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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 13, 2025

576 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $390.76/cwt -5.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,255/hd at 577 lb · 39 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $382.69/cwt -2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,545/hd at 665 lb · 38 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $406.39/cwt +5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,125/hd at 523 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 576 918 669
Feeder cattle 528 842 576
Slaughter cattle 25 65 65
Replacement cattle 23 11 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Demand remained strong for all classes of feeder cattle. Today's offering contained an abundance of lightweight calves and the quality was good across all the feeders. 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
348 348 3 540.00 $540.00 $1,879 —
360–392 381 9 487.00–500.00 $495.91 $1,889 —
418 418 5 435.00 $435.00 $1,818 +2.50
450–491 463 17 392.50–417.50 $398.31 $1,844 +0.24
502–537 521 16 387.00–407.50 $399.04 $2,079 -2.13
510–532 value added 525 16 412.00–415.00 $413.74 $2,172 —
550–599 577 39 380.00–405.00 $390.76 $2,255 -2.51
613–640 624 16 370.00–388.00 $378.89 $2,364 -9.47
653 value added 653 17 390.00 $390.00 $2,547 -15.00
671–696 675 21 362.00–380.00 $376.77 $2,543 -6.35
705–731 value added 722 12 358.00–360.00 $359.50 $2,596 —
730–742 738 3 347.00–350.00 $349.01 $2,576 -0.76
771–783 value added 774 20 353.00–356.00 $355.24 $2,750 -7.76
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 467.50 $467.50 $1,543 —
380 380 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,520 —
405–435 420 2 400.00–415.00 $407.23 $1,710 —
490 490 1 387.50 $387.50 $1,899 +46.50
505–545 525 2 377.50–385.00 $381.11 $2,001 +8.61
600 600 1 363.00 $363.00 $2,178 +19.29
715 715 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,360 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 221 4 460.00–480.00 $469.60 $1,038 +59.60
255–260 258 5 450.00–477.50 $464.98 $1,200 —
312–330 318 3 440.00–450.00 $446.54 $1,420 +25.14
365–385 379 5 390.00–400.00 $397.46 $1,506 -3.64
425–437 430 6 360.00–390.00 $365.00 $1,570 +4.64
458–470 462 19 359.00–387.50 $365.94 $1,691 +18.01
505–525 510 4 345.00–349.00 $347.97 $1,775 +4.10
530 value added 530 10 380.00 $380.00 $2,014 +21.75
564–590 568 9 320.00–334.50 $328.69 $1,867 -3.59
620–640 627 10 300.00–330.00 $319.51 $2,003 -3.41
660 660 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,013 -4.25
710 710 1 307.00 $307.00 $2,180 +7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 242 3 380.00–420.00 $399.72 $967 +9.72
315–345 332 6 390.00–410.00 $398.01 $1,321 +43.01
360–398 392 8 349.00–370.00 $363.82 $1,426 +4.78
457–495 476 9 290.00–355.00 $335.56 $1,597 +19.33
515–545 530 12 300.00–332.00 $319.17 $1,692 -5.46
572–575 573 3 285.00–309.00 $300.97 $1,725 -5.44
625 625 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,762 —
650–660 655 2 265.00–295.00 $279.89 $1,833 -1.31

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,248 —
260–280 275 4 500.00–527.50 $521.00 $1,433 -4.81
302–345 317 6 450.00–485.00 $464.77 $1,473 -18.48
362–390 374 10 440.00–470.00 $452.98 $1,694 -9.96
400–440 409 8 395.00–415.00 $402.20 $1,645 -42.80
460–485 468 10 370.00–395.00 $387.48 $1,813 +1.25
530–547 539 5 395.00–397.50 $396.90 $2,139 +24.15
560–575 566 5 385.00–392.00 $387.81 $2,195 +22.36
610–640 628 11 335.00–351.00 $346.67 $2,177 +12.19
658–660 659 5 326.00–332.00 $329.60 $2,172 +1.60
705 705 2 308.00–314.00 $311.00 $2,193 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,174 —
305–325 316 4 400.00–430.00 $413.01 $1,305 -6.99
395 395 3 417.00–425.00 $419.67 $1,658 +10.80
420 420 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,596 -18.33
505–510 508 2 320.00–345.00 $332.44 $1,689 -5.56
555–595 570 4 340.00–360.00 $346.92 $1,977 +16.92
615 615 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,999 —
680 680 1 298.00 $298.00 $2,026 -2.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,508 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1167–1305 1213 75-80% 3 163.50–175.00 $170.88 $2,073 —
1420 1420 75-80% 1 156.50 $156.50 $2,222 —
1435–1730 1547 75-80% 3 142.00–150.00 $146.38 $2,264 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1255 1127 80-85% 3 171.00–185.00 $176.34 $1,987 —
1175 1175 80-85% 1 158.50 $158.50 $1,862 -13.73
1200 1200 80-85% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,800 -9.14
1330 1330 80-85% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,729 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 85-90% 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,389 +9.52
1010–1265 1125 85-90% 3 130.00–136.00 $133.83 $1,506 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610–1655 1633 2 205.00–210.00 $207.47 $3,388 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
1100–1525 1248 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,000.00–2,175.00 $2,113.52
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1140–1485 1313 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,075.00–2,750.00 $2,456.86
1340–1610 1475 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,900.00–3,150.00 $3,013.56
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,875.00 $2,875.00
995–1020 1008 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,775.00–2,025.00 $1,901.55
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00
1080 1080 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,525.00 $2,525.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,075.00 $2,075.00
1215–1245 1230 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,750.00–2,800.00 $2,783.54

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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.