Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

1,273 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.35/cwt +5.37 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 612 lb · 149 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.22/cwt +6.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,011/hd at 726 lb · 119 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.05/cwt -0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 569 lb · 89 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,273	1,425	1,512
Feeder cattle	1,215	1,372	1,442
Slaughter cattle	58	53	70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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
320	320	3	167.50	$167.50	$536	—
355–390	377	12	158.00–171.00	$161.72	$610	+9.96
405–435	418	11	149.00–161.25	$154.71	$647	-2.98
450–499	474	31	145.50–158.00	$152.92	$725	+10.86
501–542	514	42	132.00–148.00	$141.45	$727	-5.33
552–599	569	89	133.50–149.00	$143.05	$814	-0.62
605–645	619	62	132.00–145.00	$138.91	$860	-1.37
650–698	681	55	126.00–139.50	$134.41	$915	+1.19
701–745	720	40	125.50–139.75	$137.67	$991	+5.31
725–729 value added	729	79	140.00	$140.00	$1,021	—
751–793	762	22	124.00–137.00	$130.94	$998	+2.14
832–837	836	7	115.00–130.50	$119.41	$998	-4.98
925–930	928	2	124.50–128.00	$126.25	$1,172	+1.38
977	977	19	125.50	$125.50	$1,226	—
1076	1076	6	110.25	$110.25	$1,186	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	125.00	$125.00	$281	—
390	390	1	145.00	$145.00	$566	—
430–445	438	2	131.00–137.00	$133.95	$587	-10.22
465–495	486	10	140.00–142.00	$140.70	$684	+15.70
540	540	1	131.00	$131.00	$707	-2.89
560	560	2	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$731	-0.31
600–640	617	5	125.00–130.00	$128.57	$793	+0.27
690	690	1	110.00	$110.00	$759	-8.47
895	895	2	95.00	$95.00	$850	—
930–945	938	2	112.00–116.00	$114.02	$1,070	—
1000	1000	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,050	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	8	126.00–130.00	$127.48	$427	-3.25
350–395	376	20	120.00–133.00	$128.67	$484	-5.72
405–446	434	34	120.00–135.00	$129.14	$560	-0.89
450–498	478	74	121.00–135.00	$129.52	$619	-1.66
503–548	523	88	120.00–136.00	$129.56	$678	-0.45
567 value added	567	2	137.00	$137.00	$777	—
552–597	572	54	120.00–131.00	$126.09	$721	+3.83
602 value added	602	73	137.00	$137.00	$825	—
602–645	622	76	115.00–130.50	$123.96	$771	-1.02
652–695	675	78	115.00–130.00	$125.79	$849	+1.77
705–740	726	5	119.00–127.00	$122.31	$888	+2.50
755–770	762	5	113.00–122.00	$118.99	$907	-4.06
770 value added	770	11	126.25	$126.25	$972	-0.75
810–830	820	2	117.00–121.00	$118.98	$976	-1.52
890	890	1	110.00	$110.00	$979	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	100.00	$100.00	$440	-19.05
467–495	479	5	110.00–117.00	$112.24	$538	-7.29
535–540	538	3	113.00–119.00	$117.01	$630	-1.34
560	560	1	116.00	$116.00	$650	+9.73
620–640	630	2	111.00–113.00	$112.02	$706	-2.11
700	700	1	105.00	$105.00	$735	-2.51
842–845	843	3	101.00–112.00	$104.68	$882	+3.35
850–880	865	2	90.00–93.00	$91.53	$792	+0.53
905–925	912	3	87.00–91.50	$89.98	$821	—
1073	1073	3	83.00	$83.00	$891	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	110.00	$110.00	$704	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	172.50	$172.50	$414	—
365–380	373	2	143.00–151.00	$147.08	$549	-15.31
410–443	433	10	142.00–151.00	$146.37	$634	-13.29
490	490	1	143.50	$143.50	$703	+4.41
505–547	521	13	130.00–143.00	$137.16	$715	+8.21
550–585	566	12	120.00–132.50	$126.29	$715	+2.41
608–632	624	9	117.00–128.50	$127.05	$793	+6.90
650–680	668	5	116.00–122.00	$119.43	$798	+0.52
722–725	723	3	119.00–120.00	$119.33	$863	+6.14
780	780	1	122.00	$122.00	$952	+22.00
810	810	4	92.00	$92.00	$745	-13.69
925	925	1	92.00	$92.00	$851	—
1150	1150	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,219	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	123.00	$123.00	$541	-14.87
485	485	1	122.00	$122.00	$592	-8.14
525–545	531	4	118.00–125.00	$121.77	$647	+0.19
585	585	1	108.00	$108.00	$632	-9.62
600	600	1	101.00	$101.00	$606	—
726	726	4	112.50	$112.50	$817	+13.50
760–780	770	2	104.00–105.00	$104.49	$805	+14.49
885	885	1	95.00	$95.00	$841	+11.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1365	1209	80-85%	7	43.00–50.50	$46.94	$568	-9.28
1075–1440	1246	80-85%	21	52.00–60.00	$55.98	$698	+8.83
1175–1365	1270	80-85%	2	62.50–64.00	$63.19	$803	+2.84

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–955	903	85-90%	2	35.00–41.00	$37.83	$342	—
805–1025	915	85-90%	2	43.50–50.00	$47.14	$431	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1565	1468	2	81.00–84.00	$82.60	$1,213	—
1570–1920	1780	6	86.00–92.00	$89.54	$1,594	-2.59
1910–1935	1923	2	94.00–96.00	$95.01	$1,827	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	2	104.00	$104.00	$364	—
519	519	11	106.50	$106.50	$553	—
557	557	2	92.00	$92.00	$512	—
767	767	7	98.50	$98.50	$755	—

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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.