Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

933 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.62/cwt +14.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,305/hd at 861 lb · 64 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.43/cwt +10.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,271/hd at 918 lb · 63 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.89/cwt -5.18 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 525 lb · 57 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	933	950	1,005
Feeder cattle	887	885	916
Slaughter cattle	36	64	85
Replacement cattle	10	1	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	161.00	$161.00	$435	—
330–346	340	5	161.00–171.00	$167.11	$568	-1.87
355–398	382	7	161.00–178.00	$173.26	$662	-0.65
421 fancy	421	9	173.00	$173.00	$728	—
400–445	434	21	153.00–166.00	$162.36	$705	-15.63
450–495	466	20	150.00–162.50	$156.95	$731	-10.70
480 fancy	480	5	165.50–168.00	$166.50	$799	—
508–545	518	14	149.00–165.50	$160.18	$830	-0.40
555–595	573	47	139.00–155.00	$145.72	$835	-12.92
586 value added	586	3	160.50	$160.50	$941	—
610–635	616	15	143.00–153.00	$147.56	$909	-10.08
657–690	674	24	140.00–149.00	$144.71	$975	+0.32
707–742	717	29	132.00–147.50	$142.55	$1,022	+0.95
755–775	763	3	130.00–132.00	$130.99	$999	-10.74
790 value added	790	25	148.90	$148.90	$1,176	—
815–848	829	10	129.00–135.00	$131.24	$1,088	-6.48
860 value added	860	62	152.50	$152.50	$1,312	—
870–890	880	2	124.00–125.00	$124.49	$1,096	-12.58
918 value added	918	60	139.30	$139.30	$1,279	—
917–945	926	3	120.00–123.00	$121.02	$1,121	-6.98
1005	1005	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,216	—
1170	1170	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,205	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	152.00	$152.00	$502	+2.00
370	370	2	151.00	$151.00	$559	—
415–445	427	3	145.00	$145.00	$619	-17.16
467–485	469	8	140.00–149.00	$144.73	$679	+3.16
505–545	531	5	140.00–145.00	$143.40	$761	+2.04
550	550	1	135.00	$135.00	$742	+0.06
610–635	623	2	130.00–133.00	$131.53	$819	-1.28
655–665	660	2	130.00	$130.00	$858	-3.29
710–715	713	2	130.00	$130.00	$927	-3.50
815	815	3	113.00	$113.00	$921	-11.98

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	268	2	135.00–140.00	$137.43	$368	—
320–340	332	3	132.00–140.00	$137.31	$456	-1.45
350–396	384	19	133.00–148.00	$137.59	$528	-2.44
403–445	420	25	130.00–140.00	$136.99	$575	-1.97
450–498	478	45	130.00–141.00	$134.50	$643	-7.01
502–538	525	57	130.00–142.00	$135.89	$713	-5.18
550–590	569	26	129.00–140.00	$134.90	$768	-1.35
612 value added	612	25	145.00–148.00	$147.40	$902	-0.06
610–647	622	17	120.00–136.00	$126.76	$788	-7.33
655–690	671	15	120.00–136.00	$127.72	$857	-13.98
710–730	714	8	120.50–133.00	$128.88	$920	-1.27
755–782	770	10	124.50–127.50	$125.48	$966	-5.02
801	801	3	127.00	$127.00	$1,017	+13.00
850–885	873	4	108.00–111.00	$109.26	$954	-0.74
975	975	1	100.00	$100.00	$975	—
1075	1075	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,064	-5.00
1185	1185	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,078	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	126.00	$126.00	$428	±0.00
390	390	2	130.00	$130.00	$507	+9.01
405–445	426	4	120.00–127.00	$122.51	$522	+2.03
455–495	468	3	122.00–125.00	$123.06	$576	+2.35
505–545	524	12	120.00–125.00	$122.98	$644	+6.55
565–590	579	5	120.00–125.00	$122.39	$709	+11.84
665	665	1	116.00	$116.00	$771	-2.27
723	723	3	115.50	$115.50	$835	+4.50
780–790	785	2	110.00–112.00	$111.01	$871	+3.51
820–845	833	2	98.00–100.00	$98.98	$825	—
885	885	1	85.00	$85.00	$752	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	168.00	$168.00	$664	-11.95
400 fancy	400	8	175.00–176.00	$175.25	$701	-2.08
402–440	416	4	160.00–170.00	$164.94	$686	+1.22
450–487	473	7	145.00–157.00	$148.91	$704	-8.62
501–535	513	20	133.00–147.00	$142.33	$730	-2.67
555–592	575	18	131.00–142.00	$137.54	$791	+2.52
600–645	626	10	124.00–137.00	$128.43	$804	-4.36
652–695	663	10	122.00–136.00	$127.80	$847	+0.29
715–740	725	8	113.00–124.00	$120.04	$870	+0.04
755–780	768	3	109.00–123.00	$114.00	$876	+4.00
810	810	1	104.00	$104.00	$842	-1.00
875–895	885	2	105.00–107.00	$106.01	$938	—
995	995	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,065	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	138.00	$138.00	$448	-14.00
380	380	2	141.00	$141.00	$536	-19.00
422	422	2	154.00	$154.00	$650	+13.46
455–497	473	10	130.00–140.00	$134.94	$638	-5.57
510–547	535	4	130.00–133.00	$131.23	$702	+1.94
605	605	1	117.00	$117.00	$708	-12.00
695	695	1	111.00	$111.00	$771	-1.77
725	725	1	105.00	$105.00	$761	-7.00
850	850	1	85.00	$85.00	$722	—
900	900	1	90.00	$90.00	$810	—
990	990	3	88.00	$88.00	$871	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050	1050	80-85%	1	75.00	$75.00	$788	—
1095–1390	1224	80-85%	9	61.00–68.00	$64.12	$785	+4.26
1285–1375	1330	80-85%	2	54.50–59.00	$56.83	$756	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–915	870	85-90%	2	50.00–50.50	$50.26	$437	—
800–995	928	85-90%	3	40.00–44.50	$41.61	$386	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515–1695	1605	75-80%	2	60.00–66.00	$63.17	$1,014	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1675–1905	1791	7	90.00–98.00	$95.05	$1,702	-5.36
1905	1905	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,600	—

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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
1485	1485	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,510.00	$1,510.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	86.00	$86.00	$516	—

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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.