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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 21, 2021

771 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.67/cwt -3.44 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 527 lb · 43 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.26/cwt -0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 578 lb · 35 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.90/cwt -3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 473 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 771 1,148 460
Feeder cattle 643 1,085 368
Slaughter cattle 59 46 66
Replacement cattle 69 17 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --4.00--5.00 lower and feeder heifers --1.00--3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls --4.00 lower. Todays receipts --771 hd.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 fancy 332 3 176.00–190.00 $180.43 $599 —
356–383 fancy 370 6 181.00–184.00 $182.55 $675 —
375 375 1 164.00 $164.00 $615 -6.99
410–430 422 6 160.00–177.50 $171.00 $722 +3.97
405–446 fancy 438 14 174.00–185.00 $175.20 $767 -17.88
450–470 461 7 165.00–172.00 $167.32 $771 -5.87
470–492 fancy 483 7 170.00–179.00 $173.76 $839 -11.82
507–541 519 23 155.00–170.00 $164.06 $851 -4.72
525 fancy 525 1 170.00 $170.00 $892 -5.00
574 value added 574 17 163.50 $163.50 $938 —
552–593 581 18 142.00–159.50 $157.20 $913 -1.82
634 value added 634 17 154.00 $154.00 $976 —
615–645 639 14 143.00–153.00 $143.97 $920 -17.54
655–697 673 10 137.00–147.00 $143.02 $963 +1.47
725–731 730 9 125.00–143.50 $131.72 $962 -3.61
732 value added 732 19 141.00 $141.00 $1,032 -6.36
927 927 7 118.00 $118.00 $1,094 +5.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 172.50 $172.50 $431 —
530 530 1 145.00 $145.00 $768 -6.00
570–575 573 3 142.00–149.00 $146.68 $840 -3.32
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 107.50 $107.50 $559 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 323 3 144.00–161.00 $150.41 $486 -6.59
350–395 379 22 146.00–160.00 $155.43 $589 -7.37
400–439 432 12 140.00–155.00 $152.59 $659 -0.43
440 fancy 440 1 176.00 $176.00 $774 —
453–496 473 31 136.00–155.00 $149.90 $709 -3.46
500–548 525 37 128.50–156.00 $144.51 $759 -5.60
538 fancy 538 6 160.00 $160.00 $861 —
550–581 564 8 127.00–143.00 $135.18 $762 +2.23
605–615 610 2 126.00–130.00 $127.98 $781 -7.35
665 665 1 117.00 $117.00 $778 -6.67
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 140.00 $140.00 $476 —
390 390 1 138.00 $138.00 $538 —
410–445 436 7 124.00–133.00 $130.27 $568 —
546 546 4 125.00 $125.00 $682 —
595 595 1 122.00 $122.00 $726 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 120.00 $120.00 $504 —
500–533 519 9 114.00–137.00 $130.22 $676 —
577 577 2 122.00 $122.00 $704 -7.00
670 670 1 109.00 $109.00 $730 -1.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 130.00 $130.00 $604 —
575 575 2 102.50 $102.50 $589 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 155.00 $155.00 $457 —
310–345 328 2 165.00–174.00 $169.74 $557 —
320–335 fancy 328 2 187.50–207.50 $197.73 $649 +2.50
365–393 384 7 160.00–174.00 $166.43 $639 —
411–443 fancy 427 6 168.00–175.00 $171.63 $733 -6.29
437 437 4 172.00 $172.00 $752 +5.98
430–445 440 3 142.00–160.00 $154.14 $678 -11.88
459 459 5 170.00 $170.00 $780 +3.85
460–496 483 9 145.00–162.00 $153.91 $743 -12.24
500–533 523 13 150.00–160.00 $155.29 $812 -3.60
536 fancy 536 4 161.00 $161.00 $863 -7.00
555–578 569 10 135.00–151.50 $142.93 $813 -0.07
615–635 622 3 138.00–141.00 $139.98 $871 +0.29
650–680 660 12 126.00–141.00 $135.68 $895 +6.68
725 725 1 126.00 $126.00 $914 —
785 785 4 120.00 $120.00 $942 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 131.00 $131.00 $557 —
480–497 491 3 113.00–127.50 $122.78 $603 —
510 510 1 132.00 $132.00 $673 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 146.00 $146.00 $847 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1090 1090 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 1 72.00 $72.00 $716 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1390 1166 75-80% 4 54.00–59.50 $57.93 $675 —
910–1635 1214 75-80% 16 59.00–69.00 $63.79 $774 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–980 773 85-90% 10 50.00–59.00 $54.05 $418 —
670–945 816 85-90% 4 45.50–52.00 $48.43 $395 -6.92
1145 1145 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $401 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–1195 957 80-85% 3 49.00–54.50 $53.17 $509 —
870–1190 1021 80-85% 8 45.50–52.50 $48.84 $499 +4.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 1 63.50 $63.50 $921 —
1090–1935 1490 7 80.00–88.00 $84.46 $1,258 —
1605–1710 1658 2 87.50–100.00 $93.95 $1,558 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
1055 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1090–1160 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–1,050.00 $953.11
1105–1175 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–1,010.00 $883.99
1165–1200 1183 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 760.00–910.00 $836.11
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745 745 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 935.00 $935.00
905–975 940 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 925.00–975.00 $949.07
965 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
1005 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 685.00 $685.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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
1065–1070 1067 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 625.00–860.00 $781.42 —
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
1280 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
805 805 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 +150.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1365 1365 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 2 56.00 $56.00 $292 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 6 108.00 $108.00 $448 —
512 512 12 105.00 $105.00 $538 —
642 642 4 94.00 $94.00 $603 —
705 705 7 93.00 $93.00 $656 —
814 814 5 90.00 $90.00 $733 —

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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.