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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 10, 2022

1,165 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.85/cwt +3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,078/hd at 687 lb · 141 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.62/cwt +9.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,141/hd at 789 lb · 79 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.25/cwt +6.43 vs last sale · ≈ $990/hd at 571 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,165 877 2,145
Feeder cattle 1,112 815 2,059
Slaughter cattle 48 58 83
Replacement cattle 5 4 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Very good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
330 330 1 181.00 $181.00 $597 +1.00
335 fancy 335 1 201.00 $201.00 $673 —
360–365 363 2 177.00–187.50 $182.29 $662 -1.88
390 fancy 390 3 200.00 $200.00 $780 —
400–405 fancy 402 3 191.00–200.00 $196.98 $792 —
405–448 433 11 169.00–184.00 $179.51 $777 -7.24
457–460 fancy 458 6 192.00–200.00 $194.68 $892 —
475–495 479 16 164.00–178.00 $171.44 $821 -7.14
507–540 520 18 163.00–179.00 $170.88 $889 -3.43
513–539 value added 529 26 185.00–188.00 $186.84 $988 +6.84
557–575 value added 566 36 176.00–186.00 $182.34 $1,032 +6.34
550–590 577 34 158.00–174.00 $163.62 $944 -2.23
600–640 624 37 150.00–166.00 $162.40 $1,013 +9.84
601–637 value added 633 29 167.00–170.00 $167.54 $1,061 +4.50
650–696 682 84 142.00–159.50 $154.72 $1,055 +4.31
695 value added 695 57 160.00 $160.00 $1,112 +2.50
705–730 value added 715 13 152.50–154.00 $152.91 $1,093 —
700–745 723 26 139.00–150.00 $145.87 $1,055 -4.56
758–793 772 36 139.00–147.50 $145.01 $1,119 +0.41
802–810 803 6 140.00–143.50 $142.91 $1,148 +2.91
852–865 856 4 133.00–145.00 $137.52 $1,177 -1.12
925–932 930 3 138.00–143.00 $141.34 $1,314 +11.34
1005 1005 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,347 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 160.00–164.00 $162.00 $632 +11.00
430–445 437 3 160.00–166.00 $163.63 $715 +5.63
480–490 487 3 165.00–167.00 $166.00 $808 -0.06
530–535 533 2 156.00–157.00 $156.50 $834 -1.96
560–585 575 3 149.00–156.00 $152.29 $876 -1.90
610–640 625 2 140.00–145.00 $142.44 $890 -1.56
690 690 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $900 -1.32
712–740 722 4 125.00–126.00 $125.49 $906 -6.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–296 287 5 141.00–159.00 $144.14 $414 +2.20
310–330 320 3 141.00–151.00 $145.63 $466 -1.83
353–392 366 15 138.00–152.00 $145.69 $533 -0.84
385 fancy 385 2 158.00 $158.00 $608 —
400–440 416 27 143.00–157.50 $154.63 $643 +8.24
450–492 476 27 140.00–155.00 $151.84 $723 +11.79
471–493 fancy 484 9 157.00–161.00 $158.53 $767 —
520–522 value added 522 12 159.50–161.00 $159.87 $835 +12.87
500–548 526 44 143.00–158.00 $152.69 $803 +15.43
557–564 value added 562 9 154.50–157.50 $156.84 $881 —
553–595 570 41 139.50–151.50 $148.69 $848 +9.99
600–646 627 34 130.00–141.00 $136.23 $854 -1.49
608–635 value added 630 16 143.00–144.00 $143.82 $906 —
650–696 667 43 125.00–141.00 $138.59 $924 +1.82
709 value added 709 19 147.25 $147.25 $1,044 —
700–725 710 25 130.00–145.50 $142.22 $1,010 +6.33
789 value added 789 67 146.50 $146.50 $1,156 —
765–798 791 12 126.00–139.00 $134.10 $1,061 -1.13
835–845 840 2 118.00–123.00 $120.49 $1,012 -10.98
935 935 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,113 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 127.00–131.00 $128.94 $432 -5.06
350 350 1 131.00 $131.00 $458 +8.53
435–440 438 2 130.00–137.50 $133.77 $586 -3.59
450–490 469 5 130.00–136.00 $133.82 $628 +9.82
505–545 527 3 130.00–135.00 $131.93 $695 +7.74
560–580 568 6 130.00–134.00 $132.66 $754 +12.66
630 630 4 110.00–111.00 $110.50 $696 -6.98
665–675 670 2 120.00 $120.00 $804 ±0.00
708–720 711 4 125.00 $125.00 $889 +20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 265 2 175.00 $175.00 $464 —
380 fancy 380 2 180.00 $180.00 $684 —
360–396 388 5 160.00–171.00 $166.33 $645 -21.53
405–445 420 5 160.00–170.00 $165.06 $693 +1.56
488–495 490 7 150.00–162.00 $159.70 $783 -3.94
505–542 530 6 158.00–165.00 $159.78 $847 -1.81
560–570 562 8 140.00–151.00 $148.61 $835 -2.27
605–630 622 5 125.00–130.00 $128.99 $802 -7.29
650–660 655 2 125.00–130.00 $127.48 $835 -4.11
702–720 709 7 127.00–134.00 $130.84 $928 —
765 765 1 125.00 $125.00 $956 +5.00
825–835 830 2 109.00–115.00 $111.98 $929 —
875 875 1 114.00 $114.00 $998 +3.00
907 907 2 100.00 $100.00 $907 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 150.00 $150.00 $585 —
540 540 1 140.00 $140.00 $756 ±0.00
655 655 1 100.00 $100.00 $655 —
715 715 1 113.00 $113.00 $808 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1370 1182 80-85% 3 49.00–54.00 $51.01 $603 —
1070–1380 1260 80-85% 11 57.00–64.50 $61.75 $778 -3.47
1025–1445 1302 80-85% 6 67.00–70.00 $67.97 $885 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1730 1596 75-80% 6 57.00–64.50 $60.67 $968 +5.67
1555–1757 1690 75-80% 3 67.50–70.00 $68.27 $1,154 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 50.50 $50.50 $462 —
930–1030 965 85-90% 3 54.50–57.00 $55.47 $535 +1.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,215 —
1555–2090 1781 4 96.50–103.00 $99.44 $1,771 —
1710–2000 1790 6 105.00–109.50 $106.63 $1,909 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030–1205 1098 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 700.00–810.00 $765.47
1070–1355 1213 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 650.00–850.00 $761.75

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
867 value added 867 60 112.60 $112.60 $976 —

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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.