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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report, Springfield, KY

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 13, 2022

1,352 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.48/cwt +0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,116/hd at 683 lb · 122 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.30/cwt +4.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,033/hd at 683 lb · 89 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.47/cwt -0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 530 lb · 82 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,352 1,650 1,397
Feeder cattle 1,276 1,574 1,350
Slaughter cattle 76 58 47
Replacement cattle — 18 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–327 319 11 180.00–192.00 $184.56 $589 +0.47
365–387 380 3 181.00–190.00 $187.12 $711 +5.10
420 value added 420 8 192.00 $192.00 $806 —
411–445 424 11 179.00–190.00 $186.99 $793 +1.06
460–470 value added 461 13 194.00–198.00 $194.31 $896 —
450–498 484 27 181.00–193.00 $190.37 $921 +1.62
505–540 520 27 170.00–183.50 $179.67 $934 -1.12
520 value added 520 3 193.50 $193.50 $1,006 +2.50
551–576 value added 556 43 180.00–188.00 $182.64 $1,015 -10.11
551–597 571 30 160.00–175.00 $165.92 $947 -10.70
600–640 615 35 153.00–169.00 $162.08 $997 -4.82
600–640 value added 621 26 171.00–178.50 $174.22 $1,082 -3.23
660–695 677 37 150.00–164.00 $158.02 $1,070 -4.52
651–690 value added 685 85 165.70–168.00 $165.85 $1,136 —
700–730 719 41 140.00–155.25 $149.86 $1,077 -1.53
760–787 775 4 145.00–147.00 $145.49 $1,128 -1.02
800 value added 800 44 161.00 $161.00 $1,288 —
800 800 2 153.00 $153.00 $1,224 +11.56
871–875 872 4 141.00–142.00 $141.75 $1,236 -2.31
903–922 906 16 130.50–135.50 $134.58 $1,219 +3.32
953 953 3 130.50 $130.50 $1,244 —
1070 1070 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,402 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 171.00 $171.00 $419 —
348 348 3 175.00 $175.00 $609 —
350–355 353 2 170.00–175.00 $172.52 $609 —
400–445 415 3 170.00 $170.00 $706 —
470–485 478 9 169.00–171.00 $170.11 $813 -0.55
545–547 546 8 156.00–163.00 $160.50 $876 -6.48
555–590 577 5 150.00–157.00 $153.45 $885 -9.11
630–640 635 2 140.00 $140.00 $889 -12.93
655–686 667 15 140.00–143.00 $141.09 $941 -0.90
755–775 765 2 130.00–132.00 $131.01 $1,002 —
810–818 816 4 125.00–131.00 $126.49 $1,032 —
875 875 2 123.00–126.00 $124.50 $1,089 —
970 970 1 96.00 $96.00 $931 -14.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
632 632 9 122.00 $122.00 $771 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 155.00–160.00 $156.67 $462 -3.33
326–335 331 6 167.00–176.00 $171.56 $568 +8.56
350–398 377 29 172.00–178.00 $176.58 $666 +13.62
405–446 426 22 159.00–172.00 $167.97 $716 +2.32
421–441 value added 429 18 174.00 $174.00 $746 —
450–498 473 59 158.00–169.50 $165.18 $781 +1.51
505–547 530 82 145.00–160.00 $155.47 $824 -0.51
559 value added 559 5 159.50 $159.50 $892 +1.66
550–597 575 43 141.00–156.50 $147.77 $850 -1.44
610–645 628 29 130.00–145.00 $140.24 $881 -3.38
600–645 value added 634 4 147.00 $147.00 $932 -6.00
650–690 675 12 130.00–142.00 $135.89 $917 -6.33
684 value added 684 77 153.70 $153.70 $1,051 +1.49
700–732 721 3 130.00–132.00 $130.65 $942 -3.21
750–776 756 17 125.00–135.00 $132.92 $1,005 -5.21
880 880 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,056 -2.65
920 920 4 123.50 $123.50 $1,136 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 371 5 150.00–158.00 $152.91 $567 +3.91
405–415 408 3 151.00–154.00 $151.99 $620 -0.29
480 480 1 150.00 $150.00 $720 -2.04
515–542 533 3 143.00–144.00 $143.68 $766 +8.68
567 567 2 138.00 $138.00 $782 +1.99
600–645 623 2 120.00 $120.00 $748 -12.40
658–690 663 7 120.00–125.50 $124.68 $827 -4.03
750 750 1 103.00 $103.00 $772 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,512 —
1640 1640 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,656 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 175.00 $175.00 $420 —
340 340 1 176.00 $176.00 $598 +1.00
360–395 379 8 154.00–170.00 $162.57 $616 -22.43
400–440 416 7 156.00–169.00 $161.07 $670 -20.69
450–485 466 21 153.00–164.00 $159.19 $742 -3.68
505–545 535 20 150.00–160.00 $154.06 $824 -8.32
550–570 562 14 152.00–158.00 $154.12 $866 -6.01
605–648 636 27 140.00–153.00 $149.87 $953 -2.03
655–665 662 3 132.00–146.00 $136.62 $904 -8.47
701–745 726 15 130.00–140.00 $133.90 $972 -7.22
805 805 3 132.00 $132.00 $1,063 +6.09
895 895 1 106.00 $106.00 $949 -12.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 2 150.00 $150.00 $550 -32.00
480 480 1 150.00 $150.00 $720 -15.00
505 505 1 141.00 $141.00 $712 -2.75
550 550 1 130.00 $130.00 $715 -15.51
683 683 3 120.00 $120.00 $820 —
735 735 2 121.00 $121.00 $889 —
880 880 1 105.00 $105.00 $924 —
1172 1172 2 100.50 $100.50 $1,178 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1325 1154 80-85% 15 83.50–90.50 $87.03 $1,004 —
1105–1280 1188 80-85% 3 80.00–81.00 $80.36 $955 —
1135–1435 1261 80-85% 17 92.50–100.00 $95.16 $1,200 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1010 925 85-90% 3 60.50–65.00 $61.72 $571 —
825–1035 957 85-90% 11 80.50–85.50 $82.53 $790 -5.07
985 985 85-90% 2 77.00–79.00 $78.00 $768 +5.49
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1610 1528 75-80% 2 95.50–100.50 $98.14 $1,500 +8.11
1430–1785 1570 75-80% 4 86.50–92.50 $90.66 $1,423 -10.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–1710 1654 4 116.00–121.00 $119.22 $1,972 —
1545–1890 1705 3 122.50–126.00 $124.29 $2,119 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 4 147.50 $147.50 $712 —
540 540 1 135.00 $135.00 $729 —
735 735 3 106.00 $106.00 $779 —

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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.