Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

990 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.08/cwt +9.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,278/hd at 881 lb · 76 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.46/cwt -0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 581 lb · 72 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.57/cwt +2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 728 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	990	1,579	1,502
Feeder cattle	921	1,547	1,444
Slaughter cattle	66	32	57
Replacement cattle	3	—	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 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
200–225	213	4	190.00–192.00	$191.06	$407	—
281–285	282	5	172.50–181.00	$174.22	$491	+8.47
300–330	315	2	155.00–162.00	$158.67	$500	-13.83
320 fancy	320	1	192.50	$192.50	$616	—
355–375	362	3	170.00–182.00	$177.85	$644	-1.99
385 fancy	385	1	192.50	$192.50	$741	+6.50
400 fancy	400	1	190.00	$190.00	$760	—
403–435	422	12	177.00–186.00	$181.16	$764	+7.47
460–490	470	14	150.00–168.00	$160.86	$756	-3.86
472 fancy	472	5	171.00	$171.00	$807	-5.00
500–547	521	23	160.00–171.00	$164.78	$859	+2.36
550–595	579	37	150.00–166.50	$159.44	$923	-0.75
600–649	632	18	149.00–160.50	$151.88	$960	-7.77
650–695	681	58	140.50–151.00	$148.88	$1,014	-3.79
723 value added	723	8	151.00	$151.00	$1,092	—
710–745	730	5	135.00–140.00	$137.81	$1,006	-9.55
755–795	782	8	131.00–142.00	$137.93	$1,079	-7.69
800–840	807	15	131.00–144.00	$134.36	$1,084	-9.17
850–892	880	17	130.50–137.50	$134.95	$1,188	-0.30
881 value added	881	59	148.00	$148.00	$1,304	—
926	926	3	137.00	$137.00	$1,269	+0.85
1025	1025	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,230	—
1090	1090	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,308	—
1195	1195	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,374	—
1225	1225	1	108.50	$108.50	$1,329	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	165.50	$165.50	$703	+22.62
450	450	1	160.00	$160.00	$720	+10.49
500–547	525	8	149.00–151.00	$149.98	$787	-0.49
560–595	578	3	142.00–146.00	$143.96	$832	+4.33
630–635	633	2	130.00–135.00	$132.51	$839	-13.22
665–670	668	2	130.00–133.00	$131.51	$878	-8.49
705–710	708	2	124.00–126.00	$125.00	$885	—
825–835	830	2	120.00–127.00	$123.48	$1,025	+6.48

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455	1455	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,353	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	155.00	$155.00	$380	-5.00
270–290	279	4	140.00–148.00	$143.17	$399	-3.40
300–340	323	3	134.00–140.00	$137.59	$444	-9.37
350–395	374	15	130.00–145.00	$137.52	$514	-10.44
405–440	424	14	130.00–145.00	$136.88	$580	-6.69
455–495	473	36	130.00–145.00	$138.89	$657	-4.04
505–545	526	43	131.00–144.50	$138.99	$731	+0.09
550–595	577	39	129.00–144.00	$137.87	$796	-4.91
572–597 value added	586	33	147.50–149.00	$147.88	$867	—
620 value added	620	14	150.00	$150.00	$930	-4.95
603–645	623	25	130.00–143.00	$136.06	$848	-5.02
650–698	676	19	130.00–140.00	$137.16	$927	-6.05
698 value added	698	18	143.25	$143.25	$1,000	-8.75
725–733 value added	727	39	140.00–140.50	$140.14	$1,019	+1.86
710–743	730	21	120.00–134.00	$129.94	$949	+0.03
750–795	769	10	125.00–134.00	$130.05	$1,000	+2.25
833	833	3	125.00	$125.00	$1,041	+14.00
852–895	874	4	121.50–123.00	$122.27	$1,069	+6.27
957–958	957	7	117.00–118.00	$117.57	$1,125	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	131.00	$131.00	$360	-9.00
370	370	1	130.00	$130.00	$481	-2.80
520–535	528	2	125.00–129.00	$126.97	$670	—
555–585	572	3	120.00–128.00	$124.27	$711	-5.12
605–645	622	6	120.00–127.00	$125.18	$779	+1.78
660–677	672	4	121.00–126.50	$123.89	$833	-0.10
825–845	835	2	99.00–100.00	$99.51	$831	—
855	855	1	110.00	$110.00	$940	—
900	900	1	111.00	$111.00	$999	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	160.00	$160.00	$376	—
267	267	2	181.00	$181.00	$483	+25.32
330–345	333	6	160.00–177.00	$163.92	$546	+2.39
375	375	2	182.50–191.00	$186.75	$700	+12.89
400 fancy	400	1	175.00	$175.00	$700	—
420–440	427	8	151.00–168.00	$159.74	$682	-4.97
460–490	471	6	155.00–169.00	$162.68	$766	+9.54
500–545	519	13	139.00–154.00	$145.65	$756	-3.59
556–590	564	11	130.00–142.00	$140.21	$791	+0.85
600–620	613	9	133.00–140.00	$136.90	$839	+3.80
650–695	674	4	130.00–140.00	$133.32	$899	-1.68
705	705	2	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$853	+5.04
785	785	1	109.00	$109.00	$856	+5.00
830–845	839	4	112.00–118.00	$114.48	$960	+8.21
945	945	2	104.00	$104.00	$983	-1.00
1007	1007	4	97.00	$97.00	$977	—
1060	1060	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,060	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	156.00	$156.00	$538	—
375–385	377	5	135.00–152.00	$148.53	$560	+1.12
438–445	440	4	140.00–143.00	$142.24	$626	-4.85
450–495	475	4	145.00–150.00	$146.75	$697	+2.34
515–530	525	3	130.00–134.00	$131.31	$689	—
555–565	560	2	128.00	$128.00	$717	+8.00
600–645	623	2	120.00–125.00	$122.59	$764	+2.59
680–682	681	3	126.00–127.00	$126.67	$863	—
720	720	1	110.00	$110.00	$792	+7.00
865	865	1	93.00	$93.00	$804	—
1135	1135	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,112	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1175	1115	80-85%	5	53.00–61.00	$58.14	$648	—
1080–1420	1221	80-85%	26	63.00–69.50	$66.30	$810	-0.66
1145–1415	1247	80-85%	6	70.00–77.00	$72.11	$899	+5.15

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1545	1493	75-80%	3	63.00–66.00	$64.80	$967	-9.20
1485–1745	1635	75-80%	3	69.50–71.00	$70.19	$1,148	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845	845	85-90%	1	40.00	$40.00	$338	—
810–955	883	85-90%	2	70.00–77.00	$73.79	$652	+7.79
940–1000	970	85-90%	2	55.00–62.50	$58.87	$571	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1965	1615	6	92.00–97.00	$95.03	$1,535	—
1650	1650	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,666	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	86.00	$86.00	$924

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1130	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	95.00	$95.00	$484	—
567	567	4	95.00	$95.00	$539	—
950	950	1	76.00	$76.00	$722	—

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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.