Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 15, 2022

786 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.91/cwt +7.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,146/hd at 717 lb · 97 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $186.27/cwt -2.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,150/hd at 618 lb · 64 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.70/cwt +19.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,384/hd at 830 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 786 993 614
Feeder cattle 742 938 572
Slaughter cattle 41 55 41
Replacement cattle 3 — 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 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
355–385 365 5 192.00–204.00 $198.88 $726 +0.84
411–437 fancy 423 10 216.00–221.00 $219.04 $927 +9.04
420–435 430 9 193.00–210.00 $204.21 $878 +0.95
451 fancy 451 3 211.00 $211.00 $952 —
455–485 471 9 192.00–205.00 $196.61 $926 -1.14
519 value added 519 10 209.50 $209.50 $1,087 +7.50
510–540 522 11 184.00–202.00 $194.68 $1,016 +7.80
555–581 571 8 190.00–193.00 $191.24 $1,092 -5.71
600–640 615 31 170.00–183.00 $179.33 $1,103 -6.73
602–634 value added 620 33 189.50–195.75 $192.78 $1,195 -4.11
654–680 664 31 164.00–179.00 $173.77 $1,154 +1.29
723–737 729 17 162.00–170.25 $169.45 $1,235 +1.77
765–768 766 14 168.50–171.50 $170.86 $1,309 +13.86
815 815 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,288 +11.24
831 value added 831 58 167.00 $167.00 $1,388 —
945 945 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,361 +3.50
953 953 3 146.50 $146.50 $1,396 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 178.00 $178.00 $792 -4.00
450–475 456 4 183.00–184.00 $183.74 $838 +1.00
537 537 4 180.00 $180.00 $967 +12.52
645 645 2 169.00 $169.00 $1,090 —
705–715 712 3 130.00 $130.00 $926 -20.65
922 922 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,106 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
609 609 6 140.00 $140.00 $853 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 323 4 170.00–180.00 $172.52 $557 —
355–399 391 13 174.00–190.00 $185.88 $727 +10.39
400–447 416 15 173.00–186.50 $182.33 $758 -0.76
422 fancy 422 2 190.00 $190.00 $802 —
455–495 478 13 171.00–185.50 $180.15 $861 +1.80
508–536 value added 517 12 179.00–180.25 $179.82 $930 +2.32
500–545 526 19 161.00–175.00 $170.08 $895 +2.27
551 value added 551 4 174.50 $174.50 $961 —
555–592 578 24 157.00–171.00 $165.72 $958 +4.43
616 value added 616 8 166.00 $166.00 $1,023 -2.00
611–640 632 18 154.00–158.00 $155.26 $981 +0.90
650–692 675 33 140.00–158.00 $153.51 $1,036 -0.18
714–716 value added 716 88 161.95–162.25 $162.01 $1,160 —
700–745 726 9 130.00–143.00 $139.33 $1,012 -12.61
750–795 773 2 139.00–141.00 $140.03 $1,082 -11.96
812–847 835 6 127.00–130.50 $129.37 $1,080 -10.11
860–887 878 3 137.00–141.00 $138.31 $1,214 +5.31
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 325 5 160.00–165.00 $161.84 $526 -3.16
360 360 1 170.00 $170.00 $612 +8.00
415–425 420 2 160.00 $160.00 $672 ±0.00
480 480 1 166.00 $166.00 $797 +3.49
530 530 1 151.00 $151.00 $800 -2.00
565–595 573 6 150.00–155.00 $152.97 $877 -2.03
795 795 1 123.00 $123.00 $978 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 2 210.00 $210.00 $802 +16.00
427 fancy 427 2 206.00 $206.00 $880 +1.00
470–491 486 6 191.00–201.00 $194.28 $944 +10.12
500–530 512 5 175.00–191.00 $183.73 $941 +6.94
615–645 633 3 150.00–162.00 $157.62 $998 +16.87
655–690 665 7 140.00–155.00 $147.12 $978 —
713–735 718 8 145.00–156.00 $151.04 $1,084 —
890 890 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,157 +6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 180.00 $180.00 $477 —
300 300 1 180.00 $180.00 $540 —
390 390 1 164.00 $164.00 $640 —
470–490 480 2 164.00–169.00 $166.55 $799 +6.55
525 525 1 160.00 $160.00 $840 -2.00
665 665 1 130.00 $130.00 $864 —
915 915 1 105.00 $105.00 $961 -15.00
1090 1090 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,166 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1115 1077 80-85% 3 73.00–79.50 $77.04 $830 —
1070–1335 1187 80-85% 9 85.00–91.00 $89.13 $1,058 +1.33
1150–1400 1303 80-85% 5 93.00–100.50 $96.05 $1,252 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1040 926 85-90% 5 75.00–82.50 $78.02 $722 +8.42
955 955 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $487 -29.70
1005–1120 1053 85-90% 3 84.50–86.00 $85.31 $898 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1547 1547 75-80% 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,547 +13.73
1615–1855 1720 75-80% 3 89.50–94.00 $91.94 $1,581 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1485 1390 4 114.00–121.50 $116.94 $1,625 —
1910–2320 2115 3 130.00–132.50 $130.75 $2,765 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 131.00 $131.00 $511 —
525 525 1 140.00 $140.00 $735 —
600 600 2 122.00 $122.00 $732 —
690 690 3 129.00 $129.00 $890 —
887 value added 887 57 136.40 $136.40 $1,210 —

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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.