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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 5, 2024

507 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $314.31/cwt -4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,820/hd at 579 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $272.91/cwt -2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,554/hd at 570 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $299.82/cwt +0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,385/hd at 462 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 507 621 762
Feeder cattle 437 530 716
Slaughter cattle 60 74 37
Replacement cattle 10 17 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00-8.00 lower. Today's feeder offering was much plainer overall and the buyers were discounting those lesser quality calves more so than in previous weeks. Slaughter cows traded steady and slaughter bulls were 8.00-10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 410.00 $410.00 $984 —
327 327 2 358.00 $358.00 $1,171 -40.00
380–390 385 2 337.50–348.00 $342.68 $1,319 -37.32
441 441 3 337.00 $337.00 $1,486 -11.31
450–473 462 19 320.00–344.00 $329.90 $1,524 +0.86
504–543 519 12 305.00–324.00 $318.34 $1,652 -1.85
550–595 579 30 300.00–320.00 $314.31 $1,820 -4.02
601–620 614 19 293.00–314.00 $311.30 $1,911 -4.47
650–690 663 7 271.00–284.00 $277.16 $1,838 -11.84
700–717 706 7 255.50–271.00 $261.68 $1,847 -13.32
780–785 784 5 244.00–247.50 $244.70 $1,918 —
870–882 877 4 201.00–214.00 $208.77 $1,831 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,320 -18.00
525–540 533 2 290.00–293.00 $291.52 $1,554 +8.94
550–570 564 6 283.00–292.50 $285.71 $1,611 -9.29
620–640 626 5 266.00–275.00 $270.77 $1,695 -9.46
670–672 671 3 257.50–265.00 $260.00 $1,745 —
710 710 3 249.50 $249.50 $1,771 -5.79
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 272.50 $272.50 $1,172 +5.09
455–475 465 2 252.00–270.00 $261.19 $1,215 +16.19
545 545 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,458 —
571–595 577 4 250.00–271.00 $265.59 $1,532 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,584 —
860 860 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,686 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,615 —

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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 1 320.00 $320.00 $800 —
310–335 325 5 304.00–320.00 $307.66 $1,000 -17.06
380–392 388 3 308.00–327.50 $321.13 $1,246 +12.31
405–442 418 16 298.00–307.00 $304.91 $1,275 -5.33
452–477 462 20 297.00–309.00 $299.82 $1,385 +0.35
500–549 535 18 274.00–280.00 $276.29 $1,478 -9.84
562–580 569 10 251.00–272.00 $265.79 $1,512 -9.37
569–573 value added 570 13 277.00–279.00 $278.38 $1,587 —
610–634 630 14 233.50–243.00 $236.22 $1,488 -16.93
650–690 663 7 220.00–236.00 $228.22 $1,513 —
705–740 721 9 203.00–231.50 $222.09 $1,601 -3.36
750–780 763 6 206.00–228.00 $219.85 $1,677 -6.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–395 375 4 285.00–300.00 $295.83 $1,109 —
405–445 433 6 262.50–280.00 $275.95 $1,195 —
455–485 468 13 263.50–284.00 $277.88 $1,300 -5.35
545 545 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,417 -4.26
560–575 568 2 237.00–250.00 $243.59 $1,384 -11.41
640 640 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,350 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 265.00 $265.00 $649 —
325 325 1 250.00 $250.00 $812 —
380–395 387 3 260.00–272.50 $267.89 $1,037 —
400–430 416 4 240.00–252.50 $245.11 $1,020 -5.45
495 495 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,238 —
570 570 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,140 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 420.00 $420.00 $840 —
290 290 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,204 +17.02
370–392 380 8 334.00–350.00 $340.38 $1,293 -4.88
414 fancy 414 3 357.50 $357.50 $1,480 —
410–437 426 8 313.00–326.00 $323.24 $1,377 -14.22
450–485 470 10 302.50–329.00 $318.32 $1,496 -1.71
500–512 505 7 296.00–312.00 $308.60 $1,558 -2.58
550–565 555 8 285.00–304.00 $300.71 $1,669 —
615–617 616 3 275.00–277.00 $275.67 $1,698 -16.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 335.00 $335.00 $821 —
270 270 1 340.00 $340.00 $918 —
330 330 2 325.00–332.00 $328.50 $1,084 -13.01
367–395 386 6 318.00–323.00 $320.34 $1,237 —
415–430 423 2 300.00–310.00 $305.09 $1,291 -6.91
485–495 490 5 296.00–300.00 $298.42 $1,462 +12.42
572 572 2 272.50 $272.50 $1,559 —
670 670 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,642 —
700 700 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,505 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,097 +0.50
635 635 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,302 —
875 875 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,566 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1305 1187 80-85% 7 132.00–143.50 $138.17 $1,640 —
1190–1320 1251 80-85% 11 144.00–152.00 $147.09 $1,840 —
1510 1510 80-85% 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,857 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1670 1388 75-80% 12 136.50–145.00 $142.25 $1,974 -9.53
1295–1715 1507 75-80% 5 149.50–154.50 $151.75 $2,287 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1285 961 85-90% 4 109.00–119.00 $113.60 $1,092 —
855–1060 971 85-90% 4 125.00–131.00 $127.36 $1,237 —
1060–1185 1108 85-90% 4 135.00–139.00 $136.55 $1,513 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,552 —
1320–1920 1576 5 165.00–175.00 $170.98 $2,695 —
1355–1890 1665 6 178.00–189.00 $180.63 $3,007 +22.30

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–1015 948 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,435.00–1,450.00 $1,443.03
1015 1015 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,435.00 $1,435.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 thin fleshed 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,410.00 $1,410.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765 765 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,310.00 $1,310.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,095 —

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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.