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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 11, 2024

770 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $243.75/cwt +7.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,385/hd at 568 lb · 77 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $242.50/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,758/hd at 725 lb · 75 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $236.74/cwt -5.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,566/hd at 662 lb · 74 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 770 685 668
Feeder cattle 705 592 620
Slaughter cattle 40 74 39
Replacement cattle 25 19 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. sharply higher and those over 500 lbs. were mostly steady. Feeder buyers showed better demand especially for the those plainer calves that had been discounted in previous weeks. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-6.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 3.00-5.00 lower on a lighter test and lower quality offering for both.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 289.00 $289.00 $997 —
416–445 425 5 277.00–285.00 $280.44 $1,192 -6.56
465–480 473 2 264.00–270.00 $266.95 $1,263 —
500–542 517 24 260.00–282.00 $269.15 $1,392 -8.75
552–596 569 28 260.00–280.00 $267.43 $1,522 +8.11
600–645 620 18 252.00–276.00 $267.27 $1,657 —
650–695 661 7 240.00–256.00 $245.70 $1,624 +4.03
703–740 725 25 229.00–242.00 $235.01 $1,704 -10.99
725 value added 725 50 246.25 $246.25 $1,785 —
750–770 758 12 227.00–232.00 $230.83 $1,750 -5.17
845 845 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,808 -13.00
850–875 863 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,855 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 261.00 $261.00 $966 —
425 425 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,094 —
480–485 483 3 248.00–257.50 $251.14 $1,213 —
500–545 532 5 225.00–256.00 $246.24 $1,310 —
550–575 563 2 247.50–257.00 $252.14 $1,420 —
610–640 623 7 225.00–246.00 $234.05 $1,458 —
660–672 664 7 217.00–235.00 $223.60 $1,485 —
795 795 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,606 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,155 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 278 3 268.00–276.00 $272.17 $757 +5.96
305–325 315 2 277.50–280.00 $278.71 $878 +18.71
365–385 372 3 261.00–265.00 $262.38 $976 +10.00
400–427 412 6 271.00–280.00 $274.41 $1,131 +21.10
500–540 517 17 228.00–247.00 $237.29 $1,227 -1.58
550–580 563 9 220.00–237.00 $230.18 $1,296 -6.30
560–572 value added 569 68 244.75–247.00 $245.55 $1,397 —
600–645 616 20 228.00–232.00 $231.28 $1,425 -5.27
659 value added 659 49 241.00 $241.00 $1,588 -1.50
650–685 667 25 215.00–234.50 $228.38 $1,523 -1.62
702 702 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,565 +10.39
740 value added 740 72 228.50 $228.50 $1,691 —
750–795 768 3 207.00–220.00 $212.26 $1,630 -0.98
800–810 805 2 184.00–198.00 $191.04 $1,538 —
821 value added 821 12 203.50 $203.50 $1,671 —
885 885 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,743 +7.00
940 940 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,683 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 250.00 $250.00 $855 +19.28
395 395 1 247.50 $247.50 $978 +17.66
400–432 422 7 240.00–254.00 $251.97 $1,063 +38.62
470–497 482 10 225.00–237.50 $234.99 $1,133 +8.62
510–530 517 3 212.00–214.00 $213.32 $1,103 -9.68
550–590 563 4 199.00–216.00 $207.72 $1,169 —
600–635 618 6 196.00–214.00 $201.96 $1,248 —
685 685 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,418 —
870 870 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,514 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–265 260 2 307.50–311.00 $309.28 $804 +9.28
305–335 318 3 270.00–289.00 $280.65 $892 -21.85
385 385 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,040 -18.95
400–425 414 14 265.00–279.00 $274.56 $1,137 -7.76
450–487 473 5 264.00–275.00 $267.35 $1,265 -0.80
502–545 515 12 253.00–270.00 $259.32 $1,335 +6.04
557–593 580 8 233.00–250.00 $240.33 $1,394 -7.12
610–640 625 2 223.00–227.50 $225.30 $1,408 -11.22
730 730 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,570 -1.40
962 962 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,876 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 255.00 $255.00 $638 +15.00
400–425 417 3 250.00–257.00 $252.24 $1,052 -0.01
455–485 470 2 234.00–235.00 $234.52 $1,102 —
525 525 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,181 —
580 580 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,276 -7.00
675 675 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,377 —
705 705 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,368 +0.29
785 785 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,484 +5.60
824 824 6 176.00 $176.00 $1,450 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1365 1288 75-80% 2 126.00–129.50 $127.64 $1,644 -8.42
1315 1315 75-80% 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,828 —
1235–1670 1385 75-80% 8 115.00–123.00 $119.55 $1,656 -26.30
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1140 1046 85-90% 4 105.00–112.00 $109.24 $1,143 -7.89
975–1345 1179 85-90% 4 94.00–99.50 $97.11 $1,145 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 80-85% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,381 -7.60
990–1305 1134 80-85% 7 105.00–120.00 $114.21 $1,295 -18.39

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–2225 1762 3 134.00–152.00 $145.97 $2,572 -31.03
1780 1780 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,937 -12.00

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00

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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 1,475.00 $1,475.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00
1175 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00
1160–1215 1188 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,450.00–1,625.00 $1,535.47
1210–1320 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,800.00–2,050.00 $1,930.43
1270 1270 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00
1350 1350 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 thin fleshed 840 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
945 945 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 thin fleshed 800 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1370 1370 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —

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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.