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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 22, 2021

610 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.41/cwt +12.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,229/hd at 822 lb · 71 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.85/cwt ≈ $1,267/hd at 857 lb · 66 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.50/cwt +6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,082/hd at 770 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 610 834 874
Feeder cattle 550 779 800
Slaughter cattle 35 10 57
Replacement cattle 25 45 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–380 363 8 160.00–162.00 $160.78 $584 -4.22
420–432 428 8 152.00–169.00 $158.26 $677 +1.61
450–465 458 18 153.00–175.00 $162.31 $743 -2.69
455–496 value added 480 15 155.00–156.00 $155.62 $747 -10.31
528–543 536 10 147.00–149.00 $147.99 $793 -6.77
541 value added 541 5 153.00 $153.00 $828 -14.00
550–570 558 8 141.00–143.00 $142.23 $794 -7.11
551–598 value added 573 19 152.00–156.00 $154.40 $885 -6.87
600–640 612 10 142.00–145.00 $144.06 $882 -2.12
660–679 674 12 135.00–139.00 $138.02 $930 —
715 value added 715 10 135.00 $135.00 $965 —
800 800 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,032 —
823 value added 823 69 150.00 $150.00 $1,234 +13.00
857 value added 857 66 147.85 $147.85 $1,267 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288–295 291 8 140.00–152.00 $144.57 $421 -10.43
377 377 5 146.00 $146.00 $550 +20.00
435–447 441 14 138.00–148.00 $142.04 $626 -7.51
465–490 483 15 142.00–149.00 $147.18 $711 +1.73
500–542 530 20 130.00–139.00 $135.48 $718 +3.26
551–552 value added 551 21 141.50–143.00 $141.79 $781 -5.08
567 567 3 141.00 $141.00 $799 +0.83
615–620 617 9 131.00–132.00 $131.34 $810 -0.26
612–633 value added 623 8 129.00–135.00 $131.95 $822 -5.81
700 value added 700 10 134.00 $134.00 $938 —
770 value added 770 60 140.50 $140.50 $1,082 +6.35

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 314 8 153.00–175.00 $166.59 $523 —
380 380 5 165.00 $165.00 $627 —
422–441 431 15 144.00–162.00 $154.99 $668 +1.99
450–495 473 18 141.00–153.00 $147.53 $698 +1.53
504 504 9 146.00 $146.00 $736 +2.02
550–585 565 14 136.00–146.00 $140.98 $797 +3.25
660 660 3 104.00 $104.00 $686 -24.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1250 1088 85-90% 4 45.00–52.00 $48.70 $530 —
1100 1100 85-90% 2 59.00 $59.00 $649 +5.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1250 1200 75-80% 2 64.00–67.00 $65.44 $785 —
1300 1300 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $715 —
1300–1450 1350 75-80% 3 59.00–61.00 $60.28 $814 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1200 1138 80-85% 4 56.00–60.00 $57.43 $654 -5.83
1225 1225 80-85% 1 64.00 $64.00 $784 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1400 1350 2 85.00–88.00 $86.44 $1,167 —
1500–1700 1600 3 93.00–97.00 $95.27 $1,524 —
1800–1900 1850 2 99.00–101.00 $99.97 $1,849 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1130 1086 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 935.00–950.00 $940.64
1100–1130 1118 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 900.00–1,000.00 $960.64
1105–1165 1132 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,000.00–1,025.00 $1,004.29

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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.