Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

1,853 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.73/cwt +5.76 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 576 lb · 251 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.04/cwt -0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,037/hd at 780 lb · 127 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.62/cwt -3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,075/hd at 836 lb · 125 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,853	2,084	1,127
Feeder cattle	1,724	1,990	1,049
Slaughter cattle	115	88	63
Replacement cattle	14	6	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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
307–335 fancy	316	3	181.00–185.00	$183.59	$580	-0.41
316–335	325	6	150.00–164.00	$158.18	$514	-13.22
350–390	364	4	156.00–169.00	$163.40	$595	-3.26
410 fancy	410	1	175.00	$175.00	$718	+5.00
405–430	422	6	150.00–167.00	$160.62	$678	+2.52
461–495	479	43	151.00–164.00	$159.75	$765	+14.13
505–545	526	57	147.00–160.00	$153.40	$807	+8.09
553–597	574	96	134.00–151.75	$143.26	$822	+3.77
600–645	621	65	130.00–143.00	$136.50	$848	-0.73
650–699	675	69	127.50–139.00	$132.91	$897	+0.83
702–719	713	29	125.00–138.00	$133.16	$949	+2.39
765–795	774	55	119.00–132.00	$129.04	$999	-1.40
784 value added	784	72	136.10	$136.10	$1,067	-1.80
800–842	836	125	121.00–130.00	$128.62	$1,075	+2.61
875 value added	875	61	131.30	$131.30	$1,149	-0.65
880	880	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,047	-6.07
947	947	5	119.00	$119.00	$1,127	+3.50
962	962	4	124.00	$124.00	$1,193	—
1015	1015	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,035	—
1057–1081	1078	17	109.50–118.75	$117.68	$1,269	+9.24

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	137.50	$137.50	$406	—
310	310	1	127.00	$127.00	$394	—
385	385	1	139.00	$139.00	$535	-6.31
405–430	417	3	138.00–141.00	$139.64	$582	-5.72
460–495	478	3	137.00–145.00	$140.25	$670	-0.73
505–545	532	18	133.00–141.50	$139.27	$741	+6.04
580–587	585	3	129.00–130.00	$129.67	$759	—
620–645	636	4	120.00–129.50	$124.09	$789	-2.03
705	705	1	120.00	$120.00	$846	+11.48
825–845	830	4	110.00–116.00	$114.47	$950	—
875	875	1	111.00	$111.00	$971	±0.00
920–935	930	3	104.00–110.00	$105.98	$986	—
955	955	2	93.00	$93.00	$888	—
1015–1033	1029	4	100.50–102.00	$101.63	$1,046	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	130.00	$130.00	$292	+2.10
290	290	2	130.00–137.00	$133.50	$387	+0.50
320–340	327	3	121.00–133.00	$125.16	$409	-0.74
350–397	382	11	123.00–133.00	$127.81	$488	+2.00
400–445	425	26	122.00–138.50	$130.46	$554	+2.84
450–495	473	65	120.00–135.50	$128.31	$607	-1.35
519–520 fancy	519	8	134.00–135.00	$134.75	$699	—
500–547	527	92	116.00–131.00	$127.15	$670	+1.58
552–597	567	94	115.00–130.00	$125.85	$714	+1.88
572–592 value added	582	157	132.00–132.10	$132.05	$769	—
600–648	626	50	113.00–127.00	$118.64	$743	-1.79
632 fancy	632	4	130.00	$130.00	$822	—
650–695	677	41	115.00–130.00	$122.80	$831	-0.66
702–735	713	62	113.00–126.25	$125.15	$892	+1.13
755–780	767	8	113.00–119.00	$116.76	$896	-2.79
815–845	823	4	110.00–118.00	$114.48	$942	-0.30
837 value added	837	60	121.00	$121.00	$1,013	—
870	870	8	113.25	$113.25	$985	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	111.00	$111.00	$388	+1.00
420	420	1	120.00	$120.00	$504	+5.53
455–490	475	3	113.00–119.00	$116.40	$553	+1.83
515–545	527	5	101.00–109.50	$102.76	$542	-13.76
557–565	560	3	105.00–106.00	$105.66	$592	+1.67
605–625	615	2	105.00–107.00	$105.98	$652	-4.73
660–665	664	5	112.00–112.50	$112.20	$745	+6.17
720–745	739	4	102.00–110.00	$108.05	$798	-1.95
760	760	1	100.00	$100.00	$760	-12.00
810	810	1	100.00	$100.00	$810	±0.00
925	925	1	98.00	$98.00	$906	-11.00

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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	275	1	154.00	$154.00	$424	+3.00
312–340	321	3	150.00–163.00	$154.59	$496	—
340 fancy	340	1	189.00	$189.00	$643	—
365–382	376	4	164.00–178.00	$172.99	$650	+7.00
415 fancy	415	7	174.00	$174.00	$722	—
413–445	421	4	153.00–163.00	$160.36	$675	+0.42
455–475	468	5	140.00–153.00	$143.54	$672	+8.15
510 fancy	510	2	149.00	$149.00	$760	—
502–545	531	27	130.00–145.50	$135.42	$719	+8.85
560–590	574	6	125.00–139.50	$128.90	$740	+5.21
603–635	617	38	111.00–121.00	$118.32	$730	-2.37
650–690	671	8	110.00–121.00	$118.02	$792	-3.36
700–736	724	9	104.00–115.00	$109.66	$794	-5.34
825	825	1	105.00	$105.00	$866	+2.04
1327	1327	2	102.00	$102.00	$1,354	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406–431	417	7	140.00–144.00	$141.77	$591	—
485	485	1	137.00	$137.00	$664	-9.00
525–530	528	2	115.00–120.00	$117.49	$620	-0.48
580–591	589	6	114.00–121.00	$119.68	$705	+15.68
605–620	610	3	107.00–108.00	$107.66	$657	-1.39
660–670	665	2	90.00	$90.00	$598	-20.68
735	735	1	100.00	$100.00	$735	—
750	750	2	101.00	$101.00	$758	-6.00
820	820	1	94.00	$94.00	$771	+1.00
860	860	1	105.00	$105.00	$903	+15.00
930	930	1	86.50	$86.50	$804	—
990	990	1	87.00	$87.00	$861	—
1065	1065	1	86.00	$86.00	$916	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1255	1136	80-85%	8	43.00–48.50	$46.49	$528	—
1090–1445	1256	80-85%	22	50.00–58.50	$55.77	$700	—
1175–1385	1275	80-85%	5	59.00–60.50	$59.80	$762	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–990	895	85-90%	2	37.00–41.00	$38.79	$347	-0.12
970–1045	1015	85-90%	4	46.00–51.00	$48.23	$490	—
1020	1020	85-90%	1	55.00	$55.00	$561	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495–1500	1498	75-80%	2	59.00–59.50	$59.25	$888	—
1510	1510	75-80%	1	60.50	$60.50	$914	+0.37

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1775	1540	3	85.00–86.50	$85.77	$1,321	—
1770–2255	1978	3	90.00–90.50	$90.16	$1,783	+0.16

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	66.00	$66.00	$644

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	91.00	$91.00	$278	+1.00
625	625	1	89.00	$89.00	$556	-6.00
920	920	6	80.00	$80.00	$736	—
1295	1295	1	65.00	$65.00	$842	—

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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.