Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 28, 2022

1,272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.40/cwt -0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,056/hd at 616 lb · 99 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.73/cwt +2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $885/hd at 568 lb · 95 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.95/cwt +28.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,180/hd at 733 lb · 91 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,272	994	1,776
Feeder cattle	1,173	917	1,690
Slaughter cattle	96	77	81
Replacement cattle	3	—	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	202.00	$202.00	$687	—
360–398	383	14	200.00–214.00	$206.03	$789	+20.48
402–435	417	8	190.00–205.00	$196.48	$819	-2.21
458 fancy	458	18	203.50	$203.50	$932	—
455–499	487	17	180.00–197.00	$183.31	$893	-5.29
505 value added	505	3	189.00	$189.00	$954	-0.50
507–535	524	25	171.00–184.00	$178.18	$934	+1.50
550–592	570	47	160.00–176.50	$172.55	$984	+0.04
600–630 value added	604	48	173.00–180.50	$176.21	$1,064	+2.21
605–645	627	51	158.00–172.50	$166.87	$1,046	-3.11
674 value added	674	11	174.50	$174.50	$1,176	—
657–691	675	6	157.50–166.50	$160.83	$1,086	—
702–745	727	23	151.00–168.50	$160.91	$1,170	+2.91
742 value added	742	65	176.50	$176.50	$1,310	+5.00
762–789	774	23	155.00–167.00	$160.75	$1,244	—
828–848	835	27	155.00–165.00	$163.58	$1,366	—
850–880	865	2	134.00–144.00	$138.91	$1,202	-1.09
1012	1012	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,417	—
1055	1055	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,403	—
1250	1250	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,688	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	178.00	$178.00	$445	—
330	330	1	158.00	$158.00	$521	-3.00
435	435	2	180.00	$180.00	$783	+7.51
457–480	471	7	170.00–178.00	$175.36	$826	+1.04
525–530	528	2	155.00–160.00	$157.51	$832	—
555–585	567	3	151.00–158.00	$154.06	$874	+4.06
605–646	634	5	150.00–152.00	$150.38	$953	+8.38
670	670	2	146.00	$146.00	$978	+4.51
720	720	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,030	—
765	765	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,071	—
800	800	7	145.00	$145.00	$1,160	+25.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1485	1415	2	100.00	$100.00	$1,415	—
1610–1680	1635	5	90.00	$90.00	$1,472	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–226	224	3	172.00–175.00	$174.02	$390	—
270	270	1	159.00	$159.00	$429	+8.00
315–335	325	4	140.00–156.50	$148.25	$482	—
367–385	373	7	143.00–156.00	$149.82	$559	-5.09
405–447	428	33	150.00–164.00	$155.87	$667	-7.41
451 fancy	451	13	168.00	$168.00	$758	-0.58
450–495	469	48	148.00–162.50	$155.62	$730	+1.61
509–541 value added	514	42	160.00–164.00	$163.40	$840	+0.90
500–540	515	46	141.00–157.50	$151.81	$782	-2.46
559–575 value added	566	31	159.25–161.00	$160.11	$906	-0.39
550–598	569	64	141.00–157.00	$153.61	$874	+3.54
600–647	620	38	140.00–155.00	$148.28	$919	+4.17
655–695	676	17	135.00–147.00	$143.29	$969	-5.79
700–734	713	21	144.00–150.50	$147.44	$1,051	+14.74
739 value added	739	70	165.00	$165.00	$1,219	—
750–790	766	4	125.00–141.00	$136.38	$1,045	+11.02
807–830	815	3	138.00–141.00	$139.98	$1,141	-10.02
855	855	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,223	—
930	930	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,181	—
985	985	4	129.00	$129.00	$1,271	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–360	353	3	138.00–141.00	$138.99	$491	+0.61
403–415	406	5	140.00–145.00	$141.82	$576	-1.83
450–480	465	6	143.00–146.00	$144.64	$673	+2.09
505	505	1	133.00	$133.00	$672	-7.00
585	585	1	133.00	$133.00	$778	-1.00
605–630	618	4	130.00–133.00	$130.77	$808	+0.77
675–678	677	5	130.00–131.00	$130.80	$886	+1.77
725–740	733	2	135.00–137.00	$135.99	$997	—
750–770	760	2	120.00	$120.00	$912	+14.00
810–835	823	2	120.00	$120.00	$988	+10.00
870–872	871	3	113.00–114.00	$113.33	$987	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340 fancy	320	3	206.00–219.00	$214.40	$686	—
320–330	328	4	175.00–180.00	$178.78	$586	+10.49
372	372	2	171.00	$171.00	$636	-6.27
395 fancy	395	4	211.00	$211.00	$833	+6.00
420 fancy	420	2	200.00	$200.00	$840	—
425–437	432	5	174.00–186.00	$180.05	$778	+11.34
467–485	473	3	160.00–169.00	$163.08	$771	-4.66
505–541	525	12	150.00–161.00	$156.00	$819	-0.89
545 fancy	545	1	173.00	$173.00	$943	—
552 fancy	552	6	164.50	$164.50	$908	—
562–598	586	10	144.00–161.00	$149.85	$878	-2.53
600–647	631	3	130.00–140.00	$136.83	$863	-6.28
690	690	1	130.00	$130.00	$897	-7.13
730	730	2	134.00–137.00	$135.50	$989	+9.46
825–845	835	5	106.00–119.00	$114.44	$956	-4.94
860–895	878	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,054	+10.00
915	915	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,125	—
960	960	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,008	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	165.00	$165.00	$462	—
410–432	425	3	160.00–167.00	$162.25	$690	—
491	491	3	155.00	$155.00	$761	—
525–540	531	4	140.00–145.00	$141.76	$753	—
580	580	1	140.00	$140.00	$812	—
620	620	1	135.00	$135.00	$837	+4.50
735	735	1	120.00	$120.00	$882	—
775	775	1	100.00	$100.00	$775	—
855–880	868	2	100.00–110.00	$105.07	$912	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1345	1166	80-85%	11	60.00–67.00	$64.41	$751	-0.31
1095–1380	1242	80-85%	3	81.00–86.00	$83.27	$1,034	—
1060–1440	1314	80-85%	20	70.00–77.00	$73.25	$963	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1050	975	85-90%	5	50.00–58.00	$53.82	$525	—
920–1050	981	85-90%	10	60.00–68.00	$63.45	$622	—
985–990	988	85-90%	2	70.00–75.50	$72.74	$719	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1700	1568	75-80%	9	70.00–75.00	$72.78	$1,141	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1625	1499	4	90.00–96.00	$92.96	$1,393	—
1720	1720	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,892	—
1555–2140	1850	6	98.50–105.00	$101.61	$1,880	—

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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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.