Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

991 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.51/cwt +7.21 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 667 lb · 119 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.51/cwt +4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $985/hd at 668 lb · 58 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.34/cwt +0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 470 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 991 1,123 973
Feeder cattle 924 1,032 922
Slaughter cattle 56 58 51
Replacement cattle 11 33 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 182.50 $182.50 $630 +0.76
350 fancy 350 2 188.00 $188.00 $658 —
380–397 390 7 160.00–177.50 $171.55 $669 -6.10
428 fancy 428 3 182.00 $182.00 $779 —
400–446 436 12 155.00–170.00 $167.55 $731 -0.87
450 fancy 450 1 170.00 $170.00 $765 -0.43
450–497 473 26 153.00–168.00 $160.92 $761 +0.30
511 value added 511 9 165.00 $165.00 $843 -0.24
502–545 525 22 141.00–155.00 $151.55 $796 -0.88
550–597 578 46 146.00–156.00 $151.87 $878 +1.82
600–640 615 31 139.00–150.00 $145.29 $894 -0.72
650–694 668 58 139.50–150.75 $147.51 $985 +4.21
711–740 728 17 130.00–143.00 $138.03 $1,005 -5.13
732 value added 732 7 147.00 $147.00 $1,076 —
752–791 772 15 131.00–145.00 $139.64 $1,078 +1.94
792 value added 792 35 149.25 $149.25 $1,182 —
800–835 809 11 130.00–142.00 $136.68 $1,106 +1.46
857 value added 857 9 147.50 $147.50 $1,264 —
850–883 865 10 128.00–131.00 $129.28 $1,118 -8.65
907–940 916 7 125.00 $125.00 $1,145 -2.78
950 950 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,140 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 150.00 $150.00 $540 -10.00
405–435 417 3 150.00–152.00 $151.00 $630 ±0.00
480 480 1 142.50 $142.50 $684 -0.53
535 535 2 131.00–135.00 $133.00 $712 -13.28
620–635 630 3 130.00–135.00 $131.98 $831 -4.90
655–695 675 2 130.00–131.00 $130.49 $881 +4.19
710 710 1 120.00 $120.00 $852 -5.00
765 765 1 120.00 $120.00 $918 +16.00
810 810 1 112.50 $112.50 $911 —
945 945 1 90.00 $90.00 $850 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 6 130.00–142.50 $136.38 $375 +2.30
322–345 329 5 132.00–140.00 $136.40 $449 +0.52
360–382 373 7 138.00–145.00 $142.58 $532 +2.63
405–443 425 18 135.00–145.50 $142.61 $606 +3.53
450–495 470 50 130.00–143.00 $137.34 $645 +1.07
500–545 521 23 130.00–141.00 $134.43 $700 -0.36
554–598 577 39 130.00–143.00 $135.24 $780 +1.37
600–625 610 18 120.00–135.00 $131.72 $803 -4.57
637 value added 637 2 140.00 $140.00 $892 -2.80
659 value added 659 72 149.80 $149.80 $987 +6.80
650–695 680 47 130.00–140.50 $138.95 $945 +4.17
705–742 729 17 120.00–134.00 $128.91 $940 -3.60
764–775 766 19 120.00–132.50 $131.04 $1,004 -5.74
820–842 833 5 105.00–111.00 $107.98 $899 -2.02
875 875 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,024 +5.00
1005 1005 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,045 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 130.00 $130.00 $474 —
410 410 1 127.50 $127.50 $523 +14.50
490 490 1 120.00 $120.00 $588 +0.99
505–535 522 3 120.00–125.00 $122.38 $639 -1.08
565–597 581 9 120.00–125.00 $121.10 $704 +9.86
615–645 630 2 110.00–115.00 $112.44 $708 -4.24
650–685 665 11 120.00–125.00 $121.37 $807 +5.03
700 700 1 110.00 $110.00 $770 +2.04
787 787 2 115.00 $115.00 $905 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 170.00 $170.00 $476 -7.42
300–310 305 2 168.00–172.50 $170.21 $519 +1.21
360–392 376 10 174.00–185.00 $181.20 $681 +4.09
415 fancy 415 1 182.50 $182.50 $757 +2.11
400–447 419 7 163.00–175.00 $168.48 $706 +9.47
457–480 469 10 160.00–167.50 $162.48 $762 +8.23
500–531 514 9 145.00–154.00 $150.15 $772 +1.26
555–595 581 23 130.00–143.00 $138.46 $804 +2.04
601–622 608 6 140.00–144.00 $141.36 $859 +14.69
650–675 662 9 123.00–132.00 $128.28 $849 +6.50
725–730 726 5 115.50–117.00 $115.80 $841 -9.20
825 825 2 106.00 $106.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 107.00 $107.00 $230 -33.00
335–340 338 2 130.00–135.00 $132.52 $448 —
350–360 355 2 135.00–140.00 $137.46 $488 —
405 405 1 130.00 $130.00 $526 -13.00
505–510 507 3 130.00–138.00 $133.99 $679 +8.60
565–590 583 6 120.00 $120.00 $700 -6.46
670 670 2 101.00 $101.00 $677 -10.00
710 710 1 100.00 $100.00 $710 —
750 750 1 117.00 $117.00 $878 —
1010 1010 1 87.00 $87.00 $879 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 80-85% 1 64.00 $64.00 $682 —
1030–1275 1139 80-85% 7 46.00–53.50 $49.73 $566 -17.27
1095–1490 1276 80-85% 16 55.00–63.00 $60.10 $767 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $755 -12.00
1530–1770 1657 75-80% 5 60.00–63.00 $61.65 $1,022 —
1660 1660 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $1,062 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–990 924 85-90% 4 53.00–61.00 $57.03 $527 +2.39
940 940 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $489 -2.64

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,358 —
1530–1555 1543 2 75.50–80.00 $77.73 $1,199 —
1145–1885 1628 3 90.00–94.00 $93.06 $1,515 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
955–1195 1086 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 74.00–79.00 $77.58 $843

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–1290 1112 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 520.00–740.00 $647.88

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 110.00 $110.00 $500 —
535 535 1 110.00 $110.00 $588 —
597 597 11 109.00 $109.00 $651 —
705–710 708 2 90.00–91.00 $90.50 $641 —

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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.