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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 25, 2024

709 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $256.99/cwt +15.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,866/hd at 726 lb · 235 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $241.35/cwt +7.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,489/hd at 617 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $239.17/cwt +3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,251/hd at 523 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 709 603 925
Feeder cattle 631 545 853
Slaughter cattle 53 29 52
Replacement cattle 25 29 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs. traded 5.00-7.00 higher and those over 550 lbs. were 3.00-5.00 lower. The feeder buyers showed less demand for an overall lower quality offering today. Slaughter cows sold fully steady and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 332.50 $332.50 $665 —
395 395 1 306.00 $306.00 $1,209 —
407 fancy 407 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,241 —
415–443 438 6 276.50–282.50 $277.45 $1,215 -13.47
470–497 482 12 270.00–282.00 $273.94 $1,320 -11.51
526 fancy 526 3 291.00 $291.00 $1,531 —
500–541 532 16 268.00–284.00 $279.42 $1,487 +4.63
560–595 580 20 249.00–263.00 $256.98 $1,490 -13.20
620–649 638 14 252.00–268.00 $258.03 $1,646 -6.65
650–672 665 10 254.50–256.00 $254.94 $1,695 -3.30
700–730 723 8 240.50–247.00 $242.64 $1,754 +1.57
726 value added 726 227 257.50 $257.50 $1,869 —
755–764 761 10 238.00–250.00 $241.57 $1,838 +10.59
802 802 2 233.00 $233.00 $1,869 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,272 —
515–540 523 3 240.00–260.00 $253.12 $1,324 -2.86
560–590 575 4 230.00–244.00 $236.82 $1,362 -16.59
670 670 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,454 +7.00
720 720 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,440 -8.35
757 757 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,628 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–533 529 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,402 —
600–632 616 5 242.00–249.00 $246.82 $1,520 —
785 785 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,774 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 2 255.00 $255.00 $630 —
370–393 385 6 236.00–250.00 $246.11 $948 +1.87
420–444 440 11 240.00–254.00 $252.00 $1,109 +9.73
450–495 470 18 234.00–250.00 $243.79 $1,146 +7.50
505–540 523 26 232.00–250.00 $239.17 $1,251 +3.48
550–565 557 10 224.00–240.00 $231.06 $1,287 -3.11
615 value added 615 33 244.50 $244.50 $1,504 —
610–645 624 9 220.00–234.00 $229.78 $1,434 -4.33
655–693 680 9 209.00–226.00 $214.14 $1,456 -11.30
701–702 701 15 214.00–223.50 $222.23 $1,558 +5.77
782 782 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,634 -3.00
892 892 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,677 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 373 2 222.50–225.00 $223.79 $835 -10.54
480 480 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,056 +10.10
500–545 532 14 214.00–226.00 $220.53 $1,173 +0.70
612–642 630 5 192.00–205.00 $195.46 $1,231 -11.54
790 790 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,367 -19.72

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 297.00 $297.00 $1,099 +6.90
400–430 415 2 266.00–274.00 $270.14 $1,121 -6.14
450–490 469 12 262.00–277.00 $269.02 $1,262 +0.18
510–542 532 13 233.00–249.00 $242.84 $1,292 -16.92
550–595 576 5 225.00–235.00 $231.18 $1,332 -4.16
606–646 630 11 226.00–237.00 $234.51 $1,477 +3.98
653 653 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,410 —
797 797 2 204.00 $204.00 $1,626 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 377 3 242.50–279.00 $263.94 $995 -8.42
460–465 462 3 247.50–253.00 $251.01 $1,160 +34.01
635–640 637 3 210.00–216.00 $212.01 $1,351 +14.51

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 75-80% 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,462 -13.01
1060–1725 1416 75-80% 17 121.50–131.50 $126.90 $1,797 —
1515–1820 1668 75-80% 2 132.50–138.50 $135.77 $2,265 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1105 1100 80-85% 2 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $1,270 -10.15
1030–1260 1143 80-85% 3 131.50–133.00 $132.35 $1,513 —
1065–1430 1252 80-85% 13 119.00–129.50 $123.58 $1,547 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1230 986 85-90% 4 92.50–104.00 $97.58 $962 —
1005–1125 1052 85-90% 7 111.50–119.00 $115.79 $1,218 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1760 1760 1 148.00 $148.00 $2,605 —
1700–2005 1853 2 154.00–156.00 $155.08 $2,874 —
1845–2185 2015 2 160.00–162.00 $160.92 $3,243 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045–1075 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,335.00–1,460.00 $1,398.38
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,485.00 $1,485.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1050–1295 1168 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,550.00–1,800.00 $1,682.81
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
1170–1440 1308 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,425.00–1,800.00 $1,604.46
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00
1080 1080 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,510.00 $1,510.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00

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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.