Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 9, 2022

789 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.00/cwt ≈ $1,014/hd at 768 lb · 63 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.75/cwt +9.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,225/hd at 864 lb · 61 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.14/cwt +0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 570 lb · 56 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	789	653	1,426
Feeder cattle	704	550	1,361
Slaughter cattle	85	83	65
Replacement cattle	—	20	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	5	193.00	$193.00	$540	-15.00
300	300	5	190.00	$190.00	$570	—
406 value added	406	6	191.00	$191.00	$775	+2.00
406–437	416	9	182.00–190.00	$187.20	$779	+7.20
470–482	475	16	180.00–185.00	$183.44	$871	+4.96
530–535	532	9	168.00–180.00	$175.97	$936	+12.56
500–546 value added	536	16	180.00–187.00	$182.50	$978	-2.70
555–588	569	32	160.00–182.00	$173.53	$987	—
591 value added	591	5	174.00	$174.00	$1,028	-9.18
610–641 value added	629	30	162.00–172.50	$167.42	$1,053	-8.58
605–644	636	15	150.00–160.00	$157.15	$999	+0.81
665	665	6	143.00	$143.00	$951	-14.18
678 value added	678	23	160.00	$160.00	$1,085	+4.00
734 value added	734	5	144.50	$144.50	$1,061	—
750	750	6	142.50	$142.50	$1,069	-5.50
864 value added	864	61	141.75	$141.75	$1,225	—
990	990	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,148	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	3	150.00	$150.00	$405	—
311 value added	311	3	185.00	$185.00	$575	—
340	340	3	162.00	$162.00	$551	-17.00
355–392	375	16	141.00–158.00	$152.52	$572	-6.92
442 value added	442	7	165.00	$165.00	$729	-10.00
452–492	476	32	145.00–160.00	$153.01	$728	-3.83
510–515 value added	514	21	150.00–161.50	$159.87	$822	-1.17
508–530	518	25	140.00–148.00	$144.74	$750	-2.71
550–593	567	46	140.00–144.50	$143.73	$815	+2.51
586 value added	586	10	146.00	$146.00	$856	+0.52
610–635	626	8	130.00–133.00	$131.10	$821	-9.03
650–691	668	24	128.00–136.00	$130.60	$872	+4.32
715–746	738	5	122.00–125.00	$124.42	$918	+3.53
768 value added	768	63	132.00	$132.00	$1,014	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	138.00	$138.00	$518	—
660	660	3	113.00	$113.00	$746	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	200.00	$200.00	$440	—
290	290	3	192.50	$192.50	$558	—
300–326	315	7	180.00–190.00	$184.08	$580	-1.63
360–398	382	18	174.00–197.00	$184.76	$706	-3.92
427	427	6	188.00	$188.00	$803	+22.01
470	470	4	180.00	$180.00	$846	+2.68
535	535	3	150.00	$150.00	$802	-14.62
595	595	4	145.00	$145.00	$863	-6.88
650	650	5	136.00	$136.00	$884	-13.35
740	740	5	129.00	$129.00	$955	-3.38

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1270	1265	80-85%	2	66.00	$66.00	$835	-7.71
950–1665	1278	80-85%	20	68.00–72.00	$70.24	$898	-3.47
1250–1350	1310	80-85%	3	84.00–86.00	$84.97	$1,113	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1600	1404	75-80%	18	72.00–79.00	$75.54	$1,061	—
1450–1470	1460	75-80%	2	70.00–71.00	$70.50	$1,029	—
1440–1650	1493	75-80%	4	80.00–81.00	$80.72	$1,205	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1100	924	85-90%	7	45.00–55.00	$50.60	$468	—
970–1120	1038	85-90%	4	63.00–65.50	$64.34	$668	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1585–1685	1635	2	84.00–88.00	$86.06	$1,407	—
1620–1850	1735	2	98.00–107.00	$102.80	$1,784	+6.56
1720–2100	1973	3	115.00–119.00	$117.84	$2,325	—

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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.