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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 10, 2025

716 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $357.97/cwt +8.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,890/hd at 807 lb · 82 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $367.12/cwt -5.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,485/hd at 677 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $411.09/cwt -2.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,997/hd at 486 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 716 702 770
Feeder cattle 667 628 705
Slaughter cattle 27 50 40
Replacement cattle 22 24 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 8.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 lower. The downward trending futures trading in recent days has softened demand on all classes of feeder calves. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,400 —
327 327 4 552.50 $552.50 $1,807 +66.86
365–385 377 9 470.00–500.00 $489.55 $1,846 +4.55
405 fancy 405 9 462.00 $462.00 $1,871 —
410–430 418 4 426.00–440.00 $435.92 $1,822 -26.58
455–490 473 7 395.00–406.00 $401.27 $1,898 -12.71
492 fancy 492 14 416.00 $416.00 $2,047 —
501–548 524 21 382.50–407.00 $392.94 $2,059 -12.83
552–590 563 14 382.50–400.00 $391.61 $2,205 -14.86
607–612 609 11 380.00–385.00 $383.17 $2,334 -9.78
655–681 677 26 350.00–369.50 $367.12 $2,485 -5.88
735 735 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,646 -12.00
803 803 11 340.00 $340.00 $2,730 —
808 value added 808 71 360.75 $360.75 $2,915 +11.32
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,096 —
357–360 359 5 435.00–445.00 $441.02 $1,583 +32.12
400–430 420 3 392.50–400.00 $394.88 $1,658 -9.59
460–490 468 8 350.00–390.00 $373.81 $1,749 -13.19
505–535 520 2 325.00–375.00 $350.72 $1,824 —
550–575 556 6 365.00–375.00 $369.36 $2,054 +24.36
610–620 615 3 340.00–357.50 $349.19 $2,148 —
680 680 1 343.00 $343.00 $2,332 —
740 740 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,405 -30.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,111 —
291–292 291 6 410.00–425.00 $419.99 $1,222 -10.01
307 fancy 307 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,320 —
313–333 324 17 390.00–405.00 $393.57 $1,275 -16.43
355–387 375 7 390.00–402.50 $395.41 $1,483 -4.59
411–448 435 12 375.00–396.00 $383.28 $1,667 -13.19
455–475 462 15 374.00–395.00 $378.46 $1,748 -1.75
505–547 533 18 360.00–386.00 $372.07 $1,983 -1.92
550–595 566 20 340.00–355.00 $350.58 $1,984 -24.69
607–625 615 5 330.00–344.00 $336.75 $2,071 +4.09
710 710 1 314.00 $314.00 $2,229 -12.00
762 762 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,476 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282–295 286 3 367.00–395.00 $385.38 $1,102 —
370–385 377 3 360.00–380.00 $370.70 $1,398 +6.76
410–440 421 10 320.00–370.00 $358.67 $1,510 -6.10
450–495 478 13 330.00–365.00 $354.78 $1,696 +0.40
500–546 537 16 342.00–355.00 $349.28 $1,876 +0.83
555–592 575 9 321.00–335.00 $328.15 $1,887 -9.52
615 615 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,845 -10.75
670 670 1 263.00 $263.00 $1,762 +2.50
912 912 2 224.00 $224.00 $2,043 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 515.00–530.00 $522.50 $1,202 -27.50
250 250 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,312 ±0.00
300 fancy 300 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,560 —
301 301 4 505.00 $505.00 $1,520 +25.00
355–383 371 11 425.00–455.00 $442.07 $1,640 -22.25
401–422 412 7 435.00–445.00 $439.76 $1,812 +18.70
450–480 464 9 375.00–395.00 $383.74 $1,781 -17.60
505–525 512 11 367.00–392.50 $379.76 $1,944 -20.12
551–582 569 11 350.00–367.50 $356.10 $2,026 -33.75
605–645 613 8 329.00–343.00 $340.54 $2,088 +0.45
663 663 3 328.00 $328.00 $2,175 -1.16
677 fancy 677 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,437 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,150 —
305–315 310 2 440.00–470.00 $454.76 $1,410 —
350 350 1 412.50 $412.50 $1,444 —
410–442 431 11 313.00–390.00 $356.73 $1,538 —
456–495 469 7 330.00–370.00 $360.36 $1,690 -8.70
500–530 516 9 337.50–355.00 $348.03 $1,796 -16.81
550–585 565 7 315.00–340.00 $328.72 $1,857 -5.44
670–675 673 7 297.50–315.00 $307.37 $2,069 +13.87
700 700 1 299.00 $299.00 $2,093 —
900 900 1 237.00 $237.00 $2,133 —
1090 1090 1 203.00 $203.00 $2,213 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,349 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 75-80% 1 164.00 $164.00 $2,173 —
1105–1560 1388 75-80% 3 153.50–158.00 $156.05 $2,166 -10.56
1590 1590 75-80% 1 134.00 $134.00 $2,131 —
1665–1675 1670 75-80% 2 141.00–149.00 $145.01 $2,422 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 80-85% 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,885 —
1315 1315 80-85% 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,999 —
1470 1470 80-85% 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,132 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1245 1078 85-90% 2 130.00–140.00 $134.22 $1,447 -9.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1715 1430 2 190.00–197.00 $194.20 $2,777 —
1205–1695 1450 2 182.00–184.00 $183.17 $2,656 —
1915–2095 2005 2 204.50–214.00 $209.04 $4,191 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
962 962 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,550.00 $2,550.00
1110–1240 1197 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,450.00–2,475.00 $2,467.27
1245 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,575.00 $2,575.00
1360–1405 1383 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,250.00–2,350.00 $2,300.81
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
990 990 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
867 867 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,450.00 $2,450.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–930 890 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,450.00–2,525.00 $2,489.19

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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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.