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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 10, 2021

1,440 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.06/cwt -1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $924/hd at 624 lb · 80 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.90/cwt +7.30 vs last sale · ≈ $873/hd at 539 lb · 75 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.64/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 725 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,440 751 1,009
Feeder cattle 1,361 690 969
Slaughter cattle 65 39 40
Replacement cattle 14 22 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---2.00--4.00 Higher and Feeder heifers--Steady to 2.00 Higher. Slaughter cows steady and bulls 2.00 higher. Todays receipts 1440 hd.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 fancy 382 3 172.50–177.50 $175.66 $671 +8.95
395 395 1 162.00 $162.00 $640 +19.00
415–440 428 2 167.50–174.00 $170.65 $730 -0.35
413–446 fancy 438 27 178.00–184.50 $180.92 $792 +8.92
458–465 fancy 462 10 176.00–181.00 $177.98 $822 +3.32
461–497 484 28 145.00–167.00 $162.68 $787 ±0.00
505–545 532 30 150.00–160.00 $156.49 $833 +5.85
544 value added 544 45 165.50 $165.50 $900 —
555–592 568 33 144.00–158.50 $151.62 $861 -2.37
623 value added 623 58 149.00 $149.00 $928 +3.50
606–635 626 22 135.00–149.00 $145.58 $911 +4.38
650–688 665 47 129.00–146.50 $138.00 $918 -4.21
710–741 value added 721 46 127.50–130.50 $129.36 $933 -5.39
700–748 739 13 125.50–143.00 $135.19 $999 +4.88
765 fancy 765 4 148.00 $148.00 $1,132 —
761–773 767 14 123.00–126.00 $124.45 $955 -4.15
802–846 822 46 118.50–125.50 $121.09 $995 +1.09
889 value added 889 54 124.00 $124.00 $1,102 —
900–923 908 22 112.00–113.50 $113.18 $1,028 —
972 972 17 113.25 $113.25 $1,101 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680–695 688 2 115.00–125.00 $119.95 $825 —
791 791 6 118.50 $118.50 $937 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–670 663 2 130.00–131.00 $130.51 $865 +6.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
232 232 6 155.00 $155.00 $360 —
271–295 279 5 142.50–152.50 $148.87 $415 +13.87
345 345 1 150.00 $150.00 $518 -0.60
360–395 389 11 144.00–151.00 $147.89 $575 +2.04
410–442 425 26 132.00–152.50 $145.58 $619 -0.40
455–489 469 33 125.00–144.00 $136.29 $639 -3.83
507–546 523 51 122.00–145.00 $134.81 $705 -1.80
555 value added 555 26 135.50 $135.50 $752 —
561–599 584 20 123.00–135.00 $126.81 $741 -3.71
606–645 621 30 115.00–128.00 $123.61 $768 +2.04
650–683 662 35 108.00–123.50 $118.96 $788 +1.50
709–731 722 15 111.00–116.00 $112.74 $814 +0.07
777–783 781 21 105.00–113.00 $110.71 $865 —
800–816 815 18 100.00–114.50 $108.43 $884 +2.43
865–896 888 15 88.00–116.00 $96.52 $857 —
920 920 1 102.00 $102.00 $938 —
980 980 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,029 —
1380 1380 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,159 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 130.00–141.00 $135.50 $481 —
555 555 3 126.00 $126.00 $699 +8.61
607 607 2 90.00 $90.00 $546 —
775 775 1 87.00 $87.00 $674 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 123.00 $123.00 $320 —
442 442 2 116.00 $116.00 $513 —
465–475 470 2 115.00–116.00 $115.49 $543 —
590 590 1 114.00 $114.00 $673 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 175.00 $175.00 $359 —
275–280 278 2 160.00–162.50 $161.26 $448 —
315 315 1 167.50 $167.50 $528 —
355–380 fancy 363 3 172.50–186.00 $181.29 $658 +1.29
392 392 2 162.00 $162.00 $635 -3.00
410–430 420 2 147.00–168.00 $157.25 $660 +4.72
420 fancy 420 1 175.00 $175.00 $735 +5.00
455–460 fancy 458 2 170.00 $170.00 $779 —
461–495 470 4 144.00–164.00 $158.73 $746 +8.84
508–545 517 4 143.00–148.00 $146.68 $758 +6.78
536 value added 536 18 166.00 $166.00 $890 —
563 563 3 149.00 $149.00 $839 +15.36
612–640 623 8 124.00–132.00 $130.09 $810 -2.00
650–695 674 4 111.00–129.00 $123.36 $831 -4.63
700–732 721 3 116.00–117.00 $116.32 $839 -1.19
780–796 788 9 112.00–115.00 $112.83 $889 -0.17
920–925 921 4 91.00–102.00 $93.76 $864 —
1150–1175 1163 2 84.00–85.00 $84.51 $983 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 155.00 $155.00 $566 —
470–490 480 2 120.00–137.00 $128.68 $618 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 145.00 $145.00 $326 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1925 1338 75-80% 6 52.00–58.00 $55.35 $741 +5.35
1125–1680 1369 75-80% 14 56.00–64.00 $58.39 $799 —
1415 1415 75-80% 1 51.50 $51.50 $729 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–790 695 85-90% 2 30.00–35.00 $32.84 $228 —
565–995 842 85-90% 6 52.00–57.00 $54.80 $461 —
650–1200 847 85-90% 8 13.00–30.00 $22.14 $188 —
700–1095 934 85-90% 4 35.00–35.50 $35.13 $328 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1245 1063 80-85% 3 35.00–40.00 $36.21 $385 —
995–1225 1111 80-85% 7 40.00–54.00 $45.15 $502 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630–1985 1773 4 94.00–101.00 $96.66 $1,714 +9.79
1560–2325 2008 4 85.00–90.00 $88.02 $1,767 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1075 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 600.00–760.00 $674.43
1145 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
1165 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
1240 1240 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1345 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690 690 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
725–845 815 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 775.00–935.00 $899.42
880 880 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
930 930 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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.