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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 14, 2026

1,018 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $432.11/cwt +5.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,493/hd at 577 lb · 72 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $378.13/cwt +7.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,144/hd at 567 lb · 54 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $308.00/cwt ≈ $3,062/hd at 994 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,018 1,230 1,401
Feeder cattle 960 1,149 1,346
Slaughter cattle 42 57 38
Replacement cattle 16 24 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: The 550 lb. to 750 lb. feeder steers sold 8.00-10.00 higher and remainder of the steers were unevenly steady. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 higher. Another high quality offering with several weaned, pre-conditioned packages of steers and heifers in the 500-700 lb. weight range. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower on a very plain quality offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,344 —
285 285 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,710 +115.00
338 338 8 520.00 $520.00 $1,758 —
380–397 389 4 500.00–530.00 $509.89 $1,983 +33.65
401–405 fancy 404 8 510.00–520.00 $513.73 $2,075 -1.27
416–447 429 24 455.00–480.00 $463.16 $1,987 -26.84
453–491 473 21 455.00–480.00 $466.88 $2,208 +9.90
510–520 513 4 420.00–431.00 $427.34 $2,192 -5.54
500–546 value added 532 6 440.00–445.00 $440.78 $2,345 -18.22
558 value added 558 4 451.00 $451.00 $2,517 +19.32
550–595 578 68 417.50–438.00 $431.00 $2,491 +16.58
603–630 value added 614 21 430.00–440.00 $435.53 $2,674 +16.33
600–625 618 5 400.00–415.00 $402.99 $2,490 +5.28
670 value added 670 7 422.50 $422.50 $2,831 +23.40
650–697 673 35 397.00–408.00 $404.14 $2,720 +24.52
705–727 value added 718 8 380.00–390.00 $383.77 $2,755 +4.01
705–743 735 14 360.00–372.50 $367.77 $2,703 +13.29
758–795 value added 788 31 350.50–357.00 $351.71 $2,771 -2.39
800–830 value added 812 13 344.00–348.00 $346.43 $2,813 —
840 840 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,751 -16.50
930 930 1 307.50 $307.50 $2,860 -12.50
994 value added 994 49 308.00 $308.00 $3,062 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,936 +45.00
438 438 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,840 -1.37
450–495 483 14 390.00–445.00 $432.62 $2,090 +31.62
500–535 515 4 400.00–410.00 $404.28 $2,082 +3.28
550–565 556 13 350.00–407.50 $391.17 $2,175 —
620–630 625 10 335.00–380.00 $363.54 $2,272 +16.28
655–698 681 8 370.00–390.00 $378.71 $2,579 +18.71
745 745 2 315.00–350.00 $332.50 $2,477 -6.50
760 760 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,508 —
855–860 858 2 275.00–297.50 $286.28 $2,456 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 value added 513 16 468.00 $468.00 $2,401 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,268 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,254 -15.00
317 317 9 440.00 $440.00 $1,395 +17.86
363–392 375 6 427.50–440.00 $434.81 $1,631 -5.10
403–439 fancy 423 11 440.00–450.00 $442.60 $1,872 +2.67
415–446 434 9 410.00–432.50 $419.96 $1,823 +4.27
460–482 fancy 466 7 425.00–430.00 $428.52 $1,997 -7.00
450–496 483 25 400.00–420.00 $415.52 $2,007 +6.12
501–536 516 34 395.00–420.00 $402.97 $2,079 +11.44
552–597 567 54 365.00–390.00 $378.13 $2,144 +9.89
603–630 625 28 360.00–380.00 $362.79 $2,267 +11.36
657–659 value added 658 28 358.00–360.00 $359.07 $2,363 +4.32
669–690 672 8 335.00–348.00 $345.33 $2,321 +16.38
700–720 706 5 321.00–332.50 $325.49 $2,298 +10.27
765–787 780 9 315.00–324.00 $321.67 $2,509 +10.59
800 value added 800 19 328.00 $328.00 $2,624 +8.50
955 955 2 267.50 $267.50 $2,555 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 380.00–390.00 $385.08 $1,174 +1.91
375 375 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,500 +14.83
400–440 425 9 342.50–381.00 $367.86 $1,563 -14.88
470–485 477 4 360.00–380.00 $371.23 $1,771 +17.08
512–545 532 8 320.00–370.00 $339.97 $1,809 -22.25
570–590 582 3 320.00–347.50 $337.39 $1,964 -0.75
635 635 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,032 +0.02
670 670 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,110 —
710 710 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,112 +16.94
770 770 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,156 +13.96
835 835 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,275 —
885 885 1 257.50 $257.50 $2,279 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 425 9 404.00–405.00 $404.66 $1,720 —
485 485 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,916 —
550–590 575 8 355.00–365.00 $360.04 $2,070 +7.04
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,656 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,725 +25.00
385–390 388 2 480.00–490.00 $484.97 $1,882 +47.33
410–445 428 7 425.00–450.00 $434.44 $1,859 -5.20
480–495 484 4 425.00 $425.00 $2,057 -6.84
500–510 505 2 420.00–440.00 $429.90 $2,171 +15.78
587 587 4 397.50 $397.50 $2,333 +7.98
630 630 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,268 -35.00
770 770 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,522 -7.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,562 +45.00
445 445 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,468 -35.00
500–535 513 6 335.00–412.50 $374.69 $1,922 +39.69
560–597 587 6 330.00–370.00 $354.87 $2,083 -11.58
615–640 628 2 285.00–340.00 $313.05 $1,966 -16.95
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 80-85% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,485 —
1020 1020 80-85% 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,673 —
1025–1385 1185 80-85% 7 116.00–135.00 $125.56 $1,488 -42.44
1240–1465 1321 80-85% 6 138.00–148.00 $144.87 $1,914 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1320 1223 75-80% 2 125.00–130.00 $127.70 $1,562 —
1355–1550 1460 75-80% 3 136.00–148.00 $143.93 $2,101 —
1235–1620 1473 75-80% 6 150.00–159.00 $153.80 $2,265 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1195 1004 85-90% 5 110.00–124.00 $118.31 $1,188 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2015–2590 2227 3 166.00–181.50 $173.53 $3,865 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
1155–1185 1170 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,700.00–1,750.00 $1,725.32
1130–1460 1294 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,300.00–3,200.00 $2,725.17
1440 1440 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
1485 1485 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00

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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.