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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 24, 2022

1,153 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.36/cwt +33.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,392/hd at 785 lb · 129 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.76/cwt -6.97 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 572 lb · 65 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.92/cwt +7.28 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 530 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,153 938 1,123
Feeder cattle 1,044 838 1,032
Slaughter cattle 106 99 58
Replacement cattle 3 1 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher and feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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
200–245 223 2 190.00–193.00 $191.65 $427 —
280–295 288 2 204.00–208.00 $206.05 $593 +21.05
315–330 326 10 191.00–209.00 $197.58 $644 -7.42
350–392 370 13 190.00–203.00 $196.01 $725 -0.47
350–382 fancy 371 3 205.00 $205.00 $761 —
403–445 416 10 174.00–188.00 $177.89 $740 ±0.00
460–497 484 15 170.00–181.00 $175.26 $848 +5.83
500–544 525 23 163.00–180.00 $175.00 $919 +3.68
502–545 value added 531 6 184.00–187.00 $184.95 $982 —
553–596 572 49 157.00–172.00 $162.49 $929 -10.24
550–592 value added 573 16 175.00–178.00 $175.76 $1,007 —
623–643 635 28 160.50–170.00 $165.89 $1,053 +8.98
651–692 675 40 151.00–169.00 $159.78 $1,079 +0.21
705 705 4 158.00 $158.00 $1,114 +2.87
765 765 2 140.00–143.00 $141.50 $1,082 -2.52
781–789 value added 785 127 177.75–178.10 $177.92 $1,397 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 181.00 $181.00 $697 +1.00
425–445 430 4 162.00–169.00 $165.71 $713 +0.97
452–478 461 9 162.00–167.00 $165.27 $762 +4.59
505–540 523 16 158.00–161.00 $159.48 $834 +1.74
587 587 2 151.00 $151.00 $886 +3.47
603–615 606 6 152.00–152.50 $152.25 $923 —
695 695 1 141.00 $141.00 $980 -0.33
705 705 1 122.00 $122.00 $860 -18.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1260 1255 2 100.00–110.00 $104.98 $1,317 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–215 210 2 150.00–157.50 $153.84 $323 —
275–290 283 2 150.00–160.00 $155.13 $439 +2.24
310–345 322 9 149.00–158.00 $154.92 $499 +3.68
353–395 374 17 146.00–161.00 $151.19 $565 +3.77
400–440 417 10 152.00–161.50 $156.30 $652 +7.15
450–492 470 38 143.00–159.00 $154.74 $727 +8.09
486–490 fancy 486 11 162.00–167.50 $167.00 $812 —
505–546 530 48 145.00–159.00 $152.73 $809 +6.09
522–540 value added 530 9 160.00–160.50 $160.28 $849 —
550–572 value added 561 9 156.50–160.00 $157.32 $883 -2.68
550–595 577 17 140.00–154.00 $146.24 $844 -2.20
600–607 value added 605 9 152.00–154.50 $153.95 $931 -5.55
600–643 629 24 134.00–146.50 $142.37 $896 -5.91
657–687 669 18 130.00–140.50 $136.07 $910 -3.12
687 value added 687 12 152.00 $152.00 $1,044 -1.50
701 value added 701 28 163.75 $163.75 $1,148 —
700–720 710 2 125.00–134.00 $129.56 $920 -13.88
760–785 769 9 125.00–127.00 $126.00 $969 -17.21
820–837 831 3 115.00–119.00 $116.32 $967 -24.43
910–920 915 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $1,093 —
1045 1045 2 109.00 $109.00 $1,139 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 143.00 $143.00 $358 +4.39
340 340 1 143.00 $143.00 $486 —
355 355 1 134.00 $134.00 $476 —
445 445 1 145.00 $145.00 $645 +5.00
460–490 476 7 135.00–135.50 $135.21 $644 -4.79
545 545 1 140.00 $140.00 $763 +3.39
595 595 1 130.00 $130.00 $774 -4.50
615–645 633 9 120.00–129.00 $122.83 $778 -6.17
691 691 4 123.00 $123.00 $850 -7.00
705 705 1 115.00 $115.00 $811 —
815 815 1 101.00 $101.00 $823 -2.00
910 910 1 101.00 $101.00 $919 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
656 656 6 114.00 $114.00 $748 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,276 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 210.00 $210.00 $620 +37.00
306–345 317 5 170.00–188.00 $173.92 $551 -7.08
325 fancy 325 1 213.00 $213.00 $692 —
355–390 371 7 181.00–195.00 $189.33 $702 +8.33
415 fancy 415 1 185.00 $185.00 $768 —
400–445 425 19 164.50–178.00 $171.85 $730 +8.20
450–494 484 15 160.00–174.00 $168.75 $817 +18.75
515 fancy 515 1 169.00 $169.00 $870 —
505–547 530 19 150.00–164.00 $154.01 $816 +0.32
551–590 568 28 140.00–152.00 $147.52 $838 -3.53
605–645 621 15 135.00–148.00 $142.29 $884 +3.06
650–690 664 8 129.00–141.00 $132.55 $880 -0.45
700–720 709 6 120.00–129.00 $126.16 $894 -5.84
750–797 782 8 114.00–125.00 $118.75 $929 -5.25
800–825 813 3 110.00–114.00 $111.31 $905 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 141.00 $141.00 $310 +1.00
290 290 1 175.00 $175.00 $508 —
350–385 360 4 172.00–175.00 $173.71 $625 +12.39
425–440 433 2 151.00–154.00 $152.47 $660 +22.47
450–475 463 2 152.00–155.00 $153.54 $711 +10.37
505–525 517 3 140.00–147.00 $143.64 $743 +13.64
555–590 573 2 138.00–140.00 $138.97 $796 +8.97
625 625 1 130.00 $130.00 $812 —
680 680 1 126.00 $126.00 $857 +6.00
757–775 765 4 110.00–112.00 $110.51 $845 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1420 1198 80-85% 23 67.00–76.50 $70.26 $842 —
1050–1395 1232 80-85% 18 60.00–66.00 $62.82 $774 —
1265–1400 1302 80-85% 4 80.00–86.00 $82.10 $1,069 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1710 1627 75-80% 7 70.00–77.50 $72.67 $1,182 —
1455–1840 1646 75-80% 4 80.00–86.00 $82.73 $1,362 —
1635–1780 1703 75-80% 3 68.00–69.00 $68.67 $1,169 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–875 843 85-90% 2 75.00–76.00 $75.52 $637 —
925–1035 964 85-90% 4 51.00–56.00 $53.45 $515 -1.31
970–1045 1003 85-90% 4 58.00–66.00 $61.92 $621 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,170 —
1575–1745 1661 5 105.00–112.50 $108.12 $1,796 -12.05

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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
1490 1490 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 3 138.00 $138.00 $690 —
560 560 1 130.00 $130.00 $728 —

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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.