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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 5, 2025

813 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $291.98/cwt -19.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,578/hd at 540 lb · 62 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $317.84/cwt -12.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,834/hd at 577 lb · 55 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $311.65/cwt -5.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,469/hd at 471 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 813 1,046 1,914
Feeder cattle 742 950 1,750
Slaughter cattle 49 58 108
Replacement cattle 22 38 56

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 7.00-9.00 lower and feeder heifers were 9.00-10.00 lower. With the futures market very unsettled and other events happening this week in the cattle industry the feeder buyers backed up on their prices and were more selective on their purchases. Today's offering contained more unweaned and over conditioned calves than previous weeks and the demand for them was very low. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,062 —
305 305 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,068 -62.50
340 fancy 340 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,360 -60.00
352 fancy 352 2 402.50 $402.50 $1,417 -22.50
366–391 376 12 382.50–392.50 $387.46 $1,457 -27.54
400–430 410 5 372.50–389.00 $384.27 $1,576 -20.73
425–431 fancy 430 6 400.00–405.00 $400.82 $1,724 -24.18
460–467 fancy 463 5 387.50–396.00 $390.93 $1,810 +7.15
455–488 466 16 352.00–379.00 $364.65 $1,699 -1.13
511–545 523 22 321.00–350.00 $338.10 $1,768 -12.39
552–591 577 55 302.00–326.00 $317.84 $1,834 +4.17
601–612 value added 602 15 313.00–314.00 $313.86 $1,889 -5.57
600–605 603 7 290.00–309.00 $303.55 $1,830 —
666–690 672 14 272.50–282.00 $280.80 $1,887 -13.41
712–741 722 23 264.00–277.00 $273.45 $1,974 -0.57
782–795 783 9 245.00–260.00 $258.31 $2,023 -5.76
810–835 825 7 250.00–255.00 $252.70 $2,085 +2.87
867–893 884 6 222.00–235.00 $226.25 $2,000 -20.16
932–945 939 4 214.00–218.00 $215.99 $2,028 —
975 975 1 215.00 $215.00 $2,096 -15.65
1035 1035 2 200.00 $200.00 $2,070 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 330.00 $330.00 $858 —
390–394 393 6 305.00–330.00 $325.87 $1,281 —
430–435 433 2 310.00–323.00 $316.46 $1,370 -13.48
450–495 469 10 310.00–328.00 $320.53 $1,503 +3.75
540 540 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,620 —
570 570 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,436 -20.66
630–640 635 2 240.00–265.00 $252.40 $1,603 -16.80
662–690 672 4 215.00–235.00 $228.70 $1,537 -44.01
842 842 2 199.00 $199.00 $1,676 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 468 3 339.00–345.00 $341.31 $1,597 +2.90
575–592 582 6 285.00–295.00 $290.87 $1,693 —
775 775 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,775 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 320.00 $320.00 $736 —
295 295 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,032 -9.98
310–340 330 8 315.00–337.50 $328.90 $1,085 -17.83
345 fancy 345 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,225 —
355–380 368 7 315.00–340.00 $320.47 $1,179 -1.32
400–446 422 13 293.00–312.00 $301.74 $1,273 -20.66
405–446 fancy 430 12 315.00–320.00 $317.55 $1,365 -25.45
450–485 fancy 471 20 314.00–317.00 $315.97 $1,488 -19.03
450–496 472 8 292.00–309.00 $300.86 $1,420 -12.68
516 value added 516 8 305.00 $305.00 $1,574 -12.00
532–546 544 54 288.75–299.00 $290.05 $1,578 -19.95
555–596 572 21 265.00–281.00 $274.27 $1,569 -3.18
602–621 610 19 255.00–267.00 $261.84 $1,597 +0.74
660–685 667 23 242.50–250.50 $247.45 $1,650 -1.14
705 705 2 225.00–226.00 $225.50 $1,590 -20.54
802 value added 802 8 229.00 $229.00 $1,837 —
810 810 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,814 +14.50
860 value added 860 13 228.00 $228.00 $1,961 —
928 928 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,949 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–215 213 2 300.00–302.50 $301.26 $642 —
270 270 1 300.00 $300.00 $810 -21.34
335 335 1 270.00 $270.00 $904 ±0.00
355–380 365 3 300.00–302.50 $301.69 $1,101 +16.53
403–410 407 6 278.00–282.50 $281.58 $1,146 +4.61
490–495 493 2 250.00–280.00 $264.92 $1,306 -15.51
520–545 530 8 255.00–271.00 $266.10 $1,410 -11.23
555–590 576 9 220.00–250.00 $239.28 $1,378 -2.63
630–645 638 2 232.50–241.00 $236.80 $1,511 +7.05
657 657 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,452 +0.82
705–710 708 2 212.00–215.00 $213.49 $1,512 +3.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 3 290.00–291.00 $290.33 $1,205 -8.48
455–490 481 9 285.00–290.00 $286.09 $1,376 -6.52
575 575 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,495 +2.50
605 605 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,488 -1.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 285.50 $285.50 $1,171 —
450 450 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,046 —
567 567 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,361 —
695 695 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,446 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 397.00 $397.00 $913 —
285 285 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,112 +7.82
300–335 321 6 320.00–334.00 $329.24 $1,057 —
350–375 fancy 369 4 390.00–395.00 $393.81 $1,453 -18.69
370 370 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,221 -69.26
400–420 410 6 320.00–360.00 $343.73 $1,409 -24.26
405–437 fancy 421 4 370.00–385.00 $377.79 $1,590 -18.21
470 fancy 470 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,668 -20.00
473–495 479 6 321.00–336.00 $331.56 $1,588 -20.12
500–528 514 12 304.00–312.00 $306.88 $1,577 -9.37
550–560 554 7 260.00–274.00 $265.47 $1,471 -28.40
603 fancy 603 3 273.00 $273.00 $1,646 —
612–642 630 9 240.00–254.00 $248.09 $1,563 -21.91
655–685 672 3 230.00–240.00 $234.98 $1,579 -43.03
700 700 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,645 -1.13
771 771 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,758 -9.33
815 815 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,760 —
940 940 1 213.00 $213.00 $2,002 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 300.00 $300.00 $930 —
350 350 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,092 -9.39
415–442 433 6 290.00–307.00 $299.19 $1,295 -2.81
473–492 481 6 285.00–310.00 $296.01 $1,424 -19.45
525–540 536 4 226.00–240.00 $236.57 $1,268 —
555–572 566 3 235.00–240.00 $236.63 $1,339 -32.12
620–645 628 3 227.00–230.00 $228.97 $1,438 -13.74
715 715 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,552 —
765 765 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,606 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,308 —
555 555 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,290 -34.17

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 80-85% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,219 —
1135 1135 80-85% 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,112 —
1065–1295 1197 80-85% 10 116.50–127.50 $121.87 $1,459 —
1260–1300 1280 80-85% 2 132.00–136.00 $133.97 $1,715 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1030 978 85-90% 3 105.00–113.00 $107.84 $1,055 —
900–1225 1080 85-90% 6 84.00–100.00 $92.75 $1,002 +2.35
1075–1190 1133 85-90% 2 116.50–119.50 $118.08 $1,338 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1230 1185 75-80% 2 145.00–155.00 $150.19 $1,780 —
1440 1440 75-80% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,440 -26.26
1340–1760 1488 75-80% 4 118.00–130.00 $124.47 $1,852 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1810 1646 4 128.00–147.50 $137.26 $2,259 -20.78
1940 1940 1 161.00 $161.00 $3,123 —
1925–2205 2033 3 151.50–159.00 $154.03 $3,131 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,175.00 $2,175.00
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1110–1380 1251 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,650.00–1,925.00 $1,740.40
1550 1550 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00
1015 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
970 970 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780–825 797 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,700.00–1,885.00 $1,756.42
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 230.00 $230.00 $748 —
460 460 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,104 —
506 506 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,138 —
698 698 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,361 —

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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.