Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

1,748 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.93/cwt +6.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,035/hd at 628 lb · 156 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.46/cwt +2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,092/hd at 783 lb · 148 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.03/cwt +11.17 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 774 lb · 100 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,748	1,480	868
Feeder cattle	1,676	1,444	840
Slaughter cattle	70	33	28
Replacement cattle	2	3	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	191.00	$191.00	$535	+13.93
315 fancy	315	1	200.00	$200.00	$630	+9.00
300–345	321	6	170.00–188.00	$183.53	$589	+8.07
350–385	370	11	170.00–182.00	$178.28	$660	+2.73
365–397 fancy	387	9	195.00–202.00	$199.28	$771	+4.28
403–447	429	23	169.00–184.00	$176.05	$755	+4.12
420–433 fancy	431	6	190.00–191.00	$190.84	$823	—
455–498	480	40	164.50–181.00	$169.98	$816	+2.41
506–515 value added	510	5	179.50–180.00	$179.80	$917	+4.80
500–549	531	64	162.00–178.50	$171.16	$909	+14.02
552–555 value added	554	4	176.00–176.50	$176.25	$976	—
555–592	573	30	161.00–174.00	$168.45	$965	+9.90
600–631 value added	619	19	170.00–173.25	$172.37	$1,067	+8.37
600–646	629	137	150.00–167.00	$163.90	$1,031	+6.82
659 value added	659	10	158.00	$158.00	$1,041	-0.25
650–696	679	53	140.00–156.00	$151.12	$1,026	+13.96
700–746	726	92	135.00–150.00	$143.84	$1,044	+9.81
773 value added	773	66	142.60	$142.60	$1,102	+1.51
750–799	791	82	125.00–139.50	$136.94	$1,083	+4.34
800–837	822	29	120.00–134.50	$132.31	$1,088	+15.56
861 value added	861	47	132.80	$132.80	$1,143	+2.80
855–878	873	39	117.00–130.75	$129.53	$1,131	+13.70
914–920	918	23	122.00	$122.00	$1,120	+3.00
967	967	2	114.00	$114.00	$1,102	—
1140	1140	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,186	+4.00
1215–1243	1236	4	108.00	$108.00	$1,335	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	162.50–173.00	$167.70	$483	—
400–415	408	6	160.00–165.50	$163.41	$667	+3.41
450–497	479	12	160.00–163.00	$161.19	$772	+11.19
515–545	526	10	153.00–160.00	$155.21	$816	—
575–598	591	11	149.00–155.00	$152.65	$902	+7.53
605–625	620	4	140.00–145.00	$142.86	$886	-0.71
700–715	708	2	120.00–123.00	$121.52	$860	+1.52
775	775	1	92.00	$92.00	$713	-24.29
805–847	833	3	101.00–108.00	$103.25	$860	-1.75
850	850	2	104.00	$104.00	$884	—
1165	1165	1	83.50	$83.50	$973	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	227	3	166.00–180.00	$174.86	$397	+34.86
255–297	276	6	150.00–161.00	$153.95	$425	+8.39
308–347	322	12	150.00–161.00	$156.20	$503	+5.76
354–390	366	16	148.00–160.00	$158.24	$579	+9.28
400–442	413	17	147.00–162.50	$155.51	$642	+7.81
450–498	474	51	140.00–154.00	$148.61	$704	+4.86
501–518 value added	509	15	153.50–154.50	$154.03	$784	—
500–549	531	31	135.00–151.00	$143.23	$761	+0.16
550–565 value added	559	8	152.00–154.50	$152.92	$855	—
550–598	575	86	128.00–144.00	$134.35	$773	-4.97
605–618 value added	616	11	140.00–143.50	$142.96	$881	—
600–643	620	31	122.00–137.50	$131.73	$817	-1.49
655–696	675	25	120.00–135.00	$129.19	$872	-4.33
700–725	712	17	120.00–130.00	$126.47	$900	-0.62
711–742 value added	737	46	131.50–131.75	$131.71	$971	—
759–784	768	33	118.00–125.50	$123.85	$951	+8.99
777 value added	777	67	127.10	$127.10	$988	—
825–837	830	15	118.00–122.25	$118.97	$987	+10.33
895	895	9	112.00	$112.00	$1,002	—
1000	1000	1	103.50	$103.50	$1,035	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	339	7	140.00–141.00	$140.13	$475	—
380–382	381	3	140.00–142.50	$141.67	$540	+10.66
405–440	417	9	132.00–140.00	$139.09	$580	+9.10
490–497	494	4	130.00–132.00	$131.01	$647	-2.10
502–547	522	17	130.00–134.00	$131.42	$686	+3.61
643–647	645	5	120.00	$120.00	$774	+7.45
675–695	680	4	110.00–115.00	$111.75	$760	-1.40
747	747	2	110.00	$110.00	$822	-0.17
770	770	2	100.00	$100.00	$770	—
800	800	1	110.00	$110.00	$880	+15.50
885	885	1	100.00	$100.00	$885	—
940	940	1	96.00	$96.00	$902	—
960	960	1	95.00	$95.00	$912	—
1055	1055	1	93.00	$93.00	$981	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	190.00	$190.00	$408	—
328	328	3	174.00	$174.00	$571	+11.82
380–396	391	7	180.00–186.00	$183.15	$716	+21.55
405–440	418	5	160.00–170.00	$163.87	$685	-6.33
420 fancy	420	1	190.00	$190.00	$798	+10.00
450–492	476	11	160.00–176.00	$168.02	$800	+9.36
500–515	509	5	150.00–163.00	$157.89	$804	+2.31
555–585	572	13	145.00–160.00	$155.88	$892	+8.54
602–645	621	22	137.00–151.00	$145.57	$904	+10.67
667–680	671	3	140.00–141.00	$140.66	$944	+7.25
700–742	722	6	129.00–135.00	$132.84	$959	+12.84
775–797	786	6	116.00–127.00	$120.73	$949	-6.27
835–845	840	2	119.00–124.00	$121.49	$1,021	—
875	875	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,041	+7.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	141.00	$141.00	$416	+7.00
350	350	1	169.00	$169.00	$592	—
435	435	1	130.00	$130.00	$566	-16.58
450–495	479	4	136.00–140.00	$138.97	$666	-10.03
520–525	523	2	120.00–126.00	$122.99	$643	-7.01
550–599	588	11	140.00–144.00	$141.44	$832	+3.44
600–645	618	3	130.00–135.00	$132.93	$822	+23.93
690	690	1	126.00	$126.00	$869	+9.00
725	725	1	110.00	$110.00	$798	—
785	785	1	80.00	$80.00	$628	-32.00
805–840	820	3	92.00–100.00	$95.61	$784	+5.61
850	850	1	100.00	$100.00	$850	+10.00
960	960	1	86.00	$86.00	$826	+3.00
1065	1065	1	90.00	$90.00	$958	-1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1295	1141	80-85%	6	53.00–61.50	$58.00	$662	+1.50
1080–1450	1260	80-85%	12	62.00–70.00	$66.41	$837	+2.83
1205–1415	1327	80-85%	9	71.50–75.50	$73.77	$979	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1030	933	85-90%	5	42.00–50.50	$45.39	$423	-4.61
840–1010	934	85-90%	6	55.50–63.00	$59.19	$553	+9.19
935–975	958	85-90%	4	65.00–70.00	$67.52	$647	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1475	1463	75-80%	3	73.00–75.50	$74.01	$1,083	+34.01
1485–1655	1555	75-80%	5	67.00–70.00	$68.33	$1,063	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1810	1573	6	100.00–103.50	$102.08	$1,606	—
1820–2200	2010	2	104.50–105.00	$104.73	$2,105	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
642	642	2	107.00	$107.00	$687	+21.00
807	807	2	90.50	$90.50	$730	—
1000	1000	1	79.00	$79.00	$790	—

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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.