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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 1, 2021

319 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.95/cwt +11.17 vs last sale · ≈ $938/hd at 572 lb · 34 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.88/cwt +7.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,054/hd at 663 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.54/cwt -9.20 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 536 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 319 933 1,032
Feeder cattle 271 888 923
Slaughter cattle 27 45 55
Replacement cattle 21 — 54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 180.00 $180.00 $360 —
392 392 4 175.00 $175.00 $686 +0.54
480–485 482 12 154.50–167.00 $162.52 $783 +0.57
536 value added 536 6 170.00 $170.00 $911 +2.08
555–597 value added 572 24 160.00–172.00 $167.28 $957 +14.50
571–575 573 10 150.00–165.00 $155.97 $894 —
658–661 value added 659 17 160.00–166.00 $162.12 $1,068 +9.62
670–680 673 7 149.00–156.00 $151.02 $1,016 +3.02
855 value added 855 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,154 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 147.00 $147.00 $470 -10.04
360–390 370 11 139.00–159.00 $149.74 $554 +2.83
433 433 5 147.00 $147.00 $637 +3.63
453–495 479 12 137.00–150.00 $144.12 $690 -0.76
525–540 532 9 135.00–143.00 $139.40 $742 -6.26
525–549 value added 539 12 136.00–145.00 $139.65 $753 -13.05
563–580 568 10 135.00–141.00 $139.16 $790 -4.84
635 635 3 128.00 $128.00 $813 +0.10
650 650 3 125.00 $125.00 $812 -8.00
701 value added 701 11 130.00 $130.00 $911 —
915 915 3 103.00 $103.00 $942 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 155.00 $155.00 $643 +0.51
505–537 524 5 135.00–153.00 $146.06 $765 -3.70
555–590 573 6 150.00–153.00 $151.55 $868 +9.79
615–635 625 6 134.00–139.00 $136.54 $853 +0.81

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1320 1187 85-90% 9 54.00–60.00 $56.85 $675 —
1175–1235 1205 85-90% 2 64.00–65.00 $64.49 $777 +2.51
920–1385 1230 85-90% 3 45.00–48.00 $45.75 $563 -16.23
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1800 1478 75-80% 3 70.00–75.00 $72.41 $1,070 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1345 1223 80-85% 2 63.00–65.00 $63.90 $781 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1800–2000 1854 4 104.00–106.00 $105.11 $1,949 —
1945 1945 2 95.00 $95.00 $1,848 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845–1185 1066 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 900.00–1,100.00 $1,027.02
1070–1100 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1110 1110 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
1277–1367 1307 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 900.00–950.00 $932.57

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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
1130 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1330 1330 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.