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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 15, 2023

1,129 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $190.74/cwt +2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,197/hd at 628 lb · 122 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.40/cwt +12.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,038/hd at 620 lb · 99 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.15/cwt +0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,291/hd at 741 lb · 83 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,129 1,295 1,786
Feeder cattle 1,053 1,230 1,730
Slaughter cattle 73 56 45
Replacement cattle 3 9 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 6.00-8.00 higher and those over 600 lbs. were 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady and bull calves were 8.00-10.00 higher. The fancy and value-added calves saw strong demand from buyers. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower on a plain quality offering and slaughter bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 fancy 220 1 240.00 $240.00 $528 —
305–345 fancy 326 12 235.00–247.50 $245.02 $799 +25.02
357–378 fancy 372 8 225.00–240.00 $235.77 $877 +12.64
375 375 1 180.00 $180.00 $675 —
415–425 fancy 421 7 230.00–239.00 $233.95 $985 +1.82
400–442 428 9 185.00–210.00 $204.94 $877 +7.44
450–490 fancy 468 18 217.00–232.00 $227.15 $1,063 +1.70
460–490 477 6 191.00–200.00 $194.73 $929 +3.79
506–538 value added 515 65 204.00–232.25 $225.21 $1,160 +6.74
530–545 535 4 182.50–194.00 $190.63 $1,020 -1.87
550–588 value added 571 43 200.00–224.00 $214.40 $1,224 +2.22
550–592 583 8 187.50–195.00 $193.62 $1,129 +13.08
605–640 627 104 184.00–194.00 $189.30 $1,187 +3.86
627–632 value added 631 18 198.00–201.00 $199.08 $1,256 +3.60
653–656 value added 655 6 191.00–193.00 $192.00 $1,258 +8.89
653–698 677 67 169.50–186.00 $178.80 $1,210 +6.67
700–741 736 9 166.00–169.00 $166.32 $1,224 -7.32
710–743 value added 742 74 173.00–176.00 $175.10 $1,299 —
758–790 773 29 149.50–165.00 $159.34 $1,232 -10.13
860 860 4 149.50 $149.50 $1,286 -5.50
935 935 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,216 -6.00
1010 1010 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,283 -13.00
1060 1060 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,378 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 175.00 $175.00 $726 +7.50
592 592 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,012 +16.00
600–615 610 3 166.00–170.00 $167.31 $1,021 +8.06
650–690 679 4 148.00–165.00 $158.90 $1,079 -1.10
715 715 1 134.00 $134.00 $958 -15.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 122.50 $122.50 $539 —
575–580 578 2 120.00–136.00 $128.03 $740 -11.97
615 615 1 141.00 $141.00 $867 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 233 3 182.50–187.50 $184.93 $431 —
260–295 277 3 175.00–181.00 $176.99 $490 -15.51
315–340 328 2 183.00–185.00 $183.96 $603 -6.09
337–340 fancy 338 6 197.50–200.00 $199.58 $675 -10.42
350–376 fancy 365 6 190.00–195.00 $192.58 $703 -10.82
350–377 370 4 170.00–187.00 $179.93 $666 -1.55
402–435 412 13 165.00–185.00 $180.43 $743 +3.71
405–445 fancy 433 16 189.00–193.00 $191.37 $829 -4.26
458–467 fancy 462 6 194.00–198.00 $195.93 $905 -5.86
450–490 467 14 168.00–183.00 $176.75 $825 -2.76
505–521 value added 516 22 185.00–188.00 $186.09 $960 +4.54
501–548 537 56 166.00–182.00 $170.56 $916 +2.64
550–590 567 37 155.00–171.00 $166.75 $945 -2.09
600–638 620 99 158.50–169.75 $167.40 $1,038 +9.91
650–666 663 31 154.00–158.50 $154.64 $1,025 +4.27
700 700 1 120.00 $120.00 $840 -16.51
700–736 724 18 140.00–155.00 $145.99 $1,057 +9.48
805–830 811 8 134.00–140.50 $138.84 $1,126 +18.84
861–883 866 15 136.00–144.50 $140.78 $1,219 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 150.00 $150.00 $592 -21.33
400–435 424 7 142.00–165.00 $153.97 $653 +3.97
485–495 490 2 158.00–162.00 $160.02 $784 +16.32
545 545 3 159.00–160.00 $159.33 $868 +6.49
560–565 562 3 135.00–154.00 $142.32 $800 +7.92
650–680 670 3 130.00–140.00 $133.23 $893 —
755–795 775 2 124.00–126.00 $125.03 $969 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601 601 3 130.00 $130.00 $781 —
890 890 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,068 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 150.00 $150.00 $382 —
705 705 1 125.00 $125.00 $881 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 fancy 225 1 250.00 $250.00 $562 —
305–340 fancy 329 6 217.50–247.50 $231.38 $761 +26.38
330–340 335 2 190.00–202.50 $196.16 $657 +3.66
355–385 fancy 381 8 205.00–223.00 $218.42 $832 +10.18
410–425 fancy 418 4 200.00–217.50 $207.85 $869 —
415–420 419 5 185.00–197.00 $194.62 $815 +11.74
463–472 fancy 465 8 200.00–210.00 $207.46 $965 —
465–495 485 6 182.50–190.00 $188.25 $913 -4.25
505–543 533 6 180.00 $180.00 $959 +5.40
587 587 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,027 —
606–645 616 8 165.00–177.00 $175.20 $1,079 +17.20
650 650 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,105 ±0.00
732–735 734 5 130.00–139.00 $133.59 $981 —
880 880 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,021 —
900 900 1 110.00 $110.00 $990 —
958 958 3 103.00 $103.00 $987 —
1020–1045 1033 2 90.00 $90.00 $930 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 152.50 $152.50 $755 -7.50
505 505 1 165.00 $165.00 $833 —
625–635 630 2 140.00–150.00 $144.96 $913 —
935 935 1 90.00 $90.00 $842 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 180.00 $180.00 $657 —
565 565 2 160.00 $160.00 $904 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1055 992 85-90% 6 60.00–65.00 $61.75 $613 +6.91
870–1110 998 85-90% 5 52.00–58.00 $55.06 $549 +0.22
875–1075 1006 85-90% 6 40.00–50.00 $46.02 $463 -30.02
980–1070 1038 85-90% 5 71.00–79.00 $73.91 $767 -2.13
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1265 1200 80-85% 5 60.00–70.00 $66.32 $796 —
1120–1355 1214 80-85% 10 73.00–85.00 $77.14 $936 +15.62
1145–1350 1248 80-85% 2 50.00–55.00 $52.29 $653 -9.23
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1355 1333 75-80% 2 72.00–73.50 $72.74 $970 —
1470 1470 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $882 -20.77
1325–1850 1534 75-80% 13 77.00–92.00 $81.57 $1,251 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,326 —
1285–1730 1561 4 92.00–98.00 $96.21 $1,502 —
1285–2005 1641 7 104.00–116.00 $108.91 $1,787 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.