Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

2,295 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.09/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $941/hd at 667 lb · 234 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.16/cwt +1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 711 lb · 153 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.53/cwt +2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 671 lb · 135 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,295	1,837	394
Feeder cattle	2,221	1,782	241
Slaughter cattle	66	51	150
Replacement cattle	8	4	3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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
250 fancy	250	1	191.00	$191.00	$478	—
290	290	1	164.00	$164.00	$476	-15.53
305–340	318	4	161.00–175.00	$168.73	$537	-5.55
353 fancy	353	3	180.00	$180.00	$635	-20.00
350–395	372	11	160.00–175.00	$167.04	$621	+5.83
415 fancy	415	1	186.00	$186.00	$772	—
400–440	420	35	162.00–178.00	$171.96	$722	+3.39
450–495	478	81	160.00–175.50	$166.24	$795	+6.30
505–548	525	69	150.00–167.00	$158.32	$831	+2.15
550–590	567	80	150.00–163.00	$159.02	$902	+5.46
600–643	633	90	141.00–157.00	$146.42	$927	+0.54
653–667 value added	656	87	144.90–145.75	$145.09	$952	—
651–699	673	147	130.00–143.00	$138.72	$934	+1.13
700–738	711	153	120.00–136.50	$132.16	$940	+1.81
750–799	795	82	118.00–131.00	$125.73	$1,000	+1.60
800–845	828	14	110.00–120.50	$117.71	$975	-0.26
860–870	863	4	115.50–118.00	$117.37	$1,013	+6.47
905–944	921	59	106.25–119.50	$116.99	$1,077	+12.99
1155	1155	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,213	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	150.00	$150.00	$442	—
345	345	1	157.00	$157.00	$542	-4.58
375–377	376	3	152.50–157.00	$153.99	$579	—
400–437	428	13	157.00–161.00	$159.92	$684	+7.92
460–495	481	7	150.00–155.00	$151.97	$731	+7.74
541	541	3	145.00	$145.00	$784	+3.80
550–598	580	26	140.00–145.00	$142.03	$824	+2.99
605–636	624	13	132.00–140.00	$137.91	$861	+4.19
650–690	673	9	120.00–127.50	$123.83	$833	-1.15
705–715	708	3	115.00–118.00	$117.00	$828	+1.00
780	780	1	90.00	$90.00	$702	-24.01

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1395	1313	2	84.00–85.00	$84.53	$1,110	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	235	4	151.00–160.00	$154.99	$364	-5.01
255–292	277	9	142.50–153.00	$149.86	$415	—
300–320	305	23	149.75–155.00	$150.44	$459	+1.67
350–399	379	41	135.00–150.00	$141.87	$538	-1.73
400–447	427	47	130.00–145.00	$138.09	$590	-7.61
450–495	480	92	131.00–142.50	$137.63	$661	-2.39
502–545	527	64	122.00–137.00	$130.58	$688	-3.33
550–596	566	101	120.00–135.00	$129.92	$735	-3.23
600–645	619	77	122.00–131.50	$128.56	$796	+2.68
658–696	671	135	115.00–130.00	$125.53	$842	+2.09
702–743	725	108	110.00–121.00	$118.47	$859	-2.69
759 value added	759	34	119.50	$119.50	$907	—
756–798	790	25	105.00–116.50	$115.27	$911	-2.47
800–826	821	7	101.00–113.00	$106.80	$877	-5.86
865–885	869	25	101.00–109.00	$106.52	$926	-3.04
907	907	2	104.00	$104.00	$943	+10.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	3	130.00–135.00	$131.67	$362	—
300–325	315	3	130.00–136.00	$132.06	$416	+1.77
370–395	379	22	129.75–134.00	$130.91	$496	+4.08
415–440	423	6	120.00–125.00	$120.83	$511	-8.82
455–485	474	8	120.00–129.00	$122.53	$581	-1.99
515	515	1	120.00	$120.00	$618	+1.30
605–640	634	6	110.00–115.00	$112.85	$715	-2.15
655	655	1	108.00	$108.00	$707	—
705–740	723	2	100.00–103.00	$101.54	$734	-5.17
770–785	775	3	90.00–97.50	$92.48	$717	-9.22
820	820	2	81.00	$81.00	$664	-2.20
895	895	1	90.00	$90.00	$806	+1.83
1000	1000	1	91.00	$91.00	$910	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230 fancy	230	1	192.00	$192.00	$442	—
233	233	5	177.50	$177.50	$414	—
255–286	279	7	177.50–185.00	$183.34	$512	—
315–330	322	5	165.00–176.00	$169.30	$545	-3.70
375	375	8	180.00	$180.00	$675	+12.50
405–432	419	4	171.00–181.00	$175.84	$737	+11.84
450–496	485	10	160.00–172.00	$165.02	$800	+11.18
513–545	518	9	145.00–158.00	$156.03	$808	+10.78
555–592	578	14	141.00–150.00	$145.88	$843	+6.64
610–630	618	4	132.00–141.00	$137.47	$850	+5.80
665–675	668	3	121.00–132.00	$127.69	$853	+0.83
715–740	731	10	110.00–116.00	$114.10	$834	+7.83
765	765	1	108.00	$108.00	$826	—
807	807	2	101.00	$101.00	$815	—
865	865	1	99.00	$99.00	$856	—
970	970	2	102.00–103.00	$102.50	$994	—
1035	1035	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,035	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	2	119.00–120.00	$119.48	$317	—
310–335	322	3	155.00–160.00	$157.65	$508	—
365	365	2	159.00	$159.00	$580	+3.00
407	407	2	160.00	$160.00	$651	+20.00
470–495	487	7	150.00–155.00	$151.27	$737	—
530–537	535	3	130.00–135.00	$133.35	$713	-0.99
585–595	591	4	130.00–132.00	$130.75	$773	+8.20
600	600	1	125.00	$125.00	$750	+5.00
815	815	1	94.00	$94.00	$766	—
915	915	1	93.00	$93.00	$851	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1120	1070	80-85%	3	44.50–50.00	$46.64	$499	—
985–1440	1134	80-85%	18	53.00–59.50	$56.20	$637	—
1130–1430	1255	80-85%	7	60.00–66.00	$61.69	$774	+4.55

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1015	882	85-90%	6	43.00–45.00	$44.34	$391	—
915–920	918	85-90%	2	55.50–59.00	$57.25	$526	+7.12
845–1035	953	85-90%	7	47.00–52.00	$49.40	$471	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1565	1565	75-80%	1	62.00	$62.00	$970	+6.26
1475–1825	1596	75-80%	5	52.00–58.50	$56.71	$905	-7.57

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010	1010	1	75.00	$75.00	$758	—
1415–2220	1798	6	83.00–90.50	$86.32	$1,552	—
2080	2080	1	93.50	$93.50	$1,945	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	63.00	$63.00	$529

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–398	366	12	117.00–119.00	$118.28	$433	+2.28
407	407	30	120.00	$120.00	$488	+5.50
482	482	13	114.00	$114.00	$549	—
515–548	544	9	103.00–109.50	$108.82	$592	—
592	592	2	79.00	$79.00	$468	—
613–644	634	9	101.00	$101.00	$640	—

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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.