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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 6, 2023

546 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $259.88/cwt -1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,339/hd at 515 lb · 88 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $229.97/cwt -0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,336/hd at 581 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $238.30/cwt -1.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 462 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 546 947 712
Feeder cattle 420 904 646
Slaughter cattle 88 35 66
Replacement cattle 38 8 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 lower and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Bull calves traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder buyers showed good interest in a very plain and varying quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 4 255.00 $255.00 $923 -5.47
400–441 429 7 230.00–241.00 $232.81 $999 -14.52
425–430 fancy 429 5 261.00–267.50 $262.29 $1,125 —
470 470 3 258.00 $258.00 $1,213 +18.21
475 fancy 475 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,282 —
500–520 value added 510 14 268.00–270.00 $269.02 $1,372 -8.55
513 513 4 247.00 $247.00 $1,267 -7.68
555–595 579 5 237.00–245.00 $241.45 $1,398 -2.55
579–583 value added 581 11 257.00–262.00 $259.31 $1,507 -11.34
632 632 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,517 -4.80
650 value added 650 1 259.00 $259.00 $1,684 +0.60
720 720 1 248.00 $248.00 $1,786 +2.88
733 value added 733 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,862 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 200.00 $200.00 $630 —
365 365 1 200.00 $200.00 $730 —
505 505 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,121 +22.00
615 615 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,384 —
685 685 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,521 —
730 730 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,591 —
847 847 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,830 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 233.00 $233.00 $1,142 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 202.50 $202.50 $516 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 281 6 232.00–253.00 $240.16 $675 -7.34
345 fancy 345 2 252.50 $252.50 $871 —
370 fancy 370 1 253.00 $253.00 $936 —
367–395 379 6 236.00–240.00 $237.89 $902 -2.51
400–430 414 8 225.00–248.00 $232.61 $963 -3.47
456 fancy 456 3 252.00 $252.00 $1,149 +7.38
451–490 463 21 223.00–244.00 $236.34 $1,094 +1.77
514 value added 514 72 264.00 $264.00 $1,357 -3.60
503–546 fancy 517 9 249.00–250.00 $249.35 $1,289 -1.65
505–540 524 7 220.00–243.00 $231.07 $1,211 +4.21
551–585 556 16 219.00–244.00 $239.24 $1,330 +3.99
615–632 627 7 210.00–218.00 $214.60 $1,346 -9.57
678 678 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,532 +13.00
722 722 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,617 +0.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 2 225.00–235.00 $230.05 $548 +13.39
310–342 322 5 211.00–225.00 $220.58 $710 -5.42
377–395 380 6 215.00–228.00 $225.75 $858 +12.15
400–435 421 6 200.00–220.00 $215.30 $906 +5.19
455 455 1 215.00 $215.00 $978 +7.46
570 570 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,197 -0.34
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 2 192.50–200.00 $196.00 $525 —
485 485 2 186.00 $186.00 $902 —
515 515 1 188.00 $188.00 $968 +23.00
615 615 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,132 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 267.50 $267.50 $696 +2.50
305–328 320 6 247.50–268.00 $254.01 $813 -15.33
337 fancy 337 6 287.50 $287.50 $969 —
360–390 373 6 238.00–265.00 $253.37 $945 +6.21
407–437 416 9 236.00–253.00 $247.32 $1,029 +18.85
450–492 482 21 227.00–249.00 $236.40 $1,139 -2.99
515–520 518 3 228.00–242.50 $237.70 $1,231 +0.28
560–595 581 29 227.00–238.00 $229.97 $1,336 +7.01
630–645 638 2 215.00–222.00 $218.54 $1,394 -1.09
655–657 657 5 224.00–232.00 $225.60 $1,482 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 5 200.00 $200.00 $596 —
300–345 320 3 200.00–231.00 $217.98 $698 +2.98
423 423 3 216.00 $216.00 $914 +6.00
455–480 465 3 200.00–217.00 $208.32 $969 —
610–645 628 2 200.00–209.00 $204.37 $1,283 —
660 660 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,366 —
705–720 708 5 184.00–196.50 $193.96 $1,373 —
760 760 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,345 —
875 875 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,435 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 2 185.00 $185.00 $438 —
305–348 337 5 180.00–190.00 $188.19 $634 —
355 355 1 189.00 $189.00 $671 -11.00
535 535 1 160.00 $160.00 $856 —
770 770 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,155 —
882 882 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,279 —
920 920 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,288 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,066 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1225 985 85-90% 27 72.00–88.00 $82.43 $812 +2.53
900–1030 985 85-90% 7 90.00–100.00 $93.80 $924 +13.90
870–1100 1003 85-90% 3 70.00 $70.00 $702 —
905–1115 1004 85-90% 6 102.00–111.00 $105.52 $1,059 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 80-85% 1 82.00 $82.00 $918 —
1135–1515 1295 80-85% 7 90.00–100.00 $96.44 $1,249 +2.44
1150–1575 1308 80-85% 6 100.00–110.00 $105.98 $1,386 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1580 1389 75-80% 5 104.00–118.00 $109.99 $1,528 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555 1555 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,022 —
1210–2385 1612 3 110.00–115.00 $113.26 $1,826 —
1890 1890 1 120.00 $120.00 $2,268 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–990 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,110.00–1,200.00 $1,157.65
990–1020 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,010.00–1,250.00 $1,129.55
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,160.00 $1,160.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1140 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,235.00 $1,235.00
1145 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,460.00 $1,460.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685 685 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
770 770 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
775 775 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 785.00 $785.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,575.00 $1,575.00 —
1041 thin fleshed 1041 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 1,260.00 $1,260.00 —
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1015 thin fleshed 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
1065 thin fleshed 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1215 thin fleshed 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,585.00 $1,585.00 —

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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.