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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 3, 2021

830 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.09/cwt -9.71 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 562 lb · 76 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.63/cwt +3.44 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 525 lb · 47 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.84/cwt +17.29 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 467 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 830 610 539
Feeder cattle 764 575 461
Slaughter cattle 54 35 44
Replacement cattle 12 — 34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned calves. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 3 180.00 $180.00 $432 —
332 332 6 175.00 $175.00 $581 +7.00
341 value added 341 6 185.00 $185.00 $631 +20.00
366 value added 366 5 174.00 $174.00 $637 -6.00
375 375 3 155.00 $155.00 $581 —
405–440 value added 426 23 175.00–184.50 $180.47 $769 —
420–435 431 12 152.00–172.00 $163.80 $706 —
450–490 461 24 151.00–170.00 $162.15 $748 +13.60
451–497 value added 475 18 169.00–174.00 $170.75 $811 —
504–545 value added 508 20 161.00–162.50 $162.34 $825 +1.11
510–543 533 15 146.00–159.00 $151.68 $808 +1.69
550 fancy 550 22 152.50 $152.50 $839 —
560–563 562 8 154.00–157.00 $156.25 $878 +19.70
573–589 value added 582 11 150.00–155.00 $152.76 $889 —
600–632 value added 614 21 153.00–156.50 $153.94 $945 -3.06
605–645 617 16 136.00–154.00 $143.69 $887 +1.13
650–680 value added 672 20 146.00–148.50 $147.94 $994 —
702 702 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,004 +10.25
760–781 value added 776 12 141.00–144.00 $143.27 $1,112 -10.98
780 780 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,053 —
881 value added 881 5 133.50 $133.50 $1,176 —
913 value added 913 13 130.00 $130.00 $1,187 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 value added 255 2 168.00 $168.00 $428 —
257–295 267 8 145.00–162.00 $157.30 $420 —
310–340 325 22 142.00–145.00 $143.45 $466 +2.25
326 value added 326 5 152.00 $152.00 $496 —
350–395 373 12 136.00–143.00 $139.29 $520 +1.29
381–385 value added 383 12 137.00–145.00 $141.02 $540 —
410–420 416 30 140.00–145.00 $142.60 $593 +1.61
455–480 469 41 125.00–139.00 $133.10 $624 +1.10
521–525 value added 523 8 141.00–142.00 $141.62 $741 +1.62
507–535 526 39 125.00–132.00 $130.78 $688 +4.84
550–571 value added 555 49 133.00–142.00 $140.23 $778 —
550–589 575 27 126.00–135.00 $131.38 $755 -5.56
601–647 value added 622 15 134.00–135.00 $134.39 $836 +0.89
620–640 630 20 119.00–130.00 $123.61 $779 +0.40
665–670 668 8 115.00–118.00 $116.88 $781 -6.09
737 value added 737 6 123.00 $123.00 $907 —
780 value added 780 7 123.00 $123.00 $959 —
790 790 2 119.00 $119.00 $940 —
835 value added 835 6 119.00 $119.00 $994 —
897 897 3 104.00 $104.00 $933 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 122.00 $122.00 $518 —
490 490 5 149.00 $149.00 $730 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 124.00 $124.00 $422 —
640 640 3 115.00 $115.00 $736 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 3 165.00 $165.00 $454 —
302–345 325 11 164.00–167.00 $165.73 $539 —
445 445 6 158.00 $158.00 $703 —
455–473 467 20 142.00–155.00 $148.66 $694 -9.97
500–548 530 24 129.00–152.00 $143.29 $759 +7.38
607–625 615 16 124.00–131.00 $128.02 $787 -0.76
688–695 691 8 117.00–128.50 $124.16 $858 —
815 815 3 102.00 $102.00 $831 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1300 1175 80-85% 6 55.00–59.00 $56.83 $668 -0.65
1185–1200 1193 80-85% 2 60.00–62.00 $61.01 $728 +3.53
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1700 1530 75-80% 5 54.00–58.00 $55.97 $856 —
1650–1700 1675 75-80% 2 60.00–63.00 $61.52 $1,030 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1000 950 85-90% 2 30.00–40.00 $35.26 $335 —
1100–1200 1167 85-90% 3 40.00–49.00 $44.80 $523 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650 1650 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,238 -13.96
1700–1850 1775 2 94.00–96.00 $94.96 $1,686 —
1750–2100 1933 3 85.00–91.00 $87.62 $1,694 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,260.00 $1,260.00
1150–1465 1293 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 810.00–1,025.00 $891.66

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
707 707 5 99.00 $99.00 $700 —
757 757 2 95.00 $95.00 $719 —

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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.