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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 2, 2024

554 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $246.06/cwt -5.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,068/hd at 434 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $241.06/cwt +1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,256/hd at 521 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $271.63/cwt +2.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,277/hd at 470 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 554 709 370
Feeder cattle 482 631 335
Slaughter cattle 45 53 35
Replacement cattle 27 25 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher with several selling sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder buyers expressed good demand on an average quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00-8.00 lower on a plain quality offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 335.00 $335.00 $871 —
358 fancy 358 3 337.50 $337.50 $1,208 —
405 fancy 405 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,266 +7.50
460–495 472 12 280.00–294.00 $290.04 $1,369 +16.10
514–537 520 8 282.00–287.50 $283.42 $1,474 +4.00
552–596 570 11 270.00–284.00 $274.64 $1,565 +17.66
605–646 621 17 267.00–281.00 $274.95 $1,707 +16.92
672–690 678 3 242.50–257.00 $252.08 $1,709 -2.86
719 value added 719 18 249.00 $249.00 $1,790 -8.50
735 735 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,793 +1.36
760–780 776 5 243.00 $243.00 $1,886 +1.43
857–890 865 8 212.00–229.00 $225.41 $1,950 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–490 470 3 257.00–262.00 $260.26 $1,223 -4.74
510 510 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,122 -33.12
560–565 563 2 240.00–250.00 $245.02 $1,379 +8.20
630 630 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,373 —
655 655 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,506 +13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 273.50 $273.50 $1,313 —
560 560 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,484 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–297 285 7 252.50–267.50 $263.30 $750 —
305–346 330 6 255.00–262.50 $256.16 $845 —
350–360 355 2 252.00–252.50 $252.25 $895 +6.14
410–447 434 27 237.50–256.00 $246.06 $1,068 -5.94
455–490 473 15 234.00–250.00 $239.19 $1,131 -4.60
502–545 521 23 232.00–252.00 $241.06 $1,256 +1.89
560–592 571 10 228.00–244.00 $234.29 $1,338 +3.23
620–635 625 7 224.00–236.00 $231.40 $1,446 +1.62
650–685 660 8 215.00–238.00 $226.52 $1,495 +12.38
701 701 4 220.50 $220.50 $1,546 -1.73
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 255.00 $255.00 $625 —
325 325 1 227.50 $227.50 $739 —
355–385 375 3 220.00–239.00 $233.00 $874 +9.21
400–445 423 2 211.00–226.00 $218.90 $926 —
475 475 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,069 +5.00
515–530 525 7 210.00–227.00 $223.90 $1,175 +3.37
570–591 586 4 213.00–220.00 $214.70 $1,258 —
695 695 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,390 —
765 765 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,469 +19.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 215.00 $215.00 $785 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 322.50 $322.50 $871 —
315–344 340 9 300.00–306.00 $305.16 $1,038 —
365 fancy 365 1 318.00 $318.00 $1,161 —
368–395 381 13 283.00–300.00 $288.81 $1,100 -8.19
415–446 435 11 272.00–302.50 $281.97 $1,227 +11.83
463 fancy 463 8 279.00 $279.00 $1,292 —
450–490 475 12 258.00–276.00 $266.72 $1,267 -2.30
503–530 513 13 260.00–265.00 $263.30 $1,351 +20.46
550–595 563 17 235.00–255.00 $249.21 $1,403 +18.03
605–647 626 7 225.00–239.00 $232.10 $1,453 -2.41
660–685 670 5 213.00–230.00 $219.55 $1,471 +3.55
720–735 728 8 212.00–217.50 $216.00 $1,572 —
750 750 2 205.00–210.00 $207.50 $1,556 —
890 890 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,780 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 2 247.00 $247.00 $622 —
340 340 1 255.00 $255.00 $867 —
365–395 382 3 254.00–274.00 $262.45 $1,003 -1.49
415–445 433 7 230.00–265.00 $255.76 $1,107 —
465–490 478 2 240.00–254.00 $247.18 $1,182 -3.83
530–545 538 2 200.00–202.00 $200.99 $1,081 —
590–595 593 2 195.00–220.00 $207.55 $1,231 —
735 735 2 180.00–194.00 $187.00 $1,374 —
815 815 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,467 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 240.00 $240.00 $672 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1290 1285 75-80% 2 105.00–109.00 $106.99 $1,375 —
1240–1760 1460 75-80% 12 115.00–126.00 $120.26 $1,756 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1210 975 85-90% 6 72.00–90.00 $82.66 $806 -14.92
820–1205 984 85-90% 4 117.00–122.00 $119.84 $1,179 +22.26
1095–1115 1105 85-90% 2 100.00–105.00 $102.52 $1,133 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 80-85% 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,039 -21.50
1020–1195 1108 80-85% 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,219 -5.50
1140–1320 1238 80-85% 3 115.00–122.00 $118.79 $1,471 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,911 —
1580–1960 1760 3 139.50–152.50 $144.49 $2,543 -3.51
1980 1980 1 154.50 $154.50 $3,059 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–950 thin fleshed 938 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,410.00–1,435.00 $1,422.67

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 thin fleshed 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1135 thin fleshed 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1135 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
1125–1460 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,400.00–1,800.00 $1,571.59
1235 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
1160–1465 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,660.00–1,860.00 $1,740.80
1750 1750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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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
1215 thin fleshed 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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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.