Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

1,480 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.33/cwt +3.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 773 lb · 131 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.24/cwt +15.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,110/hd at 872 lb · 72 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.55/cwt +3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 579 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,480 1,390 1,586
Feeder cattle 1,444 1,339 1,538
Slaughter cattle 33 46 48
Replacement cattle 3 5 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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
257 fancy 257 2 201.00 $201.00 $517 —
265–295 277 3 170.00–181.00 $177.07 $490 +10.63
310 fancy 310 1 191.00 $191.00 $592 —
300–330 318 6 170.00–182.00 $175.46 $558 +4.71
355 fancy 355 1 195.00 $195.00 $692 —
355–377 367 9 170.00–179.00 $175.55 $644 +3.74
400–449 441 35 166.00–178.00 $171.93 $758 -1.83
450–495 465 40 158.00–173.00 $167.57 $779 +0.01
521 value added 521 7 175.00 $175.00 $912 —
509–546 522 24 150.00–164.00 $157.14 $820 -3.42
555–596 579 67 150.00–164.00 $158.55 $918 +3.53
602 value added 602 15 164.00 $164.00 $987 —
602–645 616 49 149.00–162.50 $157.08 $968 +6.10
655–695 673 37 132.00–148.50 $137.16 $923 -2.68
678 value added 678 12 158.25 $158.25 $1,073 +8.00
700–742 734 58 124.00–137.00 $134.03 $984 -2.44
754–779 770 58 125.00–134.75 $132.60 $1,021 +7.10
752–779 value added 776 73 140.25–141.20 $141.09 $1,095 +5.14
810–840 830 3 110.00–120.00 $116.75 $969 -11.76
833 value added 833 61 136.00 $136.00 $1,133 -0.50
850–864 861 14 105.00–122.00 $115.83 $997 +4.24
875 value added 875 58 130.00 $130.00 $1,138 —
901 value added 901 59 127.95 $127.95 $1,153 +4.50
930 930 6 119.00 $119.00 $1,107 +4.10
1036 1036 3 106.00 $106.00 $1,098 +0.50
1135 1135 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,135 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 120.00 $120.00 $402 -32.00
360–375 368 2 160.00 $160.00 $589 ±0.00
435 435 1 160.00 $160.00 $696 +2.98
488 488 3 150.00 $150.00 $732 -3.09
560–595 570 17 143.00–146.00 $145.12 $827 +2.06
605–645 633 10 140.00–146.00 $143.57 $909 +8.32
650–670 660 2 131.00 $131.00 $865 —
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 -2.47
753–795 768 8 115.00–120.00 $116.29 $893 —
805 805 1 105.00 $105.00 $845 —
990 990 2 94.00 $94.00 $931 -2.00
1021 1021 4 100.00 $100.00 $1,021 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 fancy 220 3 168.00 $168.00 $370 +8.00
225 225 1 140.00 $140.00 $315 -1.00
260–290 279 5 140.00–158.00 $145.56 $406 -1.36
305–345 330 15 145.00–157.00 $150.44 $496 +8.43
370 fancy 370 1 161.00 $161.00 $596 —
350–395 374 28 140.00–154.00 $148.96 $557 +2.25
406–448 427 35 140.00–155.00 $147.70 $631 +5.50
462 fancy 462 2 164.00 $164.00 $758 —
450–495 480 17 137.00–152.50 $143.75 $690 -1.70
500–548 526 64 134.00–148.50 $143.07 $753 +3.28
550–598 575 50 130.00–146.00 $139.32 $801 +3.46
600–647 630 32 124.00–138.00 $133.22 $839 +7.54
655–698 684 44 130.00–137.00 $133.52 $913 +10.14
704–735 710 14 115.00–130.00 $127.09 $902 +9.07
755–756 756 14 113.00–115.00 $114.86 $868 -1.07
800–820 813 3 107.00–112.00 $108.64 $883 -9.53
857 857 6 109.50 $109.50 $938 +0.52
905–937 932 7 103.00–106.00 $105.58 $984 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 135.00 $135.00 $338 -3.00
390–395 392 3 129.00–134.00 $131.01 $514 +5.73
415–445 431 4 129.00–131.00 $129.99 $560 +3.88
460–492 475 11 130.00–136.00 $133.11 $632 +4.48
500–535 513 11 125.00–130.00 $127.81 $656 +6.55
550–595 578 7 120.00–127.00 $123.74 $715 +2.06
610–643 628 13 105.00–116.50 $112.55 $707 +2.55
655–690 678 8 110.00–120.00 $113.15 $767 +3.46
705–732 724 13 106.00–113.00 $110.17 $798 -1.83
835 835 3 94.00–95.50 $94.50 $789 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 fancy 250 1 215.00 $215.00 $538 —
280–295 285 3 191.00–195.00 $192.38 $548 -7.62
320–345 334 5 161.00–165.00 $162.18 $542 -20.01
350–375 367 8 160.00–171.00 $161.60 $593 +4.10
388 fancy 388 3 190.00 $190.00 $737 —
405 fancy 405 2 180.00 $180.00 $729 —
405–447 427 10 160.00–176.00 $170.20 $727 +6.24
465–481 477 20 152.00–160.00 $158.66 $757 +4.78
516–540 522 15 148.00–157.00 $155.58 $812 +4.20
551–588 571 13 142.00–154.00 $147.34 $841 -1.91
600–640 619 10 130.00–137.00 $134.90 $835 -10.49
650–690 657 8 121.00–136.00 $133.41 $877 +5.68
717–743 733 10 120.00 $120.00 $880 -7.50
755 755 3 127.00 $127.00 $959 —
800 800 1 110.00 $110.00 $880 -6.00
895–896 896 4 100.00–116.00 $112.00 $1,004 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 2 140.00–152.50 $146.18 $348 —
290 290 1 134.00 $134.00 $389 —
396 396 3 153.00 $153.00 $606 +28.00
420–440 430 2 143.00–150.00 $146.58 $630 -3.42
465 465 1 149.00 $149.00 $693 +9.00
530 530 1 130.00 $130.00 $689 +7.42
590 590 1 138.00 $138.00 $814 +5.51
600 600 1 109.00 $109.00 $654 —
655 655 1 117.00 $117.00 $766 —
755 755 1 112.00 $112.00 $846 —
815 815 1 90.00 $90.00 $734 —
870 870 1 90.00 $90.00 $783 -10.00
955 955 1 83.00 $83.00 $793 —
1050 1050 1 91.00 $91.00 $956 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 80-85% 1 56.50 $56.50 $636 +9.93
1135–1395 1259 80-85% 10 59.00–65.50 $63.58 $800 —
1210–1355 1283 80-85% 2 69.50–71.50 $70.56 $905 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–1000 808 85-90% 2 59.50–62.00 $60.45 $488 —
940 940 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $470 -2.38
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 75-80% 1 40.00 $40.00 $584 —
1510 1510 75-80% 1 57.50 $57.50 $868 -8.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 1 84.50 $84.50 $1,010 —
1380–1660 1520 2 92.50–94.00 $93.32 $1,418 +13.38
1980 1980 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,960 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1090 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 86.00 $86.00 $555 —
680 680 1 90.00 $90.00 $612 —
710 710 1 86.00 $86.00 $611 —

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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.