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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

602 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $109.45/cwt -12.04 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 616 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $116.78/cwt -3.11 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 637 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $114.73/cwt -13.16 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 568 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 602 689 783
Feeder cattle 522 650 719
Slaughter cattle 55 22 46
Replacement cattle 25 17 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–211 209 7 167.00–170.00 $167.41 $350 —
246 value added 246 6 178.00 $178.00 $438 —
323 value added 323 3 169.00 $169.00 $546 —
340 340 5 161.00 $161.00 $547 —
365 365 2 162.00 $162.00 $591 -6.03
380 value added 380 3 162.00 $162.00 $616 —
427–437 432 8 140.00–143.00 $141.48 $611 -13.85
467 value added 467 4 146.00 $146.00 $682 —
522–540 528 6 125.00–132.00 $129.61 $684 —
550 550 6 137.00 $137.00 $754 —
580–598 value added 589 12 142.00–143.50 $142.74 $841 +5.39
647 647 3 121.00 $121.00 $783 —
655–695 683 10 120.00–130.00 $123.73 $845 -6.27
695 value added 695 1 128.00 $128.00 $890 —
725 725 1 123.00 $123.00 $892 -5.98
726 value added 726 4 127.50 $127.50 $926 —
780 780 5 127.00 $127.00 $991 —
828 828 5 122.00 $122.00 $1,010 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 125.00 $125.00 $250 —
255 255 5 132.00 $132.00 $337 —
340 340 4 125.00 $125.00 $425 —
370–390 381 7 115.00–131.00 $121.65 $463 -7.35
428–440 432 9 112.00–121.00 $115.06 $497 -13.84
463–480 473 12 105.00–120.00 $114.30 $541 -13.37
520–545 527 13 104.00–120.00 $107.52 $567 -17.01
555–582 568 22 109.00–117.00 $114.73 $652 -11.52
602–635 616 26 99.00–111.00 $109.45 $674 -12.04
665–677 674 7 95.50–100.50 $99.09 $668 -18.91
730 730 1 95.00 $95.00 $694 -15.00
750 750 3 95.00 $95.00 $712 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–382 372 11 129.00–145.50 $137.20 $510 -13.95
435–440 438 8 131.00–142.00 $137.90 $604 -7.89
461–488 472 16 130.00–145.00 $136.55 $645 -6.59
502–530 515 18 126.00–132.00 $127.96 $659 -6.78
557–575 568 19 123.00–129.00 $124.47 $707 -2.32
600–645 637 24 112.00–125.00 $116.78 $744 -3.11
651–697 678 13 110.00–123.00 $118.18 $801 +3.57
703–721 711 15 102.00–117.00 $110.31 $784 -6.33
775–777 777 5 99.00–110.00 $101.20 $786 -6.80
810–842 825 5 99.00–116.00 $107.68 $888 —
867 867 4 86.00 $86.00 $746 —
971 971 4 74.00 $74.00 $719 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1250 1210 80-85% 4 55.00–57.00 $55.74 $674 —
1100–1300 1225 80-85% 4 49.00–52.00 $51.08 $626 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1500 1255 75-80% 4 52.00–54.00 $52.96 $665 —
1350–1600 1517 75-80% 3 57.00–61.00 $59.81 $907 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 85-90% 2 49.00 $49.00 $514 —
900–1300 1100 85-90% 3 36.00–45.00 $41.21 $453 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1700 1580 3 80.00–81.00 $80.29 $1,269 —
1800 1800 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,530 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–1130 1066 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 650.00–875.00 $696.16
1100–1205 1168 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 950.00–1,025.00 $994.19

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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.