Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

866 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Washington Co. Cattle Sale report →

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.12/cwt -3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 718 lb · 114 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.62/cwt +5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,056/hd at 790 lb · 77 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.21/cwt +0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 473 lb · 52 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	866	1,331	1,806
Feeder cattle	817	1,281	1,760
Slaughter cattle	46	47	46
Replacement cattle	3	3	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with some softer undertones noted on a plain quality offering. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	170.00	$170.00	$348	—
227 fancy	227	2	196.00	$196.00	$445	—
280	280	1	177.00	$177.00	$496	—
330	330	1	162.00	$162.00	$535	-13.88
350–392	377	6	160.00–173.00	$164.19	$619	-8.60
407–445	426	11	155.00–170.00	$162.95	$694	-0.73
450–495	472	29	150.00–168.00	$161.18	$761	+0.88
505–545	520	35	149.00–162.00	$156.57	$814	+1.45
550–597	571	31	148.00–157.50	$151.92	$867	+2.33
601–645	614	40	132.00–149.00	$141.49	$869	-1.74
650–696	670	21	128.00–145.00	$136.63	$915	-4.30
700–725 value added	718	92	135.10–138.00	$136.03	$977	-5.37
700–743	718	22	126.00–134.00	$131.29	$943	-0.55
750–795	776	8	120.00–130.00	$126.85	$984	+2.33
772–795 value added	792	69	133.70–138.75	$134.41	$1,065	+4.16
800–835	813	4	110.00–120.00	$114.25	$929	-6.27
850–877	869	12	117.00–120.50	$119.85	$1,041	+5.51
935–946	945	9	107.00–107.50	$107.45	$1,015	-3.31
1184	1184	5	100.00	$100.00	$1,184	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380	378	2	150.00–156.00	$152.98	$578	—
420–445	433	2	150.00–153.00	$151.54	$656	+1.93
450–495	461	4	140.00–147.00	$144.32	$665	-4.00
561–575	565	7	140.00	$140.00	$791	+4.49
615	615	1	126.00	$126.00	$775	-3.30
651–665	655	6	120.00–126.00	$121.18	$794	-8.82
700	700	1	104.00	$104.00	$728	-12.09
765–795	775	3	110.00–115.00	$111.71	$866	-1.29
815	815	1	104.00	$104.00	$848	—
990	990	2	91.00	$91.00	$901	+1.00
1000	1000	1	95.00	$95.00	$950	—
1075	1075	1	86.00	$86.00	$924	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	1	100.00	$100.00	$670	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	155.00	$155.00	$318	—
272	272	2	140.00	$140.00	$381	±0.00
305	305	3	138.00–143.00	$141.33	$431	+0.49
355–395	379	11	140.00–150.00	$146.15	$554	+5.85
400–445	425	27	135.00–150.00	$142.97	$608	+0.47
455–491	473	52	130.00–142.50	$139.21	$658	+0.01
500–549	526	49	130.00–143.00	$138.17	$727	+1.43
550–595	565	37	129.00–142.00	$136.03	$769	+1.60
601–647	625	19	120.00–136.00	$128.28	$802	+0.53
650–686	664	21	113.00–128.00	$120.71	$802	-6.30
718–735	724	10	112.00–121.00	$119.29	$864	-0.87
750	750	1	119.00	$119.00	$892	+33.47
810–835	832	8	104.50–106.50	$106.26	$884	+1.49

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–395	390	2	131.00–134.00	$132.48	$517	+0.57
425–440	433	3	123.00–130.00	$127.71	$553	-2.29
460–490	478	3	120.00–121.50	$120.51	$576	-3.44
510–540	525	2	122.00–125.00	$123.54	$649	+0.87
565–585	575	2	120.00–124.00	$122.03	$702	-0.81
605–645	625	3	105.00–112.00	$109.07	$682	-7.43
650–696	682	6	103.50–110.00	$104.63	$714	-8.82
740	740	1	109.50	$109.50	$810	—
775–790	783	2	90.00–90.50	$90.25	$707	-13.47
855	855	1	98.00	$98.00	$838	+9.61

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	2	160.00	$160.00	$555	-5.00
405–437	421	9	150.00–164.00	$159.97	$673	+4.68
450	450	1	155.00	$155.00	$698	-1.62
505–535	526	19	142.00–155.00	$149.20	$785	+8.33
555–590	567	3	141.00–148.00	$145.02	$822	+4.58
600–645	615	6	129.00–138.00	$133.98	$824	+1.01
665–677	673	5	121.00–133.00	$124.01	$835	+3.01
733	733	6	124.00	$124.00	$909	+11.60
765	765	1	115.00	$115.00	$880	+10.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	8	120.00	$120.00	$414	—
405	405	1	144.00	$144.00	$583	-1.27
460	460	1	120.00	$120.00	$552	-20.59
515	515	1	120.00	$120.00	$618	-12.21
567–570	568	3	130.00–131.00	$130.67	$742	+2.04
615	615	1	120.00	$120.00	$738	+5.63
690	690	1	121.00	$121.00	$835	—
740	740	1	108.00	$108.00	$799	+8.00
770	770	1	83.00	$83.00	$639	-12.98
815	815	1	80.00	$80.00	$652	—
895	895	3	90.00	$90.00	$806	±0.00

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1425	1174	80-85%	11	57.00–66.50	$62.34	$732	—
1140–1445	1255	80-85%	3	40.00–44.00	$42.16	$529	—
1145–1425	1275	80-85%	11	68.00–73.00	$69.75	$889	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1680	1585	75-80%	2	63.50–69.00	$66.09	$1,048	—
1525–1675	1615	75-80%	5	70.00–71.00	$70.21	$1,134	—
1615	1615	75-80%	1	57.00	$57.00	$921	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–885	805	85-90%	2	45.50–49.00	$47.08	$379	—
905–965	935	85-90%	2	55.00–57.50	$56.29	$526	—
895–995	940	85-90%	3	63.50–64.50	$64.02	$602	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	1	80.00	$80.00	$820	—
1375–1655	1511	4	89.50–94.00	$91.77	$1,387	—
1940	1940	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,862	—

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–995	953	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	72.00–75.00	$73.43	$700

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

↑ Back to top

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.