Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 26, 2025

666 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $356.79/cwt +6.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,051/hd at 575 lb · 43 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $279.99/cwt ≈ $2,156/hd at 770 lb · 38 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $403.50/cwt +21.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,971/hd at 488 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	666	691	764
Feeder cattle	605	607	669
Slaughter cattle	48	68	67
Replacement cattle	13	16	28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. Feeder buyers continued to show very strong demand for the high quality calves in all classes with the most emphasis on the lightweight calves. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 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
310–336 fancy	333	9	500.00–510.00	$508.97	$1,695	—
335	335	2	429.00	$429.00	$1,437	+19.00
370–375	373	2	445.00–472.50	$458.66	$1,711	+64.12
385 fancy	385	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,964	+53.00
400–445 fancy	423	6	457.50–462.50	$460.97	$1,950	+26.86
420–435	427	3	430.00–450.00	$438.46	$1,872	+36.76
470–489 fancy	484	16	410.00–415.00	$413.15	$2,000	-9.35
450–497	493	16	385.00–402.50	$393.85	$1,942	+14.58
515–547	535	12	350.00–372.00	$364.89	$1,952	-2.27
530–547 fancy	541	3	387.50–390.00	$388.32	$2,101	—
557–591 value added	573	23	358.00–369.50	$362.94	$2,080	—
561–594	577	20	342.50–354.00	$349.71	$2,018	-0.64
615–618 fancy	617	5	348.00–351.00	$349.20	$2,155	—
605–641	631	7	321.00–342.50	$338.43	$2,135	+12.27
665–695	675	30	319.00–325.00	$320.78	$2,165	+9.20
706–715	709	18	290.00–309.50	$306.63	$2,174	+7.43
712 fancy	712	2	322.50	$322.50	$2,296	—
760–775	763	5	268.50–276.00	$270.02	$2,060	—
770–773 value added	771	33	281.50	$281.50	$2,170	—
815–849	841	9	267.00–270.50	$269.75	$2,269	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,536	—
480	480	2	365.00	$365.00	$1,752	—
540–545	542	3	339.00–342.50	$340.17	$1,844	—
640	640	1	306.00	$306.00	$1,958	—
745	745	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,086	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,120	—
595	595	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,726	-14.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	387.50	$387.50	$891	+67.50
310–340	326	8	380.00–390.00	$386.89	$1,261	+37.37
373 fancy	373	4	425.00	$425.00	$1,585	+38.97
365–396	385	8	385.00–404.00	$397.94	$1,532	+26.59
410 fancy	410	2	475.00	$475.00	$1,948	+97.50
400–447	416	9	385.00–417.50	$405.36	$1,686	+69.27
460–482	471	4	335.00–345.00	$342.56	$1,613	+20.17
460–493 fancy	477	16	357.50–362.50	$359.34	$1,714	+1.84
500–535	510	5	306.00–317.50	$311.70	$1,590	-0.73
525 fancy	525	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,811	—
551–575 value added	560	24	312.00–317.00	$315.31	$1,766	—
565–595	584	5	298.00–305.00	$300.55	$1,755	+0.87
618–645	632	11	280.00–300.00	$289.29	$1,828	+2.37
655–695	671	7	273.00–289.00	$285.21	$1,914	+14.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	362.50	$362.50	$1,432	—
401–425	410	7	350.00–367.50	$359.60	$1,474	—
522–545	535	5	290.00–300.00	$293.90	$1,572	—
560	560	1	284.00	$284.00	$1,590	—
690	690	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,811	—
740	740	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,887	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	360.00	$360.00	$954	—
320	320	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,136	—
385	385	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,155	-18.52
435–440	437	3	300.00–313.00	$306.00	$1,337	-4.82
455–470	463	2	300.00–312.50	$306.15	$1,417	-3.56
520	520	1	281.00	$281.00	$1,461	-9.00
600–605	601	6	262.50–270.00	$264.59	$1,590	-18.41
660	660	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,551	±0.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	295.00	$295.00	$752	—
425	425	1	302.00	$302.00	$1,284	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,380	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,285	+70.86
302–317 fancy	310	4	450.00–455.00	$452.44	$1,403	—
380	380	3	401.00	$401.00	$1,524	-0.57
405–406 fancy	406	7	397.50–401.00	$400.50	$1,626	—
415–428	425	5	386.00–391.00	$386.98	$1,645	+6.05
500–502 fancy	502	5	357.50–365.00	$359.00	$1,802	—
520–547	539	12	330.00–352.50	$336.16	$1,812	-9.37
557–582	572	25	310.00–335.00	$323.27	$1,849	+11.94
600–605	603	2	287.50–297.00	$292.27	$1,762	-1.73
608–610 fancy	608	9	300.00–307.00	$306.22	$1,862	—
650–680	664	4	272.00–287.00	$275.80	$1,831	-21.20
730	730	1	269.00	$269.00	$1,964	-28.00
750	750	1	259.00	$259.00	$1,942	-5.93
810	810	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,984	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
247	247	2	364.00	$364.00	$899	—
442	442	2	362.00	$362.00	$1,600	+32.00
490–498	496	6	335.00–340.00	$335.82	$1,666	—
585–595	590	2	267.50–280.00	$273.70	$1,615	—
690	690	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,794	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,060	—
335	335	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,306	—
350–385	368	2	370.00–385.00	$377.86	$1,391	—
505–520	513	2	320.00–325.00	$322.54	$1,655	—
770	770	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,848	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,568	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940	940	85-90%	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,316	—
870–1250	1073	85-90%	7	127.00–136.00	$131.47	$1,411	—
1035–1170	1122	85-90%	3	124.00–125.00	$124.35	$1,395	—
1180–1200	1190	85-90%	2	100.00–110.00	$105.04	$1,250	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1150	1098	80-85%	3	142.00–153.00	$146.80	$1,612	—
1090–1235	1145	80-85%	5	127.00–138.00	$133.48	$1,528	—
1105–1505	1248	80-85%	4	115.00–125.00	$120.76	$1,507	-25.07

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1420	1291	75-80%	10	129.50–135.00	$132.43	$1,710	—
1470	1470	75-80%	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,852	-6.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1920	1585	2	157.00–165.00	$160.15	$2,538	+9.92
1485–2165	1713	3	139.00–154.00	$147.93	$2,534	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1145	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00
1440	1440	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,525.00	$2,525.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
920	920	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690	690	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00

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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.