Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report, Russell Springs, KY

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 6, 2021

1,447 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.48/cwt ≈ $1,116/hd at 869 lb · 118 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.81/cwt ≈ $1,057/hd at 820 lb · 89 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.82/cwt ≈ $1,042/hd at 779 lb · 83 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,447	315	1,963
Feeder cattle	1,339	280	1,812
Slaughter cattle	88	35	120
Replacement cattle	20	—	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to closed for Holidays----No Trends----- Todays receipts : 1447

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
227 fancy	227	2	165.00	$165.00	$375	—
266	266	3	136.00	$136.00	$362	—
275 fancy	275	3	190.00	$190.00	$522	—
305	305	1	169.00	$169.00	$515	+2.08
355 fancy	355	1	169.00	$169.00	$600	—
351–396	368	9	155.00–162.50	$158.90	$585	+9.29
420–435	427	8	142.00–162.50	$151.90	$649	+1.47
450–499	478	27	148.00–159.75	$156.32	$747	+12.46
501–547	532	53	137.00–156.00	$150.05	$798	+15.05
562–585	574	28	136.00–148.00	$142.97	$821	+4.78
606–645	623	74	126.00–144.00	$137.74	$858	—
651–697	676	20	128.00–135.00	$132.17	$893	+6.17
702–736	716	62	122.00–132.00	$129.77	$929	+10.77
755	755	15	133.00	$133.00	$1,004	—
784 value added	784	68	134.00	$134.00	$1,051	—
819 value added	819	66	131.85	$131.85	$1,080	—
801–845	824	23	116.00–121.00	$120.09	$990	—
857–881 value added	869	118	126.10–130.85	$128.48	$1,116	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	11	118.50	$118.50	$824	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
584–595	587	7	115.00–122.00	$119.97	$704	—
652	652	2	113.00	$113.00	$737	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	2	128.00	$128.00	$755	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	120.00	$120.00	$264	—
250–295	284	10	122.50–135.00	$131.36	$373	+5.36
300–342	317	7	125.00–137.00	$132.52	$420	—
400–448	425	31	127.00–140.00	$135.52	$576	+6.66
455–495	479	37	122.50–135.00	$130.34	$624	+2.21
500–540	526	31	120.00–132.00	$127.96	$673	+2.88
555–590	579	43	115.00–124.50	$122.18	$707	-1.89
603–645	607	13	111.00–118.50	$117.50	$713	+7.50
650–682	666	62	105.00–120.00	$117.16	$780	—
712–742	728	10	117.00–120.00	$117.61	$856	—
754 value added	754	44	122.75	$122.75	$926	—
760	760	3	114.00	$114.00	$866	—
803	803	3	91.00	$91.00	$731	—
852 value added	852	59	117.85	$117.85	$1,004	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	120.00	$120.00	$408	—
350	350	1	127.00	$127.00	$444	—
475	475	1	118.00	$118.00	$560	—
535	535	1	118.00	$118.00	$631	—
565–595	580	2	117.00	$117.00	$679	—
645	645	1	107.00	$107.00	$690	—
660–693	685	4	104.00–106.50	$105.90	$725	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	115.00	$115.00	$477	—
580	580	2	109.00	$109.00	$632	—
600	600	1	106.00	$106.00	$636	—
690	690	1	89.00	$89.00	$614	—
715	715	1	92.00	$92.00	$658	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	90.00	$90.00	$576	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	142.50	$142.50	$314	—
285	285	1	161.00	$161.00	$459	—
315–335	325	2	145.00–150.00	$147.58	$480	+17.58
350–373	368	5	151.00–163.00	$160.72	$591	+13.72
400–430	408	14	149.00–160.50	$155.06	$633	+7.72
480–495	484	4	141.00–144.00	$143.23	$693	-3.54
505–545	521	5	130.00–137.00	$134.07	$699	+8.30
553–590	567	10	125.00–138.00	$131.80	$747	+8.43
610–645	628	2	114.00–116.00	$115.03	$722	-7.97
672–685	678	5	115.00–118.00	$116.39	$789	+0.39
702	702	2	111.00	$111.00	$779	—
790	790	1	107.00	$107.00	$845	—
810	810	1	105.00	$105.00	$850	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	125.00	$125.00	$650	—
665	665	3	109.00	$109.00	$725	—
780	780	1	106.00	$106.00	$827	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1110	1050	75-80%	2	51.50	$51.50	$541	+6.50
1125–1750	1315	75-80%	12	52.00–57.00	$54.03	$710	—
1270–1790	1521	75-80%	8	58.00–61.00	$59.04	$898	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–975	890	85-90%	5	15.00–20.00	$18.65	$166	—
905	905	85-90%	1	61.00	$61.00	$552	—
935–1055	995	85-90%	2	30.00–32.00	$31.06	$309	—
970–1065	1005	85-90%	4	30.00–37.00	$34.29	$345	-3.57

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1300	1049	80-85%	7	40.50–51.00	$45.82	$481	—
1040–1295	1120	80-85%	4	47.50–50.00	$49.40	$553	—
1275	1275	80-85%	1	30.00	$30.00	$382	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1480	1340	3	60.50–78.00	$71.09	$953	—
1520–1895	1690	3	89.00–94.50	$91.96	$1,554	—
1625–2145	1897	8	96.00–104.50	$100.50	$1,906	+15.65

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
1095	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00
1080–1200	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	550.00–785.00	$673.68

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1315–1430	1373	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	785.00	$785.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
1480	1480	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	910.00	$910.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1110–1125	1118	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–725.00	$712.42	—

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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.