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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 23, 2020

566 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.00/cwt ≈ $1,114/hd at 850 lb · 62 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.03/cwt -0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 670 lb · 31 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.36/cwt +6.01 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 637 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 566 1,273 518
Feeder cattle 521 1,215 427
Slaughter cattle 43 58 89
Replacement cattle 2 — 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 153.00 $153.00 $390 —
320 320 1 151.00 $151.00 $483 -16.50
355–391 381 5 168.00–172.00 $170.65 $650 +8.93
420–446 433 14 150.00–168.00 $159.93 $692 +5.22
455–497 478 16 142.00–155.00 $149.02 $712 -3.90
510–530 523 17 150.00–154.75 $153.69 $804 +12.24
551–595 572 15 125.00–140.00 $134.72 $771 -8.33
600–649 637 24 125.00–139.00 $135.28 $862 -3.63
657–690 670 31 125.00–138.00 $134.03 $898 -0.38
710–745 722 16 132.50–137.50 $135.63 $979 -2.04
755–785 772 10 125.00–130.50 $129.34 $999 -1.60
820 820 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,033 +6.59
850 value added 850 62 131.00 $131.00 $1,114 —
912–945 916 8 120.25–124.00 $120.73 $1,106 -5.52
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 123.00 $123.00 $338 —
405 405 1 139.00 $139.00 $563 +5.05
498 498 9 138.00 $138.00 $687 -2.70
520–546 540 8 130.00–135.00 $130.85 $707 -0.15
550–590 570 2 110.00–111.00 $110.52 $630 -19.98
650 650 1 120.00 $120.00 $780 —
720 720 1 110.00 $110.00 $792 —
935 935 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,047 -2.02
1100 1100 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,056 —
1165 1165 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,165 —
1255 1255 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,205 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 280 3 130.00–136.00 $132.07 $370 —
305–335 319 6 121.00–135.50 $132.01 $421 +4.53
355–390 375 4 126.00–136.00 $131.07 $492 +2.40
405–448 439 25 120.00–132.00 $127.51 $560 -1.63
455–499 486 17 115.00–130.00 $125.98 $612 -3.54
502–547 527 21 115.00–129.00 $121.37 $640 -8.19
527 fancy 527 2 135.50 $135.50 $714 —
550–598 578 23 119.00–133.00 $129.13 $746 +3.04
600–646 632 8 120.00–134.00 $129.49 $818 +5.53
639 value added 639 19 139.25 $139.25 $890 —
651–670 656 7 115.00–131.00 $126.94 $833 +1.15
705 705 2 130.00 $130.00 $916 +7.69
770–785 775 3 122.00–122.50 $122.33 $948 +3.34
802 802 2 116.00 $116.00 $930 -2.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 112.00 $112.00 $442 —
510 510 1 110.00 $110.00 $561 -7.01
552–575 557 5 115.00 $115.00 $641 -1.00
635–637 636 3 113.00–115.50 $114.67 $729 +2.65
650–665 658 2 110.00–113.50 $111.77 $735 —
745 745 1 107.00 $107.00 $797 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 370 2 155.00–168.00 $161.85 $599 +14.77
402 402 2 168.00 $168.00 $675 +21.63
450–470 458 5 153.00–157.00 $154.64 $708 +11.14
510–542 524 8 120.00–132.00 $125.83 $659 -11.33
557–585 571 10 124.00–135.50 $130.83 $747 +4.54
608–625 617 6 120.00–123.00 $121.48 $750 -5.57
652 652 2 120.00 $120.00 $782 +0.57
715 715 1 116.00 $116.00 $829 -3.33
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 141.00 $141.00 $620 +18.00
485–498 491 7 130.00–136.50 $134.05 $658 +12.05
577 577 5 112.50 $112.50 $649 +4.50
600 600 2 101.00–105.00 $103.00 $618 +2.00
730 730 1 85.00 $85.00 $620 -27.50
775 775 1 85.00 $85.00 $659 -19.49
945 945 1 97.00 $97.00 $917 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 80-85% 1 59.00 $59.00 $735 +3.02
1095–1490 1310 80-85% 11 50.00–57.50 $53.91 $706 —
1235–1410 1343 80-85% 3 46.50–49.00 $47.51 $638 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580–1615 1598 75-80% 2 40.00–45.00 $42.53 $680 —
1505–1700 1603 75-80% 7 55.50–60.50 $58.66 $940 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 85-90% 1 49.00 $49.00 $426 —
985 985 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $640 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–2115 1769 8 89.50–93.00 $91.52 $1,619 +1.98
2040–2140 2090 2 95.50 $95.50 $1,996 —
2225 2225 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,691 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1255 1255 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 106.50 $106.50 $474 —
470 470 1 100.00 $100.00 $470 —
597 597 2 102.00 $102.00 $609 —

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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.