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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report, Springfield, KY

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 6, 2022

1,650 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.76/cwt +7.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,348/hd at 844 lb · 130 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.50/cwt +17.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,348/hd at 896 lb · 112 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.74/cwt -1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 576 lb · 109 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,650 1,761 1,451
Feeder cattle 1,574 1,670 1,407
Slaughter cattle 58 91 38
Replacement cattle 18 — 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to being closed for the Memorial Day holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 330 4 180.00–188.00 $184.09 $607 -19.91
365–375 fancy 372 3 202.00–207.00 $203.64 $758 -0.36
375–384 380 2 180.00–184.00 $182.02 $692 -7.66
420–423 fancy 422 4 198.00–200.00 $198.50 $838 —
415–445 427 5 180.00–193.00 $185.93 $794 -11.97
457–497 479 36 181.00–194.00 $188.75 $904 +4.14
495–497 fancy 496 7 197.50–200.00 $198.22 $983 —
510 fancy 510 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,020 —
510–515 value added 512 3 191.00 $191.00 $978 —
513–548 528 28 174.00–189.00 $180.79 $955 +1.56
555–593 575 46 171.00–183.00 $176.62 $1,016 +0.09
575 value added 575 22 192.75 $192.75 $1,108 +2.75
602–635 value added 620 14 175.50–180.00 $177.45 $1,100 —
605–648 621 46 158.00–173.50 $166.90 $1,036 -3.60
651–698 682 58 150.00–166.00 $162.54 $1,109 +0.31
700–746 717 73 143.00–158.00 $151.39 $1,085 -3.32
755–780 771 7 141.00–150.00 $146.51 $1,130 +1.44
800–830 825 9 135.00–143.00 $141.44 $1,167 -4.51
844–847 value added 845 121 160.20–162.00 $161.12 $1,361 +5.37
850–895 893 54 132.00–144.50 $144.06 $1,286 +10.56
898 value added 898 58 156.50 $156.50 $1,405 —
907–915 910 4 127.00–136.00 $131.26 $1,194 +0.53
1020–1041 1036 4 129.00–130.00 $129.25 $1,339 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 165.00 $165.00 $478 ±0.00
462–490 467 8 170.00–175.00 $170.66 $797 -2.37
515–531 527 4 166.00–170.00 $166.98 $880 +5.99
565–590 580 11 160.00–167.00 $162.56 $943 -0.30
601–642 619 11 150.00–155.00 $152.93 $947 +3.92
670–685 675 3 140.00–143.00 $141.99 $958 -3.99
720 720 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,008 +1.34
985 985 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,084 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 170.00 $170.00 $340 ±0.00
285 285 1 160.00 $160.00 $456 ±0.00
310 310 2 163.00 $163.00 $505 -8.50
350–396 375 19 153.00–169.00 $162.96 $611 -10.24
400–448 427 40 159.00–170.00 $165.65 $707 -3.89
453–495 475 60 155.00–169.00 $163.67 $777 -1.02
500–545 523 55 150.00–165.00 $155.98 $816 -0.09
550–597 574 77 140.00–154.00 $149.21 $856 +0.31
553–596 value added 582 32 156.75–160.50 $157.84 $919 +1.29
600–648 625 45 128.00–150.50 $143.62 $898 +1.49
628 value added 628 4 153.00 $153.00 $961 +2.38
650–696 666 22 135.00–147.00 $142.22 $947 +1.24
656–687 value added 671 17 151.00–153.50 $152.21 $1,021 +0.71
705–746 726 30 127.00–138.50 $133.86 $972 -1.82
750 value added 750 63 148.10 $148.10 $1,111 —
750–781 768 22 133.00–140.50 $138.13 $1,061 +9.14
813 value added 813 65 143.75 $143.75 $1,169 —
825–831 830 12 124.00–131.50 $130.26 $1,081 +6.98
870–885 880 3 121.00–126.00 $122.65 $1,079 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 149.00 $149.00 $566 -7.46
410–430 420 4 150.00–155.00 $152.28 $640 +2.28
470–490 480 2 150.00–154.00 $152.04 $730 -2.36
502 502 2 135.00 $135.00 $678 -7.61
580–587 584 4 135.00–137.00 $136.01 $794 +5.51
615–620 619 5 130.00–133.00 $132.40 $820 +4.70
650–685 668 3 125.00–131.00 $128.71 $860 +6.85
745 745 1 121.00 $121.00 $901 —
900 900 1 90.00 $90.00 $810 —
955 955 1 101.00 $101.00 $965 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 170.00 $170.00 $502 —
340 340 1 175.00 $175.00 $595 -19.53
375 375 1 185.00 $185.00 $694 —
400–436 424 6 170.00–186.00 $181.76 $771 +5.51
470–495 476 5 160.00–170.00 $162.87 $775 -11.95
516 fancy 516 3 175.00 $175.00 $903 —
500–545 525 15 154.00–164.00 $162.38 $852 -3.22
572 fancy 572 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,007 —
555–595 577 10 156.00–168.00 $160.13 $924 +4.02
610–645 627 10 144.00–159.00 $151.90 $952 +2.62
650–695 672 15 138.00–150.00 $145.09 $975 -6.78
700–745 709 8 130.00–144.00 $141.12 $1,001 —
760–790 773 4 132.00–140.00 $137.46 $1,063 +6.43
800–835 818 2 122.00–130.00 $125.91 $1,030 —
885 885 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,044 +9.00
915 915 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,098 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 175.00 $175.00 $464 —
385 385 1 182.00 $182.00 $701 +12.00
450 450 1 165.00 $165.00 $742 —
510–530 519 4 140.00–147.00 $143.75 $746 -10.61
550–570 560 2 145.00–146.00 $145.51 $815 -1.98
648 648 4 141.00 $141.00 $914 +7.73

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1375 1224 80-85% 26 84.00–91.50 $88.52 $1,083 -4.75
1180–1250 1227 80-85% 3 81.50–83.00 $81.98 $1,006 -11.29
1150–1440 1310 80-85% 8 92.00–94.00 $92.56 $1,213 -9.02
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 85-90% 4 63.50 $63.50 $518 —
920–995 958 85-90% 2 85.00–90.00 $87.60 $839 —
970–995 983 85-90% 2 72.00–73.00 $72.51 $713 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1451–1590 1500 75-80% 7 86.50–92.50 $90.03 $1,350 +11.03
1570 1570 75-80% 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,586 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1445 1435 2 114.00–115.00 $114.50 $1,643 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–960 930 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 620.00–720.00 $671.61
885–1400 1068 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 560.00–1,160.00 $961.53

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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
920–1305 1113 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,180.00–1,225.00 $1,206.39 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 120.00 $120.00 $732 —
896 value added 896 57 122.75 $122.75 $1,100 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1722 1385 7 92.00–99.50 $95.57 $1,324 —

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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.