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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 2, 2020

873 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.48/cwt +7.77 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 604 lb · 82 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.90/cwt +13.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,019/hd at 744 lb · 78 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.15/cwt +8.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,075/hd at 796 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 873 1,081 885
Feeder cattle 803 1,004 679
Slaughter cattle 53 51 161
Replacement cattle 17 26 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week : No trends--- Due to closed for Thanksgiving Holiday. Todays receipts--873 hd.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 365 6 143.00–150.00 $146.45 $535 -3.55
365–393 fancy 381 9 155.00–165.00 $156.74 $597 -9.45
410–425 413 9 143.00–150.00 $148.40 $613 -3.49
420–437 fancy 432 18 157.00–158.00 $157.73 $681 -0.27
474–478 fancy 476 9 151.00–155.50 $153.01 $728 -1.97
465–486 477 8 137.00–148.00 $144.67 $690 -1.69
517–526 521 7 131.50–148.50 $141.14 $735 +0.68
501–532 fancy 526 26 140.00–157.00 $144.95 $762 -7.55
580 value added 580 15 144.00 $144.00 $835 +3.50
570–599 592 8 138.00–143.00 $138.84 $822 +1.13
600 value added 600 63 145.10 $145.10 $871 —
616 fancy 616 10 136.00 $136.00 $838 —
611–630 620 9 128.50–134.00 $131.38 $815 -3.33
671–680 672 12 125.00–136.00 $133.83 $899 +7.88
705–740 720 8 122.00–132.00 $127.27 $916 +4.10
747 value added 747 70 138.00 $138.00 $1,031 —
787 787 2 124.00 $124.00 $976 -2.75
796 value added 796 64 135.50 $135.50 $1,079 —
880 880 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,021 -3.00
955 955 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,098 —
1000 1000 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,090 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–548 542 7 120.00–131.00 $127.72 $692 —
556–586 572 15 130.50–135.00 $132.64 $759 —
775 775 1 116.00 $116.00 $899 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 7 133.00 $133.00 $598 +9.88
547 547 2 123.00 $123.00 $673 —
590 590 1 97.50 $97.50 $575 —
710 710 1 115.00 $115.00 $816 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 fancy 335 1 159.00 $159.00 $533 —
597 597 2 122.00 $122.00 $728 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 2 136.00 $136.00 $377 +13.50
305 305 1 134.00 $134.00 $409 +0.91
360–380 368 10 121.00–131.00 $127.03 $467 -6.23
401–446 418 35 124.00–134.00 $129.35 $541 -2.21
450–497 477 39 121.00–134.00 $125.78 $600 -5.89
503–543 527 26 118.50–129.00 $123.78 $652 -4.33
555–597 578 38 114.00–126.00 $121.12 $700 -2.22
605–630 609 19 114.00–114.50 $114.42 $697 -6.21
710 710 2 118.00 $118.00 $838 +9.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 115.00 $115.00 $328 —
340 340 2 124.00 $124.00 $422 -3.00
460 460 1 121.00 $121.00 $557 -12.00
565–597 586 3 109.00–112.00 $109.96 $644 -1.04
657 657 2 89.00 $89.00 $585 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 140.00 $140.00 $308 -25.00
290 290 3 150.00–154.00 $151.33 $439 +4.10
310 310 1 147.50 $147.50 $457 -7.50
350–375 359 5 132.50–143.00 $136.70 $491 -16.29
405–425 412 3 142.00–147.00 $143.72 $592 -3.28
426 fancy 426 5 149.00 $149.00 $635 —
452–466 fancy 458 10 146.50–149.00 $147.52 $676 —
470–497 486 5 125.50–134.00 $129.75 $631 -9.09
513–540 525 25 122.00–134.00 $126.51 $664 -0.34
565–587 574 24 115.00–127.00 $122.98 $706 -0.69
601–640 616 6 115.00–126.00 $122.23 $753 +1.66
662–691 679 10 114.50–119.00 $115.64 $785 +0.88
740–745 742 9 108.00–109.50 $108.50 $805 -1.57
760 760 1 111.00 $111.00 $844 —
845 845 1 86.00 $86.00 $727 —
860–875 864 5 82.00–96.00 $89.22 $771 -2.83
900 900 1 85.00 $85.00 $765 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 3 130.00 $130.00 $725 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 110.00 $110.00 $374 —
425 425 1 126.00 $126.00 $536 -3.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 365 2 105.00–130.00 $117.16 $428 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1535 1421 75-80% 5 52.50–68.00 $56.31 $800 —
1080–2080 1478 75-80% 13 47.00–52.00 $50.45 $746 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 80-85% 1 47.50 $47.50 $530 +11.04
920–1540 1198 80-85% 12 40.50–47.50 $44.21 $530 —
1130–1335 1233 80-85% 2 34.50–40.50 $37.75 $465 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1090 918 85-90% 2 29.00–31.50 $30.49 $280 -20.51
950 950 85-90% 1 53.00 $53.00 $504 +29.24
960 960 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $336 +11.24
890–1270 1059 85-90% 4 10.00–23.50 $16.04 $170 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495 1495 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,256 —
1605–1760 1688 3 85.50–88.00 $86.64 $1,462 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1145 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1065–1280 1171 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 635.00–900.00 $730.22
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1345–1560 1475 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–835.00 $785.15
1505 1505 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 1 74.00 $74.00 $533 —

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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.