Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 24, 2021

967 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $123.53/cwt -4.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,136/hd at 919 lb · 119 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.69/cwt +6.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,132/hd at 847 lb · 67 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.38/cwt -4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 579 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 967 1,547 0
Feeder cattle 927 1,441 0
Slaughter cattle 32 105 0
Replacement cattle 8 1 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 2 160.00–166.00 $163.19 $446 -3.81
325 fancy 325 1 173.00 $173.00 $562 —
330–345 339 5 150.00–165.00 $157.05 $532 -7.58
365–385 376 6 155.00–163.00 $159.56 $600 -7.19
407 fancy 407 2 170.00 $170.00 $692 -6.63
410–445 432 22 151.00–166.00 $162.32 $701 +2.12
460–490 478 14 150.00–164.50 $159.83 $764 -1.84
500 value added 500 5 167.00 $167.00 $835 +0.13
506–541 520 29 149.00–162.25 $157.21 $817 +2.87
552–598 577 42 144.00–159.50 $152.53 $880 +1.70
612–645 620 16 135.50–149.50 $143.75 $891 -1.47
622 value added 622 11 152.75 $152.75 $950 —
650–695 668 30 135.00–147.50 $142.42 $951 +5.14
722–742 729 8 122.00–136.50 $129.96 $947 +2.52
755–770 760 3 117.00–125.50 $122.63 $932 -4.53
840 840 4 112.00–115.50 $114.63 $963 -4.78
847 value added 847 63 134.90 $134.90 $1,143 +6.40
915–923 value added 919 113 123.25–124.85 $124.10 $1,140 -5.80
923–930 924 6 102.00–115.00 $112.82 $1,042 -0.06
985 985 1 100.00 $100.00 $985 -9.05
1010 1010 4 99.50 $99.50 $1,005 -6.25
1022 value added 1022 106 118.05 $118.05 $1,206 —
1080 1080 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,134 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 125.00 $125.00 $431 +18.00
430–432 431 3 145.00–149.00 $147.67 $636 +2.79
465–475 470 2 145.00 $145.00 $682 +3.20
505–543 531 8 140.00–146.00 $143.76 $763 +0.54
575 575 1 123.00 $123.00 $707 -17.67
635 635 1 130.00 $130.00 $826 -0.04
670 670 1 113.00 $113.00 $757 -12.00
705 705 1 110.00 $110.00 $776 -4.00
995 995 1 90.00 $90.00 $896 -3.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,112 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 150.00 $150.00 $338 -2.09
250–280 273 4 142.00–150.00 $147.03 $401 +7.03
300–342 326 7 136.00–144.00 $140.48 $458 +5.33
377–380 378 3 125.00–133.00 $130.32 $493 -8.78
405–449 439 24 130.00–143.00 $140.23 $616 +2.49
450–490 461 27 133.00–143.50 $138.40 $638 +2.06
500–545 523 41 130.00–144.00 $137.71 $720 +0.27
550–592 579 54 123.00–136.00 $131.38 $761 -1.99
605–645 617 20 117.00–131.00 $124.94 $771 -0.90
660–699 692 43 116.00–130.00 $125.78 $870 +2.39
700–715 707 3 101.00–115.00 $108.36 $766 -5.09
707 value added 707 7 122.50 $122.50 $866 —
788 788 3 101.00 $101.00 $796 -1.00
825 825 2 95.00–101.00 $98.00 $808 -11.43
852 852 2 95.00 $95.00 $809 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 135.00 $135.00 $284 —
285 285 1 112.00 $112.00 $319 —
310–320 315 2 125.00 $125.00 $394 —
350 350 1 120.00 $120.00 $420 -5.50
430–440 433 3 120.00 $120.00 $520 -3.17
480 480 2 128.00 $128.00 $614 +4.79
508–525 514 5 120.00–121.00 $120.20 $618 -2.52
565–586 582 6 120.00–121.50 $121.01 $704 +2.12
635 635 1 90.00 $90.00 $572 -23.80
695 695 1 110.00 $110.00 $764 +0.01
745 745 1 81.00 $81.00 $603 -25.68

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 290 3 156.50–157.50 $156.82 $455 -18.18
335–347 342 4 160.00–164.00 $161.23 $551 +1.30
367–370 368 3 158.00–165.00 $162.65 $599 +1.60
405–435 422 17 153.00–162.00 $158.50 $669 +6.48
465–495 481 17 144.50–155.00 $151.33 $728 -4.03
540–545 542 3 145.00–148.00 $146.99 $797 -6.60
550–585 568 7 131.00–145.00 $138.81 $788 +0.30
615–630 622 10 130.00–136.00 $133.30 $829 -0.75
655–695 677 5 115.00–131.00 $124.86 $845 -2.11
737 737 6 103.50 $103.50 $763 -21.50
755 755 1 106.00 $106.00 $800 -1.63
995 995 1 100.00 $100.00 $995 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 140.00 $140.00 $336 —
255 255 1 140.00 $140.00 $357 -16.00
355–375 367 3 121.00–126.00 $123.19 $452 -16.81
400–405 403 2 135.00 $135.00 $544 —
460–470 468 5 140.00 $140.00 $655 +1.66
510 510 1 120.00 $120.00 $612 —
635–645 640 2 112.00–117.00 $114.52 $733 +4.52
730 730 1 82.00 $82.00 $599 —
840 840 1 82.00 $82.00 $689 -10.84
975 975 1 82.00 $82.00 $800 +1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1365 1188 80-85% 3 55.00–62.50 $59.84 $711 —
1045–1375 1229 80-85% 11 65.00–74.50 $71.19 $875 -0.07
1287–1468 1426 80-85% 10 75.00–77.00 $76.49 $1,091 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585 1585 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,189 —
1900 1900 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,330 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 85-90% 1 54.50 $54.50 $545 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,029 —
1195–2275 1575 3 93.00–98.00 $95.79 $1,509 —
1955 1955 1 106.00 $106.00 $2,072 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–950 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 700.00–780.00 $738.24
925 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00

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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.