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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 28, 2021

386 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $138.97/cwt -17.66 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 523 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.54/cwt -15.13 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 531 lb · 26 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.93/cwt -7.09 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 718 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 386 771 570
Feeder cattle 347 643 529
Slaughter cattle 29 59 31
Replacement cattle 10 69 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ----4.00--5.00 lower and feeder heifers -2.00--4.00 lower . Slaughter cows 3.00 lower and bulls 1.00--2.00 lower. Todays receipts ----386 hd.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–368 fancy 362 5 170.00–175.00 $173.05 $626 -9.50
415–435 426 5 144.00–158.00 $147.33 $628 -23.67
468–489 481 18 144.00–145.00 $144.27 $694 -23.05
505–540 526 10 145.00–148.00 $146.06 $768 -18.00
555–575 565 11 140.00–148.00 $143.69 $812 -13.51
600–633 624 16 124.00–145.00 $134.15 $837 -9.82
675–698 692 4 119.00–129.00 $126.56 $876 -16.46
703–722 718 26 116.00–135.50 $130.93 $940 -0.79
755 755 1 123.00 $123.00 $929 —
870 870 2 111.00 $111.00 $966 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 8 145.00 $145.00 $837 —
710 710 1 111.00 $111.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 122.00 $122.00 $555 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 4 160.00 $160.00 $379 —
255 255 1 147.50 $147.50 $376 —
310–327 321 3 150.00–160.00 $153.22 $492 +2.81
360–395 384 8 135.00–142.00 $137.34 $527 -18.09
405–445 425 11 128.00–147.00 $135.92 $578 -16.67
450–495 471 22 128.00–135.50 $131.83 $621 -18.07
500–545 531 26 127.50–134.00 $131.54 $698 -12.97
550–585 569 7 126.00–129.50 $126.78 $721 -8.40
620–640 629 9 119.00–131.00 $122.55 $771 -5.43
677–678 677 10 117.00–119.00 $118.40 $802 +1.40
700–727 717 4 100.00–114.00 $107.54 $771 —
773 773 3 108.00 $108.00 $835 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 117.50 $117.50 $335 —
390 390 1 117.50 $117.50 $458 -20.50
525 525 1 116.00 $116.00 $609 -9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 fancy 250 1 172.50 $172.50 $431 —
365–370 368 2 155.00–157.50 $156.24 $575 -10.19
400–435 414 10 145.00–155.00 $150.94 $625 -21.06
462–487 477 9 135.50–146.00 $139.99 $668 -13.92
501–536 523 34 129.00–146.00 $138.97 $727 -16.32
560–592 578 8 125.00–137.00 $132.45 $766 -10.48
600–632 618 6 120.00–126.00 $123.72 $765 -16.26
675–687 683 3 104.00–121.00 $115.40 $788 -20.28
715–735 728 3 117.00–124.00 $119.29 $868 -6.71
755 755 1 119.00 $119.00 $898 -1.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 135.00 $135.00 $729 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1195 1087 75-80% 3 55.50–58.00 $57.03 $620 —
1110–1395 1287 75-80% 5 62.00–65.00 $63.66 $819 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1115 1025 80-85% 3 41.00–54.50 $48.14 $493 -0.70
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $335 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1795 1795 1 68.50 $68.50 $1,230 —
1530–2270 1850 4 91.00–97.00 $93.44 $1,729 —
1745–2095 1920 2 86.00 $86.00 $1,651 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1170 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
756 756 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 735.00 $735.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1385 1385 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00 +160.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
810 810 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 +175.00

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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.