Cattle Market Pulse

Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 12, 2025

627 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Russell Co. Stockyard report →

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $375.25/cwt +21.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,345/hd at 625 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $409.23/cwt +8.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,112/hd at 516 lb · 23 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $361.87/cwt +11.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,427/hd at 671 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 627 929 1,176
Feeder cattle 544 856 1,075
Slaughter cattle 55 54 89
Replacement cattle 28 19 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. The demand across all the feeder cattle today was stronger. Buyers was showing a bit more optimism with the slight turnaround in futures trading. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,175 —
345 345 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,622 —
373 373 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,716 —
400 fancy 400 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,780 +13.00
400–447 431 6 401.00–422.00 $413.24 $1,781 +6.24
453 fancy 453 5 424.50 $424.50 $1,923 -1.50
493 493 4 410.50 $410.50 $2,024 +6.61
503–507 value added 504 14 415.00–419.00 $418.42 $2,109 —
510–548 535 9 390.00–404.00 $394.94 $2,113 -6.06
562–567 value added 563 7 390.00–391.00 $390.71 $2,200 —
570–597 585 9 372.50–383.00 $377.94 $2,211 +9.30
603 value added 603 4 397.00 $397.00 $2,394 —
602–645 629 21 360.00–385.00 $371.11 $2,334 +17.54
655–685 670 4 342.00–352.00 $348.06 $2,332 -2.11
652–685 value added 671 14 362.00–370.00 $365.82 $2,455 —
700–745 733 16 327.50–350.00 $334.87 $2,455 +7.54
750–757 value added 755 8 347.00–348.00 $347.25 $2,622 +3.17
796 796 10 334.00 $334.00 $2,659 —
840 840 2 322.00 $322.00 $2,705 -7.00
856 856 3 318.00 $318.00 $2,722 —
947 947 2 298.00 $298.00 $2,822 -2.33
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 397.50 $397.50 $1,709 +11.82
453–495 467 7 359.00–385.00 $377.98 $1,765 +3.88
520–542 538 6 350.00–374.00 $364.10 $1,959 +12.10
560–590 578 4 339.00–345.00 $343.04 $1,983 +8.77
625–640 635 6 330.00–345.00 $337.11 $2,141 —
665–685 675 2 310.00–330.00 $320.15 $2,161 +0.15
725 725 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,175 -6.00
795 795 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,226 -25.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,328 —
570 570 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,568 —
615 615 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,827 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
236 236 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,003 +15.00
311–347 331 7 405.00–412.00 $408.41 $1,352 +8.41
352–390 371 16 375.00–402.00 $390.00 $1,447 +2.83
402 fancy 402 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,628 —
416–438 427 12 367.00–391.00 $379.23 $1,619 -8.71
475–485 479 8 360.00–380.00 $374.49 $1,794 +15.92
502–540 520 17 335.00–349.00 $346.33 $1,801 -1.84
550–584 567 14 316.00–330.00 $327.48 $1,857 +7.39
620–644 635 11 313.50–324.00 $316.63 $2,011 +7.41
656–682 667 9 314.00–319.00 $317.42 $2,117 +3.42
710–727 719 16 292.00–307.00 $304.82 $2,192 —
776 776 3 284.00 $284.00 $2,204 -3.98
815 815 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,241 —
815 815 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,940 —
853 853 4 270.00 $270.00 $2,303 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–337 323 7 325.00–372.00 $345.78 $1,117 +10.28
360 360 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,332 +4.24
415–440 432 3 337.50–357.00 $350.75 $1,515 -11.75
451–495 469 10 300.00–350.00 $310.87 $1,458 -11.02
520–547 531 11 307.00–323.00 $313.28 $1,664 +4.03
552–565 556 3 285.00–308.00 $300.21 $1,669 +0.44
630 630 2 295.00–296.00 $295.50 $1,862 +9.07
695 695 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,050 +30.00
730 730 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,986 —
835 835 2 205.00–238.00 $221.50 $1,850 —
865 865 1 242.00 $242.00 $2,093 —
930 930 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,767 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–632 626 6 303.00–308.00 $304.15 $1,904 —
660–691 683 4 302.00–303.00 $302.76 $2,068 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,770 —
730 730 1 274.00 $274.00 $2,000 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,550 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,274 —
300–325 317 3 445.00–465.00 $458.68 $1,454 +31.42
355–390 373 6 410.00–426.00 $417.88 $1,559 +0.88
456–497 474 9 365.00–385.00 $373.94 $1,772 +2.50
505–547 531 8 330.00–352.50 $339.59 $1,803 -10.77
540 fancy 540 4 367.50 $367.50 $1,984 —
551–595 567 7 322.00–345.00 $339.22 $1,923 +6.44
607–617 612 4 340.00–342.00 $340.99 $2,087 +15.94
655–660 658 2 322.00–337.00 $329.47 $2,168 +14.23
715–745 730 2 287.50–300.00 $293.62 $2,143 -0.38
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–325 320 3 365.00–400.00 $376.86 $1,206 +36.86
465–485 475 2 305.00–350.00 $327.03 $1,553 -19.53
545 545 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,662 —
785 785 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,080 +5.00
1050 1050 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,848 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1135–1155 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 2,275.00–2,700.00 $2,489.36 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1350 1281 75-80% 4 138.00–143.00 $140.38 $1,798 —
1155–1410 1283 75-80% 2 100.00–127.00 $112.16 $1,439 —
1230–1530 1382 75-80% 9 156.00–178.00 $164.29 $2,270 +18.00
1150–1890 1436 75-80% 9 144.50–154.50 $148.90 $2,138 -5.29
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 80-85% 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,472 -13.00
1105–1250 1198 80-85% 3 145.00–153.50 $148.57 $1,780 -31.43
1175–1290 1218 80-85% 3 138.00–143.50 $141.24 $1,720 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 85-90% 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,476 +16.22
1020–1040 1030 85-90% 2 133.00–134.00 $133.50 $1,375 +5.72
1130–1140 1135 85-90% 2 102.00–122.00 $111.96 $1,271 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660–1970 1793 5 172.00–182.50 $176.42 $3,163 —
1835 1835 1 197.00 $197.00 $3,615 —

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,875.00 $1,875.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
862 862 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,125.00 $2,125.00
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
892–940 908 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,525.00–2,100.00 $1,723.42
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
797–822 810 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,325.00–1,825.00 $1,571.14
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1367 1367 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1370 1370 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
758 758 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,925.00 $1,925.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00

↑ Back to top

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.