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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 25, 2026

1,120 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $361.26/cwt ≈ $2,444/hd at 677 lb · 120 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $374.66/cwt -6.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,937/hd at 784 lb · 85 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $341.49/cwt ≈ $2,644/hd at 774 lb · 72 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,120 1,026 731
Feeder cattle 963 967 663
Slaughter cattle 42 41 38
Replacement cattle 115 18 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold 5.00-7.00 lower and those over 500 lbs. were 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-8.00 higher. There was continued strong demand for a good quality feeder calf offering. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 705.00 $705.00 $2,009 +63.35
335 335 3 625.00–675.00 $641.67 $2,150 -29.98
365–395 385 3 590.00–595.00 $591.58 $2,278 -8.42
405 405 1 547.50 $547.50 $2,217 -13.90
417 fancy 417 12 575.00 $575.00 $2,398 -7.54
450–480 fancy 460 3 550.00–560.00 $556.52 $2,560 -1.48
455–490 479 24 516.00–540.00 $536.64 $2,571 +5.69
505–535 521 38 507.00–537.00 $524.33 $2,732 +0.94
550–564 561 14 492.00–504.00 $498.37 $2,796 +20.31
607 fancy 607 4 467.00 $467.00 $2,835 —
600–648 630 44 430.00–448.00 $439.93 $2,772 +10.93
653–654 value added 654 9 426.00–435.00 $432.00 $2,825 +19.97
655–698 688 42 390.00–420.00 $403.29 $2,775 +3.24
705–723 715 16 390.00–401.00 $395.42 $2,827 +15.83
750–795 766 13 360.00–370.00 $363.10 $2,781 -1.89
787 value added 787 72 376.75 $376.75 $2,965 -5.07
800–810 808 8 335.00–350.00 $347.14 $2,805 —
866–892 880 11 345.50–350.00 $347.51 $3,058 +22.51
960 960 7 324.50 $324.50 $3,115 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–395 374 4 540.00–550.00 $545.29 $2,039 +34.14
455–495 477 3 495.00–510.00 $503.13 $2,400 +24.14
540 540 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,430 -15.08
560–580 570 2 470.00–477.50 $473.82 $2,701 +53.80
615–645 630 3 422.50–425.00 $424.17 $2,672 +37.78
660 660 1 357.50 $357.50 $2,360 -21.79
892 892 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,854 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 259 5 565.00–600.00 $580.46 $1,503 +40.71
307 307 2 542.00 $542.00 $1,664 +53.26
332 fancy 332 2 582.50 $582.50 $1,934 +8.72
351–385 360 6 507.00–530.00 $521.77 $1,878 +12.81
407–410 fancy 409 10 512.00–520.00 $516.01 $2,110 —
410–430 417 6 485.00–500.00 $487.58 $2,033 +22.78
450–495 472 10 435.00–465.00 $450.27 $2,125 +5.41
504–518 value added 511 22 457.00–459.00 $457.99 $2,340 +16.43
502–536 525 34 423.00–445.00 $434.73 $2,282 +2.67
560–583 579 14 389.00–400.00 $396.17 $2,294 -8.86
600–640 633 50 368.00–395.00 $378.88 $2,398 +10.46
651–665 value added 664 62 365.00–370.00 $367.00 $2,437 —
690 690 58 350.00–355.50 $355.12 $2,450 —
757–795 766 7 315.00–335.00 $327.44 $2,508 —
775 value added 775 65 343.00 $343.00 $2,658 —
825 825 1 319.00 $319.00 $2,632 —
905 905 5 307.00 $307.00 $2,778 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,236 +5.54
302–335 312 6 480.00–525.00 $512.60 $1,599 +64.47
365 365 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,770 +44.27
400–440 422 5 436.00–472.50 $457.09 $1,929 +51.55
458 458 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,740 -37.50
517–535 521 6 362.00–374.00 $371.11 $1,933 -30.58
550–596 585 6 329.00–359.00 $336.37 $1,968 -41.13
623–645 628 10 343.00–362.00 $358.07 $2,249 +5.88
735 735 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,352 +40.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 402.00 $402.00 $2,070 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 615.00–650.00 $632.96 $1,791 -57.04
320–325 323 2 605.00–637.00 $621.12 $2,006 -56.38
360–390 368 6 555.00–580.00 $565.86 $2,082 +15.61
405–440 428 8 527.00–560.00 $536.16 $2,295 +34.21
461 fancy 461 8 567.50 $567.50 $2,616 —
450–490 478 6 505.00–520.00 $512.37 $2,449 +33.26
500–520 508 3 505.00–527.50 $519.30 $2,638 +55.97
555–590 565 5 435.00–470.00 $452.81 $2,558 +29.99
660–685 672 3 380.00–394.00 $386.40 $2,597 +10.87
710–735 723 2 375.00–385.00 $379.91 $2,747 +9.91
1090 1090 1 238.00 $238.00 $2,594 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 585.00 $585.00 $1,696 +7.93
340 340 1 585.00 $585.00 $1,989 +76.23
350–385 368 2 527.50–547.00 $537.71 $1,979 +36.04
405–430 417 3 505.00–510.00 $507.31 $2,115 +75.88
450–487 472 5 450.00–487.50 $463.82 $2,189 —
540–545 542 3 455.00–490.00 $478.26 $2,592 +83.95
590 590 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,124 —
700 700 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,398 +12.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1185–1445 1313 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 4 3,500.00–4,800.00 $4,065.90 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1010 885 85-90% 2 152.00–152.50 $152.21 $1,347 —
985–1080 1014 85-90% 4 138.00–149.00 $142.18 $1,442 -29.82
845–1420 1112 85-90% 7 110.00–135.00 $127.56 $1,418 —
1125 1125 85-90% 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,890 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1455 1334 75-80% 4 150.00–153.00 $151.11 $2,016 —
1255–1505 1418 75-80% 5 166.00–180.00 $171.33 $2,429 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 80-85% 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,670 —
1020–1645 1286 80-85% 7 154.00–160.00 $157.03 $2,019 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1810 1810 1 189.00 $189.00 $3,421 —
2325 2325 1 205.00 $205.00 $4,766 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1245 1171 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 2,300.00–2,700.00 $2,529.78
1135–1300 1218 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,500.00–2,550.00 $2,523.31
1375 1375 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
1460 1460 (<2 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–935 920 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,300.00–2,800.00 $2,554.08
1010 1010 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00
1128 fancy 1128 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 5,100.00 $5,100.00
1105–1420 1184 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,600.00–3,800.00 $3,421.90
1125–1465 fancy 1189 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 4,700.00–5,450.00 $5,199.36
1171–1435 1226 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 3,400.00–3,950.00 $3,805.60
1170–1360 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,600.00 $3,600.00
1130–1410 1294 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 3,600.00–3,900.00 $3,733.14
1390 1390 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
1625 1625 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,700.00 $3,700.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
896–958 927 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 3,400.00–3,900.00 $3,658.36
930 fancy 930 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 5,650.00 $5,650.00
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,500.00–4,600.00 $4,050.00
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00
986–1031 fancy 1009 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 5,050.00–5,400.00 $5,228.90
970–1062 1031 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 3,000.00–4,100.00 $3,755.14
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1075 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00
1075–1095 1082 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 3,950.00–4,050.00 $3,983.74
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00
1230 1230 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00
1320 1320 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 4,000.00 $4,000.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 4,400.00 $4,400.00
915 915 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00

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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
1210 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 4,500.00 $4,500.00 —
1200–1240 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,900.00–4,950.00 $4,433.61 —
1180–1490 1283 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 4,600.00–4,800.00 $4,708.05 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 4,100.00 $4,100.00 —
1005 fancy 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 5,900.00 $5,900.00 —
1040 fancy 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 6,050.00 $6,050.00 —
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00 —

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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.