Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

1,263 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.17/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 620 lb · 70 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.89/cwt -5.58 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 477 lb · 69 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.05/cwt -11.14 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 566 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,263 2,066 1,270
Feeder cattle 1,182 1,968 1,227
Slaughter cattle 81 92 39
Replacement cattle 0 6 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was light to moderate demand for for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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
290 290 1 182.50 $182.50 $529 +11.50
320 fancy 320 1 200.00 $200.00 $640 —
325–330 328 2 172.00–175.00 $173.49 $569 -0.78
363–395 375 21 169.00–182.00 $175.49 $658 -3.86
400–445 410 20 164.00–180.50 $170.27 $698 -7.62
415–426 fancy 423 4 185.00–188.00 $187.26 $792 -2.76
451 fancy 451 6 178.00 $178.00 $803 —
450–495 470 27 155.00–171.00 $166.11 $781 -9.68
506–537 value added 517 13 162.00–165.50 $163.86 $847 -14.64
505–543 523 34 145.00–160.00 $155.17 $812 -11.79
551 value added 551 7 159.00 $159.00 $876 —
550–597 568 60 140.00–154.50 $151.24 $859 -9.92
601–645 623 42 141.00–154.50 $146.57 $913 -17.21
652 value added 652 2 150.00 $150.00 $978 -11.50
655–696 669 33 132.50–147.50 $139.99 $937 -9.46
705–740 730 64 122.00–136.00 $132.59 $968 -7.28
766–798 775 26 120.00–130.00 $127.45 $988 -2.07
830–835 835 10 121.00–123.00 $122.50 $1,023 -2.98
880–892 882 13 115.00–118.00 $117.53 $1,037 -4.37
940 940 8 115.00 $115.00 $1,081 -6.25
976–985 977 13 111.50–115.00 $111.77 $1,092 +0.77
1080 1080 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,188 +0.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–435 419 5 160.00–163.00 $160.62 $673 -2.09
455–495 471 5 150.00–155.00 $151.90 $715 -13.08
535–545 540 2 140.00–143.00 $141.51 $764 -8.84
565–590 581 7 137.00–140.00 $138.42 $804 -1.58
600–610 603 3 137.00–139.00 $138.33 $834 -4.22
665–695 682 3 125.00–130.00 $128.30 $875 -8.05
730 730 2 110.00 $110.00 $803 -13.00
765 765 1 111.00 $111.00 $849 -2.00
1165 1165 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,153 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 150.00 $150.00 $352 -18.00
290–295 293 2 140.00–150.00 $145.04 $425 -2.62
310–328 324 4 141.00–147.50 $145.94 $473 -9.52
355–395 375 33 140.00–155.00 $148.70 $558 +1.84
400–448 434 20 133.00–148.50 $141.52 $614 -8.85
463–497 477 69 139.00–152.00 $144.89 $691 -5.58
511 value added 511 12 150.00 $150.00 $766 —
501–548 530 46 133.00–147.00 $140.88 $747 -6.14
553–597 573 46 129.00–141.00 $137.35 $787 -0.75
560–592 value added 574 16 147.50–153.00 $149.98 $861 +1.48
616–633 value added 617 44 140.00 $140.00 $864 -1.25
605–645 625 26 126.00–137.00 $132.38 $827 -1.99
650–694 672 39 123.00–132.00 $128.70 $865 +0.26
705–720 716 6 107.00–115.50 $110.40 $790 -9.86
722–730 value added 722 45 130.00 $130.00 $939 +2.00
760–768 766 4 110.00–114.00 $113.01 $866 -6.43
797 value added 797 40 119.10 $119.10 $949 —
800–838 814 21 110.00–117.00 $114.56 $933 +12.56
845 845 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,056 —
864 864 12 109.00 $109.00 $942 -4.29
910–926 922 4 106.00–108.00 $107.51 $991 —
960 960 4 101.00 $101.00 $970 -6.00
990 990 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,346 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 127.50 $127.50 $440 -4.98
350–390 368 6 121.00–135.00 $130.64 $481 -1.30
405–442 422 5 124.00–129.00 $125.37 $529 -9.93
460–495 483 12 130.00–136.00 $133.01 $642 +1.26
510–530 519 7 122.00–130.00 $127.28 $661 -5.81
555–595 575 4 122.00–126.00 $124.27 $715 —
625–645 635 3 115.00–121.00 $118.64 $753 +2.34
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782 ±0.00
800 800 1 80.00 $80.00 $640 -9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 170.00 $170.00 $306 —
240 240 1 182.50 $182.50 $438 -21.14
270 270 1 172.50 $172.50 $466 -34.50
310 310 1 170.00 $170.00 $527 +2.42
355–397 381 7 156.00–169.00 $164.20 $626 -16.30
392 fancy 392 2 185.00 $185.00 $725 —
415 value added 415 14 174.50 $174.50 $724 —
400–440 420 2 159.00–167.00 $162.81 $684 -13.86
450–485 475 18 145.00–160.00 $156.93 $745 -11.14
504–540 518 17 142.00–156.50 $152.39 $789 -5.48
555–590 574 11 140.00–150.00 $146.02 $838 -2.05
605–645 618 7 122.00–135.00 $128.57 $795 -14.37
650–695 665 12 121.00–130.50 $128.53 $855 -1.47
700–735 714 6 109.00–121.00 $116.59 $832 -8.64
755 755 1 124.00 $124.00 $936 -3.55
885 885 1 110.00 $110.00 $974 —
1035 1035 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,149 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 135.00 $135.00 $418 -19.00
360–395 378 2 130.00–140.00 $135.23 $511 -27.23
415–430 423 2 142.00–150.00 $145.93 $617 -5.78
480 480 3 143.00–145.00 $144.33 $693 —
510–532 525 4 130.00–137.00 $131.75 $692 -9.02
570 570 1 130.00 $130.00 $741 -9.00
795 795 1 105.00 $105.00 $835 -7.33
805 805 1 99.00 $99.00 $797 —
885 885 1 101.00 $101.00 $894 +10.41

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1150 1107 80-85% 3 49.00–54.00 $50.73 $562 -5.69
1045–1465 1244 80-85% 30 56.00–64.50 $62.26 $775 -3.76
1275–1440 1407 80-85% 11 65.00–67.75 $66.52 $936 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–970 918 85-90% 2 40.00–49.00 $44.24 $406 -11.44
970–1025 996 85-90% 4 50.00–59.00 $54.93 $547 -9.73
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–1755 1626 75-80% 5 63.00–66.00 $64.22 $1,044 —
1640 1640 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $1,132 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 1 75.50 $75.50 $891 —
1575–2110 1875 4 88.00–92.00 $90.38 $1,695 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1080–1205 1143 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 73.00–80.00 $76.69 $877

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 2 123.00 $123.00 $292 —
305 305 1 112.50 $112.50 $343 —
551 551 3 107.50 $107.50 $592 —

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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.