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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 21, 2023

779 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $237.03/cwt +16.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,132/hd at 478 lb · 160 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $215.60/cwt +21.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,854/hd at 860 lb · 72 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $209.00/cwt +23.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,595/hd at 763 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 779 556 212
Feeder cattle 674 491 160
Slaughter cattle 95 45 21
Replacement cattle 10 20 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: All classes of feeder cattle sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder buyer demand was lower on a very average quality offering. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00-6.00 lower on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 252.50 $252.50 $631 +27.50
367–394 386 7 250.00–263.50 $259.84 $1,003 +29.84
400–446 432 6 210.00–225.00 $221.57 $957 -5.81
435–445 fancy 442 7 247.50–252.50 $251.57 $1,112 +4.89
461 fancy 461 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,134 -8.66
493 493 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,119 -7.80
513–545 value added 515 14 250.00–253.00 $250.23 $1,289 —
510–548 544 28 220.00–233.00 $231.09 $1,257 -8.69
550–573 value added 557 13 238.00–249.50 $246.35 $1,372 -4.15
575–585 580 2 218.00–221.00 $219.49 $1,273 -7.62
615 value added 615 3 243.00 $243.00 $1,494 -4.62
628–630 628 22 225.50–230.00 $225.71 $1,417 -6.29
660–665 662 3 214.00–234.00 $220.70 $1,461 +2.37
745 745 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,550 -7.04
860 value added 860 72 215.60 $215.60 $1,854 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 172.50 $172.50 $595 —
360 360 1 170.00 $170.00 $612 —
425–435 430 2 200.00–203.00 $201.52 $867 —
472–480 475 3 197.50–200.00 $198.34 $942 —
545 545 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,134 —
590 590 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,186 +15.70
620–647 642 5 196.00–205.50 $203.66 $1,307 —
815 815 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,508 —
855–860 858 2 142.00–174.00 $157.95 $1,355 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 1 159.00 $159.00 $2,027 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 220.00–240.00 $230.00 $564 —
277 fancy 277 2 240.00 $240.00 $665 -14.17
312 fancy 312 2 247.50 $247.50 $772 —
315–345 327 13 220.00–235.00 $229.55 $751 +8.64
355–395 371 10 210.00–230.00 $217.79 $808 -17.71
380–385 fancy 383 6 240.00–244.00 $241.68 $926 -3.47
402–415 fancy 408 5 236.00–241.00 $237.39 $969 -10.78
400–430 415 13 201.00–233.00 $220.63 $916 -5.09
469–492 fancy 477 140 234.50–245.00 $239.67 $1,143 +1.67
457–495 482 20 207.50–228.00 $218.55 $1,053 -0.03
500–537 520 21 210.00–232.50 $220.41 $1,146 +4.78
567–575 570 3 200.00–202.00 $200.67 $1,144 -13.04
600 600 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,170 +14.90
600–626 value added 618 8 208.00–209.00 $208.38 $1,288 -7.31
715–730 723 2 175.00–186.00 $180.56 $1,305 -8.44
763 value added 763 70 209.00 $209.00 $1,595 —
860–885 873 4 159.00–160.00 $159.49 $1,392 —
950–975 963 2 130.00–144.00 $136.91 $1,318 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 175.00 $175.00 $438 +10.00
320 320 1 205.00 $205.00 $656 +25.00
360–365 363 2 190.00–207.50 $198.81 $722 +7.87
480 480 1 160.00 $160.00 $768 -14.80
500 500 1 189.00 $189.00 $945 +22.00
735 735 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,000 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–272 270 3 255.00–272.50 $266.77 $720 +35.92
300–345 328 11 236.00–265.00 $249.75 $819 -0.25
380 380 1 250.00 $250.00 $950 +8.17
440–445 443 2 210.00–223.00 $216.46 $959 -12.34
460–480 468 8 214.00–231.00 $224.16 $1,049 +13.94
535–545 538 5 214.00–221.00 $215.42 $1,159 -14.45
550–582 571 7 210.00–223.00 $217.77 $1,243 -1.90
650 650 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,346 +7.01
720 720 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,361 -9.00
925 925 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,350 -8.68
1100 1100 2 128.00–143.00 $135.50 $1,490 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 207.50 $207.50 $679 —
381–395 385 4 200.00–208.00 $205.95 $793 +35.95
510–530 520 2 170.00–199.00 $184.78 $961 —
820 820 1 120.00 $120.00 $984 —
1030 1030 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,215 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,179 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1035 900 85-90% 12 45.00–66.00 $57.59 $518 -19.72
750–1070 953 85-90% 4 94.00–109.00 $99.15 $945 —
810–1090 988 85-90% 13 80.00–90.00 $84.85 $838 —
760–1100 996 85-90% 20 68.00–78.00 $73.53 $732 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1345 1193 80-85% 16 80.00–90.00 $86.77 $1,035 -4.75
1150–1425 1231 80-85% 4 70.00–78.00 $74.08 $912 -28.24
1175–1345 1245 80-85% 6 94.00–105.00 $96.88 $1,206 -5.44
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445 1445 75-80% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,228 —
1245–1780 1460 75-80% 13 90.00–105.00 $98.19 $1,434 +0.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,575 —
1585 1585 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,060 —
1885–1990 1922 3 120.00 $120.00 $2,306 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080–1120 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 900.00–1,050.00 $976.36

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775 775 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,185.00 $1,185.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1380 1380 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 -30.17

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 133.00 $133.00 $598 —
600 600 1 130.00 $130.00 $780 —

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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.