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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 18, 2024

603 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $247.09/cwt ≈ $1,196/hd at 484 lb · 82 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $270.18/cwt +2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,518/hd at 562 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $234.17/cwt -9.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,342/hd at 573 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 603 770 747
Feeder cattle 545 705 688
Slaughter cattle 29 40 52
Replacement cattle 29 25 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 higher with a some being sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. sold sharply lower and those over 500 lbs. were fully steady. The overall feeder calf demand was very good on a better than average offering. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00-6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 302.50 $302.50 $892 —
340 fancy 340 2 313.00 $313.00 $1,064 —
380 fancy 380 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,150 —
405–446 438 8 275.00–293.00 $290.92 $1,274 +10.48
460 fancy 460 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,403 —
461–487 473 18 280.00–292.00 $285.45 $1,350 +18.50
502–517 506 7 271.00–284.00 $274.79 $1,390 +5.64
551–573 562 26 262.00–276.00 $270.18 $1,518 +2.75
600–627 612 8 262.00–267.50 $264.68 $1,620 -2.59
657–685 669 13 247.00–263.00 $258.24 $1,728 +12.54
705–745 722 14 233.00–250.50 $241.07 $1,741 +6.06
780–790 785 12 221.00–235.00 $230.98 $1,813 +0.15
865 865 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,903 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 277.50 $277.50 $888 —
500–540 518 4 251.00–261.00 $255.98 $1,326 +9.74
557–587 569 7 250.00–255.00 $253.41 $1,442 +1.27
600–625 613 2 232.00–242.50 $237.36 $1,455 +3.31
695 695 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,460 -13.60
725–745 732 3 207.50–210.00 $208.35 $1,525 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,339 —
655–662 661 5 225.00–229.00 $225.79 $1,492 —
825 825 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,757 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,039 —
510 510 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,198 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–725 720 2 225.00–228.00 $226.51 $1,631 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 271.00 $271.00 $799 -1.17
346 346 5 252.00 $252.00 $872 -26.71
375–388 385 4 244.00–245.00 $244.24 $940 -18.14
402–440 424 17 232.00–252.00 $242.27 $1,027 -32.14
450–495 472 23 226.00–246.50 $236.29 $1,115 —
473–491 value added 489 59 251.00–254.00 $251.30 $1,229 —
500–546 536 22 225.00–245.50 $235.69 $1,263 -1.60
552–595 573 24 225.00–240.00 $234.17 $1,342 +3.99
603–637 622 12 232.00–235.00 $234.11 $1,456 +2.83
656–677 666 12 222.50–230.00 $225.44 $1,501 -2.94
717–740 729 4 214.00–219.00 $216.46 $1,578 -6.54
782 782 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,658 -0.26
817 817 2 203.00 $203.00 $1,659 +11.96
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 227.50–238.00 $232.50 $802 -17.50
385 385 3 234.00–235.00 $234.33 $902 -13.17
400–445 428 5 210.00–227.50 $222.73 $953 -29.24
450–480 462 5 201.00–224.00 $209.90 $970 -25.09
530–540 538 6 219.00–222.00 $219.83 $1,183 +6.51
550–570 560 2 200.00–218.00 $209.16 $1,171 +1.44
625 625 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,294 +5.04
670 670 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,206 -27.00
705 705 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,354 —
750–791 781 4 192.00–195.00 $192.72 $1,505 —
835 835 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,612 —
890 890 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,584 +4.00
950 950 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,615 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 287.50–290.00 $288.73 $982 +8.08
365–390 379 14 285.00–294.00 $290.10 $1,099 +20.10
418 fancy 418 3 294.00 $294.00 $1,229 —
410–447 437 10 275.00–284.00 $276.28 $1,207 +1.72
450–495 475 21 260.00–278.00 $268.84 $1,277 +1.49
501–533 513 10 253.00–264.00 $259.76 $1,333 +0.44
550–582 569 5 229.00–242.00 $235.34 $1,339 -4.99
600–635 611 5 225.00–234.00 $230.53 $1,409 +5.23
700–715 708 2 200.00–212.50 $206.32 $1,461 -8.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,107 —
475–495 485 2 255.00–257.50 $256.28 $1,243 —
510–545 536 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,286 —
595 595 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,309 —
711 711 4 194.00 $194.00 $1,379 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 370 2 270.00–275.00 $272.36 $1,008 —
430 430 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,075 -2.24
485 485 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,052 -17.52
535 535 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,177 -5.00
630 630 2 190.00–205.00 $197.50 $1,244 —
680 680 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,292 -14.00
785 785 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,444 -5.00
835 835 2 177.00 $177.00 $1,478 +1.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,045 —
615 615 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,316 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 250.00 $250.00 $962 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 80-85% 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,725 —
895–1240 1102 80-85% 3 123.00–130.00 $125.65 $1,385 +0.65
1010–1250 1160 80-85% 9 107.00–118.00 $111.99 $1,299 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 75-80% 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,632 —
1205–1380 1298 75-80% 6 112.00–117.00 $115.30 $1,497 -12.34
1170–1495 1315 75-80% 3 124.00–127.50 $125.51 $1,650 -13.49
1505 1505 75-80% 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,520 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1095 1027 85-90% 5 85.00–98.00 $93.14 $957 -16.10
920–1200 1031 85-90% 5 100.00–113.00 $106.37 $1,097 -2.87

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1675 1460 5 130.00–147.00 $141.36 $2,064 —
1810 1810 1 164.00 $164.00 $2,968 —
1945–2160 2084 4 151.50–158.00 $155.84 $3,248 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1140–1345 1199 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,210.00–1,825.00 $1,504.12
1090–1355 1209 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,385.00–1,800.00 $1,604.08
1355 1355 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
915 thin fleshed 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
875–1070 973 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,600.00 $1,544.99
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
1045 thin fleshed 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00

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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
1325 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00 —

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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.