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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 19, 2025

526 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $370.03/cwt -5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,324/hd at 628 lb · 56 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $348.25/cwt +8.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,615/hd at 751 lb · 47 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $357.92/cwt -3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,409/hd at 673 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 526 627 644
Feeder cattle 471 544 589
Slaughter cattle 24 55 43
Replacement cattle 31 28 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 10.00-12.00 lower and those over 600 lbs. were mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 lower. Last week's exceptional sale was tough to follow due to severe instability in the markets and a much more plain quality offering today. Today's sale included several bawling and colored calves that faced steep discounts. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-6.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 lower on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,173 —
355–365 360 4 415.00–422.00 $418.45 $1,506 -41.55
430 430 2 392.00 $392.00 $1,686 -21.24
497 497 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,988 -10.50
505 505 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,313 -134.94
525–530 527 3 368.00–381.00 $376.64 $1,985 -18.30
555–566 value added 560 7 377.50–379.00 $378.15 $2,118 -12.56
565–595 588 8 354.00–370.00 $366.38 $2,154 -11.56
619–622 value added 621 34 371.50–375.00 $372.32 $2,312 -24.68
612–646 639 22 366.00–367.00 $366.50 $2,342 -4.61
671 value added 671 16 361.00 $361.00 $2,422 -4.82
672–683 679 6 343.00–353.00 $349.70 $2,374 +1.64
730 730 1 331.00 $331.00 $2,416 -3.87
751 value added 751 47 348.25 $348.25 $2,615 +1.00
845 845 1 323.00 $323.00 $2,729 +1.00
857 857 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,742 +2.00
913 value added 913 5 329.00 $329.00 $3,004 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 362.00 $362.00 $1,810 —
557–575 561 5 347.00–350.00 $347.62 $1,950 —
655–695 688 12 330.00–332.00 $331.68 $2,282 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 327.00 $327.00 $1,373 -70.50
475–498 492 4 350.00–367.50 $363.28 $1,787 -14.70
545 545 1 337.00 $337.00 $1,837 -27.10
612 612 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,020 -7.11
700–720 710 2 285.00–302.50 $293.63 $2,085 -6.37
760 760 1 277.50 $277.50 $2,109 -2.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,812 —
860 860 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,892 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 410.00 $410.00 $964 -15.00
307–327 317 5 372.00–390.00 $381.53 $1,209 -26.88
365 365 3 370.00–377.00 $372.33 $1,359 -17.67
445–447 446 3 372.00–382.00 $378.68 $1,689 -0.55
485–497 494 7 355.00–371.00 $363.31 $1,795 -11.18
535–542 538 5 335.00–342.00 $338.38 $1,820 -7.95
570–577 575 6 320.00–322.00 $321.17 $1,847 -6.31
610–627 624 5 300.00–310.00 $306.84 $1,915 -9.79
857 857 2 252.00 $252.00 $2,160 -18.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 325.00–350.00 $337.69 $1,131 -8.09
360–375 370 3 310.00–337.00 $324.64 $1,201 -45.36
405–440 429 5 330.00–343.00 $334.80 $1,436 -15.95
455–495 474 7 310.00–345.00 $329.52 $1,562 +18.65
505–545 525 2 312.00–322.00 $316.81 $1,663 +3.53
585–590 589 4 300.00–301.00 $300.25 $1,768 +0.04
610–640 625 2 285.00–290.00 $287.44 $1,796 -8.06
655 655 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,847 —
730 730 2 262.00 $262.00 $1,913 -10.00
800 800 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,880 +13.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,620 -1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,254 —
305 305 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,296 -33.68
350–363 360 7 402.50–437.00 $419.17 $1,509 +1.29
400–445 425 3 365.00–370.00 $367.42 $1,562 —
455 fancy 455 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,820 —
470–491 481 10 365.00–372.50 $371.31 $1,786 -2.63
501–525 509 6 355.00–360.00 $355.86 $1,811 +16.27
565 565 1 351.00 $351.00 $1,983 +11.78
610 fancy 610 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,196 —
608–640 613 6 330.00–331.00 $330.17 $2,024 -10.82
650 650 1 324.00 $324.00 $2,106 -5.47
730 730 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,154 +1.38
802 802 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,125 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 384 5 352.00–382.00 $369.89 $1,420 —
495 495 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,584 -7.03
505–540 526 5 310.00–326.00 $320.25 $1,685 +15.25
560–595 578 2 304.00–332.00 $318.42 $1,840 —
625–637 635 5 305.00–309.00 $308.21 $1,957 —
840 840 1 252.00 $252.00 $2,117 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,667 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1120 1068 85-90% 6 105.00–117.00 $109.48 $1,169 —
1150 1150 85-90% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,438 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1260 1193 80-85% 2 134.00–135.00 $134.47 $1,604 -14.10
1260–1305 1283 80-85% 2 110.00–122.00 $115.89 $1,487 —
1310 1310 80-85% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,965 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590 1590 75-80% 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,067 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1550 1490 2 178.00–183.00 $180.40 $2,688 —
1900 1900 1 188.00 $188.00 $3,572 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
965–1005 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,250.00–1,500.00 $1,377.54
1057 1057 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,725.00 $1,725.00
1085 1085 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1317 1317 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,850.00 $1,850.00
1290–1375 1333 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,275.00–2,550.00 $2,416.89
1630 1630 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–900 893 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,825.00–2,050.00 $1,974.44
1010–1380 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,950.00–2,440.00 $2,263.36
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,825.00 $1,825.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00 —

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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.