Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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.