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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 15, 2022

481 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.75/cwt +12.73 vs last sale · ≈ $956/hd at 643 lb · 80 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.75/cwt +28.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,095/hd at 741 lb · 76 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.00/cwt ≈ $1,299/hd at 792 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 481 529 805
Feeder cattle 437 433 776
Slaughter cattle 41 42 18
Replacement cattle 3 54 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: All feeder classes traded 6.00-8.00 lower except for those calves sold in weaned packages and load lots. Please note with temperatures in the mid 90's buyer activity was sluggish. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 170.00 $170.00 $527 —
346 fancy 346 3 181.00 $181.00 $626 —
360 360 1 175.00 $175.00 $630 —
402 fancy 402 2 195.00 $195.00 $784 +7.52
400–440 427 9 180.00–183.00 $181.12 $773 +23.06
451–481 fancy 466 8 185.00–187.00 $185.97 $867 -13.69
455–492 482 4 157.00–167.00 $163.37 $787 -11.42
515–538 533 7 159.00–169.00 $161.85 $863 -23.46
556–585 570 7 159.00–164.00 $161.09 $918 -26.13
610–615 613 2 158.00–159.00 $158.50 $972 -11.28
655–670 663 2 159.00 $159.00 $1,054 -2.53
792 value added 792 69 164.00 $164.00 $1,299 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 153.00 $153.00 $474 —
417–435 422 4 164.00–167.00 $165.24 $697 +25.24
553 553 3 131.00 $131.00 $724 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 165.00 $165.00 $437 -8.60
315 315 1 165.00 $165.00 $520 +6.23
411–445 419 7 142.00–158.00 $153.66 $644 -1.06
426 fancy 426 9 169.00 $169.00 $720 +7.31
450–493 468 19 142.00–155.00 $150.44 $704 +0.53
501–530 521 15 145.00–151.00 $148.85 $776 +0.64
550–565 559 4 130.00–146.00 $137.47 $768 -13.33
643 value added 643 80 148.75 $148.75 $956 —
741 value added 741 76 147.75 $147.75 $1,095 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 141.00 $141.00 $508 —
425 425 2 130.00 $130.00 $552 -5.00
505 505 2 128.00 $128.00 $646 —
575–595 585 2 115.00–125.00 $119.91 $701 -11.32
686 686 3 116.00 $116.00 $796 —
790 790 3 116.00 $116.00 $916 —

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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 1 175.00 $175.00 $481 +7.50
350–382 366 4 175.00–180.00 $177.61 $650 +3.21
430–442 438 3 160.00–171.00 $163.60 $717 -6.55
444 fancy 444 5 177.00 $177.00 $786 —
456–481 467 9 148.00–150.00 $149.08 $696 -14.55
490 fancy 490 3 165.00 $165.00 $808 —
500–530 522 19 148.00–160.50 $157.28 $821 -0.54
550–580 565 2 127.00–132.00 $129.57 $732 -25.80
585 value added 585 1 155.00 $155.00 $907 —
615–625 620 2 110.00–125.00 $117.44 $728 -31.53
645 value added 645 1 138.00 $138.00 $890 —
705–745 723 8 125.00–138.00 $133.75 $967 -4.23
820–845 828 3 124.00–127.00 $125.02 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 133.00 $133.00 $592 +15.50
507 507 2 120.00 $120.00 $608 —
875 875 1 95.00 $95.00 $831 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1035 903 85-90% 16 53.00–66.00 $60.58 $547 +4.95
930–1050 990 85-90% 2 86.00–88.00 $87.06 $862 —
975–1075 1036 85-90% 4 74.00–84.00 $77.85 $807 +8.27
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1620 1448 75-80% 13 84.00–90.50 $87.37 $1,265 +18.11
1435–1465 1450 75-80% 2 95.00–96.00 $95.51 $1,385 —
1155–2175 1675 75-80% 3 74.00–80.00 $77.52 $1,298 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 1 88.50 $88.50 $974 —
1145–1310 1233 80-85% 4 81.00–83.50 $82.51 $1,017 —
1330 1330 80-85% 1 74.50 $74.50 $991 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700 1700 1 113.50 $113.50 $1,930 —
1650–2140 1860 5 106.00–110.00 $108.69 $2,022 —

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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
841 841 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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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.