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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

2,145 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.02/cwt -1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 576 lb · 185 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.41/cwt +2.33 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 620 lb · 182 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.44/cwt -4.09 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 683 lb · 129 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,145 1,604 1,632
Feeder cattle 2,059 1,476 1,553
Slaughter cattle 83 124 76
Replacement cattle 3 4 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 151.00 $151.00 $378 +7.00
305–325 320 4 151.00–165.00 $161.66 $517 +8.25
350–395 382 11 150.00–160.00 $158.21 $604 +3.21
375–385 fancy 383 4 175.00–176.00 $175.25 $671 +0.25
400–445 424 17 150.00–166.00 $157.62 $668 +1.31
420–426 fancy 425 4 170.00–175.00 $173.76 $738 +3.76
475 fancy 475 2 164.00 $164.00 $779 —
450–498 476 29 140.00–154.00 $148.46 $707 -3.20
500–546 524 52 140.00–154.00 $146.77 $769 +1.91
550–598 580 119 130.00–144.25 $139.23 $808 -2.73
603–648 622 110 128.00–143.50 $137.35 $854 +0.98
650–695 683 129 124.50–137.00 $134.44 $918 +2.66
700–740 720 61 120.00–135.00 $128.85 $928 -3.90
720 value added 720 62 138.40 $138.40 $996 -0.80
755 value added 755 49 134.00 $134.00 $1,012 —
750–790 771 31 116.00–128.00 $124.25 $958 -3.24
800–841 825 30 119.50–128.75 $125.50 $1,035 -2.74
874 value added 874 66 129.70 $129.70 $1,134 —
875–891 886 12 120.00–125.50 $122.97 $1,090 +1.46
905–921 912 15 121.25–126.50 $122.34 $1,116 +10.47
975 975 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,092 -2.67
1045 1045 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,181 —
1197 1197 2 96.50 $96.50 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 120.00 $120.00 $312 —
330 330 1 130.00 $130.00 $429 -18.00
380–395 388 2 141.00–144.00 $142.47 $553 +17.47
430–445 438 2 133.00–143.00 $138.09 $605 +0.88
490 490 1 130.00 $130.00 $637 -8.43
520–545 533 6 131.00–135.00 $132.33 $705 +0.12
565–586 579 6 120.00–126.00 $123.86 $717 -3.14
607–645 624 10 120.00–126.50 $123.72 $772 +2.05
665 665 1 113.00 $113.00 $751 —
715–725 721 5 111.00–113.00 $112.21 $809 -2.79
790 790 1 93.00 $93.00 $735 -2.00
800 800 1 90.00 $90.00 $720 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 146.00 $146.00 $299 —
265–290 279 4 125.00–131.00 $128.76 $359 +6.76
310–345 335 10 128.00–132.00 $130.79 $438 +3.88
350–392 378 17 125.00–139.00 $131.71 $498 +5.17
405–441 421 48 120.00–136.00 $130.04 $547 +2.77
455–498 477 61 120.00–136.00 $129.37 $617 +0.88
500–546 518 99 118.00–133.00 $126.00 $653 -1.10
550–595 576 129 115.00–129.50 $123.38 $711 -4.27
577 value added 577 56 132.10 $132.10 $762 —
600–646 620 182 113.00–128.50 $124.41 $771 +2.33
655–696 682 68 114.00–124.00 $119.22 $813 -1.81
705–736 719 18 116.00–126.00 $116.90 $841 -0.97
755–792 781 14 110.00–115.50 $113.76 $888 -2.77
796 value added 796 67 117.40 $117.40 $935 —
805–832 829 9 110.00–113.00 $111.55 $925 +0.80
867–873 871 6 96.50–106.00 $99.65 $868 -11.05
920 920 1 100.00 $100.00 $920 —
1033 1033 3 95.50 $95.50 $987 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 125.00 $125.00 $275 —
310 310 1 115.00 $115.00 $356 —
390 390 1 100.00 $100.00 $390 —
410 410 1 100.00 $100.00 $410 —
475–485 480 2 111.00–117.00 $113.97 $547 +1.04
510 510 2 110.00 $110.00 $561 —
560–595 572 4 106.00–110.00 $108.96 $623 -4.04
600–645 626 5 100.00–105.00 $102.59 $642 -9.41
650–685 668 2 106.00–111.00 $108.57 $725 -4.43
735 735 1 110.50 $110.50 $812 -1.50
760–770 765 2 100.00–101.00 $100.50 $769 -9.50
960 960 1 94.50 $94.50 $907 +14.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1132 1132 6 89.00 $89.00 $1,007 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 150.00 $150.00 $405 +10.00
326 326 3 170.00 $170.00 $554 +5.00
355 355 2 164.00 $164.00 $582 +1.04
402–420 405 7 143.00–160.00 $155.48 $630 +10.48
450–495 472 12 140.00–153.00 $144.72 $683 +10.17
502–547 522 39 124.00–138.00 $133.88 $699 +11.20
550–597 576 21 120.00–134.00 $127.29 $733 +5.14
602–625 612 6 118.00–121.00 $119.65 $732 -8.36
661–675 666 9 115.00–118.50 $117.27 $781 +0.07
715–740 728 4 100.00–106.00 $102.00 $743 —
750 750 1 100.00 $100.00 $750 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 141.00 $141.00 $550 —
432–440 435 4 130.00–141.00 $135.47 $589 +1.47
595 595 1 115.00 $115.00 $684 +1.00
605–647 623 5 104.00–110.00 $106.17 $661 +3.17
670–695 684 5 101.00–110.00 $106.79 $730 +11.79
730 730 1 95.00 $95.00 $694 —
775–795 785 2 92.00 $92.00 $722 +6.00
815 815 1 90.00 $90.00 $734 -0.50
870–895 882 3 82.00–86.00 $83.65 $738 -5.35
940 940 1 81.00 $81.00 $761 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1225 1129 80-85% 9 44.00–50.50 $47.96 $541 —
1050–1390 1236 80-85% 28 52.00–58.50 $55.52 $686 -4.94
1190–1450 1310 80-85% 11 59.00–61.00 $59.85 $784 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–920 873 85-90% 2 52.00–56.00 $53.89 $470 —
890–985 923 85-90% 3 59.00–61.00 $60.00 $554 +7.00
965–1045 1005 85-90% 2 40.00–46.00 $43.12 $433 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1700 1603 75-80% 4 54.50–58.50 $56.57 $907 +2.77
1545–1725 1643 75-80% 3 60.00–62.00 $60.86 $1,000 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1205 1170 2 79.50–81.00 $80.27 $939 —
1365–2105 1702 3 85.00–90.00 $87.06 $1,482 -6.10
1910 1910 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,853 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1020–1145 1083 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 71.00–72.00 $71.47 $774

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 75.00 $75.00 $368 —
530 530 1 88.00 $88.00 $466 —
670–680 675 2 72.00–75.00 $73.51 $496 —
725 725 1 77.00 $77.00 $558 —

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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.