Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 17, 2025

921 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $375.10/cwt +15.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,676/hd at 713 lb · 67 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $362.01/cwt -10.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,958/hd at 541 lb · 32 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $387.94/cwt +4.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,396/hd at 618 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	921	716	603
Feeder cattle	852	667	545
Slaughter cattle	44	27	29
Replacement cattle	25	22	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. The better quality calves in the 400-600 lb. range saw good demand. The plain quality and bawling calves in all classes were discounted heavily. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 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
250	250	1	525.00	$525.00	$1,312	-35.00
315–337	330	3	477.00–485.00	$482.45	$1,592	-70.05
424	424	5	449.00	$449.00	$1,904	+13.08
462 fancy	462	4	432.50	$432.50	$1,998	+16.50
455–473	465	8	407.00–415.00	$413.39	$1,922	+12.12
520–540	528	11	388.00–401.00	$397.58	$2,099	+4.64
555–590	588	18	370.00–384.00	$383.27	$2,254	-8.34
605–620 value added	616	23	389.00–390.00	$389.30	$2,398	—
605–630	625	5	372.00–384.00	$381.68	$2,386	-1.49
664–678 value added	671	18	377.00–380.00	$378.52	$2,540	—
670–695	682	3	356.00–370.00	$361.92	$2,468	-5.20
712 value added	712	60	377.00	$377.00	$2,684	—
722–737	726	7	346.00–364.00	$358.78	$2,605	-1.22
790	790	1	328.00	$328.00	$2,591	—
815–840	832	3	323.00–330.00	$327.71	$2,727	-12.29
1011 value added	1011	52	307.25	$307.25	$3,106	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,254	+10.00
370–385	378	4	375.00–432.00	$401.78	$1,519	-39.24
437	437	8	397.00	$397.00	$1,735	+2.12
456	456	3	385.00	$385.00	$1,756	+11.19
500–540	519	11	355.00–370.00	$360.24	$1,870	+9.52
550–592	576	25	325.00–355.00	$335.90	$1,935	-33.46
620–625	623	2	355.00–357.50	$356.24	$2,219	+7.05
740–745	743	2	325.00–335.00	$329.98	$2,452	+4.98

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502	502	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,732	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820	820	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,542	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
286–290	287	4	420.00–435.00	$423.79	$1,216	+3.80
325–332	328	7	410.00–425.00	$417.13	$1,368	+23.56
350–385	370	19	400.00–420.00	$409.50	$1,515	+14.09
433–440	436	5	381.00–390.00	$384.63	$1,677	+1.35
453–496	470	23	352.00–372.00	$360.35	$1,694	-18.11
510–548	541	32	350.00–372.50	$362.01	$1,958	-10.06
550–597	584	12	330.00–345.00	$340.13	$1,986	-10.45
618–631 fancy	626	20	345.00–349.50	$346.78	$2,171	—
655–691	684	9	325.00–333.00	$330.69	$2,262	—
813–820	814	5	290.00–300.00	$292.01	$2,377	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	219	4	385.00–400.00	$393.51	$862	—
280–290	285	2	350.00–390.00	$369.65	$1,054	-15.73
363–387	377	14	350.00–392.00	$375.62	$1,416	+4.92
420–447	433	20	342.50–365.00	$359.45	$1,556	+0.78
455–492	481	8	332.00–338.00	$335.63	$1,614	-19.15
540	540	1	327.50	$327.50	$1,768	-21.78
550–590	564	9	305.00–315.00	$308.86	$1,742	-19.29
617–620	618	3	280.00–285.00	$281.67	$1,741	-18.33
650–685	663	3	271.00–300.00	$290.45	$1,926	+27.45
721	721	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,875	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	468	11	340.00–350.00	$347.48	$1,626	—
500–527	512	11	338.00–345.00	$341.92	$1,751	—
600	600	1	324.00	$324.00	$1,944	—
692	692	7	307.00	$307.00	$2,124	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
207	207	2	525.00	$525.00	$1,087	+2.50
265–275	271	4	475.00–505.00	$494.88	$1,341	-30.12
310–330	320	2	420.00–430.00	$424.84	$1,359	-80.16
360–392	372	20	409.00–435.00	$420.43	$1,564	-21.64
413–439	426	10	405.00–420.00	$412.73	$1,758	-27.03
455–483	476	5	375.00–385.00	$376.91	$1,794	-6.83
505–545	529	9	330.00–342.00	$334.79	$1,771	-44.97
556–590	564	10	335.00–345.00	$338.94	$1,912	-17.16
600–630	615	2	322.00–333.00	$327.37	$2,013	-13.17
655	655	1	329.00	$329.00	$2,155	+1.00
730	730	1	319.00	$319.00	$2,329	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	400.00–465.00	$432.50	$1,211	+42.50
320–347	334	4	395.00–400.00	$398.80	$1,332	-55.96
400–440	411	7	335.00–370.00	$362.20	$1,489	+5.47
475–495	488	13	300.00–350.00	$334.29	$1,631	-26.07
500–547	528	11	315.00–325.00	$316.32	$1,670	-31.71
550–575	560	7	295.00–315.00	$306.43	$1,716	-22.29
607	607	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,882	—
680	680	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,836	-37.37
762	762	2	278.00	$278.00	$2,118	—
802	802	2	260.00	$260.00	$2,085	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
486–488	488	17	354.00	$354.00	$1,728	—
594	594	16	318.00	$318.00	$1,889	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	377.00	$377.00	$1,583	—
560	560	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,680	—
665–690	678	2	255.00–280.00	$267.73	$1,815	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1130	1073	85-90%	2	155.00–159.00	$157.11	$1,686	+22.89
990–1200	1101	85-90%	8	120.00–139.00	$129.62	$1,427	—
970–1300	1132	85-90%	5	142.50–147.00	$144.70	$1,638	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1175	1105	80-85%	4	155.50–159.00	$158.14	$1,747	—
1020–1185	1109	80-85%	4	141.50–149.50	$145.18	$1,610	—
1095–1220	1158	80-85%	2	164.00	$164.00	$1,899	+1.50
1195–1205	1200	80-85%	2	139.50	$139.50	$1,674	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1525	1357	75-80%	5	161.50–167.50	$164.17	$2,228	+8.12
1440–1465	1453	75-80%	2	150.00–155.00	$152.52	$2,216	—
1505	1505	75-80%	1	142.00	$142.00	$2,137	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1865–1980	1923	2	172.00–185.50	$178.95	$3,441	—
1800–2120	1960	2	196.50–198.00	$197.31	$3,867	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,910.00	$1,910.00
1195	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00
1125–1371	1274	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,850.00–2,250.00	$2,140.95

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
882	882	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,925.00	$1,925.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,575.00	$2,575.00

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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
1360	1360	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—
1530	1530	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945 thin fleshed	945	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

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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.