Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

451 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.42/cwt +2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $781/hd at 628 lb · 34 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.34/cwt +3.19 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 577 lb · 24 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.16/cwt +5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 434 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	451	1,712	1,675
Feeder cattle	284	1,618	1,605
Slaughter cattle	163	94	67
Replacement cattle	4	0	3

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to being closed last week for weather and light receipts this week due to weather conditions.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–397	381	3	154.00–164.00	$157.06	$598	—
447	447	4	155.00	$155.00	$693	+4.81
465–498	488	9	144.00–158.00	$152.36	$744	-7.08
510–535	529	12	143.50–151.50	$149.93	$793	+0.63
555–590	573	9	134.00–148.00	$139.33	$798	-8.45
644	644	9	136.00	$136.00	$876	-4.02
650–697	679	16	118.00–133.00	$128.65	$874	-3.08
710–712	711	3	124.00–125.00	$124.67	$886	-5.19
761–797	786	10	124.00–125.25	$124.36	$977	+1.41
805	805	1	121.00	$121.00	$974	-0.93

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	132.00	$132.00	$475	-15.50
495	495	1	121.00	$121.00	$599	-21.48
842	842	2	105.00	$105.00	$884	—
965–990	978	2	90.50–95.00	$92.72	$907	-12.28

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1950	1799	6	73.50–80.50	$78.75	$1,417	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	136.00	$136.00	$388	+1.46
310–340	328	4	120.00–133.50	$127.38	$418	-13.64
395	395	1	133.50	$133.50	$527	-8.47
410–442	434	16	132.00–147.00	$142.16	$617	+5.42
467–476	472	15	133.00–141.00	$136.31	$643	+4.23
506–540	521	16	129.00–136.00	$132.82	$692	+3.77
552–595	577	24	120.00–130.50	$126.34	$729	+3.19
602–635	628	34	115.00–126.50	$124.42	$781	+2.02
652–681	669	9	115.00–123.00	$119.86	$802	-0.14
700–704	702	10	117.00–122.00	$120.90	$849	+4.49
750–779	771	7	116.00–120.00	$118.89	$917	+4.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	121.00	$121.00	$520	-3.24
535–545	540	2	110.00–112.00	$111.01	$599	-0.48
555	555	1	111.00	$111.00	$616	-3.00
645	645	1	110.00	$110.00	$710	±0.00
685–690	688	2	103.50–110.00	$106.76	$735	-5.24
775	775	1	104.00	$104.00	$806	+2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	150.00	$150.00	$405	—
335–345	340	2	145.00–154.00	$149.57	$509	—
350–380	372	11	150.00–160.00	$156.92	$584	-3.08
420	420	1	144.00	$144.00	$605	+1.99
455–480	463	9	140.00–150.00	$147.79	$684	+9.43
505–525	515	4	139.50–143.50	$141.46	$729	+12.34
595	595	2	123.50–132.00	$127.75	$760	+0.87
623	623	1	123.00	$123.00	$766	-5.09
655–682	673	3	110.00–112.00	$111.35	$749	-8.65
710–735	723	2	110.00–115.00	$112.46	$813	+1.46
760–785	773	2	103.00–104.00	$103.49	$800	—
857	857	2	90.00	$90.00	$771	—
925	925	1	94.50	$94.50	$874	—
985	985	1	95.50	$95.50	$941	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	102.00	$102.00	$301	—
385	385	1	138.00	$138.00	$531	+2.62
410	410	1	132.00	$132.00	$541	—
515	515	1	121.00	$121.00	$623	—
600	600	1	103.00	$103.00	$618	—
785	785	1	100.00	$100.00	$785	—
855	855	1	83.50	$83.50	$714	+8.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1400	1215	80-85%	28	74.00–79.50	$76.59	$931	+29.92
1020–1660	1246	80-85%	42	65.00–73.50	$70.84	$883	+5.40
1010–1370	1263	80-85%	8	56.00–64.00	$61.71	$779	+4.62

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–940	819	85-90%	5	50.00–59.50	$52.88	$433	—
745–990	918	85-90%	13	60.00–69.50	$66.12	$607	+1.99
955–1040	994	85-90%	7	70.00–75.00	$73.15	$727	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1610	1500	75-80%	3	80.50–82.50	$81.27	$1,219	—
1515–1795	1631	75-80%	10	70.00–75.50	$73.52	$1,199	+11.25
1590–1920	1778	75-80%	3	61.50–67.50	$64.60	$1,149	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1315	1208	5	87.50–95.00	$92.40	$1,116	—
1285–2335	1746	8	96.00–104.50	$99.62	$1,739	—
1545–2035	1853	4	106.00–115.00	$109.78	$2,034	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935–942	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	82.00	$82.00	$771

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1620	1620	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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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.