Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

938 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.47/cwt -0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,377/hd at 813 lb · 130 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.83/cwt +10.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,429/hd at 894 lb · 72 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.37/cwt -4.69 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 617 lb · 52 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	938	1,327	1,438
Feeder cattle	838	1,224	1,365
Slaughter cattle	99	93	68
Replacement cattle	1	10	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand was noted for weaned and pre-conditioned packages. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	185.00	$185.00	$546	-8.96
305–341	332	4	205.00	$205.00	$681	+4.97
350–370	363	4	194.00–204.00	$196.48	$713	+8.45
410–442	429	4	175.00–184.00	$177.89	$763	-7.57
450–490	467	19	165.00–175.00	$169.43	$791	-2.77
503–540	519	22	162.00–177.00	$171.32	$889	+7.52
555–595	573	13	163.00–177.00	$172.73	$990	+5.27
605–615 value added	613	7	165.00–169.00	$167.79	$1,029	—
605–625	618	45	149.00–163.50	$156.91	$970	-6.15
651–690	665	11	154.00–164.00	$159.57	$1,061	-2.38
700–746	731	29	147.50–160.00	$155.13	$1,134	-2.87
755–760	758	2	137.00–151.00	$144.02	$1,092	-13.82
802–807	804	7	140.00–148.00	$145.15	$1,167	-14.40
812–814 value added	813	123	168.00–173.75	$170.85	$1,389	-2.15
870	870	12	148.50	$148.50	$1,292	-0.90
899 value added	899	60	162.10	$162.10	$1,457	—
935	935	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,309	+0.36
975–985	984	13	135.00–142.50	$141.93	$1,397	—
1015	1015	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,218	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	180.00	$180.00	$684	+20.00
400–425	413	3	161.00–168.00	$164.74	$680	-7.88
480–495	487	3	160.00–162.00	$160.68	$783	-2.13
500–545	528	8	156.00–160.00	$157.74	$833	+3.55
550–560	555	2	144.00–151.00	$147.53	$819	-9.25
645	645	2	135.00–140.00	$137.50	$887	+4.94
687–690	688	3	140.00–142.00	$141.33	$972	+0.33
702	702	2	140.00	$140.00	$983	-1.00
768–772	769	6	118.00–124.00	$120.01	$923	+10.01
830	830	1	117.00	$117.00	$971	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	274	7	144.00–159.00	$152.89	$419	-7.11
300–345	319	8	144.00–159.00	$151.24	$482	+3.02
370–397	377	22	144.00–155.00	$147.42	$556	-6.75
388–395 fancy	390	4	160.00–163.00	$162.24	$633	—
400–445	427	19	142.00–155.00	$149.15	$637	-6.27
450–490	473	16	142.00–157.00	$146.65	$694	-10.76
507–535	525	35	140.00–155.00	$146.64	$770	-1.33
550 value added	550	6	160.00	$160.00	$880	—
550–580	563	37	140.00–155.00	$148.44	$836	-1.76
600–635	612	27	140.00–155.50	$148.28	$907	+11.57
623 value added	623	8	159.50	$159.50	$994	+9.50
655 value added	655	6	153.50	$153.50	$1,005	-10.50
650–687	674	10	135.50–145.00	$139.19	$938	-11.61
702–725	708	18	140.00–146.50	$143.44	$1,016	+7.21
761–783	770	23	140.50–145.00	$143.21	$1,103	+3.39
801–810	803	4	140.00–141.00	$140.75	$1,130	+4.75
860–890	875	2	109.00	$109.00	$954	-21.00
1005	1005	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,106	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	262	3	135.00–141.00	$138.61	$363	-2.39
300	300	1	141.00	$141.00	$423	-4.00
412	412	2	140.00	$140.00	$577	-2.59
480	480	1	140.00	$140.00	$672	-6.21
500–525	511	5	136.00–137.00	$136.61	$698	+0.61
580–590	585	2	134.00–135.00	$134.50	$787	+1.24
645	645	1	129.00	$129.00	$832	+0.25
685	685	1	130.00	$130.00	$890	-4.28
750	750	1	110.00	$110.00	$825	-17.00
825	825	1	103.00	$103.00	$850	-9.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1340	1253	2	100.50–106.00	$103.06	$1,291	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	171.00–175.00	$173.00	$484	—
325	325	1	181.00	$181.00	$588	—
390	390	2	181.00	$181.00	$706	-11.51
425–445	439	5	160.00–166.00	$163.65	$718	-3.54
457	457	4	150.00	$150.00	$686	-16.00
510–548	534	18	148.00–161.00	$153.69	$821	+8.14
570–595	576	10	145.00–162.00	$151.05	$870	+5.58
605–625	612	3	130.00–144.00	$139.23	$852	+6.05
665	665	1	133.00	$133.00	$884	+8.80
740	740	1	132.00	$132.00	$977	+7.27
750	750	1	124.00	$124.00	$930	-9.43
920	920	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,012	-3.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	140.00	$140.00	$301	—
328	328	3	150.00	$150.00	$492	+11.65
375–382	380	3	160.00–164.00	$161.32	$613	+31.32
440	440	1	130.00	$130.00	$572	-5.00
460–490	476	5	140.00–148.00	$143.17	$681	-9.24
540	540	2	130.00	$130.00	$702	-1.01
567	567	2	130.00	$130.00	$737	-1.01
665	665	1	120.00	$120.00	$798	+13.06

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1430	1258	80-85%	16	67.50–75.00	$71.39	$898	-9.34
1205–1350	1264	80-85%	4	82.00–89.00	$85.30	$1,078	+4.57
1070–1450	1268	80-85%	13	60.00–66.00	$64.53	$818	-16.20

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1485	1463	75-80%	3	79.00–85.00	$81.19	$1,188	+11.69
1465–1920	1686	75-80%	13	69.00–76.50	$73.94	$1,247	—
1760–1820	1790	75-80%	2	60.00–65.00	$62.54	$1,119	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885	885	85-90%	1	70.00	$70.00	$620	+10.72
850–1030	938	85-90%	6	62.00–67.00	$64.17	$602	—
975–985	981	85-90%	4	51.50–59.50	$54.76	$537	-18.10

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520–1860	1690	2	119.50–121.00	$120.17	$2,031	—
1420–1945	1729	4	109.00–117.50	$112.96	$1,953	—
1550–2035	1793	2	105.00–107.00	$106.14	$1,903	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1245	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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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.