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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

1,280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.18/cwt ≈ $1,277/hd at 856 lb · 120 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.68/cwt +5.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,098/hd at 729 lb · 110 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.33/cwt -1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 673 lb · 91 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,280 843 1,003
Feeder cattle 1,199 772 961
Slaughter cattle 74 71 42
Replacement cattle 7 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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
250 250 1 181.00 $181.00 $452 —
315–345 330 2 172.00–181.00 $176.30 $582 +12.80
350–386 374 6 160.00–175.00 $162.93 $609 -5.00
410–430 420 2 159.00–161.00 $160.02 $672 -8.96
475 fancy 475 1 171.00 $171.00 $812 -0.01
475–495 481 9 150.00–160.00 $153.75 $740 -10.24
504–517 value added 509 12 173.00–178.50 $176.06 $896 +3.06
515–547 535 14 153.00–168.00 $160.40 $858 -2.51
553–595 574 34 152.00–169.50 $161.80 $929 -3.06
610–636 623 47 152.00–168.00 $159.35 $993 -4.27
652–697 670 21 147.50–154.00 $151.14 $1,013 -1.70
700–742 727 38 137.00–146.00 $143.55 $1,044 -1.43
728–737 value added 730 72 152.75–154.80 $154.45 $1,127 —
750–795 770 22 130.00–143.00 $136.99 $1,055 -11.13
799 value added 799 61 150.60 $150.60 $1,203 —
801 value added 801 63 153.80 $153.80 $1,232 +0.85
812–846 840 14 128.00–136.75 $133.11 $1,118 -3.60
852 852 62 149.25 $149.25 $1,272 —
860 value added 860 58 149.10 $149.10 $1,282 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 155.00 $155.00 $566 +4.51
445 445 1 140.00 $140.00 $623 -12.00
480 480 1 133.00 $133.00 $638 -18.00
525–545 540 5 145.50–150.00 $149.10 $805 —
589–592 590 7 143.00–146.00 $145.14 $856 -2.86
615–625 620 3 136.00–146.00 $140.64 $872 -11.18
685–695 690 2 131.00–140.00 $135.47 $935 —
725 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 —
775 775 1 90.00 $90.00 $698 —
975 975 4 95.00 $95.00 $926 —
1040 1040 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,071 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 155.00 $155.00 $287 —
295 295 1 145.00 $145.00 $428 -1.24
300–328 321 4 150.00–163.00 $153.04 $491 +5.46
355–390 381 6 140.00–155.50 $148.64 $566 -3.55
385 fancy 385 4 160.50 $160.50 $618 —
400–444 432 26 140.00–151.00 $147.09 $635 -0.06
468 fancy 468 3 161.00 $161.00 $753 +1.00
460–495 475 16 140.00–150.50 $144.68 $687 -6.32
510–540 520 34 140.00–154.50 $148.78 $774 +1.48
545 fancy 545 1 158.00 $158.00 $861 —
553–595 571 53 139.00–152.50 $145.95 $833 +4.59
600–640 617 26 133.00–147.00 $142.12 $877 +3.09
655–679 value added 673 68 145.00–146.00 $145.24 $977 -3.78
650–693 674 23 129.00–142.00 $137.69 $928 -0.94
705–742 719 9 125.00–135.00 $131.78 $947 -1.79
750–780 765 2 120.00–130.00 $124.90 $955 +1.18
804–835 820 16 116.00–129.50 $125.09 $1,026 +23.09
867 867 2 113.00 $113.00 $980 +8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 323 3 130.00–140.00 $133.83 $432 —
387 387 8 135.00 $135.00 $522 +4.70
446 446 3 133.00 $133.00 $593 —
540–545 544 4 130.00–140.00 $133.13 $724 +12.13
560–595 563 17 127.50–135.00 $128.34 $723 +7.34
610–626 623 6 130.00–131.50 $131.26 $818 —
670 670 1 120.00 $120.00 $804 -3.43
745 745 1 120.00 $120.00 $894 —
775 775 1 110.00 $110.00 $852 -1.00
840 840 1 105.00 $105.00 $882 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 163.00 $163.00 $391 —
310–345 330 5 160.00–162.00 $160.38 $529 -16.50
365–390 380 4 160.00–162.00 $161.27 $613 +3.79
405–440 428 3 155.00–162.00 $159.79 $684 -3.49
465–477 471 4 152.50–155.50 $153.98 $725 +0.80
500–540 529 8 142.00–150.50 $146.05 $773 -2.35
565–596 585 7 140.00–151.00 $144.00 $842 -0.62
617–620 618 3 130.00–143.00 $138.65 $857 +3.64
625 fancy 625 1 152.50 $152.50 $953 —
655–696 683 11 140.00–149.00 $145.98 $997 +10.61
700–717 710 4 130.00–137.00 $134.28 $953 +4.19
790 790 1 120.00 $120.00 $948 +3.36
1000 1000 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 6 148.50 $148.50 $474 -4.00
370 370 1 140.00 $140.00 $518 —
410–447 433 7 140.00–147.00 $142.43 $617 -0.92
485 485 1 140.00 $140.00 $679 +9.00
515–525 520 2 124.00–126.00 $124.99 $650 -5.01
555–575 565 2 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $681 -9.51
605–625 613 3 120.00–122.00 $120.99 $742 -10.01
660 660 1 130.00 $130.00 $858 +13.00
705 705 1 103.00 $103.00 $726 -15.00
840 840 1 96.00 $96.00 $806 +2.00
1055–1057 1056 3 89.50–90.50 $89.83 $949 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1340 1113 80-85% 5 76.00–80.00 $77.54 $863 —
1020–1425 1209 80-85% 17 69.50–75.50 $73.00 $883 -0.27
1135–1355 1222 80-85% 3 63.50–65.00 $64.17 $784 -9.10
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–960 930 85-90% 3 72.00–74.00 $72.69 $676 +5.29
710–1055 932 85-90% 5 57.50–60.00 $59.26 $552 -8.14
915–1015 976 85-90% 7 61.00–68.00 $64.72 $632 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1565 1500 75-80% 7 74.50–77.00 $75.50 $1,132 —
1485–1570 1528 75-80% 2 80.00–80.50 $80.26 $1,226 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1480 1310 2 90.00–92.00 $91.13 $1,194 —
1430–2235 1717 5 102.00–105.50 $104.57 $1,795 —
1655–1795 1735 3 106.50–108.00 $107.01 $1,857 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
835–1285 1087 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 670.00–910.00 $845.03

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 2 120.50 $120.50 $617 —
640 640 1 91.00 $91.00 $582 —
647 value added 647 19 115.25 $115.25 $746 —
700 700 1 91.00 $91.00 $637 —
795 value added 795 17 110.25 $110.25 $876 —
818 818 3 101.00 $101.00 $826 —
895 value added 895 60 111.50 $111.50 $998 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605 1605 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,444 —

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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.