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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 21, 2022

404 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $180.31/cwt -5.15 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 475 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.51/cwt -12.91 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 429 lb · 24 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.33/cwt -6.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 631 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 404 842 610
Feeder cattle 369 735 550
Slaughter cattle 24 83 35
Replacement cattle 11 24 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: With temparatures in the 90's and being deep into September buyer interest on all classes of feeder cattle was very low. Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 5.00-7.00 lower and those over 600 lbs. were steady. Feeder heifers and bull calves traded 8.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady. The overall quality of all cattle sold today was widely varying with most being very plain.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 182.50 $182.50 $511 —
350–397 385 9 169.00–184.00 $179.14 $690 -6.54
400–445 414 12 165.00–183.00 $177.77 $736 -6.48
435 fancy 435 2 191.00 $191.00 $831 —
450–498 475 24 170.00–185.00 $179.99 $855 -3.83
475 fancy 475 1 188.00 $188.00 $893 —
505 value added 505 1 189.00 $189.00 $954 -1.10
505–549 539 20 163.00–178.00 $167.64 $904 -8.18
555–590 581 5 154.00–168.00 $161.11 $936 -8.07
555–598 value added 587 15 175.50–182.00 $176.94 $1,039 -7.56
607–641 631 24 158.00–173.00 $168.33 $1,062 +3.94
685–695 694 7 156.00–168.00 $166.31 $1,154 +3.27
770 770 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,224 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 132.50 $132.50 $431 —
350–390 367 3 150.00–156.00 $153.76 $564 -6.24
445 445 1 154.00 $154.00 $685 -17.00
450–495 480 3 137.00–145.00 $142.50 $684 -19.79
515–537 529 4 146.00–155.00 $152.52 $807 -0.71
570–575 573 2 139.00–142.00 $140.49 $805 -8.51
600–645 623 2 140.00–148.00 $143.86 $896 -4.17
650–690 671 4 132.00–147.50 $139.99 $939 -11.01
790 790 1 139.50 $139.50 $1,102 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–227 225 3 150.00 $150.00 $338 —
255–292 287 8 149.00–152.50 $149.39 $429 +3.54
315–345 336 4 137.00–152.00 $147.74 $496 -7.10
372–382 378 6 150.00–160.00 $156.68 $592 -2.57
415–445 429 24 140.00–158.00 $150.51 $646 -12.91
465–495 486 20 140.00–158.00 $153.29 $745 -12.08
516–545 529 12 149.00–159.00 $153.83 $814 +0.95
550–590 565 19 140.00–159.00 $149.95 $847 -4.18
606 value added 606 3 158.00 $158.00 $957 —
620–625 622 9 132.00–141.00 $133.00 $827 -16.45
755 755 1 121.00 $121.00 $914 —
770 value added 770 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,232 —
1070 1070 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,263 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 145.00 $145.00 $573 —
440 440 1 148.00 $148.00 $651 +6.16
450 450 1 135.00 $135.00 $608 -9.46
500–525 514 4 130.00–143.00 $136.23 $700 -0.43
570–575 573 2 124.00–135.00 $129.48 $742 -13.84
605 605 1 140.00 $140.00 $847 +11.38
675 675 1 118.00 $118.00 $796 -20.00
725 725 1 124.00 $124.00 $899 —
830 830 1 108.00 $108.00 $896 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 172.50 $172.50 $595 -5.80
360–385 373 2 170.00–179.00 $174.65 $651 -5.84
427–445 435 6 164.00–181.00 $170.81 $743 -7.97
465–495 474 4 170.00–174.00 $172.46 $817 +1.66
507–541 fancy 527 5 161.00–165.00 $162.54 $857 —
530–540 535 4 140.00–149.00 $144.02 $771 -22.83
562–595 578 11 150.00–168.00 $157.93 $913 -5.58
618–625 620 4 135.00 $135.00 $837 -12.23
650–695 682 7 133.00–140.00 $135.41 $923 -13.59
745 745 1 123.00 $123.00 $916 -5.00
825 825 1 109.00 $109.00 $899 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 116.00 $116.00 $435 -34.00
460–485 473 2 131.00–135.00 $132.95 $629 —
530–540 535 2 126.00–137.50 $131.70 $705 —
590 590 1 139.00 $139.00 $820 —
715 715 1 122.00 $122.00 $872 —
1100 1100 1 74.00 $74.00 $814 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1815 1503 75-80% 7 80.00–87.00 $82.40 $1,238 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 85-90% 1 78.00 $78.00 $780 -1.87
900–1205 1028 85-90% 3 60.00–70.00 $63.31 $651 -16.56
1160 1160 85-90% 1 56.50 $56.50 $655 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1215 1175 80-85% 2 80.00–82.00 $80.97 $951 -13.03
1375 1375 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $962 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1705 1445 2 93.50–96.00 $94.53 $1,366 —
1625 1625 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,869 —
1425–2005 1638 3 102.50–111.00 $106.69 $1,748 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
1050–1400 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,275.00 $1,114.29

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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
865 865 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
930 930 Young (2-4 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.