Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

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

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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	Age	Stage	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.