Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

950 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.70/cwt +1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $962/hd at 679 lb · 51 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.25/cwt -6.21 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 576 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.64/cwt +5.76 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 626 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 950 990 1,343
Feeder cattle 885 921 1,263
Slaughter cattle 64 66 80
Replacement cattle 1 3 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher on the higher quality lots. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate demand for the feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 2 160.00–179.00 $168.98 $546 +10.31
342 fancy 342 2 190.00 $190.00 $650 -2.50
365 fancy 365 1 192.00 $192.00 $701 -0.50
350–382 378 11 161.00–176.00 $173.91 $657 -3.94
405–432 419 6 176.00–180.00 $177.99 $746 -3.17
470–495 473 15 154.00–170.50 $167.65 $793 +6.79
506–547 530 19 153.00–165.00 $160.58 $851 -4.20
560–585 570 10 150.50–165.00 $158.64 $904 -0.80
602–646 626 32 143.00–162.50 $157.64 $987 +5.76
655–685 670 16 141.00–147.50 $144.39 $967 -4.49
700–730 712 13 136.00–145.00 $141.60 $1,008 +3.79
755–782 778 20 132.00–145.00 $141.73 $1,103 +3.80
803–845 813 19 135.00–140.50 $137.72 $1,120 +3.36
852–890 865 23 130.00–140.00 $137.07 $1,186 +2.12
935–940 937 3 127.00–130.00 $128.00 $1,199 -9.00
1072 1072 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,276 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 153.00 $153.00 $352 —
325 325 1 150.00 $150.00 $488 —
430–448 444 8 160.00–165.00 $162.16 $720 -3.34
470–490 481 11 135.00–152.00 $141.57 $681 -18.43
515–545 535 10 134.00–147.00 $141.36 $756 -8.62
555–592 578 6 130.00–140.00 $134.94 $780 -9.02
605–640 628 6 129.00–140.00 $132.81 $834 +0.30
650–685 656 14 131.00–136.50 $133.29 $874 +1.78
721 721 3 133.50 $133.50 $963 +8.50
830–835 833 2 120.00–130.00 $124.98 $1,041 +1.50
985 985 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,093 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 120.00 $120.00 $522 —
610–645 631 4 103.00–115.00 $111.06 $701 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 115.00 $115.00 $799 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 150.00 $150.00 $368 -5.00
313–340 323 5 133.00–141.00 $138.76 $448 +1.17
350–395 373 8 130.00–144.00 $140.03 $522 +2.51
400–445 419 16 130.00–143.00 $138.96 $582 +2.08
455–498 471 20 133.00–145.50 $141.51 $667 +2.62
505–543 522 31 130.00–145.50 $141.07 $736 +2.08
550–596 576 40 128.00–140.00 $136.25 $785 -1.62
600–645 623 17 130.00–141.50 $134.09 $835 -1.97
618–635 value added 623 14 145.00–153.50 $147.46 $919 -2.54
656–696 679 51 128.50–145.50 $141.70 $962 +4.54
705–708 707 14 123.00–137.00 $130.15 $920 +0.21
773 773 4 130.50 $130.50 $1,009 +0.45
833 833 3 114.00 $114.00 $950 -11.00
858 858 3 110.00 $110.00 $944 -12.27
930–945 938 2 115.50–118.00 $116.76 $1,095 —
1007 1007 4 105.00 $105.00 $1,057 —
1090 1090 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,134 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 2 132.00–135.00 $133.46 $364 +2.46
345 345 1 126.00 $126.00 $435 —
385–390 388 2 120.00–122.00 $120.99 $469 -9.01
405–425 412 5 115.00–130.00 $120.48 $496 —
465–495 484 4 113.00–128.00 $120.71 $584 —
505–545 523 5 109.00–129.00 $116.43 $609 -10.54
560–585 568 3 100.00–125.00 $110.55 $628 -13.72
602–635 612 4 120.00–126.00 $124.25 $760 -0.93
655–695 672 6 100.00–125.00 $118.27 $795 -5.62
705 705 1 111.00 $111.00 $783 —
750 750 1 107.50 $107.50 $806 —
930 930 1 93.00 $93.00 $865 -18.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 105.00 $105.00 $341 —
515 515 1 100.00 $100.00 $515 —
645 645 1 106.00 $106.00 $684 —
685 685 1 100.00 $100.00 $685 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 100.00 $100.00 $525 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 2 158.00–160.00 $159.05 $371 -0.95
265–270 268 2 150.00–152.00 $150.99 $405 -30.01
295 fancy 295 1 175.00 $175.00 $516 —
312 fancy 312 2 197.50 $197.50 $616 —
312–345 325 4 178.00–185.00 $181.87 $591 +17.95
352–387 368 15 176.00–184.00 $179.95 $662 -6.80
415–430 fancy 421 6 175.00–179.00 $177.33 $747 +2.33
400–445 430 9 152.50–170.00 $163.72 $704 +3.98
450–490 468 21 148.00–165.00 $157.53 $737 -5.15
516–547 528 9 140.00–153.00 $145.00 $766 -0.65
560–597 584 5 134.00–136.00 $135.02 $789 -5.19
600–620 604 5 132.00–133.00 $132.79 $802 -4.11
660–687 677 8 126.50–129.50 $127.51 $863 -5.81
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 -1.00
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 +1.00
832 832 2 105.00 $105.00 $874 -9.48
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 152.00 $152.00 $464 —
350–395 373 2 160.00 $160.00 $597 +11.47
400–445 424 5 130.00–150.00 $140.54 $596 -1.70
460–490 477 11 120.00–146.00 $140.51 $670 -6.24
530–545 538 6 122.00–136.00 $129.29 $696 -2.02
580–590 585 2 125.00–130.00 $127.48 $746 -0.52
610 610 1 129.00 $129.00 $787 +6.41
680–690 688 4 106.00–115.00 $112.77 $776 -13.90
730 730 1 112.00 $112.00 $818 +2.00
760 760 1 100.00 $100.00 $760 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 120.00 $120.00 $426 —
405 405 2 130.00 $130.00 $526 —
615 615 1 126.00 $126.00 $775 —
725–732 730 3 80.00–90.00 $86.69 $633 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 120.00 $120.00 $366 —
477 477 2 114.00 $114.00 $544 —
805 805 1 72.00 $72.00 $580 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1405 1405 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,405.00 $1,405.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1490 1248 80-85% 11 55.50–61.50 $59.86 $747 -12.25
1090–1435 1292 80-85% 11 62.00–67.50 $64.35 $831 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1740 1524 75-80% 17 60.00–66.00 $63.37 $966 —
1655–1745 1700 75-80% 2 58.50–59.50 $58.99 $1,003 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1010 998 85-90% 2 47.00 $47.00 $469 -11.87
1155 1155 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $670 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,020 —
1030–1935 1481 6 90.00–95.50 $93.86 $1,390 —
1450–2095 1773 2 100.00–101.00 $100.41 $1,780 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 8 127.50 $127.50 $528 —
658 658 4 107.50 $107.50 $707 —
750–772 765 3 80.00–98.00 $92.12 $705 —
856 856 3 79.00 $79.00 $676 —
899 value added 899 58 112.95 $112.95 $1,015 —
975 975 1 76.00 $76.00 $741 ±0.00
1030 1030 1 70.00 $70.00 $721 —

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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.