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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 15, 2021

834 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.18/cwt +17.18 vs last sale · ≈ $964/hd at 655 lb · 91 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.02/cwt +3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 573 lb · 80 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.26/cwt -2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 620 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 834 941 764
Feeder cattle 779 889 695
Slaughter cattle 10 28 56
Replacement cattle 45 24 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with a softer undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 3 190.00 $190.00 $418 —
255 255 2 182.00 $182.00 $464 —
325 325 3 181.00 $181.00 $588 +7.36
360 360 4 165.00 $165.00 $594 -3.22
405–410 408 16 152.00–167.00 $156.65 $639 -8.93
457 457 4 165.00 $165.00 $754 +4.69
458–466 value added 462 13 165.00–167.00 $165.93 $767 —
511–525 521 20 147.00–158.00 $154.76 $806 -2.85
521 value added 521 7 167.00 $167.00 $870 —
555–588 566 18 139.00–155.00 $149.34 $845 -2.72
552–587 value added 569 24 155.50–167.00 $161.27 $918 —
615–635 619 21 144.00–154.00 $146.18 $905 -1.97
604–647 value added 620 42 146.00–159.00 $155.30 $963 -4.85
650–687 value added 677 23 145.00–156.00 $149.95 $1,015 -2.43
705–707 706 11 143.00–145.00 $143.91 $1,016 —
771–795 value added 783 14 136.00–147.00 $140.08 $1,097 -4.42
811 value added 811 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,111 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 5 155.00 $155.00 $426 -2.00
330 330 3 145.00 $145.00 $478 -8.21
388 388 6 126.00 $126.00 $489 -14.63
405 value added 405 4 152.00 $152.00 $616 —
417–435 424 13 145.00–155.00 $149.55 $634 +6.05
455–478 467 23 139.00–152.00 $145.45 $679 +2.28
450–492 value added 473 26 152.50–153.50 $152.94 $723 +1.94
528–545 539 14 129.00–134.00 $132.22 $713 -6.47
523–545 value added 540 22 140.00–147.50 $145.85 $788 +2.80
557–582 value added 570 34 146.75–147.00 $146.87 $837 —
555–590 576 46 131.00–145.00 $140.17 $807 +0.16
600–612 607 15 128.00–134.00 $131.60 $799 +2.97
610–633 value added 624 22 134.00–143.00 $137.76 $860 -7.51
652–676 value added 655 88 134.00–151.00 $147.70 $967 —
655 655 3 132.00 $132.00 $865 +2.00
741 value added 741 9 128.75 $128.75 $954 -14.12
752–765 value added 760 5 129.00–142.00 $134.15 $1,020 -8.60
835 835 2 118.00 $118.00 $985 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 5 153.00 $153.00 $627 -10.02
475 475 10 145.00–147.00 $146.00 $694 -8.07
501–535 513 17 136.00–151.00 $143.98 $739 -6.02
550–580 564 11 131.00–150.00 $137.73 $777 -12.27
607–638 632 29 129.00–140.00 $133.26 $842 +0.88
695 695 3 128.00 $128.00 $890 -11.00
711–715 714 14 122.00–128.00 $124.14 $886 —
840 840 2 95.00 $95.00 $798 -22.02

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1200 1086 80-85% 7 58.00–61.00 $59.52 $646 —
940–1300 1120 80-85% 4 62.00–65.00 $63.26 $709 —
1190–1200 1195 80-85% 2 52.00–55.00 $53.49 $639 -8.70
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1400 1271 75-80% 7 60.00–63.00 $61.44 $781 —
1400–1700 1600 75-80% 4 65.00–68.00 $67.34 $1,077 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1200 1125 85-90% 8 52.00–54.00 $53.02 $596 —
1100–1200 1150 85-90% 2 61.00–63.00 $62.04 $713 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–2100 1720 5 90.00–99.00 $94.53 $1,626 —
1305–2100 1835 3 102.00–104.50 $103.91 $1,907 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 775.00 $775.00
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,060.00 $1,060.00
1195 1195 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 835.00 $835.00

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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.