Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

1,618 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.96/cwt +5.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,011/hd at 670 lb · 163 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.54/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 578 lb · 116 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.50/cwt +3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,069/hd at 616 lb · 90 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,618	1,064	1,547
Feeder cattle	1,489	1,029	1,441
Slaughter cattle	126	34	105
Replacement cattle	3	1	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	242	3	200.00–202.50	$200.84	$486	—
290	290	1	205.00	$205.00	$594	—
315–320	318	2	200.00–216.00	$207.94	$661	+4.16
358–385	371	8	190.00–203.00	$197.60	$733	-5.26
380 fancy	380	1	209.00	$209.00	$794	—
403–437	425	28	180.00–194.00	$187.09	$795	-0.87
405–447 fancy	431	17	206.00–210.00	$209.19	$902	—
466–491 fancy	472	17	194.00–200.00	$196.05	$925	-10.95
450–498	479	38	175.00–191.00	$184.36	$883	-5.54
500–546	517	33	170.00–187.00	$175.09	$905	-4.91
500–546 value added	531	18	189.00–196.00	$193.02	$1,025	-0.77
535 fancy	535	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,070	-13.75
552–575 value added	566	10	188.50–190.00	$189.09	$1,070	-0.06
550–595	570	53	170.00–186.00	$178.49	$1,017	+2.23
600–617 value added	609	20	179.50–183.50	$181.97	$1,108	+1.47
600–645	618	70	160.00–177.00	$171.08	$1,057	+2.26
652–677	662	17	160.00–172.00	$164.45	$1,089	-0.97
721–739 value added	731	24	153.00–154.00	$153.55	$1,122	-11.74
705–747	736	27	140.50–150.00	$145.88	$1,074	-3.71
750–785	768	6	139.00–150.00	$144.42	$1,109	+6.92
800–820	804	5	140.00–147.00	$145.57	$1,170	+14.31
858–870	860	10	132.00–145.00	$142.37	$1,224	+3.14
910	910	2	125.00	$125.00	$1,138	—
950	950	7	129.00	$129.00	$1,226	-3.99

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	3	160.00	$160.00	$469	—
375	375	2	185.00	$185.00	$694	—
445	445	1	170.00	$170.00	$756	—
462–490	473	5	173.00–175.00	$174.02	$823	-0.98
512–546	532	11	160.00–166.00	$163.43	$869	-3.02
550–590	564	19	160.00–169.00	$164.98	$930	-0.04
613–647	634	24	150.00–155.00	$152.74	$968	-2.60
658–690	671	7	145.00–151.00	$148.33	$995	-7.81
720	720	1	110.00	$110.00	$792	-24.00
815	815	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,019	—
865	865	1	105.00	$105.00	$908	—
1000	1000	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,000	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1192	1192	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,454	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
182	182	2	194.00	$194.00	$353	—
227–235	230	3	180.00–185.00	$183.29	$422	—
276–295	280	5	173.00–175.00	$173.42	$486	+4.95
300–330	319	4	172.50–177.00	$174.15	$556	+8.50
350–395	381	23	170.00–186.00	$175.26	$668	-0.20
400–445	427	42	167.50–180.00	$174.35	$744	-3.05
420–445 fancy	429	5	181.00–183.00	$182.19	$782	-2.01
455–495 fancy	475	2	178.00–180.00	$178.96	$850	—
450–496	476	72	160.00–175.00	$165.77	$789	-2.42
505–545	523	60	148.00–158.00	$153.99	$805	-4.99
505–537 value added	530	15	159.00–164.00	$159.51	$845	-7.49
550–598	575	70	143.00–158.00	$151.39	$870	-0.15
557–589 value added	583	46	159.25–160.00	$159.34	$929	—
610–613 value added	611	11	150.00–151.50	$150.82	$922	—
612–645	619	42	139.50–149.00	$144.95	$897	-2.65
650–680	667	10	130.00–145.00	$142.01	$947	-3.60
668–672 value added	670	153	151.50–151.60	$151.55	$1,015	—
700–715 value added	710	9	141.00–145.00	$143.67	$1,020	-3.63
720–746	734	8	121.00–132.50	$127.60	$937	+1.59
750	750	1	120.00	$120.00	$900	-2.29
760 value added	760	11	143.00	$143.00	$1,087	—
915	915	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,107	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	329	4	160.00–165.00	$161.31	$531	+6.32
350–390	370	3	160.00–168.00	$165.02	$611	-0.23
420–435	430	4	160.00–161.00	$160.24	$689	-4.76
455–495	475	2	155.00–158.00	$156.44	$743	+3.05
515–525	520	2	140.00–145.00	$142.48	$741	-5.02
565–590	579	4	139.00–141.00	$140.00	$811	—
600	600	3	130.00–131.00	$130.67	$784	-5.33
675–695	685	2	125.00–133.00	$128.94	$883	-1.06
705–715	710	2	112.00–117.00	$114.48	$813	+2.48
996	996	5	95.00	$95.00	$946	—
1020	1020	1	94.00	$94.00	$959	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–265	260	3	180.00–192.50	$188.49	$490	—
305	305	1	181.00	$181.00	$552	-12.35
377 fancy	377	2	201.00	$201.00	$758	—
370–392	383	6	180.00–190.00	$183.81	$704	+1.94
430–445	437	8	170.00–180.00	$178.11	$778	-1.89
451–497	468	25	178.00–185.00	$181.60	$850	-1.43
505–548	526	25	159.00–165.00	$160.04	$842	-11.91
550–595	579	9	153.00–167.00	$161.02	$932	-6.16
600–645	615	6	154.00–163.00	$156.99	$965	+0.52
663	663	3	154.00	$154.00	$1,021	+6.18
710–740	727	3	130.00–141.00	$135.31	$984	-4.69
755–787	766	8	125.00–139.00	$136.64	$1,047	+7.64
810–820	815	2	125.00–129.00	$126.99	$1,035	+6.16
863–875	867	5	105.00–120.00	$112.21	$973	—
930	930	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,032	+8.48

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	175.00	$175.00	$490	—
340	340	1	150.00	$150.00	$510	-20.00
382	382	2	176.00	$176.00	$672	+22.50
405–430	417	3	160.00–165.00	$161.62	$674	-3.38
475–492	487	6	161.00–166.00	$162.81	$793	-14.19
545	545	1	145.00	$145.00	$790	-13.00
565–590	580	3	140.00–147.00	$142.35	$826	-13.65
615–640	621	4	142.00–145.00	$142.77	$887	+0.27
680–690	685	2	125.00–131.00	$128.02	$877	+7.02
795	795	1	110.00	$110.00	$874	—
1015	1015	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,005	+7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1425	1189	80-85%	13	76.00–82.50	$78.98	$939	—
1082–1405	1207	80-85%	33	84.50–92.00	$89.31	$1,078	+12.73
1245–1385	1296	80-85%	7	93.00–102.00	$95.12	$1,233	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–1035	903	85-90%	7	60.00–66.00	$64.56	$583	—
835–1030	943	85-90%	14	70.00–79.00	$74.92	$706	—
895–1035	974	85-90%	7	81.00–89.00	$82.51	$804	+5.99

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555–1755	1627	75-80%	3	89.00–94.00	$91.72	$1,492	—
1685	1685	75-80%	1	100.50	$100.50	$1,693	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1290	1232	3	110.00–119.00	$113.14	$1,394	—
1365–1450	1408	2	108.00	$108.00	$1,521	—
1495–1805	1643	4	120.00–125.00	$122.72	$2,016	+7.50

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1035	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	93.00	$93.00	$963

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–905	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	740.00–900.00	$815.32

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–492	473	9	140.00–142.00	$140.85	$666	—
810 value added	810	61	129.90	$129.90	$1,052	—
850	850	2	99.00	$99.00	$842	—

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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.