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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

1,761 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.89/cwt +2.80 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 525 lb · 130 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.05/cwt -1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $885/hd at 578 lb · 94 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.25/cwt -2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,015/hd at 572 lb · 94 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,761 1,618 959
Feeder cattle 1,670 1,489 927
Slaughter cattle 91 126 32
Replacement cattle — 3 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher except 500 to 600 lb steers those sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good to very 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 1 201.00 $201.00 $472 +0.16
265–270 268 2 190.00–202.00 $195.94 $525 -9.06
332 332 2 204.00 $204.00 $677 -3.94
365–397 384 15 185.00–200.00 $189.68 $728 -7.92
392 fancy 392 4 204.00 $204.00 $800 -5.00
405–449 427 42 184.00–200.00 $197.90 $845 +10.81
450–488 478 69 180.00–193.00 $184.61 $882 +0.25
502–542 528 45 170.00–185.00 $179.23 $946 +4.14
563 value added 563 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,070 +0.91
550–595 573 89 170.00–182.00 $176.53 $1,012 -1.96
602–633 617 64 160.00–176.00 $170.50 $1,052 -0.58
657 value added 657 9 173.50 $173.50 $1,140 —
655–696 673 45 152.00–169.50 $162.23 $1,092 -2.22
700–747 734 21 145.00–159.00 $154.71 $1,136 +8.83
750–798 782 10 137.00–149.50 $145.07 $1,134 +0.65
804–837 817 27 140.50–149.00 $145.95 $1,192 +0.38
820 value added 820 61 155.75 $155.75 $1,277 —
850–870 863 4 131.00–135.00 $133.50 $1,152 -8.87
908–910 908 15 116.00–133.00 $130.73 $1,187 +5.73
960 960 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,181 -6.00
963 value added 963 58 137.10 $137.10 $1,320 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 165.00 $165.00 $421 —
340 340 1 170.00 $170.00 $578 —
390 390 1 180.00 $180.00 $702 -5.00
405–440 432 6 175.00–180.00 $178.31 $770 +8.31
477–495 482 15 171.00–179.00 $173.03 $834 -0.99
505–547 534 5 160.00–163.00 $160.99 $860 -2.44
570–590 578 7 160.00–164.00 $162.86 $941 -2.12
620–637 630 4 145.00–151.00 $149.01 $939 -3.73
660–685 676 5 145.00–150.00 $145.98 $987 -2.35
715–745 732 14 137.50–140.50 $138.66 $1,015 +28.66
815–846 840 5 122.00–130.00 $128.45 $1,079 +3.45

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 8 216.00 $216.00 $410 +22.00
201 fancy 201 8 215.00 $215.00 $432 —
215–225 220 2 170.00 $170.00 $374 -13.29
273 273 3 160.00 $160.00 $437 -13.42
310–345 321 10 162.00–178.00 $171.50 $551 -2.65
355–395 385 28 168.00–178.00 $173.20 $667 -2.06
393 fancy 393 3 180.00 $180.00 $707 —
400–406 fancy 405 6 177.50–180.00 $177.91 $721 -4.28
410–445 429 36 160.00–175.00 $169.54 $727 -4.81
451–497 470 75 160.00–168.00 $164.69 $774 -1.08
505–529 value added 524 36 162.00–165.00 $162.64 $852 +3.13
501–548 525 94 145.00–160.50 $156.07 $819 +2.08
550–595 569 43 141.00–157.00 $148.90 $847 -2.49
550–587 value added 586 51 156.50–159.00 $156.55 $917 -2.79
600–615 value added 611 17 150.50–151.00 $150.62 $920 -0.20
603–646 627 61 133.50–145.50 $142.13 $891 -2.82
665–690 685 13 134.00–144.75 $140.98 $966 -1.03
687 value added 687 72 151.50 $151.50 $1,041 -0.05
705 value added 705 7 142.50 $142.50 $1,005 -1.17
700–742 732 30 125.00–138.25 $135.68 $993 +8.08
760–795 781 28 120.00–132.50 $128.99 $1,007 +8.99
800–840 817 3 120.00–129.00 $123.28 $1,007 —
915–935 925 2 115.00–126.00 $120.44 $1,114 -0.56
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 150.00 $150.00 $300 —
300 300 1 161.00 $161.00 $483 -0.31
370–385 381 4 155.00–161.00 $156.46 $596 -8.56
430–440 435 2 150.00 $150.00 $652 -10.24
465–492 480 7 152.00–158.00 $154.40 $741 -2.04
520–540 529 5 140.00–146.00 $142.61 $754 +0.13
550–595 577 6 130.00–133.00 $130.50 $753 -9.50
630–642 638 3 123.00–130.00 $127.70 $815 —
650–668 659 12 120.00–127.00 $121.86 $803 -7.08
700 700 1 105.00 $105.00 $735 -9.48
775 775 1 110.00 $110.00 $852 —
885 885 1 99.00 $99.00 $876 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–195 191 7 190.00–191.00 $190.87 $365 —
202–216 206 10 198.00–204.00 $202.11 $416 —
320–335 326 5 191.00–197.00 $194.53 $634 +13.53
400–445 422 8 170.00–180.00 $176.25 $744 -1.86
460–495 483 9 171.00–180.00 $174.82 $844 -6.78
510–547 530 11 160.00–173.50 $165.60 $878 +5.56
550–580 569 9 150.00–164.00 $156.11 $888 -4.91
600–630 603 9 140.00–154.00 $149.28 $900 -7.71
650–662 660 6 141.00–154.00 $151.87 $1,002 -2.13
770–780 777 3 125.00–134.00 $131.03 $1,018 -5.61
890 890 1 109.00 $109.00 $970 -3.21
1055–1065 1058 3 105.00–105.50 $105.33 $1,114 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 184.00 $184.00 $405 —
300–340 324 4 170.00–177.00 $172.86 $560 +22.86
380 380 1 170.00 $170.00 $646 -6.00
480–495 488 4 164.00–170.00 $166.25 $811 +3.44
500–510 505 3 150.00–158.00 $154.36 $780 —
550–555 553 2 145.00–150.00 $147.49 $816 +5.14
602–635 613 3 130.00–135.00 $133.27 $817 -9.50
665–697 683 5 130.00–137.00 $133.05 $909 +5.03
817 817 2 110.00 $110.00 $899 —
875 875 2 110.00 $110.00 $962 —
955 955 1 100.00 $100.00 $955 —
1080 1080 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,026 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1315 1166 80-85% 8 79.00–86.50 $82.61 $963 +3.63
1030–1410 1231 80-85% 15 89.50–96.50 $93.27 $1,148 +3.96
1215–1416 1336 80-85% 10 98.00–105.50 $101.58 $1,357 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–970 906 85-90% 4 78.00–86.00 $83.77 $759 +19.21
840–1035 940 85-90% 8 65.00–72.50 $69.00 $649 -5.92
890–1000 945 85-90% 2 87.00–89.00 $87.94 $831 +13.02
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1505 1482 75-80% 5 88.00–96.50 $93.78 $1,390 —
1515 1515 75-80% 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,197 —
1482–1790 1540 75-80% 8 98.50–104.50 $100.83 $1,553 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1135 1078 3 100.00–106.00 $102.42 $1,104 —
1305–2110 1604 10 119.00–127.00 $122.15 $1,959 —
1240–1860 1606 6 129.00–138.00 $131.92 $2,119 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
702–735 713 3 122.00–124.00 $123.31 $879 —
960 value added 960 50 120.90 $120.90 $1,161 —
960 960 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,152 —
1135 1135 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,033 —

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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.