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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 7, 2022

712 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $180.35/cwt +26.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,419/hd at 787 lb · 326 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $187.91/cwt -5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $996/hd at 530 lb · 73 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $179.04/cwt +7.94 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 480 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 712 707 917
Feeder cattle 646 670 889
Slaughter cattle 66 29 28
Replacement cattle — 8 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 8.00-10.00 lower and feeder heifers were 4.00-6.00 lower mostly due to a large number of unweaned , plain quality calves offered. Buyers showed strong interest for the weaned calves and the yearling groups. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and 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
315 315 1 190.00 $190.00 $598 —
345 fancy 345 2 210.00 $210.00 $724 -3.00
360–385 372 3 180.00–188.00 $185.24 $689 -7.76
437 437 2 175.00 $175.00 $765 -22.75
405–448 fancy 443 8 204.00–219.00 $205.72 $911 -5.15
449 value added 449 8 199.00 $199.00 $894 —
453 value added 453 3 209.00 $209.00 $947 —
495 495 2 179.00 $179.00 $886 -7.94
500–541 511 20 170.00–190.00 $181.58 $928 -11.54
537 value added 537 53 190.00–194.00 $190.30 $1,022 —
570–590 583 3 178.00–184.00 $179.95 $1,049 -13.05
668–685 672 4 169.00–177.00 $171.04 $1,149 -13.37
707 707 2 168.00 $168.00 $1,188 -6.88
786 value added 786 262 182.75 $182.75 $1,436 —
790 790 64 170.50 $170.50 $1,347 +16.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 2 161.00–170.00 $165.44 $645 —
455 455 1 138.00 $138.00 $628 —
582 582 2 137.50 $137.50 $800 -2.50
612–635 620 3 139.00–150.00 $142.76 $885 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 1 123.00 $123.00 $984 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–347 335 5 162.00–173.00 $170.59 $571 -3.43
382–395 387 4 180.00–185.00 $183.74 $711 +14.78
405–445 426 7 164.00–182.50 $172.69 $736 -8.57
450–492 479 10 161.00–176.00 $169.17 $810 -1.93
482 value added 482 9 190.00 $190.00 $916 —
513 value added 513 5 184.00 $184.00 $944 —
500–545 519 9 156.00–170.00 $164.75 $855 +2.16
550–576 567 9 150.00–164.00 $159.72 $906 -7.47
618–620 619 4 145.00–154.00 $151.74 $939 -8.19
686 value added 686 4 157.50 $157.50 $1,080 —
765 765 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,071 -0.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–307 305 3 155.00–170.00 $165.08 $503 —
355–367 363 3 154.00–160.00 $158.04 $574 +12.04
405–425 412 3 154.00–155.00 $154.34 $636 +2.98
455–495 475 2 152.00–166.00 $158.71 $754 +5.72
530–540 535 2 155.00 $155.00 $829 +5.37
555 555 1 145.00 $145.00 $805 -5.43
600–625 613 2 137.00–139.00 $138.02 $846 -2.78
695 695 3 139.00 $139.00 $966 —
702 702 2 126.00 $126.00 $885 -2.00
770 770 1 120.00 $120.00 $924 —
845 845 1 103.00 $103.00 $870 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 170.00 $170.00 $502 —
295 fancy 295 1 206.00 $206.00 $608 -6.50
335 335 1 180.00 $180.00 $603 -5.00
365–377 371 7 181.00–195.00 $190.96 $708 +2.42
400–440 fancy 422 8 200.00–212.00 $206.64 $872 -0.36
432–435 433 3 175.00–182.00 $179.66 $778 -3.91
458 fancy 458 3 204.00 $204.00 $934 —
460–490 478 3 177.00–184.00 $179.59 $858 -6.89
501–541 517 13 166.00–175.00 $170.16 $880 -15.16
550–595 566 8 148.00–166.00 $161.86 $916 -14.72
602 602 2 142.00 $142.00 $855 —
668 value added 668 3 158.00 $158.00 $1,055 —
740 740 1 128.00 $128.00 $947 -14.00
750–760 755 2 113.00–116.00 $114.51 $865 -31.49
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 372 3 152.00–173.00 $162.96 $606 -11.66
465 465 1 160.00 $160.00 $744 -8.57
535–545 540 2 150.00–153.00 $151.49 $818 +6.54
610 610 1 123.00 $123.00 $750 —
750 750 1 117.00 $117.00 $878 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1290 1245 80-85% 2 89.00–90.00 $89.48 $1,114 +8.39
1180–1385 1265 80-85% 3 69.00–69.50 $69.32 $877 —
1125–1375 1278 80-85% 7 72.00–82.50 $77.92 $996 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1565 1410 75-80% 7 73.50–82.50 $76.57 $1,080 —
1350–1520 1426 75-80% 4 86.00–88.50 $87.37 $1,246 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1025 973 85-90% 2 50.00 $50.00 $486 —
865–1085 975 85-90% 2 80.00–86.00 $82.66 $806 —
840–1100 999 85-90% 4 67.50–75.50 $71.37 $713 —
970–1080 1025 85-90% 2 63.50–64.50 $63.97 $656 -12.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1885 1356 7 75.50–95.50 $87.12 $1,181 —
1450–1945 1730 6 111.50–115.00 $113.65 $1,966 —
1430–2400 1749 6 99.50–108.00 $104.17 $1,822 —

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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.