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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 17, 2022

721 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.06/cwt +10.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 634 lb · 114 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $190.92/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,093/hd at 573 lb · 68 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.43/cwt +0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,263/hd at 737 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 721 671 236
Feeder cattle 677 623 196
Slaughter cattle 39 40 28
Replacement cattle 5 8 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bull calves traded fully steady to 2.00 higher. All classes of feeder cattle saw strong demand. Slaughter cows sold steady with a few high dressing individuals selling 6.00-8.00 higher. No test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week but there was good demand on the high dressers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 196.00 $196.00 $643 +11.00
365 fancy 365 1 211.00 $211.00 $770 +7.39
370 370 1 189.00 $189.00 $699 —
400–422 fancy 411 10 212.00–219.00 $215.33 $885 +13.33
400–445 422 4 192.50–200.00 $195.73 $826 —
460–485 fancy 478 14 200.00–206.00 $201.24 $962 +1.24
465–482 478 26 181.00–194.00 $191.86 $917 +1.09
500–531 value added 516 15 198.00–209.00 $205.27 $1,059 +5.90
508–548 530 15 170.00–194.00 $184.85 $980 +10.31
555–595 562 25 170.00–189.00 $180.73 $1,016 +7.84
555–598 value added 579 43 193.00–204.00 $196.84 $1,140 -0.10
605 value added 605 4 191.00–202.00 $198.00 $1,198 +4.11
610–645 628 23 172.00–185.00 $183.18 $1,150 —
660 660 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,201 +7.40
710–741 value added 737 52 170.00–173.00 $171.43 $1,263 —
775 775 2 152.00 $152.00 $1,178 -15.81
920 920 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,325 -2.21
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–365 356 3 160.00–170.00 $163.41 $582 —
455–460 458 2 157.50–164.00 $160.73 $736 +0.73
505–540 525 4 145.00–160.00 $151.80 $797 -10.18
551–575 557 7 147.00–165.00 $155.92 $868 —
600–645 619 8 151.00–168.00 $158.55 $981 -6.45
890 890 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,224 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 140.00 $140.00 $798 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 3 169.00–183.00 $175.88 $492 +10.88
315–330 322 3 172.50–180.00 $175.84 $566 +19.37
372 fancy 372 2 183.00 $183.00 $681 +5.42
355–396 387 22 165.00–184.00 $173.52 $672 +16.30
411–435 423 9 161.00–176.00 $166.11 $703 +1.49
445 fancy 445 4 180.00 $180.00 $801 -6.20
476 fancy 476 4 182.00 $182.00 $866 -1.62
455–495 479 23 163.00–179.00 $169.59 $812 -5.07
505–540 518 11 160.00–170.00 $167.18 $866 +0.08
551–595 568 38 158.00–166.50 $163.77 $930 +1.40
600–632 612 34 153.00–167.00 $158.91 $973 +5.41
644 value added 644 80 166.25 $166.25 $1,071 —
650–659 658 12 141.00–153.00 $151.27 $995 +1.10
705–742 734 5 136.00–145.00 $141.17 $1,036 -2.83
752 752 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,038 +7.71
842–845 843 3 120.00–125.00 $123.33 $1,040 +7.33
925 925 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,110 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 2 161.00 $161.00 $470 —
335 335 1 160.00 $160.00 $536 —
350 350 1 145.00 $145.00 $508 +7.50
433–440 436 6 151.00–158.00 $154.98 $676 +6.27
480 480 1 153.00 $153.00 $734 +5.00
510–540 523 7 144.00–156.00 $148.79 $778 +1.22
600–640 620 3 145.00–152.00 $148.12 $918 —
650 650 1 144.00 $144.00 $936 +14.14
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 120.00 $120.00 $504 —
542 542 2 133.00 $133.00 $721 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 197.50 $197.50 $454 +32.50
235 fancy 235 2 227.50 $227.50 $535 —
260 260 1 175.00 $175.00 $455 +2.46
330 fancy 330 3 215.00–217.00 $215.67 $712 —
350–390 fancy 371 10 200.00–216.00 $207.18 $769 +0.89
410–435 fancy 417 6 197.00–207.00 $201.68 $841 -5.32
405–440 424 5 165.00–172.00 $167.41 $710 -22.33
450–455 value added 454 8 193.00–194.50 $194.31 $882 —
465–496 487 6 179.00–185.00 $182.71 $890 -1.44
500–548 529 11 165.00–176.00 $172.83 $914 +3.86
555–585 580 10 162.50–174.00 $171.79 $996 +9.59
625–645 635 2 169.00–176.00 $172.44 $1,095 +18.44
667–695 673 5 147.00–148.00 $147.79 $995 —
848 848 3 116.00 $116.00 $984 —
865 865 1 108.00 $108.00 $934 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 130.00 $130.00 $540 —
525 525 1 155.00 $155.00 $814 -1.21
570 570 1 130.00 $130.00 $741 -5.00
630–645 638 2 145.00–150.00 $147.47 $941 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 2 150.00 $150.00 $788 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1475 1428 75-80% 2 100.00–115.00 $107.25 $1,532 —
1240–1595 1436 75-80% 8 80.00–88.00 $84.12 $1,208 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1095 1012 85-90% 3 69.50–72.50 $70.64 $715 —
990–1100 1045 85-90% 2 60.00–62.50 $61.32 $641 —
1255 1255 85-90% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,054 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1160 1138 80-85% 2 63.50–70.00 $66.81 $760 —
1215–1220 1218 80-85% 3 80.00–86.00 $83.33 $1,015 -5.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1570 1357 3 85.00–95.00 $91.14 $1,237 —
1150–1620 1444 4 105.00–120.00 $112.29 $1,621 —
1495–1855 1718 3 124.00–135.00 $130.06 $2,234 +12.48

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
905–1425 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–1,185.00 $1,016.04

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 2 110.00 $110.00 $497 —

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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.