Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 8, 2021

1,712 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.12/cwt +4.05 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 674 lb · 183 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.02/cwt +0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 621 lb · 166 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.98/cwt +2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 716 lb · 147 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,712	815	544
Feeder cattle	1,618	795	474
Slaughter cattle	94	13	67
Replacement cattle	0	7	3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold mostly steady and feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	170.00	$170.00	$434	+18.00
405–430 fancy	418	2	170.00	$170.00	$711	-10.00
433–445	437	5	146.00–155.00	$150.19	$656	-14.81
456–466	462	14	158.00–160.00	$159.44	$737	+1.57
500–548	534	52	140.00–156.00	$149.30	$797	+2.69
550–595	570	82	143.00–154.00	$147.78	$842	+6.59
600–646	621	166	129.00–142.50	$140.02	$870	+0.11
650–690	669	92	125.00–137.50	$131.73	$881	-2.16
700–747	716	85	120.00–132.00	$129.86	$930	-1.10
716 value added	716	62	137.25	$137.25	$983	—
750–798	767	55	120.50–125.50	$122.95	$943	-5.09
799 value added	799	65	131.95	$131.95	$1,054	—
813–836	825	41	115.00–123.00	$121.93	$1,006	-1.14
850–892	871	35	114.50–120.00	$117.42	$1,023	—
935	935	1	112.50	$112.50	$1,052	—
954–991	963	13	110.50–116.00	$114.69	$1,104	—
1030–1037	1035	3	105.00	$105.00	$1,087	-6.00
1147	1147	2	90.00	$90.00	$1,032	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	147.50	$147.50	$531	—
410–435	428	4	137.00–142.50	$140.34	$601	-5.66
450–495	473	10	140.00–145.00	$142.48	$674	+15.48
515–545	530	5	130.00–138.00	$132.64	$703	+11.64
595	595	2	131.00–133.00	$132.00	$785	+4.03
620–635	628	2	122.00–125.00	$123.52	$776	+7.52
670–680	675	3	120.00–121.00	$120.34	$812	+16.72
700	700	1	110.00	$110.00	$770	—
805	805	1	111.00	$111.00	$894	—
875	875	2	90.00	$90.00	$788	—
990	990	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,040	-1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	2	130.00–139.00	$134.54	$381	-9.46
320–345	334	4	132.50–146.00	$141.02	$471	+1.70
347 fancy	347	2	149.50	$149.50	$519	-1.50
350–390	372	9	135.00–149.00	$141.97	$528	-0.34
400–447	422	21	130.00–144.00	$136.74	$577	-2.27
450–495	481	50	124.50–140.00	$132.08	$635	-7.12
500–547	529	81	120.00–133.00	$129.05	$683	-2.22
555–597	580	39	117.50–130.00	$123.15	$714	-1.91
600–642	620	91	113.50–125.00	$122.40	$759	-2.85
660–691	672	40	115.00–123.50	$120.00	$806	-2.07
657–690 value added	675	143	127.60–128.50	$127.83	$863	—
702–736	726	38	115.00–122.00	$116.41	$845	-2.72
750–795	774	47	110.00–117.50	$114.89	$889	-1.09
800–840	829	23	107.00–112.50	$110.10	$913	-5.90
855	855	1	110.50	$110.50	$945	—
1001–1040	1014	6	90.00–95.50	$93.62	$949	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–355	353	2	119.00–131.00	$124.96	$441	—
425–445	435	2	124.00–124.50	$124.24	$540	+3.24
455–490	475	3	120.00–122.00	$121.33	$576	-3.67
520–530	525	2	110.00–113.00	$111.49	$585	-8.72
560	560	1	114.00	$114.00	$638	-2.52
620	620	1	110.00	$110.00	$682	-3.00
665	665	1	112.00	$112.00	$745	+4.47
705	705	1	111.50	$111.50	$786	—
765	765	1	102.00	$102.00	$780	—
828	828	3	100.00	$100.00	$828	+6.50
890	890	1	98.00	$98.00	$872	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–360	359	4	160.00	$160.00	$574	-6.36
400–405	403	2	140.00–144.00	$142.01	$572	-19.24
465–495	482	3	135.00–145.00	$138.36	$667	-20.34
517–540	525	3	125.00–137.00	$129.12	$678	-7.47
552–595	574	8	120.00–134.00	$126.88	$728	-3.45
602–630	615	18	120.00–131.00	$128.09	$788	+5.11
682–695	686	3	120.00	$120.00	$823	+3.59
717–720	719	8	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$798	+8.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	370	2	131.00–140.00	$135.38	$501	—
485	485	2	120.00–129.00	$124.50	$604	-6.50
820	820	1	89.00	$89.00	$730	—
850	850	1	75.00	$75.00	$638	-10.00
930	930	1	80.00	$80.00	$744	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	102.00	$102.00	$551	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1285	1202	80-85%	3	45.50–49.00	$46.67	$561	—
1040–1440	1237	80-85%	15	61.00–70.50	$65.44	$809	—
1035–1510	1253	80-85%	27	52.00–60.00	$57.09	$715	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1005	920	85-90%	5	61.00–68.00	$64.13	$590	—
715–1020	939	85-90%	4	40.00–46.50	$41.88	$393	—
865–1300	1049	85-90%	4	50.00–58.00	$54.24	$569	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465–1760	1573	75-80%	6	64.50–68.00	$66.19	$1,041	—
1465–1885	1623	75-80%	5	58.50–64.00	$62.27	$1,011	+4.27

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1555	1305	3	89.00–98.50	$94.19	$1,229	—
1620–1705	1663	2	100.50–103.00	$101.72	$1,692	—
1775	1775	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,526	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	74.00	$74.00	$718

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
891 value added	891	61	98.95	$98.95	$882	—
975–980	978	2	80.50–83.50	$82.00	$802	—

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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.