Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report, Russell Springs, KY

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 23, 2025

730 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $297.48/cwt +12.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,987/hd at 668 lb · 111 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $268.50/cwt ≈ $2,596/hd at 967 lb · 54 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $266.95/cwt ≈ $2,099/hd at 786 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	730	494	754
Feeder cattle	586	440	671
Slaughter cattle	74	37	58
Replacement cattle	70	17	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. A very good quality offering saw strong demand across all classes of feeder calves. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	487.50	$487.50	$1,609	-2.50
360–385	371	5	425.00–442.50	$437.66	$1,624	+0.85
373–385 fancy	379	4	455.00–460.00	$457.54	$1,734	—
400–440	423	4	427.50–447.50	$434.13	$1,836	+34.73
453 fancy	453	3	432.50	$432.50	$1,959	—
475–495	484	7	387.50–415.00	$399.29	$1,933	+7.99
500–517 fancy	507	11	400.00–410.00	$404.80	$2,052	+23.48
505–545	535	7	377.50–392.50	$387.87	$2,075	+38.69
550–577 value added	573	7	380.00–385.00	$384.31	$2,202	—
560–595	580	6	355.00–375.00	$369.68	$2,144	+29.69
620 fancy	620	2	365.00	$365.00	$2,263	—
615–640	626	4	340.00–350.00	$346.18	$2,167	+17.50
650–662	658	3	332.00–347.00	$336.94	$2,217	+34.25
716–725 value added	723	16	322.00–323.50	$323.22	$2,337	—
725–735	730	2	302.50–317.50	$309.95	$2,263	+18.61
756	756	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,268	+7.10
900	900	2	266.00	$266.00	$2,394	—
967 value added	967	54	268.50	$268.50	$2,596	—
1013	1013	4	248.00	$248.00	$2,512	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,444	—
475	475	2	365.00	$365.00	$1,734	+20.00
540–545	542	3	315.00–340.00	$331.62	$1,797	+6.62

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,175	+125.00
265–298	282	13	400.00–450.00	$424.12	$1,196	+34.39
325–340	333	2	390.00–400.00	$395.11	$1,316	-1.50
353 fancy	353	4	430.00	$430.00	$1,518	+27.72
355–390	370	19	385.00–410.00	$398.94	$1,476	+20.56
400–432 fancy	411	16	373.00–385.00	$380.85	$1,565	+0.85
405–435	418	6	355.00–370.00	$362.81	$1,517	+16.24
455–467	462	4	361.00–376.00	$371.41	$1,716	+42.49
451–478 fancy	471	14	385.00–400.00	$395.31	$1,862	+48.38
505–540	528	14	315.00–340.00	$331.55	$1,751	+6.25
540 fancy	540	1	357.00	$357.00	$1,928	—
570–595 fancy	578	7	322.00–328.00	$327.12	$1,891	—
600 fancy	600	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,920	—
610	610	3	312.00	$312.00	$1,903	+24.04
660–670 value added	668	110	296.00–298.50	$297.78	$1,989	—
675	675	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,789	-20.00
705	705	1	253.00	$253.00	$1,784	+5.00
755–790	773	3	242.50–252.50	$248.28	$1,919	—
788 value added	788	22	269.50	$269.50	$2,124	—
885	885	1	239.00	$239.00	$2,115	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	355.00	$355.00	$976	+21.09
310–345	328	2	355.00	$355.00	$1,164	+22.68
485–495	490	2	317.00–335.00	$325.91	$1,597	+25.91
540	540	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,620	-0.59
795	795	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,797	+16.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–392	383	3	355.00–366.00	$362.51	$1,388	—
475	475	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,639	—
570–580	575	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,725	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,298	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	283.00	$283.00	$1,344	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,150	+10.00
280	280	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,274	+17.50
305 fancy	305	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,525	+68.74
310–341	329	10	451.00–475.00	$455.34	$1,498	+60.34
365 fancy	365	2	452.50	$452.50	$1,652	—
385	385	2	440.00	$440.00	$1,694	+45.43
405–435 fancy	414	7	435.00–442.50	$438.85	$1,817	—
438	438	3	427.50	$427.50	$1,872	+39.14
450 fancy	450	2	417.50	$417.50	$1,879	+25.00
450–495	467	8	380.00–405.00	$395.11	$1,845	+38.96
515–520 fancy	518	2	385.00	$385.00	$1,994	—
525	525	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,864	+23.01
560 fancy	560	1	374.00	$374.00	$2,094	+24.00
580–595	588	2	330.00–350.00	$340.13	$2,000	—
665	665	1	302.00	$302.00	$2,008	+10.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	333	4	425.00–440.00	$436.22	$1,453	—
370	370	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,480	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	3	302.00	$302.00	$1,323	—
590	590	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,622	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1360	1360	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,172	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1100	957	85-90%	8	96.00–110.00	$103.62	$992	-47.62
850–1205	1004	85-90%	6	114.00–128.00	$119.52	$1,200	—
840–1100	1027	85-90%	6	142.00–157.00	$149.78	$1,538	—
1005–1110	1060	85-90%	8	130.00–138.00	$135.68	$1,438	+3.13

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290	1290	75-80%	1	130.50	$130.50	$1,683	—
1220–1365	1293	75-80%	2	135.00–146.00	$140.81	$1,821	—
1210–1615	1360	75-80%	16	150.00–169.00	$158.88	$2,161	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1165	1110	80-85%	4	150.00–164.00	$155.67	$1,728	—
1105–1130	1118	80-85%	2	125.00–125.50	$125.25	$1,400	—
1015–1365	1160	80-85%	7	135.00–145.00	$140.86	$1,634	-13.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520–1590	1555	2	142.00–160.00	$151.20	$2,351	—
1655–1760	1708	2	184.00–188.50	$186.32	$3,182	—
1530–1935	1747	5	165.00–168.00	$167.07	$2,919	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1176–1440	1227	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,700.00–2,700.00	$2,487.14
1185–1330	1233	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,400.00–1,800.00	$1,643.07
1195–1340	1235	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,900.00–2,675.00	$2,331.03
1140–1397	1264	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,800.00–2,350.00	$2,050.91
1195–1500	1298	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,625.00–3,000.00	$2,817.07

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1040	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,500.00–2,200.00	$1,855.12
1005–1082	1056	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,825.00–2,675.00	$2,405.44

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,975.00	$1,975.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
697	697	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,750.00	$1,750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1237	1237	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
1165–1630	1474	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	2,725.00–3,375.00	$3,235.06	—
1525	1525	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—

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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.