Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 7, 2024

626 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $264.21/cwt -0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,909/hd at 723 lb · 39 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $279.94/cwt -10.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,850/hd at 661 lb · 29 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $275.75/cwt -10.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,177/hd at 427 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	626	778	752
Feeder cattle	536	726	716
Slaughter cattle	65	34	32
Replacement cattle	25	18	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 lower. The overall quality of today's feeder offering was more average when compared to last week and didn't contain as many weaned packages. Feeder buyers are voicing concerns with the downward trending cattle futures and the very warm temperatures in place. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-8.00 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
355	355	5	320.00	$320.00	$1,136	-4.00
413 fancy	413	4	325.00	$325.00	$1,342	—
415–445	439	7	300.00–315.00	$311.96	$1,370	-2.16
475	475	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,425	-1.78
505–530	518	7	288.00–301.00	$295.58	$1,531	-9.42
561 value added	561	14	304.00	$304.00	$1,705	-2.72
552–586	568	11	287.00–295.00	$291.05	$1,653	-10.95
626–640	632	5	277.00–289.00	$284.14	$1,796	-8.49
656–677	661	29	273.50–283.50	$279.94	$1,850	-4.09
715–737	721	26	245.00–259.00	$256.31	$1,848	-8.38
726 value added	726	13	280.00	$280.00	$2,033	—
750 value added	750	8	253.50	$253.50	$1,901	—
782	782	4	232.50	$232.50	$1,818	—
805–825	815	6	227.00–230.00	$227.49	$1,854	-9.51
1095	1095	1	188.00	$188.00	$2,059	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	290.00	$290.00	$754	—
440	440	2	277.50	$277.50	$1,221	—
515–540	533	5	260.00–280.00	$275.73	$1,470	-12.64
550–590	570	2	267.50–279.00	$273.45	$1,559	-14.21
605	605	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,603	-8.69
730	730	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,752	—
1000	1000	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,730	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–562	558	3	235.00–255.00	$248.43	$1,386	-19.07
675	675	1	234.00	$234.00	$1,580	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,538	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–267	267	6	320.00–325.00	$324.17	$866	+9.17
310–325	318	2	280.00–293.00	$286.35	$911	-16.93
350–377	370	12	282.50–298.00	$290.31	$1,074	-4.69
400–445	427	27	266.00–287.00	$275.75	$1,177	-10.03
455–497	482	6	262.00–281.00	$268.67	$1,295	-14.35
515–545	525	13	254.00–271.00	$263.21	$1,382	-18.77
512–538 value added	529	14	277.00–280.00	$278.04	$1,471	—
565–597	583	17	246.00–262.00	$251.18	$1,464	-3.82
600–648	640	8	230.00–241.00	$239.09	$1,530	-5.53
663 value added	663	14	260.00	$260.00	$1,724	+17.49
665–678	673	5	220.00–230.00	$226.05	$1,521	-7.95
713 value added	713	4	224.00	$224.00	$1,597	—
725–730	727	3	209.00–210.00	$209.33	$1,522	-29.67
762	762	8	214.00	$214.00	$1,631	-19.00
818	818	3	198.00	$198.00	$1,620	-9.65

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	3	272.50	$272.50	$744	—
375–395	385	2	252.00–275.00	$263.20	$1,013	—
485–495	493	5	225.00–242.00	$230.35	$1,136	—
517–525	520	3	225.00–237.00	$229.04	$1,191	—
555–590	574	13	221.00–242.00	$233.71	$1,341	—
625	625	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,362	—
665–670	666	5	190.00–204.00	$199.20	$1,327	—
700	700	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,330	—
795	795	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,510	—
895	895	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,584	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	260.00	$260.00	$988	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	338	3	310.00–315.00	$313.30	$1,059	-11.70
351–390	365	9	305.00–320.00	$312.83	$1,142	-14.92
415–440	437	9	297.00–304.00	$297.74	$1,301	+4.60
455–485	464	7	277.00–290.00	$282.35	$1,310	-7.70
500–547	531	11	270.00–282.50	$275.54	$1,463	-7.29
560–580	572	5	255.00–274.00	$265.45	$1,518	-0.32
600–630	618	3	245.00–250.00	$247.64	$1,530	-12.67
665–680	674	5	218.00–234.00	$223.19	$1,504	-24.49
720	720	2	216.00	$216.00	$1,555	-13.86
755	755	2	208.00	$208.00	$1,570	±0.00
950	950	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,805	—
1105	1105	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,945	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	245.00	$245.00	$625	—
435	435	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,153	-5.00
460–482	471	4	235.00–250.00	$243.90	$1,149	—
500–533	519	11	232.50–250.00	$241.02	$1,251	-8.98
575	575	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,265	—
630	630	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,386	—
650–675	660	3	200.00–220.00	$209.34	$1,382	—
770	770	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,463	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–397	387	5	270.00–287.50	$281.18	$1,088	-9.97
415–445	424	5	265.00–287.50	$282.49	$1,198	—
495	495	2	270.00–275.00	$272.50	$1,349	+2.83
550–590	567	5	244.00–252.00	$248.98	$1,412	-1.02
602–610	605	3	235.00–238.00	$236.01	$1,428	-7.31

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–995	913	85-90%	3	110.00–115.00	$113.53	$1,037	—
865–1010	938	85-90%	2	88.00–100.00	$94.46	$886	—
715–1150	972	85-90%	7	119.00–130.00	$126.76	$1,232	—
835–1180	982	85-90%	7	134.00–140.00	$136.30	$1,338	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1595	1409	75-80%	4	138.00–141.00	$139.41	$1,964	—
1245–1625	1474	75-80%	11	148.00–162.00	$154.16	$2,272	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1135	1035	80-85%	2	130.00–137.00	$133.84	$1,385	—
1020–1350	1174	80-85%	11	140.00–155.50	$146.59	$1,721	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1540	1305	3	154.00–159.00	$157.19	$2,051	—
1325–1840	1581	6	169.00–176.00	$172.65	$2,730	—
1780–1925	1850	3	184.00–190.00	$186.40	$3,448	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010 thin fleshed	1010	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1030 thin fleshed	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1035	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,885.00	$1,885.00
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1165	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,225.00	$2,225.00
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–960	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,375.00–1,625.00	$1,499.35
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–770	743	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,225.00–1,325.00	$1,273.15

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845 thin fleshed	845	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,185.00	$1,185.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1600	1600	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—

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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.