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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report, Springfield, KY

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 AgeStage 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.