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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report, Russell Springs, KY

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 10, 2022

671 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.87/cwt +1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $967/hd at 586 lb · 76 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.79/cwt ≈ $1,395/hd at 803 lb · 76 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $174.42/cwt +3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 515 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 671 559 434
Feeder cattle 623 532 382
Slaughter cattle 40 26 41
Replacement cattle 8 1 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers traded 2.00-4.00 higher with feeder heifers and bull calves selling 4.00-6.00 higher. Demand was strong for the weaned, high quality feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher. No trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 185.00 $185.00 $592 +5.00
352–385 fancy 371 5 200.00–207.50 $203.61 $755 +1.95
425 fancy 425 1 202.00 $202.00 $858 -3.47
450–493 482 4 190.00–191.00 $190.77 $920 +4.75
488 fancy 488 4 200.00 $200.00 $976 -6.00
510–523 value added 514 26 198.00–200.00 $199.37 $1,025 -3.13
510–545 530 11 167.00–186.00 $174.54 $925 -0.69
567–585 578 6 168.00–179.00 $172.89 $999 -10.49
572–597 value added 586 19 190.00–204.00 $196.94 $1,154 +2.84
602–640 value added 614 46 187.00–195.00 $193.89 $1,190 +2.03
676–685 681 7 170.00–178.00 $174.60 $1,189 +6.77
700–710 709 16 169.00–175.00 $171.12 $1,213 —
750–775 755 16 162.00–171.50 $167.81 $1,267 —
800 800 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,264 —
803 value added 803 75 174.00 $174.00 $1,397 —
923–940 927 4 138.00–149.00 $146.21 $1,355 +4.21
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 145.00 $145.00 $500 —
410–435 423 2 130.00–133.00 $131.46 $556 -23.54
470 470 1 160.00 $160.00 $752 ±0.00
510–520 515 2 160.00–164.00 $161.98 $834 —
600 600 1 165.00 $165.00 $990 +10.13
657–677 663 7 150.00 $150.00 $994 —
750 750 1 126.00 $126.00 $945 -16.41

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 fancy 262 2 190.00 $190.00 $498 —
297 297 2 165.00 $165.00 $490 +2.79
335–340 338 2 153.00–160.00 $156.47 $529 -17.26
360–364 fancy 363 7 175.00–178.00 $177.58 $645 +0.58
355–375 369 4 155.00–160.00 $157.22 $580 -2.41
405–445 426 8 160.00–180.00 $164.62 $701 -5.96
415–430 fancy 426 15 185.00–189.00 $186.20 $793 +6.20
455–475 fancy 461 20 182.50–187.00 $183.62 $846 +7.12
450–490 468 9 164.00–181.00 $174.66 $817 +8.28
500–521 value added 507 33 177.00–183.00 $178.85 $907 +5.35
502–538 528 20 157.00–170.00 $167.10 $882 +2.37
560–595 583 35 154.00–166.00 $162.37 $947 +1.17
589 value added 589 41 167.00 $167.00 $984 -1.90
600–646 633 8 145.00–155.50 $153.50 $972 —
659–685 661 12 144.00–150.75 $150.17 $993 —
703 703 4 144.00 $144.00 $1,012 +10.03
756–761 758 7 129.00–132.00 $130.29 $988 —
810 810 1 116.00 $116.00 $940 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 137.50 $137.50 $522 +1.43
400–430 419 4 132.50–155.00 $148.71 $623 +1.21
490 490 1 148.00 $148.00 $725 —
500–530 511 11 144.00–156.00 $147.57 $754 +5.57
575–592 584 4 148.00–149.00 $148.51 $867 -3.49
668–692 678 5 127.00–134.00 $129.86 $880 +0.86

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 165.00 $165.00 $355 —
270–290 278 3 170.00–175.00 $172.54 $480 —
281 fancy 281 3 194.00 $194.00 $545 —
370–377 375 3 191.00–192.00 $191.67 $719 —
382–395 fancy 385 10 204.00–208.00 $206.29 $794 +11.95
411 fancy 411 3 207.00 $207.00 $851 +12.01
435–445 440 4 185.00–196.00 $189.74 $835 +18.34
452–487 475 17 178.00–191.00 $184.15 $875 +2.42
500–535 518 2 161.00–177.50 $168.97 $875 +9.72
555 555 5 159.00–167.00 $162.20 $900 +7.03
620 620 1 154.00 $154.00 $955 +2.00
710–730 720 2 132.00–135.00 $133.48 $961 -2.52
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 140.00 $140.00 $504 —
510–530 518 3 152.00–159.00 $156.21 $809 —
565–575 570 2 135.00 $135.00 $770 -8.78

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1290 1210 80-85% 3 80.00–85.00 $82.56 $999 —
1200–1225 1213 80-85% 2 87.00–90.00 $88.52 $1,074 —
1125–1470 1281 80-85% 6 68.00–74.00 $71.42 $915 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1415 1368 75-80% 2 78.00–80.00 $78.97 $1,080 -0.78
1230–1590 1398 75-80% 6 82.00–88.00 $85.61 $1,197 +5.86
1770 1770 75-80% 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,611 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1080 975 85-90% 4 82.00–84.00 $83.47 $814 —
900–1085 987 85-90% 3 68.50–72.00 $70.39 $695 —
1080 1080 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $702 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 1 79.00 $79.00 $877 —
1460–1980 1703 4 115.00–120.00 $117.58 $2,002 —
1755 1755 1 126.00 $126.00 $2,211 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00

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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
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
1010–1215 1113 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,385.00 $1,210.24 —

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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.