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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 7, 2021

1,451 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.27/cwt +6.49 vs last sale · ≈ $889/hd at 672 lb · 114 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.67/cwt +10.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 784 lb · 84 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.32/cwt -0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 524 lb · 83 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,451 967 945
Feeder cattle 1,407 927 915
Slaughter cattle 38 32 28
Replacement cattle 6 8 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last Monday due to being closed for Memorial Day.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 171.00 $171.00 $504 +7.81
325–345 335 2 160.00–164.00 $161.94 $542 +4.89
342 fancy 342 2 176.00 $176.00 $602 +3.00
350 fancy 350 2 180.00 $180.00 $630 —
385–395 390 3 150.00–164.00 $158.06 $616 -1.50
400–407 fancy 404 7 172.00–178.00 $175.45 $709 +5.45
405–440 424 17 156.00–167.50 $162.09 $687 -0.23
450–492 fancy 455 16 170.00–172.00 $170.27 $775 —
461–498 482 22 157.00–168.00 $161.95 $781 +2.12
500–535 517 36 160.00–169.75 $166.00 $858 +8.79
572 value added 572 2 165.00 $165.00 $944 —
550–597 577 66 145.00–159.50 $152.49 $880 -0.04
600–645 623 59 139.50–154.00 $147.33 $918 +3.58
626 value added 626 9 155.50 $155.50 $973 +2.75
650–698 673 79 130.00–146.00 $138.53 $932 -3.89
702–735 720 32 120.00–133.00 $129.87 $935 -0.09
703–732 value added 723 16 135.00–135.50 $135.15 $977 —
750–795 766 34 125.00–135.00 $128.80 $987 +6.17
797 value added 797 50 135.30 $135.30 $1,078 —
804–820 806 17 116.00–129.75 $127.84 $1,030 +13.21
873 value added 873 59 132.10 $132.10 $1,153 —
865–882 880 7 120.50–130.00 $121.83 $1,072 —
906 value added 906 43 123.50 $123.50 $1,119 -0.60
911–947 917 18 100.00–119.00 $115.73 $1,061 +2.91
990 990 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,049 +6.00
1000 1000 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,090 +9.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 123.00 $123.00 $381 -2.00
412–442 428 5 140.00–150.00 $145.87 $624 -1.80
470–492 484 4 145.00–153.00 $150.29 $727 +5.29
505–540 529 11 144.00–152.00 $146.10 $773 +2.34
555–590 568 3 132.00–141.00 $137.56 $781 +14.56
605–635 613 8 130.00–135.00 $134.23 $823 +4.23
660 660 1 118.00 $118.00 $779 +5.00
750–780 765 2 115.00–120.00 $117.55 $899 —
880 880 1 91.00 $91.00 $801 —
915–945 930 2 92.50–99.00 $95.80 $891 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,020 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 148.00 $148.00 $355 -2.00
322 322 2 139.00 $139.00 $448 -1.48
350–390 367 13 130.00–141.00 $135.03 $496 +4.71
402–445 429 41 130.00–146.00 $139.10 $597 -1.13
455 fancy 455 1 150.00 $150.00 $682 —
450–497 468 35 130.00–145.00 $138.30 $647 -0.10
500–545 521 69 130.00–141.00 $135.72 $707 -1.99
525–544 value added 539 14 145.00–145.25 $145.18 $783 —
556–598 580 65 129.00–144.00 $135.71 $787 +4.33
600–645 620 40 120.00–134.50 $128.06 $794 +3.12
650–692 664 38 120.00–131.00 $126.60 $841 +0.82
650–677 value added 676 76 135.00–137.00 $135.10 $913 —
700–722 710 13 110.00–122.00 $119.33 $847 +10.97
761–791 776 6 116.00–120.00 $117.96 $915 +16.96
875 875 1 111.00 $111.00 $971 +16.00
906–940 915 4 99.00–105.50 $103.83 $950 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 125.00–126.00 $125.50 $483 +5.50
420–440 430 2 125.00 $125.00 $538 +5.00
505–540 523 2 120.00–125.00 $122.58 $641 +2.38
550–595 564 8 120.00–126.00 $123.31 $695 +2.30
600–610 605 2 110.00–115.00 $112.48 $681 +22.48
675–695 689 9 110.00–118.50 $117.18 $807 +7.18
730 730 1 102.00 $102.00 $745 +21.00
780 780 1 90.00 $90.00 $702 —

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Feeder Bulls

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 —
255 fancy 255 1 187.00 $187.00 $477 —
295 295 1 160.00 $160.00 $472 +3.18
310 310 1 151.00 $151.00 $468 -10.23
355 355 1 151.00 $151.00 $536 -11.65
410–440 428 8 150.00–162.00 $159.77 $684 +1.27
455–495 478 8 150.00–160.00 $155.06 $741 +3.73
500–535 520 13 149.00–160.00 $156.86 $816 +9.87
558–560 559 4 140.00–153.00 $149.74 $837 +10.93
600–630 605 15 125.00–137.00 $132.33 $801 -0.97
655–698 675 10 120.00–131.00 $126.63 $855 +1.77
705–710 709 4 110.00–115.00 $112.50 $798 +9.00
755–785 766 13 101.00–115.00 $109.45 $838 +3.45
820–847 845 11 101.00–103.00 $102.82 $869 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 131.00 $131.00 $380 -9.00
355 355 2 120.00 $120.00 $426 -3.19
440–445 443 5 140.00–145.00 $143.40 $635 —
450–495 475 8 130.00–140.00 $131.55 $625 -8.45
515 515 1 144.00 $144.00 $742 +24.00
575–577 576 3 130.00 $130.00 $749 —
640 640 1 120.00 $120.00 $768 +5.48
760 760 1 100.00 $100.00 $760 —
810 810 1 90.00 $90.00 $729 +8.00
865 865 1 94.00 $94.00 $813 —
915 915 1 85.00 $85.00 $778 —
1030 1030 1 85.00 $85.00 $876 —
1055 1055 1 85.00 $85.00 $897 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1320 1088 80-85% 3 64.00–64.50 $64.16 $698 —
1035–1400 1225 80-85% 12 67.50–73.50 $71.42 $875 +0.23
1225–1405 1312 80-85% 5 74.00–76.50 $75.11 $985 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–875 823 85-90% 3 51.00–54.00 $52.99 $436 —
730–1035 927 85-90% 6 60.00–67.00 $63.54 $589 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590 1590 75-80% 1 73.50 $73.50 $1,169 -1.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1265 1202 3 86.00–92.00 $88.19 $1,060 —
1450–1830 1588 4 100.00–106.00 $103.92 $1,650 +8.13
1795 1795 1 112.00 $112.00 $2,010 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
845–1020 933 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 735.00–875.00 $811.57 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 79.00 $79.00 $446 —
705 705 1 80.00 $80.00 $564 —
882 value added 882 60 99.85 $99.85 $881 —

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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.