

1,064 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.36/cwt +6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,174/hd at 728 lb · 88 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.52/cwt +13.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,072/hd at 731 lb · 82 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.65/cwt +13.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,300/hd at 869 lb · 74 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,064 1,122 866
Feeder cattle 1,029 1,035 817
Slaughter cattle 34 79 46
Replacement cattle 1 8 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00h higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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
330–345 335 3 200.00–211.00 $203.78 $683 +2.37
360 360 7 200.00–210.00 $202.86 $730 +2.32
410–447 429 16 182.00–200.00 $187.96 $806 -8.09
450–496 485 33 180.00–195.50 $189.90 $921 +4.45
493 fancy 493 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,021 +7.98
515 fancy 515 2 210.00–217.50 $213.75 $1,101 —
503–533 value added 520 21 190.00–205.00 $193.79 $1,008 +3.11
505–548 532 18 170.00–186.00 $180.00 $958 +1.78
550–588 value added 565 13 188.50–191.00 $189.15 $1,069 +0.75
550–599 585 21 170.00–181.00 $176.26 $1,031 -4.63
601–636 612 26 160.00–177.00 $168.82 $1,033 +8.24
615–625 value added 620 4 180.00–181.00 $180.50 $1,119 +1.37
653–690 666 19 160.00–173.00 $165.42 $1,102 +7.12
710–730 value added 727 66 159.00–166.00 $165.29 $1,202 +5.54
710–745 729 22 140.00–155.00 $149.59 $1,091 +2.24
752 value added 752 10 154.50 $154.50 $1,162 —
750–775 758 4 135.00–144.00 $137.50 $1,042 -7.92
800 value added 800 3 145.50 $145.50 $1,164 —
800–835 814 4 125.00–139.00 $131.26 $1,068 -9.41
868 value added 868 56 153.00 $153.00 $1,328 —
865–873 872 18 131.00–139.75 $139.23 $1,214 +3.39
950–955 952 3 129.00–135.00 $132.99 $1,266 —
1083 1083 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,354 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 2 175.00 $175.00 $844 -0.01
507–527 517 4 164.00–169.00 $166.45 $861 +10.45
570–580 575 2 163.00–167.00 $165.02 $949 +4.05
627–640 638 12 153.00–156.00 $155.34 $991 +8.84
682 682 7 154.00–157.00 $156.14 $1,065 +12.17
715–720 718 2 133.00–135.00 $134.00 $962 -4.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 276 4 161.00–173.00 $168.47 $465 -13.98
300–345 320 3 162.50–172.00 $165.65 $530 +0.03
350–391 376 21 170.00–182.00 $175.46 $660 +1.55
415–425 fancy 417 5 184.00–185.00 $184.20 $768 +4.66
405–440 419 18 170.00–181.00 $177.40 $743 +8.83
450–490 473 40 160.00–176.00 $168.19 $796 +3.79
519 value added 519 6 167.00 $167.00 $867 —
502–545 526 37 150.00–165.50 $158.98 $836 +6.28
550–596 586 54 146.00–159.00 $151.54 $888 +4.40
600–645 619 45 138.00–150.00 $147.60 $914 +5.06
650–685 670 6 141.00–149.00 $145.61 $976 +9.10
700–740 715 3 123.00–129.00 $126.01 $901 -2.55
729–732 value added 732 79 140.00–147.90 $147.30 $1,078 +7.30
760–795 773 3 120.00–127.00 $122.29 $945 -6.19
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 154.00–156.00 $154.99 $516 +2.86
360–370 363 4 160.00–168.00 $165.25 $600 +9.85
405–407 406 3 165.00 $165.00 $670 +15.03
455–480 472 3 150.00–159.00 $153.39 $724 +0.20
525 525 1 147.50 $147.50 $774 +7.50
630 630 1 136.00 $136.00 $857 +10.96
685 685 1 130.00 $130.00 $890 —
705 705 1 112.00 $112.00 $790 —
770 770 1 112.00 $112.00 $862 -1.00
910 910 1 85.00 $85.00 $774 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
632 632 16 129.00 $129.00 $815 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 195.00 $195.00 $478 —
332–335 333 3 190.00–200.00 $193.35 $644 +17.37
383–395 387 8 180.00–193.00 $181.87 $704 +8.02
425 425 1 180.00 $180.00 $765 -0.19
460 fancy 460 1 205.00 $205.00 $943 —
465–497 480 8 175.00–190.00 $183.03 $879 +7.28
505–515 fancy 513 4 197.50–207.50 $199.96 $1,026 —
520–547 537 7 165.00–179.00 $171.95 $923 +13.02
562–595 574 6 161.00–172.50 $167.18 $960 -5.63
602–640 616 13 150.00–160.00 $156.47 $964 +6.45
655–695 681 20 140.00–156.00 $147.82 $1,007 +2.82
730 730 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,022 —
750 750 1 129.00 $129.00 $968 —
805–830 817 3 115.00–124.50 $120.83 $987 -3.17
930–945 938 2 100.00–105.00 $102.52 $962 —
955–980 968 2 109.00–110.00 $109.49 $1,060 +3.49
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 170.00 $170.00 $570 +4.00
383 383 3 153.50 $153.50 $588 —
416 416 3 165.00 $165.00 $686 -0.61
477 477 4 177.00 $177.00 $844 +17.66
540 540 1 158.00 $158.00 $853 +17.02
590 590 2 156.00 $156.00 $920 +4.68
620 620 2 140.00–145.00 $142.50 $884 —
665 665 1 121.00 $121.00 $805 +1.00
750 750 2 114.00 $114.00 $855 —
1005 1005 1 92.00 $92.00 $925 -8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1310 1210 80-85% 2 75.50–77.50 $76.58 $927 -3.69
1050–1350 1218 80-85% 5 79.50–87.00 $84.26 $1,026 +3.99
1330–1425 1359 80-85% 4 92.00–94.50 $93.22 $1,267 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1600 1493 75-80% 3 90.00–93.50 $92.25 $1,377 —
1665–2115 1846 75-80% 4 81.50–88.50 $85.98 $1,587 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1005 963 85-90% 2 76.00–77.00 $76.52 $737 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1315 1308 2 104.00–109.00 $106.51 $1,393 —
1375–1850 1609 4 110.00–121.00 $115.22 $1,854 —
1885–2085 1960 3 124.00–130.00 $126.66 $2,483 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 103.00 $103.00 $453 —
527 527 2 109.00 $109.00 $574 —
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 ±0.00
899 value added 899 61 126.25 $126.25 $1,135 —

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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.