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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 30, 2024

706 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $255.80/cwt +17.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,872/hd at 732 lb · 138 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $236.50/cwt ≈ $2,110/hd at 892 lb · 59 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $238.99/cwt -2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,255/hd at 525 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 706 740 435
Feeder cattle 634 643 369
Slaughter cattle 46 57 52
Replacement cattle 26 40 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 lower. Several unweaned, soft calves in all classes of feeders today and the buyers were discounting them heavily especially the heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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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 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,121 +12.69
360–365 363 2 300.00–310.00 $305.03 $1,107 -7.83
405–442 432 6 307.00–316.00 $311.83 $1,347 +12.93
450–495 478 10 292.00–308.00 $298.77 $1,428 +6.18
525–545 542 15 271.00–278.00 $274.46 $1,488 —
558–590 570 30 276.00–286.00 $279.38 $1,592 +0.92
603–615 609 10 255.00–272.00 $266.76 $1,625 -4.21
650–685 672 19 255.75–275.00 $262.15 $1,762 +7.46
704 704 14 249.75 $249.75 $1,758 +11.32
710–735 value added 735 124 254.00–256.50 $256.48 $1,885 —
785 785 2 225.00–232.00 $228.50 $1,794 -15.86
800 800 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,688 -17.64
815 815 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,744 -14.64
892 value added 892 59 236.50 $236.50 $2,110 —
997 997 10 202.00 $202.00 $2,014 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490–493 492 4 252.50 $252.50 $1,242 -22.50
560–591 582 10 251.00–267.50 $255.28 $1,486 -0.01
605 605 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,512 +12.50
650–675 663 7 240.00–250.00 $247.41 $1,640 —
745 745 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,736 +21.64
870 870 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,566 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 253.00–258.00 $255.46 $715 -18.99
335–345 338 3 254.00–256.00 $254.68 $861 -11.82
355–370 363 6 242.50–257.50 $247.38 $898 -23.22
406–448 430 15 240.00–257.00 $249.55 $1,073 -8.09
450–490 482 19 232.00–256.00 $241.15 $1,162 -12.70
500–547 525 30 230.00–249.00 $238.99 $1,255 -2.21
565–598 580 22 226.00–240.00 $231.22 $1,341 -2.86
602–647 625 10 215.00–231.50 $227.78 $1,424 -7.01
665–690 678 6 200.00–215.00 $208.96 $1,417 -9.23
745 745 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,460 -22.29
850 850 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,700 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 235.00 $235.00 $482 -15.00
285 285 1 237.50 $237.50 $677 -14.50
300–335 318 2 222.50–237.00 $230.15 $732 -18.60
355–375 367 3 221.00–231.00 $224.91 $825 -12.39
415–445 428 8 201.00–230.00 $218.86 $937 -1.51
450–495 472 5 215.00–224.00 $220.66 $1,042 +2.57
505–535 521 4 212.00–225.00 $221.66 $1,155 +3.53
575 575 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,184 -6.04
600–645 623 2 188.00–208.00 $197.64 $1,231 —
660–665 663 2 169.00–195.00 $182.05 $1,207 -25.29
728 728 3 174.00 $174.00 $1,267 -1.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 190.00 $190.00 $988 —
765 765 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,186 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,056 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 317 6 302.00–320.00 $314.38 $997 -9.71
367–375 370 3 290.00–305.00 $299.93 $1,110 -10.64
400–445 411 11 285.00–300.00 $294.34 $1,210 +14.37
470–483 478 6 257.50–277.50 $267.60 $1,279 -4.72
522–545 530 9 244.00–258.00 $253.53 $1,344 -14.73
560–575 565 4 229.00–248.00 $236.26 $1,335 -11.69
600–640 619 7 221.00–241.00 $232.20 $1,437 -7.36
680 680 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,516 -4.79
700–746 736 5 210.00–215.00 $212.78 $1,566 +2.87
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 250.00 $250.00 $625 —
370–380 375 2 265.00–281.00 $273.11 $1,024 -1.66
400–435 412 5 250.00–272.50 $264.44 $1,089 +21.44
450–495 471 8 230.00–255.00 $242.83 $1,144 -0.58
582 582 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,310 +10.54
695 695 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,390 -5.80
710 710 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,321 —
815 815 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,304 -27.99
900 900 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,620 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 250.00 $250.00 $938 —
530 530 1 175.00 $175.00 $928 —
666 666 3 184.00 $184.00 $1,225 —
870 870 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,331 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1095 1095 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1145 1023 85-90% 2 117.50–125.00 $120.80 $1,236 —
955–1190 1073 85-90% 3 98.00–99.00 $98.70 $1,059 -3.59
890–1210 1076 85-90% 6 100.00–113.00 $106.50 $1,146 +4.21
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 80-85% 1 99.50 $99.50 $1,124 -21.82
1175–1245 1212 80-85% 3 107.00–113.00 $109.97 $1,333 —
1220 1220 80-85% 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,598 —
1240–1345 1284 80-85% 5 115.00–126.00 $119.85 $1,539 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 75-80% 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,736 —
1435 1435 75-80% 1 111.50 $111.50 $1,600 —
1275–1925 1482 75-80% 7 117.00–125.50 $121.85 $1,806 -0.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–1905 1738 2 146.50 $146.50 $2,546 +12.50
1795–2190 2005 4 151.00–158.00 $155.30 $3,114 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,510.00 $1,510.00
1140 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
1120–1190 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,550.00–2,100.00 $1,939.06
1220 thin fleshed 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1155–1345 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,460.00–1,835.00 $1,666.17
1150–1425 1288 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,575.00–1,775.00 $1,685.68
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 thin fleshed 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,660.00 $1,660.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,385.00 $1,385.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 5 185.00 $185.00 $583 —
410 410 2 184.00 $184.00 $754 —

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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
1520 1520 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,685.00 $1,685.00 —

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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.