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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 7, 2025

539 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $371.73/cwt +0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,123/hd at 571 lb · 40 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $364.42/cwt -15.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,894/hd at 520 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $350.60/cwt -8.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,686/hd at 481 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 539 756 405
Feeder cattle 462 631 313
Slaughter cattle 51 50 74
Replacement cattle 26 75 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold sharply lower and those over 500 lbs. were steady. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 higher. The lightweight, new crop male calves varied in quality and type and buyers discounted those lesser quality calves more than in previous weeks. Today's offering lacked the weaned packages and groups with many singles in the sale. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady and slaughter bulls were 5.00-7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 423.00 $423.00 $1,658 -30.83
412–440 fancy 421 3 430.00–440.00 $436.52 $1,838 —
405–446 439 6 382.50–391.00 $389.69 $1,711 -43.77
455–496 484 12 374.00–387.50 $378.52 $1,832 -30.57
500–525 517 9 363.00–383.00 $369.41 $1,910 -6.05
512–538 fancy 529 6 389.00–391.00 $389.64 $2,061 —
530 530 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,908 -15.46
566–580 value added 568 8 385.00–386.00 $385.87 $2,192 +5.75
555–597 572 32 359.00–377.00 $368.19 $2,106 +8.53
600 600 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,740 -67.00
600–635 611 9 342.50–350.00 $347.70 $2,124 -9.30
650–688 fancy 675 7 340.00–346.00 $343.74 $2,320 —
660–695 683 4 318.00–335.00 $327.65 $2,238 —
727 727 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,326 +1.21
775 775 1 287.00 $287.00 $2,224 —
802–818 814 8 286.00–290.00 $289.01 $2,353 —
945 945 2 254.00 $254.00 $2,400 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 357 3 380.00–390.00 $386.64 $1,380 +5.78
410–440 426 5 355.00–367.50 $362.18 $1,543 -22.74
450–495 481 5 365.00–370.00 $366.99 $1,765 -0.42
505 505 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,818 —
555–590 568 4 340.00–352.00 $347.95 $1,976 +40.35
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,240 —
660 660 1 263.00 $263.00 $1,736 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 2 407.50 $407.50 $1,210 -42.50
325–330 328 2 400.00–407.50 $403.72 $1,324 +0.32
370–380 375 3 370.00–385.00 $377.47 $1,416 -4.35
400 400 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,520 +11.07
450–497 481 18 340.00–358.00 $350.60 $1,686 +1.71
500–520 515 5 324.00–337.00 $331.36 $1,707 +14.36
550–570 566 12 308.00–328.00 $316.34 $1,790 +13.34
600–602 601 4 292.00–306.00 $299.01 $1,797 +23.01
710–727 725 7 260.00–267.50 $266.45 $1,932 —
772 772 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,984 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 263 3 355.00–370.00 $365.06 $960 +0.45
335–340 338 3 315.00–360.00 $331.75 $1,121 -45.94
380–385 381 4 330.00–352.50 $346.82 $1,321 -1.96
400–447 433 7 330.00–355.00 $341.51 $1,479 +7.92
460–495 475 11 300.00–325.00 $319.92 $1,520 +10.45
510–530 523 3 284.00–302.50 $290.01 $1,517 -9.99
575 575 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,351 -27.53
695 695 3 222.00–245.00 $229.67 $1,596 —
810 810 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,968 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,273 —
450–498 481 18 330.00–334.00 $331.75 $1,596 -1.67
505–545 527 8 312.00–316.00 $314.20 $1,656 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,148 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 311 4 440.00 $440.00 $1,368 —
385 385 1 413.00 $413.00 $1,590 -1.88
410–445 422 3 400.00–427.50 $417.83 $1,763 -3.21
465–497 476 8 368.00–380.00 $372.95 $1,775 -8.46
500–545 519 15 350.00–370.00 $359.46 $1,866 +1.98
523 fancy 523 4 383.00 $383.00 $2,003 -5.46
550–597 575 7 342.00–362.50 $352.28 $2,026 -8.78
600–630 618 4 314.00–337.00 $322.20 $1,991 -5.91
656 fancy 656 4 332.00 $332.00 $2,178 —
690 690 1 309.00 $309.00 $2,132 +6.95
707 fancy 707 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,192 —
715–725 720 3 285.00–288.00 $285.99 $2,059 -13.01
870 870 4 254.00–264.00 $256.50 $2,232 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 407.50 $407.50 $1,080 +22.50
330 330 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,287 +30.00
360 360 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,278 -3.88
412 412 2 352.50 $352.50 $1,452 -32.50
480–485 483 2 345.00–355.00 $350.03 $1,691 -1.43
510–545 535 8 335.00–345.00 $343.73 $1,839 +58.73
550 550 2 321.00 $321.00 $1,766 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,485 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 80-85% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,242 —
980–1280 1099 80-85% 4 150.00–170.00 $159.83 $1,757 —
1190–1230 1210 80-85% 2 141.00–144.00 $142.52 $1,724 +8.52
1080–1350 1231 80-85% 9 123.00–132.00 $127.23 $1,566 -6.77
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1550 1353 75-80% 7 142.00–148.00 $143.58 $1,943 —
1230–1885 1473 75-80% 6 152.00–168.00 $156.90 $2,311 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1270 1028 85-90% 4 120.00–126.00 $122.53 $1,260 -32.62
1065–1255 1153 85-90% 3 99.00–112.00 $105.25 $1,214 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1740 1516 4 161.00–168.00 $165.55 $2,510 -1.34
1865 1865 1 189.00 $189.00 $3,525 —
1825–1925 1870 3 174.00–178.00 $176.37 $3,298 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1155 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
1155–1220 1183 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,775.00–2,175.00 $1,915.99
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,625.00 $2,625.00
1220–1240 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,350.00–2,625.00 $2,488.62
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–890 870 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,700.00–1,775.00 $1,736.64

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,075.00 $2,075.00
970 970 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735 735 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,585.00 $1,585.00

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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.