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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report, Russell Springs, KY

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 24, 2026

762 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $368.56/cwt ≈ $3,166/hd at 859 lb · 76 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $358.07/cwt +1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,608/hd at 728 lb · 71 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $427.74/cwt -21.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,242/hd at 524 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 762 821 313
Feeder cattle 706 781 292
Slaughter cattle 29 26 11
Replacement cattle 27 14 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. No test on slaughter bulls. 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
275 275 1 660.00 $660.00 $1,815 —
325 fancy 325 1 635.00 $635.00 $2,064 -65.00
330 330 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,782 -85.00
387–390 fancy 388 3 630.00–650.00 $643.30 $2,496 —
385–393 391 5 592.00–600.00 $598.43 $2,340 +78.43
432 thin fleshed 432 2 590.00 $590.00 $2,549 —
435–445 439 7 510.00–527.00 $520.13 $2,283 +3.91
450 fancy 450 1 552.50 $552.50 $2,486 —
476–495 490 14 525.00–537.00 $533.67 $2,615 +22.03
505–515 fancy 511 12 520.00–535.00 $524.14 $2,678 —
503–547 525 7 470.00–480.00 $477.02 $2,504 -25.10
520–542 value added 540 10 497.50–507.00 $506.05 $2,733 -11.74
555–560 557 6 455.00–477.50 $471.16 $2,624 +17.95
555–593 value added 580 5 480.00–495.00 $485.80 $2,818 -1.20
602–635 value added 620 24 440.00–455.50 $449.75 $2,788 —
610–637 629 4 415.00–435.00 $420.01 $2,642 -11.35
690–698 694 8 405.00–415.00 $413.76 $2,871 -8.62
735–737 736 3 380.00–387.00 $384.67 $2,831 -5.64
715–747 value added 741 5 408.00–414.00 $412.84 $3,059 +12.75
750–790 value added 775 9 385.00–399.00 $391.55 $3,035 —
808 value added 808 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,949 —
854–872 value added 857 71 368.00–369.75 $369.45 $3,166 —
880–897 887 5 347.00–362.00 $355.93 $3,157 —
962 value added 962 6 340.00 $340.00 $3,271 —
1047 1047 2 300.00 $300.00 $3,141 —
1070 1070 1 305.00 $305.00 $3,264 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 501.00 $501.00 $1,929 +66.00
445 445 1 497.50 $497.50 $2,214 —
470 470 1 492.50 $492.50 $2,315 +67.50
540 540 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,322 +3.00
615 615 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,491 +59.93
650 650 1 358.00 $358.00 $2,327 -16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 378 2 535.00–550.00 $542.55 $2,051 +47.55
440 440 1 497.00 $497.00 $2,187 +14.74

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 4 482.00–487.50 $484.67 $1,624 +4.67
361 thin fleshed 361 3 512.00 $512.00 $1,848 —
362–375 367 4 432.50–450.00 $444.78 $1,632 -34.19
363–380 fancy 370 5 482.00–497.00 $490.83 $1,816 —
413–445 430 24 453.00–469.00 $458.38 $1,971 -7.90
450 fancy 450 4 475.00 $475.00 $2,138 —
455–490 470 10 440.00–457.00 $449.91 $2,115 -0.92
507 value added 507 4 444.00 $444.00 $2,251 -22.00
505–548 526 37 415.00–435.00 $425.98 $2,241 -8.74
555 value added 555 15 439.00 $439.00 $2,436 —
555–575 570 7 400.00–420.00 $404.94 $2,308 -10.06
608–611 value added 610 6 390.00 $390.00 $2,379 -21.99
600–645 627 11 365.00–382.00 $373.27 $2,340 +1.38
660 660 7 367.00–378.00 $374.86 $2,474 +12.50
713 713 3 337.00 $337.00 $2,403 —
729 value added 729 68 359.00 $359.00 $2,617 +2.00
750–760 755 3 320.00–332.00 $325.31 $2,456 -14.60
805 805 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,496 —
860 value added 860 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,924 —
865 865 2 316.00 $316.00 $2,733 —
982 982 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,799 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,468 —
365 365 1 422.50 $422.50 $1,542 —
400–430 416 4 440.00–442.00 $440.77 $1,834 +12.61
497 497 2 410.00 $410.00 $2,038 +27.14
500–520 514 4 406.00–412.00 $410.48 $2,110 +60.48
550–595 584 4 392.00–395.00 $394.29 $2,303 +61.79
605 605 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,118 —
697 697 9 325.50 $325.50 $2,269 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 625.00 $625.00 $1,562 —
317 317 2 565.00 $565.00 $1,791 -0.85
330–332 fancy 331 6 600.00–605.00 $601.67 $1,992 —
357–377 fancy 363 7 595.00–612.00 $600.05 $2,178 —
380–397 391 7 570.00–585.00 $572.08 $2,237 +62.08
400–445 423 4 507.00–527.00 $513.74 $2,173 +38.37
420–440 fancy 430 2 537.00–555.00 $546.21 $2,349 —
450–485 fancy 472 3 502.00–510.00 $505.57 $2,386 —
450–490 473 8 480.00–497.50 $487.82 $2,307 +10.32
510–535 517 6 465.00–483.00 $471.70 $2,439 +47.36
550–590 560 4 440.00–455.00 $451.05 $2,526 +33.88
615–632 fancy 624 4 402.50–410.00 $406.20 $2,535 —
600–645 630 3 360.00–380.00 $372.49 $2,347 -5.01
655–692 672 8 374.00–385.00 $379.83 $2,552 +22.33
711 fancy 711 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,737 —
725–735 732 6 360.00 $360.00 $2,635 +22.71
775 775 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,790 —
940 940 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,961 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,690 —
350 350 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,592 —
430 430 1 472.00 $472.00 $2,030 —
460 460 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,116 —
515–535 528 3 440.00–450.00 $446.75 $2,359 —
587–595 590 4 390.00–400.00 $396.23 $2,338 +21.23
630–645 638 2 360.00–380.00 $369.88 $2,360 —
715 715 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,646 —
855 855 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,351 —
1000–1037 1019 4 262.00–270.00 $266.07 $2,711 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 2 550.00 $550.00 $2,090 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1270 1161 80-85% 5 173.00–177.50 $175.58 $2,038 -15.12
1080–1285 1190 80-85% 3 193.50–204.00 $198.66 $2,364 +7.96
1065–1345 1192 80-85% 3 165.00–165.50 $165.34 $1,971 -25.36
1115–1415 1250 80-85% 6 182.00–189.00 $185.97 $2,325 +14.89
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 75-80% 1 194.50 $194.50 $2,830 —
1495–1555 1525 75-80% 2 175.00 $175.00 $2,669 ±0.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–985 918 85-90% 2 143.00–150.00 $146.24 $1,342 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1625 1505 2 194.50–195.50 $194.96 $2,934 —
1275–1935 1708 3 215.50–224.50 $219.77 $3,754 —
1855–1935 1895 2 227.50–229.00 $228.23 $4,325 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1110 1041 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,475.00–3,100.00 $2,220.47
890–1345 1144 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,600.00–3,100.00 $2,388.77
1270–1395 1333 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,700.00–3,000.00 $2,857.04

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760 760 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,026 —

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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.