Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

938 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.35/cwt +5.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,174/hd at 880 lb · 81 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.40/cwt -3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 524 lb · 49 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.37/cwt -0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 579 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	938	1,191	905
Feeder cattle	845	1,149	819
Slaughter cattle	93	42	86

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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
305–318 fancy	314	3	171.00–172.50	$171.49	$538	—
310–345	325	4	147.00–153.00	$150.52	$489	-26.21
350–395	382	5	150.00–167.00	$160.04	$611	+1.32
440	440	1	160.00	$160.00	$704	+7.62
450–486	466	27	138.50–151.00	$147.16	$686	-7.22
502–545	527	26	136.00–149.50	$142.50	$751	-3.59
551–598	569	35	132.00–148.00	$140.56	$800	+1.95
602–645	621	25	133.50–147.00	$140.85	$875	-1.33
650–695	674	16	125.00–140.00	$131.18	$884	-4.07
705–745	727	8	128.00–135.75	$132.75	$965	-1.77
775–795	785	4	119.00–125.50	$123.77	$972	-5.73
830	830	2	130.50	$130.50	$1,083	+4.28
867–875	867	18	124.00–128.90	$128.63	$1,115	+0.83
884 value added	884	63	134.70	$134.70	$1,191	—
965	965	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,062	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	120.00	$120.00	$462	—
405–430	418	2	128.00–130.00	$128.97	$539	-14.03
495	495	1	132.00	$132.00	$653	-8.50
530–545	538	2	130.00	$130.00	$699	-9.68
578	578	2	130.00	$130.00	$751	-7.00
605–635	620	2	124.00–125.00	$124.51	$772	-5.49
665–680	673	2	118.00–122.00	$120.02	$808	-4.98
735	735	1	115.00	$115.00	$845	-2.51

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	98.00	$98.00	$500	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
233	233	2	121.00	$121.00	$282	-20.00
270–283	279	3	131.00–135.00	$133.71	$373	—
305–345	324	14	123.00–135.00	$129.25	$419	-2.12
350–395	370	12	125.00–135.00	$130.35	$482	+3.03
400–445	430	39	122.00–135.00	$128.71	$553	+0.07
450–498	475	31	117.00–131.00	$124.06	$589	-0.99
500–545	524	49	117.00–130.00	$122.40	$641	-3.53
560–595	579	40	115.00–126.00	$120.37	$697	-0.18
600–630	614	27	114.00–125.00	$120.13	$738	-5.48
655–691	687	38	115.00–129.50	$127.88	$879	+2.75
705–730	717	12	111.00–114.00	$111.46	$799	-14.29
840	840	2	116.00	$116.00	$974	-7.11
905	905	2	101.50	$101.50	$919	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	121.00	$121.00	$333	—
315–325	320	2	120.00	$120.00	$384	—
370–375	373	2	121.00–126.00	$123.52	$461	—
420–430	425	2	120.00	$120.00	$510	—
490	490	1	119.00	$119.00	$583	+4.72
500–540	522	3	112.00–115.00	$113.01	$590	-2.91
610–615	611	5	109.00–110.00	$109.20	$667	—
650–695	670	6	109.00–111.00	$110.01	$737	-5.82
730	730	1	100.00	$100.00	$730	—
770	770	1	101.00	$101.00	$778	-8.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	163.00	$163.00	$448	—
300–320	314	4	165.00–167.50	$166.10	$522	+6.10
350–390	375	11	157.50–172.00	$166.23	$623	+6.01
400–440	429	11	150.00–160.00	$152.81	$656	-3.48
457–498	478	15	139.00–154.50	$145.06	$693	-1.47
506–545	527	31	119.00–135.00	$128.52	$677	-5.01
550–598	576	28	123.00–130.00	$126.32	$728	-2.80
603–648	623	38	120.00–133.00	$123.16	$767	-0.60
660–685	670	13	114.00–121.00	$118.24	$792	-3.37
702–730	706	9	115.00–118.00	$116.99	$826	+1.49
765–770	768	2	120.00–126.50	$123.24	$946	+19.24
805	805	2	100.00–103.00	$101.50	$817	-6.84

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	131.00	$131.00	$419	—
395	395	1	133.00	$133.00	$525	+3.00
405–420	410	3	135.00–144.00	$140.93	$578	-1.02
460–480	473	3	124.00–131.00	$126.27	$597	—
560	560	1	120.00	$120.00	$672	+1.40
605–640	621	6	110.00–115.00	$111.81	$694	—
650	650	1	111.00	$111.00	$722	—
715	715	1	110.00	$110.00	$786	+5.00
750–775	763	5	109.00–111.00	$109.40	$835	+17.40
855–875	862	4	90.00–96.00	$93.75	$808	+3.75
945	945	2	90.00	$90.00	$850	—
1063	1063	6	74.00	$74.00	$787	—
1210	1210	2	80.00	$80.00	$968	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1245	1117	80-85%	3	70.00–74.00	$72.39	$809	—
1075–1420	1251	80-85%	10	50.50–55.50	$53.05	$664	—
1055–1480	1281	80-85%	20	56.00–65.50	$57.97	$743	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–920	860	85-90%	2	66.00–69.00	$67.60	$581	—
890–1030	952	85-90%	9	49.00–54.00	$50.92	$485	+11.92
840–1050	964	85-90%	10	40.50–48.00	$44.45	$428	+5.45

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1830	1647	75-80%	7	54.50–58.00	$56.38	$929	+2.41

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,176	—
900–1860	1273	4	71.00–78.00	$75.97	$967	—
1255–1590	1395	7	80.00–85.00	$82.80	$1,155	-10.70

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	2	112.00	$112.00	$409	—
440	440	1	110.00	$110.00	$484	—

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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.