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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 1, 2023

1,224 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $207.47/cwt +5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,083/hd at 522 lb · 96 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $215.84/cwt +16.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,532/hd at 710 lb · 71 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $189.62/cwt +7.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,757/hd at 926 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,224 1,392 1,122
Feeder cattle 1,153 1,277 1,035
Slaughter cattle 65 110 79
Replacement cattle 6 5 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers under 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, and steers over 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
295 295 1 244.00 $244.00 $720 +25.32
320 fancy 320 1 263.00 $263.00 $842 —
330–335 333 2 245.00–254.00 $249.47 $831 +33.90
360 fancy 360 2 255.00 $255.00 $918 ±0.00
355–396 380 12 234.00–249.00 $242.57 $922 +17.57
408–413 fancy 411 7 256.00–265.00 $261.17 $1,073 +23.18
400–430 415 12 234.00–250.00 $241.67 $1,003 +15.19
455–495 469 29 237.00–250.00 $243.24 $1,141 +7.83
452–497 fancy 474 17 267.00–269.00 $267.12 $1,266 +6.58
505–545 519 20 225.00–242.00 $231.72 $1,203 -8.56
521 fancy 521 7 267.50 $267.50 $1,394 —
505–543 value added 537 22 250.00–260.00 $258.32 $1,387 +7.33
550–590 value added 575 27 255.00–259.00 $255.43 $1,469 +3.67
557–596 583 37 234.00–249.00 $243.40 $1,419 +6.36
600 fancy 600 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,542 —
600–630 value added 616 10 240.00–249.00 $243.92 $1,503 -12.73
600–645 626 18 213.00–233.00 $221.71 $1,388 +6.74
663 value added 663 23 226.00 $226.00 $1,498 +7.64
653–695 672 30 204.00–220.00 $211.00 $1,418 +3.34
705 value added 705 60 219.70 $219.70 $1,549 +17.20
710–745 735 11 192.00–200.00 $194.81 $1,432 -2.80
752–757 value added 753 15 189.00–193.00 $190.00 $1,431 -13.50
750–795 768 6 170.00–185.00 $176.24 $1,354 -10.71
805–845 824 4 160.00–170.00 $167.43 $1,380 -24.62
926 value added 926 58 194.25 $194.25 $1,799 —
900–945 929 9 154.00–171.00 $159.77 $1,484 -22.23
1095 1095 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,347 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 224.00 $224.00 $605 —
330 330 1 220.00 $220.00 $726 +18.67
350 350 1 207.50 $207.50 $726 —
420–445 436 4 220.00–230.00 $226.97 $990 +16.97
450–485 473 4 227.00–233.00 $229.21 $1,084 +6.99
525–545 533 3 220.00–221.00 $220.67 $1,176 +3.95
565–597 579 6 225.00–230.00 $227.03 $1,315 +7.03
600–640 610 12 203.00–209.50 $208.16 $1,270 +16.19
655–698 689 5 189.00–190.00 $189.80 $1,308 -0.86
705 705 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,269 +0.32
785 785 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,303 -1.34
800 800 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,128 -29.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 232 3 205.00–216.00 $210.74 $489 +5.74
260–281 273 5 200.00–207.00 $201.53 $550 +4.17
292 fancy 292 2 229.00 $229.00 $669 —
300–345 332 10 201.00–211.00 $207.93 $690 +12.77
350–395 375 16 206.00–221.00 $213.42 $800 +8.66
400–440 423 20 201.00–218.00 $209.41 $886 +2.87
415–444 fancy 435 21 220.00–223.00 $222.00 $966 +3.00
450–495 474 15 203.00–216.00 $209.90 $995 -0.40
455–496 fancy 478 7 219.00–220.00 $219.44 $1,049 —
500–547 522 59 192.00–209.50 $203.51 $1,062 +3.19
500–538 value added 522 37 210.00–220.00 $213.79 $1,116 +0.88
560 value added 560 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,221 —
553–585 563 27 190.00–207.00 $199.54 $1,123 +4.14
601 value added 601 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,208 -0.89
602–641 624 29 181.00–194.00 $190.20 $1,187 +4.00
655–690 678 3 172.00–185.00 $176.18 $1,195 -8.58
700–735 720 10 160.00–175.00 $169.90 $1,223 -6.28
800 800 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,056 -30.77
832 value added 832 2 162.00 $162.00 $1,348 -20.00
880 880 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,056 -46.00
980 980 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,470 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 190.00 $190.00 $598 +8.77
365–390 378 2 190.00–193.00 $191.55 $724 +3.38
425 425 1 193.00 $193.00 $820 -3.00
460–495 475 3 189.00–194.00 $191.07 $908 -4.43
505–535 523 7 187.00–190.00 $188.30 $985 -0.70
580–585 582 5 180.00–185.00 $184.00 $1,071 +2.26
601–645 612 4 179.00–180.00 $179.74 $1,100 +5.23
665–686 682 5 171.00–174.00 $173.41 $1,183 —
740 740 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,154 +5.00
785 785 2 146.00–149.00 $147.50 $1,158 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 219.00 $219.00 $624 +0.59
305–346 334 7 230.00–249.00 $238.54 $797 +20.22
376 fancy 376 4 255.00 $255.00 $959 +15.55
375–395 389 6 225.00–238.00 $235.91 $918 +12.39
407 fancy 407 2 259.00 $259.00 $1,054 +19.00
400–438 428 9 229.00–244.00 $240.99 $1,031 +16.60
472–496 487 15 229.00–240.50 $237.74 $1,158 +23.92
517–528 fancy 525 7 234.00–235.00 $234.28 $1,230 +9.79
526–535 531 11 219.00–228.00 $223.63 $1,187 +16.34
560–590 577 8 208.00–220.50 $215.89 $1,246 +7.56
582 fancy 582 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,397 —
615–635 622 3 200.00–207.00 $202.31 $1,258 +5.04
705–715 710 2 170.00–180.00 $174.96 $1,242 -9.59
755–799 787 7 159.00–175.00 $162.58 $1,280 —
805–815 810 2 145.00–159.00 $152.04 $1,232 —
932 932 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,258 +10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 215.00 $215.00 $527 +1.00
325–342 336 3 208.00–210.00 $209.36 $703 —
430–445 436 4 222.00–226.00 $223.75 $976 +12.12
453–476 467 9 213.00–220.00 $215.70 $1,007 +12.72
500–535 513 4 205.00–210.00 $208.52 $1,070 —
585–586 586 4 191.00–200.00 $193.25 $1,132 +4.25
605–640 623 2 185.00–190.00 $187.43 $1,168 +2.43
680 680 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,020 -29.00
780 780 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,092 -12.01
880 880 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,118 —
1025 1025 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,076 —
1085 1085 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,204 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1110 1088 80-85% 2 75.00–81.50 $78.32 $852 —
985–1355 1150 80-85% 10 84.50–92.00 $87.36 $1,005 —
1120–1385 1216 80-85% 8 94.50–101.00 $97.19 $1,182 +14.49
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1005 904 85-90% 7 78.00–83.00 $80.66 $729 —
865–1030 941 85-90% 5 69.00–75.00 $72.40 $681 —
925–955 945 85-90% 3 87.50–88.50 $88.01 $832 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1730 1567 75-80% 11 86.00–93.50 $90.46 $1,418 -2.57
1545–1620 1583 75-80% 2 95.00–98.50 $96.79 $1,532 +3.76
1865 1865 75-80% 1 83.50 $83.50 $1,557 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1345 1288 3 94.00–100.00 $96.62 $1,244 -22.38
1555–1660 1608 2 120.00–123.00 $121.45 $1,953 -2.57
1445–2330 1888 2 110.00–116.50 $114.01 $2,153 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735–1010 873 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 685.00–900.00 $809.44

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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
714 714 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 710.00 $710.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 1 110.00 $110.00 $896 —
884 value added 884 60 155.10 $155.10 $1,371 —

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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.