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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 19, 2025

691 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $264.16/cwt +1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,321/hd at 879 lb · 53 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $372.99/cwt +9.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,926/hd at 516 lb · 47 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $316.05/cwt +2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,652/hd at 523 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 691 795 1,056
Feeder cattle 607 703 916
Slaughter cattle 68 70 96
Replacement cattle 16 22 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. traded steady and those over 500 lbs. were 5.00-6.00 higher. The demand for feeder calves remained very strong with the male cattle being preferred today. 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
310 310 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,271 +10.00
360 fancy 360 1 457.00 $457.00 $1,645 +22.00
370–380 377 6 390.00–402.50 $394.54 $1,487 -1.99
400–430 fancy 410 3 425.00–439.00 $434.11 $1,780 +5.11
427–440 431 3 400.00–405.00 $401.70 $1,731 -17.16
450 fancy 450 1 422.50 $422.50 $1,901 —
460–493 473 13 370.00–390.00 $379.27 $1,794 +8.48
512 value added 512 12 390.00 $390.00 $1,997 +17.49
500–535 518 35 352.50–375.00 $367.16 $1,902 +11.79
555–586 570 20 340.00–365.00 $350.35 $1,997 +13.39
625–646 640 7 322.50–328.00 $326.16 $2,087 +16.80
655 value added 655 11 329.00 $329.00 $2,155 +16.16
651–670 661 8 300.00–317.50 $311.58 $2,060 +10.37
700–725 714 17 294.00–306.00 $299.20 $2,136 +19.86
860 860 6 259.50 $259.50 $2,232 —
881 value added 881 47 264.75 $264.75 $2,332 -0.25
925 925 1 237.50 $237.50 $2,197 +4.00
1048 1048 9 231.00 $231.00 $2,421 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 423 2 300.00–340.00 $319.88 $1,353 -8.51
475 475 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,627 +12.50
515–548 532 12 306.00–337.50 $324.43 $1,726 +11.98
550–590 570 2 291.00–320.00 $304.99 $1,738 +4.99
600–642 625 4 290.00–305.00 $298.83 $1,868 +18.83
705 705 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,939 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 425 9 375.00–387.50 $381.97 $1,623 +8.66
550–555 553 2 335.00–338.00 $336.51 $1,861 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 320.00 $320.00 $768 —
255–290 278 3 335.00–350.00 $341.95 $951 -8.05
310 fancy 310 1 382.50 $382.50 $1,186 —
300–320 313 3 332.50–357.50 $349.52 $1,094 -20.37
366–380 369 5 365.00–373.00 $371.35 $1,370 +14.23
365–385 fancy 375 2 385.00–387.00 $386.03 $1,448 +2.26
418 fancy 418 4 377.50 $377.50 $1,578 —
406–448 427 14 325.00–351.00 $336.09 $1,435 -3.39
450–482 462 16 315.00–330.00 $322.39 $1,489 -6.47
483 fancy 483 4 357.50 $357.50 $1,727 +0.50
507 value added 507 6 339.00 $339.00 $1,719 —
510–545 525 38 300.00–324.00 $312.43 $1,640 +8.14
553–590 568 10 285.00–310.00 $299.68 $1,702 +1.85
600–625 608 17 279.00–291.00 $286.92 $1,744 +11.70
668–690 672 6 257.00–274.00 $271.09 $1,822 +2.81
705–730 718 3 238.00–260.00 $251.73 $1,807 —
825–831 830 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,868 —
850 850 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,912 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 365 3 305.00–332.00 $318.52 $1,163 -14.41
400–425 413 2 305.00–317.00 $310.82 $1,284 -9.65
460–493 473 18 307.50–310.00 $309.71 $1,465 +4.85
510 510 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,479 —
612 612 2 283.00 $283.00 $1,732 +30.00
655 655 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,539 +1.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 6 272.50 $272.50 $1,676 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,400 —
655 655 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,474 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 450.00 $450.00 $945 —
265–290 278 2 405.00–422.50 $414.14 $1,151 —
300–347 331 10 417.50–440.00 $421.58 $1,395 —
355–370 365 8 390.00–412.50 $401.57 $1,466 +59.12
405–446 429 20 370.00–395.00 $380.93 $1,634 +20.93
452–497 479 15 350.00–377.00 $367.65 $1,761 +27.28
508–526 517 7 335.00–360.00 $345.53 $1,786 +18.66
550–590 580 11 297.50–336.00 $311.33 $1,806 -6.64
605–645 621 5 287.50–307.50 $294.00 $1,826 -5.30
673 673 6 297.00 $297.00 $1,999 +13.99
715 715 2 297.00 $297.00 $2,124 —
750–770 760 2 260.00–270.00 $264.93 $2,013 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,353 -12.51
450–470 460 2 290.00–335.00 $312.01 $1,435 -7.99
530–535 533 2 320.00–326.00 $323.01 $1,722 +13.01
785 785 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,845 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1520 1440 75-80% 4 123.00–125.00 $124.26 $1,789 -7.62
1215–1795 1474 75-80% 17 127.00–138.00 $132.88 $1,959 —
1285–1645 1513 75-80% 4 140.00–150.00 $143.00 $2,164 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1315 1184 80-85% 11 125.00–138.00 $131.10 $1,552 +15.84
1085–1280 1211 80-85% 4 112.00–123.00 $118.14 $1,431 -14.50
1145–1285 1215 80-85% 2 143.00–149.00 $145.83 $1,772 +13.19
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–970 950 85-90% 2 138.00–142.00 $140.04 $1,330 —
955–1035 993 85-90% 3 100.00–104.00 $101.33 $1,006 —
810–1190 1000 85-90% 2 123.00–128.00 $125.98 $1,260 —
970–1080 1012 85-90% 3 108.00–110.00 $109.35 $1,107 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1665 1593 2 145.00–155.00 $150.23 $2,393 —
1655–1960 1773 3 158.00–165.00 $161.20 $2,858 -4.08

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
1140–1185 1162 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,650.00–2,250.00 $1,928.91
1290 1290 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 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 $
840 840 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
832 832 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,825.00 $1,825.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775 775 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
670 670 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00

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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.