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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 8, 2026

525 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $544.36/cwt +9.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,637/hd at 484 lb · 67 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $358.00/cwt -0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,563/hd at 716 lb · 60 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $539.96/cwt +33.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,726/hd at 505 lb · 49 head
Russell Springs, KY 4-weight steers cleared at $545/cwt, the highest of the 5 yards reporting the class and $21/cwt above the KY average ($524). With 525 head on offer, this market is holding firm for the weight class. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 525 762 766
Feeder cattle 483 706 684
Slaughter cattle 32 29 63
Replacement cattle 10 27 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to the market closure last week in observance of the July 4th holiday. Continued strong demand for the highest quality, weaned feeder calves and the high dressing slaughter cows and bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 386 4 570.00–577.50 $573.06 $2,212 -25.37
440 440 1 572.50 $572.50 $2,519 +52.37
451 value added 451 15 568.00 $568.00 $2,562 —
494–495 494 52 520.00–539.00 $537.54 $2,655 +3.87
504 value added 504 44 544.00 $544.00 $2,742 —
502–525 513 5 497.50–512.00 $504.42 $2,588 +27.40
550–575 569 4 480.00–482.00 $481.52 $2,740 +10.36
630 630 4 457.00 $457.00 $2,879 +36.99
700–705 703 2 386.00–407.00 $396.46 $2,787 +11.79
750 750 1 382.00 $382.00 $2,865 —
816 816 3 367.00 $367.00 $2,995 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395–396 396 6 507.00–532.00 $514.49 $2,037 +13.49
435 435 1 490.00 $490.00 $2,132 -7.50
455–485 470 2 417.00–475.00 $445.07 $2,092 -47.43
510–548 536 8 415.00–465.00 $457.31 $2,451 +27.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 4 522.00 $522.00 $2,333 +25.00
462–490 471 3 500.00–512.50 $504.33 $2,375 —
525 525 2 490.00 $490.00 $2,572 —
630 630 2 434.00 $434.00 $2,734 —
690 690 1 397.00 $397.00 $2,739 —
700 700 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,625 —
750 750 1 364.00 $364.00 $2,730 —
1130 1130 1 287.00 $287.00 $3,243 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,677 —
492 492 2 437.00 $437.00 $2,150 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 3 530.00–545.00 $535.04 $1,193 —
275 275 2 530.00 $530.00 $1,458 —
325 325 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,674 +30.33
407–410 409 6 480.00–490.00 $483.32 $1,977 +24.94
457–488 476 5 436.00–454.00 $447.08 $2,128 -2.83
500 500 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,150 +4.02
540 value added 540 10 438.00 $438.00 $2,365 -6.00
557 557 2 415.00 $415.00 $2,312 +10.06
600–615 610 3 388.00–400.00 $396.07 $2,416 +22.80
716 value added 716 60 358.00 $358.00 $2,563 -1.00
760–795 772 3 332.00–352.00 $338.87 $2,616 +13.56
860 860 1 312.00 $312.00 $2,683 -4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,307 -30.00
390 390 1 436.00 $436.00 $1,700 +13.50
400–435 418 4 430.00–435.00 $432.40 $1,807 -8.37
452–480 466 5 420.00–427.00 $423.34 $1,973 +13.34
515–545 535 8 352.00–394.00 $380.21 $2,034 -30.27
575–582 579 5 350.00–375.00 $368.83 $2,136 -25.46
610–615 613 2 352.00–357.00 $354.51 $2,173 +4.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,829 —
620 620 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,325 —
995 995 1 262.00 $262.00 $2,607 —
1055 1055 1 236.00 $236.00 $2,490 —
1130 1130 2 225.00 $225.00 $2,542 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 2 357.50 $357.50 $1,948 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,088 —
215 215 1 620.00 $620.00 $1,333 —
320–345 333 2 550.00–555.00 $552.41 $1,840 -12.59
375–394 385 11 542.50–543.00 $542.73 $2,090 -29.35
400–446 428 15 502.00–522.50 $508.28 $2,175 -5.46
467–495 484 5 455.00–472.50 $464.09 $2,246 -23.73
547 fancy 547 2 472.00 $472.00 $2,582 —
560 560 2 422.00–440.00 $431.00 $2,414 -20.05
606–640 615 4 397.00–402.50 $401.07 $2,467 +28.58
665 665 1 388.00 $388.00 $2,580 +8.17
803 803 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,650 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 2 435.00 $435.00 $2,271 —
597 597 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,358 —
600 600 1 372.50 $372.50 $2,235 —
745 745 1 321.00 $321.00 $2,391 —
760 760 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,432 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,107 —
350–390 370 2 445.00–450.00 $447.64 $1,656 -7.36
415 415 1 472.00 $472.00 $1,959 ±0.00
500–505 503 2 405.00 $405.00 $2,037 -41.75
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,985 —
570 570 1 357.50 $357.50 $2,038 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1250 1096 80-85% 4 184.00–194.00 $189.27 $2,074 —
1215 1215 80-85% 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,810 —
1190–1270 1230 80-85% 2 155.00–159.00 $156.93 $1,930 —
1160–1325 1250 80-85% 4 167.00–180.50 $173.01 $2,163 -12.96
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1600 1488 75-80% 4 174.00–182.50 $178.34 $2,654 -16.16
1530–1585 1558 75-80% 3 194.50–203.50 $199.28 $3,105 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 85-90% 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,672 —
1175 1175 85-90% 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,986 —
1260 1260 85-90% 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,852 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 1 185.00 $185.00 $2,720 —
1385–2055 1781 6 218.00–229.50 $224.66 $4,001 —
1865–2030 1940 3 235.00–244.00 $240.12 $4,658 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,460.00 $2,460.00
1230 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00
1130 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00
1370 1370 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 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.