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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 8, 2023

1,295 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $180.84/cwt ≈ $1,243/hd at 688 lb · 179 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.64/cwt ≈ $1,250/hd at 720 lb · 123 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $188.69/cwt -1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,188/hd at 630 lb · 105 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,295 198 921
Feeder cattle 1,230 186 874
Slaughter cattle 56 12 47
Replacement cattle 9 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. traded 8.00-10.00 higher and those over 500 lbs. sold steady. Bull calves were 5.00-7.00 higher. Today's offering included several high quality feeder calves and value added packages that saw strong demand from the buyers. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls due to low receipts last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286–290 fancy 286 9 230.00–232.00 $230.22 $658 —
321 fancy 321 4 220.00 $220.00 $706 —
315–340 328 2 187.50–190.00 $188.70 $619 —
365–391 fancy 384 10 210.00–229.00 $223.13 $857 —
410–430 fancy 417 31 200.00–237.00 $232.13 $968 —
420 420 2 197.50 $197.50 $830 —
460–495 470 9 180.00–198.00 $190.94 $897 +20.56
451–495 fancy 475 23 207.50–234.00 $225.45 $1,071 +25.95
505 505 1 192.50 $192.50 $972 +4.50
505–548 value added 532 28 200.00–230.00 $218.47 $1,162 +23.47
552–578 value added 572 21 207.00–225.00 $212.18 $1,214 +17.18
570–585 575 5 175.00–190.00 $180.54 $1,038 -0.21
600–640 value added 629 34 190.00–197.00 $195.48 $1,230 +5.48
610–645 630 71 171.00–186.75 $185.44 $1,168 —
660–698 678 37 170.00–181.50 $172.13 $1,167 —
650–691 value added 690 142 183.00–190.00 $183.11 $1,263 —
704–730 720 123 163.00–178.00 $173.64 $1,250 —
751 value added 751 62 173.00 $173.00 $1,299 —
750–796 771 33 160.00–170.50 $169.47 $1,307 —
800 value added 800 71 173.60 $173.60 $1,389 —
812 812 2 161.50 $161.50 $1,311 —
870 870 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,348 —
945 945 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,285 —
1000 1000 16 140.00 $140.00 $1,400 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 165.00 $165.00 $644 —
425 425 1 167.50 $167.50 $712 —
450–465 458 2 174.00–177.50 $175.72 $805 —
510 510 2 155.00–160.00 $157.50 $803 +4.12
590 590 1 155.00 $155.00 $914 -9.00
608–645 623 9 147.50–164.00 $159.25 $992 +1.25
686–690 687 4 159.00–163.00 $160.00 $1,099 —
727 727 2 149.00 $149.00 $1,083 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 157.50 $157.50 $843 —
570 570 1 140.00 $140.00 $798 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–210 fancy 208 2 197.50–200.00 $198.77 $413 —
263 fancy 263 6 226.00 $226.00 $594 —
295 295 1 192.50 $192.50 $568 +22.93
308 fancy 308 4 210.00 $210.00 $647 +15.00
307–345 330 7 180.00–195.00 $190.05 $627 +17.55
355–390 374 7 170.00–190.00 $181.48 $679 +14.13
370–393 fancy 390 26 195.00–206.00 $203.40 $793 —
403–445 fancy 428 16 192.50–202.50 $195.63 $837 +2.63
422–446 436 9 170.00–180.00 $176.72 $770 -5.03
452–471 fancy 455 28 194.00–204.00 $201.79 $918 —
451–485 469 30 170.00–185.00 $179.51 $842 +3.19
512–542 522 9 162.50–176.00 $167.92 $877 -6.89
518–532 value added 525 28 180.00–188.00 $181.55 $953 —
555–587 573 28 160.00–173.00 $168.84 $967 -2.16
600–645 629 30 154.00–165.00 $157.49 $991 +1.49
647 647 2 122.50 $122.50 $793 —
650–669 663 9 147.00–152.00 $150.37 $997 —
666 value added 666 9 158.50 $158.50 $1,056 -7.50
710–741 value added 720 23 153.00–156.50 $153.99 $1,109 —
700–735 724 4 128.00–144.00 $136.51 $988 —
760–798 785 6 117.00–131.00 $121.52 $954 —
825 825 1 120.00 $120.00 $990 —
933 933 13 115.50 $115.50 $1,078 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 2 147.50–170.00 $159.27 $435 +4.27
340 340 1 155.00 $155.00 $527 —
368–385 377 6 167.50–177.50 $171.33 $646 —
415 415 1 150.00 $150.00 $622 —
460–473 471 14 137.00–154.00 $143.70 $677 -7.30
511–545 528 7 150.00–157.50 $152.84 $807 —
570–598 589 8 123.00–155.00 $134.40 $792 -15.60
605–630 622 5 132.00–147.50 $143.08 $890 +3.11
705–720 713 2 122.00–127.00 $124.47 $887 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 160.00 $160.00 $584 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 fancy 250 1 225.00 $225.00 $562 —
310 310 1 192.50 $192.50 $597 —
320 fancy 320 1 205.00 $205.00 $656 —
360–395 fancy 380 6 201.00–212.50 $208.24 $791 +1.24
385–390 387 3 187.50–197.50 $193.34 $748 —
410–440 424 5 170.00–190.00 $182.88 $775 +6.88
450 450 2 192.50 $192.50 $866 —
510–547 527 19 167.50–185.00 $174.60 $920 +7.63
550 550 8 165.00–178.00 $176.38 $970 +13.14
630–637 636 6 155.00–165.00 $158.00 $1,005 —
650 650 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,105 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 170.00 $170.00 $527 —
430 430 1 147.50 $147.50 $634 —
485 485 2 160.00 $160.00 $776 —
545–547 546 3 130.00–142.50 $134.16 $733 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 125.00 $125.00 $300 —
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $350 —
825–1095 951 85-90% 6 61.50–67.00 $63.81 $607 —
860–1085 990 85-90% 7 50.00–60.50 $54.84 $543 —
1020–1040 1030 85-90% 2 72.00–80.00 $76.04 $783 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1690 1425 75-80% 3 69.00–73.00 $70.53 $1,005 —
1325–1660 1457 75-80% 11 76.00–87.00 $80.77 $1,177 -9.23
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1260 1188 80-85% 4 65.00–75.00 $69.44 $825 -8.07
1205–1295 1247 80-85% 3 59.50–63.00 $61.52 $767 —
1220–1315 1266 80-85% 6 78.00–95.00 $84.74 $1,073 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,194 —
1640–1935 1760 3 108.00–110.00 $108.96 $1,918 -7.64

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805–850 828 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 735.00–760.00 $747.84

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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.