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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

1,327 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.60/cwt +10.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,383/hd at 816 lb · 87 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.32/cwt -3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 584 lb · 71 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.64/cwt -4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 669 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,327 1,158 997
Feeder cattle 1,224 1,102 941
Slaughter cattle 93 56 53
Replacement cattle 10 — 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower and feeder steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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
222 222 2 185.00 $185.00 $411 —
277–285 280 3 190.00–196.00 $193.96 $543 —
295 fancy 295 1 215.00 $215.00 $634 —
325 fancy 325 1 207.00 $207.00 $673 —
330–345 337 3 194.00–204.00 $200.03 $674 -2.20
350–355 fancy 354 5 195.00–199.00 $198.21 $702 —
360–398 388 11 177.00–193.00 $188.03 $730 -12.92
400–448 421 20 179.00–190.00 $185.46 $781 +0.12
460–495 477 24 168.00–180.00 $172.20 $821 -9.11
521 value added 521 5 176.00 $176.00 $917 -6.00
502–545 526 45 157.00–173.00 $163.80 $862 -6.89
552–595 580 33 158.00–176.00 $167.46 $971 -3.09
607–642 620 19 152.00–169.00 $163.06 $1,011 -1.73
652–696 668 30 153.00–169.00 $161.95 $1,082 +5.65
710–747 735 3 158.00 $158.00 $1,161 +5.16
752–780 761 22 155.00–163.50 $157.84 $1,201 +0.78
811 value added 811 65 173.00 $173.00 $1,403 +13.00
815–848 829 22 157.00–164.00 $159.55 $1,323 +18.55
880–890 888 5 149.00–149.50 $149.40 $1,327 +4.40
907–930 915 3 137.00–141.00 $139.64 $1,278 -6.30
1011 value added 1011 45 152.00 $152.00 $1,537 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 171.00 $171.00 $513 -5.00
385 385 2 160.00 $160.00 $616 -11.69
400–440 425 3 171.00–174.00 $172.62 $734 +12.62
465–486 478 6 161.00–166.00 $162.81 $778 +12.81
525–540 529 6 152.00–158.00 $154.19 $816 -0.81
550–580 561 5 155.00–158.00 $156.78 $880 +1.78
615–645 630 2 130.00–135.00 $132.56 $835 —
685 685 1 141.00 $141.00 $966 +1.00
735 735 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,036 —
792 792 2 110.00 $110.00 $871 -30.00
945 945 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,181 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,264 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 161.00 $161.00 $354 —
260 260 1 160.00 $160.00 $416 +6.59
305 fancy 305 1 162.00 $162.00 $494 —
311–336 319 10 146.00–153.00 $148.22 $473 -9.33
350–397 368 24 150.00–158.00 $154.17 $567 -1.14
400–447 432 51 149.00–162.00 $155.42 $671 -2.16
450–496 470 44 149.00–164.00 $157.41 $740 +1.68
500–547 519 55 139.00–155.00 $147.97 $768 -2.71
538 value added 538 3 158.00 $158.00 $850 —
550–595 579 50 140.00–156.00 $150.20 $870 -3.69
595 value added 595 21 160.75 $160.75 $956 -2.06
600 value added 600 2 150.00 $150.00 $900 -6.86
605–648 631 22 130.00–144.00 $136.71 $863 -5.91
668 value added 668 38 164.00 $164.00 $1,096 -0.50
652–695 671 26 140.00–158.00 $150.80 $1,012 -1.32
700–725 709 4 130.00–140.00 $136.23 $966 -10.44
762–790 770 11 134.00–145.50 $139.82 $1,077 +9.61
807 value added 807 11 140.50 $140.50 $1,134 —
810 810 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,102 +8.27
891 891 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,158 —
900–930 906 5 125.00–136.00 $133.74 $1,212 +12.74
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 140.00 $140.00 $301 —
255 255 1 141.00 $141.00 $360 -1.00
305 305 1 145.00 $145.00 $442 +15.00
350–398 380 9 140.00–141.00 $140.22 $533 -7.06
400–445 425 8 140.00–145.00 $142.59 $606 +0.24
460–497 483 9 141.00–148.00 $146.21 $706 +0.08
542 542 2 136.00 $136.00 $737 -0.64
555–560 558 2 131.00–135.50 $133.26 $744 -10.39
630–647 639 4 126.00–131.00 $128.75 $823 -1.49
660–687 675 4 131.00–136.00 $134.28 $906 -1.72
715–740 728 2 120.00–121.00 $120.51 $877 -2.48
765 765 1 127.00 $127.00 $972 +10.04
810 810 1 112.00 $112.00 $907 —
910 910 1 101.00 $101.00 $919 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 fancy 300 1 209.00 $209.00 $627 +2.00
375–397 393 6 190.00–201.00 $192.51 $757 -1.80
400–445 425 15 160.00–177.00 $167.19 $711 -4.09
451–497 478 25 158.00–170.00 $166.00 $793 +7.00
505–531 520 16 140.00–150.00 $145.55 $757 -9.79
550–593 565 19 140.00–152.00 $145.47 $822 +3.30
600–640 618 30 127.50–140.00 $133.18 $823 -10.49
662–697 683 12 120.00–130.00 $124.20 $848 -7.43
700–745 724 6 120.00–133.00 $124.73 $903 +4.73
750–780 763 4 125.00–139.00 $133.43 $1,018 +9.43
810 810 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,069 +8.00
855–895 875 2 104.00–115.00 $109.63 $959 —
900 900 2 113.00 $113.00 $1,017 +1.00
1030 1030 3 92.00 $92.00 $948 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 159.00 $159.00 $437 —
310–315 313 3 135.00–140.00 $138.35 $433 -24.59
370 370 1 130.00 $130.00 $481 -41.00
440 440 1 135.00 $135.00 $594 -16.00
450–490 477 6 150.00–156.00 $152.41 $727 +6.41
525–540 533 2 130.00–132.00 $131.01 $698 -14.93
555–570 563 2 130.00–132.00 $131.01 $738 —
620–635 628 4 119.00–124.00 $121.00 $760 —
655–675 665 2 103.00–111.00 $106.94 $711 -22.06
735–740 738 3 115.00 $115.00 $849 —
775–776 776 4 110.00–118.00 $116.00 $900 —
805–835 820 2 110.00 $110.00 $902 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1290 1163 80-85% 9 63.50–69.00 $65.73 $764 —
1045–1410 1221 80-85% 14 70.00–77.50 $72.24 $882 +1.35
1195–1385 1290 80-85% 2 80.50–81.00 $80.73 $1,041 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1015 875 85-90% 8 58.00–61.00 $59.28 $519 —
710–1020 901 85-90% 8 62.00–68.00 $65.23 $588 -4.88
930–1005 977 85-90% 3 72.00–74.50 $72.86 $712 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 75-80% 1 69.50 $69.50 $1,011 —
1472 1472 75-80% 5 80.00 $80.00 $1,178 —
1340–1610 1511 75-80% 6 70.00–77.50 $74.19 $1,121 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1485 1300 2 103.00–107.00 $104.72 $1,361 —
1340–2135 1816 12 110.00–116.50 $114.07 $2,072 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125–1250 1188 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–880.00 $864.21

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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
1205–1375 1290 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,320.00 $1,263.95 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
849 value added 849 61 137.00 $137.00 $1,163 —
994 994 5 114.00 $114.00 $1,133 —

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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.