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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 16, 2023

714 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $247.65/cwt +9.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,539/hd at 621 lb · 90 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $223.50/cwt ≈ $1,826/hd at 817 lb · 65 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $261.09/cwt -8.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,482/hd at 568 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 714 752 721
Feeder cattle 625 716 677
Slaughter cattle 82 32 39
Replacement cattle 7 4 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-5.00 higher with the exception of several 400-600 lb. calves that sold sharply higher. Bull calves sold sharply lower with buyers expressing concern of very warm temperatures in the forecast. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00-3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 300.00 $300.00 $825 —
330 330 3 296.00 $296.00 $977 —
372 fancy 372 12 301.00 $301.00 $1,120 —
371–388 382 14 276.00–290.00 $283.50 $1,083 +13.41
410–445 432 10 249.00–267.00 $262.37 $1,133 +6.00
453–495 472 17 251.00–265.00 $258.57 $1,220 -13.90
507–533 524 10 252.00–269.00 $260.69 $1,366 +2.18
512–544 value added 525 14 273.00–284.00 $278.05 $1,460 +1.05
550–570 value added 554 11 274.00–280.00 $278.88 $1,545 +4.64
550–595 577 16 240.00–263.00 $248.86 $1,436 -9.07
602 value added 602 7 279.00 $279.00 $1,680 +3.02
608–648 620 12 238.00–260.00 $248.47 $1,541 -7.72
681 681 4 252.50 $252.50 $1,720 +15.87
747 value added 747 8 250.50 $250.50 $1,871 -3.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 2 220.00 $220.00 $554 —
320 320 1 240.00 $240.00 $768 —
387 387 2 253.00 $253.00 $979 +22.00
485 485 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,067 ±0.00
540 540 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,242 -10.00
615 615 2 226.00–230.00 $228.00 $1,402 +6.07
840 840 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,831 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–293 291 4 252.50–262.50 $260.05 $757 +10.05
315–340 332 8 231.00–242.50 $238.31 $791 -5.64
343 fancy 343 3 265.00 $265.00 $909 +1.00
350–398 386 13 237.50–251.00 $247.11 $954 +5.55
411–436 424 15 238.00–262.00 $254.51 $1,079 +19.21
426–447 fancy 430 10 267.50–270.00 $269.48 $1,159 +14.88
462 fancy 462 2 271.00 $271.00 $1,252 +14.55
460–482 472 12 230.00–254.00 $244.52 $1,154 +5.94
520 value added 520 5 254.00 $254.00 $1,321 +5.51
500–542 529 10 236.00–247.50 $241.28 $1,276 +3.44
555–572 566 23 226.00–249.00 $243.83 $1,380 +12.53
620 value added 620 82 249.60 $249.60 $1,548 +4.60
602–647 634 8 223.00–233.00 $227.70 $1,444 -3.02
667–690 676 15 217.00–233.00 $224.43 $1,517 -2.82
817 value added 817 65 223.50 $223.50 $1,826 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 226.00 $226.00 $576 -13.00
315–345 330 5 200.00–222.00 $214.94 $709 -4.21
350–392 384 10 225.00–231.00 $227.67 $874 +5.17
437 437 2 203.00 $203.00 $887 -17.00
451–490 464 9 202.00–231.00 $220.87 $1,025 +3.65
500–532 509 8 200.00–225.00 $210.79 $1,073 —
550–570 561 5 193.00–202.50 $198.08 $1,111 -8.64
645 645 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,354 —
785 785 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,539 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 192.00 $192.00 $854 —
490 490 1 182.50 $182.50 $894 +12.50
745 745 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,371 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 5 274.00–300.00 $289.60 $854 +4.94
320–347 336 6 260.00–285.00 $276.40 $929 -13.98
357–370 359 12 269.00–281.00 $279.22 $1,002 +8.27
405–435 427 15 244.00–267.50 $260.04 $1,110 -5.42
452–480 460 7 240.00–255.00 $245.30 $1,128 -12.16
500–530 510 7 225.00–241.00 $232.71 $1,187 -18.58
550–580 562 8 220.00–232.00 $229.22 $1,288 -16.20
600–645 612 12 216.00–232.00 $222.05 $1,359 -13.93
655 fancy 655 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,539 —
682 682 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,459 -8.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 225.00 $225.00 $574 -19.21
340 340 1 230.00 $230.00 $782 +2.50
375–397 390 3 225.00–238.00 $229.17 $894 -12.00
400–435 412 8 210.00–235.00 $223.51 $921 -6.99
460–485 477 3 200.00–210.00 $203.22 $969 —
510–540 525 2 210.00–214.00 $212.06 $1,113 +9.56
555–570 563 2 210.00–216.00 $213.04 $1,199 +3.04
670–680 675 2 199.00–207.50 $203.28 $1,372 —
715 715 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,380 —
750 750 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,432 +1.00
815–830 823 2 178.00–192.50 $185.18 $1,524 +10.18
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–845 841 4 155.00–168.00 $164.54 $1,384 —
905 905 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,385 +13.00
990 990 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,346 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 160.00 $160.00 $632 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1090 995 85-90% 10 103.50–124.00 $109.29 $1,087 —
775–1235 1007 85-90% 21 90.00–100.00 $95.88 $966 —
960–1130 1045 85-90% 2 60.00–70.00 $64.59 $675 —
960–1245 1078 85-90% 4 74.00–84.00 $78.88 $850 -10.98
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1385 1167 80-85% 11 103.00–119.00 $107.18 $1,251 +2.87
1100–1365 1198 80-85% 6 90.00–100.00 $97.58 $1,169 -6.73
1175–1445 1340 80-85% 3 74.00–84.00 $81.08 $1,086 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1620 1408 75-80% 13 103.00–115.00 $107.35 $1,511 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,251 —
1710–1955 1833 2 130.00–135.00 $132.33 $2,426 +7.33
1855–2140 1998 2 127.00–128.00 $127.54 $2,548 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1145 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
792 thin fleshed 792 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 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.