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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 1, 2022

614 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.95/cwt +19.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,027/hd at 672 lb · 86 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.73/cwt +4.87 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 481 lb · 74 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.46/cwt +5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,308/hd at 820 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 614 653 444
Feeder cattle 578 600 311
Slaughter cattle 27 43 34
Replacement cattle 9 10 99

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: All classes of feeder cattle sold steady with a strong demand for those value-added calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 fancy 310 2 207.50 $207.50 $643 +7.50
340 340 1 187.00 $187.00 $636 +6.00
373 fancy 373 9 202.00 $202.00 $753 —
395 395 3 174.00 $174.00 $687 -9.53
400–440 427 9 164.00–176.00 $173.13 $739 -1.98
445 fancy 445 1 206.50 $206.50 $919 +15.56
465 fancy 465 5 199.00 $199.00 $925 -0.25
499 value added 499 42 184.00 $184.00 $918 —
505–547 527 6 164.50–176.00 $167.57 $883 -7.72
515–547 value added 535 32 184.00–191.00 $185.40 $992 -11.07
560–595 576 24 166.00–180.00 $174.84 $1,007 -3.58
621–645 631 7 154.00–166.00 $159.64 $1,007 -0.11
697 697 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,080 -1.27
707–710 708 7 156.50–159.50 $157.79 $1,117 +8.29
772 772 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,127 +2.50
820 value added 820 68 159.75 $159.75 $1,310 +5.50
830 830 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,162 —
860 860 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,118 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 162.00 $162.00 $729 —
537–540 538 3 159.00–164.00 $162.33 $873 +8.27
600–625 613 2 134.00–136.00 $135.02 $828 +5.02
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
637 637 2 149.50 $149.50 $952 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,380 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–291 288 5 172.50–175.00 $172.98 $498 +14.89
380–398 391 5 163.00–168.00 $166.06 $649 +1.84
401 fancy 401 8 174.00 $174.00 $698 —
401–440 425 20 158.00–168.00 $164.77 $700 +0.47
450–490 473 9 150.00–161.00 $155.04 $733 -2.82
465–485 fancy 482 65 163.00–168.00 $163.79 $789 —
505–545 522 23 146.00–161.00 $155.75 $813 +5.19
555–592 571 18 139.00–152.00 $143.96 $822 +3.34
577 value added 577 2 158.00 $158.00 $912 -1.00
625–641 636 5 140.00–142.00 $141.60 $901 +3.89
650–695 666 7 126.00–135.00 $131.53 $876 +3.72
672 value added 672 79 154.85 $154.85 $1,041 +9.85
700–720 710 4 118.00–124.00 $120.96 $859 -13.04
750 750 3 115.00 $115.00 $862 —
805–830 822 3 114.50–123.50 $120.56 $991 —
880 880 3 118.50 $118.50 $1,043 —
1065 1065 1 93.00 $93.00 $990 -7.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 370 3 143.00–150.00 $147.54 $546 +1.61
400–420 410 2 141.00–147.00 $143.93 $590 +1.29
495 495 1 141.00 $141.00 $698 —
515 515 1 139.00 $139.00 $716 —
575 575 1 119.00 $119.00 $684 -11.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 175.00 $175.00 $446 +6.02
367–395 379 5 172.50–178.00 $175.48 $665 -0.36
407–425 416 4 167.00–169.00 $167.98 $699 -3.89
467 467 2 168.00 $168.00 $785 +1.10
482–492 fancy 484 12 179.00–180.00 $179.17 $867 —
512–547 534 7 160.00–175.00 $165.58 $884 -0.81
550–591 584 7 142.00–156.00 $144.61 $845 -13.97
607–624 value added 619 7 161.00–162.00 $161.28 $998 —
710 710 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,022 +11.00
838 838 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,064 +17.00
950 950 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,045 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–495 482 5 134.00–152.00 $140.54 $677 -2.00
532 532 2 155.00 $155.00 $825 +2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 75-80% 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,201 —
1210–1385 1320 75-80% 4 74.50–78.00 $76.84 $1,014 —
1230–1715 1447 75-80% 9 80.00–87.50 $82.64 $1,196 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $438 -15.25
960 960 85-90% 1 72.50 $72.50 $696 +1.93
1000 1000 85-90% 1 63.50 $63.50 $635 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1170 1155 80-85% 2 68.50–76.50 $72.45 $837 -17.55

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 1 85.00 $85.00 $905 —
1540 1540 1 107.50 $107.50 $1,656 -22.50
1600–2000 1754 4 115.00–117.00 $115.97 $2,034 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00

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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
1120 1120 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.