Cattle Market Pulse

Washington Co. Cattle Sale Market Report

Springfield, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 15, 2021

823 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.59/cwt -3.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,266/hd at 841 lb · 66 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.07/cwt -0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 573 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.96/cwt -1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 529 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 823 1,760 1,273
Feeder cattle 784 1,651 1,215
Slaughter cattle 39 103 58
Replacement cattle — 6 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 160.00 $160.00 $424 —
320–330 325 2 150.00–160.00 $154.92 $503 -28.87
360–397 384 6 160.00–175.00 $165.69 $636 -17.37
405–448 430 12 163.00–176.00 $169.06 $727 -7.16
433 fancy 433 3 180.00 $180.00 $779 -7.00
455–495 464 25 161.00–174.50 $169.02 $784 +0.88
501–547 530 38 145.00–159.00 $154.36 $818 -1.62
553–595 570 27 140.00–156.00 $146.53 $835 -5.04
600–648 625 38 133.50–148.00 $139.50 $872 -5.03
650–698 678 37 130.00–146.50 $139.14 $943 -1.57
703–730 717 16 130.00–144.50 $138.47 $993 +3.58
770–782 782 25 133.50–143.50 $141.34 $1,105 +10.24
802–843 829 7 128.50–131.50 $130.31 $1,080 -7.12
842 value added 842 59 153.00 $153.00 $1,288 -1.92
855 855 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,146 +3.63
925 925 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,110 -9.60
1008 1008 10 120.00 $120.00 $1,210 -2.50
1120 1120 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,277 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 136.00 $136.00 $558 -25.83
482–485 483 3 140.00 $140.00 $676 -9.75
591–592 592 7 136.00–138.50 $137.07 $811 -5.23
600 600 1 127.00 $127.00 $762 -8.01
655 655 1 120.00 $120.00 $786 +10.00
700 700 1 110.00 $110.00 $770 -7.98
860 860 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,015 —
1010 1010 1 98.00 $98.00 $990 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 2 136.00–141.00 $138.43 $378 +5.41
326 326 3 142.00 $142.00 $463 +6.88
355–395 380 13 135.00–144.00 $141.78 $539 +2.78
430–441 436 12 130.00–140.00 $138.00 $602 +0.86
455–490 466 29 127.00–135.00 $130.11 $606 -5.03
480 fancy 480 1 141.00 $141.00 $677 —
525 value added 525 5 140.50 $140.50 $738 —
500–548 529 39 125.00–137.00 $130.86 $692 -2.98
550–595 573 38 120.00–135.00 $128.22 $735 -1.76
568–586 value added 575 8 137.00–140.00 $138.85 $798 -1.15
600–645 628 29 124.00–141.50 $130.90 $822 -2.33
650–682 673 11 120.00–131.00 $128.05 $862 -10.45
674 value added 674 7 140.00 $140.00 $944 -8.00
707–710 708 7 129.00–133.00 $131.00 $927 -1.86
728 value added 728 4 135.50 $135.50 $986 —
750–790 765 3 116.00–122.00 $119.37 $913 -4.37
830 830 2 116.00 $116.00 $963 -7.99
852 852 5 114.00 $114.00 $971 -6.00
965–982 974 16 100.00–111.00 $106.62 $1,038 -8.38
1185 1185 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,126 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 120.00 $120.00 $462 -2.27
422–445 434 4 126.00–128.00 $127.03 $551 +4.33
465 465 5 125.00 $125.00 $581 +2.64
505–515 510 4 120.00–122.00 $120.50 $615 -3.27
567–575 570 3 120.00 $120.00 $684 -8.82
600–645 619 6 119.00–122.00 $120.49 $746 +0.49
750 750 1 107.00 $107.00 $802 —
800 800 1 104.00 $104.00 $832 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 150.00 $150.00 $315 —
366–397 384 9 165.00 $165.00 $634 -17.45
486–492 488 8 154.00–159.50 $157.55 $769 -4.98
510–533 525 10 140.00–155.50 $149.52 $785 +2.58
600–645 610 24 120.00–135.00 $130.18 $794 -2.69
675 675 1 115.00 $115.00 $776 -7.53
707–735 720 4 114.00–130.00 $118.31 $852 -6.26
755–785 770 2 105.00 $105.00 $808 -9.50
938 938 4 104.00 $104.00 $976 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 140.00 $140.00 $399 —
398 398 4 147.00 $147.00 $585 -17.38
470–495 483 2 130.00 $130.00 $628 -25.00
590 590 1 133.00 $133.00 $785 —
615–630 623 2 110.00–114.00 $112.02 $698 -9.48
675 675 1 115.00 $115.00 $776 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $663 —
1100–1200 1147 80-85% 5 47.00–50.00 $48.62 $558 —
1060–1325 1225 80-85% 11 51.00–54.00 $52.87 $648 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–950 926 85-90% 4 40.00–42.00 $41.25 $382 —
915–980 950 85-90% 3 47.00–51.00 $49.37 $469 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–1620 1598 75-80% 3 56.00–58.50 $56.81 $908 —
1555–1785 1670 75-80% 2 60.00 $60.00 $1,002 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1270 1233 2 75.00–82.00 $78.61 $969 —
1795–1830 1813 2 86.00–88.00 $86.99 $1,577 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 90.00 $90.00 $274 —

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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.