Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 13, 2024

1,176 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $257.71/cwt +6.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,869/hd at 725 lb · 140 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $249.73/cwt +5.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,960/hd at 785 lb · 124 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $234.31/cwt +10.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,701/hd at 726 lb · 80 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,176	606	1,091
Feeder cattle	1,075	528	1,013
Slaughter cattle	89	66	68
Replacement cattle	12	12	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 higher with some being sharply higher. Good demand today for steers and heifers especially those that were weaned with shots and in "green" condition. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,018	—
335	335	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,106	—
350 fancy	350	1	367.50	$367.50	$1,286	—
350–370	360	2	308.00–312.00	$309.94	$1,116	-19.04
413–449	435	10	293.00–314.00	$300.22	$1,306	-8.56
455 fancy	455	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,410	—
450–498	488	22	290.00–299.00	$295.34	$1,441	+3.25
514 value added	514	20	305.00	$305.00	$1,568	+14.31
500–542	527	10	276.00–291.50	$286.81	$1,511	+6.30
557–585	566	4	273.00–282.00	$278.18	$1,574	—
605–645 value added	620	26	273.00–280.00	$276.86	$1,717	—
600–645	628	30	262.00–268.00	$266.13	$1,671	-2.33
650–690	676	67	254.00–269.00	$260.00	$1,758	-5.47
713–730	721	20	250.00–252.00	$250.30	$1,805	-0.96
717–733 value added	726	120	255.00–263.50	$258.94	$1,880	—
760–795	782	6	236.00–242.00	$239.38	$1,872	-4.62
780–789 value added	785	118	247.50–252.00	$250.26	$1,965	—
815–840	828	2	220.00–231.00	$225.58	$1,868	+0.08
858–899	888	21	224.25–229.50	$225.50	$2,002	—
905–918	915	4	210.00–226.00	$222.04	$2,032	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501–540	523	20	267.00–271.00	$269.63	$1,410	—
655–696	693	15	241.50–250.00	$242.60	$1,681	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277	277	2	295.00	$295.00	$817	—
365–380	373	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,082	—
417–442	437	13	262.50–280.00	$274.17	$1,198	-10.83
485–495	491	6	271.00–275.00	$274.34	$1,347	—
510	510	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,313	-8.66
555	555	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,388	—
615–633	630	7	236.00–240.00	$236.56	$1,490	—
660	660	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,518	-9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	285.00	$285.00	$684	—
350–392	372	9	254.00–283.00	$263.75	$981	+12.75
423–435	428	23	254.00–276.00	$268.04	$1,147	+10.40
452–497	479	19	244.00–262.00	$248.15	$1,189	-0.99
500–543	527	22	238.00–257.00	$251.18	$1,324	+2.25
550–585	570	23	240.00–258.00	$249.14	$1,420	+17.14
602–633	628	40	235.00–250.00	$248.55	$1,561	+57.55
651–675	654	7	220.00–235.00	$232.79	$1,522	—
700–730	718	9	215.00–228.00	$222.18	$1,595	-1.23
727 value added	727	71	235.85	$235.85	$1,715	—
750–770	755	5	210.00–219.50	$217.29	$1,641	+3.29
807–832	824	6	205.00–210.00	$206.63	$1,703	+16.63
965	965	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,776	—
1090	1090	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,798	—
1138–1145	1140	4	151.00–159.00	$153.01	$1,744	-11.99
1355	1355	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,924	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–435	427	10	246.00–250.00	$247.17	$1,055	-1.83
450–495	475	9	238.00–242.00	$240.90	$1,144	+1.90
542–545	543	9	231.00–234.00	$232.00	$1,260	-3.24
550–555	554	4	225.00–234.00	$231.00	$1,280	—
610–643	631	5	222.00–225.00	$223.81	$1,412	—
695	695	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,501	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	252.50	$252.50	$871	+23.99
350–395	382	9	230.00–251.00	$243.34	$930	+2.83
405	405	1	234.00	$234.00	$948	—
470–495	483	5	225.00–235.00	$231.14	$1,116	+1.14
530	530	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,192	+1.29
570–592	588	10	218.00–223.00	$220.09	$1,294	+2.60
620–640	630	3	215.00–219.00	$216.99	$1,367	-2.01

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467	467	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,074	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	300.00	$300.00	$810	—
300	300	1	320.00	$320.00	$960	-4.00
355	355	1	296.00	$296.00	$1,051	-16.42
413	413	3	301.00	$301.00	$1,243	-6.00
474–485	476	8	275.00–284.00	$282.05	$1,343	-13.95
520	520	2	256.00–266.00	$261.00	$1,357	-1.34
560–595	573	10	240.00–255.00	$246.21	$1,411	-3.79
600–635	616	12	232.00–242.00	$237.32	$1,462	-4.68
677	677	2	239.00	$239.00	$1,618	+9.72
710–730	723	3	210.00–222.00	$216.98	$1,569	-3.02
780	780	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,552	-19.00
800	800	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,496	—
895	895	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,557	—
910	910	3	178.00	$178.00	$1,620	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	285.00	$285.00	$812	—
427–435	431	6	272.50–280.00	$275.00	$1,185	—
480	480	2	265.00–270.00	$267.50	$1,284	—
500	500	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,250	—
555–595	575	2	231.00–235.00	$232.93	$1,339	—
607–645	620	3	222.00–226.00	$224.61	$1,393	—
692	692	2	226.00	$226.00	$1,564	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,014	-29.00
425	425	3	230.00–258.00	$239.33	$1,017	-29.94
490–495	493	2	237.50–254.00	$245.71	$1,211	-28.69
510	510	1	244.00	$244.00	$1,244	—
580	580	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,288	—
620	620	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,333	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,248	—
615	615	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,215	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1780	1466	75-80%	30	111.50–120.00	$115.30	$1,690	+2.80
1335–1750	1491	75-80%	7	121.00–124.50	$122.68	$1,829	+10.18
1390–1635	1510	75-80%	3	100.00–108.00	$105.11	$1,587	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100	1100	80-85%	1	122.50	$122.50	$1,348	—
1005–1330	1163	80-85%	6	100.00–110.00	$105.41	$1,226	-21.59
1025–1355	1188	80-85%	6	113.00–119.50	$116.51	$1,384	+7.21
1140–1260	1188	80-85%	3	94.00–98.00	$95.41	$1,133	-13.89

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1045	944	85-90%	6	105.00–111.00	$108.17	$1,021	—
825–1205	975	85-90%	7	82.00–94.00	$88.92	$867	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1550	1416	4	126.00–132.00	$129.16	$1,829	-31.97
1415–2130	1725	4	140.00–149.00	$145.37	$2,508	—
1645–1965	1823	3	152.00–158.00	$155.12	$2,828	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1050 thin fleshed	1027	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,249.84
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065 thin fleshed	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1180	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,310.00	$1,310.00
1690	1690	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–785	743	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,375.00	$1,316.08

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00

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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.