Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 16, 2023

2,121 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.97/cwt -4.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,226/hd at 721 lb · 191 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.61/cwt +6.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,144/hd at 721 lb · 133 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $184.27/cwt +0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 574 lb · 130 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,121	1,807	409
Feeder cattle	1,996	1,741	382
Slaughter cattle	121	58	24
Replacement cattle	4	8	3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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
280	280	1	200.00	$200.00	$560	—
335 fancy	335	1	210.00	$210.00	$704	—
320–345	340	6	193.00–205.00	$201.93	$687	-2.58
357–395	379	11	197.00–209.00	$202.40	$767	-2.18
375–394 fancy	389	8	216.00–231.00	$227.39	$885	+7.88
405–427 fancy	413	10	211.00–221.00	$217.51	$898	—
405–445	423	12	191.00–209.00	$198.42	$839	-14.13
450–471 fancy	459	14	200.00–201.00	$200.22	$919	-12.41
450–493	479	24	182.00–199.00	$192.14	$920	-6.73
500–545	519	43	170.00–183.00	$176.52	$916	-6.12
503–546 value added	527	20	188.00–195.00	$189.87	$1,001	-9.49
556–594 value added	569	72	188.00–193.00	$189.55	$1,079	-3.55
550–598	580	58	170.00–185.00	$177.71	$1,031	-4.90
620–625 value added	621	7	179.00–181.00	$180.43	$1,120	-1.76
600–645	623	71	160.00–176.00	$171.32	$1,067	-4.93
650–691	666	76	157.00–170.50	$166.95	$1,112	-2.94
654–687 value added	666	30	170.00–175.00	$172.33	$1,148	-4.39
702–741	719	82	155.00–170.50	$166.15	$1,195	-2.43
713–744 value added	723	109	172.00–173.50	$172.84	$1,250	-9.16
755–795	782	87	150.00–168.50	$164.06	$1,283	-3.85
767–788 value added	782	25	169.30–172.00	$170.04	$1,330	—
815–840	821	30	150.00–165.50	$161.90	$1,329	-3.38
850–888	867	33	147.00–162.50	$157.61	$1,366	-5.56
898 value added	898	52	166.75	$166.75	$1,497	—
915–945	920	14	140.00–147.00	$145.76	$1,341	-4.80
1019 value added	1019	52	155.50	$155.50	$1,585	—
1055–1095	1085	4	126.00–132.00	$127.46	$1,383	-4.54

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	180.00	$180.00	$612	-10.00
365	365	1	186.00	$186.00	$679	-2.42
420–435	428	2	181.00–185.00	$183.04	$783	-10.01
455–490	477	6	175.00–180.00	$178.86	$853	-5.03
500–545	526	4	160.00–169.00	$163.60	$861	-8.62
555–570	561	5	160.00–164.00	$162.59	$912	-5.89
625	625	1	147.00	$147.00	$919	-9.34
650	650	2	150.00–152.00	$151.00	$982	-1.68
715	715	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,001	-3.70
815	815	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,043	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205	1205	2	133.50	$133.50	$1,609	—
1625	1625	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,560	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	213	2	171.00–174.00	$172.41	$367	+6.29
285	285	1	162.00	$162.00	$462	-7.20
300–345	326	26	165.00–179.00	$173.88	$567	+5.29
360–397	379	25	164.00–178.00	$172.34	$653	+4.40
400 fancy	400	7	180.00	$180.00	$720	—
400–445	427	42	165.00–177.00	$171.27	$731	-3.47
450–497	474	40	158.00–175.00	$165.28	$783	-3.78
505–515 value added	507	14	168.00–169.00	$168.50	$854	-4.23
500–545	519	47	151.00–165.00	$159.86	$830	-2.84
550–588	570	85	147.00–161.00	$156.75	$893	-1.95
557–592 value added	590	28	164.00–169.00	$164.34	$970	-5.10
602–640	627	41	143.00–156.00	$152.07	$953	-2.47
637–640 value added	638	36	157.00–158.00	$157.03	$1,002	-5.41
657 value added	657	37	157.50	$157.50	$1,035	-3.42
652–695	669	55	142.00–154.50	$150.10	$1,004	-6.80
701–745	717	35	140.00–153.25	$146.69	$1,052	-3.49
704–730 value added	723	98	156.75–165.00	$162.87	$1,178	+7.37
759–764 value added	763	24	153.00–154.50	$154.19	$1,176	—
766–781	769	44	137.50–146.00	$144.82	$1,114	-1.50
817	817	2	139.00	$139.00	$1,136	-1.57
858	858	5	138.00	$138.00	$1,184	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–303	303	5	151.00–158.00	$155.21	$470	—
355–380	368	2	160.00	$160.00	$589	+1.00
445	445	1	156.00	$156.00	$694	—
472–490	484	14	151.00–156.00	$154.72	$749	+5.23
501–530	513	7	140.00–145.00	$142.09	$729	-8.24
567–575	570	3	140.00–145.00	$143.32	$817	-1.47
600–635	617	6	135.00–140.00	$138.81	$856	+2.94
690	690	1	140.00	$140.00	$966	-2.51
730	730	1	123.00	$123.00	$898	-12.35
820	820	1	105.00	$105.00	$861	-10.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115	1115	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,115	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	185.00	$185.00	$435	-4.00
250–265	258	2	187.00–201.00	$194.20	$501	+6.55
356	356	3	204.00	$204.00	$726	-1.59
406 fancy	406	4	209.00	$209.00	$849	-8.00
415–425	421	4	180.00–184.00	$182.77	$769	-8.35
450–490	480	16	175.00–190.00	$177.40	$852	-8.32
500–535	508	16	150.00–166.00	$160.04	$813	-14.20
555–572	565	4	151.00–166.00	$159.75	$903	-3.25
600–642	626	8	140.00–155.00	$150.75	$944	-8.51
650–698	683	6	140.00–145.00	$142.53	$973	-1.43
700–726	719	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,007	+0.85
830	830	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,062	—
865	865	2	137.00	$137.00	$1,185	—
1071	1071	3	107.00	$107.00	$1,146	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	181.00	$181.00	$661	-4.00
400	400	1	169.00	$169.00	$676	-11.00
469	469	6	172.00	$172.00	$807	+0.45
505	505	1	140.00	$140.00	$707	-20.00
615	615	1	123.00	$123.00	$756	—
682	682	2	130.00	$130.00	$887	-4.00
820	820	1	104.00	$104.00	$853	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1037–1255	1175	80-85%	11	65.00–73.00	$68.60	$806	-2.59
1020–1415	1225	80-85%	22	76.00–83.00	$79.83	$978	—
1085–1380	1227	80-85%	9	84.00–90.00	$85.52	$1,049	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
752–1001	917	85-90%	9	77.00–81.00	$78.82	$723	+13.23
865–1005	942	85-90%	9	70.00–75.00	$72.93	$687	+7.34
910–1017	981	85-90%	5	62.00–67.00	$63.96	$627	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1482	1482	75-80%	2	84.50	$84.50	$1,252	—
1480–1645	1563	75-80%	2	72.50–73.00	$72.76	$1,137	—
1465–1757	1593	75-80%	11	76.50–80.50	$78.49	$1,250	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1500	1325	2	92.00	$92.00	$1,219	—
1105–1850	1442	3	89.00–90.00	$89.57	$1,292	—
1725	1725	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,898	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–915	817	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	560.00–920.00	$745.86

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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.