Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

1,265 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.09/cwt +3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $957/hd at 719 lb · 190 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.29/cwt +6.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,094/hd at 821 lb · 141 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.75/cwt +3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 573 lb · 119 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,265 1,301 1,114
Feeder cattle 1,227 1,272 1,081
Slaughter cattle 38 29 32
Replacement cattle 0 0 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 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
217 217 2 160.00 $160.00 $347 —
250–280 265 2 162.00–168.00 $165.17 $438 +5.68
330 330 1 163.00 $163.00 $538 +13.00
350–392 373 6 150.00–164.00 $160.46 $599 +0.66
390 fancy 390 1 172.00 $172.00 $671 —
410–445 425 11 150.00–162.00 $158.52 $674 +9.35
450–497 468 20 150.00–160.00 $154.57 $723 +4.96
505–545 524 20 144.00–154.00 $146.24 $766 +1.31
555–591 570 85 133.00–146.50 $142.14 $810 +2.63
600–645 625 61 130.00–143.00 $137.76 $861 +3.28
652–695 668 19 124.00–137.00 $133.20 $890 +2.73
715 value added 715 72 134.50 $134.50 $962 —
700–747 721 118 126.00–133.75 $132.23 $953 +2.27
755–799 782 26 120.00–127.00 $124.19 $971 -0.38
818–822 value added 820 123 133.60–134.90 $134.26 $1,101 +8.61
800–838 829 18 122.00–132.50 $126.65 $1,050 +4.87
862–865 863 3 120.00–122.50 $121.66 $1,050 +5.67
915 915 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,006 -7.41
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 142.00 $142.00 $483 ±0.00
395 395 1 140.00 $140.00 $553 -9.00
435 435 1 134.00 $134.00 $583 -1.87
485 485 1 138.00 $138.00 $669 +5.33
510 510 1 137.50 $137.50 $701 +4.66
565–595 575 3 130.00–132.50 $131.16 $754 —
683 683 6 120.00 $120.00 $820 —
720 720 1 120.00 $120.00 $864 —
765–795 780 2 100.00–104.00 $102.04 $796 -9.96
810 810 1 116.00 $116.00 $940 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 133.00–135.00 $134.08 $366 +1.08
305–325 315 2 140.00–143.00 $141.45 $446 +7.62
350–395 380 9 127.00–140.00 $134.19 $510 +6.30
400–445 422 24 129.00–143.00 $137.01 $578 +4.15
458–477 fancy 464 12 146.50–148.00 $147.49 $684 —
450–487 473 16 125.00–140.00 $134.55 $636 +8.64
505–547 528 44 119.00–134.00 $128.34 $678 +4.53
550–597 573 119 115.00–130.10 $125.75 $721 +3.54
600–640 622 19 115.00–125.00 $121.53 $756 +1.10
661–682 667 28 116.50–123.00 $119.59 $798 +2.08
685 value added 685 59 127.95 $127.95 $876 —
700–745 721 35 113.50–121.25 $119.71 $863 +5.31
750–775 767 30 106.00–120.00 $112.85 $866 +2.52
845 845 1 111.00 $111.00 $938 +4.57
948 948 3 104.00 $104.00 $986 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 124.00–125.00 $124.49 $392 —
400–445 426 6 123.50–126.00 $124.01 $528 +9.01
465–470 468 2 110.00–111.00 $110.50 $517 —
512 512 2 115.00 $115.00 $589 +5.00
580–595 591 4 105.00–112.00 $110.28 $652 -3.72
620–622 621 3 110.00 $110.00 $683 +1.00
650–683 675 4 110.00 $110.00 $742 +3.27
732 732 2 105.00 $105.00 $769 +5.00
762 762 2 103.00 $103.00 $785 —
805 805 1 85.00 $85.00 $684 -8.50
855–895 875 2 90.00–95.00 $92.56 $810 —
975 975 1 80.00 $80.00 $780 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 155.00 $155.00 $535 —
355 355 1 150.00 $150.00 $532 -4.73
405 fancy 405 3 174.00 $174.00 $705 —
405–440 425 3 151.00–155.00 $153.28 $651 +8.46
450–495 480 15 141.00–152.50 $147.66 $709 +10.85
520–540 534 6 134.00–140.00 $138.99 $742 +9.34
560–585 576 15 121.00–135.50 $131.24 $756 +8.91
600–612 607 4 118.00–125.00 $122.25 $742 +3.90
707–728 722 10 109.00–116.00 $111.37 $804 +3.13
755 755 1 110.00 $110.00 $830 ±0.00
855 855 1 90.00 $90.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 129.00 $129.00 $529 +16.43
455–480 468 2 125.00–132.00 $128.59 $602 —
585 585 1 110.00 $110.00 $644 —
690 690 1 112.50 $112.50 $776 +12.50
915 915 3 85.00 $85.00 $778 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1380 1141 80-85% 8 50.00–58.50 $53.67 $612 +7.35
1055–1410 1222 80-85% 6 61.00–65.00 $63.33 $774 +8.59
1225 1225 80-85% 1 49.50 $49.50 $606 -5.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1705 1641 75-80% 4 61.00–63.50 $62.55 $1,026 +10.05
1560–1970 1765 75-80% 2 52.00–60.50 $56.74 $1,001 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 85-90% 1 38.00 $38.00 $395 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,246 —
1455 1455 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,368 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1155–1270 1213 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 69.50–76.00 $72.60 $881

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–795 778 2 78.00–79.00 $78.51 $611 —
830 830 1 78.00 $78.00 $647 —
880 880 1 65.00 $65.00 $572 —
900 900 1 70.00 $70.00 $630 —
1010 value added 1010 43 94.00 $94.00 $949 —

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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.