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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 15, 2025

1,401 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $277.18/cwt +2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,604/hd at 579 lb · 104 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $261.93/cwt +9.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,776/hd at 678 lb · 86 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $319.45/cwt +7.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,837/hd at 575 lb · 78 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,401 1,038 0
Feeder cattle 1,346 1,001 0
Slaughter cattle 38 18 0
Replacement cattle 17 19 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-6.00 higher with some being sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Today's offering lacked the overall quality when compared to last week but the condition of the calves was more favorable. Feeder demand remained strong. Slaughter cows sold steady and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 420.00 $420.00 $861 —
252–260 255 3 392.00–430.00 $417.07 $1,064 —
320–335 328 2 400.00–417.50 $408.55 $1,340 -6.45
350–365 358 2 377.50–382.50 $379.95 $1,360 -20.05
412–425 fancy 414 6 387.50–388.00 $387.91 $1,606 —
415–446 437 19 357.50–381.00 $372.16 $1,626 +3.17
453–475 468 12 337.00–355.00 $349.20 $1,634 -10.41
505 value added 505 7 348.00 $348.00 $1,757 -10.00
502–548 532 59 313.00–337.00 $324.99 $1,729 +6.74
561–598 574 59 305.00–323.00 $316.05 $1,814 +14.45
578 value added 578 19 330.00 $330.00 $1,907 +6.90
600–647 608 18 288.00–301.50 $296.30 $1,802 +9.27
629 value added 629 9 320.50 $320.50 $2,016 +19.22
663 value added 663 6 298.00 $298.00 $1,976 +16.33
650–696 672 38 274.00–289.00 $283.48 $1,905 +10.99
700–745 720 65 259.00–280.00 $266.19 $1,917 +8.64
755–784 763 37 253.00–262.50 $258.98 $1,976 +0.79
805–840 827 13 243.00–252.00 $247.20 $2,044 +2.31
855 855 1 241.00 $241.00 $2,061 —
906 value added 906 60 245.00 $245.00 $2,220 —
947 947 2 229.50 $229.50 $2,173 —
1010 value added 1010 51 239.00 $239.00 $2,414 —
1010 1010 1 215.00 $215.00 $2,172 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 357 3 337.00–360.00 $344.74 $1,231 —
410–422 419 6 337.00–342.50 $339.34 $1,422 +16.71
455–493 479 11 316.00–320.00 $318.29 $1,525 -8.33
500–540 522 12 297.50–312.50 $304.57 $1,590 +5.91
560 560 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,624 -2.00
602–647 634 7 280.00–284.00 $282.92 $1,794 —
700–708 706 4 253.00–255.00 $253.50 $1,790 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,041 -27.18
405 405 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,094 —
465 465 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,186 -30.00
535 535 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,498 -5.00
570–585 578 2 275.00–278.50 $276.77 $1,600 +10.65
605–620 610 3 267.50–274.50 $272.13 $1,660 +5.58
672–685 676 3 255.00–269.00 $259.73 $1,756 —
810 810 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,555 —
820 820 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,804 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 312.00 $312.00 $983 —
530 530 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,325 —
605 605 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,331 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,005 —
325–346 338 7 345.00–360.00 $349.12 $1,180 +27.50
372–390 377 6 280.00–327.00 $309.83 $1,168 -2.07
410–428 fancy 415 11 316.00–317.00 $316.55 $1,314 -13.16
420–441 432 15 295.00–309.00 $304.03 $1,313 -6.01
450–490 475 15 285.00–290.00 $288.77 $1,372 +14.06
475–490 fancy 477 23 305.00–307.00 $305.17 $1,456 -2.04
500–545 519 41 277.50–300.00 $288.91 $1,499 +20.26
567–579 value added 578 24 288.00–295.00 $288.57 $1,668 +5.50
551–598 579 80 264.00–285.00 $273.76 $1,585 +7.11
606 value added 606 7 277.50 $277.50 $1,682 +13.88
615–639 628 68 260.00–267.00 $264.86 $1,663 +10.20
650–687 675 8 237.00–257.00 $249.18 $1,682 -3.12
650–679 value added 678 77 260.00–264.00 $263.93 $1,789 —
690 690 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,449 -42.30
713 713 3 252.00 $252.00 $1,797 +10.13
750–780 765 25 225.00–240.00 $237.41 $1,816 -3.71
800–840 817 3 200.00–225.00 $212.49 $1,736 -24.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 3 295.00–320.00 $307.26 $900 +30.12
335 335 2 280.00–314.00 $297.00 $995 -3.00
395 395 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,047 -22.00
405–437 432 10 247.00–280.00 $265.66 $1,148 -27.13
451–485 461 6 240.00–270.00 $257.99 $1,189 +1.03
520–525 523 3 255.00–266.00 $262.36 $1,372 +5.65
560 560 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,428 +7.00
610–643 632 7 247.00–250.00 $248.26 $1,569 +13.87
650–695 681 7 210.00–226.00 $222.31 $1,514 +17.31
700 700 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,470 -10.00
797 797 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,682 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,143 —
405–430 415 3 285.00–290.00 $287.45 $1,193 —
452–495 466 3 276.00–280.00 $278.58 $1,298 —
535–544 543 6 269.00–272.50 $269.58 $1,464 —
560–591 583 4 259.50–260.00 $259.62 $1,514 —

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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 1 365.00 $365.00 $986 —
305 fancy 305 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,296 —
315–345 335 3 337.00–349.00 $340.76 $1,142 —
355 fancy 355 1 399.00 $399.00 $1,416 —
410–435 427 9 335.00–365.00 $343.03 $1,465 +14.24
450–470 461 4 321.00–347.00 $331.64 $1,529 +20.48
500–545 518 15 297.00–303.00 $299.45 $1,551 +10.14
552–565 559 5 282.50–300.00 $291.14 $1,627 +30.06
601–640 616 11 247.00–266.00 $259.98 $1,601 -9.02
662 662 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,622 +7.53
715–735 722 3 238.00–251.00 $242.97 $1,754 +2.97
765–787 783 6 239.00–240.00 $239.16 $1,873 —
900–940 920 2 191.00–195.00 $192.96 $1,775 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,096 —
410 410 2 317.00 $317.00 $1,300 —
485 485 1 318.00 $318.00 $1,542 —
559–592 566 10 279.00–280.00 $279.31 $1,581 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–372 365 5 300.00–308.00 $301.60 $1,101 —
485–495 490 4 286.00–305.00 $296.41 $1,452 +40.40
542 542 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,436 +3.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,426 —
655 655 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,425 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430 1430 75-80% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,830 —
1265–1855 1540 75-80% 12 132.50–142.00 $136.78 $2,106 -0.33
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1250 1143 80-85% 4 134.00–135.50 $134.74 $1,540 —
1285–1300 1293 80-85% 2 108.50–110.00 $109.25 $1,413 -23.88
1265–1510 1385 80-85% 4 114.00–122.00 $118.37 $1,639 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 85-90% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,222 —
1000 1000 85-90% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,280 —
925–1115 1020 85-90% 2 103.50–110.50 $107.33 $1,095 —
965–1110 1037 85-90% 3 84.00–99.00 $93.01 $965 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485 1485 1 155.50 $155.50 $2,309 +5.00
1560 1560 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,496 —
1635–1770 1703 2 176.00–188.00 $182.24 $3,104 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1280 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00
1170–1335 1253 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,750.00–1,825.00 $1,789.97
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095–1100 1098 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,575.00–1,625.00 $1,599.94

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
763 763 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,750.00 $1,750.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,374 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —

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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.