Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 14, 2022

513 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.81/cwt +19.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,128/hd at 719 lb · 94 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.70/cwt -3.63 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 584 lb · 24 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.32/cwt +11.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,130/hd at 660 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	513	621	533
Feeder cattle	465	586	447
Slaughter cattle	39	28	49
Replacement cattle	9	7	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers and bull calves traded 2.00-4.00 lower. An average quality offering of feeder calves saw moderate demand from buyers. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295 fancy	295	1	200.00	$200.00	$590	—
340	340	1	184.00	$184.00	$626	—
360 fancy	360	2	212.00	$212.00	$763	—
375	375	1	174.00	$174.00	$652	-12.48
420–440 fancy	430	2	194.00–200.00	$197.07	$847	—
445–447	446	4	170.00–178.00	$174.26	$777	-11.02
470–485	475	3	155.00–172.00	$160.79	$764	-27.22
496 value added	496	4	200.00	$200.00	$992	—
505–535	518	4	165.00–185.00	$172.71	$895	+0.61
535 value added	535	8	194.50	$194.50	$1,041	+10.50
567 value added	567	4	184.00	$184.00	$1,043	—
570–597	591	8	157.00–175.00	$170.08	$1,005	+4.50
605–637	626	3	161.00–169.00	$163.58	$1,024	-4.04
641 value added	641	12	174.00	$174.00	$1,115	-3.64
651–675	656	5	150.00–162.00	$159.53	$1,047	-0.10
661 value added	661	16	175.00	$175.00	$1,157	—
710–737	725	7	131.00–150.00	$136.27	$988	-11.34
750–795	764	13	146.00–158.00	$156.31	$1,194	+4.86
810–840	818	4	149.00–159.00	$156.43	$1,280	+8.42
868	868	10	152.00	$152.00	$1,319	—
900–935	923	3	144.00–145.00	$144.68	$1,335	—
953	953	6	149.50	$149.50	$1,425	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	152.50	$152.50	$381	—
347	347	2	147.50	$147.50	$512	—
460–490	475	4	125.00–142.00	$133.76	$635	—
505	505	1	130.00	$130.00	$656	-7.50
552–590	565	3	124.00–155.00	$134.80	$762	—
605	605	1	120.00	$120.00	$726	—
665	665	1	141.00	$141.00	$938	+1.00
750	750	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,012	—
856	856	4	100.50	$100.50	$860	-15.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	222	3	145.00–160.00	$149.74	$332	—
285	285	1	151.00	$151.00	$430	—
335–347	343	3	165.00–172.00	$169.72	$582	-0.28
355–360 fancy	359	9	178.00–180.50	$180.23	$647	—
350–390	383	6	154.00–170.00	$166.91	$639	-6.64
400–445	421	14	146.00–164.00	$155.15	$653	-8.01
472–490	478	17	146.00–153.00	$150.85	$721	-4.30
510–545	523	10	138.00–153.00	$144.36	$755	-1.99
560–593	584	24	130.00–145.00	$142.70	$833	-3.63
600–642	614	13	131.00–145.00	$140.01	$860	-3.63
663–690	676	11	128.00–141.00	$134.68	$910	-4.40
700–740	713	18	130.00–139.50	$137.01	$977	-0.57
721 value added	721	76	161.50	$161.50	$1,164	—
819	819	6	126.50	$126.50	$1,036	-4.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	130.00	$130.00	$292	—
250–270	260	2	130.00	$130.00	$338	—
305–340	323	2	145.00–150.00	$147.64	$477	—
370–375	373	2	134.00–143.00	$138.47	$516	—
410–425	420	3	131.00–141.00	$134.86	$566	-13.84
510–525	523	7	126.00–135.00	$133.75	$700	—
648	648	4	126.00	$126.00	$816	+8.00
770	770	2	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$928	—
810–825	817	4	114.00–121.50	$119.26	$974	—
895	895	4	105.00	$105.00	$940	—
1015	1015	2	107.00	$107.00	$1,086	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160	1160	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,299	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	380	3	171.00–180.00	$174.36	$663	-0.64
410	410	1	171.00	$171.00	$701	-0.45
482–495	486	3	151.00–163.00	$158.93	$772	-8.48
510–525	518	9	149.00–166.00	$155.81	$807	+0.18
550–585	564	8	150.00–155.00	$153.87	$868	-1.01
610–647	629	4	134.00–147.00	$140.31	$883	-0.73
655–690	677	3	126.00–138.00	$133.63	$905	-10.37
715–740	732	3	120.00–133.00	$128.77	$943	-11.23
800–845	823	2	108.00–110.00	$108.97	$897	-4.03

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	385	2	152.00–158.00	$155.04	$597	—
425	425	1	120.00	$120.00	$510	-14.81
585	585	1	119.00	$119.00	$696	—
625–640	633	2	119.00–121.00	$120.01	$760	—
755	755	1	111.00	$111.00	$838	+1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1090	975	85-90%	5	30.00–35.00	$31.32	$305	-3.89
815–1100	976	85-90%	5	50.00–55.00	$52.82	$516	+17.61
985–1180	1114	85-90%	4	40.00–42.50	$40.91	$456	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1575	1401	75-80%	5	67.00–70.50	$67.98	$952	—
1330–1570	1440	75-80%	3	62.00–64.00	$63.03	$908	—
1655	1655	75-80%	1	54.00	$54.00	$894	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1145	1140	80-85%	2	60.00–61.00	$60.50	$690	—
1170–1270	1222	80-85%	3	69.00–82.00	$73.98	$904	-1.02
1325	1325	80-85%	1	37.50	$37.50	$497	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1690	1380	3	85.00–88.50	$86.98	$1,200	+26.98
1480–2095	1797	3	92.00–99.00	$95.13	$1,709	—
1895	1895	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,990	—

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–955	918	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	825.00–1,050.00	$895.33
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210–1430	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00–1,000.00	$972.92	—

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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.