Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 27, 2023

1,387 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $168.07/cwt +2.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,164/hd at 693 lb · 135 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $179.43/cwt +10.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,360/hd at 758 lb · 99 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $179.24/cwt +17.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,490/hd at 831 lb · 82 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,387 1,418 478
Feeder cattle 1,287 1,326 439
Slaughter cattle 100 89 39
Replacement cattle — 3 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
300 300 1 235.00 $235.00 $705 +3.15
315 fancy 315 1 254.00 $254.00 $800 +4.00
350–380 369 12 236.00–248.00 $242.49 $895 +39.16
416–421 fancy 420 10 246.00–254.50 $251.97 $1,058 +19.48
400–447 424 21 225.00–237.00 $232.71 $987 +17.73
450–496 477 30 220.00–236.00 $231.72 $1,105 +13.78
457–490 fancy 479 7 243.00–245.00 $244.31 $1,170 +18.31
500–545 519 43 210.00–229.00 $222.76 $1,156 +16.45
510–539 value added 524 21 233.00–239.00 $236.91 $1,241 +17.75
550–570 value added 558 11 221.00–227.00 $221.90 $1,238 +2.45
550–591 586 38 205.00–220.00 $216.84 $1,271 +21.50
613–635 value added 621 9 208.50–213.00 $211.14 $1,311 +11.07
605–643 629 58 190.00–206.00 $200.49 $1,261 +21.73
652–658 value added 653 29 196.00–196.25 $196.21 $1,281 +9.62
652–675 664 11 176.00–186.00 $180.77 $1,200 +10.29
710–725 720 13 175.00–182.00 $177.36 $1,277 +13.18
753–766 value added 757 95 175.00–183.00 $180.44 $1,366 +2.94
755–795 779 4 155.00–157.00 $155.48 $1,211 -6.87
810–826 818 22 160.00–170.00 $166.26 $1,360 +9.03
836 value added 836 60 184.00 $184.00 $1,538 +20.00
851–893 875 7 151.00–155.00 $152.67 $1,336 +2.34
905–923 920 8 142.00–154.00 $152.25 $1,401 +11.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 226.00 $226.00 $825 +36.00
420–435 428 2 212.00–217.50 $214.70 $919 +9.71
480 480 1 202.00 $202.00 $970 +2.00
500–545 524 4 200.00–206.00 $202.47 $1,061 +10.83
565–568 568 7 201.00–203.00 $202.72 $1,151 +21.48
625–637 633 3 186.00–188.00 $187.34 $1,186 +18.34
650–670 663 3 160.00–166.00 $164.04 $1,088 +4.04
712 712 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,104 +5.00
800 800 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,184 —
870 870 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,227 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585 1585 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,664 +9.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–220 214 4 180.00–185.00 $182.18 $390 +8.22
265–290 278 2 189.00–194.00 $191.39 $532 +19.29
305 fancy 305 4 221.00 $221.00 $674 —
310–340 328 5 206.00–210.00 $208.49 $684 +35.49
370–395 fancy 377 11 212.00–213.00 $212.71 $802 +17.40
355–398 387 12 197.00–210.00 $203.53 $788 +21.32
404–438 fancy 419 29 200.00–215.25 $208.19 $872 +13.43
400–445 420 19 180.00–198.00 $188.15 $790 +7.21
455–497 472 33 183.00–196.00 $191.82 $905 +11.87
483–495 fancy 485 19 200.00–202.50 $201.83 $979 —
519–520 value added 519 8 197.00–198.00 $197.13 $1,023 +13.04
505–548 541 27 170.00–188.00 $184.45 $998 +10.42
551–580 value added 558 4 184.00–185.00 $184.74 $1,031 +5.21
551–595 573 55 169.50–180.50 $176.80 $1,013 +10.50
611–640 622 24 160.00–173.00 $168.71 $1,049 +9.31
600–628 value added 625 16 168.50–180.00 $169.58 $1,060 —
650–699 691 63 157.00–168.00 $161.65 $1,117 +10.35
657–697 value added 694 72 173.40–177.00 $173.68 $1,205 +5.68
703–747 713 11 140.50–152.50 $146.15 $1,042 -0.65
721 value added 721 8 159.50 $159.50 $1,150 +7.00
756 value added 756 3 151.50 $151.50 $1,145 -16.10
760–795 770 8 134.00–148.00 $142.72 $1,099 +6.17
860–885 870 7 130.00–142.00 $132.87 $1,156 +7.87
900–930 919 6 121.00–130.00 $127.69 $1,173 +0.45
1040 1040 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,362 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 320 4 186.00–189.00 $187.52 $600 +26.02
355–386 381 6 180.00–187.00 $181.09 $690 +10.09
430 430 3 165.00 $165.00 $710 -0.06
450–475 463 3 169.00–175.00 $171.28 $793 +10.63
530–540 535 2 159.00–160.00 $159.50 $853 +4.50
558–585 564 9 160.00–165.00 $161.79 $912 +7.16
605–645 625 2 143.00–150.00 $146.39 $915 -0.63
670–677 675 3 153.50–154.00 $153.67 $1,037 +6.76
725 725 1 135.00 $135.00 $979 +11.73
850 850 2 125.00–126.00 $125.50 $1,067 +10.50
900–915 908 2 113.00–115.00 $114.01 $1,035 —
1000 1000 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,030 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 207.50 $207.50 $467 —
295 295 1 250.00 $250.00 $738 +47.75
310–335 317 4 248.00–250.00 $249.51 $791 +44.34
355–385 365 4 220.00–238.00 $229.28 $837 +24.31
385–398 fancy 392 9 242.00–254.00 $247.24 $969 +12.24
405 fancy 405 1 244.00 $244.00 $988 —
415–440 432 3 207.00–225.00 $212.77 $919 +9.50
450 450 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,017 +32.85
502–545 518 12 200.00–219.00 $208.60 $1,081 +11.64
518–531 fancy 525 11 221.50–228.50 $224.64 $1,179 +11.64
570–585 576 9 179.00–195.00 $189.66 $1,092 +1.80
625 fancy 625 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,194 +3.88
615–645 629 4 172.00–188.00 $179.63 $1,130 +4.30
660 fancy 660 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,195 —
652–691 683 16 162.00–175.00 $173.06 $1,182 +5.06
720–745 733 2 148.00–157.00 $152.42 $1,117 +9.84
752–783 771 5 155.00–157.00 $156.22 $1,204 +18.22
825 825 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,163 +10.84
870 870 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,192 +8.29
905 905 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,303 +14.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 190.00 $190.00 $446 +3.47
290 290 1 201.00 $201.00 $583 —
340 340 2 216.00 $216.00 $734 +35.00
395 395 1 200.00 $200.00 $790 +4.00
420–435 428 2 200.00–206.00 $202.95 $869 +12.95
460 460 1 200.00 $200.00 $920 —
522 522 2 184.00 $184.00 $960 +21.48
550 550 2 172.50–175.00 $173.75 $956 +1.45
625 625 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,044 +3.00
720 720 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,087 —
760 760 1 126.00 $126.00 $958 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1415 1176 80-85% 17 81.50–87.50 $84.44 $993 -6.76
1050–1395 1203 80-85% 19 88.00–97.00 $91.22 $1,097 +6.80
1205–1385 1303 80-85% 3 103.50–105.00 $104.32 $1,359 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1045 955 85-90% 3 68.00–74.00 $71.16 $680 —
875–1030 973 85-90% 6 86.00–94.00 $88.70 $863 —
875–1010 973 85-90% 6 75.00–83.50 $79.70 $775 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1630 1522 75-80% 9 87.00–95.00 $90.22 $1,373 —
1450–1625 1538 75-80% 2 83.50–85.00 $84.29 $1,296 —
1535–1605 1570 75-80% 2 99.50–108.00 $103.84 $1,630 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1365 1193 3 105.00–110.00 $106.59 $1,272 —
1480–1900 1614 4 112.50–120.50 $116.96 $1,888 —
1535–1815 1667 3 123.50–125.00 $124.13 $2,069 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 2 134.50 $134.50 $794 —
690 690 2 132.50 $132.50 $914 —

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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.