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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

1,604 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.31/cwt +1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 735 lb · 293 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.53/cwt +5.62 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 664 lb · 169 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.15/cwt -0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 781 lb · 134 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,604 1,853 2,104
Feeder cattle 1,476 1,724 2,000
Slaughter cattle 124 115 104
Replacement cattle 4 14 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to being closed for the Christmas and New Year's Holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 144.00 $144.00 $360 —
303–345 311 6 150.00–164.00 $153.41 $477 -4.77
343 fancy 343 3 176.00 $176.00 $604 -7.59
360 fancy 360 1 175.00 $175.00 $630 —
350–385 368 2 155.00 $155.00 $570 -8.40
405–445 433 5 150.00–161.00 $156.31 $677 -4.31
435 fancy 435 1 170.00 $170.00 $740 -5.00
450–498 476 40 145.00–160.00 $151.66 $722 -8.09
505–545 523 35 135.00–151.50 $144.86 $758 -8.54
537 fancy 537 2 154.00 $154.00 $827 —
550–595 563 82 132.00–147.25 $141.96 $799 -1.30
565 value added 565 16 153.50 $153.50 $867 —
607–647 622 47 130.00–141.00 $136.37 $848 -0.13
657 value added 657 75 147.00 $147.00 $966 —
650–695 670 94 121.00–135.00 $131.78 $883 -1.13
707–740 731 222 121.00–134.25 $132.75 $970 -0.41
748 value added 748 71 139.20 $139.20 $1,041 —
750–795 767 68 115.00–130.25 $127.49 $978 -1.55
795 value added 795 66 136.95 $136.95 $1,089 +0.85
802–845 811 43 115.00–132.25 $128.24 $1,040 -0.38
850–883 868 24 115.00–123.25 $121.51 $1,055 +2.51
942–945 944 4 110.50–113.00 $111.87 $1,056 -7.13
965–970 968 3 114.00–115.00 $114.67 $1,110 -9.33
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 148.00 $148.00 $444 +21.00
390 390 1 125.00 $125.00 $488 -14.00
405–440 423 2 132.00–142.00 $137.21 $580 -2.43
465–480 473 2 134.00–143.00 $138.43 $655 -1.82
510–545 528 2 131.00–133.50 $132.21 $698 -7.06
575 575 2 124.00–130.00 $127.00 $730 -2.67
635 635 3 120.00–125.00 $121.67 $773 -2.42
705 705 1 115.00 $115.00 $811 -5.00
755–770 763 2 95.00 $95.00 $725 —
825 825 1 100.00 $100.00 $825 -14.47
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480 1480 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,258 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 131.00 $131.00 $321 +1.00
255 255 1 122.00 $122.00 $311 -11.50
320–340 328 6 120.00–130.00 $126.91 $416 +1.75
360–385 369 8 120.00–131.00 $126.54 $467 -1.27
408–445 432 20 118.00–131.00 $127.27 $550 -3.19
450–498 477 49 119.00–133.00 $128.49 $613 +0.18
504–545 522 24 120.00–133.50 $127.10 $663 -0.05
555–590 568 32 116.00–130.50 $127.65 $725 +1.80
600–642 625 34 113.00–125.00 $122.08 $763 +3.44
650–692 669 70 114.00–124.00 $121.03 $810 -1.77
702–745 721 49 113.50–122.00 $117.87 $850 -7.28
755–775 762 11 114.50–120.00 $116.53 $888 -0.23
805 805 7 102.00–114.25 $110.75 $892 -3.73
857–887 867 13 105.50–112.00 $110.70 $960 -2.55
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 114.00 $114.00 $325 —
460–495 478 2 111.00–115.00 $112.93 $540 -3.47
590 590 1 113.00 $113.00 $667 +7.34
640 640 1 112.00 $112.00 $717 +6.02
655 655 1 113.00 $113.00 $740 +0.80
745 745 1 112.00 $112.00 $834 +3.95
777 777 2 110.00 $110.00 $855 +10.00
820 820 1 111.00 $111.00 $910 +11.00
980 980 1 80.00 $80.00 $784 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 150.00 $150.00 $330 —
255 255 1 140.00 $140.00 $357 -14.00
330 330 1 165.00 $165.00 $544 +10.41
362–375 367 4 150.00–167.50 $162.96 $598 -10.03
424 424 7 145.00 $145.00 $615 -15.36
487–493 491 8 130.50–140.00 $134.55 $661 -8.99
515–540 523 5 115.00–132.00 $122.68 $642 -12.74
550–580 571 6 121.00–125.00 $122.15 $697 -6.75
635–639 638 6 118.00–130.00 $128.01 $817 +9.69
667–695 679 5 116.00–119.00 $117.20 $796 -0.82
870 870 1 109.50 $109.50 $953 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 120.00 $120.00 $336 —
320 320 1 120.00 $120.00 $384 —
405 405 1 134.00 $134.00 $543 -7.77
465–495 480 3 122.00–127.00 $124.65 $598 -12.35
590 590 1 114.00 $114.00 $673 -5.68
645 645 1 103.00 $103.00 $664 -4.66
685 685 1 95.00 $95.00 $651 +5.00
760 760 1 86.00 $86.00 $654 -15.00
816 816 3 90.50 $90.50 $738 -3.50
870 870 1 89.00 $89.00 $774 -16.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1395 1183 80-85% 17 42.50–49.50 $45.48 $538 —
1035–1365 1210 80-85% 8 59.00–64.00 $60.46 $732 —
1030–1480 1261 80-85% 40 50.00–58.00 $54.24 $684 -1.53
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1030 918 85-90% 4 39.50–45.00 $42.11 $387 —
795–1010 928 85-90% 8 50.00–56.00 $53.00 $492 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1530 1525 75-80% 2 58.50–59.00 $58.75 $896 -1.75
1495–1755 1592 75-80% 3 44.50–48.50 $47.09 $750 —
1480–1725 1603 75-80% 6 51.50–56.50 $53.80 $862 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1560 1353 3 75.00–78.00 $76.22 $1,031 —
1305–1985 1558 9 82.00–90.00 $87.37 $1,361 —
1300–2110 1726 6 91.00–96.00 $93.16 $1,608 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1015 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 70.00 $70.00 $710

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 630.00 $630.00
1195 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 560.00 $560.00

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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
990 990 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
1060–1070 1065 2 70.00 $70.00 $746 —

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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.