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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 17, 2026

821 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $422.38/cwt -14.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,843/hd at 673 lb · 76 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $340.00/cwt ≈ $2,819/hd at 829 lb · 61 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $449.03/cwt +0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,322/hd at 517 lb · 59 head
Russell Springs 6-weight steers sold at $425/cwt, mid-pack for the state—right in line with the KY average ($425) and $18/cwt under Stanford, KY ($443). The class is down $23/cwt from its mid-May peak of $434. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 821 641 492
Feeder cattle 781 597 395
Slaughter cattle 26 26 78
Replacement cattle 14 18 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Strong quality offering of feeder classes this week. Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold steady to 6.00 lower, heifers over 600lbs sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold firm. 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
321 fancy 321 3 700.00 $700.00 $2,247 —
330 330 1 625.00 $625.00 $2,062 -20.35
395 395 1 520.00 $520.00 $2,054 -22.00
400–430 417 10 507.00–525.00 $516.22 $2,153 -9.88
455–477 469 11 500.00–522.00 $511.64 $2,400 -6.37
510–527 514 9 487.00–515.00 $502.12 $2,581 -6.30
528–535 value added 534 38 517.00–518.00 $517.79 $2,765 —
567 value added 567 2 487.00 $487.00 $2,761 —
557–595 577 42 440.00–469.00 $453.21 $2,615 -5.71
608–649 627 29 420.00–446.00 $431.36 $2,705 -12.15
665–685 673 76 395.00–427.25 $422.38 $2,843 -14.39
701–714 value added 709 19 399.00–402.00 $400.09 $2,837 -3.01
700–732 717 20 387.00–396.00 $390.31 $2,799 +16.31
781–784 783 28 365.00–366.50 $365.48 $2,862 +45.48
805–810 808 2 325.00–332.00 $328.49 $2,654 —
995 995 1 302.50 $302.50 $3,010 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,760 —
365 365 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,807 —
407–445 430 5 477.50–492.50 $482.26 $2,074 —
465–490 478 9 475.00–485.00 $480.19 $2,295 -11.81
500–540 522 9 420.00–475.00 $464.95 $2,427 -10.05
550–595 585 15 424.00–437.50 $425.20 $2,487 —
624–647 630 10 400.00–415.00 $407.96 $2,570 -6.43
670–690 685 4 384.00–385.00 $384.24 $2,632 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,751 -33.99
370 370 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,610 —
475 475 2 425.00 $425.00 $2,019 -52.37
540 540 1 427.00 $427.00 $2,306 —
560–580 565 6 395.00–418.00 $412.58 $2,331 —
630–633 632 4 331.00–387.50 $345.07 $2,181 -37.43
675 675 1 374.00 $374.00 $2,524 -6.49
855 855 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,394 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 2 477.50 $477.50 $2,158 —
585 585 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,252 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–520 515 2 405.00–435.00 $420.15 $2,164 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 565.00 $565.00 $1,328 —
270–280 275 2 502.00–502.50 $502.25 $1,381 —
310 310 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,488 —
312 fancy 312 2 535.00 $535.00 $1,669 —
355–380 361 4 470.00–482.50 $478.97 $1,729 -0.03
410–445 422 5 455.00–475.00 $466.28 $1,968 -6.43
455–486 475 17 442.00–462.00 $450.83 $2,141 -8.85
515 value added 515 27 466.00 $466.00 $2,400 —
502–532 519 32 420.00–445.00 $434.72 $2,256 -13.72
575 575 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,386 -24.96
614–617 value added 616 40 409.00–415.00 $411.99 $2,538 —
605–647 639 5 370.00–380.00 $371.89 $2,376 —
659–687 675 17 350.00–376.00 $362.36 $2,446 +4.86
705 value added 705 2 357.00 $357.00 $2,517 +9.00
756–785 765 10 335.00–341.50 $339.91 $2,600 —
829 value added 829 61 340.00 $340.00 $2,819 —
902 902 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,616 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–485 477 6 436.00–438.00 $437.18 $2,085 —
510–540 517 6 380.00–402.50 $393.67 $2,035 -29.66
560–580 571 4 375.00–395.00 $388.67 $2,219 -24.84
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 422 3 423.00–438.00 $428.16 $1,807 -13.84
470–490 480 2 365.00–400.00 $382.86 $1,838 +2.97
545 545 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,908 -41.21
585 585 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,945 -55.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 2 530.00–600.00 $565.85 $1,743 —
370 370 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,887 -86.25
405–440 425 8 467.50–482.00 $475.37 $2,020 -24.63
455 455 1 477.50 $477.50 $2,173 —
505–545 515 4 422.50–425.00 $424.34 $2,185 -15.66
550–580 558 9 402.00–421.00 $417.17 $2,328 -11.42
610 610 1 377.50 $377.50 $2,303 -6.51
660 660 1 357.50 $357.50 $2,360 —
700–737 715 5 332.00–341.00 $337.29 $2,412 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,570 —
440 440 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,848 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562 562 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,108 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
985 985 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1255 1185 80-85% 4 183.00–200.50 $190.70 $2,260 +20.53
1045–1495 1274 80-85% 9 167.50–176.50 $171.08 $2,180 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1535 1430 75-80% 4 184.00–194.50 $190.40 $2,723 —
1445–1625 1535 75-80% 2 175.00 $175.00 $2,686 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–955 873 85-90% 2 142.00–145.00 $143.64 $1,254 —
960 960 85-90% 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,757 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630–1715 1680 3 232.00–239.00 $234.94 $3,947 +2.79

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
747–1125 873 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,400.00–2,400.00 $1,829.55

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1170–1275 1233 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,300.00–3,000.00 $2,588.65
1275 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 3,300.00 $3,300.00

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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
1465 1465 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 4,000.00 $4,000.00 —

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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.