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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

931 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.99/cwt -0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $914/hd at 575 lb · 58 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.94/cwt -0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 428 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.26/cwt -2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 527 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 931 1,378 987
Feeder cattle 858 1,297 921
Slaughter cattle 73 73 66
Replacement cattle — 8 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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
285–290 288 2 200.00–220.00 $209.91 $605 —
322–345 330 4 197.00–206.00 $203.49 $672 -4.20
340 fancy 340 1 220.00 $220.00 $748 —
360–393 384 6 194.00–204.00 $197.66 $759 -4.96
372–395 fancy 385 6 211.00–212.00 $211.66 $815 -0.34
400–430 fancy 417 5 201.00–208.00 $203.80 $850 —
412–445 431 25 182.00–199.00 $194.37 $838 -10.22
450–495 466 12 184.00–199.50 $190.63 $888 -0.20
467 fancy 467 6 202.00 $202.00 $943 —
510–527 value added 521 9 193.00–198.00 $196.14 $1,022 —
505–540 528 13 170.00–188.00 $178.45 $942 -5.33
572 value added 572 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,098 —
550–590 579 32 171.00–188.00 $178.80 $1,035 -11.73
610 value added 610 6 182.00 $182.00 $1,110 -8.32
605–645 623 21 165.50–179.75 $174.36 $1,086 +2.13
650–692 678 14 170.00–175.00 $173.24 $1,175 -2.04
700–730 708 15 160.00–170.00 $166.91 $1,182 -3.33
727 value added 727 9 175.00 $175.00 $1,272 —
763–771 769 12 153.00–169.50 $157.09 $1,208 -8.82
782 value added 782 2 173.00 $173.00 $1,353 —
801–804 value added 801 33 174.50–179.75 $178.95 $1,433 —
820–830 825 2 149.00–161.00 $154.96 $1,278 -10.04
855–895 875 2 136.00–142.00 $139.07 $1,217 —
915 915 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,318 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 170.00 $170.00 $382 —
250 250 1 163.00 $163.00 $408 —
370 370 1 170.00 $170.00 $629 -7.09
425–435 430 2 179.00 $179.00 $770 +2.41
450–477 465 5 175.00–179.00 $176.39 $820 +4.31
515–545 530 3 160.00–163.00 $162.00 $859 -6.38
585 585 1 168.00 $168.00 $983 +2.95
600–645 615 3 154.00–155.00 $154.35 $949 +5.31
665–695 677 3 145.00–150.00 $148.20 $1,003 -4.19
725–740 732 3 148.50–153.00 $150.50 $1,102 +5.44
775 775 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,155 -3.25
895 895 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,074 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 160.00 $160.00 $368 +5.84
265–280 274 4 155.00–170.00 $161.19 $442 -0.76
300–345 322 16 150.00–162.00 $159.22 $513 -4.66
355–395 379 20 155.00–171.00 $163.35 $619 -3.90
405–445 428 43 153.00–169.00 $162.94 $697 +1.30
450–495 478 18 153.00–168.00 $158.88 $759 +0.44
475–492 fancy 488 5 170.00–177.00 $173.62 $847 —
503–548 value added 526 13 164.00–169.50 $167.47 $881 -1.50
500–545 527 23 145.00–161.00 $151.49 $798 -5.33
550–595 value added 567 20 165.00–172.50 $168.48 $955 —
550–595 579 38 145.00–161.50 $154.00 $892 -5.46
606 value added 606 2 158.00 $158.00 $957 -2.53
606–645 620 8 140.00–155.00 $149.76 $929 +4.05
655–697 665 20 135.00–150.00 $143.84 $957 -2.26
694 value added 694 10 158.50 $158.50 $1,100 -7.50
725 725 2 151.00 $151.00 $1,095 +0.27
750–795 772 16 130.00–145.00 $141.25 $1,090 -3.77
815–818 816 9 135.00–140.00 $137.23 $1,120 +4.78
995 995 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,313 +18.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 136.00 $136.00 $333 -6.00
265–290 283 4 145.00–148.00 $146.46 $414 +3.23
325 325 1 140.00 $140.00 $455 -10.07
355–385 365 5 150.00–153.00 $152.39 $556 +8.88
400–435 411 4 143.00–145.00 $143.75 $591 -2.05
465–480 472 6 145.50–151.00 $148.80 $702 +5.67
505–530 518 2 140.00–143.00 $141.46 $733 +7.57
570–580 573 4 141.00–143.00 $141.75 $812 -2.30
620–635 628 3 134.00–137.00 $135.66 $852 +0.99
667–680 671 4 123.00–126.00 $124.99 $839 -7.03
735 735 1 134.00 $134.00 $985 +2.60
835 835 1 103.00 $103.00 $860 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,339 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 160.00–177.50 $168.56 $396 —
250–296 282 5 160.00–170.00 $162.54 $458 -17.46
310–345 328 2 190.00 $190.00 $623 +1.43
330–345 fancy 337 3 211.00–220.00 $215.73 $727 —
350–363 fancy 360 4 213.00–220.00 $218.30 $786 —
350–395 366 8 191.00–205.00 $199.65 $731 +14.36
400–448 425 12 180.00–194.00 $185.40 $788 -5.69
455–485 465 11 170.00–185.00 $176.86 $822 -2.88
515–540 529 10 150.00–165.00 $155.12 $821 -14.76
525–543 fancy 539 5 170.00–171.00 $170.19 $917 —
558–568 fancy 562 8 173.00–175.00 $173.76 $977 —
585–595 589 4 150.00–162.00 $153.03 $901 -4.16
600–645 631 8 140.00–158.00 $153.19 $967 -2.38
650–685 660 9 140.00–155.00 $149.43 $986 -8.54
713–745 719 5 151.00–153.00 $152.59 $1,097 +4.03
785 785 3 149.00 $149.00 $1,170 +0.37
855 855 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,206 —
915 915 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,190 -9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 135.00 $135.00 $371 -19.59
305–335 321 6 170.00–175.00 $172.28 $553 -2.72
360–365 363 2 187.50–189.00 $188.26 $683 +27.26
405 405 1 154.00 $154.00 $624 -14.66
450–485 468 2 165.00 $165.00 $772 +5.53
505–545 525 2 144.00–147.50 $145.68 $765 -7.77
560–570 565 5 139.00–142.00 $141.00 $797 -1.65
610–620 615 2 127.00–130.00 $128.49 $790 -5.77
700 700 1 130.00 $130.00 $910 -4.00
850 850 1 100.00 $100.00 $850 —
945 945 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,040 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1225 1144 80-85% 8 70.00–74.50 $72.66 $831 —
1070–1435 1225 80-85% 18 75.00–83.50 $80.30 $984 —
1035–1395 1273 80-85% 11 84.00–88.00 $85.43 $1,088 +2.34
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1690 1584 75-80% 7 75.50–83.50 $81.37 $1,289 -5.36
1515–1725 1676 75-80% 5 85.50–90.00 $88.68 $1,486 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $341 —
840–1000 937 85-90% 5 66.00–70.00 $67.95 $637 +5.60

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660 1660 1 120.50 $120.50 $2,000 —
1470–2170 1885 3 111.00–115.50 $112.94 $2,129 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 100.00 $100.00 $215 -3.00
356–398 367 15 163.00–170.00 $165.02 $606 +86.02
420 420 4 168.00 $168.00 $706 —

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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.