Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

1,191 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.82/cwt ≈ $844/hd at 626 lb · 136 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $126.22/cwt ≈ $1,064/hd at 843 lb · 78 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.80/cwt ≈ $1,111/hd at 869 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,191	1,001	1,158
Feeder cattle	1,149	—	1,099
Slaughter cattle	42	—	59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. There was light to 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
335–345	342	3	170.00–180.00	$176.73	$604
365–385	375	2	157.50–160.00	$158.72	$595
400–430	415	3	147.50–160.00	$152.38	$632
455–498	482	26	143.00–159.75	$154.38	$744
505–543	529	14	142.00–154.00	$146.09	$773
552–595	566	26	135.00–149.00	$138.61	$785
610–648	629	42	135.00–146.00	$142.18	$894
660–697	683	41	130.00–140.00	$135.25	$924
703–740	723	57	126.00–137.25	$134.52	$973
753–785	773	19	125.00–133.00	$129.50	$1,001
816–847	843	78	120.00–133.00	$126.22	$1,064
851–880	869	73	121.00–130.50	$127.80	$1,111
900–940	920	2	115.00–122.00	$118.58	$1,091
1005	1005	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,136

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
448	448	3	143.00	$143.00	$641
497	497	2	140.50	$140.50	$698
515–535	528	3	139.00–140.00	$139.68	$738
575	575	1	137.00	$137.00	$788
608–638	628	9	130.00	$130.00	$816
652	652	3	125.00	$125.00	$815
715–740	728	2	117.00–118.00	$117.51	$855
785–790	788	3	100.00–102.00	$100.66	$793
860	860	1	111.00	$111.00	$955

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920	920	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,012

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
220	220	1	141.00	$141.00	$310
310–345	332	10	125.00–138.00	$131.37	$436
355–388	375	8	120.00–133.00	$127.32	$477
400–445	422	14	121.00–130.50	$128.64	$543
453–498	479	51	120.00–131.00	$125.05	$599
503–548	519	31	119.50–135.00	$125.93	$654
550–598	577	24	115.00–129.50	$120.55	$696
600–645	613	49	114.00–131.50	$125.61	$770
633 value added	633	87	140.00	$140.00	$886
650–698	681	41	118.00–133.00	$125.13	$852
702–748	739	30	120.00–126.00	$125.75	$929
750–778	771	24	120.00–124.00	$123.45	$952
800–808	806	17	121.00–124.50	$123.11	$992
987	987	2	103.00	$103.00	$1,017

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
465–490	478	2	113.00–115.50	$114.28	$546
500–540	527	6	114.00–117.50	$115.92	$611
651–655	652	6	115.00–116.00	$115.83	$755
759–795	766	5	109.00–111.00	$109.42	$838
841	841	7	105.00	$105.00	$883
870–885	878	2	97.00–99.00	$97.99	$860
980	980	1	95.00	$95.00	$931

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
340	340	1	160.00	$160.00	$544
350–395	385	5	151.00–168.00	$160.22	$617
405–438	423	7	147.50–160.00	$156.29	$661
450–494	471	23	140.00–154.00	$146.53	$690
500–548	516	11	126.00–138.00	$133.53	$689
555–590	568	14	122.00–132.00	$129.12	$733
600–625	609	10	118.00–129.00	$123.76	$754
660–690	677	5	120.00–125.00	$121.61	$823
725–735	730	2	115.00–116.00	$115.50	$843
785	785	2	104.00	$104.00	$816
805–808	808	6	100.00–110.00	$108.34	$875

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
365	365	1	130.00	$130.00	$474
415–440	427	3	139.00–144.00	$141.95	$606
500	500	1	120.00	$120.00	$600
555–585	565	3	115.00–121.00	$118.60	$670
745	745	1	105.00	$105.00	$782
765	765	1	92.00	$92.00	$704
800	800	1	102.00	$102.00	$816
875–885	880	2	90.00	$90.00	$792
965	965	1	80.00	$80.00	$772
1025	1025	1	90.00	$90.00	$922

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1090	1090	80-85%	1	65.00	$65.00	$708
1095–1235	1161	80-85%	6	45.00–50.50	$47.16	$548
1060–1465	1222	80-85%	11	52.00–59.00	$55.80	$682

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1545–1625	1592	75-80%	3	46.50–49.50	$47.86	$762
1635–1660	1648	75-80%	2	50.50–57.50	$53.97	$889

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–980	948	85-90%	3	45.50–51.00	$48.45	$459
965	965	85-90%	1	39.00	$39.00	$376

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1150–1205	1177	3	75.00–77.00	$76.15	$896
1390	1390	1	93.50	$93.50	$1,300
1280–1840	1602	5	80.50–86.50	$83.85	$1,343

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
538	538	2	90.00	$90.00	$484
580	580	1	83.00	$83.00	$481
800	800	1	80.00	$80.00	$640
875	875	1	70.00	$70.00	$612

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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.