Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 13, 2021

1,005 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.06/cwt -0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $915/hd at 709 lb · 110 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.85/cwt -2.12 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 577 lb · 95 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.71/cwt -4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $924/hd at 785 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,005	1,447	836
Feeder cattle	905	1,339	792
Slaughter cattle	87	88	41
Replacement cattle	13	20	3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --steady and Feeder heifers --Steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls 2.00 lower. Todays receipts --1005 hd.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	167.50	$167.50	$477	+31.50
300 fancy	300	1	170.00	$170.00	$510	—
330	330	2	160.00	$160.00	$528	-9.00
365–380	375	3	155.00–158.00	$157.03	$589	-1.87
415–440	432	11	155.00–159.00	$157.46	$680	+5.56
459–473 fancy	465	12	159.50	$159.50	$742	—
463–495	478	13	141.50–156.00	$150.33	$719	-5.99
500–526 fancy	512	7	156.00–159.00	$157.91	$808	—
510–545	534	19	136.00–148.00	$144.96	$774	-5.09
550–595	576	67	134.00–149.00	$141.52	$815	-1.45
578 value added	578	28	139.25	$139.25	$805	—
601 fancy	601	4	142.50	$142.50	$856	—
606–635	621	15	124.00–134.00	$130.17	$808	-7.57
658–695	678	25	120.00–130.50	$126.47	$857	-5.70
706 value added	706	75	131.10	$131.10	$926	—
700–732	716	35	116.00–127.00	$124.70	$893	-5.07
751–785	756	11	117.00–123.50	$122.26	$924	-10.74
819–835	827	12	111.50–119.00	$114.80	$949	-5.29
875	875	2	111.50	$111.50	$976	—
1042	1042	5	104.00	$104.00	$1,084	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	5	131.00	$131.00	$646	—
511	511	3	135.00	$135.00	$690	—
725	725	1	114.00	$114.00	$826	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	140.00	$140.00	$476	—
460–470	465	2	110.00–125.00	$117.58	$547	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–341	335	6	134.50–135.00	$134.75	$451	+2.23
357–396	384	13	127.00–134.50	$133.24	$512	—
400–437	420	12	127.00–136.00	$132.11	$555	-3.41
470–498	486	15	119.00–131.00	$126.28	$614	-4.06
500–547	528	40	117.50–126.00	$123.70	$653	-4.26
550–575	562	24	115.50–125.00	$119.03	$669	-3.15
581 value added	581	19	118.50	$118.50	$688	—
602–640	616	17	105.00–119.50	$114.64	$706	-2.86
659–697	679	24	100.00–120.00	$112.77	$766	-4.39
700–704	702	13	111.50–114.00	$112.62	$791	-4.99
762	762	2	104.00	$104.00	$792	-10.00
786 value added	786	71	118.10	$118.10	$928	-4.65
870	870	6	102.50	$102.50	$892	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	122.00	$122.00	$354	—
405	405	1	128.00	$128.00	$518	—
520	520	1	107.50	$107.50	$559	-10.50
555	555	2	111.50	$111.50	$619	-5.50
650–685	668	2	98.00–102.00	$99.95	$668	-5.95

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	121.00	$121.00	$569	—
675	675	1	90.00	$90.00	$608	+1.00
780	780	1	90.00	$90.00	$702	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	112.50	$112.50	$608	—
560	560	1	115.00	$115.00	$644	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295 fancy	295	3	172.00	$172.00	$507	—
307–325 fancy	316	4	166.00–170.00	$167.94	$531	—
370	370	2	160.00	$160.00	$592	-0.72
405–410	408	2	145.00–157.00	$151.04	$616	-4.02
410 fancy	410	2	156.00	$156.00	$640	—
460–490	476	13	131.00–149.00	$140.52	$669	-2.71
513–547	531	15	124.00–138.00	$130.86	$695	-3.21
570	570	7	127.00	$127.00	$724	-4.80
600–644	629	10	118.00–124.00	$120.13	$756	+5.10
776	776	3	108.00	$108.00	$838	+1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	132.00	$132.00	$640	—
880	880	2	85.00	$85.00	$748	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	127.00	$127.00	$597	—
515	515	1	117.00	$117.00	$603	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615–1530	1002	80-85%	28	40.50–52.50	$44.56	$446	—
1015–1285	1093	80-85%	7	47.50–50.00	$48.33	$528	—
1100–1115	1108	80-85%	2	30.50–49.00	$39.81	$441	-9.59

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805	805	85-90%	1	35.00	$35.00	$282	—
500–1035	877	85-90%	12	51.00–65.00	$56.31	$494	+37.66
885–1010	948	85-90%	2	27.00–34.00	$30.73	$291	—
770–1530	974	85-90%	5	20.00–28.00	$23.28	$227	-7.78

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1185	1153	75-80%	2	47.50	$47.50	$548	—
1070–1430	1200	75-80%	5	49.50–58.00	$54.58	$655	—
1165–1620	1378	75-80%	8	49.50–52.00	$50.92	$702	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125	1125	1	62.00	$62.00	$698	—
1755–1775	1765	2	82.00–88.00	$85.02	$1,501	—
1705–2185	1945	2	86.50–90.00	$88.03	$1,712	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060–1270	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	910.00–1,000.00	$959.06
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1245	1245	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1265	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	835.00	$835.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–775	718	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	410.00–475.00	$445.10
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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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.