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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 1, 2023

435 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $243.83/cwt ≈ $1,866/hd at 765 lb · 75 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $249.63/cwt +14.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,418/hd at 568 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $210.18/cwt +3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,305/hd at 621 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 435 378 612
Feeder cattle 369 323 523
Slaughter cattle 52 45 74
Replacement cattle 14 10 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 higher with the weaned, favorable conditioned steers even higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Good demand for all classes of feeder calves with a higher quality offering this week. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 269.00 $269.00 $1,049 —
415 415 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,120 —
470–472 value added 471 5 266.00–275.00 $271.39 $1,278 —
475–495 482 3 240.00–247.50 $242.57 $1,169 +5.50
485 485 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,043 -22.07
505–525 value added 516 8 253.50–258.50 $256.37 $1,323 +6.37
540 540 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,285 +0.59
557–570 value added 567 9 255.00–257.50 $256.95 $1,457 —
560–572 569 11 243.00–246.00 $243.64 $1,386 +8.83
610–632 value added 621 8 252.50–254.00 $253.38 $1,573 —
615–635 622 3 227.00–244.00 $238.21 $1,482 +7.91
652 value added 652 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,630 —
650–678 670 15 215.00–231.00 $219.00 $1,467 -18.00
742 742 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,632 -16.00
747 value added 747 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,748 —
765 value added 765 71 244.50 $244.50 $1,870 —
771 771 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,789 —
850 850 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,674 —
955 955 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,843 —
1100 1100 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,947 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 215.00 $215.00 $882 —
615 615 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,310 -2.00
695 695 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,460 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 175.00 $175.00 $928 —
785 785 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,138 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 364 4 217.50–220.00 $219.12 $798 -6.14
402–432 418 12 211.00–225.00 $222.00 $928 -13.21
455–498 476 13 215.00–228.00 $220.49 $1,050 +12.45
500–548 531 10 215.00–224.00 $220.92 $1,173 +9.59
550–590 575 15 202.00–224.00 $213.51 $1,228 -0.72
601–632 621 17 200.00–215.00 $210.18 $1,305 +3.18
657 657 2 199.00 $199.00 $1,307 +2.00
705–735 714 4 190.00–196.00 $192.47 $1,374 —
765 765 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,377 —
857 857 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,525 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 210.00 $210.00 $777 —
425–445 435 2 201.00–208.00 $204.58 $890 -4.59
460–497 479 6 187.50–204.00 $194.24 $930 —
510 510 1 191.00 $191.00 $974 —
595 595 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,130 —
600–635 618 2 198.00–199.00 $198.51 $1,227 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 275.00 $275.00 $646 —
280 280 2 250.00–258.00 $254.00 $711 —
338–340 339 4 255.00–261.00 $259.49 $880 —
365 365 4 261.00 $261.00 $953 —
430–435 433 4 230.00–254.00 $240.74 $1,042 +12.96
455–490 473 6 218.00–243.00 $231.09 $1,093 -3.91
540–545 542 7 220.00–235.00 $223.87 $1,213 +23.87
583–592 587 5 207.50–209.00 $208.11 $1,222 +8.11
623–625 624 4 200.00–207.00 $205.25 $1,281 +11.22
685–695 688 3 205.00–206.00 $205.34 $1,413 +30.34
710 710 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,363 —
770 770 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,394 +16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 200.00 $200.00 $970 —
510–545 522 3 211.00–212.50 $211.52 $1,104 —
550–575 563 4 190.00–193.00 $191.53 $1,078 —
625 625 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,188 —
673 673 4 188.00 $188.00 $1,265 —
730 730 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,270 —
815 815 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,271 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 205.00 $205.00 $512 —
575 575 1 150.00 $150.00 $862 —
645 645 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,000 —
1035 1035 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,149 —
1068–1087 1076 5 109.00–113.00 $111.38 $1,198 +1.38
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572 572 2 202.00 $202.00 $1,155 —
645 645 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,177 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–960 915 85-90% 2 100.00–101.00 $100.52 $920 +6.56
865–1270 1024 85-90% 8 45.00–66.00 $58.79 $602 -23.24
970–1265 1122 85-90% 3 80.00–85.00 $82.11 $921 —
1025–1285 1134 85-90% 4 70.00–75.00 $72.60 $823 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1112–1345 1210 80-85% 5 90.00–96.00 $93.56 $1,132 —
1185–1265 1215 80-85% 3 78.00–79.00 $78.33 $952 —
1160–1420 1290 80-85% 5 80.00–85.00 $83.14 $1,073 -3.86
1280–1465 1373 80-85% 2 50.00–64.00 $57.47 $789 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1720 1444 75-80% 4 84.00–88.00 $86.14 $1,244 —
1320–1620 1454 75-80% 8 90.00–100.00 $93.87 $1,365 +0.82
1535 1535 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $998 -19.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–2090 1832 3 103.00–105.00 $103.76 $1,901 —
2190 2190 1 109.00 $109.00 $2,387 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 thin fleshed 1115 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1155–1160 1158 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00–1,085.00 $1,014.94
1295–1490 1406 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,100.00–1,410.00 $1,271.55
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 thin fleshed 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1195 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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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.