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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 21, 2022

994 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.74/cwt +8.29 vs last sale · ≈ $992/hd at 637 lb · 71 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $179.75/cwt +13.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,416/hd at 788 lb · 64 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.25/cwt +19.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,521/hd at 898 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 994 1,282 544
Feeder cattle 917 1,224 517
Slaughter cattle 77 58 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good 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
355–385 366 4 181.00–190.00 $185.55 $679 -11.69
408 fancy 408 3 207.00 $207.00 $845 +4.49
400–435 423 9 190.00–203.00 $198.69 $840 +15.15
465–495 487 52 178.00–192.00 $188.60 $918 +10.92
507 value added 507 5 189.50 $189.50 $961 +10.29
510–540 527 17 170.00–184.50 $176.68 $931 +12.91
559–580 564 10 164.00–175.00 $172.51 $973 +11.16
575 value added 575 21 180.75 $180.75 $1,039 +2.43
607 value added 607 16 174.00 $174.00 $1,056 -1.84
617–645 619 24 161.00–171.50 $169.98 $1,052 +8.40
715 715 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,130 +8.03
730 value added 730 42 171.50 $171.50 $1,252 —
788 value added 788 64 179.75 $179.75 $1,416 +8.75
865 865 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,211 -10.00
899 value added 899 58 169.75 $169.75 $1,526 —
930–943 940 9 140.00–150.50 $142.31 $1,338 -10.69
977 977 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,436 +3.00
1106 1106 13 134.25 $134.25 $1,485 —
1150 1150 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,380 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 159.00 $159.00 $461 —
300 300 2 161.00 $161.00 $483 -16.00
380 380 1 169.00 $169.00 $642 -7.00
435–440 438 2 170.00–175.00 $172.49 $756 -1.52
455–487 476 3 174.00–175.00 $174.32 $830 +10.82
590 590 1 150.00 $150.00 $885 +2.47
620 620 1 142.00 $142.00 $880 +1.49
660–690 675 2 141.00–142.00 $141.49 $955 -4.51
830 830 1 120.00 $120.00 $996 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,891 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 151.00 $151.00 $430 +0.67
366–395 388 14 150.00–163.00 $154.91 $601 +8.55
410–442 429 20 152.00–167.50 $163.28 $700 +15.63
442 fancy 442 2 173.00 $173.00 $765 +5.64
452–455 fancy 453 6 168.50–169.00 $168.58 $764 +9.76
460–495 481 26 147.00–163.00 $154.01 $741 +6.20
500–549 526 30 145.00–157.50 $154.27 $811 +5.32
528 value added 528 19 162.50 $162.50 $858 —
577 value added 577 14 160.50 $160.50 $926 +3.40
565–592 580 30 140.00–154.00 $150.07 $870 +6.17
605–645 622 9 136.00–148.00 $144.11 $896 -0.91
625–641 value added 639 62 152.00–158.00 $157.43 $1,006 +3.11
668 value added 668 10 155.75 $155.75 $1,040 +3.25
650–691 676 23 141.00–154.50 $149.08 $1,008 +3.17
700–745 726 7 129.00–136.00 $132.70 $963 -13.26
750–795 770 3 120.00–131.00 $125.36 $965 -18.45
812 812 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,218 +16.05
840 value added 840 37 157.50 $157.50 $1,323 —
852 value added 852 15 159.00 $159.00 $1,355 —
1025 value added 1025 50 148.30 $148.30 $1,520 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 2 134.00–143.00 $138.38 $533 +2.88
400–415 410 3 141.00–145.00 $143.65 $589 +11.05
465–485 475 2 140.00–145.00 $142.55 $677 +9.93
500–540 527 3 140.00 $140.00 $738 +10.00
555 555 1 134.00 $134.00 $744 +1.24
600–640 620 2 130.00 $130.00 $806 -0.25
651–680 658 4 128.00–132.00 $129.03 $849 -3.97
785 785 1 106.00 $106.00 $832 -14.00
835 835 1 110.00 $110.00 $918 —
930–945 938 2 104.00–106.00 $104.99 $985 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–343 331 6 160.00–172.00 $168.29 $557 -14.27
370–385 377 3 172.00–181.00 $177.27 $668 +2.00
381 fancy 381 3 205.00 $205.00 $781 +6.00
430–445 437 3 160.00–175.00 $168.71 $737 +3.31
450–485 463 10 160.00–171.00 $167.74 $777 -0.34
505–548 527 8 151.00–165.00 $156.89 $827 -0.40
550–597 586 7 150.00–158.00 $152.38 $893 +1.86
600–635 622 5 140.00–152.00 $143.11 $890 +8.33
650–670 658 6 130.00–141.00 $137.13 $902 -2.87
700–720 711 4 120.00–132.00 $126.04 $896 -3.96
750–760 757 3 122.00–130.00 $127.36 $964 -3.54
800–845 823 3 115.00–123.00 $119.38 $982 -0.60
870 870 1 110.00 $110.00 $957 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620–630 625 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $816 +7.52

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1230 1158 80-85% 4 62.00–68.50 $64.72 $749 +0.91
1025–1450 1268 80-85% 22 70.50–79.50 $75.28 $955 +5.61
1150–1430 1288 80-85% 6 80.00–84.50 $82.64 $1,064 +12.97
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1495 1483 75-80% 2 84.00–88.00 $85.98 $1,275 +11.76
1495–1755 1625 75-80% 2 65.00–67.50 $66.35 $1,078 —
1545–1740 1634 75-80% 4 77.00–78.50 $78.01 $1,275 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–945 930 85-90% 2 57.00–59.00 $58.02 $540 —
800–1035 931 85-90% 4 60.50–69.50 $66.46 $619 —
940 940 85-90% 1 75.00 $75.00 $705 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1430 1303 3 88.00–92.50 $90.32 $1,177 —
1545–1905 1694 4 93.50–101.00 $96.18 $1,629 —
1940 1940 1 110.00 $110.00 $2,134 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 103.00 $103.00 $360 —
830 830 1 100.00 $100.00 $830 —
1015 1015 1 91.00 $91.00 $924 —

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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.