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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 10, 2021

715 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.71/cwt +12.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,200/hd at 780 lb · 77 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.63/cwt -8.46 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 572 lb · 70 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.51/cwt -3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 573 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 715 830 948
Feeder cattle 637 764 730
Slaughter cattle 51 54 89
Replacement cattle 27 12 129

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 271 11 165.00–170.00 $168.23 $456 —
305–320 310 9 162.00–170.00 $167.25 $518 -7.75
355–392 378 8 160.00–167.00 $164.54 $622 +9.54
410 value added 410 6 175.00 $175.00 $718 -5.47
400–440 416 25 159.00–169.00 $166.34 $692 +2.54
455–485 467 40 157.00–169.00 $164.70 $769 +2.55
520–545 536 30 147.00–156.00 $152.56 $818 +0.88
558 value added 558 6 160.00 $160.00 $893 +7.24
560–597 575 48 140.00–155.00 $148.20 $852 -8.05
615–632 627 14 145.00–152.00 $148.56 $931 +4.87
653–674 668 21 143.00–145.50 $144.80 $967 —
710–720 715 21 136.00–141.00 $138.58 $991 -4.42
765 765 11 134.00 $134.00 $1,025 -1.00
783 value added 783 66 157.00 $157.00 $1,229 +13.73

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 6 145.00 $145.00 $406 -12.30
313–315 314 21 132.00–142.00 $138.05 $433 -5.40
385–395 390 11 134.00–143.00 $138.03 $538 -1.26
410–440 421 16 129.00–132.00 $130.82 $551 -11.78
450–495 476 42 130.00–143.00 $138.22 $658 +5.12
500–535 514 45 128.00–141.00 $131.76 $677 +0.98
505–529 value added 520 8 141.00–142.00 $141.36 $735 -0.26
550–595 572 70 122.00–135.00 $128.63 $736 -2.75
600–630 622 36 124.00–130.00 $127.78 $795 +4.17
690 690 3 120.00 $120.00 $828 +3.12
700–740 711 18 122.00–129.00 $126.43 $899 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 434 8 118.00–128.00 $124.20 $539 —
450–490 470 16 111.00–123.00 $119.87 $563 —
507 507 5 118.00 $118.00 $598 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 3 120.00 $120.00 $642 —
550 550 3 108.00 $108.00 $594 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 5 155.00 $155.00 $434 -10.00
325–335 331 13 150.00–160.00 $153.77 $509 -11.96
375–392 383 16 155.00–160.00 $157.17 $602 —
410–435 425 15 157.00–165.00 $160.74 $683 +2.74
450–495 476 22 142.00–150.00 $147.75 $703 -0.91
500–547 519 37 137.00–145.00 $142.79 $741 -0.50
550–597 574 22 135.00–143.00 $138.64 $796 —
611–622 617 10 130.00 $130.00 $802 +1.98
700–715 706 18 110.00–126.00 $120.49 $851 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1600 1446 75-80% 5 60.00–63.00 $61.30 $886 —
1450 1450 75-80% 3 50.00 $50.00 $725 —
1400–1510 1466 75-80% 8 52.00–58.00 $54.49 $799 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1170 1117 80-85% 7 52.00–56.00 $53.46 $597 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1190 1088 85-90% 6 40.00–49.00 $44.93 $489 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1695 1623 2 73.00–75.00 $74.04 $1,202 —
1700–1725 1713 2 92.00–95.00 $93.51 $1,602 —
1905 1905 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,619 -2.62

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
757–1120 999 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 800.00–900.00 $874.74
990–1300 1067 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 855.00–1,010.00 $928.03
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 550.00 $550.00
1240 1240 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
1480 1480 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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
940–1200 1044 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,190.00–1,250.00 $1,217.59 —

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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.