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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 6, 2026

525 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $444.54/cwt -15.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,796/hd at 629 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $425.00/cwt +11.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,414/hd at 568 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $537.49/cwt +4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,542/hd at 473 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 525 829 539
Feeder cattle 436 772 462
Slaughter cattle 42 35 51
Replacement cattle 47 22 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. There were a very limited number of favorable conditioned calves when compared to last week. The demand for the lightweight calves returned to where it was a few weeks ago. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 680.00 $680.00 $2,108 +2.62
350–370 fancy 362 5 605.00–607.00 $605.77 $2,193 -1.23
370 370 1 582.50 $582.50 $2,155 +1.11
417 417 2 565.00 $565.00 $2,356 -2.23
457–498 473 16 520.00–547.50 $537.49 $2,542 +4.34
520 fancy 520 5 550.00 $550.00 $2,860 —
515–530 525 7 510.00–527.00 $522.61 $2,744 +7.30
551–586 573 15 470.00–500.00 $493.09 $2,825 +10.20
605–647 629 22 420.00–460.00 $444.54 $2,796 -7.43
660–688 681 8 425.00–435.00 $433.41 $2,952 +18.03
700–725 713 4 400.00–410.00 $404.91 $2,887 —
750–755 752 3 381.00–382.00 $381.67 $2,870 +4.67
805–842 829 4 327.00–347.50 $336.96 $2,793 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 610.00 $610.00 $1,556 —
305–330 318 2 500.00–542.00 $521.83 $1,659 -103.17
375–395 382 3 540.00–552.50 $547.59 $2,092 —
417–443 433 8 510.00–534.00 $519.16 $2,248 +31.32
470 470 1 482.50 $482.50 $2,268 -1.80
500–505 503 2 465.00–482.50 $473.71 $2,383 —
580 580 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,233 -71.99
670 670 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,546 —
737 737 2 362.50 $362.50 $2,672 —
750 750 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,662 —
832 832 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,579 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–480 465 5 500.00–515.00 $508.16 $2,363 -3.91
525–545 532 3 490.00–500.00 $493.29 $2,624 +6.63
572 572 2 455.00 $455.00 $2,603 —
605 605 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,480 -25.65
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,409 —
810 810 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,430 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 620.00 $620.00 $1,674 +40.11
305 fancy 305 1 612.50 $612.50 $1,868 —
300–325 311 4 560.00–580.00 $568.57 $1,768 +31.94
362–398 382 10 515.00–537.00 $524.36 $2,003 +22.77
410–440 418 9 482.00–507.00 $492.15 $2,057 -0.36
452–482 466 13 451.00–480.00 $468.19 $2,182 -0.54
510–548 533 6 425.00–437.00 $433.88 $2,313 -8.28
536 fancy 536 3 462.50 $462.50 $2,479 —
555–563 fancy 559 8 436.00–440.00 $437.99 $2,448 —
560–590 575 10 405.00–422.00 $414.60 $2,384 +1.13
600–635 623 6 370.00–387.00 $381.55 $2,377 -8.85
665 665 1 369.00 $369.00 $2,454 -10.79
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 547.00–550.00 $548.60 $1,772 +48.60
350–385 366 4 500.00–507.50 $504.85 $1,848 +30.23
412–442 425 10 445.00–460.00 $453.07 $1,926 +28.07
480–490 487 3 392.00–425.00 $414.15 $2,017 -7.87
505–520 514 4 407.00–417.00 $412.74 $2,121 +35.54
560 560 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,044 -15.00
670–690 682 6 326.00–343.00 $336.94 $2,298 -3.44
710 710 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,308 -2.00
800 800 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,400 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 430 2 477.00–477.50 $477.26 $2,052 +18.18
450–485 463 6 430.00–445.00 $436.44 $2,021 -17.81
570–585 575 3 395.00–400.00 $398.30 $2,290 +5.61
603–627 615 7 362.00–366.00 $363.58 $2,236 -4.82
656 656 4 351.00 $351.00 $2,303 —
720 720 2 338.00–344.00 $341.00 $2,455 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,780 —

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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 2 590.00–600.00 $595.13 $1,684 —
333 333 3 575.00 $575.00 $1,915 -59.50
351 351 5 565.00 $565.00 $1,983 -5.00
355 fancy 355 1 590.00 $590.00 $2,094 —
400–440 406 13 520.00–545.00 $539.20 $2,189 +34.20
450 450 1 520.00 $520.00 $2,340 +28.69
500–525 517 3 482.00–485.00 $484.03 $2,502 +10.01
560–575 565 3 430.00–434.00 $432.64 $2,444 -22.32
580 fancy 580 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,871 +10.00
605 605 1 377.00 $377.00 $2,281 —
723 723 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,784 +3.49
880 880 1 334.00 $334.00 $2,939 +18.99
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,056 -190.00
330 330 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,798 +33.00
352–397 380 7 487.50–535.00 $516.46 $1,963 -10.20
450–475 463 2 460.00–470.00 $464.86 $2,152 +34.86
505–530 518 2 437.00–450.00 $443.34 $2,297 +1.34
565 565 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,175 -19.98
925 925 1 282.00 $282.00 $2,608 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
672 672 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,486 -6.28
797 797 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,590 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,638 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1490 1316 75-80% 4 170.00–177.00 $174.07 $2,291 -13.87
1120–1575 1349 75-80% 9 181.00–191.00 $186.48 $2,516 -1.46
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,237 -1.87
980 980 85-90% 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,686 +19.70
930–1160 1011 85-90% 8 153.00–169.00 $159.50 $1,613 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 80-85% 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,872 —
1035–1155 1095 80-85% 2 150.00–154.00 $151.89 $1,663 —
945–1185 1098 80-85% 4 160.00–171.00 $165.38 $1,816 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1975 1575 2 205.00–207.00 $205.75 $3,241 —
1440–1780 1633 3 211.00–219.00 $215.96 $3,527 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,120.00 $2,120.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1220 1220 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1070–1260 1152 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,700.00–2,400.00 $2,049.57
1065–1275 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,400.00–3,000.00 $2,734.48
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00
1305 1305 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
1365 fancy 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760 760 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00

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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
1232 fancy 1232 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 4,825.00 $4,825.00 —
1330–1465 1397 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 3,250.00–4,050.00 $3,569.39 —
1450 fancy 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 4,900.00 $4,900.00 —
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,950.00 $3,950.00 —
1315–1755 1592 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 3,450.00–4,450.00 $4,174.61 -775.39
1617 1617 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,950.00 $3,950.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1105 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —

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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.