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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 1, 2023

939 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.25/cwt +24.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,255/hd at 764 lb · 81 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.21/cwt -2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,401/hd at 786 lb · 75 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $217.51/cwt +17.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,270/hd at 584 lb · 68 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 939 593 653
Feeder cattle 884 575 550
Slaughter cattle 51 9 83
Replacement cattle 4 9 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 14.00-16.00 higher with the most desirable calves selling even higher. Bull calves traded 10.00-12.00 higher. The very high quality offering of feeder cattle drew strong demand from the buyers. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher and no trend on slaughter 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
200 200 1 210.00 $210.00 $420 —
275 fancy 275 1 217.50 $217.50 $598 —
312–340 fancy 327 5 222.00–255.00 $246.22 $805 +7.47
375–380 fancy 378 2 245.00–270.00 $257.42 $973 +18.63
400–420 408 3 210.00–220.00 $214.09 $873 +7.52
405–445 fancy 420 26 225.00–258.00 $246.68 $1,036 +11.06
462–492 fancy 469 21 235.00–254.00 $248.73 $1,167 +23.22
475–492 482 6 205.00–218.00 $212.42 $1,024 +11.07
521–545 value added 532 28 204.00–234.00 $227.28 $1,209 +13.57
570 570 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,083 +8.70
555–598 value added 584 67 203.00–227.50 $217.92 $1,273 +15.06
603–637 value added 614 11 199.00–219.00 $211.48 $1,298 +21.48
645 645 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,238 +14.17
655–663 value added 662 15 200.00–210.50 $209.81 $1,389 +15.81
650–699 693 16 175.00–194.00 $186.98 $1,296 +16.56
720 value added 720 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,411 +17.50
715–745 724 55 178.00–189.00 $179.86 $1,302 +15.02
757–797 786 75 175.00–180.00 $178.21 $1,401 +12.21
825 825 5 164.00 $164.00 $1,353 +3.00
855 value added 855 64 179.75 $179.75 $1,537 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 175.00 $175.00 $674 +2.50
533–540 534 15 142.50–150.00 $148.99 $796 —
605 605 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,053 —
755 755 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,095 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 2 185.00 $185.00 $540 —
300–315 fancy 309 4 226.00–230.00 $228.41 $706 +10.06
325–345 335 3 200.00–207.50 $203.31 $681 —
365–385 fancy 378 10 215.00–234.00 $226.55 $856 +16.22
370–390 381 4 200.00–207.00 $203.21 $774 +20.86
405–435 fancy 415 12 217.00–229.00 $222.12 $922 +26.63
430–440 435 4 180.00–195.00 $189.07 $822 +10.88
450–498 fancy 472 12 200.00–216.00 $211.74 $999 +15.74
465–495 483 10 180.00–197.50 $189.41 $915 +4.33
510–519 value added 517 17 206.50–212.00 $209.07 $1,081 —
500–538 520 15 184.00–199.00 $194.17 $1,010 +16.64
550–595 578 47 176.50–192.00 $185.10 $1,070 +18.25
583 value added 583 6 207.00 $207.00 $1,207 +15.00
614–622 616 13 176.00–189.50 $186.79 $1,151 +23.98
640 640 2 155.00 $155.00 $992 -7.81
665–690 681 13 157.50–172.00 $167.48 $1,141 +11.48
735 735 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,158 +8.50
764 value added 764 75 165.60 $165.60 $1,265 —
761–785 766 6 144.00–157.50 $147.31 $1,128 +8.01
805–820 813 2 115.00–119.00 $117.02 $951 —
875 875 1 122.50 $122.50 $1,072 —
900 900 1 109.00 $109.00 $981 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 165.00 $165.00 $586 —
420 420 1 172.50 $172.50 $724 +32.50
470–472 471 3 150.00–167.50 $155.82 $734 +4.61
505–535 514 5 165.00–176.00 $169.73 $872 +9.42
565–595 580 5 152.50–170.00 $162.16 $941 —
605–640 629 8 147.50–168.00 $162.27 $1,021 +15.60
685 685 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,010 +18.11
793 793 4 137.50 $137.50 $1,090 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 170.00 $170.00 $722 +10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 210.00 $210.00 $556 +10.00
315–345 330 2 216.00–220.00 $217.91 $719 +2.91
320–338 fancy 335 6 236.00–247.50 $245.67 $823 +9.89
390 390 2 220.00 $220.00 $858 +13.32
406–430 fancy 420 12 235.00–246.00 $240.83 $1,011 +13.63
447 447 2 220.00 $220.00 $983 +14.50
450–460 fancy 453 7 222.00–241.00 $237.29 $1,075 +14.79
460–480 470 5 207.50–212.50 $210.02 $987 +14.49
505–520 value added 513 2 209.00–214.00 $211.46 $1,085 —
510–547 527 7 185.00–198.00 $189.57 $999 +3.33
550–580 560 3 192.00–194.00 $192.69 $1,079 —
595 value added 595 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,190 —
610–617 615 3 164.00–174.00 $170.69 $1,050 +2.75
615 value added 615 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,168 —
655–660 658 3 169.00–184.00 $173.97 $1,145 +1.97
702–725 710 5 150.00–166.00 $159.80 $1,135 —
753–775 759 4 157.50–162.00 $160.85 $1,221 +15.60
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 4 187.50 $187.50 $583 —
455–475 468 3 165.00–175.00 $170.00 $796 +27.50
525 525 1 145.00 $145.00 $761 —
560 560 1 159.00 $159.00 $890 —
600 600 1 140.00 $140.00 $840 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 2 185.00 $185.00 $929 —
585 585 1 162.50 $162.50 $951 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–950 868 85-90% 5 40.00–54.00 $44.03 $382 -33.97
885–1085 1006 85-90% 5 79.50–89.00 $81.48 $820 —
1010 1010 85-90% 1 75.00 $75.00 $758 —
1020–1045 1033 85-90% 4 58.00–60.00 $58.50 $604 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1540 1413 75-80% 3 67.50–77.00 $73.02 $1,032 -17.46
1315–1780 1485 75-80% 11 80.00–102.00 $85.25 $1,266 —
1870 1870 75-80% 1 40.00 $40.00 $748 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $714 —
1165–1225 1195 80-85% 2 90.00–91.00 $90.49 $1,081 —
1105–1285 1201 80-85% 7 64.00–75.00 $70.82 $851 -4.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1675 1583 2 85.00–90.00 $87.65 $1,387 —
1595–1675 1635 2 100.00–104.00 $102.05 $1,669 —
1675 1675 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,993 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 112.00 $112.00 $554 —
500–517 511 3 109.00–114.00 $110.63 $565 —

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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.