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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 6, 2024

587 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.50/cwt ≈ $1,837/hd at 833 lb · 64 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $235.62/cwt +17.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,473/hd at 625 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $297.89/cwt +24.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,416/hd at 476 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 587 776 524
Feeder cattle 487 706 486
Slaughter cattle 50 48 33
Replacement cattle 50 22 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 1lb slaughter cow deleted** Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher on a very good quality offering. All classes of feeders saw strong demand from the buyers. Slaughter cows and heifers sold 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
275 275 1 300.00 $300.00 $825 -45.00
340–345 342 3 315.00–330.00 $320.65 $1,097 —
355 355 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,065 +6.89
375 fancy 375 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,275 +27.00
427 value added 427 2 351.00 $351.00 $1,499 —
425–445 432 7 312.00–329.00 $319.14 $1,379 +12.88
450 450 5 306.00 $306.00 $1,377 —
484–490 value added 485 16 313.00–317.00 $316.24 $1,534 —
518–533 value added 526 8 318.00 $318.00 $1,673 —
525–543 541 11 270.00–302.00 $285.75 $1,546 +8.32
560 value added 560 11 315.00 $315.00 $1,764 +19.11
575–587 583 3 288.00–297.00 $290.96 $1,696 +12.69
602–610 value added 606 7 300.00–301.00 $300.86 $1,823 —
605–625 610 4 285.00–295.00 $287.56 $1,754 +25.53
665 665 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,696 -4.00
655–674 value added 670 16 271.00–272.00 $271.18 $1,817 -2.82
708–730 717 5 229.00–243.00 $237.30 $1,701 -1.85
752 752 2 239.00 $239.00 $1,797 -3.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 270.00 $270.00 $810 —
395 395 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,106 +26.09
435–445 440 2 290.00–293.00 $291.52 $1,283 +29.02
455 455 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,251 +17.50
515 515 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,190 -9.00
565–590 573 3 220.00–226.00 $222.06 $1,272 +2.06
600–640 620 2 242.00–250.00 $246.13 $1,526 —
655–680 672 3 220.00–241.00 $234.17 $1,574 +14.17

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 260.00 $260.00 $546 -42.06
305–325 315 2 285.00–300.00 $292.26 $921 -0.85
327 fancy 327 2 322.50 $322.50 $1,055 —
365 fancy 365 2 328.00 $328.00 $1,197 —
350–397 386 11 295.00–318.00 $311.76 $1,203 +30.78
405–440 426 8 275.00–308.00 $297.68 $1,268 +24.42
435 fancy 435 4 328.00 $328.00 $1,427 —
462–485 472 18 284.00–296.00 $294.58 $1,390 +22.87
455–493 fancy 479 18 298.00–304.00 $301.20 $1,443 +15.52
516 value added 516 6 283.00 $283.00 $1,460 —
530–540 538 19 263.00–274.00 $267.50 $1,439 +12.30
560–565 561 5 238.00–262.00 $250.20 $1,404 +22.57
603–649 625 43 231.50–245.50 $235.62 $1,473 +17.54
657–690 671 6 215.00–223.00 $218.27 $1,465 +1.78
710–725 719 5 205.00–217.00 $212.26 $1,526 -0.36
833 value added 833 64 220.50 $220.50 $1,837 —
900–916 914 9 165.00–177.50 $176.13 $1,610 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 383 2 245.00–275.00 $260.29 $997 +20.29
422 422 2 262.00 $262.00 $1,106 +18.91
535–539 538 10 230.00–239.00 $235.80 $1,269 +20.80
555–585 573 4 215.00–230.00 $225.68 $1,293 —
657 657 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,314 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 220.00 $220.00 $891 —
452–460 455 3 210.00–220.00 $213.37 $971 +4.53
740 740 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,147 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 319 5 300.00–319.00 $314.99 $1,005 +22.40
356–370 fancy 360 4 333.00–338.00 $336.71 $1,212 —
430 fancy 430 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,376 —
457–485 462 9 272.50–301.00 $297.68 $1,375 +12.07
465–476 fancy 474 5 312.00–320.00 $313.57 $1,486 —
507–535 516 3 296.00–297.50 $296.52 $1,530 +30.73
522 fancy 522 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,618 —
555–560 558 2 280.00–284.00 $281.99 $1,574 +12.94
600–615 608 2 275.00–286.00 $280.57 $1,706 +36.11
765 765 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,568 -13.00
965 965 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,525 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 266.00 $266.00 $1,184 —
640 640 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,613 +27.00
685 685 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,377 —
975 975 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,462 -15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 228.00 $228.00 $980 —
487 487 2 185.00 $185.00 $901 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1305 1179 80-85% 11 117.00–125.00 $120.40 $1,420 +9.95
1080–1345 1183 80-85% 7 104.00–111.00 $107.20 $1,268 -3.25
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1185 1009 85-90% 9 92.00–104.00 $99.96 $1,009 +3.28
935–1110 1023 85-90% 4 109.00–124.00 $118.69 $1,214 +22.01
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1805 1469 75-80% 7 117.00–129.00 $121.24 $1,781 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–2045 1593 2 117.00–129.00 $124.70 $1,986 —
1595–1735 1665 2 135.00–138.00 $136.44 $2,272 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060–1230 1117 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,525.00–1,650.00 $1,570.90
1135–1255 1235 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,200.00–1,575.00 $1,492.16
1150–1370 1293 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,725.00–2,000.00 $1,855.94
1330 1330 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00
1030–1066 1057 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,110.00–1,525.00 $1,211.10
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00
1075 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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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
1215 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
1180–1455 1249 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 11 1,550.00–2,000.00 $1,840.26 —
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,075.00 $2,075.00 —
1263–1440 1352 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,200.00–2,225.00 $2,211.68 —

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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.