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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 5, 2023

1,116 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $173.46/cwt +3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,295/hd at 747 lb · 78 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $185.15/cwt +0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,147/hd at 620 lb · 63 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $206.68/cwt -4.69 vs last sale · ≈ $880/hd at 426 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,116 1,013 546
Feeder cattle 726 977 477
Slaughter cattle 120 27 50
Replacement cattle 270 9 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 7.00-9.00 lower. Bull calves traded 8.00-10.00 higher. A good quality feeder calf offering saw overall lighter interest from buyers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 fancy 273 2 247.50–260.00 $253.69 $693 —
342 342 2 193.00 $193.00 $660 -35.00
368 368 3 212.00 $212.00 $780 -28.00
357–392 fancy 376 6 220.00–237.50 $230.14 $865 —
410–415 414 5 225.00–235.00 $233.02 $965 +23.02
406–436 fancy 421 6 245.00–260.00 $252.77 $1,064 +2.54
458 458 4 215.00 $215.00 $985 -7.34
467–473 fancy 470 9 228.00–230.00 $228.90 $1,076 -20.59
500–545 value added 527 19 220.00–240.00 $232.75 $1,227 -13.01
545–547 546 3 210.00–211.00 $210.67 $1,150 +6.24
550–585 value added 568 2 220.00–228.00 $223.88 $1,272 -12.75
561–591 573 11 195.00–213.00 $206.11 $1,181 -1.52
601–642 value added 610 27 205.00–220.50 $213.95 $1,305 -9.50
650–686 value added 659 35 200.00–217.25 $212.87 $1,403 -0.40
703 703 11 188.00 $188.00 $1,322 -1.84
737 value added 737 2 196.50 $196.50 $1,448 -2.78
753–796 778 7 180.00–186.00 $183.51 $1,428 +5.51
815–832 830 9 177.50–182.50 $181.95 $1,510 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 5 186.00 $186.00 $731 —
420–443 436 5 175.00–185.00 $176.93 $771 —
500 500 1 185.00 $185.00 $925 —
550 550 1 162.50 $162.50 $894 +8.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 120.00 $120.00 $720 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 fancy 205 1 222.00 $222.00 $455 —
210–215 212 3 180.00–200.00 $190.08 $403 +6.06
255–275 fancy 266 5 210.00–232.50 $221.48 $589 —
275 275 1 185.00 $185.00 $509 -13.85
300–305 303 2 190.00 $190.00 $576 -9.03
322–342 fancy 329 13 215.00–232.50 $224.10 $737 +1.95
355–390 fancy 375 15 200.00–215.00 $206.10 $773 -17.28
375–380 378 2 182.50–185.00 $183.76 $695 -16.24
407–437 fancy 424 30 206.00–220.00 $214.20 $908 -4.60
410–443 428 28 194.00–200.00 $198.62 $850 +12.03
450–495 467 18 184.00–198.00 $191.06 $892 +6.09
452–483 fancy 468 10 200.00–209.00 $207.74 $972 -2.90
516 value added 516 14 201.50 $201.50 $1,040 -7.38
502–540 517 27 180.00–199.00 $192.75 $997 +7.75
575 value added 575 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,150 -9.00
612–618 value added 613 28 193.50–196.00 $193.77 $1,188 —
620 620 1 158.00 $158.00 $980 -27.10
603–646 625 34 167.00–183.00 $178.85 $1,118 -6.25
660–667 665 4 157.50–166.00 $161.38 $1,073 -14.03
705–730 724 4 157.50–163.00 $158.84 $1,150 -10.68
748 value added 748 74 174.25 $174.25 $1,303 —
752–790 760 17 140.00–153.50 $148.79 $1,131 -14.04
820 820 10 140.00 $140.00 $1,148 -16.99
1090 1090 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,417 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 180.00 $180.00 $522 —
310–330 320 2 165.00–175.00 $170.16 $545 +2.72
382–390 386 4 172.50–180.00 $176.34 $681 +9.30
400–435 416 5 152.50–172.00 $163.20 $679 +2.57
455–486 478 4 150.00–170.00 $165.24 $790 -5.60
507–535 517 4 150.00–175.00 $161.97 $837 —
575–595 582 3 140.00–160.00 $152.75 $889 -2.25
630–635 633 2 155.00–163.00 $159.02 $1,007 -9.19
705–735 720 2 110.00–135.00 $122.24 $880 -31.76
750–790 765 4 110.00–140.00 $128.10 $980 -16.90
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 130.00 $130.00 $786 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
212 212 2 240.00 $240.00 $509 +22.70
274–280 fancy 275 6 252.50–258.00 $257.07 $707 +20.07
275–290 285 3 227.50–240.00 $235.98 $673 +20.98
312–325 fancy 319 4 262.50–265.00 $263.78 $841 +37.63
320–335 328 2 218.00–240.00 $229.25 $752 +19.25
355–395 fancy 378 12 231.00–252.50 $237.47 $898 +0.70
360–392 382 5 200.00–227.50 $212.78 $813 +9.03
400–440 fancy 420 16 232.50–250.00 $240.48 $1,010 +9.24
402–445 421 11 212.00–230.00 $220.90 $930 +16.95
454–495 fancy 467 20 220.00–237.50 $229.34 $1,071 -5.65
500 fancy 500 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,175 +3.94
510–535 526 12 200.00–219.00 $210.98 $1,110 +9.29
552–565 fancy 556 4 218.00–230.00 $224.04 $1,246 -0.06
552–580 563 5 200.00–211.00 $203.48 $1,146 +3.48
610 610 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,113 -12.50
638 fancy 638 9 218.00 $218.00 $1,391 +12.00
655–680 668 4 175.00–180.00 $177.55 $1,186 —
700 700 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,190 +0.94
757 757 2 163.00 $163.00 $1,234 +4.25
897 897 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,220 —
945 945 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,266 -16.00
985 985 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,152 —
1020 1020 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,285 —
1050 1050 2 123.00 $123.00 $1,292 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 418 2 175.00–180.00 $177.43 $742 —
500–520 508 3 170.00–180.00 $175.07 $889 —
590 590 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,062 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250–1760 1453 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 3 1,700.00–2,285.00 $2,000.65 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1105 890 85-90% 14 40.00–60.00 $51.42 $458 —
860–1055 968 85-90% 8 65.00–74.00 $68.83 $666 +18.62
810–1090 977 85-90% 18 70.00–88.00 $81.25 $794 +31.04
950–1095 1009 85-90% 8 90.00–107.00 $94.86 $957 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1570 1435 75-80% 23 90.00–100.00 $98.16 $1,409 —
1350–1590 1446 75-80% 5 82.00–88.00 $84.52 $1,222 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 80-85% 1 77.00 $77.00 $859 —
1025–1295 1176 80-85% 12 92.00–104.00 $94.71 $1,114 —
1110–1310 1201 80-85% 14 80.00–90.00 $85.14 $1,023 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1640 1476 7 108.00–119.00 $114.75 $1,694 —
2045 2045 1 127.00 $127.00 $2,597 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 thin fleshed 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1052–1225 thin fleshed 1118 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 825.00–1,085.00 $1,023.26
1015–1225 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,300.00–1,425.00 $1,368.36
960–1380 thin fleshed 1133 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 810.00–1,035.00 $935.59
1120–1210 thin fleshed 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 750.00–950.00 $826.49
1030–1475 1204 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,250.00–1,550.00 $1,378.66
1110–1410 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 22 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,165.18
1100–1470 1273 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 33 1,100.00–1,375.00 $1,154.85
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
845–990 918 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 910.00–1,100.00 $1,012.51
890–975 thin fleshed 920 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 600.00–725.00 $676.59
790–1045 thin fleshed 933 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 700.00–925.00 $820.14
905–1025 thin fleshed 958 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 600.00–825.00 $670.83
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1025 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715 715 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
838–890 851 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,125.00 $1,125.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
887 887 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705 705 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 fancy 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00 —
1080–1357 1188 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 17 1,125.00–1,625.00 $1,390.40 —
1050–1612 1192 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 14 1,225.00–1,775.00 $1,588.30 —
1120–1235 1197 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,450.00–1,700.00 $1,622.01 —
1017–1375 1239 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 23 1,125.00–1,650.00 $1,405.61 —
1205–1315 thin fleshed 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,052.18 —
1150–1420 1284 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,175.00–1,500.00 $1,347.49 +47.49
1295 1295 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00 +425.00
1712–1760 fancy 1728 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,825.00–1,875.00 $1,841.98 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
845 845 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
970–1055 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,098.78 —

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
662 662 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
770 770 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.