Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

1,540 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.63/cwt -1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,023/hd at 625 lb · 145 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.26/cwt +22.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,555/hd at 946 lb · 111 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.85/cwt -3.19 vs last sale · ≈ $877/hd at 574 lb · 88 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,540 1,824 1,963
Feeder cattle 1,397 1,711 1,933
Slaughter cattle 128 111 30
Replacement cattle 15 2 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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
330 330 1 190.00 $190.00 $627 +2.91
343 fancy 343 5 215.00 $215.00 $737 +5.00
355–396 377 7 195.00–204.00 $199.11 $751 +0.79
410–440 421 10 183.00–195.00 $188.75 $795 -3.12
423 fancy 423 3 200.00 $200.00 $846 -4.10
457–493 482 23 181.00–191.00 $186.68 $900 +7.49
518–522 value added 520 16 187.00–188.50 $187.84 $977 -2.66
500–539 524 30 170.00–185.00 $180.70 $947 +3.94
565 value added 565 10 180.50 $180.50 $1,020 -0.50
555–597 572 37 157.00–175.50 $171.48 $981 +1.35
602–635 value added 613 25 169.00–175.00 $172.15 $1,055 +1.15
602–649 628 120 150.00–167.25 $161.85 $1,016 -3.10
652 value added 652 4 169.00 $169.00 $1,102 ±0.00
654–696 678 38 153.00–164.75 $161.24 $1,093 -2.92
702–745 716 21 146.00–159.00 $152.74 $1,094 -6.74
702–736 value added 718 14 162.00–168.00 $165.38 $1,187 -9.12
755–797 771 14 144.00–151.00 $148.91 $1,148 -13.45
821 value added 821 14 159.00 $159.00 $1,305 -11.75
801–846 827 18 140.00–156.00 $149.14 $1,233 +6.14
875–895 887 10 140.00–155.00 $147.61 $1,309 +5.60
922–930 925 3 144.00–146.00 $144.67 $1,338 +3.23
947 value added 947 108 164.80 $164.80 $1,561 —
1025 1025 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,445 +18.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 170.00 $170.00 $552 -5.00
375 375 1 180.00 $180.00 $675 +4.39
405–415 408 3 172.00–176.00 $174.64 $713 +3.68
455–492 472 7 170.00–173.00 $171.25 $808 -2.24
510–525 515 10 160.00–165.00 $161.40 $831 -2.84
550–587 576 13 151.00–156.00 $153.48 $884 +2.09
610–620 615 2 140.00–144.00 $141.98 $873 -5.51
650–695 677 14 140.00–146.00 $142.63 $966 -0.37
705–710 708 2 141.00 $141.00 $998 -3.10
795 795 2 137.00–138.00 $137.50 $1,093 -9.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485 1485 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,470 —
1580 1580 1 108.50 $108.50 $1,714 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 283 3 153.00–155.00 $153.68 $435 -4.06
300–330 315 4 151.00–156.00 $153.62 $484 -4.59
365–392 381 5 146.00–155.00 $149.56 $570 -8.24
390–397 fancy 394 4 160.00–161.00 $160.50 $632 —
400–447 428 31 144.00–158.00 $152.24 $652 -3.74
443 fancy 443 8 164.50 $164.50 $729 -8.50
472–490 fancy 481 4 160.00–161.00 $160.49 $772 —
450–495 484 40 142.00–159.00 $152.60 $739 -4.90
500–538 519 54 141.00–156.00 $151.08 $784 -4.93
518–528 value added 521 23 160.00–163.00 $161.95 $844 -3.50
555–592 value added 573 36 157.00–160.00 $157.86 $905 -8.87
550–598 574 52 140.00–156.50 $149.39 $857 +0.92
602–645 627 77 140.00–154.00 $147.42 $924 +2.85
651–682 value added 663 13 154.00 $154.00 $1,021 -6.53
665–695 677 32 134.00–150.00 $142.90 $967 -6.72
701–737 720 25 130.00–142.50 $138.02 $994 +6.74
765–790 773 7 131.00–136.00 $132.78 $1,026 -1.72
800–845 821 4 125.00–134.00 $130.19 $1,069 -13.10
990 990 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,188 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 137.00 $137.00 $397 —
305–325 315 2 127.00–130.00 $128.55 $405 -15.26
395 395 1 141.00 $141.00 $557 -1.19
410–445 433 3 130.00–131.00 $130.32 $564 -11.12
460–490 472 3 136.00–140.00 $137.71 $650 -5.43
505–545 516 5 130.00–136.00 $131.58 $679 -10.50
555–590 580 8 130.00–134.00 $131.97 $765 -4.44
625 625 1 135.00 $135.00 $844 +3.04
660–690 683 6 128.00–131.00 $129.99 $888 -1.98
700 700 2 120.00 $120.00 $840 ±0.00
750–770 758 3 120.00–122.00 $120.66 $915 +0.66
850 850 2 118.00 $118.00 $1,003 +18.00
1030 1030 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,061 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 371 5 162.00–171.00 $168.12 $624 -13.74
410–440 425 7 160.00–166.00 $162.29 $690 -16.79
442 fancy 442 24 191.00 $191.00 $844 —
461–480 469 19 160.00–173.00 $168.77 $792 -11.23
505–545 527 13 153.00–169.00 $161.15 $849 -2.50
550–580 561 21 150.00–160.00 $156.66 $879 +6.76
618–645 627 17 133.00–148.00 $141.82 $889 -2.48
657–695 674 16 136.00–147.00 $141.82 $956 +1.02
705–733 720 7 138.00–144.00 $141.74 $1,021 +7.04
755–790 773 5 125.00–140.00 $133.56 $1,032 +6.12
825–840 836 4 135.00–140.00 $136.23 $1,139 +4.75
855–865 856 20 120.00–135.00 $131.14 $1,123 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 3 152.00 $152.00 $450 -18.47
337 337 2 154.00 $154.00 $519 -11.00
360–397 374 10 140.00–144.00 $141.37 $529 -28.63
507–545 533 9 149.00–150.00 $149.68 $798 +6.26
550–595 577 12 140.00–147.00 $143.57 $828 +0.24
630 630 1 130.00 $130.00 $819 —
688 688 4 130.00 $130.00 $894 —
800 800 1 122.00 $122.00 $976 —
930–940 935 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,028 +10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1330 1171 80-85% 14 60.00–64.00 $62.01 $726 —
1030–1448 1248 80-85% 27 65.00–73.50 $69.81 $871 —
1135–1417 1274 80-85% 13 74.00–80.00 $75.73 $965 +4.12
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520 1520 75-80% 1 66.00 $66.00 $1,003 —
1460–1847 1578 75-80% 10 69.00–75.50 $72.47 $1,144 +1.65
1505–1815 1617 75-80% 3 77.00 $77.00 $1,245 -1.29
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 85-90% 1 52.50 $52.50 $352 —
805–1005 882 85-90% 3 65.00–70.00 $66.52 $587 —
900–1000 946 85-90% 7 56.00–58.00 $56.45 $534 -0.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–2025 1748 4 100.00–105.00 $102.95 $1,800 —
1632–2075 1822 4 93.50–95.00 $94.04 $1,713 —
2005 2005 1 107.00 $107.00 $2,145 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1600–2060 1785 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,475.00–1,670.00 $1,583.22 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 4 142.00 $142.00 $717 —
621 621 14 133.00 $133.00 $826 —

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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.