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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 12, 2023

925 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $197.23/cwt +15.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,602/hd at 812 lb · 140 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $221.68/cwt +15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $964/hd at 435 lb · 100 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $251.81/cwt +42.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,458/hd at 579 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 925 1,116 594
Feeder cattle 829 726 551
Slaughter cattle 82 120 37
Replacement cattle 14 270 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher especially those fancy and value-added calves. Bull calves traded 4.00-6.00 higher. An excellent quality offering with many weaned, favorably conditioned calves saw strong demand from the buyers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00-4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–336 fancy 330 5 235.00–259.00 $249.68 $824 —
360 360 1 200.00 $200.00 $720 -12.00
355–380 fancy 372 4 240.00–252.00 $248.63 $925 +18.49
420 420 1 207.50 $207.50 $872 -25.52
404–445 fancy 424 27 230.00–266.00 $251.89 $1,068 -0.88
450 450 1 211.00 $211.00 $950 -4.00
475–498 fancy 486 24 236.00–264.00 $249.96 $1,215 +21.06
503–530 value added 515 27 225.00–262.00 $244.10 $1,257 +11.35
525 525 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,050 -10.67
553–593 value added 579 58 238.00–259.00 $251.81 $1,458 +27.93
615–636 value added 628 7 232.00–242.00 $238.49 $1,498 +24.54
650–685 value added 677 12 207.00–235.00 $222.08 $1,503 +9.21
655–698 696 19 200.00 $200.00 $1,392 —
700–726 value added 721 5 206.00–220.00 $217.28 $1,567 +20.78
776 776 3 193.00 $193.00 $1,498 +9.49
803–822 value added 812 139 192.60–202.00 $197.41 $1,603 —
815 815 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,402 -9.95
868 868 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,380 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 160.00 $160.00 $776 —
553–580 560 4 170.00–182.50 $173.24 $970 +10.74
600 600 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,080 —
675 675 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,120 —
775 775 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,294 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,934 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 200.00 $200.00 $530 +15.00
310–345 fancy 323 3 211.00–220.00 $214.68 $693 -9.42
310–340 328 4 187.50–202.50 $194.55 $638 +4.55
368–391 fancy 383 12 214.00–221.00 $218.76 $838 +12.66
385 385 1 200.00 $200.00 $770 +16.24
404–435 fancy 413 26 205.00–222.00 $216.63 $895 +2.43
400–437 423 14 192.00–201.00 $197.54 $836 -1.08
447 value added 447 60 229.50 $229.50 $1,026 —
455–465 460 2 185.00–188.00 $186.48 $858 -4.58
450–495 fancy 476 39 200.50–218.00 $210.04 $1,000 +2.30
505–536 value added 527 28 200.00–216.00 $212.86 $1,122 +11.36
520–545 535 3 194.00–197.00 $195.33 $1,045 +2.58
555–590 value added 568 38 203.00–213.00 $208.30 $1,183 +8.30
550–585 570 3 185.00–193.00 $188.07 $1,072 —
600–615 605 3 195.00–196.50 $195.99 $1,186 +37.99
600–625 value added 606 9 200.00–209.00 $206.90 $1,254 +13.13
652–655 value added 653 17 200.00–201.00 $200.35 $1,308 —
657–695 682 33 170.50–185.50 $176.21 $1,202 +14.83
705–740 718 6 166.00–176.50 $172.53 $1,239 +13.69
780–790 785 2 152.00–166.00 $159.04 $1,248 +10.25
820 820 4 163.00 $163.00 $1,337 +23.00
920 920 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,334 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 2 155.00–172.50 $163.28 $612 -13.06
410–425 416 4 170.00–173.00 $171.27 $712 +8.07
478–495 482 4 161.00–170.00 $167.69 $808 +2.45
550 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 -2.75
600–640 618 3 156.00–160.00 $158.67 $981 -0.35
655–670 663 2 142.50–160.00 $151.15 $1,002 —
725 725 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,116 +31.76

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 fancy 220 3 235.00–247.50 $240.57 $529 —
265–275 fancy 270 2 247.50–260.00 $253.63 $685 -3.44
290 290 1 224.00 $224.00 $650 -11.98
370–378 fancy 376 9 230.00–252.50 $248.68 $935 +11.21
370–392 387 5 220.00–224.00 $220.81 $855 +8.03
425–445 432 6 215.00–233.00 $226.44 $978 +5.54
432–442 fancy 436 8 245.00–260.00 $251.06 $1,095 +10.58
455–460 fancy 456 11 234.00–251.00 $246.73 $1,125 +17.39
460 460 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,030 —
500–543 fancy 522 20 210.00–227.50 $217.59 $1,136 -17.41
575 575 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,144 -4.48
550–598 fancy 594 12 218.00–230.00 $218.93 $1,300 —
610 fancy 610 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,281 -8.00
705 705 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,213 +2.00
775 775 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,310 +6.00
805–825 811 5 150.00–160.00 $157.96 $1,281 —
990 990 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,465 +31.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 360 2 181.00–191.00 $185.86 $669 —
530 530 1 150.00 $150.00 $795 -25.07
575–585 580 2 154.00–185.00 $169.63 $984 -10.37
720 720 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,094 —
755–780 768 2 122.00–148.00 $134.79 $1,035 —
910–935 923 2 130.00–136.00 $133.04 $1,228 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1040 900 85-90% 14 45.00–58.00 $54.17 $488 —
930–1060 990 85-90% 3 94.00–97.00 $95.73 $948 +14.48
930–1075 993 85-90% 9 61.00–70.00 $64.78 $643 -16.47
945–1075 1019 85-90% 9 75.00–86.00 $82.20 $838 -12.66
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $582 -44.71
1110–1255 1184 80-85% 4 70.00–75.00 $73.49 $870 -21.22
1125–1330 1190 80-85% 5 93.00–102.00 $97.23 $1,157 +2.52
1140–1235 1194 80-85% 4 85.00–90.00 $87.99 $1,051 -6.72
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1660 1441 75-80% 4 88.00–90.00 $88.46 $1,275 +3.94
1240–1705 1472 75-80% 8 95.00–110.00 $99.47 $1,464 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1925 1694 7 117.00–130.00 $123.91 $2,099 —
1285–2195 1769 4 108.00–113.00 $110.14 $1,948 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1000 fancy 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00

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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
1515 1515 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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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.