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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report, Springfield, KY

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

866 head sold ·Official USDA report

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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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast 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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 100.00 $100.00 $670 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 —

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Stock Cows

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

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Bred Cows

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

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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.