Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

639 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.71/cwt ≈ $835/hd at 565 lb · 25 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.79/cwt ≈ $488/hd at 379 lb · 23 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.68/cwt ≈ $886/hd at 634 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	639	535	772
Feeder cattle	578	—	670
Slaughter cattle	45	—	76
Replacement cattle	16	—	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week :----Feeder steers-----2.00--4.00--higher and Feeder heifers----steady to 2.00--3.00 higher . Slaughter cows 3.00 lower bulls 3.00--4.00 lower. Todays receipts 639 hd.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
255 fancy	255	2	180.00	$180.00	$459
315 fancy	315	4	170.00	$170.00	$536
390	390	5	148.00	$148.00	$577
402 fancy	402	2	156.00	$156.00	$627
425	425	1	150.00	$150.00	$638
467–487	479	14	135.00–154.00	$142.19	$681
490 fancy	490	6	160.00	$160.00	$784
510–535	521	5	132.00–147.00	$143.24	$746
561–572	563	22	138.00–156.00	$146.76	$826
570–585 fancy	580	3	153.00–158.00	$154.64	$897
613 fancy	613	5	150.00	$150.00	$920
600–645	640	18	125.00–147.00	$136.81	$876
664–670	664	14	135.00–141.50	$141.03	$936
735	735	1	124.00	$124.00	$911
772	772	14	130.00	$130.00	$1,004
955	955	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,136

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
485	485	1	115.00	$115.00	$558
515	515	1	110.00	$110.00	$566
560	560	1	130.00	$130.00	$728
617	617	2	110.00	$110.00	$679
650–660	655	2	94.00–117.00	$105.41	$690

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
470	470	2	134.50	$134.50	$632
650	650	1	130.00	$130.00	$845

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
295	295	2	139.00	$139.00	$410
325–333	331	4	129.00–136.00	$134.28	$444
355–397	379	23	116.00–135.00	$128.79	$488
401–445	412	17	118.00–129.00	$122.61	$505
465–490	478	18	122.00–130.00	$127.36	$609
515–535	527	17	115.00–129.50	$125.91	$664
550–590	578	4	117.00–127.00	$122.78	$710
620–625	621	7	114.00–124.00	$120.71	$750
650	650	8	115.00	$115.00	$748
730–735	733	2	107.00–112.50	$109.76	$805
875	875	1	85.00	$85.00	$744
955	955	1	90.00	$90.00	$860

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
265	265	2	105.00–115.00	$110.00	$292
385	385	1	105.00	$105.00	$404
406–415	408	8	111.00–126.00	$123.35	$503
495	495	1	120.00	$120.00	$594
533–545	536	4	120.00–123.00	$122.24	$655
610–620	615	2	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$692
690	690	2	101.00–107.00	$104.00	$718

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805	805	1	105.00	$105.00	$845

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
235	235	1	155.00	$155.00	$364
260–285	273	2	145.00–150.00	$147.39	$402
340 fancy	340	1	163.00	$163.00	$554
368–385	375	6	139.00–152.00	$144.25	$541
405–425	416	10	140.00–150.00	$141.39	$588
465–485	479	4	125.00–136.50	$132.69	$636
500–545	528	12	124.00–143.00	$137.73	$727
565–595	582	8	120.00–129.00	$125.13	$728
610–637	623	20	115.00–130.00	$122.64	$764
650–697	678	21	111.00–124.00	$119.36	$809
724–725	724	11	111.00–117.50	$116.91	$846
930	930	1	90.00	$90.00	$837

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
345	345	1	116.00	$116.00	$400
400	400	2	120.00	$120.00	$480
485	485	1	120.00	$120.00	$582
532–545	537	5	120.00–130.00	$124.98	$671
640	640	1	115.00	$115.00	$736
660–695	683	5	109.00–112.00	$111.22	$760
737	737	2	117.00	$117.00	$862

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
445	445	1	115.00	$115.00	$512
570–588	584	5	124.00	$124.00	$724

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
345	345	1	102.50	$102.50	$354
440	440	1	124.00	$124.00	$546
520	520	2	130.00	$130.00	$676

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1260	1260	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	950.00	$950.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	850.00	$850.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
690	690	80-85%	1	33.00	$33.00	$228
930–1615	1243	80-85%	16	40.00–49.00	$46.51	$578
1290–1650	1420	80-85%	3	48.00–50.00	$48.61	$690

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1025–1595	1354	75-80%	9	50.00–51.50	$50.53	$684
1160–1820	1436	75-80%	5	50.00–55.50	$52.70	$757

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840–865	853	85-90%	2	32.50–39.00	$35.80	$305
770–960	865	85-90%	2	49.00–51.00	$50.11	$433

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1530–1650	1590	2	82.00–83.50	$82.72	$1,315
1585–1670	1628	2	82.00–88.50	$85.17	$1,387

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1190–1255	1223	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	785.00	$785.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00

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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.