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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 10, 2023

1,369 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $181.04/cwt +5.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,239/hd at 684 lb · 101 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $180.84/cwt +5.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,289/hd at 713 lb · 94 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $190.80/cwt +19.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,566/hd at 821 lb · 82 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,369 2,137 1,169
Feeder cattle 1,307 2,078 1,075
Slaughter cattle 56 52 90
Replacement cattle 6 7 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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
308 fancy 308 4 271.00 $271.00 $835 —
315–330 320 3 227.00–231.00 $229.00 $733 -6.96
380 380 2 245.00–257.00 $251.00 $954 +3.74
416 fancy 416 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,144 +25.00
401–445 430 15 235.00–250.00 $244.44 $1,051 +12.16
425–440 value added 432 3 257.00–261.00 $259.02 $1,119 —
455–495 fancy 476 11 251.00–260.00 $255.52 $1,216 +15.61
467–488 478 19 230.00–246.00 $236.94 $1,133 +8.25
515–516 value added 516 10 240.00–245.00 $244.50 $1,262 +2.52
500–535 523 11 220.00–235.00 $226.59 $1,185 -1.03
566 fancy 566 5 253.00 $253.00 $1,432 —
550–598 572 29 220.00–239.00 $231.62 $1,325 +9.09
562–585 value added 573 23 240.00–245.00 $241.98 $1,387 +6.90
617 value added 617 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,450 +9.95
600–631 619 12 213.00–229.00 $222.28 $1,376 +10.65
673–680 value added 677 27 217.50–218.00 $217.82 $1,475 +9.42
655–694 678 32 197.00–214.50 $208.26 $1,412 +8.91
707–735 724 7 190.00–200.00 $197.19 $1,428 +12.46
729–730 value added 730 10 202.00–204.00 $203.00 $1,482 +7.81
753–757 value added 756 12 193.00–201.00 $198.34 $1,499 —
753–797 771 21 176.00–190.50 $187.65 $1,447 +5.41
805–828 820 23 170.00–181.50 $178.09 $1,460 +8.22
821 value added 821 59 195.75 $195.75 $1,607 +15.75
859–860 859 6 170.00–171.00 $170.83 $1,467 —
907–945 928 6 160.00–171.00 $165.76 $1,538 +8.76
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 200.00 $200.00 $590 -5.00
335 335 1 206.00 $206.00 $690 -14.00
400–425 413 2 220.00–231.00 $225.67 $932 +5.35
461 461 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,046 +10.00
520–541 529 7 206.00–216.00 $209.23 $1,107 -3.45
560–595 586 10 203.50–210.00 $204.83 $1,200 +6.75
615–645 626 5 190.00–200.00 $194.13 $1,215 -0.28
655–695 685 5 176.00–180.00 $179.20 $1,228 -5.49
715 715 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,258 +6.00
760–768 766 4 170.00–173.00 $170.74 $1,308 +10.74
815 815 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,320 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 1 144.50 $144.50 $1,907 —
1065–2237 1461 7 110.00–118.00 $111.93 $1,635 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 261 4 222.50–227.00 $224.58 $586 +10.50
305–341 331 10 203.00–221.00 $210.91 $698 -1.44
345 fancy 345 1 230.00 $230.00 $794 —
350–397 380 8 205.00–219.00 $212.10 $806 +4.20
386–387 fancy 386 5 230.00–237.00 $234.20 $904 +9.47
411–420 fancy 412 10 221.00–225.00 $222.90 $918 +2.15
400–445 425 24 200.00–218.00 $211.75 $900 +3.90
455–460 fancy 459 9 217.50–219.00 $217.67 $999 +1.97
450–497 475 33 200.00–215.00 $207.97 $988 +4.84
503–519 value added 515 27 215.00–219.50 $218.46 $1,125 +6.60
500–548 527 39 189.00–207.00 $201.52 $1,062 +2.60
550 value added 550 4 208.50 $208.50 $1,147 +4.70
550–595 573 64 190.00–203.75 $199.87 $1,145 +9.78
600–634 value added 624 10 192.50–197.00 $195.70 $1,221 -0.07
602–645 629 17 175.00–190.00 $188.17 $1,184 +6.40
655–693 679 46 165.00–181.50 $177.51 $1,205 +8.63
689 value added 689 55 184.00 $184.00 $1,268 -0.42
712 value added 712 78 182.00 $182.00 $1,296 +4.00
705–728 716 16 169.00–178.00 $175.17 $1,254 +10.16
750 value added 750 10 173.50 $173.50 $1,301 —
752–780 758 7 158.00–163.00 $161.29 $1,223 —
810–835 823 2 155.00–161.00 $157.95 $1,300 —
872–880 873 6 148.00–149.00 $148.17 $1,294 -0.33
935 935 2 153.00 $153.00 $1,431 —
995 995 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,373 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 203.00 $203.00 $396 —
281 281 4 199.00 $199.00 $559 -1.00
305–335 313 6 199.00–202.00 $200.17 $627 +0.17
385 385 1 200.00 $200.00 $770 +8.89
410 410 2 195.00–197.00 $196.00 $804 +2.30
450–497 483 6 190.00–198.00 $192.64 $930 +4.03
505–510 506 4 182.00–186.00 $183.51 $929 -1.15
550–595 577 7 181.00–186.00 $183.98 $1,062 +3.52
630 630 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,071 +6.69
710–720 715 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $933 -19.50
765–770 768 2 139.00–140.00 $139.50 $1,071 -5.67
940 940 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,194 +17.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 161.00 $161.00 $926 —
615 615 1 134.00 $134.00 $824 -16.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 278.00 $278.00 $751 +47.14
315–347 324 9 221.00–231.00 $227.97 $739 +6.26
345 fancy 345 1 256.00 $256.00 $883 +5.48
350 fancy 350 1 245.00 $245.00 $858 —
363–385 368 6 221.00–236.00 $231.06 $850 +4.63
402–445 413 17 230.00–243.50 $239.68 $990 +14.25
420 fancy 420 5 262.00 $262.00 $1,100 +23.04
460 fancy 460 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,155 +11.00
457–495 473 9 223.00–235.00 $227.73 $1,077 +4.24
510 fancy 510 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,239 —
500–545 519 17 209.00–220.00 $211.65 $1,098 +3.15
555 fancy 555 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,221 —
565–595 574 4 197.00–210.00 $202.22 $1,161 -6.25
605–620 fancy 612 3 193.00–201.00 $195.99 $1,199 -10.01
607–645 635 10 175.00–180.00 $176.02 $1,118 -21.43
692 692 2 183.00 $183.00 $1,266 —
713–735 722 6 169.00–173.00 $171.10 $1,235 +3.01
751–790 760 9 155.00–169.50 $166.15 $1,263 +4.78
818 818 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,227 +19.00
935 935 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,178 -4.00
960 960 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,421 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 190.00 $190.00 $580 -20.00
395 395 2 210.00 $210.00 $830 ±0.00
405–420 414 4 210.00–221.00 $212.69 $881 +2.69
450–468 461 6 204.00–215.00 $209.75 $967 —
515 515 1 190.00 $190.00 $978 ±0.00
565–595 578 3 190.00–192.00 $191.01 $1,104 +6.01
640–645 643 2 161.00–169.00 $164.98 $1,061 -15.36
705 705 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,086 +1.00
830–840 835 2 126.00–130.00 $127.99 $1,069 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1445 1197 80-85% 6 81.50–89.00 $85.62 $1,025 -9.01
1020–1430 1204 80-85% 13 91.00–98.50 $96.29 $1,159 —
1132–1410 1251 80-85% 8 100.00–107.00 $102.58 $1,283 +1.80
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $620 —
1500–1525 1513 75-80% 2 100.00–107.50 $103.78 $1,570 +18.78
1520–1540 1534 75-80% 4 90.00–93.75 $92.25 $1,415 +7.25
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1075 1003 85-90% 2 70.00–79.50 $75.09 $753 —
1070 1070 85-90% 1 67.00 $67.00 $717 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,524 —
1585–1895 1761 4 115.00–120.00 $117.91 $2,076 —
2070 2070 1 125.00 $125.00 $2,588 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00
945 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 970.00 $970.00

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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
1110 1110 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
1340 1340 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 130.00 $130.00 $741 —

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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.