Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 23, 2023

1,084 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.58/cwt -2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,232/hd at 735 lb · 110 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.72/cwt -0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 630 lb · 95 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.00/cwt +3.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,486/hd at 890 lb · 74 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,084 2,121 1,930
Feeder cattle 1,052 1,996 1,891
Slaughter cattle 32 121 35
Replacement cattle 0 4 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test. 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
260–295 278 2 191.00 $191.00 $531 -9.00
320–330 325 4 201.00–210.00 $205.43 $668 +3.50
352–395 367 12 204.00–217.00 $208.68 $766 +6.28
385–395 fancy 392 3 221.00–223.00 $222.34 $872 -5.05
410–440 420 5 207.00–215.00 $209.26 $879 +10.84
452–485 462 4 202.00–215.00 $208.62 $964 +16.48
505–525 value added 516 11 190.00–199.00 $193.68 $999 +3.81
505–545 532 20 173.00–186.00 $177.52 $944 +1.00
551 value added 551 3 196.50 $196.50 $1,083 +6.95
550–599 580 37 169.00–188.00 $180.51 $1,047 +2.80
607–613 value added 612 8 180.00–180.50 $180.38 $1,104 -0.05
606–647 632 43 161.00–173.50 $167.61 $1,059 -3.71
656 value added 656 3 169.50 $169.50 $1,112 -2.83
650–690 675 9 150.00–166.00 $157.06 $1,060 -9.89
702–748 732 55 154.00–164.00 $161.96 $1,186 -4.19
738 value added 738 55 173.20 $173.20 $1,278 +0.36
755–799 768 32 155.00–162.00 $159.88 $1,228 -4.18
801–835 814 15 151.00–161.00 $156.73 $1,276 -5.17
820 value added 820 2 167.00 $167.00 $1,369 —
854–880 864 19 155.00–167.50 $161.21 $1,393 +3.60
899 value added 899 55 169.00 $169.00 $1,519 +2.25
935 935 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,290 -7.76
960–999 994 16 140.00–150.00 $148.85 $1,480 —
1040 1040 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,310 —
1095 1095 11 147.50 $147.50 $1,615 +20.04
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 185.00 $185.00 $601 +5.00
370–390 380 2 186.00–190.00 $187.95 $714 +1.95
440 440 1 178.00 $178.00 $783 -5.04
475–495 479 5 178.00–179.00 $178.79 $856 -0.07
505–535 525 4 161.00–169.00 $164.79 $865 +1.19
560–585 573 2 165.00–166.00 $165.49 $948 +2.90
600 600 1 140.00 $140.00 $840 -7.00
685–690 687 3 144.00–145.00 $144.67 $994 —
710–722 720 5 145.00–149.00 $148.21 $1,067 +8.21
750 750 1 130.00 $130.00 $975 —
880–885 883 2 135.00–144.00 $139.49 $1,232 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–347 337 8 150.00–166.00 $157.80 $532 -16.08
350–386 375 8 160.00–177.00 $170.56 $640 -1.78
405–435 fancy 420 6 179.00–180.00 $179.52 $754 -0.48
410–440 427 9 160.00–176.00 $168.51 $720 -2.76
470–490 fancy 481 16 172.00–175.00 $173.68 $835 —
450–497 482 18 154.00–169.50 $161.23 $777 -4.05
511–526 value added 519 6 169.00–171.00 $170.01 $882 +1.51
507–545 528 20 153.00–165.00 $160.38 $847 +0.52
550–560 value added 553 11 165.00–169.00 $165.72 $916 —
550–591 574 21 150.00–164.00 $158.47 $910 +1.72
601–641 value added 617 10 159.00–159.50 $159.21 $982 +2.18
602–649 631 85 143.00–157.00 $153.07 $966 +1.00
659 value added 659 15 160.00 $160.00 $1,054 +2.50
652–688 675 24 144.00–156.50 $152.21 $1,027 +2.11
704–746 721 19 140.00–155.00 $149.71 $1,079 +3.02
750–798 777 24 130.00–145.00 $136.49 $1,061 -8.33
805 805 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,071 -6.00
875–895 888 3 128.00–130.00 $129.34 $1,149 -8.66
925–935 934 8 127.00–127.50 $127.44 $1,190 —
980–992 984 6 121.50–129.50 $126.81 $1,248 —
1055–1065 1060 2 118.00–123.00 $120.49 $1,277 —
1145 1145 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,271 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 225 2 141.00–145.00 $143.04 $322 —
285 285 1 135.00 $135.00 $385 —
330 330 1 142.00 $142.00 $469 -13.21
365 365 1 150.00 $150.00 $548 -10.00
422 422 2 151.00 $151.00 $637 -5.00
470–490 483 3 150.00–155.00 $151.69 $733 -3.03
520 520 1 143.00 $143.00 $744 +0.91
550–570 558 3 140.00–141.00 $140.34 $783 -2.98
625 625 3 140.00–141.00 $140.33 $877 +1.52
651–685 663 7 130.00–139.00 $134.57 $892 -5.43
880 880 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,012 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,729 —

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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 1 177.00 $177.00 $522 —
325 325 1 183.00 $183.00 $595 —
375 375 1 185.00 $185.00 $694 -19.00
425–445 438 3 185.00–197.00 $193.12 $846 +10.35
450–485 471 8 170.00–185.00 $175.27 $826 -2.13
520–535 528 2 156.00–170.00 $162.90 $860 +2.86
568 fancy 568 3 189.00 $189.00 $1,074 —
580–585 583 2 154.00–165.00 $159.48 $930 -0.27
615–637 627 5 151.00–160.00 $157.84 $990 +7.09
655–682 669 5 151.00–155.00 $152.83 $1,022 +10.30
720–735 730 3 125.00–138.00 $133.73 $976 -6.27
785–798 796 6 131.00–140.00 $138.52 $1,103 —
875 875 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,225 +3.00
920–922 921 5 128.00–130.00 $129.20 $1,190 —
990 990 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,168 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 174.00 $174.00 $774 —
595 595 1 146.00 $146.00 $869 —
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 -3.00
695 695 3 122.00 $122.00 $848 -8.00
780 780 1 120.00 $120.00 $936 —
850 850 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,020 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1215 1155 80-85% 4 64.00–68.00 $65.88 $761 -2.72
1090–1380 1207 80-85% 3 82.00–89.00 $85.18 $1,028 +5.35
1145–1400 1286 80-85% 7 72.00–80.50 $75.88 $976 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1015 973 85-90% 2 76.50–78.00 $77.22 $751 +13.26
925–1030 986 85-90% 4 65.00–67.00 $65.73 $648 +1.77
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1810 1810 75-80% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,394 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1630 1521 4 91.00–94.00 $91.80 $1,396 —
1920 1920 1 108.50 $108.50 $2,083 —

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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
1165–1425 1244 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 800.00–975.00 $839.91 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 3 150.00 $150.00 $572 —
443 443 3 140.00 $140.00 $620 —
452 452 2 148.50 $148.50 $671 —
527 527 5 145.00 $145.00 $764 —
865 value added 865 60 138.75 $138.75 $1,200 —

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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.