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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 24, 2024

754 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $258.05/cwt ≈ $2,008/hd at 778 lb · 138 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $211.18/cwt ≈ $1,796/hd at 850 lb · 64 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $254.90/cwt +4.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,433/hd at 562 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 754 817 735
Feeder cattle 671 709 647
Slaughter cattle 58 88 33
Replacement cattle 25 20 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold sharply higher and those over 500 lbs. were mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. traded steady to 2.00 lower and over 500 lbs. were 4.00-6.00 higher. Today's offering contained several very good quality calves for which the buyers showed strong interest in. The plainer calves saw less demand when compared to previous weeks. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower on an average quality offering and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 2 395.00 $395.00 $810 —
262 262 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,048 +15.00
310 310 1 356.00 $356.00 $1,104 +3.50
330 fancy 330 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,304 -5.00
355 fancy 355 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,331 —
380 380 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,311 +20.10
418 fancy 418 5 348.00 $348.00 $1,455 +23.00
455–496 481 8 301.00–324.00 $310.32 $1,493 +5.77
497 value added 497 7 339.00 $339.00 $1,685 —
540 540 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,566 -4.83
540 value added 540 3 307.00 $307.00 $1,658 -1.59
565–590 value added 580 3 297.00–299.00 $297.65 $1,726 -2.11
606 606 4 284.00 $284.00 $1,721 —
605–611 value added 610 22 295.50–302.50 $301.87 $1,841 +1.84
670 value added 670 9 292.00 $292.00 $1,956 +2.00
685 685 2 265.00–275.00 $270.00 $1,850 -6.84
710–730 719 4 246.00–264.00 $257.95 $1,855 +7.95
778 value added 778 137 258.25 $258.25 $2,009 —
790 790 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,817 —
852 852 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,926 —
960 960 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,978 —
1025–1040 1028 6 194.00–196.00 $195.66 $2,011 —
1065 1065 1 188.00 $188.00 $2,002 —
1105 1105 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,967 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 434 6 280.00–301.00 $296.07 $1,285 +22.07
510 510 1 273.00 $273.00 $1,392 +2.34
565 565 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,511 +11.97
960 960 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,680 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 325.00 $325.00 $812 +13.91
300–332 321 3 317.50–320.00 $319.22 $1,025 +10.00
415–440 427 9 277.50–297.50 $286.03 $1,221 -2.10
457–495 472 18 260.00–274.00 $269.17 $1,270 -9.66
500–540 526 8 252.50–270.50 $259.44 $1,365 -6.63
550–591 562 30 245.00–265.00 $254.90 $1,433 +9.51
612–616 615 9 246.00–255.00 $249.33 $1,533 +11.11
652–686 669 23 229.50–242.50 $234.77 $1,571 +6.48
702–742 727 6 215.00–219.00 $217.14 $1,579 -3.65
766 766 4 222.00 $222.00 $1,701 —
850 value added 850 63 211.85 $211.85 $1,801 —
865 865 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,462 —
932 932 2 171.50 $171.50 $1,598 —
970 970 3 173.00 $173.00 $1,678 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–396 390 6 260.00–277.50 $271.17 $1,058 +20.04
405–440 420 4 257.50–267.50 $263.67 $1,107 +6.13
455–480 468 3 232.50–252.50 $241.01 $1,128 -16.80
510 510 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,224 -9.64
565–595 580 2 230.00–234.00 $231.95 $1,345 +11.80
665 665 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,430 —
825 825 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,436 —
995 995 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,453 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 360 2 222.50–250.00 $235.87 $849 +34.77
411 411 3 212.00 $212.00 $871 -7.67
485 485 1 185.00 $185.00 $897 —
595 595 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,190 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,020 —
340 340 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,139 +14.40
350 fancy 350 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,330 —
355–365 360 3 330.00–360.00 $347.37 $1,251 +29.89
400–420 416 7 300.00–320.00 $309.21 $1,286 +0.58
450–477 462 10 296.00–310.00 $303.88 $1,404 +8.85
500–512 506 6 270.00–294.00 $278.67 $1,410 -11.79
565–575 573 6 258.00–265.00 $261.18 $1,497 -14.24
605 605 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,512 -9.33
655–680 668 2 238.00–240.00 $238.98 $1,596 -3.81
700 700 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,764 +23.06
755 755 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,789 +12.92
815–830 823 2 198.00–212.00 $204.94 $1,687 -7.06
895 895 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,432 —
940 940 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,372 —
950–985 968 2 148.00–155.00 $151.44 $1,466 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 300.00 $300.00 $615 —
280 280 1 330.00 $330.00 $924 +37.50
360–390 376 4 302.50–322.50 $315.62 $1,187 +20.62
430–445 438 2 242.50–270.00 $256.01 $1,121 -15.78
451 451 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,285 +25.00
520–535 528 2 243.00–262.50 $252.61 $1,334 -17.39
575 575 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,328 -13.92
600–615 608 2 207.00–207.50 $207.25 $1,260 -33.91
728 728 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,507 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 210.00 $210.00 $630 —
395 395 1 250.00 $250.00 $988 —
517–525 520 3 192.00–212.50 $198.90 $1,034 -7.80

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1035 937 85-90% 5 90.00–100.00 $95.68 $897 +5.68
860–1205 983 85-90% 8 105.00–117.00 $111.85 $1,099 -9.40
1040–1080 1060 85-90% 2 124.00–125.00 $124.49 $1,320 -12.51
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1425 1355 75-80% 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,545 —
1205–1720 1369 75-80% 11 120.00–129.50 $124.11 $1,699 —
1420–1485 1453 75-80% 2 132.50–133.00 $132.74 $1,929 -12.49
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
966–1295 1182 80-85% 4 119.00–129.00 $122.82 $1,452 -13.59
1330 1330 80-85% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,862 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,362 —
1400–1810 1583 14 138.00–157.00 $148.82 $2,356 —
2195 2195 1 174.00 $174.00 $3,819 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 thin fleshed 1080 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1032–1305 1126 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,650.00–2,050.00 $1,803.70
1065–1215 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,700.00–1,750.00 $1,726.64
1175–1220 1198 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,335.00–1,550.00 $1,440.48
1215 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
945 945 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,285.00 $1,285.00
950 thin fleshed 950 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
970 970 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1075–1085 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,300.00–1,500.00 $1,399.54
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00

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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.