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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 17, 2021

898 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.75/cwt +5.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,001/hd at 737 lb · 168 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $122.38/cwt -1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,080/hd at 882 lb · 63 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $120.00/cwt +6.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 907 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 898 1,440 166
Feeder cattle 877 1,361 104
Slaughter cattle 18 65 50
Replacement cattle 3 14 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---2.00 lower and Feeder heifers---steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows --steady and bulls 2.00 lower. Todays receipts 898 hd.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 fancy 280 1 170.00 $170.00 $476 —
360–396 fancy 375 7 169.50–175.00 $172.51 $647 -3.15
390–391 391 4 141.00–153.00 $150.01 $587 -11.99
405–425 fancy 418 6 163.00–174.00 $169.76 $710 -11.16
425–442 436 3 145.00–161.00 $155.81 $679 -14.84
458–495 fancy 474 15 160.00–173.00 $166.51 $789 -11.47
470–495 484 10 151.00–158.00 $155.99 $755 -6.69
500–535 fancy 507 7 160.00–165.50 $163.24 $828 —
501–545 528 26 143.00–159.50 $155.53 $821 -0.96
560–572 fancy 566 6 159.00–161.50 $160.32 $907 —
580–596 593 12 135.00–154.50 $151.32 $897 -0.30
612 value added 612 21 148.50 $148.50 $909 -0.50
600–643 624 22 135.00–154.50 $146.43 $914 +0.85
651–690 656 16 134.00–144.75 $142.00 $932 +4.00
700–746 728 27 123.00–136.00 $128.68 $937 -6.51
739 value added 739 141 137.10 $137.10 $1,013 +7.74
755–797 776 5 121.00–124.00 $122.42 $950 -2.03
830 830 2 119.00 $119.00 $988 -2.09
865 865 3 113.00 $113.00 $977 —
883 value added 883 60 122.85 $122.85 $1,085 -1.15
907 value added 907 58 120.00 $120.00 $1,088 —
1100 1100 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,045 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 134.00 $134.00 $516 —
462 462 2 124.50 $124.50 $575 —
596 596 6 130.00 $130.00 $775 —
635 635 1 109.50 $109.50 $695 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 138.00–145.00 $141.53 $408 -7.34
315–340 327 3 137.00–146.00 $141.09 $461 -8.91
332–340 fancy 335 3 150.00 $150.00 $502 —
370–397 384 12 134.00–148.50 $143.09 $549 -4.80
400–445 418 28 130.00–149.00 $143.16 $598 -2.42
431 fancy 431 7 144.00 $144.00 $621 —
463–495 478 30 125.00–142.50 $133.14 $636 -3.15
500–546 531 38 116.00–133.50 $127.81 $679 -7.00
550–590 583 30 119.00–136.00 $121.99 $711 -4.82
600–636 625 27 112.50–125.00 $120.72 $754 -2.89
650–670 656 9 116.50–119.00 $117.78 $773 -1.18
715–737 731 7 105.00–111.00 $106.92 $782 -5.82
772 772 2 111.00 $111.00 $857 +0.29
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 117.50–130.00 $123.65 $389 —
365–390 378 2 118.00–130.00 $124.20 $469 —
462 462 2 105.00 $105.00 $485 -10.49
511 511 10 135.00 $135.00 $690 —
581–591 587 7 118.50–120.50 $119.35 $701 +5.35
630–645 638 2 109.00–119.00 $114.06 $728 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 156.00 $156.00 $616 —
605 605 1 116.00 $116.00 $702 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 157.50 $157.50 $339 -17.50
265 fancy 265 1 167.50 $167.50 $444 —
361 361 4 155.00 $155.00 $560 -7.00
390 fancy 390 2 160.00 $160.00 $624 -21.29
410–435 424 7 150.00–158.00 $152.58 $647 -4.67
450–475 461 5 150.00–160.00 $153.90 $709 -4.83
513–547 530 15 146.00–158.00 $150.39 $797 +3.71
550–560 557 3 127.00–131.00 $128.32 $715 -20.68
612 612 2 139.00 $139.00 $851 +8.91
667 667 2 128.50 $128.50 $857 +5.14
730–740 735 2 119.00–122.00 $120.51 $886 +4.19
793 793 3 111.00 $111.00 $880 -1.83
820 820 1 113.00 $113.00 $927 —
851–890 860 5 85.00–93.50 $91.44 $786 —
912 912 2 84.00 $84.00 $766 -9.76
968 968 3 84.00 $84.00 $813 —
1025 1025 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 160.00 $160.00 $432 —
431 431 3 140.00 $140.00 $603 —
547 547 2 129.00 $129.00 $706 —
645 645 1 101.00 $101.00 $651 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 147.00 $147.00 $603 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $624 —
1135–1470 1349 75-80% 6 58.00–63.00 $61.01 $823 +5.66
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1145 1115 80-85% 2 52.00–52.50 $52.24 $582 +7.09
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $212 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–2000 1695 3 70.00–82.00 $78.22 $1,326 —
1980–2050 2015 2 90.00 $90.00 $1,814 +1.98

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1240 1240 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 785.00 $785.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1315 1315 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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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.