Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 27, 2022

1,433 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.48/cwt +11.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,245/hd at 766 lb · 165 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.65/cwt +1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 575 lb · 95 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.03/cwt +5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,170/hd at 727 lb · 80 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,433 696 1,515
Feeder cattle 1,363 620 1,413
Slaughter cattle 65 76 97
Replacement cattle 5 — 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was 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
290 290 1 192.00 $192.00 $557 +3.00
335 335 2 184.00 $184.00 $616 -5.03
353–396 380 9 178.00–190.00 $183.54 $697 -7.03
405–442 424 8 170.00–180.00 $175.83 $746 -0.80
451 value added 451 11 189.50 $189.50 $855 —
455–488 476 14 170.00–180.00 $176.81 $842 +1.50
505–545 523 25 165.00–176.00 $171.25 $896 -6.86
502–542 value added 532 18 180.00–185.00 $181.87 $968 -11.87
558–595 value added 563 23 179.00–180.50 $179.67 $1,012 -7.17
550–595 564 45 159.50–175.50 $168.22 $949 -5.94
610 value added 610 21 177.25 $177.25 $1,081 -2.38
605–637 623 40 160.00–174.00 $165.54 $1,031 +2.88
650–695 663 23 151.00–166.50 $161.07 $1,068 +0.85
700–745 718 21 140.00–158.50 $152.80 $1,097 -3.01
729–738 value added 730 59 160.00–164.50 $163.96 $1,197 —
758–773 value added 765 130 165.85–166.30 $166.08 $1,271 —
750–785 771 35 140.50–153.00 $149.09 $1,149 -1.81
802–845 822 8 133.00–141.00 $137.52 $1,130 -6.48
860–885 882 8 135.00–141.00 $140.27 $1,237 —
1012 1012 4 129.00 $129.00 $1,305 —
1123 1123 15 129.00 $129.00 $1,449 —
1211 1211 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,502 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 2 150.00–153.00 $151.45 $469 —
385 385 1 160.00 $160.00 $616 —
405–435 418 4 160.00–166.00 $163.54 $684 -4.46
455–475 466 8 160.00–164.00 $163.27 $761 -1.73
515–545 534 5 150.00–159.00 $153.93 $822 -0.92
550–595 578 5 149.00–155.00 $150.45 $870 -8.53
607–625 613 3 150.00–151.00 $150.66 $924 +4.49
695 695 1 140.00 $140.00 $973 -2.00
790 790 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,122 —
840 840 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,008 +5.00
875 875 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,120 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 163.00 $163.00 $424 +28.00
325–335 330 3 159.00–175.00 $166.96 $551 -5.04
355–390 376 11 160.00–174.00 $166.26 $625 +7.21
357–395 fancy 379 7 179.00–184.00 $180.49 $684 +9.49
400–440 422 26 160.00–175.00 $170.40 $719 +3.01
400–435 fancy 424 6 178.00–179.00 $178.57 $757 +4.57
450–495 480 42 155.00–171.00 $164.11 $788 +2.64
500–520 value added 510 10 160.50–165.00 $161.40 $823 -4.26
501–547 527 51 146.00–159.00 $155.09 $817 -0.12
550–598 575 95 143.00–159.00 $152.65 $878 +1.25
602–643 630 48 135.00–148.00 $140.78 $887 -3.32
656–670 value added 663 11 145.00–147.00 $145.54 $965 -6.96
650–697 673 43 130.00–141.00 $136.79 $921 +4.73
700–742 728 28 128.00–137.00 $135.09 $983 +2.01
731 value added 731 8 144.50 $144.50 $1,056 -7.50
758 value added 758 63 154.50 $154.50 $1,171 —
767–797 785 7 130.00–134.50 $133.03 $1,044 +6.99
815–842 828 5 120.00–128.00 $124.25 $1,029 +4.25
865–895 876 5 124.00–131.00 $127.98 $1,121 —
975 975 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,121 —
1050–1055 1053 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,200 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 265 3 145.00–150.00 $147.31 $390 —
305–320 315 3 150.00 $150.00 $472 +6.00
360–370 363 3 150.00–155.00 $152.03 $552 —
400–443 432 8 149.00–155.50 $152.02 $657 +2.02
450–485 468 2 151.00–154.00 $152.56 $714 +9.56
500 500 1 141.00 $141.00 $705 +3.55
583 583 4 140.00 $140.00 $816 +5.00
600–645 635 5 130.00 $130.00 $826 —
675–690 683 2 118.00–125.00 $121.46 $830 -12.54
700–725 711 4 100.00–120.00 $110.04 $782 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 170.00 $170.00 $434 —
410–435 424 12 158.50–170.00 $163.27 $692 +3.27
475–495 485 2 160.00–167.00 $163.43 $793 +7.88
505–545 528 17 150.00–165.00 $158.62 $838 +3.32
555–590 572 17 150.00–167.00 $159.74 $914 +3.65
620–640 630 2 143.00–145.00 $144.02 $907 +7.48
660–692 671 9 140.00–150.00 $145.80 $978 +17.44
725–738 733 5 125.00 $125.00 $916 ±0.00
850 850 1 115.00 $115.00 $978 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 150.00 $150.00 $615 ±0.00
460 460 1 162.00 $162.00 $745 +20.00
545 545 1 140.00 $140.00 $763 -3.40
550–590 570 2 140.00–145.00 $142.41 $812 +2.41
600 600 1 133.00 $133.00 $798 —
660–675 668 2 132.00–136.00 $133.98 $895 +22.98
797 797 2 110.00 $110.00 $877 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1380 1191 80-85% 10 84.00–92.50 $87.60 $1,043 —
1115–1430 1305 80-85% 4 110.00–115.00 $111.43 $1,454 —
1135–1430 1323 80-85% 12 101.00–109.00 $105.35 $1,394 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–885 865 85-90% 2 60.00–69.00 $64.40 $557 -8.10
945–1035 977 85-90% 7 75.50–84.00 $79.22 $774 +2.21
975–1010 990 85-90% 3 86.00–90.00 $87.69 $868 +1.41
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 75-80% 2 90.50 $90.50 $1,335 —
1465–1500 1483 75-80% 3 102.50–105.50 $103.67 $1,537 —
1780 1780 75-80% 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,922 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1840 1498 3 112.50–114.00 $113.17 $1,695 -9.82
1525–1690 1607 3 120.00–126.00 $123.93 $1,992 -7.82
2000 2000 1 137.00 $137.00 $2,740 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 101.00 $101.00 $758

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1180 1103 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 850.00–1,210.00 $1,061.72

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760 760 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 2 145.00 $145.00 $460 —
452–462 455 11 139.00–145.00 $143.34 $652 +30.34
547 547 6 140.00 $140.00 $766 —
560 560 1 105.00 $105.00 $588 —
645–646 646 4 124.00–133.00 $130.75 $845 -0.18
892 value added 892 59 125.20 $125.20 $1,117 —

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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.