Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 30, 2023

1,321 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.52/cwt +6.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,531/hd at 882 lb · 188 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.79/cwt +31.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,548/hd at 912 lb · 178 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.81/cwt +6.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 673 lb · 122 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,321 1,084 1,864
Feeder cattle 1,271 1,052 1,814
Slaughter cattle 50 32 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–292 281 4 190.00–206.00 $197.69 $556 +6.69
300–330 320 3 197.00–213.00 $208.00 $666 +2.57
355–375 369 4 207.00–218.00 $214.84 $793 +6.16
405–435 422 6 189.00–205.00 $197.67 $834 -11.59
423–446 fancy 434 11 214.00–217.00 $215.16 $934 —
450–498 486 18 188.00–201.00 $194.42 $945 -14.20
503–535 value added 526 17 198.00–203.00 $201.62 $1,061 +7.94
500–549 527 35 175.00–192.00 $186.60 $983 +9.08
550–584 value added 568 24 189.00–199.00 $196.33 $1,115 -0.17
553–590 573 16 166.00–180.00 $175.72 $1,007 -4.79
607–627 value added 619 24 183.00–193.00 $186.69 $1,156 +6.31
607–649 634 35 161.00–178.00 $172.02 $1,091 +4.41
650–697 674 54 158.00–171.00 $168.58 $1,136 +11.52
680 value added 680 7 174.00 $174.00 $1,183 +4.50
700 value added 700 3 174.00 $174.00 $1,218 —
700–737 728 26 160.50–168.00 $166.49 $1,212 +4.53
751–798 775 28 160.00–170.00 $163.55 $1,268 +3.67
820 820 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,107 -21.73
831 value added 831 60 165.30 $165.30 $1,374 -1.70
867 867 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,214 -21.21
858–899 fancy 879 122 176.10–180.90 $178.44 $1,568 —
890 value added 890 62 166.00 $166.00 $1,477 -3.00
906–915 value added 912 178 169.25–170.75 $169.79 $1,548 —
972 972 2 123.00 $123.00 $1,196 -25.85
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 180.00 $180.00 $423 —
250 250 1 164.00 $164.00 $410 —
345 345 2 189.00 $189.00 $652 +4.00
377–395 386 4 179.00–181.00 $179.51 $693 -8.44
431 431 3 185.00 $185.00 $797 +7.00
491 491 4 184.00 $184.00 $903 +5.21
522–540 528 3 172.00–172.50 $172.33 $910 +7.54
595 595 1 164.00 $164.00 $976 -1.49
615–640 630 4 154.00–158.00 $154.98 $976 +14.98
722 722 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,119 +6.79
785–787 786 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,179 —
850–895 878 3 114.00–119.00 $116.96 $1,027 -22.53
980 980 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,176 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 101.00 $101.00 $692 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 159.00 $159.00 $390 —
309–340 326 14 151.00–159.00 $154.17 $503 -3.63
360–395 373 6 159.00–174.00 $167.18 $624 -3.38
396 fancy 396 6 184.50 $184.50 $731 —
418–432 fancy 425 8 179.00–188.50 $183.83 $781 +4.31
410–447 434 4 155.00–162.00 $159.85 $694 -8.66
450–496 468 25 158.00–171.00 $165.32 $774 +4.09
450–478 fancy 470 13 173.00–177.00 $173.29 $814 -0.39
520–541 value added 531 16 172.00–174.00 $172.41 $915 +2.40
510–546 533 15 152.00–165.50 $159.19 $848 -1.19
553–565 value added 558 5 167.50–168.00 $167.70 $936 +1.98
560–587 576 56 150.00–160.00 $157.70 $908 -0.77
605 value added 605 2 161.00 $161.00 $974 +1.79
603–641 613 24 143.00–158.00 $153.21 $939 +0.14
658–673 value added 672 87 161.50–168.00 $167.41 $1,125 +7.41
650–698 674 35 140.00–155.00 $147.88 $997 -4.33
700–740 725 11 137.00–148.00 $144.99 $1,051 -4.72
785 785 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,060 -1.49
800–817 810 4 121.00–130.00 $127.76 $1,035 -5.24
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–387 381 5 151.00–155.00 $152.98 $583 +2.98
410 410 1 150.00 $150.00 $615 -1.00
450 450 1 150.00 $150.00 $675 -1.69
530 530 1 148.00 $148.00 $784 +5.00
566–585 575 8 141.00–146.00 $143.41 $825 +3.07
625–647 641 6 130.00–138.00 $131.80 $845 -8.53
665–690 678 2 139.00–140.00 $139.51 $946 +4.94
720 720 1 124.00 $124.00 $893 —
950 950 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,178 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
120 120 1 224.00 $224.00 $269 —
210 210 1 195.00 $195.00 $410 —
300–340 322 7 181.00–191.00 $187.16 $603 +4.16
366–390 378 8 195.00–203.00 $197.61 $747 +12.61
410–440 420 3 185.00–198.00 $193.46 $813 +0.34
455 455 1 181.00 $181.00 $824 +5.73
550–575 568 11 152.00–162.00 $154.97 $880 -4.51
605–640 623 2 157.00–160.00 $158.46 $987 +0.62
660–690 670 5 141.00–155.00 $144.05 $965 -8.78
705 705 2 140.00 $140.00 $987 +6.27
770 770 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,001 -8.52
810 810 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,012 —
870 870 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,131 -10.00
933 933 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,213 +0.80
1080 1080 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,145 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 176.00 $176.00 $361 —
320 320 1 150.00 $150.00 $480 —
410 410 1 171.00 $171.00 $701 -3.00
485 485 1 166.00 $166.00 $805 —
510 510 1 143.00 $143.00 $729 —
587–590 588 5 139.00–145.00 $140.20 $824 -5.80
735 735 2 120.00 $120.00 $882 —
1080 1080 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,026 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1315 1150 80-85% 10 86.00–94.00 $90.08 $1,036 +24.20
1090–1280 1169 80-85% 5 96.00–104.50 $99.81 $1,167 +33.93
1065–1305 1170 80-85% 4 80.00–82.00 $81.28 $951 +15.40
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1510 1500 75-80% 2 97.00–104.00 $100.48 $1,507 —
1465–1645 1531 75-80% 4 85.50–94.00 $88.07 $1,348 —
1640 1640 75-80% 1 81.50 $81.50 $1,337 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 85-90% 1 93.00 $93.00 $804 —
915–975 944 85-90% 4 75.00–83.00 $79.82 $754 —
970 970 85-90% 1 73.50 $73.50 $713 -3.72

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1990 1468 4 101.00–107.50 $104.33 $1,532 —
1317–2160 1598 3 109.00–115.00 $112.30 $1,795 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 1 113.00 $113.00 $859 —
800 800 4 121.50 $121.50 $972 —

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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.