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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 4, 2026

681 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $345.32/cwt ≈ $2,522/hd at 730 lb · 75 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $454.51/cwt +4.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,123/hd at 467 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $413.02/cwt -30.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,181/hd at 528 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 681 1,120 687
Feeder cattle 555 963 622
Slaughter cattle 72 42 41
Replacement cattle 54 115 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00-12.00 lower. Today's offering was much plainer and lacked the high quality, weaned calves and packages that the previous few sales have contained. Slaughter cows traded 1.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00-4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 228 2 630.00–700.00 $666.92 $1,521 —
295 295 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,622 -155.00
305–315 311 4 560.00–580.00 $570.04 $1,773 -71.63
355–377 367 7 530.00–560.00 $538.55 $1,976 -53.03
362–390 fancy 379 5 577.00–577.50 $577.31 $2,188 —
417–442 425 11 520.00–545.00 $527.71 $2,243 -19.79
470–495 490 8 512.00–535.00 $520.46 $2,550 -16.18
510–535 517 16 500.00–538.00 $511.14 $2,643 -13.19
572–598 588 16 430.00–465.00 $456.35 $2,683 -42.02
600–645 617 12 423.00–447.50 $437.20 $2,698 -2.73
650–690 668 12 409.00–438.00 $424.03 $2,833 +20.74
705–735 717 10 375.00–400.00 $388.08 $2,783 -7.34
757–770 761 6 359.00–381.00 $373.58 $2,843 +10.48
802–832 822 8 339.00–341.00 $339.88 $2,794 -7.26
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 2 520.00 $520.00 $2,064 -25.29
405–446 432 8 475.00–500.00 $491.28 $2,122 —
455–490 467 8 450.00–505.00 $489.99 $2,288 -13.14
523–546 533 8 435.00–494.00 $481.62 $2,567 +31.62
580 580 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,349 -68.82
735 735 1 362.00 $362.00 $2,661 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 475.00 $475.00 $2,256 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 225 2 575.00–595.00 $584.78 $1,316 —
250–295 274 11 508.00–532.00 $520.76 $1,427 -59.70
315–340 328 5 507.00–540.00 $522.48 $1,714 -19.52
370–395 378 6 495.00–525.00 $508.25 $1,921 -13.52
400 fancy 400 6 520.00 $520.00 $2,080 +3.99
402–423 414 12 470.00–500.00 $487.62 $2,019 +0.04
450–490 467 33 440.00–472.50 $454.51 $2,123 +4.24
507–548 528 29 400.00–435.00 $413.02 $2,181 -21.71
555–586 571 10 370.00–396.00 $384.07 $2,193 -12.10
600–645 625 19 352.00–380.00 $364.74 $2,280 -14.14
661 661 4 354.00 $354.00 $2,340 -1.12
716 716 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,291 —
731 value added 731 71 346.75 $346.75 $2,535 —
800 800 1 296.00 $296.00 $2,368 -23.00
850 850 1 262.50 $262.50 $2,231 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 475.00–480.00 $477.52 $1,399 —
310–340 330 3 420.00–465.00 $449.19 $1,482 -63.41
355–380 370 4 412.00–475.00 $446.85 $1,653 -38.15
400–440 416 10 410.00–460.00 $437.11 $1,818 -19.98
470–495 477 6 410.00–426.00 $422.91 $2,017 +42.91
505–535 517 3 334.00–377.50 $355.08 $1,836 -16.03
565–590 578 2 340.00–358.00 $349.19 $2,018 +12.82
600–635 618 5 330.00–347.00 $337.47 $2,086 -20.60
680–685 683 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,117 —
825 825 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,269 —
865 865 1 269.00 $269.00 $2,327 —
995 995 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,587 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 347.50 $347.50 $1,477 —
690 690 1 289.00 $289.00 $1,994 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267–297 281 5 600.00–645.00 $634.28 $1,782 +1.32
300 fancy 300 1 680.00 $680.00 $2,040 —
323 323 3 611.00 $611.00 $1,974 -10.12
350 fancy 350 2 635.00 $635.00 $2,222 —
357 357 2 590.00 $590.00 $2,106 +24.14
400–445 424 7 500.00–532.50 $514.64 $2,182 -21.52
455–475 464 5 495.00–522.00 $513.65 $2,383 +1.28
502–510 505 4 490.00–502.00 $498.49 $2,517 -20.81
552–585 559 8 445.00–462.00 $456.76 $2,553 +3.95
615–646 640 5 370.00–388.00 $374.21 $2,395 —
660–695 683 3 365.00–390.00 $373.05 $2,548 -13.35
727 727 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,726 -4.91
762–770 765 3 351.00–354.00 $352.01 $2,693 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,392 —
270–295 282 6 500.00–585.00 $551.73 $1,556 -33.27
330–347 341 7 512.00–550.00 $528.71 $1,803 -56.29
360–380 375 7 475.00–535.00 $502.84 $1,886 -34.87
400–425 411 5 475.00–490.00 $483.87 $1,989 -23.44
450–487 471 15 467.50–480.00 $476.30 $2,243 +12.48
520–545 536 5 375.00–477.50 $430.91 $2,310 -47.35
585 585 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,282 +30.00
1165 1165 1 221.00 $221.00 $2,575 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,540 —
470 470 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,668 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
970 970 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1030 961 85-90% 4 120.00–135.00 $128.26 $1,233 —
800–1285 1023 85-90% 8 137.00–148.50 $142.98 $1,463 +0.80
920–1210 1069 85-90% 8 150.00–160.50 $154.90 $1,656 —
985–1240 1095 85-90% 3 162.00–164.00 $163.24 $1,787 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1470 1364 75-80% 8 153.00–164.50 $159.78 $2,179 —
1175–1630 1388 75-80% 13 167.50–189.00 $176.27 $2,447 —
1395 1395 75-80% 1 146.00 $146.00 $2,037 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1170 1160 80-85% 2 145.00–148.00 $146.51 $1,700 —
1130–1240 1166 80-85% 6 153.00–164.00 $158.09 $1,843 —
1285 1285 80-85% 1 172.00 $172.00 $2,210 +14.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1945 1615 3 188.00–199.00 $193.56 $3,126 —
1550–1950 1736 7 173.00–185.00 $179.56 $3,117 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
887 887 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,075.00 $2,075.00
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1280 1149 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,500.00–3,650.00 $3,064.04
1150–1465 1329 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,500.00–3,000.00 $2,685.23
1260–1475 1345 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,700.00–2,950.00 $2,791.39
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 thin fleshed 860 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00
930 thin fleshed 930 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,975.00 $2,975.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675 675 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1020 1020 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00 -1,150.00
1030–1210 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 3,200.00–3,750.00 $3,551.34 —
1165–1245 1205 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,700.00–3,150.00 $2,917.53 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1195–1495 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,500.00–4,150.00 $3,861.25 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
895 895 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
705 705 (<2 yrs)Open 1 3,550.00 $3,550.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00 —

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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.