Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

815 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.58/cwt +10.05 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 620 lb · 145 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.91/cwt +2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 625 lb · 71 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.15/cwt +4.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,004/hd at 777 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 815 1,265 1,110
Feeder cattle 795 1,227 990
Slaughter cattle 13 38 89
Replacement cattle 7 0 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. The was moderate demand for feeder classes. No trend for slaughter cows and bulls due to no comparable receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 152.00 $152.00 $410 -13.17
380–395 385 3 160.00–174.00 $166.91 $643 +6.45
425 fancy 425 1 180.00 $180.00 $765 —
445 445 2 165.00 $165.00 $734 +6.48
460–497 478 14 150.00–163.00 $157.87 $755 +3.30
511–540 529 22 141.00–155.00 $146.61 $776 +0.37
550–595 574 33 133.50–145.25 $141.19 $810 -0.95
605–646 625 71 133.50–144.00 $139.91 $874 +2.15
652–690 670 58 125.00–139.50 $133.89 $897 +0.69
702–746 733 52 126.00–135.50 $130.96 $960 -1.27
757 value added 757 25 130.75 $130.75 $990 —
753–795 791 36 120.00–128.50 $128.04 $1,013 +3.85
810–843 832 8 115.00–125.00 $123.07 $1,024 -3.58
1035 1035 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,149 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 146.00 $146.00 $635 +12.00
495 495 1 127.00 $127.00 $629 -11.00
525 525 1 121.00 $121.00 $635 -16.50
565–585 575 2 126.00–130.00 $127.97 $736 -3.19
610 610 1 116.00 $116.00 $708 —
690–693 692 4 101.50–110.00 $103.62 $717 -16.38
745 745 1 113.00 $113.00 $842 -7.00
960 960 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,018 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 144.00 $144.00 $403 +9.92
335–345 340 2 134.50–144.00 $139.32 $474 -2.13
345 fancy 345 1 151.00 $151.00 $521 —
351 fancy 351 3 150.00 $150.00 $526 —
350–395 371 7 137.00–145.00 $142.31 $528 +8.12
410–445 428 8 130.00–145.00 $139.01 $595 +2.00
429 fancy 429 6 149.00 $149.00 $639 —
450–480 461 11 134.00–141.00 $139.20 $642 +4.65
505–541 536 22 125.00–140.00 $131.27 $704 +2.93
550–599 576 42 120.00–135.50 $125.06 $720 -0.69
619 value added 619 87 135.80 $135.80 $841 —
600–640 621 58 117.00–130.00 $125.25 $778 +3.72
655–685 676 15 120.00–123.00 $122.07 $825 +2.48
720–742 735 22 110.00–123.00 $119.13 $876 -0.58
750–790 769 13 113.50–118.50 $115.98 $892 +3.13
777 value added 777 23 120.10 $120.10 $933 —
815 815 1 116.00 $116.00 $945 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 121.00 $121.00 $526 -3.01
470 470 1 125.00 $125.00 $588 +14.50
500–540 526 4 119.00–123.00 $120.21 $632 +5.21
565–580 571 4 112.00–118.00 $116.52 $665 +6.24
630 630 1 113.00 $113.00 $712 +3.00
665–680 673 2 105.00–110.00 $107.53 $724 -2.47
815 815 2 93.50 $93.50 $762 +8.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 161.00–164.00 $162.58 $533 +7.58
370–397 389 4 160.00–170.00 $166.36 $647 +16.36
405–447 430 4 155.00–169.00 $161.25 $693 +7.97
450–455 453 3 150.00–163.00 $158.70 $719 +11.04
510–525 516 5 130.00–146.00 $136.59 $705 -2.40
555–572 566 3 130.00–131.00 $130.33 $738 -0.91
605–642 626 9 118.00–126.50 $122.98 $770 +0.73
661–695 682 8 115.50–118.00 $116.41 $794 —
740 740 1 103.00 $103.00 $762 -8.37
760 760 1 103.00 $103.00 $783 -7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 131.00 $131.00 $648 +2.41
600 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660 —
880 880 2 85.00 $85.00 $748 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480 1480 75-80% 1 42.00 $42.00 $622 —
1515 1515 75-80% 1 59.50 $59.50 $901 —
1615 1615 75-80% 1 58.00 $58.00 $937 -4.55
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 85-90% 1 53.00 $53.00 $443 —
950 950 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $380 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1130 1108 80-85% 2 45.50–47.50 $46.52 $515 -7.15

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
985–1065 1017 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 65.00–68.00 $66.33 $675

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
797–880 835 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 600.00–700.00 $641.90

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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.