Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

1,438 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.08/cwt +12.54 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 663 lb · 184 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.63/cwt +2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,022/hd at 742 lb · 80 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.60/cwt +2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,263/hd at 822 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,438 997 938
Feeder cattle 1,365 941 845
Slaughter cattle 68 53 93
Replacement cattle 5 3 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 fancy 336 3 183.00 $183.00 $615 —
370–395 383 2 160.00–176.00 $168.26 $644 +13.00
375–390 fancy 389 19 178.00–179.00 $178.95 $696 -6.37
400–445 434 13 160.00–171.00 $167.21 $726 -1.68
453 fancy 453 8 173.00 $173.00 $784 —
450–495 469 29 150.00–166.00 $158.07 $741 -1.61
507–532 value added 510 16 161.00–163.00 $162.49 $829 +2.49
500–549 529 40 140.00–154.50 $149.84 $793 +2.47
575 value added 575 7 160.00 $160.00 $920 +1.50
554–598 580 51 140.00–156.50 $149.06 $865 +3.17
600 value added 600 2 150.00 $150.00 $900 —
600–637 620 23 132.00–146.00 $137.87 $855 -1.94
650–690 668 33 133.00–147.50 $140.84 $941 +3.87
700–745 726 16 130.00–140.50 $136.19 $989 -10.00
753 value added 753 5 149.00 $149.00 $1,122 -10.10
778–794 791 28 135.50–146.50 $142.46 $1,127 +3.53
800–813 810 4 130.00–141.00 $138.28 $1,120 -3.72
823 value added 823 61 154.60 $154.60 $1,272 +3.57
880–897 894 13 113.00–142.00 $138.11 $1,235 —
927–947 942 16 130.50–132.00 $130.87 $1,233 -2.76
1020–1040 1035 4 114.00–116.00 $115.50 $1,195 -13.50
1107 1107 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,295 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 121.00 $121.00 $405 -20.00
365 365 1 154.00 $154.00 $562 —
430–440 435 2 149.00–154.00 $151.53 $659 +2.53
450–490 467 9 140.00–149.00 $144.54 $675 +2.54
500–525 506 4 130.50–137.50 $132.31 $669 -7.69
558–577 564 6 131.00–138.00 $133.39 $752 +0.97
605 605 2 129.00 $129.00 $780 —
670–695 683 4 130.00–131.00 $130.25 $890 -0.25
710 710 3 125.00 $125.00 $888 -5.00
760–780 770 2 129.00–130.00 $129.51 $997 +15.51
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 1 114.50 $114.50 $1,506 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 152.00 $152.00 $357 —
270–290 283 3 131.00–133.00 $131.64 $373 -16.36
305–340 329 7 129.00–137.00 $132.24 $435 +0.24
350–392 374 13 134.00–140.00 $136.09 $509 +1.11
400–446 425 43 130.00–143.00 $140.35 $596 +1.20
450–498 469 47 130.00–145.00 $137.39 $644 +5.90
503–542 522 49 127.00–139.00 $135.04 $705 +2.16
510–546 value added 531 9 140.50–145.00 $142.61 $757 —
558–595 568 34 130.00–140.00 $135.71 $771 +9.87
568–592 value added 574 16 142.00–145.00 $144.23 $828 +4.23
601–640 622 20 123.00–135.50 $129.83 $808 +4.91
661–663 value added 662 159 147.50–149.00 $148.25 $981 +8.25
650–692 667 25 122.00–136.00 $132.31 $883 +4.30
710–720 719 11 125.00–135.50 $133.74 $962 +2.92
746 value added 746 69 138.25 $138.25 $1,031 -1.75
760–790 774 15 116.00–128.00 $122.62 $949 —
800–820 812 9 110.00–123.00 $117.46 $954 +11.46
853–895 859 20 112.50–121.00 $119.17 $1,024 +1.70
943 943 3 117.00 $117.00 $1,103 +9.03
965–981 979 10 115.00–115.50 $115.40 $1,130 -0.10
1096 1096 6 109.50 $109.50 $1,200 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 121.00–128.00 $125.67 $446 —
400–425 413 3 120.00–121.00 $120.32 $497 +0.32
455–475 461 11 120.00–121.00 $120.63 $556 -1.37
505–548 542 8 120.00–125.00 $120.62 $654 -2.81
550–592 574 9 120.00–128.50 $124.76 $716 +13.74
685–688 687 4 115.00–120.00 $118.75 $816 +8.34
710–720 715 2 100.00 $100.00 $715 -7.68

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 163.00 $163.00 $350 —
260–275 268 2 150.00–160.00 $154.86 $415 —
295 fancy 295 2 180.00 $180.00 $531 —
300 fancy 300 1 192.50 $192.50 $578 —
330 330 1 170.00 $170.00 $561 —
355–395 368 3 167.50–181.00 $175.21 $645 +0.05
385–390 fancy 388 2 185.00–189.00 $186.99 $726 -3.01
416–435 418 8 151.00–160.00 $158.83 $664 -5.91
425 fancy 425 6 170.00 $170.00 $722 —
470–496 485 13 141.00–153.00 $148.44 $720 -8.14
505–535 516 11 140.00–150.00 $147.56 $761 +5.14
562–590 579 19 125.00–138.00 $130.72 $757 +0.19
625–635 632 6 122.00–125.00 $124.34 $786 +0.36
685 685 2 115.00–122.00 $118.50 $812 -13.69
710–735 728 5 105.00–114.00 $109.83 $800 -7.73
905 905 2 94.00 $94.00 $851 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 117.00 $117.00 $322 —
385 385 1 110.00 $110.00 $424 -21.00
515–530 525 3 130.00–131.00 $130.34 $684 +4.33
580 580 1 110.00 $110.00 $638 -13.98
600 600 1 123.00 $123.00 $738 —
670 670 2 110.00–115.00 $112.50 $754 -3.39
765 765 1 90.00 $90.00 $688 ±0.00
900 900 1 96.00 $96.00 $864 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1415 1243 80-85% 3 59.00–60.00 $59.52 $740 +2.92
1225–1295 1257 80-85% 3 44.00–50.00 $47.88 $602 —
1100–1430 1268 80-85% 18 52.50–58.50 $55.42 $703 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–865 833 85-90% 2 60.00–68.00 $63.84 $532 —
705–1045 875 85-90% 2 51.50–55.00 $52.91 $463 —
815–1010 915 85-90% 3 40.00–49.00 $44.20 $404 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,050 —
1490–1685 1566 75-80% 4 55.50–60.00 $58.54 $917 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,232 —
1655–2040 1788 4 87.50–91.00 $89.34 $1,597 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
930 930 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 76.00 $76.00 $707

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00

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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
1205–1570 1380 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,150.00–1,410.00 $1,218.58 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 3 108.00 $108.00 $303 +3.00
343–346 345 10 109.00–113.00 $111.81 $386 —
378 378 4 113.00 $113.00 $427 +11.00
440 440 9 113.00 $113.00 $497 —
459–488 469 12 107.50–110.00 $109.13 $512 —
516 516 3 107.00 $107.00 $552 —
583 583 5 108.00 $108.00 $630 —
700 700 1 70.00 $70.00 $490 -5.00
888 value added 888 61 105.25 $105.25 $935 —

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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.