Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 22, 2021

544 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.50/cwt +21.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,351/hd at 869 lb · 63 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.50/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 419 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.10/cwt -3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 524 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	544	823	564
Feeder cattle	517	784	521
Slaughter cattle	27	39	43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a light test. There was moderate 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
335	335	1	181.00	$181.00	$606	+26.08
352–385	372	5	175.00–185.00	$178.79	$665	+13.10
413–437	423	9	151.00–164.00	$156.40	$662	-12.66
465–475	469	12	164.00–170.00	$166.50	$781	-2.52
518–532 value added	521	10	161.00–162.00	$161.80	$843	—
505–535	523	6	140.00–144.00	$142.81	$747	-11.55
565–595	581	18	141.00–156.50	$147.04	$854	+0.51
600–645	614	16	133.00–143.00	$137.47	$844	-2.03
665–677	675	10	140.00–144.00	$142.41	$961	+3.27
713–735	723	11	141.00–147.50	$143.33	$1,036	+4.86
770 value added	770	14	149.75	$149.75	$1,153	—
750–792	778	3	134.00–145.00	$141.47	$1,101	+0.13
869 value added	869	63	155.50	$155.50	$1,351	—
901–922	907	7	128.00–130.00	$128.58	$1,166	+8.58
980	980	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,176	—
1190	1190	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,499	—
1250	1250	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,462	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	160.00	$160.00	$568	—
407	407	4	140.00	$140.00	$570	+4.00
467–475	470	3	140.00–155.00	$145.06	$682	+5.06
510–530	520	2	133.00–134.00	$133.51	$694	—
565–596	590	5	130.00–137.00	$132.15	$780	-4.92
623–642	631	9	125.00–129.00	$127.19	$803	+0.19
700	700	2	130.50	$130.50	$914	+20.50
1165	1165	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,223	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	135.00	$135.00	$324	—
280–290	285	2	125.00–130.00	$127.54	$363	-10.89
330–345	335	5	130.00–143.00	$137.89	$462	-4.11
355–391	379	6	130.00–143.00	$139.10	$527	-2.68
405–445	419	21	135.00–146.00	$141.50	$593	+3.50
455–481	468	15	130.00–140.00	$136.48	$639	+6.37
500–545	524	20	120.00–135.00	$128.10	$671	-2.76
555–580	567	3	122.00–130.00	$124.99	$709	-3.23
582 value added	582	2	142.50	$142.50	$829	+3.65
605–640	622	16	120.00–132.50	$128.74	$801	-2.16
660–692	678	6	120.00–130.00	$126.36	$857	-1.69
710	710	1	120.00	$120.00	$852	-11.00
719 value added	719	10	136.50	$136.50	$981	+1.00
787	787	2	121.00	$121.00	$952	+1.63
831–843	837	6	117.00–121.00	$119.01	$996	+3.01

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	121.00	$121.00	$393	—
397	397	2	122.00	$122.00	$484	+2.00
400–410	405	2	120.00–130.00	$124.94	$506	-2.09
483–491	488	7	121.00–127.00	$123.55	$603	-1.45
523	523	3	115.00	$115.00	$601	-5.50
620–635	628	2	113.00–115.00	$113.99	$716	-6.50
650	650	1	115.00	$115.00	$748	—
705	705	1	90.00	$90.00	$634	—
752	752	2	105.00	$105.00	$790	-2.00
875	875	1	95.00	$95.00	$831	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	141.00–150.00	$145.42	$407	—
335	335	1	150.00	$150.00	$502	—
400–440	420	4	151.00–165.00	$157.57	$662	—
450–490	468	6	140.00–155.00	$146.52	$686	-11.03
505–540	530	4	131.00–142.00	$135.65	$719	-13.87
551–595	560	8	133.00–142.50	$139.86	$783	—
615–633	630	6	123.00–130.00	$128.86	$812	-1.32
665–670	668	2	120.00–134.00	$127.03	$849	+12.03
700	700	1	110.00	$110.00	$770	-8.31
755–790	767	3	100.00	$100.00	$767	-5.00
850	850	1	104.00	$104.00	$884	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	100.00	$100.00	$390	-47.00
445	445	1	146.00	$146.00	$650	—
495	495	1	135.00	$135.00	$668	+5.00
530	530	1	127.00	$127.00	$673	—
550–590	570	2	121.00–126.00	$123.41	$703	-9.59
602	602	2	110.00	$110.00	$662	-2.02
755	755	1	90.00	$90.00	$680	—
820	820	1	94.00	$94.00	$771	—
895	895	1	81.00	$81.00	$725	—
940	940	1	85.00	$85.00	$799	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1240	1130	80-85%	2	61.00–62.00	$61.45	$694	+12.83
1025–1440	1197	80-85%	9	52.00–58.00	$55.04	$659	—
1105–1395	1260	80-85%	4	44.00–47.00	$45.59	$574	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570–1605	1588	75-80%	2	45.50–46.50	$46.01	$731	-10.80
1465–1890	1632	75-80%	6	50.00–56.00	$53.69	$876	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	85-90%	1	47.00	$47.00	$341	—
980	980	85-90%	1	54.00	$54.00	$529	+4.63

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1585	1408	3	76.50–81.00	$78.70	$1,108	—
1615	1615	1	90.50	$90.50	$1,462	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	98.00	$98.00	$328	+8.00
420	420	1	95.00	$95.00	$399	—
670	670	2	98.00	$98.00	$657	—
803	803	3	92.00	$92.00	$739	—

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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.