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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 7, 2021

649 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.20/cwt +17.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,216/hd at 880 lb · 61 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.46/cwt +1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 516 lb · 45 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.12/cwt ≈ $955/hd at 723 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 649 777 736
Feeder cattle 598 729 671
Slaughter cattle 50 39 46
Replacement cattle 1 9 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

No Trends Due Closed For Holiday June 30 Todays receipts ----647 hd.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 fancy 377 5 163.00 $163.00 $615 —
392 392 2 155.00 $155.00 $608 ±0.00
402–448 428 13 136.00–155.00 $149.50 $640 -8.09
433–444 fancy 439 19 166.00–171.50 $168.28 $739 —
480–487 fancy 485 3 163.00–165.00 $164.34 $797 -4.66
475–492 490 10 140.00–162.00 $159.87 $783 +1.96
530 fancy 530 3 169.50 $169.50 $898 +1.50
510–549 540 17 150.00–164.00 $162.43 $877 +0.27
575–597 590 13 142.00–165.00 $157.42 $929 -5.18
598 fancy 598 8 165.00 $165.00 $987 —
605–630 619 28 132.00–155.50 $150.34 $931 -0.26
632 fancy 632 2 158.00 $158.00 $999 -7.00
655–680 669 13 132.00–150.00 $142.80 $955 -4.21
712 712 6 141.50 $141.50 $1,007 +6.47
752–795 765 5 134.00–139.00 $136.76 $1,046 +0.76
830 830 2 111.00 $111.00 $921 -12.50
880 value added 880 59 139.00 $139.00 $1,223 —
885–890 888 2 110.00–119.00 $114.49 $1,017 -6.17
915–940 928 2 100.00–113.00 $106.59 $989 —
1050 1050 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,113 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–540 520 2 129.00 $129.00 $671 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 117.50 $117.50 $505 -21.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 159.00 $159.00 $358 —
265 265 1 170.00 $170.00 $450 —
310–342 331 3 140.00–143.00 $142.06 $470 —
350 350 1 144.00 $144.00 $504 -1.03
405–430 410 11 145.00–149.00 $148.24 $608 -4.02
415 fancy 415 1 152.00 $152.00 $631 —
450–497 474 30 131.00–150.00 $142.07 $673 -5.41
500–545 516 45 126.00–145.00 $138.46 $714 +1.23
555–596 577 30 130.00–144.00 $137.59 $794 +2.75
615–645 632 8 125.00–134.00 $130.27 $823 -2.59
660–680 677 7 127.00–132.50 $131.66 $891 +10.66
700–731 714 9 124.00–127.50 $126.33 $902 —
725 value added 725 32 133.75 $133.75 $970 —
860 860 1 115.00 $115.00 $989 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–420 418 7 120.00–143.00 $139.70 $584 —
517–522 520 4 125.50–135.00 $130.27 $677 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–475 458 3 125.00–133.00 $130.24 $596 -5.76
522 522 2 125.00 $125.00 $652 —
615 615 1 125.00 $125.00 $769 -1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–378 373 9 156.00–164.00 $158.44 $591 -0.55
406–425 410 10 147.50–163.00 $159.41 $654 +10.74
456 456 4 148.00 $148.00 $675 -2.55
502–540 521 10 137.00–160.00 $147.35 $768 -1.32
550–575 556 4 133.00–156.00 $146.60 $815 +1.60
605–625 615 9 121.00–136.00 $132.98 $818 +7.47
655 655 4 135.00 $135.00 $884 +36.00
700–735 716 5 113.00–128.00 $123.16 $882 —
865 865 2 88.50 $88.50 $766 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
652–690 665 3 110.00–112.00 $110.69 $736 -9.31
855 855 2 89.00 $89.00 $761 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 2 112.50–140.00 $125.88 $466 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 2 111.00–125.00 $117.67 $500 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1150 1136 75-80% 4 59.00–64.00 $62.24 $707 —
985–1620 1330 75-80% 17 64.00–77.00 $68.48 $911 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1160 961 80-85% 4 52.00–58.00 $54.78 $526 —
1695 1695 80-85% 1 66.00 $66.00 $1,119 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 85-90% 1 37.00 $37.00 $233 —
970 970 85-90% 2 62.00–69.00 $65.50 $635 —
1060 1060 85-90% 1 20.00 $20.00 $212 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–2340 1929 9 95.00–108.00 $103.26 $1,992 —
2025–2170 2098 2 94.00–96.00 $95.03 $1,994 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165 1165 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 935.00 $935.00

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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.