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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 25, 2022

880 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.89/cwt +19.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,170/hd at 727 lb · 144 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.10/cwt +17.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,117/hd at 689 lb · 87 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.36/cwt +14.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,035/hd at 626 lb · 85 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 880 1,085 956
Feeder cattle 803 1,007 919
Slaughter cattle 63 78 37
Replacement cattle 14 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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
255 255 1 184.00 $184.00 $469 -5.00
317 fancy 317 2 205.00 $205.00 $650 —
390–395 392 5 187.00–190.00 $188.99 $741 +13.45
410 fancy 410 2 194.00 $194.00 $795 —
415–445 434 4 178.00–179.00 $178.49 $775 +3.65
457–467 461 15 170.00–187.00 $177.97 $820 +0.04
467 fancy 467 2 190.00 $190.00 $887 —
505–525 value added 515 6 183.00–185.00 $184.50 $950 -0.50
505–540 530 15 176.50–181.00 $177.22 $939 +3.14
550–580 566 6 171.00–184.00 $178.70 $1,011 +4.75
611–640 619 7 151.00–165.00 $160.41 $993 -6.98
630 value added 630 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,102 +1.00
665 value added 665 6 172.00 $172.00 $1,144 —
661–685 673 24 150.00–164.00 $161.04 $1,084 -4.70
715–720 718 2 146.00–151.00 $148.51 $1,066 -10.20
765 765 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,132 -2.88
782 value added 782 63 173.90 $173.90 $1,360 +4.77
800–805 804 8 145.00 $145.00 $1,166 -6.70
875 875 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,146 -12.72
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 150.00 $150.00 $458 —
395 395 1 174.00 $174.00 $687 +9.98
425 425 1 152.50 $152.50 $648 -5.10
457–465 460 3 164.00–169.00 $167.31 $770 +3.84
524–545 529 9 165.00–169.00 $165.90 $878 +3.76
555–575 562 3 160.00–164.00 $162.64 $914 +12.64
661 661 3 147.00 $147.00 $972 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 238 4 160.00–170.00 $167.58 $399 -4.92
325–345 336 5 158.00–168.00 $161.77 $544 -14.23
355–387 374 11 160.00–174.00 $167.10 $625 -2.77
405–445 429 21 160.00–173.00 $167.71 $719 +1.13
450–495 473 11 164.00–172.00 $166.80 $789 -0.29
505–542 521 21 150.00–164.00 $159.23 $830 -4.24
510–543 value added 533 7 166.00–168.50 $167.12 $891 -3.54
555–577 571 23 155.00–164.00 $158.32 $904 -1.84
600–625 618 11 149.50–156.00 $154.32 $954 +5.08
627 value added 627 74 167.00 $167.00 $1,047 +7.00
655–685 671 12 139.00–149.50 $144.26 $968 +1.94
692 value added 692 75 164.95 $164.95 $1,141 +14.95
720 720 1 125.00 $125.00 $900 -16.08
726–728 value added 727 143 160.25–162.00 $161.14 $1,171 —
810 value added 810 2 128.50 $128.50 $1,041 —
817 817 6 110.50 $110.50 $903 -16.50
970 970 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 155.00 $155.00 $519 +2.50
450–497 475 4 154.00–157.00 $154.71 $735 +6.08
565–592 583 3 145.00 $145.00 $845 +1.73
615–640 625 3 130.00–137.00 $134.70 $842 +4.70
650–687 675 9 130.50–132.00 $130.83 $883 -8.17

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 194.00 $194.00 $446 —
277 277 2 180.00 $180.00 $499 -16.00
366 366 5 189.00 $189.00 $692 +13.40
445 445 1 165.00 $165.00 $734 +1.33
465–495 477 11 161.00–176.00 $172.30 $822 +6.07
510–527 516 8 155.00–168.50 $165.27 $853 +0.90
550–585 574 9 141.50–157.00 $145.68 $836 -13.23
600–620 612 12 140.00–158.00 $152.75 $935 -2.68
658–692 674 9 133.00–144.00 $136.19 $918 -7.81
707–725 719 10 121.00–134.50 $132.25 $951 -0.28
760–785 773 2 124.00–125.00 $124.51 $962 —
830–840 838 5 119.00–130.00 $127.82 $1,071 -6.18
930–945 938 2 118.00–122.00 $119.98 $1,125 —
1060–1085 1077 3 105.00–109.50 $108.02 $1,163 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 141.00 $141.00 $761 -10.00
570–593 587 4 131.00–142.00 $139.33 $818 -2.67
635 635 1 125.00 $125.00 $794 -15.00
650 650 1 120.00 $120.00 $780 -1.00
730 730 1 112.00 $112.00 $818 -8.00
865 865 1 105.00 $105.00 $908 +14.00
920 920 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,012 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1200 1154 80-85% 6 69.00–74.00 $72.05 $831 +5.48
1090–1340 1217 80-85% 11 84.00–89.00 $86.18 $1,049 +9.77
1055–1450 1219 80-85% 19 75.00–83.00 $78.71 $959 +2.30
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–975 868 85-90% 2 75.00–81.00 $77.63 $674 —
830–1010 904 85-90% 6 63.00–69.00 $64.75 $585 +6.60
900–1005 955 85-90% 3 57.00–60.50 $58.45 $558 -7.76
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1510 1477 75-80% 5 82.00–86.50 $84.67 $1,251 -0.33
1590 1590 75-80% 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,447 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1240 1203 2 97.50–98.00 $97.74 $1,176 —
1210–1540 1375 2 104.00–114.50 $109.88 $1,511 —
1950–2025 1988 2 128.00–130.00 $129.02 $2,565 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
895 895 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 93.00 $93.00 $832

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725–1020 874 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 570.00–940.00 $790.66
840–965 903 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 740.00–900.00 $825.54
855–1210 971 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 725.00–1,110.00 $916.89

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 108.00 $108.00 $788 +3.43

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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.