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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 2, 2023

790 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $271.38/cwt +33.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,562/hd at 575 lb · 103 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $258.36/cwt +13.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,740/hd at 674 lb · 78 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $248.05/cwt ≈ $1,797/hd at 724 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 790 351 559
Feeder cattle 755 325 532
Slaughter cattle 29 24 26
Replacement cattle 6 2 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bull calves traded 6.00-8.00 higher. Today's offering included several weaned, pre-conditioned calves of good quality and the buyers showed strong demand for those calves. Slaughter cows sold fully steady and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 fancy 290 2 300.00 $300.00 $870 —
290 290 1 270.00 $270.00 $783 —
342 342 2 278.00 $278.00 $951 —
360–392 376 4 267.00–277.00 $271.79 $1,022 +5.65
400 fancy 400 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,120 —
400–425 413 7 261.00–270.00 $264.20 $1,091 —
460–480 473 5 242.50–266.00 $257.76 $1,219 +16.61
467–480 value added 475 30 275.00–280.00 $277.37 $1,318 -3.63
510–542 528 9 240.00–269.00 $251.00 $1,325 +10.27
523–545 value added 533 11 274.00–280.00 $276.68 $1,475 —
553–580 565 13 245.00–268.00 $258.95 $1,463 +20.95
553–594 value added 577 90 270.00–278.00 $273.17 $1,576 —
607–635 value added 609 28 268.00–275.00 $270.03 $1,644 +7.03
615–637 629 11 240.00–257.50 $250.83 $1,578 +9.24
661–680 669 7 249.00–251.00 $249.87 $1,672 +14.49
656–687 value added 674 71 257.25–262.00 $259.20 $1,747 +2.20
700–735 711 23 224.50–238.00 $232.32 $1,652 —
731 value added 731 47 255.75 $255.75 $1,870 —
765 765 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,584 —
800 800 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,688 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 227.50 $227.50 $774 —
400 400 1 230.00 $230.00 $920 —
645 645 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,445 —
650 650 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,300 -5.00
730–740 733 3 207.00–214.00 $209.35 $1,535 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,186 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261 261 3 223.00 $223.00 $582 —
330–335 334 4 225.00–230.00 $228.76 $764 +6.76
356–395 377 10 221.00–238.00 $229.99 $867 +2.41
419 fancy 419 6 249.00 $249.00 $1,043 —
400–448 429 21 220.00–240.00 $228.81 $982 +7.57
465 value added 465 14 245.00 $245.00 $1,139 +4.00
450–495 475 21 225.00–239.00 $232.55 $1,105 +15.27
500–535 508 26 220.00–238.00 $232.66 $1,182 +12.35
525 525 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,063 -17.81
518–545 value added 541 34 242.50–244.00 $242.71 $1,313 —
557–596 579 22 218.00–237.00 $231.13 $1,338 +7.13
552–585 value added 583 35 241.00–245.00 $242.94 $1,416 —
605–646 631 8 212.00–225.00 $218.80 $1,381 +4.80
642 value added 642 5 238.00 $238.00 $1,528 —
650 value added 650 9 225.00 $225.00 $1,462 —
655–695 669 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,472 +8.45
700 value added 700 30 235.25 $235.25 $1,647 —
730 730 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,621 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 2 212.00 $212.00 $502 —
275 275 1 200.00 $200.00 $550 —
340 340 1 212.50 $212.50 $722 +9.50
360–376 372 4 217.00–218.00 $217.76 $810 +16.76
430–435 432 3 205.00–214.00 $208.02 $899 +3.37
510 510 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,096 +15.00
555–585 575 10 210.00–221.00 $218.06 $1,254 +18.06
620 620 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,283 —
670 670 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,374 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 190.00 $190.00 $551 +15.00
325 325 1 180.00 $180.00 $585 —
500–525 510 4 177.00–190.00 $186.23 $950 —
575 575 1 170.00 $170.00 $978 —
655 655 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,172 +9.00
745 745 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,136 —
1045 1045 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,327 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 249.00 $249.00 $697 —
302–320 312 6 242.00–266.00 $257.25 $803 +13.55
372–390 383 6 242.00–259.00 $248.52 $952 -11.48
418 fancy 418 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,133 —
415–430 420 4 237.50–249.00 $242.36 $1,018 +7.01
460–495 473 10 231.00–243.00 $236.76 $1,120 -4.35
510 fancy 510 5 251.00 $251.00 $1,280 —
500–540 522 9 228.00–245.00 $238.14 $1,243 +16.48
555–590 577 8 224.00–236.00 $230.35 $1,329 +9.61
600–610 604 4 227.00–240.00 $233.04 $1,408 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 330 3 200.00–230.00 $210.14 $693 -9.86
385–390 388 3 210.00 $210.00 $815 -7.50
445 445 1 200.00 $200.00 $890 -20.00
455–475 465 2 195.00–206.00 $200.62 $933 —
500 500 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,000 —
655 655 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,376 —
700 700 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,330 +20.00
780 780 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,404 —
850 850 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,445 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 190.00 $190.00 $532 —
410–445 422 3 185.00–190.00 $186.76 $788 —
550 550 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,018 +25.00
610–620 615 2 150.00–162.50 $156.20 $961 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1300 1240 80-85% 4 84.00–93.50 $88.42 $1,096 —
1220–1305 1262 80-85% 3 100.00–103.00 $101.70 $1,283 +9.16
1275–1505 1390 80-85% 2 73.00–78.00 $75.71 $1,052 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1055 930 85-90% 2 104.00–114.00 $108.33 $1,007 +43.51
810–1170 992 85-90% 3 91.00–94.00 $92.72 $920 +2.07
1025–1220 1130 85-90% 3 70.00–80.00 $75.18 $850 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1670 1458 75-80% 8 104.00–115.00 $108.64 $1,584 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1770 1770 1 124.00 $124.00 $2,195 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
865 865 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
890–940 915 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–1,200.00 $1,045.90

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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.