Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

1,046 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.70/cwt +0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $982/hd at 734 lb · 82 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.76/cwt +5.36 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 521 lb · 62 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.92/cwt -1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 582 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,046	938	1,173
Feeder cattle	982	845	1,095
Slaughter cattle	57	93	73
Replacement cattle	7	—	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower and heifers over 500 lbs. sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 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
280–295	289	4	146.00–154.00	$149.47	$432	—
320–335	328	2	151.00–168.00	$159.31	$523	+8.79
355	355	2	160.00–172.00	$166.00	$589	+5.96
405 fancy	405	2	170.00–171.00	$170.50	$691	—
427–445	435	45	146.00–161.00	$156.90	$683	-3.10
450–497	475	36	140.00–155.00	$148.67	$706	+1.51
502–547	522	28	132.50–148.00	$143.18	$747	+0.68
550–592	582	60	130.00–147.25	$138.92	$809	-1.64
600–643	620	52	131.50–144.00	$136.85	$848	-4.00
650–687	673	16	120.00–133.00	$128.26	$863	-2.92
700–740	716	14	120.00–132.00	$128.87	$923	-3.88
738 value added	738	68	134.70	$134.70	$994	—
752–782	770	17	128.25–130.25	$128.57	$990	+4.80
805–830	818	2	120.00–120.50	$120.25	$984	-10.25
925	925	2	108.00	$108.00	$999	—
960	960	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,056	±0.00
1015	1015	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,015	—
1095	1095	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,095	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	130.00	$130.00	$318	—
340	340	1	126.00	$126.00	$428	—
360	360	1	120.00	$120.00	$432	±0.00
430–445	438	3	140.00–144.00	$142.36	$624	+13.39
485–490	488	2	140.00–143.00	$141.49	$690	+9.49
510–540	517	7	125.00–131.00	$126.15	$652	-3.85
560–590	566	6	126.00–129.00	$127.49	$722	-2.51
600–610	605	2	123.00	$123.00	$744	-1.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	225	2	125.00–138.00	$131.21	$295	+10.21
270–295	287	3	121.00–135.00	$127.37	$366	-6.34
332	332	2	131.00	$131.00	$435	+1.75
355–395	379	21	120.00–133.00	$124.11	$470	-6.24
400–445	420	35	119.00–130.00	$122.32	$514	-6.39
450–495	475	36	117.00–128.00	$122.22	$581	-1.84
500–542	521	62	120.00–135.50	$127.76	$666	+5.36
550–598	579	53	115.00–130.50	$124.14	$719	+3.77
600–645	620	30	115.00–132.50	$124.22	$770	+4.09
657–685	674	13	120.00–132.00	$126.60	$853	-1.28
715–736	730	18	116.00–129.25	$124.77	$911	+13.31
783	783	3	120.00	$120.00	$940	—
882	882	6	113.00	$113.00	$997	—
1010–1025	1018	4	94.00–98.50	$96.27	$980	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	380	2	116.00–118.00	$117.03	$445	-6.49
405–430	418	2	115.00–117.00	$116.03	$485	-3.97
450–490	478	6	110.00–115.00	$113.34	$542	-5.66
510–545	526	8	112.00–119.00	$115.36	$607	+2.35
555–565	560	2	106.00–112.00	$108.97	$610	—
600	600	1	113.00	$113.00	$678	+3.80
660	660	1	112.00	$112.00	$739	+1.99
705–745	725	2	108.00–111.00	$109.54	$794	+9.54
840	840	3	93.00	$93.00	$781	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	282	3	154.00–163.00	$160.07	$451	-2.93
305–315 fancy	310	2	185.00–188.00	$186.52	$578	—
305–341	330	7	169.00–173.00	$170.41	$562	+4.31
363 fancy	363	3	186.00	$186.00	$675	—
380–382	381	3	164.00–169.00	$167.34	$638	+1.11
400–439	424	10	151.00–167.50	$156.51	$664	+3.70
450–495	471	13	135.00–147.00	$137.13	$646	-7.93
500–545	535	22	126.00–141.25	$137.63	$736	+9.11
550–596	578	43	119.00–134.50	$129.60	$749	+3.28
615–635	625	3	120.00–122.00	$120.66	$754	-2.50
670–685	675	4	116.00–126.50	$119.91	$809	+1.67
702–740	711	7	110.00–116.00	$113.43	$806	-3.56
765	765	1	108.00	$108.00	$826	-15.24

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	2	147.00–150.00	$148.56	$480	+17.56
385	385	1	144.00	$144.00	$554	+11.00
405–442	430	3	141.00–147.00	$145.11	$624	+4.18
460–495	472	3	124.00–130.00	$126.10	$595	-0.17
525–540	530	4	116.00–121.00	$118.52	$628	—
550–590	570	2	110.00–118.00	$113.86	$649	-6.14
610	610	1	105.00	$105.00	$640	-6.81
650–680	665	2	110.00–112.00	$111.02	$738	+0.02
945	945	1	89.00	$89.00	$841	-1.00
1015	1015	1	88.00	$88.00	$893	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110	1110	80-85%	1	64.00	$64.00	$710	-8.39
1010–1460	1186	80-85%	8	41.50–48.50	$45.08	$535	—
1060–1440	1250	80-85%	13	50.00–55.00	$53.34	$667	+0.29

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–990	932	85-90%	5	40.50–45.00	$43.08	$402	—
850–1000	933	85-90%	5	46.00–51.00	$48.29	$451	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1600–1710	1665	75-80%	3	53.50–56.50	$54.80	$912	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1725	1440	2	77.00–78.00	$77.60	$1,117	—
1420–1930	1686	7	80.00–87.00	$83.92	$1,415	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–745	728	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	500.00	$500.00
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	790.00	$790.00
1055–1185	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–625.00	$613.23

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	86.00	$86.00	$443	—
650	650	2	93.50	$93.50	$608	—
736	736	3	89.00	$89.00	$655	—
770	770	1	53.00	$53.00	$408	—

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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.