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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 10, 2024

928 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.66/cwt +8.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,193/hd at 517 lb · 151 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.73/cwt +4.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,246/hd at 565 lb · 85 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $223.23/cwt -3.98 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 422 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 928 1,144 1,521
Feeder cattle 899 1,053 1,378
Slaughter cattle 23 84 103
Replacement cattle 6 7 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-7.00 lower. Today's offering contained several high quality weaned calves with the buyers showing strong preference to the steers over the heifers. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,022 —
407 fancy 407 2 281.00 $281.00 $1,144 —
422–435 426 3 262.50–270.00 $267.45 $1,139 +1.11
457–495 481 8 264.00–269.00 $264.99 $1,275 +5.75
508–530 value added 514 21 271.50–276.50 $274.05 $1,409 +16.83
515–546 532 8 240.00–263.00 $250.85 $1,335 +7.42
567 value added 567 6 266.00 $266.00 $1,508 +11.26
560–585 576 14 240.00–253.00 $247.24 $1,424 +3.26
603–648 629 41 231.00–247.00 $242.75 $1,527 +7.98
650–693 675 46 219.00–242.50 $235.86 $1,592 +8.45
706 value added 706 20 231.00 $231.00 $1,631 +0.50
705–742 727 26 208.00–227.50 $220.61 $1,604 +2.41
760–773 768 17 207.00–217.00 $212.48 $1,632 +4.69
820 820 8 203.00–207.00 $206.00 $1,689 +3.41
860–882 869 5 195.00–200.00 $197.97 $1,720 -0.44
960 960 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,670 —
1018 1018 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,731 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–465 460 2 218.00–222.00 $219.98 $1,012 —
507–545 527 5 225.00–230.00 $228.97 $1,207 +8.97
550–585 568 2 200.00–226.00 $213.40 $1,212 —
625–645 635 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,270 ±0.00
660–670 665 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,330 —
788 788 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,497 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,018 —
795 795 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,542 —
860 860 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,324 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 420 2 200.00–205.00 $202.44 $850 —
455 455 1 200.00 $200.00 $910 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–270 267 6 228.00–231.00 $229.48 $613 -1.03
305–348 337 4 216.00–217.50 $216.34 $729 -18.66
353–393 373 6 205.00–221.00 $212.57 $793 -15.51
407–425 fancy 413 22 228.00–234.00 $228.81 $945 -11.19
409–448 428 36 200.00–225.00 $219.82 $941 -3.73
455–485 471 10 200.00–218.50 $211.08 $994 -10.31
516 value added 516 105 236.60 $236.60 $1,221 +9.85
502–546 520 46 201.00–224.50 $217.11 $1,129 +1.42
559 value added 559 64 226.50 $226.50 $1,266 —
571–592 582 21 198.00–212.00 $203.15 $1,182 -13.13
600–636 627 16 185.50–202.00 $193.88 $1,216 -17.18
652–680 668 18 186.50–196.00 $192.23 $1,284 -8.83
668 value added 668 16 203.50 $203.50 $1,359 —
708–738 722 22 181.50–189.00 $185.38 $1,338 -7.08
750–781 766 6 176.00–180.50 $178.30 $1,366 —
806–836 818 16 168.50–176.00 $172.08 $1,408 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 190.00 $190.00 $940 ±0.00
515–535 524 4 180.00–195.50 $190.28 $997 —
555–590 578 3 182.00–188.00 $183.92 $1,063 +1.07
610–640 627 3 169.00–180.00 $172.90 $1,084 —
650–651 651 4 160.00–175.00 $163.75 $1,066 -23.76
757–790 768 3 161.00–164.00 $162.97 $1,252 -18.06
816 816 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,224 —
880 880 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,144 -19.97
955 955 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,232 —
1020 1020 1 122.50 $122.50 $1,250 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 190.00 $190.00 $532 —
460 460 1 170.00 $170.00 $782 —
563–575 566 4 150.00–159.00 $152.29 $862 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,009 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 295.00 $295.00 $649 -22.50
285 285 2 285.00 $285.00 $812 —
350–392 372 12 268.00–280.00 $277.33 $1,032 +7.33
462–490 471 3 246.00–256.00 $252.53 $1,189 +1.58
522 522 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,258 +2.59
565 565 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,300 +6.74
665–690 680 3 184.00–191.00 $186.68 $1,269 -24.32
700 700 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,225 —
845 845 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,318 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 235.00 $235.00 $482 —
305–312 310 3 220.00–245.00 $236.79 $734 —
395 395 4 250.00 $250.00 $988 —
405 405 1 230.00 $230.00 $932 —
460–481 474 6 208.00–220.00 $216.28 $1,025 —
500 500 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,070 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 185.00 $185.00 $731 -52.50
998 998 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,198 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 183.00 $183.00 $924 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1285 1252 80-85% 5 70.00–88.00 $80.75 $1,011 —
1275–1305 1290 80-85% 2 90.00–94.00 $91.98 $1,187 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1010 988 85-90% 2 90.00–94.00 $91.95 $908 —
870–1125 1029 85-90% 4 50.00–64.00 $60.01 $618 -10.99
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1575 1394 75-80% 4 81.00–91.00 $85.91 $1,198 —
1540 1540 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,155 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1625 1565 2 80.00 $80.00 $1,252 —
1805 1805 1 114.00 $114.00 $2,058 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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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.