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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 9, 2023

752 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $239.86/cwt +1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,363/hd at 568 lb · 68 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $245.72/cwt -12.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,652/hd at 672 lb · 66 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $253.01/cwt +4.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,851/hd at 732 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 752 790 671
Feeder cattle 716 755 623
Slaughter cattle 32 29 40
Replacement cattle 4 6 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher and feeder heifers were 6.00-8.00 higher. Bull calves traded sharply higher. Feeder calf buyers showed very strong demand for a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady and no trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

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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 2 302.50 $302.50 $892 +2.50
355–375 362 3 255.00–280.00 $270.09 $978 -1.70
420–438 433 9 253.00–265.00 $256.37 $1,110 -7.83
450–495 476 9 265.00–277.00 $272.47 $1,297 +14.71
463–498 fancy 479 16 284.00–290.25 $288.34 $1,381 —
510 value added 510 4 277.00 $277.00 $1,413 +0.32
505–548 526 14 252.50–270.00 $258.51 $1,360 +7.51
550–595 556 13 245.00–265.00 $257.93 $1,434 -1.02
575–590 value added 583 37 271.00–280.00 $274.24 $1,599 +1.07
601–618 value added 610 20 273.00–278.50 $275.98 $1,683 +5.95
605–638 616 16 234.00–264.00 $256.19 $1,578 +5.36
654–680 value added 668 31 255.00–258.00 $255.98 $1,710 -3.22
660–696 676 35 224.00–248.50 $236.63 $1,600 -13.24
710–715 713 4 235.00–240.00 $237.49 $1,693 +5.17
731–746 value added 733 58 250.00–254.75 $254.08 $1,862 -1.67
780 780 9 229.50 $229.50 $1,790 +22.50
830 830 5 216.00–222.00 $220.80 $1,833 +9.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 231.00 $231.00 $855 —
425 425 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,009 +7.50
450 450 1 220.00 $220.00 $990 —
500–530 515 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,236 —
590 590 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,239 —
605–615 610 2 214.00–230.00 $221.93 $1,354 -2.07
975 975 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,833 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 175.00 $175.00 $700 —
450 450 1 165.00 $165.00 $742 —
525 525 1 172.50 $172.50 $906 —
560 560 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,042 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,506 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 250.00 $250.00 $712 +27.00
315–325 320 3 236.00–250.00 $243.95 $781 +15.19
325 fancy 325 2 264.00 $264.00 $858 —
372 fancy 372 2 260.00 $260.00 $967 —
365–385 374 5 233.00–246.00 $241.56 $903 +11.57
400–447 428 32 225.00–242.50 $235.30 $1,007 +6.49
410–449 fancy 440 12 251.00–256.00 $254.60 $1,120 +5.60
451–495 466 23 228.00–251.00 $238.58 $1,112 +6.03
455–490 fancy 478 10 253.00–264.00 $256.45 $1,226 —
501–540 value added 527 14 247.00–250.00 $248.49 $1,310 +5.78
505–548 528 8 232.00–244.00 $237.84 $1,256 +35.34
554–592 value added 567 41 242.00–248.00 $245.49 $1,392 +2.55
550–598 570 27 219.00–240.00 $231.30 $1,318 +0.17
600 value added 600 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,470 —
615–640 626 4 221.00–236.00 $230.72 $1,444 +11.92
662–696 673 38 216.00–229.00 $227.25 $1,529 +7.25
710–726 723 5 207.50–214.00 $212.72 $1,538 -9.28
755 755 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,548 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 223 3 220.00–232.00 $227.03 $506 +15.03
250 250 1 239.00 $239.00 $598 +39.00
300–305 303 4 212.00–222.50 $219.15 $664 —
350 350 1 222.50 $222.50 $779 +4.74
405–430 418 2 220.00 $220.00 $920 +11.98
450–490 470 8 200.00–225.00 $217.22 $1,021 —
550–595 573 2 200.00–214.00 $206.72 $1,185 -11.34
690 690 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,435 +3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 180.00 $180.00 $450 —
460–480 470 2 170.00 $170.00 $799 —
575 575 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,035 +10.00
810–830 820 2 163.00–171.00 $166.95 $1,369 —
975 975 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,268 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–276 fancy 272 4 305.00–312.00 $306.67 $834 —
280–290 286 5 278.00–295.00 $284.66 $814 +35.66
311–329 321 9 285.00–297.50 $290.38 $932 +33.13
350–388 371 23 260.00–284.00 $270.95 $1,005 +22.43
427–447 440 6 259.00–270.00 $265.46 $1,168 +23.10
455–490 472 20 245.00–265.00 $257.46 $1,215 +20.70
505–543 526 15 248.00–266.00 $251.29 $1,322 +13.15
565–592 579 12 238.00–257.00 $245.42 $1,421 +15.07
600–635 613 6 222.00–244.00 $235.98 $1,447 +2.94
655 655 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,457 —
780 780 2 231.50 $231.50 $1,806 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 267.50 $267.50 $602 —
255–275 268 3 230.00–260.00 $244.21 $654 —
340 340 1 227.50 $227.50 $774 +17.36
360–395 378 2 226.00–255.00 $241.17 $912 +31.17
425–430 428 2 230.00–231.00 $230.50 $987 +30.50
545 545 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,104 —
580 580 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,218 —
635 635 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,334 —
750 750 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,425 +10.00
805 805 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,409 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 204.00 $204.00 $724 —
540 540 1 150.00 $150.00 $810 —
920 920 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,288 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1080 918 85-90% 3 70.00–84.00 $75.49 $693 -32.84
960–1165 1073 85-90% 9 86.00–95.00 $89.86 $964 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1220 1167 80-85% 5 100.00–114.00 $104.31 $1,217 —
1115–1315 1215 80-85% 2 85.00–95.00 $89.59 $1,089 +1.17
1155–1655 1405 80-85% 2 60.00 $60.00 $843 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1560 1515 75-80% 4 100.00–114.00 $108.32 $1,641 —
1530 1530 75-80% 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,438 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1685 1685 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,190 —
1815 1815 1 125.00 $125.00 $2,269 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,035.00 $1,035.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 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.