Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 8, 2024

405 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Russell Co. Stockyard report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $312.29/cwt +3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,456/hd at 466 lb · 40 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $258.22/cwt +20.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,875/hd at 726 lb · 36 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $222.50/cwt -6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,956/hd at 879 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	405	596	509
Feeder cattle	313	516	424
Slaughter cattle	74	60	69
Replacement cattle	18	20	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady with exception of those in the 400-600 lb. range which were 6.00-8.00 lower on much weaker demand when compared to last week. The feeder receipts were lower due to the severe weather forecasted but the quality remained very good and saw good demand from the buyers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375 fancy	375	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,425	-10.00
405–410	408	2	330.00–350.00	$340.06	$1,387	+11.92
455–465	458	3	323.00–334.00	$330.28	$1,513	+12.67
517–530	521	12	318.00–320.00	$318.76	$1,661	+5.62
551–553 value added	552	7	315.00–317.00	$316.14	$1,745	+4.13
560–599	586	13	304.00–310.00	$307.22	$1,800	+17.80
611–616 value added	614	9	306.00–308.00	$307.00	$1,885	—
655–680	676	7	279.00–282.50	$279.48	$1,889	-2.00
700–735	726	36	258.00–265.00	$258.22	$1,875	+20.72
775	775	1	252.00	$252.00	$1,953	+11.65
879	879	22	222.50	$222.50	$1,956	-6.00
1045	1045	1	183.00	$183.00	$1,912	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,152	+1.35
457–460	458	3	305.00–309.00	$306.34	$1,403	+12.62
518	518	3	295.00	$295.00	$1,528	+8.15
670	670	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,708	+20.39

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,620	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	215.00	$215.00	$838	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,035	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327–335	331	4	321.00–327.50	$324.21	$1,073	+21.24
380–395	388	2	295.00–307.50	$301.13	$1,168	-14.09
405–415	411	5	296.00–304.00	$300.85	$1,236	-6.89
463 value added	463	29	321.00	$321.00	$1,486	—
465–495	475	11	287.00–291.00	$289.34	$1,374	-10.95
510–520	513	3	275.00–282.00	$279.01	$1,431	-4.19
550–563	558	18	251.50–265.00	$259.82	$1,450	+0.19
620–640	630	2	237.00–246.00	$241.43	$1,521	+0.92
655–695	677	8	220.00–240.00	$232.77	$1,576	+5.49
715	715	2	226.50	$226.50	$1,619	+6.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,040	+3.99
405–435	425	3	271.00–277.50	$273.06	$1,161	-2.25
450–490	472	10	275.00–281.00	$276.32	$1,304	+6.32
500–522	507	6	243.00–250.00	$245.40	$1,244	-11.12
570–585	577	10	223.00–245.00	$239.00	$1,379	+2.29
740	740	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,458	-3.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	240.00	$240.00	$768	—
392	392	2	250.00	$250.00	$980	—
470	470	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,093	-5.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310 fancy	310	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,256	—
355–397	379	8	320.00–338.00	$329.72	$1,250	-9.82
405	405	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,215	-23.32
465	465	1	312.00	$312.00	$1,451	+0.68
515–542	531	8	270.00–286.00	$278.15	$1,477	-12.90
570–595	583	2	267.50–280.00	$273.88	$1,597	—
582–585 fancy	583	3	287.00–290.00	$288.00	$1,679	—
620	620	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,624	+5.11
657–685	665	5	246.00–254.00	$250.42	$1,665	+3.78

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	332.50	$332.50	$831	-22.50
380	380	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,140	-20.10
470–497	488	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,391	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,058	+12.35

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1625	1319	75-80%	5	117.00–129.00	$124.18	$1,638	—
1380	1380	75-80%	1	114.50	$114.50	$1,580	-18.73
1255–1610	1437	75-80%	12	130.00–137.00	$133.33	$1,916	+9.17

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1265	1141	80-85%	7	115.00–129.00	$124.16	$1,417	—
1035–1300	1168	80-85%	2	138.00–143.00	$140.78	$1,644	+38.78
1145–1265	1206	80-85%	4	104.00–111.50	$108.81	$1,312	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1155	1054	85-90%	5	106.00–117.00	$112.29	$1,184	-5.28
1100–1210	1156	85-90%	5	121.00–125.00	$123.60	$1,429	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–2190	1796	5	150.00–152.00	$150.24	$2,698	—
1815–2230	1955	7	154.00–167.00	$159.07	$3,110	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–940	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,410.00–1,460.00	$1,436.26

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,510.00	$1,510.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1265	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00
1255–1295	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,675.00–1,700.00	$1,687.70
1460	1460	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,685.00	$1,685.00

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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.