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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 26, 2023

735 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $198.59/cwt ≈ $1,526/hd at 768 lb · 75 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $205.42/cwt ≈ $1,658/hd at 807 lb · 73 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $208.14/cwt -3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,432/hd at 688 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 735 395 724
Feeder cattle 647 347 655
Slaughter cattle 33 36 54
Replacement cattle 55 12 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 7.00-9.00 lower and feeder heifers were 4.00-6.00 lower. Bull calves traded steady. Buyers showed good demand for an average quality feeder offering today. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00-5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 fancy 295 1 281.00 $281.00 $829 —
350 fancy 350 4 266.00 $266.00 $931 +3.00
355–363 362 7 212.50–227.50 $214.60 $777 -13.30
410–449 fancy 435 9 235.00–264.00 $253.79 $1,104 -5.24
450–460 fancy 455 12 238.00–245.00 $242.07 $1,101 -7.22
465 465 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,018 +2.05
515 fancy 515 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,246 —
525 525 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,050 -12.00
533–546 value added 536 22 233.00–246.00 $235.62 $1,263 -9.99
557–582 value added 566 10 223.00–246.00 $230.41 $1,304 -15.69
594 594 7 208.00 $208.00 $1,236 -13.51
602–620 value added 607 5 231.00–237.00 $233.01 $1,414 -1.50
657–663 value added 661 7 229.00–232.00 $229.85 $1,519 —
677–694 693 40 204.00–211.00 $204.34 $1,416 -7.66
700–730 value added 707 6 200.00–204.00 $203.31 $1,437 —
735 735 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,404 -9.00
758–770 763 9 190.00–193.50 $191.93 $1,464 —
769 value added 769 66 199.50 $199.50 $1,534 —
807 value added 807 72 205.75 $205.75 $1,660 —
830 830 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,511 —
855 855 6 185.00 $185.00 $1,582 —
950 950 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,662 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,076 —
607 607 2 160.00 $160.00 $971 —
655 655 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,127 —
735 735 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,294 —
875 875 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,312 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–205 203 2 201.00–205.00 $202.98 $412 —
255 fancy 255 2 220.00 $220.00 $561 —
250–280 267 3 190.00–206.00 $197.28 $527 —
310 fancy 310 1 216.00 $216.00 $670 +5.00
315 315 2 199.00 $199.00 $627 -1.68
362 fancy 362 4 218.00 $218.00 $789 +2.15
386–390 387 4 196.00 $196.00 $759 -7.71
403–446 fancy 428 11 204.00–213.00 $207.02 $886 -8.98
415–446 436 14 185.00–200.00 $196.36 $856 +0.73
450–477 fancy 464 13 205.00–221.00 $212.54 $986 -6.55
452–490 476 11 194.00–202.00 $196.59 $936 -4.41
500–545 518 18 184.00–198.00 $190.45 $987 —
555–582 566 5 184.00–197.00 $191.65 $1,085 -2.19
626–635 629 5 171.00–180.00 $177.30 $1,115 -12.18
660–667 664 4 165.00–180.00 $172.46 $1,145 -5.54
715 715 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,151 -11.00
985 985 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,418 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 185.00 $185.00 $426 ±0.00
325 325 1 180.00 $180.00 $585 —
360–370 365 2 160.00–180.00 $169.86 $620 +1.09
515 515 2 160.00–180.00 $170.00 $876 -7.55
565–595 591 7 165.50–175.00 $166.80 $986 —
620 620 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,017 -1.00
680 680 1 146.00 $146.00 $993 —
855 855 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,274 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 212.50 $212.50 $468 —
280 280 1 208.00 $208.00 $582 —
275–290 fancy 283 2 255.00–263.00 $258.89 $733 —
310 fancy 310 1 237.00 $237.00 $735 —
360–380 370 2 195.00–207.50 $201.08 $744 -3.92
367–390 fancy 378 8 220.00–241.00 $229.95 $869 -4.66
431–440 fancy 437 20 222.50–243.00 $233.95 $1,022 +4.42
445 445 1 216.00 $216.00 $961 —
450–482 fancy 464 13 226.00–236.00 $231.01 $1,072 -1.76
465–490 481 7 204.00–216.00 $211.96 $1,020 +4.34
520–547 fancy 532 5 215.00–226.00 $219.21 $1,166 +4.12
550–571 fancy 562 19 214.00–225.00 $217.52 $1,222 +7.69
565–568 567 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,106 -2.94
612 fancy 612 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,322 —
605–640 619 12 175.00–196.00 $192.36 $1,191 —
675 675 3 184.00–193.00 $187.00 $1,262 —
740 740 4 176.00 $176.00 $1,302 +7.00
750–795 768 3 164.00–176.00 $169.91 $1,305 —
855–895 875 2 130.00–135.00 $132.44 $1,159 -1.49
910 910 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,165 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 190.00 $190.00 $522 —
430 430 1 181.00 $181.00 $778 +12.77
455–475 465 2 192.50 $192.50 $895 —
540 540 1 170.00 $170.00 $918 +9.83
615 615 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,064 —
740 740 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,095 —
755 755 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,185 —
835 835 1 110.00 $110.00 $918 —
980 980 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,176 —
1065 1065 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,321 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1445 1445 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1025 908 85-90% 3 55.00–60.00 $58.43 $531 —
935–1075 997 85-90% 6 80.00–90.00 $83.77 $835 —
975–1040 1008 85-90% 2 74.00–75.00 $74.52 $751 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1810 1501 75-80% 4 84.00–90.00 $86.91 $1,305 -7.69
1355–1675 1567 75-80% 3 93.00–100.00 $96.07 $1,505 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1285 1240 80-85% 5 80.00–89.00 $84.66 $1,050 -13.31

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1600 1460 3 80.00–101.50 $93.65 $1,367 —
1255–1785 1500 3 114.00–117.00 $115.81 $1,737 —
1685–1960 1820 3 120.00–130.00 $123.59 $2,249 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1106–1300 1189 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,025.00–1,275.00 $1,148.72
1220 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1220 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1285 1285 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1015 953 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,225.00–1,250.00 $1,238.32
975 thin fleshed 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
955–1020 988 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 950.00–1,150.00 $1,064.50
985–1040 1013 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 950.00–1,075.00 $1,014.20
1035 1035 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 925.00 $925.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715 715 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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
1235 1235 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1250–1260 1255 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,400.00–1,450.00 $1,425.10 —
1310 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
1320 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
1450 1450 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
1365–1585 1463 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,450.00–1,635.00 $1,549.60 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1135 1135 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1235 1235 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1270 1270 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
865 865 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.