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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 10, 2023

509 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $205.10/cwt +32.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,651/hd at 805 lb · 74 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $202.08/cwt -2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,046/hd at 518 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $237.94/cwt +2.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,380/hd at 580 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 509 637 555
Feeder cattle 424 592 496
Slaughter cattle 69 27 50
Replacement cattle 16 18 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 8.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 7.00-9.00 higher. Today's quality varied widely across all feeder classes and very few of those good, weaned packages were presented. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
232 fancy 232 2 267.50 $267.50 $621 —
285 fancy 285 1 267.50 $267.50 $762 —
300 300 1 240.00 $240.00 $720 —
325 fancy 325 1 251.00 $251.00 $816 -29.00
390 390 1 237.50 $237.50 $926 +0.66
405–410 408 2 215.00–226.00 $220.47 $900 -13.63
427 fancy 427 2 242.00 $242.00 $1,033 -19.00
450–490 463 3 217.50–224.00 $221.71 $1,027 -17.27
470 fancy 470 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,163 -5.50
500–545 519 8 215.00–230.00 $224.73 $1,166 -14.03
517–546 value added 534 5 248.00–252.00 $250.45 $1,337 —
562–595 value added 579 14 229.00–248.50 $240.08 $1,390 —
595 595 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,238 -20.06
605–641 value added 623 9 225.00–244.00 $233.26 $1,453 —
640 640 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,363 -7.43
670 670 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,374 —
710–717 715 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,466 —
750–760 757 6 200.00–205.00 $201.66 $1,527 +10.65
805 value added 805 74 205.10 $205.10 $1,651 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 192.00 $192.00 $758 +7.00
720 720 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,310 —
795 795 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,391 —
850 850 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,445 —
1090 1090 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,613 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 225.00 $225.00 $484 -3.00
295 295 1 207.50 $207.50 $612 -25.02
305–345 322 3 205.00–217.50 $212.63 $685 +2.03
372–385 375 8 206.00–215.00 $212.72 $798 +12.42
408–445 417 8 200.00–218.00 $210.92 $880 +6.40
455–475 470 4 194.00–206.00 $201.83 $949 -1.04
500–532 value added 516 4 210.00–214.00 $211.94 $1,094 —
501–535 518 16 191.00–206.00 $199.62 $1,034 -5.04
550–577 571 9 191.00–194.00 $192.10 $1,097 +12.10
610–635 619 7 185.00–193.00 $188.96 $1,170 +7.99
738–748 745 9 172.00–174.50 $173.67 $1,294 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 152.50 $152.50 $518 —
400–410 405 2 170.00–182.00 $176.07 $713 —
475–495 485 2 168.00–180.00 $173.88 $843 —
535 535 1 167.50 $167.50 $896 —
610–640 625 4 178.00–180.00 $179.01 $1,119 —
720–740 730 2 151.00–153.00 $151.99 $1,110 —
817–825 820 3 122.00–139.00 $127.70 $1,047 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 fancy 275 1 270.00 $270.00 $742 +5.65
290 290 1 247.50 $247.50 $718 +3.90
340 340 1 227.50 $227.50 $774 -25.00
355–360 358 2 212.00–220.00 $215.97 $773 -26.87
360–392 fancy 379 5 240.00–262.00 $251.97 $955 -2.37
405–445 fancy 420 4 239.00–247.00 $241.93 $1,016 -0.39
411–445 425 6 205.00–227.00 $221.60 $942 -7.61
460–465 fancy 463 2 231.00–232.50 $231.75 $1,073 —
495 495 2 215.00–222.50 $218.75 $1,083 -16.64
509–545 fancy 515 6 218.00–223.00 $218.88 $1,127 —
505–548 538 5 200.00–210.00 $206.11 $1,109 -23.37
560 fancy 560 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,238 -11.00
560–580 571 4 200.00–215.00 $210.25 $1,201 +5.25
610–647 635 3 202.00–208.00 $206.08 $1,309 +7.18
655 655 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,349 —
705 705 2 172.00–174.00 $173.00 $1,220 —
800–845 830 5 160.00–167.50 $164.62 $1,366 +3.63
870–887 881 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,322 -4.00
910 910 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,183 -5.00
950 950 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,235 -5.00
1007–1030 1015 3 120.00–129.00 $125.95 $1,278 —
1080 1080 2 112.00 $112.00 $1,210 —
1110 1110 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,221 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 150.00 $150.00 $638 -33.64
485 485 1 175.00 $175.00 $849 -5.00
535 535 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,016 ±0.00
600–615 608 2 165.00–169.00 $167.02 $1,015 —
650–685 667 6 169.00–183.00 $175.61 $1,171 —
940 940 1 100.00 $100.00 $940 —
1170 1170 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,147 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1010 899 85-90% 8 50.00–60.00 $57.04 $513 —
960 960 85-90% 1 92.00 $92.00 $883 —
855–1070 984 85-90% 13 65.00–78.00 $71.93 $708 —
1065–1115 1090 85-90% 2 80.00 $80.00 $872 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1235 1200 80-85% 6 64.00–74.00 $66.48 $798 -15.56
1125–1320 1211 80-85% 10 80.00–84.00 $81.97 $993 -0.07
1275–1290 1283 80-85% 2 90.00–92.00 $90.99 $1,167 +21.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1570 1444 75-80% 7 92.00–104.00 $96.80 $1,398 —
1310–1595 1455 75-80% 8 80.00–90.00 $86.50 $1,259 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1740 1585 5 110.00–120.00 $115.00 $1,823 +5.14
1830 1830 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,537 —
1975–2170 2073 2 128.00–136.00 $131.81 $2,732 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–855 853 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,075.00–1,125.00 $1,099.93
875 thin fleshed 875 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
905 905 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
915 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00
865–1050 958 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 725.00–800.00 $766.12
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1215 1215 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
1230 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00

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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.