Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report, Springfield, KY

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 24, 2022

1,930 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.05/cwt +13.02 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 574 lb · 178 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.39/cwt +5.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,158/hd at 780 lb · 174 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.49/cwt +3.80 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 619 lb · 172 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,930	409	1,265
Feeder cattle	1,891	382	1,227
Slaughter cattle	35	24	38
Replacement cattle	4	3	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and pre-conditioned feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady 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
225	225	1	181.00	$181.00	$407	—
300 fancy	300	1	200.00	$200.00	$600	—
317–348	340	7	176.00–185.00	$178.55	$607	—
350–370	364	8	174.00–187.50	$182.82	$665	-0.91
390 fancy	390	2	191.00–194.00	$192.50	$751	—
400–437	422	25	174.00–191.00	$183.86	$776	-7.20
407–437 fancy	425	12	194.00–200.00	$197.61	$840	—
450 fancy	450	1	198.00	$198.00	$891	—
455–495	481	24	182.50–195.00	$189.38	$911	+9.47
500–538 value added	523	14	190.00–195.00	$191.16	$1,000	+8.16
500–547	524	30	174.00–189.00	$182.76	$958	+11.46
551–587 value added	569	30	180.00–187.00	$182.76	$1,040	—
550–599	588	80	164.00–179.00	$174.78	$1,028	+12.62
609–617 value added	613	20	171.00–172.50	$171.82	$1,053	—
600–643	624	105	150.00–168.50	$160.65	$1,002	+0.95
662 value added	662	13	167.75	$167.75	$1,111	—
650–696	671	87	149.50–164.00	$156.48	$1,050	+9.35
701–746	714	96	140.00–155.00	$151.81	$1,084	+8.26
750–793	778	111	140.00–150.00	$146.77	$1,142	+4.20
784 value added	784	63	151.25	$151.25	$1,186	—
800–825	810	25	132.00–143.00	$137.77	$1,116	-0.17
850–890	877	3	125.00–132.00	$127.26	$1,116	-8.31
935	935	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,216	—
1096	1096	6	120.00	$120.00	$1,315	—
1135	1135	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,476	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	318	2	156.00–161.00	$158.60	$504	—
415–425	420	3	165.00–170.00	$168.33	$707	—
485–487	487	5	176.00	$176.00	$857	+21.00
510–545	530	8	164.00–169.00	$167.27	$887	—
555–597	576	15	155.00–161.00	$160.06	$922	+17.06
600–641	622	9	140.00–149.00	$142.04	$883	-5.11
655–695	681	6	140.00–145.00	$143.83	$979	+32.83
707–740	714	5	121.00–131.00	$123.07	$879	-9.45
755–780	767	3	130.00–136.00	$132.67	$1,018	—
1080	1080	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,177	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160	1160	1	84.00	$84.00	$974	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268	268	3	159.00	$159.00	$426	—
305–345	327	3	145.00–155.00	$149.80	$490	—
365–395	382	13	152.00–162.50	$158.65	$606	+7.92
400–447	429	34	150.00–162.50	$158.28	$679	+11.41
455–495	471	68	150.00–165.00	$157.90	$744	+14.19
500–538 value added	514	19	158.00–164.00	$160.88	$827	—
500–547	531	60	140.00–156.50	$149.23	$792	+1.71
571 value added	571	83	158.30	$158.30	$904	—
550–595	576	95	140.00–155.50	$148.46	$855	+8.43
600–647	619	172	130.00–146.50	$143.49	$888	+3.80
655–691	669	95	130.00–142.50	$139.43	$933	+8.27
715–745	741	23	132.00–135.75	$134.62	$998	+2.95
755–788	775	11	122.00–129.00	$123.53	$957	—
802–815	807	8	120.00–130.00	$125.88	$1,016	-2.12
860–892	876	4	125.50–129.50	$127.54	$1,117	—
913–937	923	5	100.00–115.00	$106.09	$979	—
1167	1167	2	97.00	$97.00	$1,132	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	140.00	$140.00	$392	—
310–335	323	2	130.00	$130.00	$420	+2.44
390–395	391	4	144.00–147.00	$145.01	$567	+10.01
405–440	420	13	140.00–145.00	$143.38	$602	—
450–490	465	6	140.00–147.00	$142.81	$664	—
505–545	526	14	130.00–139.50	$134.69	$708	-1.31
560–595	580	14	130.00–137.00	$130.72	$758	+20.72
620–624	623	6	119.00–124.00	$119.83	$747	—
655	655	3	125.00	$125.00	$819	+22.00
710	710	6	109.00	$109.00	$774	+9.00
752–795	771	4	100.00–110.00	$107.45	$828	+6.45
805	805	1	110.00	$110.00	$886	±0.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390	1390	1	85.50	$85.50	$1,188	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	199.00	$199.00	$587	+16.00
390	390	1	170.00	$170.00	$663	—
400–440	415	5	160.00–170.00	$163.56	$679	-14.46
453–477	463	5	169.00–186.00	$178.99	$829	-0.01
505–545	522	15	158.50–171.00	$165.20	$862	+8.20
550–596	592	13	147.00–159.00	$152.97	$906	+9.68
602–635	620	30	140.00–154.00	$149.07	$924	+29.07
660–680	664	8	130.00–140.00	$135.00	$896	-7.00
700–745	725	5	126.00–135.00	$131.16	$951	+3.32
773–785	776	4	114.00–126.00	$122.97	$954	+7.97

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	150.00	$150.00	$405	—
400–435	418	2	140.00–149.00	$144.31	$603	-19.69
480	480	1	154.00	$154.00	$739	-6.00
540	540	2	154.00	$154.00	$832	—
590	590	1	128.00	$128.00	$755	-5.00
625	625	2	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$816	—
678	678	3	126.00	$126.00	$854	+6.00
750	750	1	117.50	$117.50	$881	—
865–895	875	3	90.00–95.00	$91.70	$802	—
920	920	1	90.00	$90.00	$828	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1040	914	85-90%	5	60.00–68.00	$65.27	$597	—
975–1045	1010	85-90%	2	69.50–73.50	$71.43	$721	+9.43
1005–1020	1013	85-90%	2	50.00–56.00	$52.98	$537	-9.02

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1370	1195	80-85%	4	65.50–72.00	$68.11	$814	—
1170–1440	1305	80-85%	2	60.00–62.00	$61.10	$797	—
1315–1385	1360	80-85%	3	77.00–80.50	$78.34	$1,065	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–1570	1520	75-80%	2	80.00	$80.00	$1,216	+15.00
1685–1855	1770	75-80%	2	75.00	$75.00	$1,328	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1547	1547	5	81.25	$81.25	$1,257	—
2420	2420	1	100.00	$100.00	$2,420	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1145	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	775.00–1,000.00	$915.21

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	4	102.00	$102.00	$357	—
655–694	691	13	105.00–115.25	$114.50	$791	—

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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.