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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 29, 2022

1,434 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.30/cwt +17.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,177/hd at 712 lb · 139 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $168.47/cwt -0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 661 lb · 98 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.18/cwt +8.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,389/hd at 779 lb · 97 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,434 1,147 846
Feeder cattle 1,352 1,049 809
Slaughter cattle 80 98 37
Replacement cattle 2 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder heifers over 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate 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
320 320 3 215.00 $215.00 $688 +2.62
355–395 379 11 211.00–224.00 $220.61 $836 +10.33
405–445 422 16 203.00–212.00 $208.58 $880 +6.80
435 fancy 435 2 219.00–221.00 $220.00 $957 +6.78
455 fancy 455 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,019 +19.39
470–492 484 29 200.00–215.50 $211.54 $1,024 +16.90
512–522 value added 517 5 206.00–208.00 $206.80 $1,069 -0.42
508–545 528 19 190.00–200.00 $195.10 $1,030 +8.12
553–592 value added 570 69 201.00–208.00 $207.49 $1,183 +4.47
550–597 572 20 179.50–195.00 $186.73 $1,068 +1.66
600–640 value added 610 4 193.00–198.00 $196.69 $1,200 +1.54
600–645 632 8 180.00–189.00 $185.32 $1,171 +8.82
650–695 667 33 170.00–188.50 $178.31 $1,189 +1.87
700–725 712 7 157.00–169.00 $163.40 $1,163 -6.09
712–715 value added 714 10 179.00 $179.00 $1,278 —
768–793 776 31 164.00–176.00 $174.30 $1,353 +4.85
781 value added 781 66 180.00 $180.00 $1,406 —
807–838 815 20 164.50–173.50 $170.36 $1,388 +2.16
827 value added 827 61 179.50 $179.50 $1,484 —
853 853 3 153.00 $153.00 $1,305 -7.57
982 982 2 153.00 $153.00 $1,502 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 188.00 $188.00 $489 —
395 395 1 203.00 $203.00 $802 +28.00
410–440 430 3 182.00 $182.00 $783 -5.75
495 495 1 186.00 $186.00 $921 +3.97
535–538 537 5 182.00–183.00 $182.20 $978 +26.68
565–597 584 4 170.00–179.00 $174.26 $1,018 +0.08
605–648 643 8 170.00 $170.00 $1,093 +7.85
685 685 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,082 +2.00
712 712 4 153.00 $153.00 $1,089 +1.00
800 800 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,256 —
890 890 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,086 —
975 975 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,209 —

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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 2 174.00 $174.00 $374 —
265–280 273 5 165.00–172.00 $169.34 $462 -0.66
330 330 1 164.00 $164.00 $541 -11.04
340 fancy 340 1 194.00 $194.00 $660 —
352–395 376 11 170.00–184.00 $177.44 $667 -1.30
411 fancy 411 3 183.00 $183.00 $752 —
415–447 440 5 176.00–178.00 $177.00 $779 -3.46
450–492 473 39 160.00–175.00 $170.40 $806 -7.69
497 fancy 497 4 187.00 $187.00 $929 —
500–548 523 42 160.00–174.00 $166.28 $870 -6.86
548 value added 548 5 178.50 $178.50 $978 —
561–570 value added 562 21 172.50–176.25 $175.71 $987 —
550–595 576 34 151.00–167.00 $158.87 $915 -12.28
605–637 617 26 146.00–160.00 $153.89 $950 -5.15
603–637 value added 630 66 164.00–169.00 $166.57 $1,049 -4.44
661 value added 661 80 170.50 $170.50 $1,127 -2.60
650–666 662 18 152.00–160.00 $159.45 $1,056 +1.22
709–713 value added 712 115 164.75–170.00 $168.04 $1,196 +15.04
700–735 714 24 145.00–159.00 $152.16 $1,086 +6.37
750–795 782 28 140.00–155.50 $152.15 $1,190 +8.99
806–815 807 7 141.00–142.75 $142.50 $1,150 +17.01
857 857 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,191 —
950 950 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,130 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 150.00–155.00 $152.50 $374 -11.50
390 390 1 160.00 $160.00 $624 +1.53
447 447 2 152.00 $152.00 $679 —
490 490 1 158.00 $158.00 $774 —
525 525 2 155.00 $155.00 $814 -9.00
607–635 622 6 139.00–143.00 $140.69 $875 -5.84
665–671 670 5 144.00–145.00 $144.80 $970 +4.80
705 705 2 137.00 $137.00 $966 +7.00
760–770 765 2 120.00–129.00 $124.47 $952 —
800 800 1 123.00 $123.00 $984 —
895 895 1 107.00 $107.00 $958 —
1002 1002 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,022 —

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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 1 192.00 $192.00 $461 -6.00
265–295 280 2 195.00–199.00 $197.11 $552 +21.78
335 335 1 195.00 $195.00 $653 -24.00
355–395 372 3 204.00–209.00 $206.27 $767 +11.27
405–410 409 9 190.00–208.00 $201.99 $826 —
432–435 fancy 434 4 210.00–214.00 $212.01 $920 +2.01
455 fancy 455 2 202.00 $202.00 $919 —
475–493 489 8 183.00–196.00 $186.88 $914 -8.01
507–535 523 25 173.00–187.50 $182.92 $957 +2.98
555–588 579 12 172.00–181.00 $175.15 $1,014 -2.16
600–645 621 11 151.00–169.00 $163.74 $1,017 -3.87
650–673 664 6 146.00–147.00 $146.49 $973 -15.53
711–743 725 7 145.00–152.00 $148.08 $1,074 -0.20
750–785 769 10 144.00–146.00 $145.49 $1,119 +2.04
845 845 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,259 +11.64
857 857 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,208 +18.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 180.00 $180.00 $711 +7.00
400–430 417 3 174.00–180.00 $176.36 $735 +6.36
485 485 2 179.00 $179.00 $868 +4.00
505–530 520 3 158.00–163.00 $160.30 $834 -1.27
572–575 573 3 162.00 $162.00 $928 —
605–630 618 2 140.00 $140.00 $865 -10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1340 1131 80-85% 8 72.50–79.50 $76.45 $865 -11.91
1077–1370 1165 80-85% 5 90.00–99.50 $94.12 $1,096 —
1070–1440 1228 80-85% 26 80.00–89.50 $83.94 $1,031 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–920 847 85-90% 3 66.00–68.00 $67.38 $571 —
975 975 85-90% 1 81.00 $81.00 $790 +4.40
985–1010 998 85-90% 2 78.50–80.00 $79.26 $791 +2.66
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1455 1453 75-80% 2 94.00–100.00 $96.99 $1,409 -2.54
1495–1555 1524 75-80% 4 85.00–91.00 $88.28 $1,345 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1530 1413 3 104.00–105.50 $104.81 $1,481 —
1120–1740 1489 4 111.00–113.50 $112.65 $1,677 —
1660–1855 1758 2 120.00–124.50 $122.13 $2,147 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 114.00 $114.00 $650 —
687 687 2 100.00 $100.00 $687 —

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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.