Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 2, 2020

973 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.16/cwt -0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 566 lb · 72 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.64/cwt -0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 517 lb · 71 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.84/cwt +16.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,102/hd at 805 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	973	1,046	1,321
Feeder cattle	922	982	1,227
Slaughter cattle	51	57	78
Replacement cattle	0	7	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 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
285	285	1	163.00	$163.00	$465	+13.53
313–340	321	6	160.00–171.00	$167.14	$537	+7.83
385	385	1	155.00	$155.00	$597	-11.00
400–412 fancy	407	4	169.00–171.00	$170.00	$692	-0.50
401–443	420	47	150.00–164.00	$156.07	$655	-0.83
450–496	469	19	139.00–152.00	$143.22	$672	-5.45
479 value added	479	20	156.75	$156.75	$751	—
501–548	517	20	130.00–145.00	$142.96	$739	-0.22
520 fancy	520	2	153.00	$153.00	$796	—
550–595	570	58	137.00–150.00	$142.42	$812	+3.50
615–645	631	32	130.00–145.00	$137.42	$867	+0.57
660–695	671	17	123.00–135.50	$132.29	$888	+4.03
700–746	718	27	124.00–133.00	$127.32	$914	-1.55
750–780	767	18	121.00–129.00	$125.81	$965	-2.76
803 value added	803	62	137.80	$137.80	$1,107	—
835–845	840	4	120.00–124.00	$121.99	$1,025	+1.74
855–895	868	10	117.50–128.00	$124.78	$1,083	—
980	980	2	117.00	$117.00	$1,147	+7.00
1045	1045	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,108	+6.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	112.00	$112.00	$308	—
300	300	1	149.00	$149.00	$447	—
395	395	1	125.00	$125.00	$494	+5.00
435	435	2	144.00	$144.00	$626	+1.64
455–490	473	2	131.00–138.00	$134.63	$637	-6.86
500–545	515	3	130.00–134.00	$131.73	$678	+5.58
550–595	566	5	127.00–131.00	$130.11	$736	+2.62
600–615	610	3	121.00–127.00	$123.69	$755	+0.69
675	675	1	115.00	$115.00	$776	—
805	805	1	107.00	$107.00	$861	—
855	855	1	110.00	$110.00	$940	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–298	290	7	120.00–130.00	$124.76	$362	-2.61
307–340	324	12	117.00–130.00	$123.56	$400	-7.44
350–395	380	17	120.00–131.00	$126.80	$482	+2.69
400–445	421	54	119.00–132.50	$127.17	$535	+4.85
450–490	468	63	122.00–136.50	$129.82	$608	+7.60
501–545	517	71	119.00–133.25	$127.64	$660	-0.12
550–595	566	72	115.00–131.00	$123.16	$697	-0.98
600–646	631	27	115.00–133.00	$122.76	$775	-1.46
657–671	663	19	116.00–126.50	$120.44	$799	-6.16
725–744	737	8	110.00–121.00	$116.94	$862	-7.83
775–790	783	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$865	-9.50
1020	1020	1	97.00	$97.00	$989	+0.73

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	3	114.00	$114.00	$482	-2.03
455–495	477	5	114.00–120.00	$117.14	$559	+3.80
515–525	520	2	113.00–115.00	$113.99	$593	-1.37
550	550	1	112.00	$112.00	$616	+3.03
605	605	1	110.00	$110.00	$666	-3.00
655–685	670	2	109.00–111.00	$109.98	$737	-2.02
725	725	1	100.00	$100.00	$725	-9.54
750–790	777	3	100.00–102.50	$100.80	$783	—
825	825	1	95.00	$95.00	$784	+2.00
905	905	1	90.00	$90.00	$814	—
975	975	3	96.00	$96.00	$936	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	182.00–192.50	$187.33	$637	+16.92
365–380	375	3	172.00–175.00	$172.97	$649	+5.63
420–437	431	7	152.00–156.00	$155.15	$669	-1.36
450–495	481	10	135.00–145.00	$138.12	$664	+0.99
505–547	531	26	125.00–140.00	$135.82	$721	-1.81
555–580	568	7	128.00–137.00	$133.14	$756	+3.54
600–645	621	17	120.00–133.00	$125.63	$780	+4.97
682	682	2	126.00	$126.00	$859	+6.09
708	708	3	110.00	$110.00	$779	-3.43
757	757	2	122.00	$122.00	$924	+14.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	136.00	$136.00	$374	—
375–395	385	2	141.00	$141.00	$543	-3.00
415	415	1	124.00	$124.00	$515	-21.11
475	475	1	124.00	$124.00	$589	-2.10
510	510	1	114.00	$114.00	$581	-4.52
550	550	1	115.00	$115.00	$632	+1.14
675	675	1	106.00	$106.00	$716	-5.02
760	760	3	102.00	$102.00	$775	—
880	880	1	91.00	$91.00	$801	—
970	970	1	84.50	$84.50	$820	—
1045	1045	1	78.50	$78.50	$820	-9.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1375	1224	80-85%	8	42.50–50.00	$46.98	$575	—
1040–1455	1243	80-85%	20	51.50–59.00	$55.38	$688	—
1180–1495	1367	80-85%	3	61.00–64.00	$63.14	$863	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1045	973	85-90%	5	40.00–45.00	$43.06	$419	—
935–1025	980	85-90%	2	53.00–54.00	$53.52	$524	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1590–1740	1642	75-80%	3	54.00–59.00	$56.67	$931	—
1645	1645	75-80%	1	51.50	$51.50	$847	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	1	80.50	$80.50	$1,067	—
1415–1640	1550	3	85.00–88.00	$86.40	$1,339	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	74.00	$74.00	$581

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	2	72.00–82.00	$76.86	$210	—
355	355	1	85.00	$85.00	$302	—
630	630	1	86.00	$86.00	$542	—

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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.