Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 13, 2023

1,770 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $176.96/cwt +21.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,575/hd at 890 lb · 136 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $186.11/cwt +8.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,443/hd at 775 lb · 103 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $182.62/cwt +14.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,241/hd at 680 lb · 83 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,770	1,795	1,270
Feeder cattle	1,622	1,736	1,234
Slaughter cattle	67	51	33
Replacement cattle	81	8	3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	239.00–253.00	$246.06	$709	—
320–330	323	4	230.00–237.00	$232.48	$751	-3.48
370–380	375	2	220.00–232.00	$225.92	$847	-12.12
375–385 fancy	378	4	253.00–255.00	$254.49	$962	-6.51
410–420 value added	415	4	263.00–267.00	$264.98	$1,100	—
410–435 fancy	418	6	251.00–256.00	$254.02	$1,062	+10.73
418–445	433	27	233.00–249.00	$240.90	$1,043	+13.20
455–495	470	22	224.00–236.00	$230.56	$1,084	+5.30
465–485 fancy	477	12	242.00–248.00	$245.92	$1,173	+11.56
500–545	524	56	214.00–231.00	$223.59	$1,172	+5.17
503–528 value added	524	13	233.50–243.00	$235.04	$1,232	+0.57
558–577 value added	563	8	233.00–240.00	$235.79	$1,327	+3.24
550–589	572	41	214.00–230.00	$224.64	$1,285	+5.23
600–615 value added	611	39	226.00–230.75	$230.06	$1,406	+10.90
601–636	626	25	205.00–223.50	$215.23	$1,347	+12.94
655–670 value added	663	18	208.00–216.00	$214.90	$1,425	+13.53
652–696	670	26	191.00–205.50	$196.29	$1,315	+2.16
707–716 value added	714	9	189.50–195.50	$192.27	$1,373	+7.77
700–748	724	19	171.00–184.00	$175.95	$1,274	+0.93
750–795	773	31	160.50–173.00	$168.61	$1,303	-2.44
759–777 value added	776	72	184.00–194.50	$193.64	$1,503	+10.64
805–835	821	30	154.00–170.00	$164.85	$1,353	-3.65
850–890	860	19	161.00–173.50	$170.57	$1,467	+15.06
895 value added	895	117	178.00	$178.00	$1,593	—
919–928	922	14	148.00–160.50	$156.01	$1,438	+1.01
950–981	973	4	146.50–154.00	$148.33	$1,443	—
1020	1020	2	141.50	$141.50	$1,443	—
1065–1072	1070	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,552	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	218.00	$218.00	$839	-7.00
435	435	1	227.50	$227.50	$990	+11.00
480–487	485	3	210.00–212.00	$211.34	$1,025	+2.46
505–527	522	6	210.00–211.00	$210.34	$1,098	+7.10
555–580	565	10	200.00–206.00	$202.39	$1,144	-1.62
640	640	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,216	+10.00
665–698	689	10	180.00–182.50	$181.27	$1,249	+7.27
725–740	730	3	164.00–168.00	$166.65	$1,217	+11.50
795	795	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,304	—
845	845	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,259	+19.00
882–890	886	4	155.00–156.00	$155.50	$1,378	—
905	905	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,312	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,569	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	2	212.00–220.00	$215.96	$590	+3.68
310–347	335	17	208.00–224.00	$215.55	$722	+4.35
350–395	363	16	209.00–224.00	$217.19	$788	+0.87
406–426 fancy	420	20	219.50–225.00	$220.83	$927	-1.81
400–448	429	42	200.00–215.00	$208.54	$895	-0.63
460–480 fancy	469	7	211.00–215.00	$212.83	$998	-1.69
452–497	476	44	192.00–209.00	$203.55	$969	+2.71
505–510 value added	508	21	200.00–203.50	$201.93	$1,026	-3.96
500–547	533	44	184.00–199.00	$194.79	$1,038	+6.48
550–586	566	44	185.00–197.00	$191.24	$1,082	+9.87
601–630 value added	613	7	186.00–190.00	$188.24	$1,154	+3.88
600–640	615	64	169.00–180.00	$175.37	$1,079	+3.77
660–695	669	9	160.00–175.00	$171.29	$1,146	+3.07
681 value added	681	74	184.00	$184.00	$1,253	—
707–733 value added	718	31	170.00–177.00	$174.30	$1,251	+8.30
706–745	719	16	149.50–164.50	$157.33	$1,131	+4.39
750–765	756	15	152.00–165.00	$161.25	$1,219	+8.02
791 value added	791	4	175.50	$175.50	$1,388	+17.50
810–830	819	4	125.00–140.00	$133.93	$1,097	-16.26
850–860	855	6	131.00–145.00	$140.49	$1,201	+4.40
910	910	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,265	+18.00
1020	1020	5	136.50	$136.50	$1,392	—
1055–1070	1063	2	113.00–114.00	$113.50	$1,207	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	160.00	$160.00	$352	—
281	281	3	200.00	$200.00	$562	+2.50
310–325	318	2	201.00–202.00	$201.49	$641	+10.49
392	392	2	200.00	$200.00	$784	-0.85
413	413	3	195.00	$195.00	$805	-2.00
465–490	478	3	188.00–190.00	$189.02	$904	+7.77
515–540	533	5	180.00–181.00	$180.39	$961	+6.89
570–575	574	4	176.00–181.00	$177.24	$1,017	+15.73
640	640	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,024	-0.51
658–680	662	6	160.00–165.00	$163.48	$1,082	+12.48
765–795	775	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,085	—
855	855	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,060	—
920	920	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,104	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405	1405	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,784	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	268	7	212.00–217.50	$215.40	$577	-24.60
318 fancy	318	3	250.00	$250.00	$795	—
325	325	2	220.00–239.00	$229.50	$746	+4.50
355–395	381	5	230.00–248.00	$235.45	$897	-11.72
375–395 fancy	384	5	250.00–258.00	$254.36	$977	—
400–435 fancy	426	5	240.00–247.00	$245.69	$1,047	—
410–449	435	12	220.00–233.00	$227.61	$990	+5.05
450 fancy	450	2	249.00	$249.00	$1,120	—
470–495	484	4	210.00–225.00	$220.35	$1,066	+3.04
500–535	523	19	211.00–224.00	$217.90	$1,140	+21.09
565–586 fancy	576	6	210.00–212.00	$211.02	$1,215	—
550–595	578	13	190.00–206.00	$198.57	$1,148	+11.44
600–611	605	7	193.00–198.00	$194.70	$1,178	+5.57
655–690	666	15	170.00–188.00	$180.38	$1,201	+1.39
720–726	725	4	167.00–170.00	$167.75	$1,216	+11.80
760–795	778	4	159.00–162.00	$160.23	$1,247	+2.57
810–825	818	2	158.00–160.00	$158.99	$1,301	+12.30
865–890	873	3	149.00–153.00	$150.66	$1,315	+6.59
925–945	935	2	138.00–145.00	$141.46	$1,323	—
955	955	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,337	—
1090	1090	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,504	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–335	319	4	200.00–210.00	$207.26	$661	+10.26
357–360	358	3	223.00–227.50	$224.51	$804	-1.49
425	425	1	191.00	$191.00	$812	—
520	520	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,056	+17.02
585	585	3	181.00	$181.00	$1,059	+2.00
620	620	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,073	-5.00
695	695	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,119	±0.00
785	785	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,138	—
845	845	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,014	—
930	930	1	105.00	$105.00	$976	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1405	1244	80-85%	13	88.00–95.00	$91.34	$1,136	—
1130–1415	1283	80-85%	5	97.50–103.00	$100.11	$1,284	—
1145–1350	1295	80-85%	6	83.50–87.50	$85.35	$1,105	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450	1450	75-80%	1	84.50	$84.50	$1,225	-20.00
1515	1515	75-80%	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,591	—
1475–1735	1581	75-80%	9	87.50–92.00	$90.04	$1,424	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1025	955	85-90%	3	76.00–77.00	$76.34	$729	—
860–1020	962	85-90%	3	83.00–89.50	$86.52	$832	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1525	1465	4	120.00–123.00	$121.16	$1,775	—
1735–2020	1887	3	135.00–140.00	$136.53	$2,576	—
1895–2165	2003	3	129.00–133.50	$130.74	$2,619	—

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–905	818	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	800.00–1,000.00	$925.82

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441	441	3	143.00	$143.00	$631	—
470	470	1	140.00	$140.00	$658	—
550 value added	550	5	139.00	$139.00	$764	—
560	560	1	114.00	$114.00	$638	—
972 value added	972	42	130.20	$130.20	$1,266	—
1060	1060	5	120.50	$120.50	$1,277	—

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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.