Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report, Springfield, KY

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

1,188 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.23/cwt +8.41 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 514 lb · 131 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.48/cwt +3.81 vs last sale · ≈ $935/hd at 728 lb · 75 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.29/cwt -4.61 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 733 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,188	451	535
Feeder cattle	1,137	284	487
Slaughter cattle	51	163	48
Replacement cattle	—	4	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Moderate to very good demand for feeder classes. Buyers showed strongest demand for 400-600 lb. weaned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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
330 fancy	330	7	206.50	$206.50	$681	—
335	335	2	199.00	$199.00	$667	—
365 fancy	365	1	201.00	$201.00	$734	—
380	380	2	160.00–167.00	$163.50	$621	+6.44
408 fancy	408	4	189.00	$189.00	$771	—
410–440	420	17	170.00–183.00	$180.18	$757	+25.18
450–488 fancy	471	10	177.50–179.00	$178.09	$839	—
450–485	472	3	155.00–163.00	$159.26	$752	+6.90
513–547	530	15	153.00–171.00	$165.39	$877	+15.46
550–595	566	47	149.00–166.00	$160.43	$908	+21.10
600–642	620	41	139.50–153.00	$149.11	$924	+13.11
655–695	677	44	130.00–145.00	$138.48	$938	+9.83
700–748	728	75	120.00–133.50	$128.48	$935	+3.81
755–774	768	25	122.50–126.25	$124.57	$957	+0.21
800–819	816	7	116.00–120.50	$119.87	$978	-1.13
855–890	874	4	106.00–113.50	$109.48	$957	—
900–925	915	3	106.00–108.50	$107.01	$979	—
970	970	1	101.00	$101.00	$980	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	132.00	$132.00	$462	±0.00
430	430	2	152.00	$152.00	$654	—
450–480	465	2	151.00–153.00	$152.03	$707	+31.03
505–545	525	2	140.00–143.00	$141.44	$743	—
550–575	563	12	142.50–147.00	$144.54	$814	—
605–630	618	2	130.00–135.00	$132.55	$819	—
697	697	2	125.00	$125.00	$871	—
745	745	1	117.00	$117.00	$872	—
750–790	773	3	110.00–113.00	$111.02	$858	—
810	810	1	110.00	$110.00	$891	+5.00
940	940	1	90.00	$90.00	$846	—
1070	1070	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,070	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	127.00	$127.00	$305	—
265–295	283	3	133.00–143.00	$139.54	$395	+3.54
300–330	323	4	138.00–148.00	$145.67	$471	+18.29
340 fancy	340	1	151.00	$151.00	$513	—
360–390	378	3	135.00–147.00	$141.13	$533	+7.63
385 fancy	385	5	152.00	$152.00	$585	—
400–447	438	36	132.50–148.00	$144.85	$634	+2.69
453–495	473	53	131.00–143.50	$141.29	$668	+4.98
507–508 value added	508	87	142.50–144.60	$144.02	$732	—
507–544	527	44	130.00–140.00	$135.72	$715	+2.90
561 fancy	561	4	137.00	$137.00	$769	—
550–595	576	39	120.00–135.00	$130.62	$752	+4.28
600–645	615	50	121.00–135.00	$127.69	$785	+3.27
650–682	668	45	115.00–131.00	$122.15	$816	+2.29
702–748	728	46	106.50–119.00	$114.68	$835	-6.22
745 value added	745	20	120.00	$120.00	$894	—
760–785	773	24	109.00–117.50	$115.85	$896	-3.04
810–840	825	3	100.00–104.00	$101.36	$836	—
850–897	869	7	104.00–111.50	$108.83	$946	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–347	337	5	130.00	$130.00	$438	—
400–438	429	4	121.00–126.00	$122.17	$524	+1.17
450–480	465	2	119.00–120.00	$119.48	$556	—
525–532	529	4	115.00–122.50	$117.37	$621	+6.36
550	550	1	115.00	$115.00	$632	+4.00
660	660	1	106.00	$106.00	$700	-0.76
745	745	1	101.00	$101.00	$752	—
775	775	1	100.00	$100.00	$775	-4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	3	156.00	$156.00	$429	+6.00
305–336	330	5	142.00–150.00	$143.48	$473	-6.09
345 fancy	345	2	196.00	$196.00	$676	—
415–445	427	3	161.00–170.00	$167.05	$713	+23.05
465–487	480	4	157.50–162.00	$160.40	$770	+12.61
506–540 fancy	515	4	154.00–159.50	$158.06	$814	—
537–545	540	3	134.00–139.00	$135.68	$733	-5.78
550–584	569	19	134.00–150.00	$146.16	$832	+18.41
605–646	631	6	124.50–136.00	$127.34	$804	+4.34
655–671	669	9	125.00–128.50	$128.12	$857	+16.77
705–715	710	2	110.00–118.00	$114.03	$810	+1.57
750–780	760	3	102.00–119.00	$110.22	$838	+6.73
825	825	1	91.00	$91.00	$751	—
942	942	4	90.00	$90.00	$848	-4.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	14	142.75	$142.75	$622	+10.75
463–490	470	4	130.00–140.00	$132.61	$623	—
535	535	1	136.00	$136.00	$728	+15.00
555–568	565	5	127.00–130.00	$129.41	$731	—
660	660	1	105.00	$105.00	$693	—
700	700	1	100.00	$100.00	$700	—
1025	1025	1	83.50	$83.50	$856	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1170	1125	80-85%	3	53.00–59.50	$55.37	$623	—
1110–1445	1298	80-85%	11	62.00–68.00	$65.52	$850	+3.81
1210–1445	1310	80-85%	4	69.00–70.00	$69.50	$910	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845	845	85-90%	1	37.00	$37.00	$313	-15.88
875–1010	927	85-90%	3	57.00–60.00	$58.56	$543	-7.56

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520	1520	75-80%	1	71.00	$71.00	$1,079	-10.27
1705–1780	1740	75-80%	3	62.50–67.50	$64.80	$1,128	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1735–1875	1788	3	100.00–105.00	$102.49	$1,833	—
1610–2020	1815	2	89.50–90.00	$89.78	$1,630	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	2	113.00	$113.00	$443	—
535	535	1	95.00	$95.00	$508	—
889	889	62	95.95	$95.95	$853	—
1047	1047	2	78.00	$78.00	$817	—

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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.