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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 15, 2025

609 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $381.31/cwt -2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,993/hd at 523 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $429.34/cwt +18.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,220/hd at 517 lb · 28 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $395.90/cwt -8.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,706/hd at 431 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 609 553 531
Feeder cattle 537 486 448
Slaughter cattle 44 42 44
Replacement cattle 28 25 39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. A very good quality offering with several small weaned packages saw strong demand from buyers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 267 2 495.00 $495.00 $1,322 +45.00
311 fancy 311 3 540.00 $540.00 $1,679 —
325 325 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,462 +7.38
353 fancy 353 4 500.00 $500.00 $1,765 —
350–390 370 2 435.00–445.00 $440.27 $1,629 +1.89
412 fancy 412 4 445.00 $445.00 $1,833 -10.00
400–445 417 4 409.00–425.00 $414.43 $1,728 -10.48
455–490 fancy 464 4 430.00–437.00 $432.70 $2,008 +3.70
455–495 477 5 410.00–421.00 $416.49 $1,987 +6.03
507–512 value added 510 10 450.00–460.00 $456.02 $2,326 +26.03
511–535 521 18 403.00–427.00 $414.52 $2,160 +17.87
561–578 value added 567 8 429.00–430.00 $429.38 $2,435 +26.88
560–592 578 13 387.00–412.00 $395.07 $2,284 +5.07
620–628 624 6 384.00–389.00 $386.48 $2,412 +51.48
630 value added 630 2 402.00 $402.00 $2,533 +6.99
656 value added 656 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,624 —
651–688 670 6 377.00–386.00 $381.62 $2,557 +14.62
722 value added 722 9 365.00 $365.00 $2,635 —
737 737 2 347.00 $347.00 $2,557 —
755 755 1 362.00 $362.00 $2,733 +18.00
833 833 4 343.00 $343.00 $2,857 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 365 2 400.00–420.00 $410.14 $1,497 —
445 445 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,802 +9.04
450–495 474 9 378.00–400.00 $385.80 $1,829 +13.30
555–585 571 4 365.00–377.50 $370.54 $2,116 +24.27
615 615 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,030 -18.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502–545 519 8 385.00–400.00 $391.19 $2,030 —
630 630 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,331 —
680 680 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,448 —
840 840 2 332.00 $332.00 $2,789 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,402 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 fancy 242 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,210 —
302 fancy 302 4 503.00 $503.00 $1,519 —
347 347 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,579 +5.00
365–387 380 3 395.00–408.00 $403.83 $1,535 +11.33
400–445 426 16 380.00–401.00 $388.52 $1,655 -9.04
430–445 fancy 441 8 405.00–414.00 $410.67 $1,811 -9.33
455–465 460 4 384.00–390.00 $386.97 $1,780 +12.80
463–482 fancy 469 12 398.00–406.00 $402.20 $1,886 —
516 value added 516 9 397.00 $397.00 $2,049 ±0.00
502–545 526 19 365.00–384.00 $373.88 $1,967 +6.98
567–595 value added 581 16 356.00–365.00 $360.29 $2,093 -8.90
600–630 609 14 335.00–350.00 $344.62 $2,099 +21.78
618 value added 618 6 360.00 $360.00 $2,225 —
655–690 675 7 325.00–339.00 $334.14 $2,255 +10.78
734 734 6 335.00 $335.00 $2,459 +41.00
775 775 2 310.00–320.00 $315.00 $2,441 +23.00
845 845 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,535 —
950 950 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,612 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 285 3 380.00–405.00 $387.75 $1,105 -16.12
310–335 323 2 345.00–350.00 $347.40 $1,122 -43.96
355–395 373 4 327.00–362.00 $345.51 $1,289 -27.02
420–435 430 3 345.00–374.00 $362.87 $1,560 -1.52
455–495 478 14 330.00–373.00 $365.71 $1,748 +38.77
505–540 521 12 335.00–360.00 $349.90 $1,823 +7.00
560–575 565 4 300.00–335.00 $326.10 $1,842 -1.31
710–730 720 2 280.00–301.00 $290.65 $2,093 +40.65
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,958 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,668 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 336 5 475.00–501.00 $488.00 $1,640 —
370–385 380 3 445.00–447.50 $446.69 $1,697 —
400–435 421 5 400.00–423.00 $414.08 $1,743 -8.39
450–490 463 10 380.00–400.00 $394.63 $1,827 +28.36
525 525 3 381.00–385.00 $382.33 $2,007 +24.55
505–546 fancy 535 7 394.00–397.00 $394.97 $2,113 +4.97
550–556 553 6 372.50–386.00 $377.22 $2,086 +42.26
600–615 610 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,044 +9.41
680–695 688 2 335.00–345.00 $339.95 $2,339 +12.45
710–730 717 3 319.00–327.00 $321.72 $2,307 —
815 815 5 277.00 $277.00 $2,258 —
860 860 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,193 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 465.00 $465.00 $1,558 —
350 350 2 418.00 $418.00 $1,463 +59.75
430 430 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,462 -42.23
520–525 523 2 345.00–355.00 $349.98 $1,830 +2.48
590–595 593 3 347.50–362.00 $357.19 $2,118 —
670–690 680 2 315.00–317.00 $315.99 $2,149 —
775 775 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,209 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1105 994 85-90% 10 110.00–139.00 $127.90 $1,271 —
1040–1050 1045 85-90% 2 144.00–145.00 $144.50 $1,510 —
955–1215 1122 85-90% 3 154.00–156.00 $155.01 $1,739 +4.01
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1075 1063 80-85% 2 148.00–150.00 $149.01 $1,584 —
985–1420 1125 80-85% 4 155.00–163.00 $159.65 $1,796 —
1195 1195 80-85% 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,067 —
1235 1235 80-85% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,606 -39.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1570 1413 75-80% 5 170.00–174.50 $172.39 $2,436 —
1630 1630 75-80% 1 159.50 $159.50 $2,600 —
1885 1885 75-80% 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,828 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640–1665 1653 2 169.00–184.00 $176.44 $2,917 —
1760–1910 1835 2 190.00–197.00 $193.64 $3,553 +6.64
1890 1890 1 207.00 $207.00 $3,912 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135 1135 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00
1107–1327 1205 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,735.00–2,575.00 $2,080.85
1245–1485 1332 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 2,300.00–2,550.00 $2,442.23
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,550.00 $1,550.00
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,225.00 $2,225.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
732–870 801 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,900.00–2,050.00 $1,981.46
875 875 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,375.00 $2,375.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1615 1615 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,925.00 $2,925.00 —

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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.