Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

1,331 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.43/cwt -6.18 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 564 lb · 94 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.93/cwt +0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $946/hd at 671 lb · 81 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $121.09/cwt +6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,108/hd at 915 lb · 69 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,331	1,263	1,304
Feeder cattle	1,281	1,182	1,232
Slaughter cattle	47	81	67
Replacement cattle	3	0	5

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	318	3	171.00–180.00	$175.88	$559	+2.39
376–382	378	5	171.00–174.00	$172.79	$653	-2.70
410 fancy	410	1	170.00	$170.00	$697	-17.26
400–433	420	14	160.00–165.50	$163.68	$687	-6.59
450–495	474	16	154.00–164.00	$160.30	$760	-5.81
507–547	533	43	145.00–159.50	$155.12	$827	-0.05
542 value added	542	17	160.50	$160.50	$870	-3.36
557 fancy	557	2	158.50	$158.50	$883	—
550–593	570	47	141.00–155.50	$149.59	$853	-1.65
600–642	617	33	139.50–148.00	$143.23	$884	-3.34
655–693	671	81	134.75–147.00	$140.93	$946	+0.94
709–724 value added	716	33	139.25–145.50	$141.40	$1,012	—
721–740	728	17	124.00–134.50	$131.84	$960	-0.75
735 fancy	735	2	139.00	$139.00	$1,022	—
755–775	763	5	123.50–126.00	$124.52	$950	-2.93
763 value added	763	9	130.25	$130.25	$994	—
801–849	837	17	120.00–121.50	$120.52	$1,009	-1.98
862–867	865	6	111.00–116.00	$114.34	$989	-3.19
876 value added	876	60	125.00	$125.00	$1,095	—
910 value added	910	58	123.05	$123.05	$1,120	—
900–948	942	11	105.00–112.00	$110.76	$1,043	-4.24
1012	1012	2	104.00	$104.00	$1,052	—
1050	1050	1	91.00	$91.00	$956	-19.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	161.00	$161.00	$491	—
425–437	432	4	130.00–156.50	$149.61	$646	-11.01
460–482	474	4	140.00–153.00	$148.32	$703	-3.58
530–545	536	4	132.00–142.00	$136.74	$733	-4.77
565–575	573	6	133.00–139.00	$135.51	$776	-2.91
600–645	624	9	120.00–137.00	$129.30	$807	-9.03
685–690	688	2	130.00	$130.00	$894	+1.70
705–745	718	3	106.00–121.00	$116.09	$834	+6.09
790	790	1	113.00	$113.00	$893	+2.00
875	875	1	85.00	$85.00	$744	—
992	992	2	90.00	$90.00	$893	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	2	140.00	$140.00	$357	—
305–335	323	7	139.00–142.00	$140.84	$455	-5.10
350–390	377	6	136.00–145.00	$140.30	$529	-8.40
405–445	423	26	135.00–145.00	$142.50	$603	+0.98
450–498	484	37	134.00–144.00	$139.20	$674	-5.69
505–547	519	40	130.00–144.00	$136.74	$710	-4.14
550–595	564	94	130.00–137.00	$134.43	$758	-2.92
609 value added	609	40	134.00	$134.00	$816	-6.00
600–645	625	14	120.00–131.00	$127.75	$798	-4.63
652–695	661	20	120.00–130.00	$127.01	$840	-1.69
705–743	721	43	118.00–123.00	$120.16	$866	+9.76
760–770	765	2	81.00–90.00	$85.53	$654	-27.48
758–788	767	11	111.50–114.00	$112.56	$863	-0.45
777 value added	777	51	119.00	$119.00	$925	-0.10
830–845	840	8	101.00–108.00	$104.77	$880	-20.23
875	875	1	107.00	$107.00	$936	-2.00
887	887	8	111.00	$111.00	$985	+2.00
927	927	4	102.00	$102.00	$946	-5.51

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	376	4	127.00–135.00	$131.91	$496	+1.27
415–445	425	10	130.00	$130.00	$552	+4.63
450–497	471	9	120.00–130.00	$123.95	$584	-9.06
510–546	529	10	120.00–129.00	$122.67	$649	-4.61
575–593	586	10	120.00–124.00	$122.84	$720	-1.43
605–610	608	2	116.00–117.00	$116.50	$708	-2.14
660–678	673	5	104.00–116.00	$113.45	$764	-1.55
750–790	778	10	100.00–105.00	$103.72	$807	—
820–835	828	2	93.00–94.00	$93.50	$774	+13.50
852–895	864	4	80.00–97.00	$88.39	$764	—
910	910	1	80.00	$80.00	$728	—
955–983	972	5	76.00–78.00	$76.79	$746	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	—	—	2	165.00–177.00	$170.61	$466	-1.89
340	340	—	—	1	165.00	$165.00	$561	-5.00
355–380	372	—	—	5	153.00–162.00	$155.99	$580	-8.21
420–445	433	—	—	16	150.00–160.00	$155.29	$672	-7.52
450–490	470	—	—	19	146.00–157.50	$156.62	$736	-0.31
530–547	539	—	—	7	139.00–142.00	$140.87	$759	-11.52
550–596	568	—	—	22	137.00–144.00	$140.44	$798	-5.58
602–625	609	—	—	33	122.00–137.50	$132.97	$810	+4.40
650	650	—	—	3	121.00	$121.00	$786	-7.53
700–737	728	—	—	11	109.00–114.00	$112.40	$818	-4.19
755	755	—	—	2	102.00–107.00	$104.50	$789	-19.50
822	822	—	—	6	101.00	$101.00	$830	—
915	915	—	—	1	83.00	$83.00	$759	—
953–960	954	—	—	5	84.00–85.00	$84.80	$809	—
1055	1055	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	$844	—
1175	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,187	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	3	131.00–132.00	$131.33	$506	-3.90
400–448	429	7	145.00–147.00	$145.27	$623	-0.66
470–493	485	7	135.00–143.00	$140.59	$682	-3.74
510–532	527	5	130.00–135.00	$132.21	$697	+0.46
550–580	567	6	120.00–135.00	$128.63	$729	-1.37
610–647	632	6	104.00–121.00	$114.37	$723	—
712	712	2	100.00	$100.00	$712	—
760–780	769	10	92.00–100.00	$95.98	$738	-9.02
880	880	1	90.00	$90.00	$792	-11.00
975	975	1	77.00	$77.00	$751	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1592	1507	75-80%	4	62.00–66.00	$64.84	$977	—
1515–1525	1520	75-80%	2	44.00–46.00	$45.00	$684	—
1445–1857	1741	75-80%	7	67.00–70.75	$69.86	$1,216	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1355	1244	80-85%	5	60.00–64.00	$61.64	$767	-0.62
1245–1405	1339	80-85%	6	66.00–70.50	$67.76	$907	—
1400	1400	80-85%	1	50.00	$50.00	$700	-16.52

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	85-90%	1	30.00	$30.00	$224	—
1020–1035	1028	85-90%	3	53.00–58.00	$55.15	$567	—
1005–1060	1030	85-90%	3	41.00–49.50	$45.87	$472	—
915–1200	1058	85-90%	2	60.00–62.00	$61.13	$647	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1305	1257	3	85.00	$85.00	$1,068	—
1580–1615	1598	2	93.00–94.50	$93.76	$1,498	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	78.00	$78.00	$679

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	5	115.00	$115.00	$466	—
508	508	3	110.00	$110.00	$559	—

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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.