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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 15, 2023

1,506 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $206.35/cwt +5.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,082/hd at 524 lb · 106 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $208.14/cwt +11.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,469/hd at 706 lb · 88 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $189.31/cwt ≈ $1,450/hd at 766 lb · 77 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,506 794 1,618
Feeder cattle 1,443 729 1,489
Slaughter cattle 58 64 126
Replacement cattle 5 1 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
255–275 265 2 232.00–240.00 $236.15 $626 -4.85
335–340 fancy 338 2 250.00–252.00 $250.99 $848 —
340–345 341 5 225.00–240.00 $234.37 $799 —
350–367 fancy 356 6 248.00–250.00 $249.31 $888 —
355–390 374 16 240.00–253.00 $249.67 $934 -11.33
400–445 417 28 229.00–243.00 $238.60 $995 -20.19
423–446 fancy 427 21 252.00–259.00 $257.61 $1,100 —
460–490 fancy 471 22 250.50–254.00 $251.37 $1,184 —
450–497 473 39 230.00–249.50 $240.66 $1,138 -3.99
490 value added 490 4 266.00 $266.00 $1,303 —
515 fancy 515 9 264.00 $264.00 $1,360 —
505–541 value added 516 25 250.00–259.50 $254.01 $1,311 +0.50
500–548 533 20 231.00–241.00 $234.08 $1,248 -6.13
550–586 value added 566 16 246.00–250.00 $247.67 $1,402 -1.67
550–593 580 60 229.00–245.00 $237.27 $1,376 -3.90
605–629 value added 620 16 238.00–241.00 $239.00 $1,482 -4.38
600–646 632 32 220.00–234.00 $227.94 $1,441 +4.45
660–687 680 29 199.00–214.50 $210.89 $1,434 +2.88
703 value added 703 75 210.50 $210.50 $1,480 —
710–742 722 13 187.00–200.00 $194.54 $1,405 -1.89
765 765 2 187.00–193.00 $190.00 $1,454 +10.15
769 value added 769 19 205.00 $205.00 $1,576 —
810–820 813 4 182.00–192.00 $189.48 $1,540 —
817 value added 817 19 199.50 $199.50 $1,630 —
867–893 880 12 180.00–186.00 $182.22 $1,604 +14.22
940 940 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,598 —
995 value added 995 48 178.75 $178.75 $1,779 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 368 3 210.00–215.00 $211.65 $779 -12.35
475 475 2 225.00–227.00 $226.00 $1,074 -0.99
520–545 533 2 218.00–227.00 $222.61 $1,187 -0.22
580–584 584 13 218.00–222.00 $218.31 $1,275 -0.24
615–631 625 10 204.00–209.00 $206.00 $1,288 +2.62
650 650 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,202 -2.48
760 760 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,159 —
860 860 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,410 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1328 1328 7 144.50 $144.50 $1,919 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 228 2 228.00–237.50 $232.49 $530 —
255–285 271 6 206.00–214.00 $211.10 $572 +16.10
310–320 316 5 203.00–213.00 $208.18 $658 +3.50
348 fancy 348 23 227.50 $227.50 $792 —
350–397 379 47 208.00–226.00 $218.44 $828 +5.57
405–423 fancy 417 25 221.00–224.00 $222.21 $927 +4.54
400–445 426 34 203.00–219.00 $214.13 $912 +5.02
450–466 fancy 461 13 219.50–220.00 $219.65 $1,013 +5.30
450–495 478 48 202.00–218.00 $211.58 $1,011 +2.89
500–548 521 79 190.00–208.50 $204.92 $1,068 +4.55
517–543 value added 534 27 209.50–215.00 $210.53 $1,124 —
560–595 574 25 190.00–207.00 $199.46 $1,145 +3.33
573–596 value added 581 9 213.00–214.25 $213.43 $1,240 +6.40
605–645 612 20 181.00–198.00 $191.08 $1,169 +5.99
610–630 value added 614 11 204.00–214.00 $212.13 $1,302 +10.13
653 value added 653 5 202.00 $202.00 $1,319 —
667 667 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,301 +11.72
705–730 721 8 173.00–179.00 $176.39 $1,272 +8.73
721–732 value added 724 49 185.25–189.50 $186.48 $1,350 —
760–770 763 3 160.00–174.00 $165.99 $1,267 —
762–766 value added 766 74 183.00–190.50 $190.26 $1,457 —
805–835 826 4 150.00–161.00 $157.82 $1,304 —
907–925 910 6 153.00 $153.00 $1,392 —
1005 1005 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,206 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 200.00–201.00 $200.47 $551 —
355–370 363 2 200.00–203.00 $201.47 $731 +4.86
420 420 1 200.00 $200.00 $840 +5.46
462–480 467 4 191.00–198.00 $194.28 $907 +2.45
525–530 528 2 185.00–186.00 $185.50 $979 -3.50
560–570 565 2 181.00–186.00 $183.52 $1,037 —
600–630 617 3 170.00–177.00 $173.68 $1,072 -0.34
657–662 660 4 170.00–174.00 $172.01 $1,135 +4.44
745 745 1 130.00 $130.00 $968 -25.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–288 288 6 220.00–233.00 $230.85 $665 -9.15
355–365 fancy 362 3 251.00–253.00 $252.35 $914 -8.65
372–395 380 6 227.00–239.00 $232.68 $884 -5.45
410–421 417 6 233.00–242.50 $239.68 $999 +6.98
455–495 473 22 224.00–240.00 $229.62 $1,086 -3.19
515–520 516 4 206.00 $206.00 $1,063 -8.41
551–595 568 6 217.00–230.00 $226.45 $1,286 +12.68
632 632 13 214.00 $214.00 $1,352 +10.42
650 650 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,326 +16.88
725–730 728 4 170.00–178.00 $172.51 $1,256 —
755 755 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,227 —
813–825 816 4 160.00–165.00 $161.26 $1,316 +26.28
865 865 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,254 +30.00
945 945 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,342 +12.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 2 204.00 $204.00 $616 +0.76
470–490 480 2 216.00–219.00 $217.53 $1,044 -2.47
545 545 2 203.00 $203.00 $1,106 -2.00
562–585 570 3 202.00–204.00 $203.32 $1,159 -0.68
690 690 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,235 —
810 810 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,094 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1120 1087 80-85% 6 87.00–91.00 $89.33 $971 —
1040–1405 1236 80-85% 16 92.00–101.00 $96.72 $1,195 +2.28
1055–1415 1255 80-85% 6 102.50–113.00 $107.30 $1,347 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–990 920 85-90% 3 93.00–101.00 $98.08 $902 +24.45
900–1010 961 85-90% 5 85.00–89.00 $87.36 $840 -3.64
985 985 85-90% 1 74.00 $74.00 $729 -17.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1482 1482 75-80% 2 112.00 $112.00 $1,660 —
1480–1555 1530 75-80% 3 103.00–108.00 $106.31 $1,627 +12.63
1775 1775 75-80% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,598 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,360 —
1010–1975 1487 3 117.00–124.50 $121.45 $1,806 —
1815 1815 1 133.50 $133.50 $2,423 +18.20

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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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
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 960.00 $960.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
206 206 3 170.00 $170.00 $350 —
340 340 1 184.00 $184.00 $626 —
415 415 2 181.00 $181.00 $751 —
522 522 2 171.00 $171.00 $893 —
605–635 620 2 160.00–163.00 $161.46 $1,001 —
750 750 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,095 —

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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.