Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

1,301 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.21/cwt +1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,033/hd at 812 lb · 141 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $124.57/cwt -5.65 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 782 lb · 110 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.48/cwt -2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 620 lb · 108 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,301	2,145	1,398
Feeder cattle	1,272	2,059	1,352
Slaughter cattle	29	83	41
Replacement cattle	0	3	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower on a light test. No test for slaughter bulls. There was light to 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
270–285	278	2	159.00–160.00	$159.49	$443	+8.49
312	312	2	150.00	$150.00	$468	-11.66
350–395	375	7	152.50–165.00	$159.80	$599	+1.59
400–435	423	16	142.00–157.50	$149.17	$631	-8.45
455–497	476	41	140.00–155.00	$149.61	$712	+1.15
501–547	521	36	140.00–151.00	$144.93	$755	-1.84
556 value added	556	7	150.00	$150.00	$834	—
552–597	572	45	130.00–144.00	$139.51	$798	+0.28
602–640	620	108	130.00–142.00	$134.48	$834	-2.87
650–694	681	103	124.00–135.25	$130.47	$889	-3.97
705–745	721	46	125.00–134.25	$129.96	$937	+1.11
753–791	782	110	118.00–128.75	$124.57	$974	+0.32
802 value added	802	62	125.65	$125.65	$1,008	—
800–845	814	15	118.00–124.50	$121.78	$991	-3.72
822 fancy	822	64	130.00	$130.00	$1,069	—
867–887	881	7	114.00–118.00	$115.99	$1,022	-6.98
885 value added	885	57	121.05	$121.05	$1,071	-8.65
905–940	928	29	114.00–118.00	$117.41	$1,090	-4.93
985	985	5	114.00–115.50	$114.90	$1,132	+2.90
1005–1015	1010	2	110.00–111.50	$110.75	$1,119	-2.25

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	137.50–141.00	$139.30	$387	+19.30
320	320	1	142.00	$142.00	$454	+12.00
385	385	1	149.00	$149.00	$574	+6.53
425–440	435	3	132.50–140.00	$135.87	$591	-2.22
455–495	476	4	130.00–136.00	$132.67	$632	+2.67
512–540	526	8	130.00–138.00	$132.84	$699	+0.51
615–647	632	5	120.00–128.50	$123.97	$783	+0.25
770	770	1	112.00	$112.00	$862	+19.00
910	910	1	90.00	$90.00	$819	—
965	965	1	100.00	$100.00	$965	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	133.00	$133.00	$392	+4.24
310–325	321	4	132.50–138.00	$133.83	$430	+3.04
350–395	376	6	120.00–132.00	$127.89	$481	-3.82
405–440	423	34	130.00–140.00	$132.86	$562	+2.82
455–495	478	39	120.00–135.00	$125.91	$602	-3.46
505–545	528	20	115.00–130.00	$123.81	$654	-2.19
550–595	575	57	115.00–125.00	$122.21	$703	-1.17
600–643	617	49	115.00–124.00	$120.43	$743	-3.98
655–691	674	37	112.00–120.00	$117.51	$792	-1.71
707–746	735	40	104.00–118.00	$114.40	$841	-2.50
750–790	765	6	109.00–113.00	$110.33	$844	-3.43
803–840	820	12	101.00–111.00	$106.43	$873	-5.12
890–891	891	11	93.00–108.25	$105.48	$940	+5.83
985	985	1	94.50	$94.50	$931	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	115.00	$115.00	$460	+15.00
545	545	1	110.00	$110.00	$600	±0.00
585	585	1	114.00	$114.00	$667	+5.04
630–635	633	3	107.00–110.00	$109.00	$690	+6.41
665–695	675	4	105.00–107.50	$106.73	$720	-1.84
710	710	3	100.00	$100.00	$710	-10.50
840	840	1	93.50	$93.50	$785	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	158.00	$158.00	$340	—
350–390	370	2	150.00–160.00	$154.73	$573	-9.27
400–440	415	4	135.00–150.00	$144.82	$601	-10.66
465–497	486	3	130.00–140.00	$136.81	$665	-7.91
505–545	519	4	124.00–135.00	$129.65	$673	-4.23
550–590	567	8	120.00–130.00	$122.33	$694	-4.96
607–625	617	5	115.00–123.00	$118.35	$730	-1.30
650	650	1	112.50	$112.50	$731	-4.77
713–720	715	4	103.00–110.00	$108.24	$774	+6.24
760	760	1	110.00	$110.00	$836	+10.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	141.00	$141.00	$515	±0.00
405–430	418	2	110.00–115.00	$112.57	$471	-22.90
510	510	1	110.00	$110.00	$561	—
630–635	633	2	105.00–110.00	$107.51	$681	+1.34
695	695	1	100.00	$100.00	$695	-6.79
710	710	2	95.00	$95.00	$674	±0.00
793	793	3	77.00	$77.00	$611	-15.00
855	855	1	79.00	$79.00	$675	-4.65

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1175	1115	80-85%	2	45.00–47.50	$46.32	$516	-1.64
1145–1430	1243	80-85%	6	51.00–57.50	$54.74	$680	-0.78

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1020	953	85-90%	3	35.00–37.00	$35.99	$343	—
960	960	85-90%	1	54.50	$54.50	$523	—
925–1015	978	85-90%	3	44.50–48.00	$46.38	$454	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555	1555	75-80%	1	59.50	$59.50	$925	—
1630	1630	75-80%	1	52.50	$52.50	$856	-8.36

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	75.00	$75.00	$491	+1.49

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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.