Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 11, 2021

997 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.88/cwt +19.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,225/hd at 812 lb · 122 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.58/cwt +9.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,185/hd at 757 lb · 72 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.55/cwt +3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,300/hd at 919 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 997 933 1,191
Feeder cattle 941 887 1,149
Slaughter cattle 53 36 42
Replacement cattle 3 10 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold unevenly steady, feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Light to 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
270–295 283 2 152.00–160.00 $156.18 $442 -4.82
325–340 333 2 150.00–168.00 $159.20 $530 -7.91
355–385 fancy 370 2 181.00–190.00 $185.32 $686 —
360–390 382 6 151.00–169.00 $155.26 $593 -18.00
405 fancy 405 1 180.00 $180.00 $729 +7.00
405–445 422 7 162.00–174.00 $168.89 $713 +6.53
450–485 464 12 154.00–165.00 $159.68 $741 +2.73
500–540 519 11 142.00–157.50 $147.37 $765 -12.81
536 value added 536 3 160.00 $160.00 $858 —
551–585 564 22 140.00–151.50 $145.89 $823 +0.17
568 value added 568 3 158.50 $158.50 $900 -2.00
603–645 619 18 132.50–146.00 $139.81 $865 -7.75
649 value added 649 10 151.00 $151.00 $980 —
665–690 680 27 133.00–146.00 $136.97 $931 -7.74
700–740 709 8 139.00–149.00 $146.19 $1,036 +3.64
755 value added 755 63 159.10 $159.10 $1,201 +10.20
757–780 769 9 136.00–142.50 $138.93 $1,068 +7.94
805 805 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,143 +10.76
807–818 value added 812 120 146.00–155.20 $151.03 $1,226 —
850–870 853 6 139.00–139.50 $139.42 $1,189 +14.93
918 value added 918 56 142.40 $142.40 $1,307 +3.10
905–945 924 6 124.00–136.50 $133.63 $1,235 +12.61
978 978 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,271 —
1008 1008 10 129.00 $129.00 $1,300 +8.00
1193 1193 6 123.50 $123.50 $1,473 +20.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 141.00 $141.00 $486 -11.00
440 440 1 149.00 $149.00 $656 +4.00
477 477 2 142.00 $142.00 $677 -2.73
512–545 526 6 140.00 $140.00 $736 -3.40
550–585 568 2 130.00–135.00 $132.42 $752 -2.58
672 672 2 130.50 $130.50 $877 +0.50
735 735 1 130.00 $130.00 $956 ±0.00
775 775 1 114.00 $114.00 $884 —
800 800 1 117.00 $117.00 $936 +4.00
850 850 1 90.00 $90.00 $765 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 148.00 $148.00 $400 +10.57
345 345 1 132.00 $132.00 $455 -5.31
350–391 369 8 124.00–139.00 $134.98 $498 -2.61
400–445 422 22 130.00–143.00 $139.15 $587 +2.16
455–495 477 29 127.00–135.00 $131.49 $627 -3.01
517–540 528 30 127.00–140.00 $132.88 $702 -3.01
550–598 574 32 120.00–135.00 $125.84 $722 -9.06
583 value added 583 11 140.00 $140.00 $816 —
600–645 618 22 120.00–135.00 $124.92 $772 -1.84
628–633 value added 632 12 140.00–148.00 $146.01 $923 -1.39
651–692 667 7 121.00–133.00 $128.01 $854 +0.29
670 value added 670 6 140.00 $140.00 $938 —
700–745 721 18 123.00–135.00 $130.82 $943 +1.94
727 value added 727 15 140.00 $140.00 $1,018 —
835 835 1 106.00 $106.00 $885 -21.00
860–890 869 4 115.00–120.00 $117.47 $1,021 +8.21
900–916 913 5 106.00–116.00 $107.97 $986 —
987 987 7 115.50 $115.50 $1,140 +15.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 258 2 129.00–131.00 $130.01 $335 —
300–325 315 3 110.00–112.00 $110.97 $350 -15.03
420–445 433 2 120.00 $120.00 $520 -2.51
480–495 488 2 122.00 $122.00 $595 -1.06
510–540 526 8 120.00–126.50 $123.43 $649 +0.45
555–575 565 2 110.00–112.00 $111.02 $627 -11.37
645 645 1 110.00 $110.00 $710 —
660–680 670 5 110.00–112.00 $110.41 $740 -5.59
705–727 717 6 104.00–110.00 $107.68 $772 -7.82
840 840 1 80.00 $80.00 $672 -18.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 365 2 169.00–181.00 $175.16 $639 +7.16
365 fancy 365 1 190.00 $190.00 $694 —
435–437 436 4 161.00–170.00 $164.74 $718 -0.20
450–490 467 5 151.00–161.00 $156.58 $731 +7.67
502–540 522 9 138.00–144.50 $142.42 $743 +0.09
560–590 571 15 129.00–140.00 $130.53 $745 -7.01
610–637 627 14 120.00–133.00 $123.98 $777 -4.45
686–690 687 5 121.00–135.00 $132.19 $908 +4.39
701–722 710 6 113.00–123.00 $117.56 $835 -2.48
780 780 1 107.00 $107.00 $835 -7.00
825 825 2 102.00 $102.00 $842 -2.00
865–875 870 2 101.00–109.00 $104.98 $913 -1.03
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 145.00 $145.00 $464 +7.00
395 395 1 131.00 $131.00 $517 -10.00
420 420 1 141.00 $141.00 $592 -13.00
470–480 475 2 135.00–140.00 $137.47 $653 +2.53
535–545 540 6 125.00–127.00 $126.01 $680 -5.22
570–590 578 5 120.00–125.00 $123.98 $717 —
659–690 664 9 115.00–118.00 $115.89 $770 +4.89
747 747 2 110.00 $110.00 $822 +5.00
760 760 1 90.00 $90.00 $684 —
970 970 1 90.00 $90.00 $873 +2.00
1040 1040 1 86.00 $86.00 $894 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1325 1174 80-85% 5 44.00–50.50 $47.76 $561 —
1070–1375 1236 80-85% 15 52.50–60.50 $56.60 $700 -7.52
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1010 965 85-90% 2 50.00–58.00 $54.19 $523 —
935–1050 979 85-90% 5 43.00–48.00 $44.87 $439 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $818 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1265 1193 2 81.50–83.00 $82.20 $981 —
1620–1790 1720 3 92.00–96.00 $93.70 $1,612 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
760–965 863 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 71.00 $71.00 $613

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1245 1245 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1325 1325 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 105.00 $105.00 $304 —
353 353 4 102.00 $102.00 $360 —
720 720 1 75.00 $75.00 $540 —
797 797 2 75.00 $75.00 $598 —
865 865 1 80.00 $80.00 $692 —

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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.