Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 20, 2021

688 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.02/cwt +0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,240/hd at 790 lb · 195 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.30/cwt +17.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,304/hd at 834 lb · 127 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.13/cwt +13.36 vs last sale · ≈ $775/hd at 513 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 688 1,963 0
Feeder cattle 665 1,933 0
Slaughter cattle 23 30 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. There was moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was no test on slaughter bulls. 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
250–265 258 2 162.00–173.00 $167.34 $432 —
350–390 373 7 190.00–200.00 $194.89 $727 -4.04
415–440 428 8 182.00–195.00 $190.64 $816 -1.04
472–497 487 9 170.00–172.00 $171.33 $834 -6.99
516–527 520 5 156.00–166.00 $160.05 $832 -6.10
566–585 572 6 145.00–160.00 $152.41 $872 -9.87
598 value added 598 3 164.00 $164.00 $981 —
607–648 635 23 151.00–159.00 $154.70 $982 -1.13
653–687 660 15 143.00–155.50 $150.11 $991 -0.92
700–743 737 19 140.00–142.00 $140.91 $1,039 -1.31
786–797 value added 790 195 153.10–159.00 $157.02 $1,240 -2.70
805–835 816 4 125.00–135.00 $132.02 $1,077 -4.38
834–835 value added 835 123 155.50–158.60 $157.09 $1,312 -0.91
935 935 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,169 —
960 960 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,162 -4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 154.00 $154.00 $500 —
370 370 1 159.00 $159.00 $588 —
410 410 2 151.00 $151.00 $619 -14.58
475 475 2 161.00 $161.00 $765 -0.43
584 584 6 136.00 $136.00 $794 -9.47
620–640 625 4 128.00–133.50 $132.09 $826 -7.26
705 705 1 127.00 $127.00 $895 -3.00
795 795 2 125.00 $125.00 $994 -11.42
801 801 3 91.00 $91.00 $729 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 1 80.00 $80.00 $948 —
1690 1690 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,521 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–330 327 7 130.00–145.00 $138.97 $454 +2.39
370–385 380 9 133.00–140.00 $136.85 $520 -8.50
403–442 420 7 140.00–144.00 $142.51 $599 +3.63
450–495 470 7 129.00–140.00 $134.61 $633 -7.10
488 fancy 488 3 148.00 $148.00 $722 —
508–537 513 23 128.00–158.00 $151.13 $775 +13.36
575–595 587 16 130.00–158.00 $149.10 $875 +11.13
610–645 639 22 120.00–134.00 $130.09 $831 -6.16
650–695 678 15 122.00–136.00 $131.53 $892 -1.96
815 815 2 121.00 $121.00 $986 -9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 121.00 $121.00 $496 -2.56
470–490 478 4 120.00–125.00 $121.26 $580 -2.34
525 525 2 101.00–109.00 $105.00 $551 -18.10
590–595 593 2 113.00–118.00 $115.51 $685 -5.80
662–670 665 3 110.00–116.50 $114.32 $760 -9.59
715–720 718 2 81.00–87.00 $83.99 $603 -21.03
755 755 1 101.00 $101.00 $763 +2.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 2 176.00–180.00 $178.06 $552 —
405–415 410 2 167.00–172.00 $169.53 $695 —
465 465 1 152.00 $152.00 $707 -13.11
510 fancy 510 2 163.00 $163.00 $831 —
535 535 1 142.00 $142.00 $760 -11.77
557–562 560 4 155.00–160.00 $157.49 $882 +9.79
601–612 605 5 145.00–148.00 $146.21 $885 +2.81
720–740 735 4 116.00–124.00 $122.04 $897 -3.20
797 797 2 109.00 $109.00 $869 -6.47
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 165.00 $165.00 $495 —
375 375 1 166.00 $166.00 $622 +1.00
410 410 1 155.00 $155.00 $636 +7.88
490 490 1 146.00 $146.00 $715 —
505 505 1 126.00 $126.00 $636 -15.00
575 575 1 126.00 $126.00 $724 -6.00
808 808 3 92.50 $92.50 $747 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1435 1265 80-85% 2 58.00–60.00 $59.13 $748 —
1365–1380 1373 80-85% 2 62.50–63.00 $62.75 $862 -1.52
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1045 980 85-90% 2 45.00–47.00 $45.93 $450 —
1045 1045 85-90% 1 49.00 $49.00 $512 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1830–2185 2008 75-80% 2 60.00 $60.00 $1,205 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1628 1599 9 100.00–105.00 $103.50 $1,655 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
712 712 2 105.00 $105.00 $748 +12.50
766 766 6 105.00 $105.00 $804 —

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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.