Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report, Russell Springs, KY

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 27, 2025

1,067 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $364.33/cwt +42.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,293/hd at 629 lb · 79 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $371.97/cwt +11.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,731/hd at 465 lb · 40 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $410.98/cwt +26.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,363/hd at 575 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,067	394	355
Feeder cattle	897	346	263
Slaughter cattle	85	25	54
Replacement cattle	85	23	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher with instances of several being sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder buyers showed strong preference for the weaned calves and the highest quality calves in all classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	545.00	$545.00	$1,608	—
305–347	331	7	450.00–480.00	$473.25	$1,566	—
385	385	3	501.00	$501.00	$1,929	-24.00
405 fancy	405	4	501.00	$501.00	$2,029	—
410–447	428	21	437.50–460.00	$455.47	$1,949	+27.21
450–491	478	9	407.50–423.00	$417.72	$1,997	—
505 value added	505	21	452.00	$452.00	$2,283	—
515–536	527	9	408.00–425.00	$414.63	$2,185	+11.45
573–576 value added	574	16	423.00–427.50	$425.53	$2,443	—
553–590	576	18	394.00–414.00	$398.05	$2,293	-5.54
615–637	625	7	380.00–397.00	$383.52	$2,397	-6.48
626 value added	626	8	413.50	$413.50	$2,589	+11.23
650 value added	650	16	409.00	$409.00	$2,658	—
680–682	680	9	379.00–393.00	$389.88	$2,651	+17.34
725–728	727	4	366.00–373.00	$367.74	$2,673	—
740 value added	740	29	385.00	$385.00	$2,849	+18.70
775–782	780	3	350.00–370.00	$356.63	$2,782	—
835	835	2	342.50–355.00	$348.75	$2,912	—
903 value added	903	5	336.00	$336.00	$3,034	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,169	—
310–345	328	2	415.00–445.00	$430.80	$1,413	—
360–395	375	5	420.00–445.00	$432.23	$1,621	-0.17
411–446	429	10	368.00–412.50	$390.13	$1,674	-9.51
460–475	468	4	340.00–387.50	$367.44	$1,720	-22.95
507–541	527	10	362.50–385.00	$371.23	$1,956	-1.10
565–590	578	2	370.00–373.00	$371.53	$2,147	+16.20
600–605	603	2	341.00–347.50	$344.24	$2,076	—
650–655	653	2	325.00–350.00	$337.55	$2,204	—
720–740	727	3	327.00–335.00	$332.28	$2,416	—
755	755	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,567	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–488	482	6	399.00–400.00	$399.33	$1,925	—
505–527	526	16	393.00–398.00	$397.66	$2,092	—
550–577	562	6	380.00–386.00	$382.55	$2,150	+1.44
605–632	622	5	360.00–370.00	$366.04	$2,277	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,642	—

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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	490.00	$490.00	$1,152	—
265–280	273	2	402.50–425.00	$414.06	$1,130	—
300–328	323	9	400.00–431.00	$424.33	$1,371	—
350 fancy	350	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,575	—
375–379	379	8	380.00–385.00	$380.62	$1,443	-13.99
405–445	421	11	365.00–390.00	$376.72	$1,586	-15.78
452–480	461	27	355.00–372.00	$365.98	$1,687	+5.85
470–479 value added	474	13	379.00–389.50	$384.42	$1,822	—
507–532	519	32	357.00–381.00	$366.31	$1,901	+7.37
555–586	569	13	344.50–368.00	$353.35	$2,011	—
570 fancy	570	4	385.00	$385.00	$2,194	—
602–625	612	12	338.50–349.00	$340.35	$2,083	+18.70
606–645 value added	632	65	368.00–374.00	$370.74	$2,343	—
647	647	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,941	-21.65
705–725	717	3	307.00–321.00	$312.70	$2,242	+2.70
755	755	1	309.00	$309.00	$2,333	+9.00
801 value added	801	31	334.50	$334.50	$2,679	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434–440	436	8	356.00–360.00	$358.99	$1,565	—
472–495	484	4	345.00–348.00	$346.54	$1,677	—
500–535	517	17	340.00–350.00	$347.71	$1,798	—
555–585	568	12	327.00–342.00	$333.40	$1,894	—
615–635	625	2	318.00–322.50	$320.21	$2,001	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,041	—
260–295	278	2	395.00–400.00	$397.34	$1,105	—
310–340	328	4	355.00–392.00	$368.40	$1,208	+34.67
350–395	370	11	345.00–375.00	$364.39	$1,348	+19.46
445	445	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,446	-10.00
465–485	475	2	325.00–335.00	$330.11	$1,568	+20.40
505–532	519	5	315.00–332.00	$322.35	$1,673	—
570	570	2	307.00–321.00	$314.00	$1,790	+19.01
617	617	2	309.00	$309.00	$1,907	+13.99
660	660	1	299.00	$299.00	$1,973	+15.00
717–735	723	3	250.00–280.00	$260.17	$1,881	—
780–790	782	5	280.00–285.00	$283.99	$2,221	—
805	805	1	248.00	$248.00	$1,996	—
865	865	1	262.00	$262.00	$2,266	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	377.00	$377.00	$1,150	—
685	685	1	297.00	$297.00	$2,034	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	322.00	$322.00	$1,626	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	510.00	$510.00	$1,163	—
255–290	274	6	460.00–510.00	$478.13	$1,310	-16.01
310 fancy	310	2	505.00	$505.00	$1,566	—
347	347	2	426.00	$426.00	$1,478	-24.00
365–395	387	9	425.00–442.50	$432.63	$1,674	-13.22
415–417	416	3	422.00–440.00	$427.98	$1,780	+8.66
450–470	461	17	393.00–416.00	$398.69	$1,838	+10.67
508–542	528	17	360.00–390.00	$376.42	$1,987	+11.92
551 fancy	551	8	410.50	$410.50	$2,262	+31.51
570–590	578	6	357.00–382.50	$361.93	$2,092	+6.93
605–635	617	5	345.00–349.00	$346.65	$2,139	+4.15
700–735 fancy	709	4	324.00–326.00	$325.48	$2,308	—
720–740	735	4	305.00–317.50	$308.64	$2,269	+23.64
755 fancy	755	1	324.00	$324.00	$2,446	—
775	775	1	312.00	$312.00	$2,418	+32.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,140	+50.00
320–345	333	2	396.00–397.50	$396.72	$1,321	-8.28
355–360	358	2	345.00–375.00	$360.10	$1,289	-32.50
410–448	436	15	380.00–400.00	$391.90	$1,709	+1.90
450–480	460	8	340.00–385.00	$364.91	$1,679	+25.93
510–535	527	6	310.00–350.00	$341.59	$1,800	-8.41
590	590	1	323.00	$323.00	$1,906	—
625–628	627	4	317.50–330.00	$326.89	$2,050	+21.85
692	692	2	309.00	$309.00	$2,138	+10.00
702	702	2	297.50	$297.50	$2,088	—
750–787	775	3	285.00–287.00	$286.35	$2,219	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	430	2	340.00–360.00	$349.77	$1,504	+14.77

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1035	944	85-90%	8	140.00–150.00	$145.46	$1,373	-34.11
880–1045	970	85-90%	8	153.00–159.50	$156.51	$1,518	+26.81
830–1245	1038	85-90%	2	136.00–138.00	$137.20	$1,424	-5.80
970–1135	1062	85-90%	3	164.00–176.00	$168.60	$1,791	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1530	1343	75-80%	2	142.00–150.00	$145.44	$1,953	—
1105–1715	1391	75-80%	4	152.00–159.50	$157.31	$2,188	—
1140–1605	1401	75-80%	8	161.50–170.00	$165.08	$2,313	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1115	1065	80-85%	4	154.00–160.00	$156.95	$1,672	—
1025–1280	1190	80-85%	8	162.50–171.50	$167.15	$1,989	—
1265	1265	80-85%	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,581	-29.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1850	1446	4	188.00–190.50	$189.14	$2,735	—
1100–2125	1775	11	193.00–205.00	$199.51	$3,541	—
1970–2045	2008	2	208.50–209.00	$208.75	$4,192	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,375.00	$2,375.00
1050–1155 thin fleshed	1103	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,650.00–1,825.00	$1,741.67
1085–1340	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	2,075.00–2,450.00	$2,254.22
1097–1420	1187	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,150.00–3,050.00	$2,688.98
1195	1195	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,010.00	$2,010.00
1125–1245	1224	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,300.00–2,925.00	$2,749.08
1130–1307	1248	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	3,100.00–3,450.00	$3,344.36
1365	1365	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,525.00	$2,525.00
935 thin fleshed	935	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,510.00	$1,510.00
900–990 thin fleshed	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,850.00–1,900.00	$1,873.81
1005	1005	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00
1040 thin fleshed	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1055	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

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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
1210–1215	1213	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,600.00–3,600.00	$3,098.97	—
1265	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—
1353	1353	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—
1385–1425	1412	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,500.00–3,600.00	$3,567.30	—
1480	1480	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—
1500	1500	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,550.00	$3,550.00	—
1530	1530	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—
1765	1765	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,775.00	$3,775.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1115	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—
1310	1310	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,650.00	$3,650.00	—

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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.