Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

1,837 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.59/cwt +1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 627 lb · 141 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $121.09/cwt -2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,075/hd at 888 lb · 130 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.15/cwt -5.30 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 531 lb · 127 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,837	2,525	399
Feeder cattle	1,782	2,431	359
Slaughter cattle	51	89	40
Replacement cattle	4	5	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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
260–295	278	2	179.00–180.00	$179.53	$499	+28.53
310–315	313	3	169.00–185.00	$174.28	$545	-8.41
320 fancy	320	1	210.00	$210.00	$672	—
350 fancy	350	1	200.00	$200.00	$700	—
360–385	373	2	160.00–162.50	$161.21	$601	-10.70
405–435	413	11	162.00–179.00	$168.57	$696	-4.49
454–475 fancy	458	15	170.00	$170.00	$779	-8.00
450–496	478	53	150.00–165.00	$159.94	$765	-3.81
500–509 value added	506	7	164.00–165.50	$165.08	$835	-0.41
500–540	518	52	145.00–161.00	$156.17	$809	+0.52
550–598	572	115	143.50–158.75	$153.56	$878	-0.63
616 value added	616	6	154.00	$154.00	$949	—
600–643	623	29	139.00–150.50	$145.88	$909	-3.19
650–697	676	59	130.00–145.00	$137.59	$930	-1.41
705–745	727	74	123.00–135.75	$130.35	$948	-0.49
751–795	770	48	118.00–129.00	$124.13	$956	-1.78
800–849	824	28	115.00–121.00	$117.97	$972	-3.45
824 value added	824	62	128.75	$128.75	$1,061	—
855–891	869	12	106.00–113.00	$110.90	$964	-9.23
886–894 value added	890	118	120.00–124.20	$122.13	$1,087	-2.87
900	900	1	104.00	$104.00	$936	—
980–995	987	3	100.00–105.00	$102.00	$1,007	-3.50
1025	1025	1	91.00	$91.00	$933	—
1050–1070	1060	2	97.00	$97.00	$1,028	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	332	3	155.00–165.00	$161.58	$536	+4.46
440	440	1	152.00	$152.00	$669	-9.01
453–460	454	17	140.00–147.00	$144.23	$655	-9.04
510–540	524	7	135.00–146.00	$141.20	$740	-2.43
560–590	575	23	132.00–140.00	$139.04	$799	-1.45
605–645	640	17	130.00–135.00	$133.72	$856	-0.60
665–685	678	3	124.00–127.00	$124.98	$847	+2.97
730	730	1	116.00	$116.00	$847	—
760–795	781	5	113.00–115.00	$114.01	$890	+8.01
800–845	823	2	100.00–110.00	$104.86	$863	—
870	870	1	107.00	$107.00	$931	—
915–945	930	2	95.00–100.00	$97.54	$907	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	160.00	$160.00	$392	+14.16
315–345	336	10	141.00–155.00	$148.77	$500	+6.84
386 fancy	386	3	154.00	$154.00	$594	—
355–398	387	22	139.00–150.00	$143.60	$556	-4.50
400–445	425	26	140.00–152.50	$145.70	$619	-2.88
451–496	469	57	134.00–149.00	$140.02	$657	-2.61
500–547	524	81	125.00–139.50	$133.91	$702	-7.33
542 value added	542	46	140.10	$140.10	$759	—
553–598	573	95	125.00–138.00	$133.15	$763	+0.54
609 value added	609	11	135.00	$135.00	$822	-0.20
600–649	628	130	120.00–132.00	$125.88	$791	+2.25
650–696	678	93	114.00–128.00	$123.44	$837	+1.22
704–727	717	41	115.00–123.50	$121.16	$869	+1.44
780–795	787	8	113.00–121.00	$117.74	$927	+2.41
800–830	815	6	109.00–118.00	$112.66	$918	+3.13
863–885	868	5	101.00–115.00	$109.56	$951	-1.44
900	900	1	94.00	$94.00	$846	-5.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–325	311	11	128.00–135.00	$130.29	$405	+26.50
371–395	376	25	125.50–133.00	$126.83	$477	-9.22
400–440	425	4	125.00–134.00	$129.65	$551	-2.96
460–487	478	7	120.00–130.00	$124.52	$595	-6.14
520–535	530	3	115.00–121.00	$118.70	$629	-6.53
550–595	578	3	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$699	-1.10
605–630	618	2	115.00	$115.00	$711	+3.01
705–735	717	3	105.00–110.00	$106.71	$765	+3.21
760–795	777	3	100.00–104.00	$101.70	$790	-2.32
800–835	818	2	81.00–85.50	$83.20	$681	-10.80
860–872	869	6	85.00–90.00	$88.17	$766	-4.83
950	950	1	91.00	$91.00	$864	+5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	173.00	$173.00	$588	+13.18
360–398	376	22	161.00–174.00	$167.50	$630	+2.74
387 fancy	387	2	190.00	$190.00	$735	—
423	423	10	164.00	$164.00	$694	-2.58
455–475	465	9	150.00–162.00	$153.84	$715	-11.54
502–541	527	21	140.00–151.00	$145.25	$765	-3.00
555–597	584	18	130.00–145.00	$139.24	$813	-0.19
600–645	628	15	125.00–141.00	$131.67	$827	+2.33
650–685	663	6	115.00–132.50	$126.86	$841	+3.06
700–728	721	4	104.00–107.00	$106.27	$766	-2.12

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	156.00	$156.00	$616	+1.00
420–442	435	3	140.00	$140.00	$609	-5.00
510–515	513	3	133.00–135.00	$134.34	$689	-0.40
560–585	573	2	120.00–125.00	$122.55	$702	-2.45
605	605	1	120.00	$120.00	$726	—
755	755	2	100.00	$100.00	$755	—
982	982	2	80.00	$80.00	$786	—
1010	1010	1	79.00	$79.00	$798	—
1067	1067	2	80.00	$80.00	$854	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1285	1245	80-85%	3	45.50–48.00	$46.81	$583	-14.10
1145–1400	1284	80-85%	13	52.00–60.00	$57.14	$734	-8.59
1285–1445	1345	80-85%	4	61.50–67.50	$63.72	$857	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465–1660	1562	75-80%	5	53.50–57.50	$55.74	$871	-12.65
1515–1765	1583	75-80%	6	63.00–66.00	$64.28	$1,018	+2.35

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1020	907	85-90%	3	43.00–45.00	$44.08	$400	—
690–1025	911	85-90%	5	48.50–53.00	$50.13	$457	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1770	1551	4	83.00–90.50	$86.04	$1,334	—
1855	1855	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,503	-17.57
2020–2165	2113	3	91.00–95.00	$93.63	$1,978	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
970–1030	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,060.00	$1,055.15

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353	353	4	116.00	$116.00	$409	—
405	405	5	114.50	$114.50	$464	+54.50

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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.