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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 1, 2023

198 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.00/cwt +13.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 670 lb · 61 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $174.81/cwt +12.02 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 517 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 198 405 478
Feeder cattle 186 375 445
Slaughter cattle 12 29 33
Replacement cattle — 1 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded sharply higher. Receipts today were low today due to inclement weather but all feeder cattle saw good demand on a high quality offering. No test on slaughter cow and bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 470 2 165.00–176.00 $170.38 $801 -13.55
475 fancy 475 7 199.50 $199.50 $948 -8.75
530 530 1 188.00 $188.00 $996 +0.26
542 value added 542 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,057 —
585–586 586 4 177.00–182.00 $180.75 $1,059 +1.41
595 value added 595 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,160 —
605 value added 605 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,150 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–540 523 2 150.00–157.00 $153.38 $802 -5.60
595 595 1 164.00 $164.00 $976 +6.27
615 615 1 158.00 $158.00 $972 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 288 3 167.50–174.00 $169.57 $488 +13.57
310 310 1 172.50 $172.50 $535 +7.50
340 fancy 340 3 195.00 $195.00 $663 —
366–395 373 4 160.00–170.00 $167.35 $624 +23.35
420 420 2 176.00–187.50 $181.75 $763 -0.22
426 fancy 426 7 193.00 $193.00 $822 —
455–465 458 3 175.00–177.00 $176.32 $808 +3.40
509–523 517 29 170.00–179.00 $174.81 $904 +12.02
590 590 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,009 +13.08
606 606 3 156.00 $156.00 $945 +31.00
670 value added 670 61 166.00 $166.00 $1,112 —
880 880 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,100 -15.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 155.00 $155.00 $450 —
460 460 1 151.00 $151.00 $695 -9.50
560 560 1 150.00 $150.00 $840 —
605–617 613 3 137.50–145.00 $139.97 $858 —
750 750 1 124.00 $124.00 $930 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 170.00 $170.00 $366 -12.50
275 275 1 162.50 $162.50 $447 -17.32
385 fancy 385 1 207.00 $207.00 $797 —
410 410 2 174.00–178.00 $176.00 $722 -7.81
497 497 9 187.00 $187.00 $929 +11.40
515–535 522 3 165.00–168.00 $166.97 $872 -1.36
553–585 570 8 158.00–170.00 $163.24 $930 +4.89
760 760 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,018 -4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 147.00 $147.00 $860 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1185 1183 80-85% 2 75.00–80.00 $77.51 $917 -12.99
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 75-80% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,305 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–2080 1765 4 112.00–120.00 $116.60 $2,058 —
1880 1880 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,880 —

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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.