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Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

1,579 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.48/cwt -7.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,250/hd at 831 lb · 311 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.40/cwt +9.43 vs last sale · ≈ $955/hd at 639 lb · 130 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.69/cwt +14.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,014/hd at 682 lb · 117 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,579 846 891
Feeder cattle 1,547 809 836
Slaughter cattle 32 37 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week due to being closed for the Labor Day holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 2 162.00–170.00 $165.75 $461 —
320 320 1 172.50 $172.50 $552 —
371 fancy 371 3 186.00 $186.00 $690 +6.00
385–398 395 7 177.00–182.00 $179.84 $710 —
405–445 428 23 168.00–177.00 $173.69 $743 +2.32
457 fancy 457 7 176.00 $176.00 $804 +1.00
450–497 480 32 160.00–172.00 $164.72 $791 -2.31
500–545 value added 519 10 171.00–173.00 $172.24 $894 -6.76
507–545 520 31 155.00–169.00 $162.42 $845 -10.32
554–567 value added 559 16 168.50–174.00 $171.38 $958 +0.88
551–599 579 41 150.00–166.00 $160.19 $928 +0.17
600–647 621 51 152.00–164.00 $159.65 $991 -1.46
650–698 677 50 147.50–156.00 $152.67 $1,034 +5.60
705–747 731 41 138.00–151.50 $147.36 $1,077 +4.42
750–778 755 40 140.00–146.75 $145.62 $1,099 +12.23
787 value added 787 63 156.95 $156.95 $1,235 +1.70
810–837 value added 828 240 149.00–154.50 $152.54 $1,263 -6.01
805–844 841 71 131.00–144.00 $143.53 $1,207 +8.53
865–890 881 9 120.00–139.00 $135.25 $1,192 +2.07
905–917 915 7 134.00–136.50 $136.15 $1,246 —
1103 1103 11 115.00 $115.00 $1,268 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 140.00 $140.00 $357 —
355–375 365 2 157.00–165.00 $161.11 $588 +23.58
435–447 444 7 140.00–144.00 $142.88 $634 -2.12
450–495 481 5 148.00–153.50 $149.51 $719 -2.03
504–545 513 15 148.00–151.50 $150.47 $772 -1.81
550–596 577 18 136.00–147.00 $139.63 $806 -3.66
602–645 622 5 143.00–149.50 $145.73 $906 +6.24
660–695 687 5 140.00 $140.00 $962 +9.50
745 745 1 121.00 $121.00 $901 —
760 760 1 116.00 $116.00 $882 —
840 840 1 117.00 $117.00 $983 —
885 885 1 101.00 $101.00 $894 -2.72
915 915 1 82.00 $82.00 $750 —
985 985 1 97.00 $97.00 $955 —
1025 1025 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,148 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–237 236 3 160.00 $160.00 $378 +4.03
272–297 288 6 143.00–151.00 $146.57 $422 +6.57
310–347 335 10 141.00–151.00 $146.96 $492 +13.64
355–396 379 27 140.00–152.00 $147.96 $561 +6.95
400–440 420 20 138.00–150.00 $143.57 $603 -0.77
450–497 470 42 134.00–148.50 $142.93 $672 -2.38
500–545 519 60 130.00–145.00 $138.90 $721 -5.90
541 value added 541 4 149.00 $149.00 $806 —
550–590 573 55 133.00–147.00 $142.78 $818 +1.28
600–642 625 52 130.00–145.00 $141.08 $882 +2.42
649 value added 649 78 154.95 $154.95 $1,006 +9.95
675 value added 675 73 152.00 $152.00 $1,026 —
660–697 693 44 130.00–145.00 $143.21 $992 +8.71
704–717 value added 709 19 137.00–140.00 $138.28 $980 -3.72
700–745 726 19 120.00–135.50 $129.91 $943 +0.63
765 765 5 119.00–130.00 $127.80 $978 +7.86
818 value added 818 4 132.50 $132.50 $1,084 —
845 845 1 111.00 $111.00 $938 -12.40
875 875 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,015 -1.50
997 997 2 100.00 $100.00 $997 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295–297 296 3 138.00–141.00 $140.00 $414 —
310–325 318 2 135.00–136.00 $135.49 $431 —
355–365 360 5 130.00–134.00 $132.80 $478 —
435–445 438 3 132.00–136.00 $134.02 $587 +1.48
455–460 457 3 130.00 $130.00 $594 +8.96
555–590 577 5 125.00–131.00 $129.39 $747 -2.23
605–645 632 3 120.00–125.00 $123.40 $780 +4.40
655–670 663 2 123.00–125.00 $123.99 $822 +1.59
755 755 1 111.00 $111.00 $838 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 2 151.00–161.00 $155.68 $425 +1.11
315–345 329 5 160.00–164.00 $161.53 $531 +3.05
328–342 fancy 334 5 180.00–188.00 $183.28 $612 —
355–395 fancy 368 3 179.00–184.00 $182.21 $671 —
375–390 383 5 161.00–178.00 $173.86 $666 —
400–410 403 3 162.00–170.00 $164.71 $664 -7.09
455–495 478 8 150.00–160.00 $153.14 $732 -6.57
510–545 528 12 140.00–155.00 $149.24 $788 +1.17
560–595 571 10 134.00–146.00 $139.36 $796 -0.36
602–625 616 6 125.00–139.00 $133.10 $820 -3.77
655 655 1 135.00 $135.00 $884 +3.84
720–742 735 3 114.00–120.00 $115.96 $852 -8.84
780 780 1 104.00 $104.00 $811 —
810–820 813 4 102.00–112.00 $106.27 $864 -4.73
925 925 1 105.00 $105.00 $971 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 141.00 $141.00 $430 —
355–380 368 2 145.00–150.00 $147.41 $542 +14.91
415–445 428 3 144.00–152.00 $147.09 $630 +7.09
470–480 476 5 140.00–149.00 $144.41 $687 +4.41
580 580 2 120.00 $120.00 $696 -5.00
615 615 1 120.00 $120.00 $738 -10.00
742 742 4 103.00 $103.00 $764 —
785 785 1 102.50 $102.50 $805 +2.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1435 1234 80-85% 7 62.00–70.00 $66.96 $826 -5.25
1165–1445 1302 80-85% 5 71.50–74.50 $73.14 $952 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $587 +8.89
795–980 905 85-90% 3 41.00–48.50 $45.54 $412 —
695–1005 906 85-90% 4 60.00–65.50 $63.10 $572 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480 1480 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,095 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 1 85.50 $85.50 $1,077 —
1835 1835 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,890 —
1775–2265 1970 3 93.00–97.00 $95.13 $1,874 —

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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.