Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 13, 2021

1,963 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.92/cwt +18.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,230/hd at 784 lb · 265 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.03/cwt +17.12 vs last sale · ≈ $976/hd at 669 lb · 179 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.93/cwt +6.33 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 580 lb · 143 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,963 2,084 1,839
Feeder cattle 1,933 1,968 1,724
Slaughter cattle 30 115 115
Replacement cattle — 1 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 378 3 191.00–203.00 $198.93 $752 +16.34
407–440 fancy 416 4 200.00–205.00 $201.89 $840 +2.99
410–446 433 15 181.00–195.00 $191.68 $830 +16.44
450 fancy 450 3 195.00 $195.00 $878 +12.10
465–495 484 13 170.00–182.00 $178.32 $863 +11.37
502–525 value added 505 20 170.00–176.00 $175.18 $885 +2.34
522 fancy 522 9 182.50 $182.50 $953 —
505–549 535 63 154.00–171.50 $166.15 $889 +9.00
555–569 value added 562 23 167.00–170.00 $168.53 $947 -0.70
555–595 579 76 151.00–166.50 $162.28 $940 +3.03
618–624 value added 623 16 164.00–166.00 $164.50 $1,025 +4.90
601–641 624 53 147.00–160.50 $155.83 $972 +10.13
650–686 value added 665 58 160.00–165.00 $162.32 $1,079 +11.15
650–695 678 82 141.00–157.50 $151.03 $1,024 +10.04
700–747 723 32 135.00–147.00 $142.22 $1,028 -0.39
724–735 value added 729 21 154.00–155.25 $154.54 $1,127 -5.63
755–793 778 72 140.00–154.00 $149.41 $1,162 +10.49
780–797 value added 786 193 157.00–162.00 $159.72 $1,255 —
800–837 813 7 130.00–140.00 $136.40 $1,109 +2.54
835 value added 835 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,319 +12.00
851–897 872 10 122.00–132.50 $129.66 $1,131 -4.84
922 value added 922 59 148.50 $148.50 $1,369 —
995 995 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,244 -5.56
1015–1025 1020 2 100.00–110.00 $105.02 $1,071 -20.99
1085 1085 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,345 +4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 417 3 162.00–171.00 $165.58 $690 +2.37
452–498 469 14 160.00–163.00 $161.43 $757 +6.98
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 -0.81
550–595 577 10 141.00–148.00 $145.47 $839 +0.73
618–647 633 9 136.00–145.00 $139.35 $882 +5.02
670–695 676 4 138.50–142.00 $139.40 $942 +7.41
710 710 2 130.00 $130.00 $923 -0.25
779–797 784 7 135.00–137.00 $136.42 $1,070 +22.42
930 930 1 105.00 $105.00 $976 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 276 5 139.00–143.00 $140.19 $387 +5.56
305–345 323 4 130.00–144.00 $136.58 $441 -1.39
355–397 382 21 140.00–150.00 $145.35 $555 +5.90
400–445 422 26 133.00–146.00 $138.88 $586 +0.73
426 fancy 426 5 151.00 $151.00 $643 +3.61
450–497 471 56 130.00–146.50 $141.71 $667 +4.48
502–545 522 88 130.00–143.00 $137.77 $719 +5.68
555–598 578 122 130.00–143.00 $137.97 $797 +5.37
580–596 value added 590 21 144.50 $144.50 $853 —
605–637 625 47 125.00–139.50 $136.25 $852 +6.28
605–648 value added 632 27 140.00–145.00 $143.25 $905 -7.05
667–670 value added 668 146 148.75–149.00 $148.87 $994 +11.87
650–692 671 33 130.00–141.50 $133.49 $896 +5.76
700–740 722 18 115.00–130.00 $123.61 $892 +9.86
744 value added 744 7 134.50 $134.50 $1,001 +0.60
754 value added 754 69 143.70 $143.70 $1,083 +13.70
750–770 760 4 118.00–124.00 $121.51 $923 +0.02
834 834 8 130.00 $130.00 $1,084 +16.79
810–847 835 3 105.00–116.00 $112.44 $939 -0.77
850–875 860 3 114.00–119.00 $116.97 $1,006 +6.50
905 905 5 119.00 $119.00 $1,077 —
1005 1005 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,055 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 120.00 $120.00 $246 ±0.00
365–370 368 2 120.00–130.00 $124.97 $460 +0.53
410–445 428 2 122.00–125.00 $123.56 $529 -1.44
450–490 472 3 120.00–126.00 $123.60 $583 +0.71
505–540 523 6 120.00–126.00 $123.10 $644 +0.58
555–595 578 6 120.00–125.00 $121.31 $701 -1.19
600–645 620 6 115.00–123.00 $120.52 $747 +0.84
663–698 685 8 122.00–125.00 $123.91 $849 +11.89
705–710 708 2 100.00–110.00 $105.02 $744 -0.72
770–780 775 2 97.00–100.00 $98.49 $763 —
805–840 823 2 90.00–94.00 $92.04 $757 —
965 965 1 90.00 $90.00 $868 +2.32

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 2 179.00–180.00 $179.52 $682 +16.31
437 fancy 437 7 200.00 $200.00 $874 +13.03
450–490 468 4 160.00–175.00 $165.11 $773 +7.42
505–540 515 9 150.00–164.00 $153.77 $792 +8.52
518 value added 518 3 169.00 $169.00 $875 —
567–587 580 12 144.00–150.00 $147.70 $857 +9.07
605–640 613 5 133.00–149.00 $143.40 $879 +11.86
655–675 669 12 131.00–145.00 $135.75 $908 +6.80
700–715 707 4 123.00–126.00 $125.24 $885 +7.31
760–770 765 2 111.00–120.00 $115.47 $883 -0.55
845 845 1 110.00 $110.00 $930 —
850–880 865 2 106.00–112.00 $108.95 $942 -6.05
940 940 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,034 —
988 988 11 111.50 $111.50 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 150.00 $150.00 $435 +10.00
375 375 1 165.00 $165.00 $619 +18.47
420–445 433 2 143.00–151.00 $147.12 $637 -9.86
512 512 2 141.00 $141.00 $722 +20.59
552 552 2 132.00 $132.00 $729 ±0.00
680 680 1 123.00 $123.00 $836 +4.56
730 730 1 111.00 $111.00 $810 +2.52
760 760 1 104.00 $104.00 $790 -5.36

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1240 1160 80-85% 2 47.00–47.50 $47.23 $548 +1.77
1130–1285 1195 80-85% 3 51.00–57.00 $54.46 $651 +9.00
1350–1410 1380 80-85% 2 63.50–65.00 $64.27 $887 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1497 1497 75-80% 2 47.00 $47.00 $704 ±0.00
1465–1780 1602 75-80% 3 62.00–62.50 $62.16 $996 -0.66
1905 1905 75-80% 1 54.00 $54.00 $1,029 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 85-90% 1 61.00 $61.00 $445 —
855 855 85-90% 1 53.00 $53.00 $453 —
880–1015 945 85-90% 3 41.00–46.00 $44.09 $417 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1830 1685 3 92.50–93.50 $93.00 $1,567 —
1360–2285 1820 3 84.50–91.00 $88.22 $1,606 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 85.00 $85.00 $306 —
459 value added 459 10 119.00 $119.00 $546 —
490 490 1 92.00 $92.00 $451 —
549 value added 549 22 116.00 $116.00 $637 —
710 710 2 92.50 $92.50 $657 —
875 875 1 74.00 $74.00 $648 —

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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.