Cattle Market Pulse

Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 20, 2023

747 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Russell Co. Stockyard report →

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $233.40/cwt +13.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,702/hd at 729 lb · 81 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $254.64/cwt +2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,612/hd at 633 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.28/cwt +5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,085/hd at 471 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 747 668 404
Feeder cattle 688 620 369
Slaughter cattle 52 39 24
Replacement cattle 7 9 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 5.00-7.00 lower with a few selling sharply lower. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 lower. The feeder buyers showed much lower demand today for the average quality offering. Slaughter cows sold fully steady and slaughter bulls were 5.00 lower.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 265.00 $265.00 $888 —
382 fancy 382 5 287.50 $287.50 $1,098 —
395 395 1 254.00 $254.00 $1,003 -19.00
415 fancy 415 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,183 +7.76
441 441 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,120 +7.38
473 fancy 473 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,424 +31.00
473 value added 473 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,324 —
475–490 486 6 240.00–253.00 $249.54 $1,213 -7.01
500–545 517 8 238.00–255.00 $250.61 $1,296 -6.46
540–545 value added 544 10 262.00–266.00 $263.19 $1,432 -18.47
558–563 560 13 242.50–255.00 $248.24 $1,390 -3.20
562–586 value added 576 10 265.00–273.00 $268.12 $1,544 -6.88
610–645 623 3 230.00–246.00 $240.44 $1,498 -0.35
616–643 value added 634 40 254.00–258.00 $255.70 $1,621 -18.73
658 value added 658 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,711 -1.00
705–745 731 7 230.00–239.00 $237.76 $1,738 -0.24
742 value added 742 20 249.00 $249.00 $1,848 -17.25
811 811 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,873 —
950 950 2 200.00–201.00 $200.50 $1,905 -4.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 190.00 $190.00 $969 —
605 605 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,089 —
685 685 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,164 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 220.00 $220.00 $748 —
1115 1115 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,896 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 221.00 $221.00 $497 —
255 255 1 230.00 $230.00 $586 -5.73
310–330 320 2 223.00–226.00 $224.45 $718 -14.58
390–398 396 4 228.00–232.00 $231.02 $915 -10.41
402–447 426 25 219.00–232.00 $224.16 $955 -12.14
450–495 471 37 222.00–235.00 $230.28 $1,085 +5.22
500–545 520 20 220.00–243.00 $228.35 $1,187 +0.35
550 550 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,458 +36.05
550–599 575 31 217.00–233.00 $224.76 $1,292 -4.19
596 value added 596 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,436 —
600–642 622 27 219.00–238.00 $229.78 $1,429 +8.82
666 value added 666 23 237.50 $237.50 $1,582 —
729–730 value added 729 77 234.00–234.50 $234.41 $1,709 —
720–740 735 4 210.00–226.00 $213.92 $1,572 -6.41
800 800 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,672 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 200.00 $200.00 $450 —
300–325 309 10 212.50–220.00 $217.60 $672 +0.10
362–385 376 5 205.00–220.00 $215.90 $812 -9.10
410–445 431 7 214.00–217.50 $215.83 $930 -0.08
470 470 1 211.00 $211.00 $992 +3.69
575 575 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,156 —
605–625 612 3 200.00–207.50 $204.95 $1,254 +0.95
652–665 656 3 197.50–202.00 $199.02 $1,306 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 197.50 $197.50 $642 —
425–440 430 3 180.00–191.00 $186.22 $801 -3.43
470 470 1 180.00 $180.00 $846 +5.00
535 535 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,043 +15.00
845 845 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,479 —
850 850 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,296 -20.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 200.00 $200.00 $860 —
480 480 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,037 —
610 610 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,190 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–287 271 4 270.00–272.50 $271.18 $735 -16.32
305–310 308 2 251.00–262.00 $256.46 $790 -6.95
350–383 376 21 250.00–277.50 $258.75 $973 +10.22
400–448 431 15 242.00–257.00 $248.79 $1,072 -1.51
450–497 482 25 222.50–251.00 $238.78 $1,151 -4.73
500–544 519 29 220.00–243.00 $234.35 $1,216 -8.08
580–586 584 6 226.00–229.00 $228.00 $1,332 -4.57
604–641 626 16 200.00–214.00 $208.91 $1,308 -18.09
688 fancy 688 8 224.00 $224.00 $1,541 —
696 696 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,392 —
703–725 715 12 200.00–212.00 $206.27 $1,475 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 230.00 $230.00 $828 +8.73
412–425 419 6 200.00–214.00 $207.36 $869 -3.92
450–485 465 5 205.00–220.00 $213.25 $992 -0.86
520–540 528 6 195.00–220.00 $209.24 $1,105 +9.24
565–570 568 2 207.50–212.50 $209.99 $1,193 -3.03
615–637 625 6 188.00–212.50 $197.56 $1,235 —
658–670 661 4 190.00–194.00 $192.99 $1,276 -7.01
705–730 718 2 170.00–196.00 $182.77 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 200.00 $200.00 $694 —
396 396 3 192.00 $192.00 $760 —
405–420 412 3 172.50–190.00 $181.73 $749 —
475–487 484 4 175.00–180.00 $178.15 $862 —
525–530 528 2 185.00–192.50 $188.73 $996 —
585 585 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,094 +1.00
657 657 2 172.50 $172.50 $1,133 —
705 705 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,128 —
832 832 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,248 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,064 —
625 625 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,188 -10.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,102 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,126 —
1225–1540 1369 75-80% 5 94.00–100.00 $97.31 $1,332 +0.40
1415–1600 1520 75-80% 5 102.00–111.00 $105.40 $1,602 -3.21
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1055 914 85-90% 6 70.00–84.00 $78.99 $722 —
810–1065 932 85-90% 3 90.00–94.00 $91.16 $850 —
1040 1040 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $676 -14.70
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1335 1207 80-85% 6 90.00–100.00 $96.75 $1,168 —
1265–1360 1300 80-85% 4 72.50–86.00 $78.51 $1,021 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,487 —
1345–2010 1593 5 114.50–119.00 $116.59 $1,857 —
2110 2110 1 125.00 $125.00 $2,638 —

↑ Back to top

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 1,100.00 $1,100.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–840 808 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,210.00–1,225.00 $1,217.80

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
965 thin fleshed 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

↑ Back to top

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.