Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 16, 2021

614 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.73/cwt -4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 581 lb · 49 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.72/cwt +6.92 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 577 lb · 42 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.07/cwt +4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 674 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 614 1,280 1,007
Feeder cattle 572 1,199 980
Slaughter cattle 41 74 27
Replacement cattle 1 7 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 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
285 285 1 150.00 $150.00 $428 -31.00
380–385 383 2 151.00–159.00 $154.97 $594 -7.96
390 fancy 390 1 170.00 $170.00 $663 —
405–430 418 2 160.00–176.00 $167.76 $701 +7.74
460–497 479 4 170.00–176.00 $172.22 $825 +18.47
505–543 518 18 150.00–166.00 $160.14 $830 -0.26
500–540 value added 527 14 175.00–180.00 $178.76 $942 +2.70
556–578 value added 569 18 174.00–177.50 $176.64 $1,005 —
555–597 583 24 155.00–168.00 $162.78 $949 +0.98
610–647 619 41 150.00–165.00 $161.44 $999 +2.09
650–693 674 42 151.00–160.25 $156.07 $1,052 +4.93
703–742 721 14 140.00–150.00 $145.63 $1,050 +2.08
752–795 764 12 131.00–147.00 $140.19 $1,071 +3.20
800–835 818 2 128.00–137.00 $132.40 $1,083 -0.71
851 851 3 138.50 $138.50 $1,179 -10.75
1090 1090 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,286 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 151.00 $151.00 $604 —
455–495 480 3 145.00–152.00 $147.73 $709 +14.73
505–533 521 9 140.00–146.50 $143.41 $747 -5.69
560–595 581 7 140.00–148.00 $143.85 $836 -1.29
620–645 635 3 141.00–145.00 $143.32 $910 +2.68
655–685 674 8 134.50–141.00 $137.86 $929 +2.39
740 740 1 135.00 $135.00 $999 +5.00
847 847 5 105.00 $105.00 $889 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,104 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 140.00 $140.00 $452 -13.04
370–395 382 3 142.00–150.00 $145.76 $557 -2.88
403–445 421 15 140.00–148.00 $144.43 $608 -2.66
460–484 475 17 140.00–153.50 $146.71 $697 +2.03
500–543 516 30 135.00–147.00 $142.29 $734 -6.49
553–599 581 49 133.00–146.00 $141.73 $823 -4.22
600–642 621 28 134.00–145.00 $140.33 $871 -1.79
665 value added 665 7 145.50 $145.50 $968 +0.26
650–688 675 19 130.00–141.00 $136.26 $920 -1.43
712 value added 712 5 137.50 $137.50 $979 —
700–740 726 5 117.00–128.00 $124.55 $904 -7.23
750–795 771 8 121.00–131.00 $125.21 $965 +0.31
825 825 1 113.00 $113.00 $932 -12.09
850 850 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,003 +5.00
915 915 1 109.00 $109.00 $997 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 120.00 $120.00 $534 -13.00
455–490 469 5 130.00–135.00 $131.39 $616 —
525–545 534 6 125.00–132.00 $130.00 $694 -3.13
550–585 564 4 125.00–130.00 $127.74 $720 -0.60
625–641 636 6 124.00–131.00 $126.98 $808 -4.28
690 690 1 128.00 $128.00 $883 +8.00
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 ±0.00
930 930 1 90.00 $90.00 $837 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
201 201 3 170.00 $170.00 $342 —
356–385 368 7 150.00–160.00 $155.52 $572 -5.75
435–445 438 4 154.50–161.00 $157.52 $690 -2.27
455–490 465 6 145.00–157.00 $151.46 $704 -2.52
530–538 536 4 140.00–148.50 $146.40 $785 +0.35
550–595 574 4 140.00–150.00 $143.86 $826 -0.14
610–645 623 6 140.00–142.00 $140.33 $874 +1.68
650–685 670 8 125.00–139.00 $131.36 $880 -14.62
725–732 730 3 116.00–125.00 $122.02 $891 -12.26
765–785 775 2 105.00–123.00 $114.12 $884 -5.88
810 810 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,004 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–442 435 8 140.50–144.00 $141.33 $615 -1.10
455–498 486 8 140.00–145.00 $141.87 $689 +1.87
520–545 533 2 130.00–132.00 $130.98 $698 +5.99
550–595 568 4 130.00–135.00 $132.68 $754 +12.19
620 620 1 100.00 $100.00 $620 -20.99
695 695 1 110.00 $110.00 $764 -20.00
770 770 1 101.00 $101.00 $778 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1245 1190 80-85% 2 59.50–63.50 $61.41 $731 —
1125–1330 1237 80-85% 3 74.00–74.50 $74.15 $917 +9.98
1065–1420 1248 80-85% 13 69.50–72.50 $70.78 $883 +6.61
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–810 760 85-90% 2 52.00–58.00 $55.20 $420 —
785–800 793 85-90% 2 45.00–49.50 $47.23 $375 —
995 995 85-90% 1 71.00 $71.00 $706 +6.28
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1685 1598 75-80% 3 68.00–72.00 $69.74 $1,114 —
2000 2000 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,480 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–2455 1816 8 94.00–101.00 $98.75 $1,793 —
1750–2125 1884 4 105.00–110.00 $106.16 $2,000 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1005 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 78.00 $78.00 $784

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1455 1455 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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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.