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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 27, 2023

1,819 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $176.61/cwt -1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,543/hd at 874 lb · 180 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $184.73/cwt -7.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,428/hd at 773 lb · 126 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $186.11/cwt +2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,492/hd at 802 lb · 98 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,819 1,628 2,027
Feeder cattle 1,779 1,571 1,938
Slaughter cattle 40 56 89
Replacement cattle — 1 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher and feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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
260 260 6 256.00–264.00 $257.33 $669 +26.33
315–335 329 13 231.00–245.00 $241.80 $796 —
367–385 373 3 235.00–247.00 $239.13 $892 -10.06
395 fancy 395 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,027 -10.24
405–445 428 30 233.00–247.00 $242.45 $1,038 +8.69
451–490 fancy 467 15 250.00–261.00 $252.94 $1,181 +9.22
465–495 480 22 235.00–246.00 $241.12 $1,157 +19.35
504–510 fancy 508 15 261.00–266.00 $263.34 $1,338 —
515–545 536 43 229.00–245.00 $235.11 $1,260 +0.03
515–548 value added 544 21 248.00–251.00 $248.32 $1,351 -8.05
553–597 564 47 210.00–229.50 $223.27 $1,259 +4.21
567 value added 567 7 238.50 $238.50 $1,352 -10.50
568 fancy 568 3 254.00 $254.00 $1,443 —
602–640 value added 610 19 220.00–229.00 $226.95 $1,384 -0.12
600–649 636 45 200.00–218.00 $210.40 $1,338 -5.56
655 value added 655 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,362 -13.76
652–698 686 43 181.00–199.00 $189.50 $1,300 -20.44
700–749 738 75 175.00–184.00 $180.81 $1,334 -2.30
758–780 value added 763 70 190.00–196.10 $194.67 $1,485 -0.43
775–787 785 56 160.00–173.75 $172.31 $1,353 -1.08
801 value added 801 64 196.75 $196.75 $1,576 +12.84
802–825 803 34 166.00–169.00 $166.09 $1,334 -10.79
851–892 value added 873 174 174.25–178.25 $177.16 $1,547 -0.98
882–895 891 6 160.00–161.00 $160.67 $1,432 -17.33
935 935 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,402 -14.19
940 value added 940 57 175.75 $175.75 $1,652 +0.75
967 967 2 163.50 $163.50 $1,581 —
1035–1045 1040 2 145.00–157.00 $150.97 $1,570 —
1065 1065 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,566 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 232.50 $232.50 $663 —
300 300 1 210.00 $210.00 $630 ±0.00
405–425 415 2 220.00–225.00 $222.44 $923 +2.44
450–454 454 18 225.00–227.00 $225.22 $1,022 —
516–545 528 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,167 +3.75
594 594 10 195.50 $195.50 $1,161 —
603–631 617 12 190.00–198.00 $195.33 $1,205 -5.34
680 680 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,190 -15.00
720 720 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,080 -15.00
760 760 2 151.00 $151.00 $1,148 -8.00
960 960 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,392 +15.00
1025 1025 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,363 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 267 4 191.00 $191.00 $510 -10.00
332–345 336 3 200.00–205.00 $203.29 $683 -14.21
320–345 fancy 340 5 222.00–229.00 $227.68 $774 -21.32
350–385 fancy 368 7 222.00–231.00 $226.36 $833 +2.66
360–397 381 27 208.00–221.50 $220.04 $838 +11.39
432 fancy 432 19 233.00 $233.00 $1,007 +7.24
405–445 435 24 211.00–224.00 $216.45 $942 +10.55
450–495 476 28 200.00–216.00 $207.98 $990 +12.74
460–483 fancy 480 21 218.00–222.00 $219.38 $1,053 +10.40
504–528 value added 516 13 209.00–215.00 $211.49 $1,091 —
505–548 533 41 190.00–208.00 $202.64 $1,080 +8.95
550–595 566 40 185.00–200.00 $193.48 $1,095 +8.73
604–628 value added 613 24 193.00–201.00 $199.22 $1,221 +19.22
622–637 631 16 175.00–190.00 $184.56 $1,165 +12.70
663 value added 663 4 186.50 $186.50 $1,236 -4.60
656–693 681 30 163.00–172.00 $168.78 $1,149 -0.42
700–721 711 26 151.00–163.00 $160.51 $1,141 -4.48
730–745 value added 734 8 172.00–175.00 $172.76 $1,268 -1.56
750–758 value added 751 64 165.25–170.00 $166.07 $1,247 -6.68
776–785 777 15 155.00–160.00 $155.34 $1,207 -9.50
815 value added 815 49 173.75 $173.75 $1,416 +12.75
800–841 824 7 141.00–150.00 $148.75 $1,226 +6.75
965 965 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,216 -8.50
1480 1480 1 198.00 $198.00 $2,930 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 4 185.00–190.00 $186.25 $549 —
310–325 314 8 185.00–190.00 $188.76 $593 -9.21
355–385 366 7 200.00–202.00 $201.30 $737 +11.30
432 432 2 203.00 $203.00 $877 +15.80
450–475 463 2 195.00–196.00 $195.49 $905 +12.12
525–545 539 6 182.00–188.00 $183.65 $990 —
550–580 570 3 173.00–180.00 $177.75 $1,013 +8.22
601–633 623 18 169.00–173.00 $171.87 $1,071 +11.12
652 652 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,043 —
720–725 722 3 140.00–145.00 $141.67 $1,023 —
775–799 796 9 133.00–135.00 $134.78 $1,073 —
840 840 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,092 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 1 110.50 $110.50 $1,492 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 260.00 $260.00 $728 +47.00
310–340 330 4 241.00–251.00 $248.40 $820 +23.36
380–390 386 5 247.00–253.00 $251.59 $971 +11.59
400–437 421 6 220.00–231.00 $225.51 $949 -7.75
442 fancy 442 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,105 -10.00
460 fancy 460 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,150 +2.70
450–480 466 7 224.00–240.00 $234.08 $1,091 +10.16
531–545 537 8 212.00–221.00 $214.26 $1,151 +9.98
550 fancy 550 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,238 -1.00
550–590 572 8 191.00–206.00 $199.02 $1,138 -10.56
617–627 622 4 189.50–190.00 $189.75 $1,180 +1.21
646 fancy 646 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,292 -5.00
650–690 662 19 179.00–192.50 $190.67 $1,262 +5.67
705 fancy 705 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,227 —
705 705 3 158.00 $158.00 $1,114 -11.75
755–786 774 12 145.00–160.00 $150.08 $1,162 —
802 802 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,091 -7.66
865 865 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,185 -12.33
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 222.00 $222.00 $799 +6.00
422 422 4 213.50 $213.50 $901 -1.93
460 460 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,017 +16.70
528–538 532 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,064 —
570 570 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,026 —
780 780 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,014 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1355 1201 80-85% 5 93.00–97.00 $94.45 $1,134 -9.33
1235–1305 1270 80-85% 2 107.50 $107.50 $1,365 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
100–970 535 85-90% 2 73.00–80.50 $73.70 $394 —
840–1020 930 85-90% 2 88.50 $88.50 $823 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1485 1440 3 118.00–121.00 $119.63 $1,723 —
1675–2080 1818 4 136.50–140.00 $138.22 $2,513 —
1520–2015 1820 3 126.00–134.00 $130.72 $2,379 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 2 126.00 $126.00 $570 —

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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.