Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 13, 2023

1,389 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.56/cwt -1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $956/hd at 577 lb · 165 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.60/cwt -0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $983/hd at 620 lb · 87 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $172.45/cwt -4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $914/hd at 530 lb · 84 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,389 1,327 1,811
Feeder cattle 1,283 1,284 1,746
Slaughter cattle 102 43 65
Replacement cattle 4 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 3 217.00–220.00 $217.99 $617 —
325 325 2 235.00–249.00 $242.00 $786 +14.00
365–380 373 2 220.00–234.00 $227.14 $847 -6.44
425 fancy 425 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,046 +3.50
400–445 434 21 220.00–237.00 $230.99 $1,002 +5.42
450–485 470 20 218.00–233.00 $223.81 $1,052 +18.52
480–490 fancy 484 4 235.00–240.00 $236.51 $1,145 +11.75
505–538 value added 526 13 220.00–226.00 $221.70 $1,166 +7.29
508–548 532 20 200.00–218.00 $208.85 $1,111 +3.12
552–590 570 61 193.00–210.00 $205.59 $1,172 +11.18
562–590 value added 586 17 212.50–216.00 $214.03 $1,254 +11.39
612–633 value added 623 17 204.00–211.00 $207.31 $1,292 +10.14
600–647 628 45 183.00–199.00 $191.76 $1,204 +14.34
652–655 value added 652 23 186.00–192.50 $191.93 $1,251 +6.93
650–695 682 15 163.00–176.50 $172.34 $1,175 -0.09
703–731 716 42 164.00–172.50 $170.04 $1,217 +4.58
757–780 766 18 161.00–170.00 $166.48 $1,275 -0.39
805–846 834 13 150.00–164.00 $158.03 $1,318 -0.61
882 882 2 151.00 $151.00 $1,332 -7.49
902 902 12 153.50 $153.50 $1,385 -0.82
965–975 970 2 135.00–143.00 $139.02 $1,348 -7.98
1030 1030 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,380 —
1055 1055 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,435 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 217.00 $217.00 $705 +17.00
415–440 427 3 210.00–217.50 $212.58 $908 +17.56
455–490 474 5 200.00–212.00 $204.96 $972 +19.54
500–540 522 6 190.00–198.00 $192.42 $1,004 +3.41
565–595 583 10 184.00–190.00 $187.47 $1,093 +13.67
605–640 622 9 171.00–179.00 $175.91 $1,094 +7.41
690 690 2 151.00–155.00 $153.00 $1,056 -6.25
746 746 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,164 —
770 770 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,078 -12.50
845 845 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,175 -10.00
980 980 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,078 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,476 —
1375 1375 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,251 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 222 3 185.00–196.00 $189.05 $420 +13.15
255–285 273 4 185.00–197.00 $190.75 $521 +16.76
300 fancy 300 1 200.00 $200.00 $600 +11.00
305–337 326 3 182.00–194.00 $190.26 $620 +13.47
365–390 379 5 185.00–199.00 $191.96 $728 +8.59
380–385 fancy 383 3 201.00–207.00 $202.98 $777 +3.27
400–445 422 26 170.00–188.00 $179.77 $759 -4.76
400–448 fancy 427 13 191.00–194.00 $191.78 $819 -0.90
452 fancy 452 2 190.00 $190.00 $859 ±0.00
455–498 477 63 169.00–184.00 $179.06 $854 -4.75
515–545 value added 528 10 180.00–183.00 $180.59 $954 -2.12
500–545 530 74 160.00–177.50 $171.35 $908 -1.32
550–590 value added 571 60 169.00–174.00 $169.57 $968 -30.93
550–598 581 105 157.00–175.00 $163.27 $949 -1.54
600–645 620 87 150.00–162.00 $158.60 $983 +0.48
650–698 670 63 147.00–160.00 $152.80 $1,024 +1.57
705–741 722 20 140.00–150.00 $144.87 $1,046 +2.12
750–795 765 15 137.00–150.00 $148.03 $1,132 +9.04
810–815 814 6 125.00–139.00 $134.01 $1,091 -0.50
864 864 6 130.50 $130.50 $1,128 —
913 913 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,287 +6.00
955 955 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,289 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 170.00 $170.00 $459 +7.31
320 320 1 178.00 $178.00 $570 +10.00
365–385 372 3 175.00–180.00 $178.36 $663 +11.31
405–447 432 5 160.00–165.00 $163.41 $706 -3.53
470 470 1 159.00 $159.00 $747 -3.75
545 545 1 158.00 $158.00 $861 +2.77
580–587 585 3 154.00–155.00 $154.67 $905 -2.33
610–640 630 8 140.00–148.00 $143.89 $907 +0.45
660–690 675 3 140.00–144.00 $141.36 $954 +11.36
733 733 3 134.00 $134.00 $982 —
755–765 760 2 130.00–135.00 $132.52 $1,007 -6.73
850 850 1 100.00 $100.00 $850 —
1005 1005 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,025 +7.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1132–1380 1215 3 100.00–102.50 $100.95 $1,227 —
1325 1325 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,603 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 205.00 $205.00 $472 +9.00
280–298 294 5 194.00–195.00 $194.81 $573 -0.91
340 340 1 228.00 $228.00 $775 +32.00
355–390 368 7 211.00–226.00 $216.02 $795 +21.02
410–446 435 8 200.00–207.00 $203.89 $887 -3.09
455 fancy 455 2 211.00 $211.00 $960 -1.00
462–480 472 5 189.00–201.00 $191.81 $905 +1.55
515–542 528 12 180.00–191.00 $185.87 $981 -6.90
543 fancy 543 4 202.00 $202.00 $1,097 —
555–595 568 7 179.00–191.00 $187.10 $1,063 +10.80
618–630 624 13 176.00–185.00 $179.85 $1,122 +23.41
655–695 670 6 154.00–167.00 $162.11 $1,086 +7.27
731–745 737 5 135.00–148.00 $142.94 $1,053 —
756–795 766 6 135.00–149.00 $144.60 $1,108 +14.60
815–837 826 4 134.00–136.00 $135.01 $1,115 +3.01
950 950 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,197 —
1060 1060 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,208 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 204.00 $204.00 $769 +34.00
485–495 490 2 164.00–170.00 $167.03 $818 -6.44
515–535 519 5 170.00 $170.00 $882 —
575–577 576 3 168.00–170.00 $168.67 $972 —
605–630 618 2 147.50–152.00 $149.80 $926 —
685–690 688 2 140.00 $140.00 $963 -4.00
742 742 2 130.00 $130.00 $965 —
965 965 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,062 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
757–1330 1104 80-85% 9 76.00–83.00 $79.96 $883 —
1020–1415 1191 80-85% 28 84.00–91.50 $87.23 $1,039 —
1245–1385 1310 80-85% 6 93.00–97.00 $95.33 $1,249 +2.33
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–990 900 85-90% 8 75.00–83.00 $78.03 $702 —
745–1030 917 85-90% 10 66.00–74.00 $69.65 $639 -7.71
940–975 958 85-90% 2 88.00–92.00 $90.04 $863 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1510 1485 75-80% 3 101.50–107.50 $104.33 $1,549 —
1550 1550 75-80% 1 73.00 $73.00 $1,132 -29.97
1510–1680 1607 75-80% 3 86.00–93.00 $88.19 $1,417 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,183 —
1115–1740 1483 6 104.00–110.00 $106.55 $1,580 —
1670–1835 1753 2 112.50–115.00 $113.81 $1,995 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1180 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,235.00 $1,235.00
1275 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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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
1235 1235 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 2 140.00 $140.00 $710 +10.00
607 607 1 107.00 $107.00 $649 —

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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.