Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 23, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	124	714	716
Feeder cattle	113	625	677
Slaughter cattle	11	82	39
Replacement cattle	—	7	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: No trends on all classes of cattle today. A low number of cattle was offered due to the extremely warm temperatures in place this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	272.50	$272.50	$940	-23.50
540	540	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,242	-30.69
610	610	2	227.50	$227.50	$1,388	-20.97
722	722	2	214.00	$214.00	$1,545	—
895	895	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,790	—
1020–1045	1033	2	199.00	$199.00	$2,056	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417	417	2	221.00	$221.00	$922	—
560	560	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,204	—
705	705	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,410	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	240.00	$240.00	$696	-20.05
335	335	1	246.00	$246.00	$824	+7.69
390	390	3	230.00–238.00	$233.33	$910	-13.78
401–440	415	8	223.00–239.00	$231.81	$962	-22.70
495	495	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,119	-18.52
505–525	514	8	217.00–232.00	$220.94	$1,136	-20.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	210.00	$210.00	$546	-16.00
400	400	1	206.00	$206.00	$824	—
450–473	467	4	210.00–212.00	$211.52	$988	-9.35
565	565	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,119	-0.08
622–642	636	7	197.50–200.00	$199.30	$1,268	-10.70

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	200.00	$200.00	$700	—
590	590	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,115	—
615	615	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,199	—
755	755	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,344	—
825	825	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,444	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
207	207	2	280.00	$280.00	$580	—
320–345	337	5	252.50–270.00	$262.24	$884	-14.16
355–385	369	5	257.50–260.00	$258.98	$956	-20.24
415–420	418	2	228.00–232.50	$230.24	$962	-29.80
490	490	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,093	-22.30
560–577	569	4	214.00–229.00	$221.61	$1,261	-7.61
600	600	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,302	-5.05
695	695	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,390	-14.00
897	897	8	167.00	$167.00	$1,498	—
1045	1045	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,578	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	220.00	$220.00	$924	-3.51
518–520	519	6	202.50–204.00	$203.50	$1,056	-8.56
565–595	585	3	205.00–213.00	$207.58	$1,214	-5.46
700	700	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,232	-17.00
877	877	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,316	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	210.00	$210.00	$536	—
495	495	1	182.00	$182.00	$901	—
620	620	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,079	—
755	755	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,151	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145	1145	80-85%	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,065	—
1100–1375	1218	80-85%	3	100.00–107.00	$104.52	$1,273	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1645	1560	75-80%	3	106.00–109.00	$108.11	$1,687	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875	875	85-90%	1	114.00	$114.00	$998	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1685	1685	1	102.50	$102.50	$1,727	—
1760	1760	1	124.00	$124.00	$2,182	—

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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.