Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 5, 2021

376 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.91/cwt -1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 749 lb · 65 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.35/cwt -0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 627 lb · 47 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.57/cwt +0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 732 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 376 1,515 816
Feeder cattle 340 1,413 769
Slaughter cattle 36 97 47
Replacement cattle — 5 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady on a light supply of calves. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower on a light supply of calves. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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
330 330 1 154.00 $154.00 $508 -2.38
435 435 1 162.00 $162.00 $705 +6.48
453–473 464 10 155.00–162.50 $159.20 $739 -2.34
520–545 533 2 143.00–159.50 $151.06 $805 -10.27
552–590 571 10 145.00–159.50 $156.88 $896 -1.79
600–637 627 47 144.00–159.50 $156.35 $980 +5.09
655–661 659 5 142.50–149.50 $145.28 $957 -0.16
703–747 732 24 130.00–145.00 $141.57 $1,036 +4.69
750 750 1 134.50 $134.50 $1,009 -0.02
806–830 814 15 133.00–139.00 $137.36 $1,118 +6.64
861–877 864 12 130.00–132.25 $131.87 $1,139 +4.94
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 125.00 $125.00 $400 -16.00
595 595 1 120.00 $120.00 $714 -25.71
625 625 1 130.00 $130.00 $812 -6.23
665–690 678 2 125.00–130.00 $127.45 $864 -3.55

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 160.00 $160.00 $376 —
255 fancy 255 1 161.00 $161.00 $411 —
255 255 1 146.00 $146.00 $372 -0.49
310 310 1 135.00 $135.00 $418 -16.43
350–395 373 2 131.00–140.00 $135.77 $506 -15.65
400–427 416 5 130.00–141.00 $136.90 $570 -9.14
470–492 487 9 130.00–142.00 $138.13 $673 -4.00
510–548 540 17 132.00–141.00 $137.47 $742 -6.17
560–577 572 4 130.00–135.00 $133.74 $765 -7.52
601–645 615 17 127.00–137.00 $134.82 $829 +1.94
660–692 679 18 124.00–136.00 $134.52 $913 -1.03
730–740 735 2 130.00–134.00 $132.01 $970 +5.92
749 value added 749 63 138.10 $138.10 $1,034 —
775 775 4 124.00 $124.00 $961 +2.88
820 820 1 105.00 $105.00 $861 -15.00
851 851 4 118.00 $118.00 $1,004 +9.29
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 122.00 $122.00 $476 -8.99
535 535 1 101.00 $101.00 $540 -24.29
590 590 1 110.00 $110.00 $649 -19.49
610–615 613 2 120.00 $120.00 $736 -3.07
705 705 1 110.00 $110.00 $776 +1.02
880 880 1 100.00 $100.00 $880 -2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 170.00 $170.00 $306 -11.00
225 225 1 153.00 $153.00 $344 —
350 350 1 153.00 $153.00 $536 —
520–525 523 4 140.00–148.00 $144.02 $753 +0.70
570 570 1 141.50 $141.50 $807 -3.69
602–635 613 3 132.50–134.00 $133.48 $818 -0.91
651–685 665 6 130.00–135.00 $132.45 $881 +2.58
715–735 725 2 120.00 $120.00 $870 -7.17
805 805 1 104.00 $104.00 $837 —
1175 1175 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,081 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 1 103.00 $103.00 $783 +3.00
835 835 1 91.00 $91.00 $760 —
896 896 3 80.50 $80.50 $721 —
935 935 1 88.50 $88.50 $827 -2.50
957–965 960 3 86.50–88.00 $87.00 $835 +1.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 80-85% 1 64.50 $64.50 $664 —
1015–1425 1246 80-85% 10 68.00–72.50 $71.05 $885 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1522 1519 75-80% 4 70.00–75.75 $73.38 $1,115 —
1555 1555 75-80% 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,275 +7.24
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $336 —
950–1005 978 85-90% 2 60.00–61.00 $60.49 $592 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1630 1371 6 95.00–99.00 $97.27 $1,334 +7.14
1490–1885 1688 2 101.50–103.00 $102.34 $1,727 —
1840 1840 1 82.50 $82.50 $1,518 —

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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.