Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

1,425 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.98/cwt +2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $775/hd at 620 lb · 78 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.01/cwt +2.37 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 527 lb · 74 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.67/cwt +1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 578 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,425 973 0
Feeder cattle 1,372 922 0
Slaughter cattle 53 51 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. There was good 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
245 245 1 155.00 $155.00 $380 —
280 fancy 280 1 189.00 $189.00 $529 —
280 280 1 165.00 $165.00 $462 +2.00
360–395 370 4 149.00–157.50 $151.76 $562 -3.24
360–395 fancy 378 2 170.00–177.00 $173.34 $655 —
410–440 432 33 151.00–167.00 $157.69 $681 +1.62
450–495 474 37 135.00–149.00 $142.06 $673 -1.16
505–548 538 47 140.00–156.00 $146.78 $790 +3.82
555–598 578 71 135.00–150.50 $143.67 $830 +1.25
600–647 620 31 133.00–147.00 $140.28 $870 +2.86
652–695 669 30 123.00–138.50 $133.22 $891 +0.93
700–743 722 17 124.00–138.00 $132.36 $956 +5.04
762 value added 762 34 139.00 $139.00 $1,059 —
752–790 773 17 120.00–133.25 $128.80 $996 +2.99
800–825 812 3 119.00–130.00 $124.39 $1,010 +2.40
850–862 860 5 124.50–129.00 $125.39 $1,078 +0.61
902–922 915 14 124.25–126.00 $124.87 $1,143 —
1022 1022 2 111.00 $111.00 $1,134 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 145.00 $145.00 $457 -4.00
400–445 416 7 139.00–146.00 $144.17 $600 +0.17
475–495 482 3 125.00 $125.00 $602 -9.63
500–545 524 17 128.00–136.50 $133.89 $702 +2.16
550–597 577 12 125.00–133.00 $130.81 $755 +0.70
615–643 630 9 125.00–130.00 $128.30 $808 +4.61
678–697 689 9 115.00–120.00 $118.47 $816 +3.47
710–745 729 4 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $882 —
785–795 790 2 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $912 —
840 840 1 111.00 $111.00 $932 +4.00
850–860 858 4 102.50–106.00 $103.37 $887 -6.63
960 960 1 100.00 $100.00 $960 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 132.00 $132.00 $317 —
255–297 270 15 130.00–135.00 $132.15 $357 +7.39
305–345 324 9 125.00–133.00 $130.73 $424 +7.17
350–398 377 43 129.00–140.00 $134.39 $507 +7.59
400–445 419 25 123.00–139.00 $130.03 $545 +2.86
450–498 474 46 123.00–139.50 $131.18 $622 +1.36
501–549 527 74 123.00–139.00 $130.01 $685 +2.37
555–595 572 26 115.00–131.00 $122.26 $699 -0.90
600–645 620 78 115.00–132.00 $124.98 $775 +2.22
651–690 665 12 122.50–125.50 $124.02 $825 +3.58
725–740 731 5 117.00–125.00 $119.81 $876 +2.87
757–795 767 14 119.00–126.50 $123.05 $944 +12.55
786 value added 786 31 127.00 $127.00 $998 —
820 820 5 120.50 $120.50 $988 —
850 850 1 109.00 $109.00 $926 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 111.00 $111.00 $250 —
295 295 1 119.00 $119.00 $351 —
320–326 325 4 110.00–115.00 $111.23 $361 —
355–360 356 7 120.00–124.00 $123.42 $439 —
405–445 426 15 115.00–121.00 $119.05 $507 +5.05
450–492 473 22 115.00–121.00 $119.53 $565 +2.39
501–546 531 30 115.00–122.00 $118.35 $628 +4.36
555–585 574 7 102.00–110.00 $106.27 $610 -5.73
605–645 620 11 110.00–116.00 $114.13 $708 +4.13
715–720 718 2 105.00–110.00 $107.51 $772 +7.51
750–790 767 3 103.00–108.00 $105.49 $809 +4.69
815–825 820 3 100.00–104.00 $101.33 $831 +6.33
865 865 1 91.00 $91.00 $787 —
980 980 1 100.00 $100.00 $980 +4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–282 273 3 166.00 $166.00 $453 —
310–340 fancy 324 4 180.00–186.00 $183.53 $595 —
325–335 330 3 160.00–175.00 $167.70 $553 -19.63
351–398 374 29 150.00–167.50 $162.39 $607 -10.58
372–380 fancy 375 3 169.00–174.00 $172.31 $646 —
410–425 420 15 152.00–169.00 $159.66 $671 +4.51
450 fancy 450 1 160.00 $160.00 $720 —
455–482 474 16 134.00–147.00 $139.09 $659 +0.97
501–546 530 33 125.00–140.50 $128.95 $683 -6.87
550–595 573 28 120.00–130.00 $123.88 $710 -9.26
600–640 615 43 118.00–124.00 $120.15 $739 -5.48
650–690 665 12 115.00–131.00 $118.91 $791 -7.09
700–740 720 9 110.00–118.00 $113.19 $815 +3.19
752 752 2 100.00 $100.00 $752 -22.00
800–840 815 6 102.00–112.00 $105.69 $861 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 140.00 $140.00 $315 —
255–270 263 3 140.00 $140.00 $368 +4.00
335 335 2 154.00 $154.00 $516 —
370 370 4 120.00–125.00 $123.75 $458 -17.25
420–445 428 9 136.00–140.00 $137.87 $590 +13.87
472–493 479 15 130.00–130.50 $130.14 $623 +6.14
505–540 523 2 119.00–124.00 $121.58 $636 +7.58
562–590 571 3 115.00–119.00 $117.62 $672 +2.62
625–645 638 3 97.50–100.00 $98.32 $627 —
675–695 685 3 103.00–110.00 $107.63 $737 +1.63
700 700 1 99.00 $99.00 $693 —
760 760 1 90.00 $90.00 $684 -12.00
830–835 833 2 89.00–90.00 $89.50 $746 —
850 850 1 84.00 $84.00 $714 -7.00
955–965 960 2 80.50–82.00 $81.25 $780 -3.25
1270 1270 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,143 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1460 1226 80-85% 14 51.00–59.50 $56.22 $689 +9.24
1050–1340 1241 80-85% 7 44.00–50.50 $47.15 $585 -8.23
1150–1335 1258 80-85% 3 60.00–61.00 $60.35 $759 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1670 1609 75-80% 4 59.50–61.00 $60.27 $970 +3.60
1850–1890 1870 75-80% 2 63.50–65.50 $64.51 $1,206 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–985 968 85-90% 2 49.00–55.50 $52.31 $506 +9.25
975–1045 1012 85-90% 3 43.00–45.00 $43.86 $444 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1455 1290 2 72.00–79.00 $75.05 $968 —
1500–2100 1755 4 81.50–87.50 $85.47 $1,500 —
1630–1935 1783 2 90.50–93.50 $92.13 $1,643 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 85.00 $85.00 $242 +8.14
345 345 1 101.00 $101.00 $348 —
420 420 2 109.50 $109.50 $460 —
475 475 1 76.00 $76.00 $361 —
620 620 5 95.00 $95.00 $589 +9.00

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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.