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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 29, 2026

530 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $401.00/cwt -9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,549/hd at 636 lb · 80 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $336.38/cwt ≈ $2,241/hd at 666 lb · 40 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $399.00/cwt +21.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,121/hd at 532 lb · 31 head
Russell Springs 6-weight steers sold at $400/cwt, mid-pack for the state—$3/cwt above the KY average ($397) but $19/cwt under Albany, KY ($419). The class is down $39/cwt from its late-June peak of $426. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 530 415 361
Feeder cattle 488 378 335
Slaughter cattle 31 26 14
Replacement cattle 11 11 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: No trend on feeder steers due to low receipts last week. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-7.00 lower. All classes of feeder cattle are still feeling the pressure of warm temperatures and the downward trending futures trading. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady and no test on slaughter bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,875 —
415–445 429 5 450.00–465.00 $457.88 $1,964 -27.12
452 fancy 452 4 502.50 $502.50 $2,271 +2.50
490 490 1 477.50 $477.50 $2,340 -7.58
532–540 539 16 424.50–425.00 $424.56 $2,288 -63.44
555–595 586 7 410.00–420.00 $414.26 $2,428 -31.43
633 value added 633 28 410.00 $410.00 $2,595 —
631–638 637 52 395.50–405.00 $396.15 $2,523 -13.85
654–671 658 12 381.00–395.00 $391.43 $2,576 —
712–740 737 21 351.50–356.00 $351.91 $2,594 —
751 751 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,516 -18.00
805 805 2 322.00 $322.00 $2,592 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 4 379.00 $379.00 $2,456 —
735 735 1 339.00 $339.00 $2,492 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 437.50 $437.50 $1,969 +2.97
510 510 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,040 -27.00
720 720 1 317.00 $317.00 $2,282 -10.00
772 772 2 321.00 $321.00 $2,478 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,348 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 439.00 $439.00 $1,076 —
255–275 265 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,166 -10.00
315–340 332 5 440.00–443.00 $441.61 $1,466 +6.61
355–380 360 8 420.00–437.50 $424.04 $1,527 —
412–425 416 3 417.00–420.00 $418.98 $1,743 +1.50
470–490 481 4 396.00–412.50 $406.56 $1,956 -14.05
502–542 527 7 379.00–391.00 $382.40 $2,015 +5.01
525–533 value added 533 24 400.00–404.00 $403.84 $2,152 —
560–597 586 5 355.00–360.00 $358.00 $2,098 -11.64
606 606 3 297.00 $297.00 $1,800 -73.00
602–620 607 10 328.00–351.00 $338.60 $2,055 -31.40
665 value added 665 37 338.00 $338.00 $2,248 —
650–695 680 3 310.00–330.00 $316.37 $2,151 —
731 731 6 309.00 $309.00 $2,259 —
731 731 4 266.00 $266.00 $1,944 —
772 772 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,277 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 387.50–407.00 $397.25 $1,172 —
340 340 1 393.00 $393.00 $1,336 —
385 385 1 382.50 $382.50 $1,473 —
420 420 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,554 —
470–485 478 2 356.00–380.00 $368.19 $1,760 -16.64
500–541 522 6 350.00–360.00 $356.81 $1,863 +32.30
595 595 2 341.00 $341.00 $2,029 +17.26
740 740 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,035 —
770 770 1 277.00 $277.00 $2,133 -12.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,776 -30.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 4 560.00 $560.00 $1,630 —
335–346 343 7 540.00–555.00 $544.19 $1,867 —
362–380 374 7 457.50–472.50 $462.66 $1,730 -41.21
415 415 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,930 +26.04
485 485 3 447.00 $447.00 $2,168 +11.57
505–530 522 3 360.00–392.00 $370.33 $1,933 -16.43
550 550 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,952 —
611 611 5 343.00 $343.00 $2,096 —
682 682 2 329.00 $329.00 $2,244 -9.00
850 850 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,762 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–328 321 4 487.50–500.00 $490.42 $1,574 —
415–420 419 5 390.00–425.00 $413.05 $1,731 +3.05
460–481 477 8 364.00–405.00 $395.27 $1,885 +1.27
527 527 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,818 —
635–640 638 2 292.50–302.00 $297.23 $1,896 —
910 910 1 249.00 $249.00 $2,266 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543–545 544 4 267.00–300.00 $291.73 $1,587 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 502.00 $502.00 $1,632 —
685 685 2 317.00 $317.00 $2,171 —
700 700 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,100 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1630 1408 75-80% 3 163.50–178.00 $171.15 $2,410 -20.76
1290–1735 1510 75-80% 9 185.00–198.50 $191.70 $2,895 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–970 958 85-90% 2 134.00–138.00 $135.97 $1,303 —
940–1145 1028 85-90% 4 154.00–164.00 $157.98 $1,624 -18.15
925–1225 1064 85-90% 5 167.00–176.50 $171.91 $1,829 +13.82
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1185 1145 80-85% 2 188.00–199.50 $193.55 $2,216 —
1250 1250 80-85% 1 174.00 $174.00 $2,175 —
1280 1280 80-85% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,048 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2110 2110 1 225.00 $225.00 $4,748 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1390 1390 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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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
1745 1745 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 4,700.00 $4,700.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —

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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.