Cattle Market Pulse

Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 8, 2023

524 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Russell Co. Stockyard report →

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $197.47/cwt -4.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 514 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $224.15/cwt +6.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,294/hd at 577 lb · 32 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $204.73/cwt +3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 478 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 524 939 789
Feeder cattle 486 884 704
Slaughter cattle 33 51 85
Replacement cattle 5 4 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Bull calves under 600 lbs. traded 7.00-9.00 lower with the bull calves over 600 lbs. selling steady to 3.00 higher. An average quality offering saw lighter demand from feeder calf buyers. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher and no trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 fancy 325 1 250.00 $250.00 $812 +3.78
375 fancy 375 1 250.00 $250.00 $938 -7.42
402–440 fancy 418 14 231.00–256.00 $249.06 $1,041 +2.38
455–487 fancy 469 20 220.00–255.00 $245.84 $1,153 -2.89
480–485 482 3 190.00–200.00 $195.85 $944 -16.57
500 500 1 192.50 $192.50 $962 —
500–540 value added 521 9 209.00–234.00 $225.75 $1,176 -1.53
550–597 value added 576 29 215.00–233.50 $226.51 $1,305 +8.59
587–590 588 3 190.00–207.00 $201.31 $1,184 +11.31
608–646 value added 628 9 211.00–223.00 $217.54 $1,366 +6.06
645 645 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,209 -4.50
650–675 value added 662 15 198.00–212.00 $209.59 $1,387 -0.22
655–685 676 7 180.00–193.50 $188.22 $1,272 +1.24
723–728 726 7 169.50–186.00 $176.54 $1,282 -3.32
770 770 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,232 -18.21
752–790 776 7 170.00–181.00 $175.48 $1,362 -2.73
818–820 819 6 163.00–170.50 $166.75 $1,366 +2.75
865 865 2 156.00–157.00 $156.50 $1,354 —
950 950 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,368 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 3 157.50 $157.50 $674 —
450–455 453 3 167.50–170.00 $169.17 $766 —
550–595 573 2 150.00–177.00 $164.03 $940 —
685 685 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,164 —
800 800 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,040 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,118 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 187.50–197.50 $192.55 $535 +7.55
285 fancy 285 1 205.00 $205.00 $584 —
305–330 fancy 317 3 204.00–222.00 $215.11 $682 -13.30
345 345 1 200.00 $200.00 $690 -3.31
360–385 375 6 195.00–210.00 $201.69 $756 -1.52
355–395 fancy 385 14 215.00–245.00 $218.07 $840 -8.48
400–440 fancy 420 7 212.00–229.00 $222.65 $935 +0.53
415–445 433 10 187.50–204.00 $198.52 $860 +9.45
472–495 476 10 180.00–198.50 $194.18 $924 +4.77
470–490 fancy 479 21 205.50–213.00 $209.76 $1,005 -1.98
506 value added 506 11 211.00 $211.00 $1,068 +1.93
505–545 518 25 180.00–199.50 $191.51 $992 -2.66
560 value added 560 2 217.00 $217.00 $1,215 +10.00
551–590 570 28 177.00–192.00 $185.03 $1,055 -0.07
620–647 634 9 164.00–180.50 $175.10 $1,110 +20.10
651–667 661 19 161.00–177.00 $173.44 $1,146 +5.96
670 670 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,038 -12.48
760–790 766 5 124.00–136.00 $126.48 $969 -20.83
800–838 829 4 121.50–140.00 $125.97 $1,044 +8.95
995–997 996 3 106.00–123.00 $111.66 $1,112 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 147.50 $147.50 $472 —
355–385 376 8 170.00–188.00 $180.88 $680 +15.88
442 442 2 169.00 $169.00 $747 -3.50
450–484 477 7 157.50–173.00 $159.68 $762 +3.86
505–545 530 3 150.00–170.00 $162.57 $862 -7.16
550–595 561 8 135.00–170.00 $153.80 $863 -8.36
625–635 630 2 160.00–167.00 $163.47 $1,030 +1.20
675–685 682 5 145.00–155.00 $153.02 $1,044 +5.52
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 120.00 $120.00 $798 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 122.50 $122.50 $527 -47.50

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 fancy 245 1 240.00 $240.00 $588 —
285 fancy 285 1 230.00 $230.00 $656 —
286 286 3 200.00 $200.00 $572 -10.00
301–330 fancy 312 5 225.00–252.50 $243.78 $761 -1.89
352 352 2 202.50 $202.50 $713 —
350–357 fancy 354 4 224.00–250.00 $241.09 $853 —
405–435 420 2 200.00 $200.00 $840 -20.00
407–440 fancy 426 8 220.00–250.00 $226.89 $967 -13.94
460–495 475 6 198.00–206.00 $201.22 $956 -8.80
470–485 fancy 478 2 219.00–225.00 $221.95 $1,061 -15.34
510–535 fancy 522 8 206.00–214.00 $208.73 $1,090 —
576 576 3 194.00 $194.00 $1,117 +1.31
600–605 604 4 182.50–187.00 $183.62 $1,109 +12.93
650–675 670 7 174.00–181.00 $176.12 $1,180 +2.15
755 755 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,268 +7.15
870 870 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,196 —
945 945 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,191 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 2 178.00 $178.00 $787 —
540 540 1 145.00 $145.00 $783 ±0.00
610–620 615 2 157.50–170.00 $163.80 $1,007 +23.80
840 840 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,050 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1105 969 85-90% 4 50.00 $50.00 $484 —
815–1035 980 85-90% 5 55.00–62.50 $59.59 $584 —
995–1055 1020 85-90% 4 64.00–70.00 $66.30 $676 -8.70
1075 1075 85-90% 1 84.00 $84.00 $903 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1190 1155 80-85% 2 58.00–60.00 $58.97 $681 -1.03
1110–1270 1195 80-85% 3 89.00–115.00 $98.52 $1,177 +8.03
1255–1320 1288 80-85% 2 83.00–84.00 $83.49 $1,075 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1745 1583 75-80% 3 78.00–80.00 $78.71 $1,246 —
1435–2055 1745 75-80% 2 86.00–90.00 $88.36 $1,542 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1585 1428 3 107.00–111.00 $108.48 $1,549 —
1545–1650 1615 3 115.00–127.00 $120.04 $1,939 +17.99

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
940 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

↑ Back to top

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.