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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 27, 2023

925 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $229.61/cwt ≈ $1,795/hd at 782 lb · 130 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $244.17/cwt -10.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,533/hd at 628 lb · 60 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $252.65/cwt -4.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,337/hd at 529 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 925 747 687
Feeder cattle 853 688 595
Slaughter cattle 52 52 61
Replacement cattle 20 7 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold 2.00-4.00 higher and those over 500 lbs. were 5.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 7.00-9.00 lower and bull calves were 8.00-10.00 lower. Feeder calf prices, again this week, reflected the buyers concerns with calf health during the month of October. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 lower and slaughter bulls were fully steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 252.50 $252.50 $745 —
375–395 387 6 258.00–260.00 $258.84 $1,002 +4.84
405–445 420 17 240.00–268.00 $258.29 $1,085 +4.29
470–498 483 34 237.00–258.00 $252.61 $1,220 +3.07
500–545 528 43 232.00–256.00 $251.87 $1,330 +1.26
505–548 value added 538 5 258.00–264.00 $259.33 $1,395 -3.86
561–570 568 17 233.00–248.00 $243.29 $1,382 -4.95
600–643 616 22 227.00–244.00 $235.35 $1,450 -5.09
627–636 value added 635 38 247.50–255.00 $249.27 $1,583 -6.43
656–685 664 6 225.00–240.00 $234.08 $1,554 —
657–675 value added 664 33 248.00–250.00 $249.20 $1,655 -10.80
700–718 708 10 229.00–239.00 $234.97 $1,664 -2.79
700–736 value added 733 14 245.00–249.00 $245.27 $1,798 -3.73
750 750 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,744 —
765 value added 765 28 240.00 $240.00 $1,836 —
810 810 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,742 -16.00
877–885 880 3 204.00–214.00 $210.65 $1,854 —
965–971 970 5 200.00–208.00 $206.41 $2,002 +5.91
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–520 510 3 220.00–225.00 $223.30 $1,139 —
600–606 604 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,268 —
780 780 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,669 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 2 187.50 $187.50 $810 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 3 224.00 $224.00 $594 -6.00
355–395 390 15 216.00–230.00 $220.61 $860 -10.41
405–445 423 14 215.00–225.00 $221.77 $938 -2.39
450–490 475 41 221.00–233.00 $226.19 $1,074 -4.09
506–545 514 5 216.00–219.00 $218.36 $1,122 -9.99
555–596 581 39 214.00–223.00 $217.35 $1,263 -7.41
610 610 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,098 -49.78
618–640 624 10 215.00–221.00 $218.59 $1,364 -11.19
665–695 670 11 203.00–224.00 $216.20 $1,449 —
701 value added 701 30 229.50 $229.50 $1,609 -4.91
700–748 731 12 209.00–224.00 $219.63 $1,605 +5.71
760–770 768 4 209.00–218.50 $216.15 $1,660 —
777–786 value added 782 126 229.85–230.25 $230.04 $1,799 —
845 845 2 198.00 $198.00 $1,673 —
858 858 4 199.00 $199.00 $1,707 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 475 12 200.00–216.00 $209.59 $996 -1.41
515–530 523 2 201.00–210.00 $205.56 $1,075 —
575–590 586 5 197.50–210.00 $203.92 $1,195 +2.92
613–615 614 5 199.00–208.00 $202.61 $1,244 -2.34
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540–545 543 2 190.00–193.00 $191.49 $1,040 -3.51
630–645 635 3 182.00–190.00 $184.71 $1,173 —
685 685 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,274 —
710 710 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,335 —
750 750 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,238 —
840 840 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,428 -5.00
910 910 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,429 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 186.00 $186.00 $995 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,088 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 252.50 $252.50 $858 -3.96
355 355 1 245.00 $245.00 $870 -13.75
371–390 fancy 376 4 264.00–266.00 $264.52 $995 —
405–415 fancy 413 4 254.00–255.00 $254.25 $1,050 —
431–440 434 5 222.50–247.50 $231.47 $1,005 -17.32
452–480 462 11 226.00–242.00 $238.24 $1,101 -0.54
505–540 524 10 210.00–228.00 $214.55 $1,124 -19.80
585–594 591 7 214.00–220.00 $215.70 $1,275 -12.30
610–625 620 3 210.00–221.00 $216.98 $1,345 +8.07
695 695 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,460 +10.00
715–720 718 2 208.00–210.00 $209.00 $1,501 +2.73
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 191.00 $191.00 $860 +12.85
500–537 526 7 169.00–190.00 $182.23 $959 -6.50
585–590 588 2 170.00–192.00 $181.05 $1,065 -5.95
605 605 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,065 —
727–730 728 3 180.00–183.00 $181.00 $1,318 +21.00
830 830 3 142.50 $142.50 $1,183 -7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 200.00 $200.00 $910 -13.25
505–545 525 2 203.00–205.00 $203.96 $1,071 -5.28
562–587 575 4 202.50–204.00 $203.23 $1,169 -6.76
630–645 634 4 196.00–202.00 $197.53 $1,252 -0.03
668–695 675 4 191.00–194.00 $193.23 $1,304 +0.24
730 730 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,387 +7.23
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,135 —
730–740 735 2 180.00–190.00 $185.03 $1,360 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1735 1416 75-80% 13 85.00–95.50 $91.56 $1,296 —
1445–1665 1575 75-80% 3 102.00–104.00 $102.99 $1,622 —
1585–1625 1605 75-80% 2 75.00–80.00 $77.53 $1,244 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1085 990 85-90% 6 70.00–82.00 $73.75 $730 —
935–1075 1020 85-90% 3 60.00–65.00 $63.28 $645 -1.72
920–1120 1026 85-90% 6 85.00–92.50 $87.48 $898 +22.48
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 80-85% 1 78.00 $78.00 $881 —
1035–1260 1177 80-85% 7 82.00–92.00 $86.69 $1,020 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1450 1228 2 106.00–110.00 $108.36 $1,331 —
1905–2100 2000 3 115.00–118.00 $115.95 $2,319 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175–1182 1180 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,010.00 $1,006.68
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00
1290 1290 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,135.00 $1,135.00
1360 1360 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1427 1427 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
782–870 815 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 950.00–1,250.00 $1,174.06
925 925 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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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.