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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 9, 2024

551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $244.54/cwt +3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,276/hd at 522 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $248.81/cwt +14.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,406/hd at 565 lb · 27 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $275.90/cwt +0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,708/hd at 619 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 551 554 353
Feeder cattle 471 482 317
Slaughter cattle 50 45 32
Replacement cattle 30 27 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-6.00 higher with several being 8.00-10.00 higher. There were many good quality calves in today's offering and feeder buyers showed strong demand across all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 4.00-6.00 higher on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 342.50–352.50 $347.50 $1,268 —
422–445 433 5 292.50–312.50 $301.08 $1,304 —
472–499 489 12 280.00–290.00 $289.17 $1,414 -0.87
500–545 value added 511 8 300.00–301.00 $300.27 $1,534 —
515–530 522 7 287.50–295.00 $291.77 $1,523 +8.35
562–590 585 12 280.00–292.50 $284.94 $1,667 +10.30
606–628 619 20 270.00–282.50 $275.90 $1,708 +0.95
652–670 661 4 257.00–271.00 $263.90 $1,744 +11.82
705–747 739 6 242.50–251.00 $248.64 $1,837 +4.64
785 785 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,864 -5.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,301 -2.50
510 510 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,377 —
550–585 556 6 260.00–267.50 $262.96 $1,462 -2.04
615–641 638 10 257.50–261.00 $260.66 $1,663 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,268 —
500–520 514 4 250.00–260.00 $252.43 $1,297 +32.43
565–597 586 3 230.00–237.50 $232.41 $1,362 -12.61
665 665 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,396 -20.00
745 745 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,572 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,531 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 280.00 $280.00 $770 +16.70
300–345 318 3 252.50–265.00 $258.74 $823 +2.58
365–390 379 5 247.00–262.50 $254.37 $964 +2.12
412 412 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,051 +8.94
455–496 479 14 242.50–263.00 $253.33 $1,213 +14.14
500–540 522 27 239.00–260.00 $244.54 $1,276 +3.48
550–595 563 7 231.00–249.00 $239.71 $1,350 +5.42
566 value added 566 20 252.00 $252.00 $1,426 —
602–636 617 16 228.00–235.00 $231.44 $1,428 +0.04
650–657 652 4 220.00–223.00 $220.76 $1,439 -5.76
740 740 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,621 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 2 240.00 $240.00 $737 +12.50
350–365 358 3 220.00–240.00 $232.37 $832 -0.63
405–447 431 6 230.00–240.00 $232.77 $1,003 +13.87
460–465 463 3 215.00–235.00 $224.63 $1,040 -0.37
500–545 530 3 212.50–225.00 $221.07 $1,172 -2.83
920 920 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,812 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
576 576 3 227.50 $227.50 $1,310 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 2 332.50–350.00 $341.56 $973 +19.06
375–385 382 3 325.00–350.00 $333.19 $1,273 +44.38
415–445 427 7 277.50–300.00 $284.16 $1,213 +2.19
460–495 473 9 252.50–277.50 $259.74 $1,229 -6.98
505–547 535 13 245.00–260.00 $254.44 $1,361 -8.86
590 590 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,504 +5.79
605–642 617 8 231.00–242.50 $237.61 $1,466 +5.51
658–682 664 13 225.00–242.00 $238.39 $1,583 +18.84
710–715 713 2 202.50–212.50 $207.48 $1,479 -8.52
766 fancy 766 10 219.00 $219.00 $1,678 —
885 fancy 885 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,947 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 250.00 $250.00 $862 -5.00
420–442 431 4 220.00–222.50 $221.28 $954 -34.48
475 475 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,116 -12.18
505–540 531 5 220.00–236.00 $227.80 $1,210 +26.81
560 560 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,302 +24.95
665 665 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,313 —
720 720 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,350 +0.50
772–785 779 4 185.00–188.00 $186.49 $1,453 —
847 847 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,652 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 263.00 $263.00 $1,131 —
545 545 2 240.00–242.50 $241.25 $1,315 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,372 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–935 880 85-90% 3 89.00–98.00 $94.22 $829 —
930–1085 985 85-90% 3 130.00–134.00 $131.58 $1,296 +11.74
850–1205 1026 85-90% 9 100.00–112.00 $106.23 $1,090 —
1070–1225 1129 85-90% 4 115.00–118.00 $116.22 $1,312 +13.70
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1620 1336 75-80% 8 115.00–128.00 $121.57 $1,624 —
1320–1470 1390 75-80% 3 130.00–133.00 $131.06 $1,822 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 80-85% 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,620 +34.00
1070–1365 1181 80-85% 8 115.00–122.00 $118.28 $1,397 —
1215 1215 80-85% 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,385 -4.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–2055 1583 5 149.00–160.00 $155.61 $2,463 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
1060–1185 1123 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,850.00–1,875.00 $1,861.80
1165–1270 1202 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,325.00–1,475.00 $1,410.30
1135–1490 1253 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,385.00–1,725.00 $1,553.51
1320 1320 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
1345 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,535.00 $1,535.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00

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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
1255 thin fleshed 1255 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —
1225–1300 1263 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,860.00–1,900.00 $1,879.41 —
1305 1305 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —

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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.