Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 6, 2021

2,084 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.60/cwt -5.66 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 573 lb · 124 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.37/cwt +5.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,118/hd at 724 lb · 112 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.84/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 527 lb · 111 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,084	1,776	2,084
Feeder cattle	1,968	1,690	1,990
Slaughter cattle	115	81	88
Replacement cattle	1	5	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. 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
235	235	1	200.00	$200.00	$470	—
267–275	270	3	170.00–175.00	$171.70	$464	—
320–330 fancy	325	2	193.00–200.00	$196.55	$639	-1.45
317–345	338	16	169.00–182.00	$180.08	$609	+3.41
357–360 fancy	358	3	190.00	$190.00	$680	-20.00
350–388	376	6	170.00–187.00	$182.59	$687	-11.39
400–432	418	18	170.00–185.00	$175.24	$733	-5.90
415–420 fancy	419	9	190.00–200.00	$198.90	$833	-0.76
454 value added	454	5	195.00	$195.00	$885	+15.00
451–493 fancy	467	10	180.00–185.00	$182.90	$854	-17.10
457–497	475	40	160.00–175.50	$166.95	$793	-0.13
500–549	525	92	150.00–165.00	$157.15	$825	-3.81
504–548 value added	534	19	172.00–174.00	$172.84	$923	+2.33
550–598	567	87	150.00–167.00	$159.25	$903	+7.70
568–574 value added	571	24	169.00–169.50	$169.23	$966	+5.55
600–640	617	58	139.00–153.00	$145.70	$899	-6.35
621–638 value added	632	40	156.00–160.50	$159.60	$1,009	-1.95
650–697	672	45	135.00–148.00	$140.99	$947	-1.94
660–681 value added	674	6	150.00–152.00	$151.17	$1,019	-4.83
700–742	718	37	135.00–149.00	$142.61	$1,024	-5.77
705–730 value added	727	75	154.00–160.80	$160.17	$1,164	—
750–795	780	14	130.00–144.00	$138.92	$1,084	-1.53
802 value added	802	6	146.00	$146.00	$1,171	—
810–821	818	6	125.00–139.00	$133.86	$1,095	-2.34
860–865	861	4	131.00–136.00	$134.50	$1,158	-1.70
922	922	2	124.00	$124.00	$1,143	-9.59
955–975	965	2	125.00–136.00	$130.56	$1,260	+10.56
1000–1015	1008	2	124.00–128.00	$126.01	$1,270	-1.75
1097	1097	5	120.00	$120.00	$1,316	—
1100	1100	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,122	-22.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	160.00	$160.00	$320	+1.00
290	290	1	160.00	$160.00	$464	—
300–330	315	2	154.00–160.00	$157.14	$495	+0.47
375–377	376	4	160.00–164.00	$161.00	$605	-9.00
400–445	423	9	160.00–166.00	$163.21	$690	-7.79
455–495	484	14	150.00–159.00	$154.45	$748	—
520–545	528	10	140.00–144.00	$140.81	$743	-1.40
555–597	580	16	140.00–148.00	$144.74	$839	-0.58
609–635	618	24	132.00–136.00	$134.33	$830	-5.18
655–665	660	2	131.00–133.00	$131.99	$871	+1.99
710–730	716	4	130.00–131.00	$130.25	$933	-4.75
760	760	1	114.00	$114.00	$866	—
810	810	1	110.00	$110.00	$891	+0.43
970	970	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,145	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395	1395	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,256	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	223	2	140.00	$140.00	$312	—
260–295	276	7	130.00–144.00	$134.63	$372	-6.37
300–348	336	15	130.00–140.00	$137.97	$464	-5.11
363 fancy	363	9	147.00	$147.00	$534	-3.27
355–395	376	25	130.00–144.00	$139.45	$524	+3.01
403–435 fancy	426	22	147.00–147.50	$147.39	$628	-3.11
402–447	433	51	130.00–146.00	$138.15	$598	-2.71
452–492 fancy	470	9	148.00	$148.00	$696	-1.57
450–495	475	81	130.00–143.00	$137.23	$652	+1.05
500–548	523	76	125.00–140.00	$132.09	$691	-5.76
508–543 value added	533	31	141.00–145.00	$144.01	$768	—
550–598	573	124	124.00–140.00	$132.60	$760	-3.33
605–645	622	35	122.00–137.00	$129.97	$808	-3.06
646 value added	646	74	150.30	$150.30	$971	—
656 value added	656	5	137.00	$137.00	$899	-6.62
650–695	677	34	119.00–132.00	$127.73	$865	-4.60
714–721 value added	718	19	132.00–135.00	$133.90	$961	-10.10
700–740	724	4	110.00–120.00	$113.75	$824	-17.12
750–797	780	4	120.00–126.00	$121.49	$948	+6.49
780 value added	780	9	130.00	$130.00	$1,014	—
810–845	826	5	110.00–115.00	$113.21	$935	-10.30
855–885	871	8	108.00–115.00	$110.47	$962	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	120.00	$120.00	$246	—
250–252	251	3	120.00–124.00	$122.67	$308	—
330	330	1	120.00	$120.00	$396	-10.99
385–395	390	2	120.00–129.00	$124.44	$485	+4.44
425	425	2	125.00	$125.00	$531	+0.01
456–495	477	14	120.00–128.00	$122.89	$586	-2.67
520–545	535	4	120.00–124.00	$122.52	$655	-1.62
559–590	575	20	120.00–123.00	$122.50	$704	-0.34
610–647	623	7	118.00–121.00	$119.68	$746	+2.62
650–695	675	8	110.00–116.00	$112.02	$756	-4.20
700–735	713	4	103.00–110.00	$105.74	$754	+2.74
960–985	972	3	85.00–90.00	$87.68	$852	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	153.00	$153.00	$375	-7.00
320	320	1	184.00	$184.00	$589	+13.49
350–365	356	6	160.00–170.00	$163.21	$581	+8.12
405–420 fancy	416	4	186.00–190.00	$186.97	$778	—
400–440	423	8	164.00–178.00	$171.24	$724	+5.04
450 fancy	450	1	190.00	$190.00	$855	—
455–495	471	14	150.00–164.00	$157.69	$743	-7.53
510–536	529	13	140.00–151.00	$145.25	$768	-12.18
550–595	572	25	130.00–145.00	$138.63	$793	-4.91
600–645	620	32	122.00–135.00	$131.54	$816	+5.83
650–695	665	31	121.00–134.00	$128.95	$858	-4.29
703–738	721	6	115.00–121.00	$117.93	$850	-4.87
770–780	773	3	114.00–120.00	$116.02	$897	+1.71
850	850	1	115.00	$115.00	$978	+14.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
241–245	242	4	140.00–147.00	$141.77	$343	—
255	255	1	140.00	$140.00	$357	-0.50
320	320	1	164.00	$164.00	$525	—
355–397	383	3	141.00–149.00	$146.53	$561	-3.47
410–440	428	4	152.00–160.00	$156.98	$672	+11.98
460–475	464	4	130.00–138.00	$135.95	$631	-14.71
525–531	530	12	120.00–125.00	$120.41	$638	-23.59
555	555	1	132.00	$132.00	$733	-0.18
620	620	1	120.00	$120.00	$744	-5.00
652–695	660	7	118.00–119.00	$118.44	$782	—
725–740	733	2	107.00–110.00	$108.48	$795	-1.52
770–785	777	3	104.00–114.00	$109.36	$850	—
835	835	1	100.00	$100.00	$835	±0.00
920	920	1	90.00	$90.00	$828	—
970	970	1	92.00	$92.00	$892	-1.02
1150	1150	1	80.00	$80.00	$920	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	121.00	$121.00	$563	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1295	1184	80-85%	5	42.50–47.00	$45.46	$538	—
1055–1435	1213	80-85%	33	51.00–58.50	$55.18	$669	+10.47
1136–1445	1247	80-85%	8	62.00–63.50	$62.71	$782	+18.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465	1465	75-80%	1	47.00	$47.00	$689	—
1455–1735	1529	75-80%	13	56.00–61.50	$59.49	$910	-1.00
1455–1760	1608	75-80%	4	62.00–63.50	$62.82	$1,010	+7.06

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1020	961	85-90%	4	50.00–58.00	$54.35	$522	-0.32
902–1055	965	85-90%	5	40.00–47.00	$42.75	$413	-11.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1735	1548	6	82.00–89.00	$85.11	$1,318	—
1440–1700	1570	2	81.00	$81.00	$1,272	—
1935–2165	2050	2	92.00–94.00	$92.94	$1,905	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
945–1010	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	75.00–77.00	$76.36	$752

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	88.00	$88.00	$519	—
855–862 value added	862	60	109.25	$109.25	$942	—

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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.