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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 6, 2023

1,795 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $200.48/cwt +8.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,373/hd at 685 lb · 278 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $178.34/cwt +9.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,118/hd at 627 lb · 214 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.29/cwt -2.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,365/hd at 770 lb · 111 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,795 1,387 1,556
Feeder cattle 1,736 1,287 1,486
Slaughter cattle 51 100 70
Replacement cattle 8 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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
210–240 225 4 219.00–223.00 $220.87 $497 —
300–330 313 5 225.00–242.00 $235.96 $739 +0.96
337 fancy 337 2 253.00 $253.00 $853 -1.00
355 fancy 355 1 261.00 $261.00 $927 —
365–397 386 3 233.00–249.00 $238.04 $919 -4.45
400–428 fancy 413 18 239.00–249.00 $243.29 $1,005 -8.68
405–435 425 13 221.00–235.00 $227.70 $968 -5.01
455–484 fancy 471 15 234.00–235.00 $234.36 $1,104 -9.95
450–499 484 52 214.00–230.00 $225.26 $1,090 -6.46
505–548 533 48 208.00–225.00 $218.42 $1,164 -4.34
525–540 value added 534 22 232.50–241.00 $234.47 $1,252 -2.44
555–565 value added 559 15 229.75–236.00 $232.55 $1,300 +10.65
552–595 575 56 208.00–225.00 $219.41 $1,262 +2.57
612–635 value added 615 24 210.00–222.00 $219.16 $1,348 +8.02
625–646 639 15 191.00–205.50 $202.29 $1,293 +1.80
653–695 683 34 183.00–200.00 $194.13 $1,326 +13.36
653–693 value added 685 244 198.25–208.75 $201.37 $1,379 +5.16
707 value added 707 37 184.50 $184.50 $1,304 —
720–745 731 16 166.00–180.00 $175.02 $1,279 -2.34
763 value added 763 58 183.00 $183.00 $1,396 +2.56
750–797 778 53 161.00–175.50 $171.05 $1,331 +15.57
804 value added 804 63 184.25 $184.25 $1,481 +0.25
831 831 14 168.50 $168.50 $1,400 +2.24
860–875 865 4 155.00–157.00 $155.51 $1,345 +2.84
912 912 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,414 +2.75
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 208.00 $208.00 $541 —
335 335 1 222.00 $222.00 $744 —
355 355 2 225.00 $225.00 $799 -1.00
410 410 2 215.00–218.00 $216.50 $888 +1.80
465–490 484 10 207.00–212.00 $208.88 $1,011 +6.88
515–525 520 4 200.00–206.00 $203.24 $1,057 +0.77
550–565 558 5 200.00–206.00 $204.01 $1,138 +1.29
610–632 625 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,125 -7.34
697 697 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,213 +9.96
705–743 735 5 154.00–160.00 $155.15 $1,140 +0.15
845 845 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,098 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 210.00 $210.00 $441 +27.82
275–283 280 9 205.00–215.00 $212.28 $594 +20.89
315–331 328 6 210.00–217.50 $211.20 $693 +2.71
350–395 369 9 210.00–220.00 $216.32 $798 +12.79
360–375 fancy 372 5 224.00–228.00 $224.77 $836 +12.06
400–425 fancy 410 11 220.00–226.00 $222.64 $913 +14.45
400–447 428 19 200.00–218.00 $209.17 $895 +21.02
452–496 fancy 472 39 213.00–215.00 $214.52 $1,013 +12.69
450–498 478 42 189.00–208.00 $200.84 $960 +9.02
500–528 value added 514 27 201.00–210.00 $205.89 $1,058 +8.76
505–547 532 25 181.00–195.00 $188.31 $1,002 +3.86
554–597 572 45 169.00–186.50 $181.37 $1,037 +4.57
550–590 value added 573 20 190.00–194.50 $193.20 $1,107 +8.46
600–645 627 101 165.00–180.00 $171.60 $1,076 +2.89
626–629 value added 627 113 178.00–187.00 $184.36 $1,156 +14.78
650–694 683 61 157.00–170.50 $168.22 $1,149 +6.57
700–718 value added 714 4 166.00 $166.00 $1,185 +6.50
710–737 732 16 140.00–158.00 $152.94 $1,120 +6.79
760 value added 760 3 158.00 $158.00 $1,201 +6.50
752–780 765 12 145.00–155.50 $153.23 $1,172 +10.51
815–837 829 8 141.00–154.00 $150.19 $1,245 —
855–899 888 9 122.00–139.00 $136.09 $1,208 +3.22
905 905 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,095 -6.69
985–995 989 4 117.50–122.00 $119.50 $1,182 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 197.50 $197.50 $573 —
305 305 1 191.00 $191.00 $583 +3.48
355–375 366 7 200.00–201.00 $200.85 $735 +19.76
440 440 1 197.00 $197.00 $867 +32.00
480–487 485 4 181.00–182.00 $181.25 $879 +9.97
525–545 534 4 172.00–175.00 $173.50 $926 +14.00
575–595 585 2 161.00–162.00 $161.51 $945 -0.28
600–635 619 4 159.00–161.00 $160.51 $994 +14.12
660 660 1 151.00 $151.00 $997 -2.67
720 720 1 116.00 $116.00 $835 -19.00
970 970 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,028 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 232.50 $232.50 $477 +25.00
275 275 1 240.00 $240.00 $660 -10.00
345 345 1 225.00 $225.00 $776 -24.51
350–386 375 7 245.00–249.00 $247.17 $927 +17.89
402–445 435 18 211.00–228.50 $222.56 $968 +9.79
455–490 473 12 211.00–229.00 $217.31 $1,028 -8.69
500–535 527 9 190.00–204.00 $196.81 $1,037 -11.79
539 fancy 539 10 214.00 $214.00 $1,153 -10.64
562–595 582 8 182.00–198.00 $187.13 $1,089 -2.53
606–621 614 13 183.00–200.50 $189.13 $1,161 +9.50
650–680 670 6 178.00–181.00 $178.99 $1,199 +5.93
710–740 730 3 154.00–160.00 $155.95 $1,138 +3.53
750–755 753 3 154.00–161.00 $157.66 $1,187 +1.44
830–842 838 3 141.00–149.50 $146.69 $1,229 +5.69
850–895 865 3 142.00–148.00 $144.07 $1,246 +7.07
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 217.00 $217.00 $564 +16.00
347 347 2 197.00 $197.00 $684 -19.00
360 360 1 226.00 $226.00 $814 +26.00
480–492 488 3 203.00–207.00 $204.31 $997 +4.31
500–525 513 2 185.00–187.00 $185.98 $954 +1.98
570 570 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,020 +5.25
605 605 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,077 +11.00
680 680 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,095 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1370 1184 80-85% 8 91.00–98.00 $94.26 $1,116 +9.82
1340–1375 1363 80-85% 3 100.00–107.00 $102.29 $1,394 —
1345–1380 1363 80-85% 2 83.50–89.00 $86.29 $1,176 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–890 878 85-90% 2 82.00–89.50 $85.70 $752 —
905 905 85-90% 1 97.00 $97.00 $878 —
905–960 933 85-90% 2 79.00 $79.00 $737 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485 1485 75-80% 1 104.50 $104.50 $1,552 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,647 —
1460–1965 1726 5 122.50–126.00 $124.33 $2,146 —
1720–2010 1900 6 130.00–135.00 $131.24 $2,494 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–920 915 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 100.00–114.00 $106.96 $979

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–1155 1048 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 790.00–1,200.00 $1,016.17

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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.