Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 1, 2026

898 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $470.70/cwt +16.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,507/hd at 533 lb · 109 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $543.54/cwt +50.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,835/hd at 522 lb · 31 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $518.93/cwt -10.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,232/hd at 430 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	898	1,056	1,249
Feeder cattle	793	950	1,110
Slaughter cattle	62	42	65
Replacement cattle	43	64	74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 higher. Today's quality was very inconsistent and the majority of the offering was sold one or two at time but the demand for the feeder calves remained very strong. The feeder buyers are still paying premiums for the higher quality calves and discounting the plain and bawling calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185–195	190	2	800.00	$800.00	$1,520	—
330 fancy	330	3	677.00	$677.00	$2,234	—
320–347	337	6	605.00–626.00	$618.17	$2,083	+41.43
365 fancy	365	3	645.00–650.00	$648.33	$2,366	-31.67
367–392	380	5	614.00–624.00	$619.07	$2,352	+18.76
425–433	429	6	595.00–610.00	$602.57	$2,585	-0.57
443 fancy	443	11	617.00	$617.00	$2,733	—
460–485	477	18	547.00–567.00	$554.13	$2,643	-35.87
503–525 value added	521	21	549.00–565.00	$550.57	$2,868	—
505–532	523	10	528.00–530.00	$528.78	$2,766	+35.44
550–581	575	11	483.00–516.00	$487.15	$2,801	-2.85
600–602 value added	600	19	469.00–471.50	$471.24	$2,827	—
607–635	620	5	441.00–455.00	$448.52	$2,781	+10.82
669 value added	669	13	436.00	$436.00	$2,917	—
655–690	675	5	410.00–415.00	$412.01	$2,781	-0.94
700–737	724	21	387.50–400.00	$392.51	$2,842	-3.49
752	752	2	382.00	$382.00	$2,873	+34.00
803–842	823	14	347.00–366.00	$358.15	$2,948	—
860	860	5	344.00	$344.00	$2,958	—
915–920	918	2	315.00–321.00	$317.99	$2,919	-8.27
990	990	1	315.00	$315.00	$3,118	—
1017	1017	5	299.00	$299.00	$3,041	+4.00
1165	1165	3	269.00	$269.00	$3,134	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	555.00	$555.00	$1,776	—
350–395	374	7	465.00–590.00	$556.08	$2,080	—
405–449	439	19	465.00–565.00	$500.91	$2,199	-53.10
460–490	477	8	465.00–517.00	$492.58	$2,350	-19.82
500–540	529	18	405.00–492.00	$442.11	$2,339	-14.06
570–585	573	5	405.00–462.00	$440.51	$2,524	-4.06
750–775	763	2	340.00–355.00	$347.62	$2,652	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457–497	478	7	530.00–535.00	$532.94	$2,547	-42.06
550–597	584	13	467.00–472.50	$469.68	$2,743	+0.59
670–696	690	5	395.00–400.00	$396.00	$2,732	—
706–725	713	8	374.00–382.00	$377.73	$2,693	-4.26

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	270	3	610.00–630.00	$618.51	$1,670	+28.51
315 fancy	315	1	650.00	$650.00	$2,048	+57.50
315–345	333	5	550.00–580.00	$557.73	$1,857	+2.73
350–365	357	6	522.00–547.00	$530.60	$1,894	-32.64
405 fancy	405	1	545.00	$545.00	$2,207	+9.68
400–449	431	26	500.00–535.00	$517.93	$2,232	+25.93
450–465	453	6	470.00–490.00	$476.56	$2,159	-17.77
500–533	523	21	435.00–462.00	$452.70	$2,368	-1.31
535 value added	535	88	475.00	$475.00	$2,541	—
560–596	574	18	395.00–420.00	$404.49	$2,322	-4.56
600–605	601	5	371.00–395.00	$390.17	$2,345	+13.95
661–680	672	8	365.00–372.00	$368.60	$2,477	+4.10
715–745	725	3	347.00–370.00	$354.88	$2,573	+47.19
792	792	2	363.00	$363.00	$2,875	+54.52
875	875	2	330.00	$330.00	$2,888	+36.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	231	4	480.00–570.00	$512.46	$1,184	—
275–280	277	3	455.00–530.00	$504.70	$1,398	-35.49
305–341	325	8	460.00–512.00	$491.89	$1,599	-6.05
355–390	374	6	420.00–502.50	$457.61	$1,711	-42.15
400–445	426	24	402.50–490.00	$470.48	$2,004	+24.31
455–495	476	4	385.00–447.50	$403.57	$1,921	-28.42
500–540	524	10	390.00–425.00	$412.10	$2,159	+12.69
570–585	576	5	355.00–385.00	$370.55	$2,134	-5.34
610–640	622	6	310.00–367.00	$352.25	$2,191	+10.25
670–695	683	2	300.00–335.00	$317.82	$2,171	-9.33
715–725	722	3	310.00–335.00	$326.74	$2,359	+41.74
945	945	1	271.00	$271.00	$2,561	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,924	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	750.00	$750.00	$1,575	—
250	250	2	680.00	$680.00	$1,700	-11.85
320–332	327	4	620.00–655.00	$631.23	$2,064	+2.99
360–390	375	5	590.00–622.00	$603.40	$2,263	-2.29
404–442	419	13	500.00–525.00	$510.01	$2,137	-49.35
455 fancy	455	1	535.00	$535.00	$2,434	—
455–485	468	8	482.00–485.00	$484.61	$2,268	-45.08
500–513	510	4	485.00–500.00	$496.32	$2,531	-19.20
550–585	561	5	467.50–475.00	$472.55	$2,651	+7.56
610	610	1	443.00	$443.00	$2,702	+43.00
655	655	1	402.00	$402.00	$2,633	+17.57
700	700	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,485	-23.00
750–782	771	4	312.00–342.00	$323.04	$2,491	—
1020	1020	3	283.00	$283.00	$2,887	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	630.00	$630.00	$1,606	—
300–345	318	5	545.00–590.00	$577.68	$1,837	+23.07
350–375	358	5	507.50–582.50	$552.19	$1,977	+17.59
406–440	420	5	486.00–492.50	$490.61	$2,061	-43.15
450–490	460	4	412.00–417.50	$413.46	$1,902	-70.87
515–540	527	9	417.50–470.00	$452.64	$2,385	-1.61
560–575	569	5	396.00–435.00	$411.09	$2,339	+30.15
620–645	637	3	360.00–378.00	$372.16	$2,371	-2.84
670–675	673	2	370.00–375.00	$372.49	$2,507	—
850	850	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,508	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	11	470.00	$470.00	$2,317	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1387	1387	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	472.50	$472.50	$1,914	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	535.00	$535.00	$2,060	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1590	1347	75-80%	20	171.00–194.00	$182.70	$2,461	+3.98
1425	1425	75-80%	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,280	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1025	910	85-90%	3	170.00–174.00	$172.18	$1,567	—
805–1025	914	85-90%	5	155.00–161.00	$158.29	$1,447	—
870–1125	983	85-90%	9	140.00–151.00	$145.50	$1,430	-24.80
1045	1045	85-90%	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,421	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1195	1140	80-85%	2	155.00–157.00	$155.95	$1,778	-15.52
1070–1320	1185	80-85%	7	173.00–185.00	$176.37	$2,090	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215	1215	1	187.50	$187.50	$2,278	—
1380–1500	1440	2	193.50–196.00	$194.80	$2,805	—
1670–2090	1880	2	209.00–219.00	$213.44	$4,013	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1255–1360	1308	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,525.00–2,725.00	$2,629.02

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1070	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,140.00–2,430.00	$2,302.46

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1200	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,400.00–2,950.00	$2,670.61
1195	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,900.00	$3,900.00
1210 thin fleshed	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1285	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1110–1465	1288	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,100.00–2,950.00	$2,583.59
1175–1433	1328	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,100.00–3,300.00	$2,997.17
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00
830	830	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,400.00	$2,400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1140 thin fleshed	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	-1,050.00
1195–1300	1248	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,500.00–4,400.00	$3,968.94	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,500.00	$4,500.00	—

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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.