Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

1,760 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.82/cwt +17.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,260/hd at 819 lb · 271 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.86/cwt +0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 682 lb · 102 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.53/cwt -0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 621 lb · 74 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,760	991	1,425
Feeder cattle	1,651	924	1,372
Slaughter cattle	103	56	53
Replacement cattle	6	11	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder steers over 600 lbs. sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	320	4	174.00–188.00	$183.79	$588	+1.29
330 fancy	330	1	190.00	$190.00	$627	—
350 fancy	350	2	193.00	$193.00	$676	+5.00
350–380	363	6	175.00–189.00	$183.06	$665	+11.51
400 fancy	400	2	187.00	$187.00	$748	+5.00
416–445	428	25	169.00–180.00	$176.22	$754	+8.67
450–495	468	40	160.00–172.00	$168.14	$787	+7.22
500–546	524	62	150.00–165.00	$155.98	$817	+4.43
550–593	564	37	146.50–159.00	$151.57	$855	-0.30
600–637	621	74	139.50–153.50	$144.53	$898	-0.76
650–697	682	66	130.00–145.00	$140.71	$960	-6.80
700–735	720	25	130.00–145.50	$134.89	$971	-3.14
755–795	781	15	130.00–136.00	$131.10	$1,024	-8.54
805–834 value added	818	254	154.00–155.80	$154.92	$1,267	—
831–841	836	17	134.50–140.00	$137.43	$1,149	+0.75
855–890	871	4	130.00–131.00	$130.37	$1,136	+1.09
901–932	916	12	121.00–132.50	$129.60	$1,187	+4.60
950–955	953	2	126.00	$126.00	$1,201	+6.00
1038	1038	13	122.50	$122.50	$1,272	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	385	3	160.00–168.00	$162.74	$627	+12.74
405–440	418	9	160.00–166.00	$161.83	$676	+10.83
450–495	464	4	149.00–150.00	$149.75	$695	+7.25
515–540	531	4	140.00–148.00	$142.76	$758	+9.76
552–590	566	9	138.00–145.00	$142.30	$805	—
600–630	613	7	130.00–137.00	$135.01	$828	+3.03
665–675	670	2	110.00	$110.00	$737	-20.49
705–715	710	2	115.00–121.00	$117.98	$838	-2.02

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,305	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	102.00	$102.00	$622	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	218	2	140.00	$140.00	$305	—
265–295	276	8	130.00–140.00	$133.02	$367	-3.36
310–340	322	7	130.00–140.00	$135.12	$435	-1.28
370–395	380	15	130.00–145.00	$139.00	$528	-3.58
400–445	423	40	130.00–144.00	$137.14	$580	-5.47
455–490	472	66	130.00–142.00	$135.14	$638	-2.20
500–548	523	58	130.00–142.00	$133.84	$700	-0.59
550 value added	550	2	140.00	$140.00	$770	—
550–595	576	60	124.00–135.00	$129.98	$749	-5.26
600–645	622	39	123.00–139.00	$133.23	$829	+1.51
667–696	677	23	135.00–140.00	$138.50	$938	-0.45
683 value added	683	79	148.00	$148.00	$1,011	-1.80
709–710	709	7	132.00–135.00	$132.86	$942	+3.95
773–785	776	4	120.00–125.00	$123.74	$960	-7.30
826–835	828	5	120.00–125.00	$123.99	$1,027	+16.01
856–872	867	10	120.00	$120.00	$1,040	+3.00
964	964	11	115.00	$115.00	$1,109	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	122.00	$122.00	$360	—
320	320	1	121.00	$121.00	$387	—
355–385	365	3	120.00–127.00	$122.27	$446	-7.73
415–435	425	3	120.00–126.00	$122.70	$521	-4.80
455–490	468	11	120.00–126.00	$122.36	$573	+2.36
505–546	521	22	120.00–128.00	$123.77	$645	+1.39
550–561	559	5	124.00–130.00	$128.82	$720	+7.72
622–645	630	3	120.00	$120.00	$756	+7.56
650–675	655	5	120.00–121.50	$121.19	$794	-0.18
715–740	729	4	100.00–115.00	$111.19	$811	+1.19

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	278	3	162.00–170.00	$164.73	$458	-5.27
290 fancy	290	1	200.00	$200.00	$580	—
305–335	328	5	175.00–189.00	$183.33	$601	+13.12
335 fancy	335	1	191.00	$191.00	$640	—
355–390	374	4	172.00–189.00	$182.45	$682	+1.25
392 fancy	392	2	190.00	$190.00	$745	—
405 fancy	405	1	186.00	$186.00	$753	+3.50
415–432	427	4	178.00–183.00	$179.72	$767	+11.24
455–499	479	18	161.00–168.00	$162.53	$779	+0.05
508–540	514	16	140.00–151.50	$146.94	$755	-3.21
555–580	565	21	140.00–148.50	$142.25	$804	+3.79
600–648	635	33	130.00–144.00	$132.87	$844	-8.49
665–680	673	4	120.00–125.00	$122.53	$825	-5.75
705–735	720	2	121.00–128.00	$124.57	$897	+8.77
765	765	2	111.00–118.00	$114.50	$876	—
820–845	833	2	103.00–111.00	$107.06	$892	+1.06

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	1	150.00	$150.00	$202	—
225	225	1	150.00	$150.00	$338	+43.00
320–345	333	2	151.00–160.00	$155.67	$518	+23.15
355–390	377	3	162.00–169.00	$164.38	$620	+26.92
448	448	3	165.00	$165.00	$739	—
475	475	1	155.00	$155.00	$736	—
500	500	1	134.00	$134.00	$670	+0.01
550–555	553	5	122.00–130.00	$126.79	$701	+6.79
620–632	627	6	120.00–123.00	$121.50	$762	—
740	740	2	110.00	$110.00	$814	+10.00
785	785	2	106.00	$106.00	$832	-11.00
810–845	828	2	90.00–98.00	$93.92	$778	—
920	920	1	90.00	$90.00	$828	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1205	1163	80-85%	3	47.00–52.00	$50.45	$587	—
1060–1445	1269	80-85%	22	54.50–61.50	$59.06	$749	-1.04
1125–1405	1289	80-85%	5	62.00–63.00	$62.37	$804	+2.27

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1960	1628	75-80%	13	57.00–62.50	$59.73	$972	—
1495–2100	1703	75-80%	3	63.00–64.00	$63.71	$1,085	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–845	813	85-90%	2	61.00–66.00	$63.60	$517	—
1000–1015	1008	85-90%	2	53.50–56.00	$54.74	$552	—
995–1045	1020	85-90%	2	45.50–50.00	$47.69	$486	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1485	1283	4	78.50–82.50	$80.91	$1,038	—
1125–1795	1569	9	85.00–94.00	$90.92	$1,427	—
1610–1780	1695	2	94.50–95.00	$94.76	$1,606	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1095	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	$876

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00	$850.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	102.00	$102.00	$240	—
505	505	1	101.00	$101.00	$510	-9.00
560	560	1	105.00	$105.00	$588	—
655	655	1	79.00	$79.00	$517	—
745	745	1	65.00	$65.00	$484	—
765	765	1	60.50	$60.50	$463	—
830	830	1	90.00	$90.00	$747	—
849 value added	849	60	108.00	$108.00	$917	—
1018–1045	1023	5	85.00–90.00	$88.98	$910	—
1180	1180	1	75.00	$75.00	$885	—

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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.