Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

1,127 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.99/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 574 lb · 79 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.27/cwt -1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $763/hd at 476 lb · 64 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.58/cwt +6.17 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 627 lb · 63 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,127	931	950
Feeder cattle	1,028	858	885
Slaughter cattle	87	73	64
Replacement cattle	12	—	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold fully 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	320	3	194.00–205.00	$199.91	$640	-3.58
350–395	385	24	192.00–206.00	$198.61	$765	+0.95
400–407 fancy	404	4	196.00–201.00	$198.48	$802	-5.32
405–448	434	8	180.00–191.00	$186.80	$811	-7.57
450–495	470	16	178.00–193.00	$188.37	$885	-2.26
487–496 fancy	493	6	199.00–200.00	$199.67	$984	-2.33
501–538	518	31	170.00–188.50	$181.53	$940	+3.08
506–540 value added	519	8	191.00–195.00	$193.21	$1,003	-2.93
550–595	581	30	164.50–177.50	$173.96	$1,011	-4.84
565–595 value added	585	3	180.00–184.50	$183.05	$1,071	-8.95
610–645	629	31	164.00–179.50	$172.90	$1,088	-1.46
607–647 value added	643	18	181.00–183.50	$181.26	$1,166	-0.74
662–685	676	6	160.00–169.00	$164.79	$1,114	-8.45
700–730	717	11	155.00–169.00	$164.41	$1,179	-2.50
741 value added	741	9	170.00	$170.00	$1,260	-5.00
752 value added	752	31	170.00	$170.00	$1,278	-3.00
755–766	761	8	152.00–163.00	$157.54	$1,199	+0.45
841 value added	841	59	169.95	$169.95	$1,429	—
855	855	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,137	-6.07
924–926	925	19	143.00–152.00	$149.63	$1,384	+5.63
1095	1095	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,369	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	183.00	$183.00	$604	—
370	370	1	180.00	$180.00	$666	+10.00
400–435	423	6	170.50–176.00	$171.52	$726	-7.48
450–492	483	8	170.00–177.00	$172.50	$833	-3.89
505–548	531	13	160.00–164.50	$161.90	$860	-0.10
595	595	1	160.00	$160.00	$952	-8.00
630	630	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,014	+6.65
650	650	1	151.00	$151.00	$982	+2.80
710–735	723	2	140.00–149.00	$144.58	$1,045	-5.92
755	755	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,065	-8.00
885	885	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,018	-5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	329	15	150.00–165.00	$157.39	$518	-1.83
350–395	377	31	150.00–167.00	$158.68	$598	-4.67
400–445	421	20	151.00–166.00	$158.77	$668	-4.17
450–498	476	64	150.00–168.00	$160.27	$763	+1.39
506 value added	506	3	164.00	$164.00	$830	-3.47
505–545	524	25	148.00–160.00	$152.55	$799	+1.06
550–590	572	49	145.00–160.50	$153.98	$881	-0.02
555–596 value added	576	30	162.00–165.50	$164.54	$948	-3.94
600–640	616	12	134.50–150.00	$139.85	$861	-9.91
608–649 value added	629	51	159.00–165.00	$161.75	$1,017	+3.75
655–698	676	13	136.00–148.00	$142.57	$964	-1.27
721–740	728	5	130.00–147.00	$140.11	$1,020	-10.89
729–732 value added	730	30	150.50–152.50	$151.44	$1,106	—
792	792	8	127.50	$127.50	$1,010	-13.75
835	835	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,052	-11.23
1120	1120	3	101.00	$101.00	$1,131	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	140.00	$140.00	$392	-6.46
390	390	1	140.00	$140.00	$546	-12.39
420–445	439	6	144.00–147.00	$146.19	$642	+2.44
455–485	469	6	142.00–149.00	$145.17	$681	-3.63
507–545	516	5	142.00–145.00	$142.80	$737	+1.34
585–590	588	2	140.00	$140.00	$823	-1.75
612	612	2	131.00	$131.00	$802	-4.66
661–682	669	5	120.00–124.00	$121.63	$814	-3.36
760	760	1	109.00	$109.00	$828	—
815	815	1	102.00	$102.00	$831	-1.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185	1185	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,138	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310 fancy	310	2	215.00–216.00	$215.50	$668	-0.23
300–335	322	3	197.00–200.00	$198.37	$639	+8.37
365–385	379	6	199.00–203.00	$202.00	$766	+2.35
380 fancy	380	1	213.00	$213.00	$809	-5.30
405–430	418	2	177.00–184.00	$180.40	$754	-5.00
460–492	468	18	171.00–181.00	$174.98	$819	-1.88
505–545	536	16	149.00–164.00	$156.06	$836	+0.94
550–598	579	19	149.50–156.00	$152.65	$884	-0.38
600–645	615	18	140.00–150.00	$144.88	$891	-8.31
653–685	667	9	130.00–140.00	$135.74	$905	-13.69
710–745	730	5	136.00–140.00	$138.37	$1,010	-14.22
750–780	760	3	130.00–141.00	$136.91	$1,041	-12.09
870	870	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,131	-11.00
915–931	930	12	120.00–135.00	$121.23	$1,127	-8.77

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	181.00	$181.00	$715	-7.26
420–442	435	3	160.00–166.00	$164.07	$714	+10.07
465–485	476	6	150.00–156.00	$151.82	$723	-13.18
508	508	6	127.00	$127.00	$645	-18.68
550–582	571	8	140.00–145.00	$143.24	$818	+2.24
615–641	632	7	130.00–136.00	$134.57	$850	+6.08
735	735	1	120.00	$120.00	$882	-10.00
760–770	765	2	100.00–103.00	$101.51	$777	—
895	895	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,029	—
1050	1050	1	94.00	$94.00	$987	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1081–1250	1157	80-85%	3	87.50–92.00	$90.52	$1,047	—
1030–1385	1192	80-85%	16	77.00–84.00	$79.89	$952	—
1170–1305	1260	80-85%	4	72.00–75.00	$73.54	$927	-11.89

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–895	823	85-90%	4	56.00–59.50	$58.50	$481	—
835	835	85-90%	1	80.00	$80.00	$668	—
730–1020	931	85-90%	6	71.00–76.50	$74.24	$691	+6.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485–2070	1660	75-80%	8	77.50–84.50	$82.15	$1,364	-6.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1750	1547	3	103.00–107.00	$104.53	$1,617	—
1470–1940	1733	7	110.00–115.00	$112.17	$1,944	—
1990–2010	2000	2	120.00	$120.00	$2,400	—

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
747–825	777	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	690.00–820.00	$754.88
775–1155	916	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	700.00–1,075.00	$926.87
950–985	968	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	940.00–1,090.00	$1,016.36

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	109.00	$109.00	$556	—

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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.