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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 14, 2021

1,148 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.98/cwt +9.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,044/hd at 715 lb · 88 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.97/cwt +7.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,068/hd at 752 lb · 79 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $124.73/cwt ≈ $1,084/hd at 869 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,148 735 337
Feeder cattle 1,085 563 286
Slaughter cattle 46 56 51
Replacement cattle 17 116 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----7.00--12.00 higher and Feeder heifers---3.00--5.00 higher . Slaughter cows 3.00 --higher and bulls --4.00 higher. Todays receipts 1148 hd.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 185.00 $185.00 $555 —
390–395 393 2 169.00–173.00 $170.99 $672 -2.66
400–446 fancy 425 7 184.00–201.00 $193.08 $821 —
440–445 443 2 162.00–172.00 $167.03 $740 +1.67
452–495 fancy 466 6 183.00–187.00 $185.58 $865 —
470–490 478 6 163.00–176.00 $173.19 $828 +10.43
513 fancy 513 3 175.00 $175.00 $898 +5.50
500–548 524 29 157.00–176.50 $168.78 $884 +17.15
553–580 fancy 565 9 168.00–169.00 $168.54 $952 —
555–591 579 33 145.00–166.00 $159.02 $921 -5.20
608–612 fancy 609 13 168.50–170.50 $169.88 $1,035 +4.63
600–645 636 42 144.00–165.50 $161.51 $1,027 +5.53
655–660 fancy 657 3 166.00–167.00 $166.34 $1,093 —
660–695 676 7 136.00–145.00 $141.55 $957 +6.45
708–717 value added 713 76 144.00–150.50 $147.36 $1,051 —
726 726 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,038 +6.47
712–736 727 9 121.00–140.00 $135.33 $984 -1.20
750 value added 750 70 142.75 $142.75 $1,071 —
769–772 770 9 134.00–137.00 $135.89 $1,046 +1.89
807 value added 807 60 137.00 $137.00 $1,106 —
868 value added 868 61 125.00 $125.00 $1,085 —
867–890 880 6 118.50–125.50 $121.96 $1,073 —
905–915 910 2 108.00–117.00 $112.52 $1,024 —
910 value added 910 54 129.50 $129.50 $1,178 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 169.00 $169.00 $634 —
510 510 2 151.00 $151.00 $770 —
575 575 1 150.00 $150.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 117.00 $117.00 $825 —
825 825 1 106.00 $106.00 $874 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 1 122.50 $122.50 $968 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 148.00 $148.00 $385 -13.97
265 fancy 265 1 170.00 $170.00 $450 —
315 315 1 157.00 $157.00 $495 -0.99
332 fancy 332 2 170.00 $170.00 $564 —
370–396 386 11 157.00–177.50 $162.80 $628 +13.70
422–447 442 20 150.00–162.00 $153.02 $676 +0.69
442 value added 442 20 158.00 $158.00 $698 —
455–496 472 30 143.00–160.00 $153.36 $724 +5.63
502–546 535 63 136.00–155.00 $150.11 $803 +6.11
555–597 569 18 127.50–142.00 $132.95 $756 -5.35
581 value added 581 35 142.75 $142.75 $829 —
619–625 621 9 127.00–136.50 $135.33 $840 +4.22
650–689 678 18 116.00–127.00 $123.67 $838 +1.59
702–730 719 8 116.00–121.00 $117.96 $848 -14.32
765 765 1 116.00 $116.00 $887 —
800 800 1 114.00 $114.00 $912 —
826 value added 826 65 120.50 $120.50 $995 —
850 850 1 83.00 $83.00 $706 —
910–941 933 4 99.00–117.00 $103.39 $965 —
1000 1000 1 64.50 $64.50 $645 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–397 382 8 137.50–155.00 $148.86 $569 —
590 590 3 129.00 $129.00 $761 +8.00
605–630 618 4 111.00–126.00 $118.35 $731 —
685 685 1 110.00 $110.00 $754 -6.00
725 725 1 90.00 $90.00 $652 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 114.00 $114.00 $661 -14.98
726 726 3 117.00 $117.00 $849 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 fancy 277 2 203.00 $203.00 $562 +12.12
305–330 fancy 321 5 182.50–200.00 $195.23 $627 +17.42
355–385 fancy 370 8 187.50–190.00 $188.80 $699 —
415–435 427 5 165.00–168.00 $166.02 $709 +9.54
422–448 fancy 439 6 176.00–182.00 $177.92 $781 —
452–496 475 13 141.00–174.00 $166.15 $789 +10.89
525–536 530 12 147.00–164.00 $158.89 $842 +4.85
549 fancy 549 5 168.00 $168.00 $922 —
582 582 4 143.00 $143.00 $832 -2.65
607–625 614 6 138.00–142.00 $139.69 $858 +4.49
660 660 2 129.00 $129.00 $851 -6.00
800 800 1 121.00 $121.00 $968 —
870 870 2 100.00 $100.00 $870 +3.85
1000 1000 1 87.00 $87.00 $870 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 3 136.00 $136.00 $707 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
687 687 2 119.00 $119.00 $818 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1470 1470 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $639 —
950–1925 1292 75-80% 22 59.00–76.50 $67.88 $877 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–845 840 85-90% 3 51.00–58.00 $55.35 $465 —
910 910 85-90% 1 42.00 $42.00 $382 -13.36
885–1065 975 85-90% 2 23.50–25.00 $24.32 $237 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1045 1008 80-85% 3 40.00–52.00 $44.31 $447 -3.64
995–1020 1008 80-85% 2 58.00–58.50 $58.25 $587 +10.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 1 83.00 $83.00 $979 —
1705–1990 1863 3 101.50–112.00 $106.00 $1,975 —
2115 2115 1 96.50 $96.50 $2,041 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1110 1068 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 625.00–650.00 $637.00
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1110 1110 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 685.00 $685.00
1155 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 785.00 $785.00
1210 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 835.00 $835.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
890 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1310 1310 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 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.