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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 29, 2025

1,046 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $287.25/cwt +13.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,101/hd at 731 lb · 108 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $311.33/cwt -0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,988/hd at 639 lb · 80 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $330.30/cwt -5.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,861/hd at 563 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,046 1,053 1,666
Feeder cattle 950 1,027 1,575
Slaughter cattle 58 22 54
Replacement cattle 38 4 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 550 lbs. traded sharply higher and those over 550 lbs. were 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold 8.00-10.00 higher and those over 600 lbs. were 3.00-5.00 lower. The quality of today's offering varied greatly and lacked the weaned packages of the previous weeks but the demand remained strong overall. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower on a very plain quality offering and no test on slaughter bulls due no bulls 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
232 fancy 232 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,114 —
305 305 1 412.50 $412.50 $1,258 —
320 fancy 320 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,472 —
380 fancy 380 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,615 +2.50
395 395 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,639 —
408 408 4 405.00 $405.00 $1,652 +30.22
412 fancy 412 7 425.00 $425.00 $1,751 +25.00
455–471 fancy 467 4 380.00–385.00 $383.78 $1,792 —
455–488 482 13 357.50–375.00 $365.78 $1,763 +20.27
515 value added 515 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,957 +33.00
501–539 521 17 336.00–360.00 $350.49 $1,826 +11.49
550–591 value added 563 55 328.00–339.50 $332.11 $1,870 -6.20
550–580 567 6 301.00–320.00 $313.67 $1,779 -12.92
611–631 value added 617 16 318.00–320.00 $319.43 $1,971 -0.97
600–649 644 64 300.00–312.00 $309.31 $1,992 +7.08
650–667 value added 658 6 305.00–311.00 $307.03 $2,020 -5.11
650–675 671 11 293.50–300.00 $294.21 $1,974 +10.96
705–747 727 11 266.00–277.50 $274.02 $1,992 +15.42
729–739 value added 732 97 280.00–292.00 $288.75 $2,114 +14.50
750–796 771 27 259.00–272.00 $264.07 $2,036 +9.09
826 value added 826 40 258.50 $258.50 $2,135 -7.67
800–843 830 7 249.00–254.00 $249.83 $2,074 —
850–865 854 5 245.00–250.00 $246.41 $2,104 —
967–980 969 11 229.00–238.00 $230.65 $2,235 -5.85
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 371.00 $371.00 $1,336 +6.00
405–448 437 16 367.50–385.00 $377.04 $1,648 +27.04
465–495 488 11 330.00–349.50 $338.41 $1,651 —
505–535 520 8 315.00–333.00 $327.41 $1,703 —
655 655 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,834 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 2 320.00–330.00 $325.12 $1,018 —
410–435 423 2 328.00–332.00 $329.94 $1,396 +0.93
460–490 477 3 310.00–320.00 $316.78 $1,511 +3.74
565–590 578 2 265.00–280.00 $272.66 $1,576 -11.34
607–630 616 4 260.00–277.00 $269.20 $1,658 —
660–692 681 3 270.00–274.00 $272.71 $1,857 —
740 740 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,902 —
775 775 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,918 —
885 885 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,770 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,265 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,230 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–298 287 6 340.00–372.50 $359.98 $1,033 -35.02
322–345 331 7 339.00–350.00 $346.73 $1,148 +11.73
355–373 fancy 369 4 345.00–350.00 $348.80 $1,287 —
375–395 388 7 310.00–330.00 $321.79 $1,249 -4.58
410–411 fancy 411 6 343.00 $343.00 $1,410 +7.00
410–442 427 13 307.00–328.00 $322.40 $1,377 +8.87
452 fancy 452 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,514 —
450–496 482 9 307.50–318.00 $313.54 $1,511 —
502 value added 502 2 317.00 $317.00 $1,591 +6.31
517 517 8 310.00 $310.00 $1,603 +20.26
555–595 570 47 267.00–286.00 $277.45 $1,581 +3.72
600–627 608 12 250.00–269.50 $261.10 $1,587 -3.55
652–695 668 22 240.00–255.50 $248.59 $1,661 -4.27
705–725 712 14 244.00–247.00 $246.04 $1,752 -4.81
750–770 763 5 225.00–242.00 $235.03 $1,793 -1.92
835–840 838 2 209.00–210.00 $209.50 $1,756 -8.93
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 280 5 310.00–327.00 $321.34 $900 -3.66
340 340 2 270.00 $270.00 $918 —
365–395 378 7 275.00–290.00 $285.16 $1,078 —
405–445 420 3 257.50–287.50 $276.97 $1,163 -4.03
455–490 471 7 267.50–287.00 $280.43 $1,321 +2.40
500–545 524 17 270.00–285.00 $277.33 $1,453 +13.70
555–595 572 5 230.00–252.50 $241.91 $1,384 -5.38
610–640 618 4 209.00–240.00 $229.75 $1,420 —
650–685 674 5 200.00–225.00 $220.18 $1,484 -14.82
735 735 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,544 +10.00
770 770 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,540 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,040 —
378 378 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,134 —
400–445 421 10 297.50–300.00 $298.81 $1,258 +3.81
450–495 479 11 289.00–297.50 $292.61 $1,402 +2.61
548 548 3 293.00 $293.00 $1,606 —
555–565 562 3 255.00–260.00 $257.50 $1,447 -4.50
615 615 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,522 -7.06
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,287 —
535 535 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,418 +65.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,555 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252–275 260 3 382.00–382.50 $382.18 $994 -38.58
355 fancy 355 2 412.50 $412.50 $1,464 +6.44
361–390 368 4 399.00–400.00 $399.26 $1,469 +5.26
401 fancy 401 3 396.00 $396.00 $1,588 —
405–440 425 6 362.00–382.50 $367.99 $1,564 -9.51
462 fancy 462 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,732 —
472–490 479 4 335.00–365.00 $351.68 $1,685 —
511–543 522 21 307.50–324.00 $316.25 $1,651 +27.25
537 fancy 537 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,826 —
555 fancy 555 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,732 —
550–580 569 5 285.00–305.00 $293.87 $1,672 +5.87
642 642 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,733 -4.34
659–665 660 8 277.00–285.00 $278.01 $1,835 +28.82
700–730 717 5 230.00–250.00 $236.13 $1,693 -12.37
760–785 773 2 227.00–248.00 $237.33 $1,835 -1.67
865 865 1 237.00 $237.00 $2,050 —
900 900 1 227.00 $227.00 $2,043 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 364 5 310.00–347.50 $321.39 $1,170 —
435 435 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,314 +6.63
455–495 474 5 310.00–320.00 $315.46 $1,495 +54.74
575–585 581 4 265.00–270.00 $268.75 $1,561 +28.75
610–645 624 7 236.00–250.00 $242.71 $1,515 -17.29
685–690 686 4 217.00–248.00 $240.21 $1,648 —
910 910 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,638 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–335 316 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,138 —
377–395 385 4 355.00–365.00 $360.53 $1,388 —
410–415 413 2 330.00–340.00 $334.97 $1,383 —
470–492 482 5 322.50–330.00 $324.62 $1,565 —
520 520 1 296.00 $296.00 $1,539 —
580–590 587 3 275.00–280.00 $278.35 $1,634 —
655–685 670 2 263.00–265.00 $263.98 $1,769 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 3 260.00–270.00 $266.67 $1,520 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,708 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1285 1285 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,225.00 $2,225.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1590 1413 75-80% 9 132.00–145.00 $136.66 $1,931 -10.32
1430 1430 75-80% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,644 -31.98
1255–1840 1439 75-80% 17 118.00–130.00 $126.26 $1,817 -20.72
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 85-90% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,256 —
880–1295 1079 85-90% 10 80.00–100.00 $90.40 $975 -72.60
1215 1215 85-90% 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,312 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1435 1213 80-85% 3 110.00 $110.00 $1,334 —
1165–1560 1310 80-85% 5 123.00–130.00 $126.25 $1,654 +2.75

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–2185 1630 2 150.00–162.00 $158.04 $2,576 —
1190–2165 1678 2 130.00–142.00 $134.26 $2,253 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085–1300 1193 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00–1,625.00 $1,568.13

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00
1170 1170 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1145–1320 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,300.00–2,375.00 $2,332.48
1210–1260 1235 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,700.00–1,775.00 $1,736.74
1210–1280 1243 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,500.00–2,175.00 $1,914.74
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1090 1020 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,600.00–1,825.00 $1,721.00
1025 thin fleshed 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1030 1030 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–901 898 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,900.00–1,975.00 $1,956.42
935 935 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805–860 823 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,825.00–1,850.00 $1,833.70
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,203 —
577 577 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,183 —

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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.