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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report, Springfield, KY

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

1,378 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.19/cwt -11.76 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 473 lb · 70 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.01/cwt -5.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,135/hd at 709 lb · 65 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.90/cwt ≈ $1,529/hd at 900 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,378 1,434 1,579
Feeder cattle 1,297 1,352 1,547
Slaughter cattle 73 80 32
Replacement cattle 8 2 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–335 315 5 200.00–210.00 $207.69 $654 -7.31
362–370 fancy 365 3 212.00 $212.00 $774 —
365–381 value added 378 5 215.00–225.00 $223.07 $843 —
386–398 391 7 200.00–206.00 $202.62 $792 -17.99
409–417 value added 413 20 211.00–218.00 $214.13 $884 —
401–427 414 8 190.00–218.00 $204.59 $847 -3.99
465–492 478 23 180.00–195.00 $190.83 $912 -20.71
506–548 fancy 534 14 199.00–201.00 $199.84 $1,067 —
531–542 536 17 180.00–186.00 $183.78 $985 -11.32
570 fancy 570 2 198.00–199.00 $198.50 $1,131 —
552–585 576 10 185.00–197.50 $190.53 $1,097 +3.80
605–647 626 21 165.00–180.00 $172.23 $1,078 -13.09
600–634 value added 630 9 190.00–193.00 $190.32 $1,199 -6.37
652–692 679 45 165.00–178.50 $175.28 $1,190 -3.03
700–735 727 10 161.00–173.00 $170.24 $1,238 +6.84
750–785 773 3 163.00–172.00 $165.91 $1,282 -8.39
807 807 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,332 -5.36
900 value added 900 54 169.90 $169.90 $1,529 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 332 3 140.00–150.00 $143.07 $475 —
365–385 378 3 172.00–184.00 $177.09 $669 -25.91
415–440 430 3 170.00–180.00 $176.59 $759 -5.41
460–485 479 7 162.50–178.00 $172.08 $824 -13.92
500–545 522 9 164.00–175.00 $168.38 $879 -13.82
560–595 576 9 160.00–172.00 $165.05 $951 -9.21
605–630 617 3 142.00–155.00 $149.04 $920 -20.96
655–685 680 23 150.50–163.00 $152.39 $1,036 -5.61
710–745 724 7 140.00–157.00 $145.06 $1,050 -7.94
765–785 770 4 148.00–155.00 $152.25 $1,172 —
805–822 814 4 150.00–156.00 $152.97 $1,245 -4.03
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 3 160.00 $160.00 $850 —
615 615 2 150.00 $150.00 $922 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–225 220 3 150.00–162.00 $154.16 $339 -19.84
265–293 282 7 155.00–167.50 $161.95 $457 -7.39
300–345 320 9 160.00–170.00 $163.88 $524 -0.12
347 value added 347 5 183.00 $183.00 $635 —
355–383 367 15 161.00–170.00 $167.25 $614 -10.19
381 value added 381 4 183.00 $183.00 $697 —
400–445 420 29 154.00–168.00 $161.64 $679 -15.36
412–435 value added 426 5 169.00–173.00 $170.55 $727 —
452–495 472 58 154.00–162.00 $158.44 $748 -11.96
460–486 value added 479 12 167.00–173.00 $168.62 $808 —
500–538 value added 522 8 168.00–171.00 $168.97 $882 -9.53
500–547 524 26 149.00–161.00 $156.82 $822 -9.46
550–598 574 29 152.00–168.00 $159.46 $915 +0.59
600–620 value added 610 16 158.50–166.00 $160.53 $979 -6.04
600–645 626 14 140.00–147.00 $145.71 $912 -8.18
650–690 668 41 138.00–155.25 $146.10 $976 -13.35
673 value added 673 4 166.00 $166.00 $1,117 -4.50
709 709 56 161.50 $161.50 $1,145 +9.34
706–735 712 9 144.00–157.00 $150.73 $1,073 -1.43
755–772 765 9 140.50–152.00 $145.02 $1,109 -7.13
806–840 820 8 129.00–141.00 $132.45 $1,086 -10.05
860–895 878 2 100.00–116.00 $108.16 $950 -30.84
905 905 1 108.00 $108.00 $977 —
993 993 3 113.50 $113.50 $1,127 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 142.00 $142.00 $341 -10.50
255–285 263 6 140.00–150.00 $143.23 $377 —
300–340 318 6 145.00–152.50 $150.07 $477 —
370–385 378 6 135.00–151.00 $143.51 $542 -16.49
405–445 424 4 140.00–152.00 $145.80 $618 -6.20
455–497 473 7 135.00–149.00 $143.13 $677 -14.87
500–523 514 5 130.00–140.00 $133.89 $688 -21.11
557–595 575 11 140.00–148.00 $144.05 $828 —
605–615 608 3 134.00–136.00 $134.67 $819 -6.02
650–680 671 4 130.00–134.00 $132.02 $886 -12.78
727–747 737 4 124.00–139.00 $131.40 $968 -5.60
795 795 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,010 +2.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–281 value added 281 5 195.00–210.00 $197.99 $556 —
296 296 3 180.00 $180.00 $533 -17.11
315–330 value added 319 4 197.00–200.00 $199.22 $636 —
305–340 330 5 180.00–193.00 $188.57 $622 -6.43
355–395 372 8 180.00–190.00 $185.29 $689 -20.98
377–395 value added 384 4 200.00–205.00 $203.49 $781 —
400–435 value added 408 6 218.00–222.00 $219.36 $895 —
400–445 425 10 181.00–200.00 $191.09 $812 -10.90
450–455 value added 452 3 201.00–206.00 $202.68 $916 —
450–481 472 11 171.00–195.00 $179.74 $848 -7.14
505–547 529 20 160.00–178.00 $169.88 $899 -13.04
552–587 577 27 149.00–165.50 $157.19 $907 -17.96
600–635 611 15 152.00–161.00 $155.57 $951 -8.17
651–665 659 14 152.50–160.00 $157.97 $1,041 +11.48
710–745 732 6 141.00–155.00 $148.56 $1,087 +0.48
750–790 767 3 146.00–150.00 $148.63 $1,140 +3.14
805–842 824 5 134.00–147.00 $143.25 $1,180 -5.75
912 912 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,268 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–205 203 2 150.00–157.00 $153.54 $312 —
250–270 265 9 148.00–160.00 $154.59 $410 —
315 315 1 175.00 $175.00 $551 —
350 350 1 161.00 $161.00 $564 —
402–430 413 10 159.00–175.00 $168.66 $697 -7.70
455–497 477 9 150.00–166.00 $159.47 $761 -19.53
513–530 516 7 140.00–159.00 $153.45 $792 -6.85
550–595 572 3 141.00–145.00 $142.65 $816 -19.35
610–645 629 9 120.00–142.00 $134.26 $844 -5.74
655–690 671 7 130.00–140.00 $135.63 $910 —
705 705 1 134.00 $134.00 $945 —
795 795 1 121.00 $121.00 $962 —
890 890 1 85.00 $85.00 $756 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–537 519 6 158.00–161.00 $159.97 $830 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1310 1183 80-85% 4 74.50–77.00 $75.76 $896 -18.36
1095–1485 1291 80-85% 23 78.00–85.00 $83.09 $1,073 —
1345–1445 1395 80-85% 2 86.00–87.50 $86.78 $1,211 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–980 907 85-90% 3 55.00–65.50 $62.35 $566 —
830–1280 1073 85-90% 12 66.50–78.00 $72.00 $773 —
1050–1145 1099 85-90% 5 79.50–81.50 $80.11 $880 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1605 1525 75-80% 4 81.00–85.00 $83.90 $1,279 -4.38
1455–1685 1570 75-80% 2 86.50–87.00 $86.73 $1,362 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1230 1153 3 90.00–97.00 $94.69 $1,092 —
1265–1930 1565 4 100.00–110.00 $107.40 $1,681 —
1820–2040 1930 2 120.00–125.00 $122.64 $2,367 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
976 976 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,171

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805–875 840 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 650.00–680.00 $668.75

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
940 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 103.00 $103.00 $216 —
345–347 346 3 95.00–100.00 $96.66 $334 —
395 395 1 79.00 $79.00 $312 —
490 490 1 85.00 $85.00 $416 —
505 fancy 505 1 128.00 $128.00 $646 —
688 688 4 122.50 $122.50 $843 +22.50
827 827 2 110.50 $110.50 $914 —
860–875 value added 868 120 139.90–140.20 $140.05 $1,216 —
915–945 930 2 98.00–101.00 $99.52 $926 —
950 950 1 95.00 $95.00 $902 —
1030 1030 1 90.00 $90.00 $927 —
1075 1075 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,043 —

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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.