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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report, Russell Springs, KY

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 26, 2022

796 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.30/cwt ≈ $1,250/hd at 730 lb · 90 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.93/cwt +11.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 624 lb · 87 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.10/cwt ≈ $1,153/hd at 711 lb · 78 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 796 447 610
Feeder cattle 733 379 575
Slaughter cattle 55 56 35
Replacement cattle 8 12 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 higher and bull calves were 10.00-12.00 higher with a few fancy and value-added calves being 15.00-18.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady. All classes of feeder cattle saw good demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 fancy 380 1 187.00 $187.00 $711 —
373–397 383 5 177.00 $177.00 $678 —
400–430 414 8 162.00–176.00 $172.71 $715 +15.21
420 fancy 420 1 185.00 $185.00 $777 +5.00
465–487 fancy 474 7 177.00–182.00 $180.71 $857 +5.71
487–495 489 8 140.00–150.00 $142.53 $697 +4.66
520–535 value added 522 7 189.00–196.00 $190.02 $992 +18.02
522–535 526 3 140.00–160.00 $153.22 $806 —
550–595 562 7 135.00–148.00 $141.72 $796 -18.27
585–594 value added 591 7 165.00–171.00 $169.30 $1,001 -8.70
605–641 value added 620 7 162.00–166.00 $164.33 $1,019 —
605–645 629 13 137.50–153.00 $149.32 $939 +7.32
665 value added 665 3 172.00 $172.00 $1,144 —
718–729 724 18 144.00–156.50 $149.51 $1,082 —
731 value added 731 72 176.75 $176.75 $1,292 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 438 2 147.50–161.00 $154.13 $675 —
490 490 1 137.00 $137.00 $671 +15.37
520–540 530 2 135.00–139.00 $136.96 $726 -1.71
585 585 1 120.00 $120.00 $702 -22.50
745 745 1 131.50 $131.50 $980 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 223 2 132.00–150.00 $140.29 $313 -7.21
260–298 293 17 150.00–162.00 $154.15 $452 +1.15
315–345 323 31 150.00–166.00 $164.41 $531 +21.91
350–393 368 28 148.00–165.00 $155.67 $573 +0.33
423 fancy 423 3 169.00 $169.00 $715 —
400–445 424 20 146.00–166.00 $153.67 $652 +4.05
450–475 462 17 140.00–156.00 $148.67 $687 -1.39
474–475 value added 474 12 164.00–166.00 $164.17 $778 +0.17
502–541 522 20 144.00–160.00 $151.21 $789 +7.24
566 value added 566 4 163.00 $163.00 $923 —
565–595 580 9 140.00–154.00 $146.21 $848 -1.52
600–613 609 7 144.00–157.00 $147.80 $900 -3.20
625 value added 625 80 164.25 $164.25 $1,027 —
655–695 677 14 134.00–141.50 $137.70 $932 -4.70
711 value added 711 78 162.10 $162.10 $1,153 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 3 130.00–144.00 $136.29 $440 —
370–390 383 6 110.00–145.00 $128.66 $493 -7.35
405–440 427 3 131.00–136.00 $133.96 $572 +9.51
495 495 1 128.00 $128.00 $634 —
505–548 538 11 129.00–139.00 $137.61 $740 +19.00
560–590 575 4 115.00–134.00 $125.13 $719 —
610–615 613 2 122.00–130.00 $126.02 $773 +0.02
657 657 2 121.00 $121.00 $795 +2.95
790 790 1 115.00 $115.00 $908 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 160.00 $160.00 $328 —
300–335 315 7 153.00–170.00 $162.92 $513 +10.04
321–348 fancy 328 11 183.00–200.00 $195.09 $640 +20.09
357–395 379 11 165.00–171.00 $167.51 $635 +21.74
405–415 410 5 166.00–175.00 $170.11 $697 +7.10
410 fancy 410 7 188.00 $188.00 $771 +15.52
450–487 469 12 153.00–170.00 $162.30 $761 -2.24
500–545 524 18 140.00–156.00 $148.87 $780 -0.96
551–590 566 22 143.00–161.00 $151.40 $857 +10.59
610–620 615 7 135.00–152.00 $139.59 $858 +6.25
675–685 678 9 126.00–136.00 $133.43 $905 +11.00
780 780 1 124.00 $124.00 $967 +14.76
852–890 865 3 104.00–111.00 $106.40 $920 —
900–910 907 3 88.00–98.00 $94.69 $859 —
1030 1030 2 90.00 $90.00 $927 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 147.00 $147.00 $375 —
345 345 1 150.00 $150.00 $518 —
400–430 415 2 120.00–127.50 $123.89 $514 -10.72
452–484 470 11 135.00–147.00 $143.77 $676 +8.76
550–592 570 8 120.00–137.00 $129.03 $735 -0.97
614 614 5 132.00 $132.00 $810 +13.56

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 75-80% 1 72.00 $72.00 $943 —
1325–1685 1474 75-80% 19 63.00–69.00 $66.34 $978 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 85-90% 1 75.50 $75.50 $687 —
835–1260 981 85-90% 4 39.00–45.50 $41.04 $403 —
895–1110 984 85-90% 4 60.50–68.00 $64.61 $636 —
750–1150 1005 85-90% 4 50.00–54.00 $52.86 $531 -13.28
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1570 1263 80-85% 10 62.00–68.00 $65.88 $832 +5.09
1300 1300 80-85% 1 42.00 $42.00 $546 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,017 —
1135–1930 1430 4 85.50–98.00 $91.64 $1,310 —
1950–2040 1997 3 103.00–104.00 $103.66 $2,070 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–1385 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,050.00–1,175.00 $1,125.34
1295 1295 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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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.