Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

1,054 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.18/cwt +9.61 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 657 lb · 118 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.90/cwt +12.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,200/hd at 812 lb · 99 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.47/cwt +9.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,000/hd at 717 lb · 78 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,054	1,167	672
Feeder cattle	1,011	1,126	644
Slaughter cattle	43	40	28
Replacement cattle	—	1	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	183.00	$183.00	$631	+29.00
371–390	374	9	174.00–180.00	$176.54	$660	-2.46
415–445	434	13	170.00–176.00	$173.29	$752	+13.45
450–498	487	17	161.00–175.00	$167.50	$816	+1.66
495 value added	495	3	180.00	$180.00	$891	—
510–547	527	13	150.00–167.00	$159.04	$838	-4.29
505–536 value added	531	9	172.00–174.00	$172.21	$914	-0.64
550–598	582	23	155.00–170.00	$164.96	$960	+3.72
601–640	620	32	154.00–164.00	$159.26	$987	+1.67
653–697	675	32	140.50–154.00	$148.50	$1,002	+2.76
710–747	733	23	135.00–149.50	$141.62	$1,038	-3.35
755–790	769	18	136.00–141.50	$139.71	$1,074	-2.43
809 value added	809	63	155.00	$155.00	$1,254	—
800–835	816	36	130.50–137.50	$135.47	$1,105	+0.22
855–870	867	5	114.00–128.50	$125.64	$1,089	+7.64
900–937	915	10	127.00–130.00	$129.11	$1,181	—
1015	1015	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,208	+11.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–428	423	5	150.00–155.00	$153.04	$647	—
471–485	475	4	124.00–140.00	$135.91	$646	-13.27
515	515	1	145.00	$145.00	$747	-3.58
580–595	588	2	130.00–136.00	$133.04	$782	-3.69
615–625	622	3	138.00–142.00	$140.68	$875	-2.06
671	671	3	130.00	$130.00	$872	-3.98
700–722	718	6	130.00	$130.00	$933	-3.00
1055	1055	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,097	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	1	115.00	$115.00	$707	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	150.00	$150.00	$375	+9.51
330–345	338	3	155.00–156.00	$155.66	$526	+3.93
360–390	376	4	144.00–156.50	$153.12	$576	+15.68
376 fancy	376	4	159.50	$159.50	$600	+4.50
405–440	421	15	143.00–154.00	$149.29	$629	+1.14
450–490	460	15	137.00–150.00	$145.27	$668	-5.88
505–542	521	27	139.00–153.00	$147.04	$766	+3.34
552–596	578	67	138.00–153.00	$146.69	$848	+1.45
611 value added	611	20	150.00	$150.00	$916	+2.42
600–641	632	34	135.00–149.50	$143.43	$906	+3.84
650 value added	650	77	153.50	$153.50	$998	—
650–695	670	41	130.00–143.00	$141.06	$945	+1.49
713–729 value added	714	57	140.00–141.90	$141.73	$1,012	—
710–741	726	21	130.00–137.00	$133.34	$968	+3.31
750–762	758	9	120.00–131.00	$127.47	$966	-5.46
800–837	826	17	111.00–123.50	$121.96	$1,007	+1.71
856 value added	856	54	127.30	$127.30	$1,090	—
857–870	859	8	115.50–117.00	$115.69	$994	+2.73
968 value added	968	56	123.50	$123.50	$1,195	—
980	980	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,058	+5.50
1170	1170	3	100.00	$100.00	$1,170	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	130.00	$130.00	$422	—
395	395	1	140.00	$140.00	$553	—
405–440	423	2	130.00–134.00	$131.92	$558	-1.08
530	530	1	122.00	$122.00	$647	-12.66
580–590	587	6	133.00–135.00	$134.50	$790	+3.10
610–640	621	4	130.00	$130.00	$807	+19.00
662–691	677	6	121.00–127.50	$125.62	$850	+3.43
705	705	1	125.00	$125.00	$881	—
795	795	1	97.00	$97.00	$771	—
850	850	1	93.00	$93.00	$790	—
990	990	1	96.00	$96.00	$950	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1315	1230	2	85.00–90.00	$87.67	$1,078	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	200.00	$200.00	$340	—
305–310 fancy	308	2	171.00–174.00	$172.51	$531	—
315–340	328	2	153.00–160.00	$156.37	$513	—
370–377	375	3	160.00–171.00	$167.38	$628	-9.74
402–440	421	13	165.00–174.00	$169.92	$715	+18.87
465–475	470	2	152.00–153.00	$152.49	$717	—
505–547	527	9	155.00–161.00	$156.51	$825	+1.12
590	590	1	164.00	$164.00	$968	+18.67
600–625	608	6	139.00–146.00	$143.18	$871	-8.33
625 value added	625	6	156.50	$156.50	$978	—
655–667	662	8	140.00–148.50	$142.55	$944	+6.28
710–726	721	8	120.00–133.00	$129.66	$935	-6.34
760–790	775	2	120.00–126.00	$122.94	$953	-3.06

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	150.00	$150.00	$285	—
350	350	2	131.00	$131.00	$458	-22.99
415	415	2	131.00	$131.00	$544	—
515–537	530	4	140.00–149.00	$146.31	$775	+3.81
590	590	1	135.00	$135.00	$796	-5.00
660	660	1	100.00	$100.00	$660	-25.00
805	805	1	110.50	$110.50	$890	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1490	1264	80-85%	12	66.00–74.00	$71.08	$898	—
1140–1370	1268	80-85%	5	76.50–79.50	$77.80	$987	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–930	820	85-90%	2	45.00–49.50	$47.55	$390	-4.45
925–960	943	85-90%	2	68.00–69.50	$68.74	$648	+3.24

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1755	1640	75-80%	3	70.00–76.00	$71.76	$1,177	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1255	1215	2	81.50–83.00	$82.27	$1,000	—
1266–1375	1288	5	95.75–101.00	$96.87	$1,248	—
1620–1895	1724	4	109.00–113.50	$110.36	$1,903	+9.46

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775	775	1	90.00	$90.00	$698	—

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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.