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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 29, 2025

452 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $381.15/cwt -18.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,825/hd at 479 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $364.44/cwt -30.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,861/hd at 511 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $340.40/cwt -46.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,974/hd at 580 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 452 1,001 706
Feeder cattle 380 907 634
Slaughter cattle 51 72 46
Replacement cattle 21 22 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply lower. Nothing concerning today's market resembles what we saw last week. Futures trading has spiraled lower. Today's weather was miserable with it still being October. Calf quality today was plain with very few weaned calves. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 368 3 400.00–435.00 $422.92 $1,556 —
417 417 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,647 -56.51
462–480 468 3 390.00–401.00 $397.24 $1,859 -47.05
542–548 546 6 387.00–400.00 $395.70 $2,161 -47.82
572–585 582 9 362.00–376.00 $371.71 $2,163 -44.96
601–605 602 5 365.00–369.00 $368.20 $2,217 -20.11
650–677 664 5 354.00–362.00 $356.38 $2,366 -21.70
710 710 1 352.00 $352.00 $2,499 -6.91
755 755 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,529 -14.24
800 800 1 301.00 $301.00 $2,408 -34.00
880 880 1 306.00 $306.00 $2,693 -30.00
980 980 1 281.00 $281.00 $2,754 -50.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,444 -37.04
460–498 488 7 334.00–356.00 $342.66 $1,672 -72.34
510–520 517 3 335.00–365.00 $344.87 $1,783 -53.56
580–592 584 8 322.00–350.00 $337.19 $1,969 -37.86
630–635 633 3 300.00–332.00 $321.39 $2,034 -22.52
675–685 677 6 340.00 $340.00 $2,302 +22.00
715 715 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,930 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 392.50–400.00 $396.11 $1,299 -60.89
367–375 370 3 372.00–377.00 $375.31 $1,389 +1.74
420 420 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,533 -18.42
452–495 477 7 367.00–382.00 $369.34 $1,762 -13.16
467–496 value added 480 10 387.00–390.00 $389.41 $1,869 —
503–545 523 13 325.00–342.00 $334.25 $1,748 -38.38
567–580 570 10 315.00–331.00 $326.97 $1,864 -20.21
600–635 626 8 301.00–315.00 $308.89 $1,934 -35.17
650–675 659 5 285.00–299.00 $293.90 $1,937 —
707 707 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,015 —
750 750 5 287.00 $287.00 $2,152 -29.00
1087 1087 2 201.00 $201.00 $2,185 -9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,314 +3.77
405–445 432 7 306.00–355.00 $337.04 $1,456 -2.96
455–480 466 5 320.00–340.00 $328.10 $1,529 -31.37
568–580 570 7 264.00–270.00 $264.87 $1,510 —
625–640 633 2 275.00–293.00 $283.89 $1,797 —
660 660 1 263.00 $263.00 $1,736 -40.44
700 700 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,624 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,251 —
320 320 1 412.50 $412.50 $1,320 -62.50
367–385 373 3 400.00–415.00 $409.84 $1,529 -22.77
415–424 422 10 387.50–408.00 $404.19 $1,706 -15.90
456–490 473 6 350.00–380.00 $364.46 $1,724 -32.08
500 fancy 500 3 402.00 $402.00 $2,010 -5.00
500–542 514 10 346.00–366.00 $353.17 $1,815 -32.32
560–595 580 13 325.00–345.00 $340.40 $1,974 -46.59
605–621 615 8 318.00–319.00 $318.63 $1,960 -21.37
672 672 5 325.00 $325.00 $2,184 -7.57
735 735 1 317.00 $317.00 $2,330 +10.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 381.00 $381.00 $1,162 -57.00
350 350 2 355.00–365.00 $360.00 $1,260 -10.44
435–445 440 2 355.00–380.00 $367.64 $1,618 +2.64
497 497 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,690 -25.59
520–540 532 3 305.00–339.00 $327.11 $1,740 -42.89
572–583 579 6 275.00–302.00 $283.89 $1,644 -77.44
615–640 628 2 220.00–295.00 $256.75 $1,612 —
672 672 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,915 —
705 705 1 263.00 $263.00 $1,854 —
850 850 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,921 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 75-80% 1 148.50 $148.50 $1,752 —
1275–1395 1338 75-80% 8 150.00–160.00 $155.58 $2,082 —
1120–1635 1352 75-80% 15 163.50–174.00 $167.38 $2,263 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 85-90% 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,606 —
960–1255 1068 85-90% 6 116.00–135.00 $127.10 $1,357 —
1195–1330 1263 85-90% 2 147.00–149.00 $148.05 $1,870 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1285 1126 80-85% 4 160.00–168.00 $163.07 $1,836 —
1165 1165 80-85% 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,724 -26.00
1120–1275 1195 80-85% 4 152.00–158.00 $155.64 $1,860 +11.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1605 1425 2 168.00–185.00 $175.43 $2,500 —
1910 1910 1 190.00 $190.00 $3,629 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1310 1310 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,075.00 $2,075.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
415–1285 998 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,000.00–2,200.00 $2,092.54
1180 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1120–1250 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 3,350.00–3,550.00 $3,444.51
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
1505 1505 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1090 1018 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,825.00–2,000.00 $1,906.27
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00

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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.