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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 13, 2026

726 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $538.73/cwt +1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,534/hd at 470 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $435.85/cwt -7.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,264/hd at 519 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $513.44/cwt -20.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,731/hd at 532 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 726 525 458
Feeder cattle 547 436 385
Slaughter cattle 36 42 50
Replacement cattle 143 47 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155 fancy 155 1 800.00 $800.00 $1,240 —
325 325 1 640.00 $640.00 $2,080 -40.00
380–397 389 6 530.00–540.00 $534.93 $2,081 -47.57
397 fancy 397 7 600.00 $600.00 $2,382 -5.77
415–422 418 6 520.00–540.00 $526.65 $2,201 -38.35
407–430 fancy 419 4 560.00–565.00 $562.57 $2,357 —
466–470 fancy 466 21 556.00–560.00 $556.19 $2,592 —
462–490 477 14 505.00–535.00 $512.55 $2,445 -24.94
506–545 value added 526 14 519.00–535.00 $524.42 $2,758 —
522–545 538 14 491.00–510.00 $502.45 $2,703 -20.16
555–585 572 13 477.50–495.00 $487.51 $2,789 -5.58
608–610 fancy 608 5 485.00–490.00 $486.00 $2,955 —
616–622 value added 618 6 473.00–475.00 $473.67 $2,927 —
610–645 629 14 450.00–453.00 $452.22 $2,844 +7.68
665 value added 665 4 450.00 $450.00 $2,992 —
655–681 676 5 405.00–413.00 $411.45 $2,781 -21.96
705 fancy 705 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,996 —
700–709 value added 706 8 410.00–411.00 $410.63 $2,899 —
723–740 731 6 375.00–390.00 $386.50 $2,825 -18.41
751 value added 751 4 389.00 $389.00 $2,921 —
765 765 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,830 -11.67
805–812 811 5 345.00–361.00 $357.82 $2,902 +20.86
910 910 1 340.00 $340.00 $3,094 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,298 —
415–447 441 5 495.00–500.00 $499.06 $2,201 -20.10
460–480 474 8 480.00–485.00 $483.75 $2,293 +1.25
500–540 520 2 480.00–487.50 $483.89 $2,516 +10.18
615 615 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,614 —
681 681 3 384.00 $384.00 $2,615 +4.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1770 1770 1 210.00 $210.00 $3,717 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 fancy 205 1 610.00 $610.00 $1,250 —
245 245 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,250 —
270–295 283 2 540.00–560.00 $550.44 $1,558 -69.56
315–330 323 2 505.00 $505.00 $1,631 -63.57
350–370 365 4 450.00–467.50 $462.47 $1,688 -61.89
374 fancy 374 6 555.00 $555.00 $2,076 —
415 fancy 415 4 505.00 $505.00 $2,096 —
400–440 424 15 445.00–465.00 $455.28 $1,930 -36.87
455 fancy 455 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,093 —
450–475 458 10 440.00–450.00 $445.49 $2,040 -22.70
502 value added 502 8 464.00 $464.00 $2,329 —
500–542 526 21 420.00–431.00 $425.13 $2,236 -8.75
555–557 value added 556 3 417.50–422.50 $419.16 $2,331 —
555–597 585 11 385.00–400.00 $391.97 $2,293 -22.63
602–625 value added 616 5 396.00–400.00 $398.44 $2,454 —
611–640 624 10 367.50–386.00 $380.78 $2,376 -0.77
675 675 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,464 -4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,336 —
325 325 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,462 -98.60
362–397 380 4 437.50–445.00 $441.08 $1,676 -63.77
425–426 426 5 437.50–440.00 $439.00 $1,870 -14.07
475 475 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,019 +10.85
530 530 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,146 -7.74
642 642 2 302.50 $302.50 $1,942 —
665 665 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,261 +3.06
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,490 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140 140 1 710.00 $710.00 $994 —
260 260 2 515.00 $515.00 $1,339 -80.13
306 fancy 306 3 630.00 $630.00 $1,928 —
330 330 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,881 -5.00
365–387 381 4 535.00–545.00 $538.66 $2,052 -26.34
400–430 fancy 415 2 515.00–525.00 $520.18 $2,159 —
415–430 427 5 490.00–510.00 $497.92 $2,126 -41.28
450–495 468 9 485.00–500.00 $492.30 $2,304 -27.70
490 fancy 490 2 505.00 $505.00 $2,474 —
507–525 515 5 440.00–450.00 $445.02 $2,292 -39.01
525–545 fancy 540 4 470.00–475.00 $471.22 $2,545 —
555–585 578 4 445.00–450.00 $448.80 $2,594 +16.16
605–645 615 14 370.00–385.00 $378.57 $2,328 +1.57
610–630 fancy 620 2 400.00–407.50 $403.69 $2,503 —
660 660 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,541 —
725 725 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,574 -30.00
860 860 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,838 -4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 535.00 $535.00 $1,739 -10.00
380 380 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,805 -41.46
412–440 425 4 480.00–487.50 $484.35 $2,058 —
467 467 2 460.00 $460.00 $2,148 -4.86
525 525 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,969 -68.34
563–580 570 5 402.50–410.00 $406.95 $2,320 +21.95
696 696 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,436 —
710 710 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,343 —
882 882 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,646 —
1050 1050 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,940 —
1120 1120 1 280.00 $280.00 $3,136 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 80-85% 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,795 +15.11
1080–1370 1204 80-85% 4 170.00–178.00 $173.36 $2,087 —
1060–1425 1249 80-85% 10 180.00–189.00 $185.07 $2,312 —
1030–1425 1313 80-85% 6 190.00–198.00 $193.50 $2,541 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 85-90% 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,497 —
845–1040 935 85-90% 4 172.00–175.00 $173.83 $1,625 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1480 1475 75-80% 2 180.00–188.00 $183.99 $2,714 —
1535–1855 1642 75-80% 3 193.00–196.00 $194.13 $3,188 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 1 195.00 $195.00 $2,632 —
1220–2095 1658 2 207.50–219.00 $214.77 $3,561 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
722–1380 883 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 24 1,950.00–3,000.00 $2,734.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,220

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1290 1144 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 2,000.00–3,000.00 $2,449.87
845–1565 1173 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 27 2,600.00–3,600.00 $3,006.25
1050–1490 1211 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 19 2,350.00–3,900.00 $3,347.80

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
868–1460 1049 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 27 2,500.00–5,000.00 $4,121.35
805–1121 1067 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 2,400.00–4,800.00 $4,498.22
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,700.00 $3,700.00

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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
1060–1350 1254 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 4,100.00–5,800.00 $5,169.38 —
1485 1485 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 4,600.00 $4,600.00 —

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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.