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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 31, 2024

778 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $265.94/cwt +14.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,652/hd at 621 lb · 86 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $267.43/cwt +11.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,533/hd at 573 lb · 80 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $241.76/cwt -0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,638/hd at 678 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 778 560 790
Feeder cattle 726 512 755
Slaughter cattle 34 33 29
Replacement cattle 18 15 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers overall traded 3.00-5.00 higher with those 450-650 lb. selling 7.00-9.00 higher. Better demand by feeder buyers today for a good quality offering which contained several packages of weaned, pre-conditioned calves. Slaughter cows sold steady and high dressing bulls were steady and average dressing bulls 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
385 385 2 324.00 $324.00 $1,247 -15.45
407–440 424 4 311.00–317.50 $314.12 $1,332 +3.95
452–497 472 5 294.00–312.00 $301.78 $1,424 -6.18
455–496 value added 493 12 320.00 $320.00 $1,578 —
503 value added 503 11 314.00 $314.00 $1,579 —
512 512 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,562 -2.81
575–591 value added 590 46 305.00–308.00 $306.72 $1,810 -4.28
590 590 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,782 -4.57
609–615 value added 610 11 305.00–308.00 $305.28 $1,862 -3.85
600–645 631 19 286.50–296.00 $292.63 $1,846 -3.64
655–667 659 6 276.00–289.00 $284.03 $1,872 +8.03
657–661 value added 659 25 292.00 $292.00 $1,924 -4.53
705–736 732 43 259.50–275.00 $264.69 $1,938 +6.20
846 846 6 237.00 $237.00 $2,005 -6.00
863 863 6 238.00 $238.00 $2,054 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,146 —
500–547 530 8 285.00–290.00 $288.37 $1,528 +4.92
579–590 580 9 285.00–288.00 $287.66 $1,668 +15.77
600–647 628 8 260.00–280.00 $273.69 $1,719 -3.31
660 660 3 262.50 $262.50 $1,732 +11.33
765 765 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,798 +9.66
835 835 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,879 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,434 —
722 722 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,552 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,471 +14.42

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 345.00 $345.00 $690 +30.00
260 260 1 315.00 $315.00 $819 ±0.00
305–330 318 2 302.50–304.00 $303.28 $964 -3.30
357–395 368 7 295.00 $295.00 $1,086 +7.44
405–445 426 11 284.00–287.50 $285.78 $1,217 -2.28
450–485 464 13 273.00–288.00 $283.02 $1,313 +5.12
474 value added 474 11 292.50 $292.50 $1,386 —
512–545 527 13 272.50–285.00 $281.98 $1,486 +9.43
556–589 573 79 262.50–277.50 $267.59 $1,533 +11.55
590 590 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,504 -1.04
621 value added 621 76 268.75 $268.75 $1,669 +14.50
601–640 624 10 243.50–246.00 $244.62 $1,526 +2.68
673 673 5 234.00 $234.00 $1,575 -8.00
652–692 value added 678 52 240.50–243.50 $242.51 $1,644 —
718 718 5 239.00 $239.00 $1,716 +3.50
757 757 2 233.00 $233.00 $1,764 +5.00
800–812 808 3 206.00–211.00 $207.65 $1,678 -0.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 2 307.00 $307.00 $728 —
422 422 2 274.00 $274.00 $1,156 -0.76
490 490 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,274 -1.33
507–530 515 3 260.00–265.00 $263.28 $1,356 +15.29
625–637 633 3 225.00–231.00 $226.97 $1,437 —
725 725 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,566 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 262.50 $262.50 $879 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 355.00 $355.00 $870 —
295–297 296 3 325.00–345.00 $331.64 $982 —
335 335 2 320.00–330.00 $325.00 $1,089 -14.07
360–395 383 13 327.00–333.00 $327.75 $1,255 -6.70
430–443 438 5 290.00–298.00 $293.14 $1,284 —
475–487 483 3 284.00–293.00 $290.05 $1,401 -1.43
509 fancy 509 11 297.00 $297.00 $1,512 —
512–515 513 6 282.50–283.00 $282.83 $1,451 +2.50
557–581 575 14 261.00–270.00 $265.77 $1,528 -6.79
602–615 610 6 257.00–265.00 $260.31 $1,588 +11.48
655–665 660 2 238.00–257.50 $247.68 $1,635 +3.80
705–745 725 2 225.00–235.00 $229.86 $1,666 -1.67
785 785 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,633 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 315.00 $315.00 $646 —
370–390 380 4 287.50–295.00 $291.15 $1,106 -4.30
460–465 463 3 269.00–270.00 $269.67 $1,249 -10.33
580 580 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,450 —
627–635 630 3 240.00–245.00 $243.32 $1,533 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,148 +30.00
525 525 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,312 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 75-80% 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,651 —
1090–1635 1391 75-80% 13 139.00–155.00 $144.59 $2,011 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1150 1073 85-90% 4 124.00–130.00 $127.13 $1,364 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 80-85% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,139 —
1130 1130 80-85% 1 145.50 $145.50 $1,644 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650–2100 1818 6 180.00–195.00 $184.68 $3,357 —
1895–2155 2025 2 174.00–175.00 $174.53 $3,534 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,535.00 $1,535.00
980 thin fleshed 980 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865–910 888 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00–1,625.00 $1,458.38

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 thin fleshed 900 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00
905–965 935 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,775.00–1,800.00 $1,787.10
890–1090 1019 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,525.00–1,750.00 $1,668.87
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
1145 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,610.00 $1,610.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 9 196.00 $196.00 $845 +8.50

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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.