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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 11, 2022

1,834 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.56/cwt +9.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,335/hd at 778 lb · 246 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.87/cwt +4.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,123/hd at 677 lb · 123 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.20/cwt +7.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,225/hd at 728 lb · 110 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,834 1,433 1,166
Feeder cattle 1,658 1,363 1,126
Slaughter cattle 176 65 40
Replacement cattle — 5 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to being closed in observance of the July 4th holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 220 2 181.00–187.00 $184.20 $405 —
306–345 323 6 175.00–179.00 $176.89 $571 -7.11
338 fancy 338 3 192.00 $192.00 $649 —
370 fancy 370 1 191.00 $191.00 $707 —
385 385 1 171.00 $171.00 $658 -12.54
410–445 424 20 175.00–184.00 $179.53 $761 +3.70
450–488 463 19 170.00–180.00 $177.31 $821 +0.50
466 fancy 466 4 186.00 $186.00 $867 —
501–545 523 42 164.00–179.50 $173.15 $906 +1.90
525–540 value added 527 8 180.00–183.00 $182.62 $962 +0.75
556–571 value added 563 33 176.50–179.50 $178.11 $1,003 -1.56
550–596 580 58 160.00–174.00 $167.27 $970 -0.95
605–645 622 34 153.00–168.00 $162.15 $1,009 -3.39
623 value added 623 10 172.50 $172.50 $1,075 -4.75
657–695 value added 674 80 168.50–170.75 $169.66 $1,144 —
655–697 682 43 150.00–164.00 $158.83 $1,083 -2.24
718 value added 718 52 180.75 $180.75 $1,298 +16.79
710–739 737 58 149.00–160.00 $156.95 $1,157 +4.15
772–780 773 57 164.75–167.00 $166.60 $1,288 +17.51
768–790 value added 780 189 171.00–174.25 $173.06 $1,350 +6.98
805–838 832 18 142.00–152.50 $150.29 $1,250 +12.77
851–880 858 6 135.00–142.00 $139.15 $1,194 -1.12
905–942 911 15 140.00–146.00 $144.64 $1,318 —
1005 1005 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,317 +2.00
1130 value added 1130 26 130.50 $130.50 $1,475 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 380 3 163.00–165.00 $163.61 $622 +3.61
405–445 426 6 160.00–168.00 $165.17 $704 +1.63
475–490 480 3 163.00–165.00 $163.68 $786 +0.41
530 530 1 146.00 $146.00 $774 -7.93
550–575 563 2 148.00–150.00 $148.98 $839 -1.47
610–620 615 2 142.00–150.00 $146.03 $898 -4.63
655–670 663 2 141.00–142.00 $141.49 $938 +1.49
700–705 702 3 142.00–144.00 $143.33 $1,006 —
790 790 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,122 ±0.00
897 897 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,041 -12.00
900 900 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,107 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 170.00 $170.00 $366 —
283–290 285 4 160.00–161.50 $161.12 $459 -1.88
300–345 320 13 157.00–170.00 $166.37 $532 -0.59
350–395 375 21 158.00–170.00 $164.33 $616 -1.93
428–432 fancy 431 11 174.50–176.00 $175.04 $754 -3.53
410–447 433 34 155.00–171.00 $165.97 $719 -4.43
456 fancy 456 3 176.00 $176.00 $803 —
450–495 472 75 157.00–169.00 $162.62 $768 -1.49
500–548 532 67 145.00–159.00 $154.30 $821 -0.79
515–539 value added 532 18 163.50–165.00 $164.18 $873 +2.78
580 value added 580 24 159.50 $159.50 $925 —
550–597 581 45 142.00–156.00 $149.38 $868 -3.27
602–645 616 25 141.00–150.00 $146.72 $904 +5.94
652–698 675 19 145.00–152.00 $150.22 $1,014 +13.43
703 value added 703 16 153.50 $153.50 $1,079 +9.00
700–741 734 15 132.00–142.00 $136.84 $1,004 +1.75
755 755 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,049 +5.97
772 value added 772 70 162.50 $162.50 $1,254 +8.00
805 805 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,006 +0.75
850 850 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,046 -4.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 325 4 150.00–155.00 $153.58 $499 +3.58
350–385 370 6 150.00–154.00 $152.21 $563 +0.18
410–430 418 4 149.00–152.00 $150.51 $629 -1.51
460 460 2 145.00–151.00 $148.00 $681 -4.56
510–515 513 2 141.00 $141.00 $723 ±0.00
585 585 1 131.00 $131.00 $766 -9.00
600–615 608 2 133.00–135.00 $134.01 $815 +4.01
650–690 675 6 125.00–131.00 $127.14 $858 +5.68
725 725 1 121.00 $121.00 $877 +10.96
762 762 2 111.00 $111.00 $846 —
807 807 2 103.00 $103.00 $831 —
915 915 1 101.00 $101.00 $924 —
1080 1080 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,177 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,398 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 184.00 $184.00 $414 —
260–290 275 2 171.00–185.00 $178.38 $491 +8.38
325–342 334 4 169.00–180.00 $174.36 $582 —
355–383 375 6 165.00–177.00 $167.41 $628 —
420–431 424 15 161.00–170.00 $165.69 $703 +2.42
460–499 494 11 151.00–167.00 $163.74 $809 +0.31
505–540 527 15 150.00–166.00 $157.62 $831 -1.00
550–593 567 34 150.00–166.00 $160.59 $911 +0.85
600–648 631 9 140.00–150.00 $145.92 $921 +1.90
652–695 668 5 134.00–147.00 $142.69 $953 -3.11
705–735 716 9 129.00–143.00 $136.27 $976 +11.27
785 785 1 120.00 $120.00 $942 —
800–807 803 5 123.50–130.00 $126.11 $1,013 —
875 875 1 110.00 $110.00 $962 -5.00
900 900 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,062 —
985 985 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,084 —
1075 1075 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,129 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 155.00 $155.00 $426 —
390 390 1 160.00 $160.00 $624 —
445 445 1 151.00 $151.00 $672 +1.00
462–470 465 4 150.00–156.00 $151.52 $705 -10.48
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 —
555–595 579 4 140.00–146.00 $142.78 $827 +0.37
630–635 633 2 130.00–135.00 $132.51 $839 -0.49
670 670 1 120.00 $120.00 $804 -13.98
715–745 735 4 120.00–127.00 $123.21 $906 —
775 775 1 115.00 $115.00 $891 +5.00
845 845 1 116.00 $116.00 $980 —
960 960 1 90.00 $90.00 $864 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1345 1191 80-85% 7 76.00–80.00 $78.44 $934 -9.16
1050–1445 1219 80-85% 37 83.00–89.50 $86.73 $1,057 —
1215–1430 1326 80-85% 9 90.00–93.50 $91.26 $1,210 -14.09
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 75-80% 1 93.50 $93.50 $1,365 +3.00
1450–1700 1518 75-80% 18 85.50–91.00 $88.78 $1,348 —
1520 1520 75-80% 1 78.50 $78.50 $1,193 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–965 893 85-90% 3 65.00–70.00 $66.86 $597 +2.46
905–980 943 85-90% 2 85.00 $85.00 $802 —
910–1030 989 85-90% 4 76.00–83.50 $80.37 $795 -7.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1690 1501 5 110.00–116.00 $112.51 $1,689 —
1685–1805 1745 2 130.00 $130.00 $2,268 —
1720–2020 1836 4 121.50–125.50 $124.20 $2,280 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 100.00 $100.00 $300 -45.00
530 530 1 111.00 $111.00 $588 -29.00

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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.