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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

2,146 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.37/cwt +0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,004/hd at 677 lb · 290 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.61/cwt +4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 523 lb · 118 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.61/cwt +0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,042/hd at 726 lb · 110 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,146 1,811 0
Feeder cattle 2,034 1,746 0
Slaughter cattle 110 65 0
Replacement cattle 2 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. The was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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
235 235 1 192.50 $192.50 $452 —
295 295 1 209.00 $209.00 $617 —
300–342 328 9 203.00–215.00 $210.01 $689 +1.01
350–390 376 10 190.00–205.00 $198.88 $748 +1.05
407–445 429 18 190.00–205.00 $195.60 $839 -4.05
415–443 fancy 437 9 210.00–223.00 $212.74 $930 -4.26
450–460 fancy 453 5 200.00–210.00 $205.96 $933 -1.53
450–495 473 28 184.00–196.00 $189.51 $896 +2.94
500–545 522 28 171.00–186.00 $181.95 $950 +3.47
507–541 value added 527 15 188.00–192.00 $191.03 $1,007 -2.77
550–576 value added 562 38 183.00–186.50 $184.44 $1,037 -5.12
550–596 578 29 163.00–180.00 $170.24 $984 -6.98
600–622 value added 616 33 172.00–173.50 $172.95 $1,065 +0.96
600–645 622 34 150.00–166.00 $157.44 $979 -1.87
655–695 677 43 149.00–162.00 $155.75 $1,054 -5.94
701–745 724 93 145.00–159.50 $153.98 $1,115 -4.92
757–798 779 94 134.00–147.00 $142.13 $1,107 -8.10
830 value added 830 65 153.30 $153.30 $1,272 -4.48
810–840 833 19 138.00–141.50 $140.45 $1,170 -3.13
852 value added 852 20 144.75 $144.75 $1,233 —
852–872 861 10 128.00–138.50 $134.00 $1,154 -5.50
900–920 910 2 125.00–136.00 $130.44 $1,187 —
918 value added 918 14 140.25 $140.25 $1,287 —
950–967 963 10 121.00–133.00 $128.21 $1,235 -0.79
1015 1015 6 120.00 $120.00 $1,218 -11.85
1075–1080 1076 9 120.00–125.00 $124.44 $1,339 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 180.00 $180.00 $603 -3.00
365–385 376 4 180.00–188.00 $183.79 $691 +3.98
410–430 421 4 181.00–184.00 $182.23 $767 +2.23
455–495 482 7 175.00–180.00 $178.85 $862 +0.35
535–540 538 2 163.00–165.00 $164.00 $882 -1.00
585–590 589 6 160.00–162.00 $161.34 $950 -4.33
600–605 603 3 146.00–147.00 $146.67 $884 -15.33
675–695 685 2 145.00 $145.00 $993 -4.62
706–745 716 4 141.00–142.50 $142.11 $1,018 +1.81
790–795 792 5 130.00–137.00 $133.00 $1,053 +1.01
840 840 1 108.00 $108.00 $907 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1237 1237 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,447 —
1400 1400 1 87.50 $87.50 $1,225 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 154.00 $154.00 $354 -11.00
275–290 286 4 150.00–160.00 $152.40 $436 —
287 fancy 287 8 172.00 $172.00 $494 —
305–345 319 11 162.00–173.00 $169.61 $541 +6.84
350–398 385 27 169.00–180.00 $174.85 $673 +6.09
390–397 fancy 395 3 181.00–182.50 $181.49 $717 —
405–440 417 24 158.00–171.00 $166.97 $696 -0.18
415–445 fancy 427 9 173.00–177.50 $174.40 $745 -5.60
455–495 fancy 471 8 172.00–175.00 $173.69 $818 -4.31
455–496 474 58 153.00–171.00 $163.71 $776 +1.41
511–520 value added 517 17 165.00–169.00 $167.84 $868 +7.84
505–545 524 101 149.00–163.50 $157.06 $823 +3.51
568 value added 568 4 164.00 $164.00 $932 +4.67
550–595 574 56 142.00–159.00 $152.15 $873 +1.16
603 value added 603 11 156.50 $156.50 $944 +0.50
602–635 614 48 140.00–151.50 $147.36 $905 -1.79
650–697 660 73 130.00–143.00 $138.99 $917 -7.08
673 fancy 673 70 155.00 $155.00 $1,043 —
655–698 value added 687 147 146.50–153.00 $149.88 $1,030 -3.31
702–745 713 33 131.00–140.00 $135.13 $963 -6.64
731 value added 731 77 147.25 $147.25 $1,076 -2.25
761 value added 761 47 138.50 $138.50 $1,054 —
752–797 776 14 122.00–134.50 $131.74 $1,022 +2.54
855–877 874 12 121.00–125.00 $122.04 $1,067 -4.96
905 905 3 123.00 $123.00 $1,113 +4.42
995 995 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,284 +6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 140.00 $140.00 $406 -10.00
315 315 1 147.00 $147.00 $463 -0.75
360–390 370 3 156.00–160.00 $157.41 $582 +0.92
415–445 426 4 153.00–154.00 $153.74 $655 +3.42
480–495 488 2 148.00–153.00 $150.54 $735 +9.79
507–512 510 4 143.00–147.50 $145.24 $741 +6.64
580 580 1 140.00 $140.00 $812 +1.68
615–645 629 7 125.00–130.00 $127.14 $800 -7.07
660–670 665 2 120.00–125.00 $122.48 $814 +0.49
720–735 724 4 125.00 $125.00 $905 -5.00
765–770 767 3 124.50–126.00 $125.00 $959 +8.00
832–845 836 6 115.00–117.00 $115.50 $966 —
855–885 865 3 104.00–110.50 $106.22 $919 —
961 961 3 104.00 $104.00 $999 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1300 1230 2 86.00–87.00 $86.47 $1,064 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–230 225 3 179.00–190.00 $182.50 $411 —
285 285 1 203.00 $203.00 $579 —
325–345 332 8 190.00–206.00 $198.65 $660 —
350 fancy 350 1 205.00 $205.00 $718 —
350–388 375 9 183.00–200.00 $187.38 $703 -14.59
415–436 427 8 180.00–193.00 $188.37 $804 -10.58
430–445 fancy 438 2 198.00–200.00 $198.98 $872 —
455–485 468 15 179.00–188.00 $184.18 $862 -0.39
515–541 527 8 166.00–175.00 $171.16 $902 -0.74
556 value added 556 3 170.50 $170.50 $948 —
560–590 573 15 150.00–165.00 $158.03 $906 -6.69
605–642 626 9 149.00–158.00 $153.59 $961 +7.63
655–695 672 8 145.00–156.00 $148.18 $996 ±0.00
700–715 708 2 131.00–136.00 $133.53 $945 -6.34
770–777 774 4 122.00–123.00 $122.50 $948 -0.28
805–810 807 3 119.00–120.00 $119.33 $963 -6.67
865–890 871 4 115.00–120.00 $118.72 $1,034 +1.74
925 925 1 101.00 $101.00 $934 -6.00
955 955 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,031 +7.00
1020 1020 6 100.00 $100.00 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 4 153.50 $153.50 $456 —
310 310 1 180.00 $180.00 $558 —
379 379 9 169.00 $169.00 $641 -16.00
405–445 418 7 176.00–177.00 $176.56 $738 +5.00
476–480 478 5 164.00–171.00 $166.81 $797 -7.19
520–525 523 3 152.00–154.00 $153.34 $802 -7.66
570–572 571 4 145.00–148.00 $146.50 $837 +2.50
610–622 618 3 137.00–141.00 $139.68 $863 +9.68
650 650 1 130.00 $130.00 $845 -8.00
760 760 1 110.00 $110.00 $836 -5.00
800 800 1 105.00 $105.00 $840 -11.66
857 857 2 112.00 $112.00 $960 +13.00
1005 1005 1 91.00 $91.00 $915 —
1080 1080 1 91.00 $91.00 $983 +1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1380 1179 80-85% 13 61.50–68.50 $66.04 $779 -10.24
1045–1445 1259 80-85% 28 69.00–77.00 $73.70 $928 —
1245–1440 1360 80-85% 7 78.00–81.00 $79.51 $1,081 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1020 886 85-90% 4 61.00–68.00 $65.56 $581 —
685–1025 901 85-90% 8 50.00–59.50 $55.04 $496 —
765–980 902 85-90% 3 72.00–75.00 $73.79 $666 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 75-80% 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,210 —
1490–1760 1601 75-80% 5 70.00–79.50 $74.69 $1,196 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1450 1280 3 80.00–84.00 $81.24 $1,040 —
1100–2480 1579 7 90.00–96.00 $92.85 $1,466 —
1245–2110 1718 6 100.00–107.50 $104.43 $1,794 +0.01

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 86.00 $86.00 $602
980 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 84.00 $84.00 $823

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 3 100.00 $100.00 $506 -30.00
715 715 1 114.00 $114.00 $815 -2.01
855 855 1 105.00 $105.00 $898 —
860 value added 860 60 114.75 $114.75 $987 —

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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.