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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 5, 2026

483 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $436.00/cwt +21.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,525/hd at 579 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $381.14/cwt +23.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,191/hd at 575 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $399.98/cwt +0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,036/hd at 509 lb · 18 head
Russell Springs, KY 5-weight steers drew 483 head and sold at $439/cwt, $14/cwt above the KY average ($425) and the highest of the 7 yards reporting the class. The class is down $46/cwt from its early July peak of $463. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 483 530 918
Feeder cattle 389 488 842
Slaughter cattle 45 31 65
Replacement cattle 49 11 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 6.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 higher. There was stronger demand across all classes of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00-4.00 higher on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 543.00 $543.00 $1,873 —
375 375 1 507.00 $507.00 $1,901 +7.00
410–445 430 4 490.00–497.00 $492.16 $2,116 +34.28
495 495 2 457.00 $457.00 $2,262 -20.50
524 value added 524 11 450.00 $450.00 $2,358 —
515–545 532 6 429.00–445.00 $436.25 $2,321 +11.69
571–583 value added 578 30 438.00–445.00 $442.23 $2,556 —
555–597 584 7 400.00–414.00 $409.30 $2,390 -4.96
600–605 603 3 390.00–405.00 $400.03 $2,412 +3.88
650 fancy 650 2 415.00 $415.00 $2,698 —
652–692 686 14 382.00–396.00 $383.90 $2,634 -7.53
725 725 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,755 +28.09
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 452.00 $452.00 $1,944 —
490 490 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,082 —
510 510 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,014 -5.00
565–590 571 4 365.00–375.00 $367.58 $2,099 —
612 612 2 371.00 $371.00 $2,271 —
695 695 1 362.00 $362.00 $2,516 —
705–743 725 7 335.00–349.00 $341.18 $2,474 +24.18
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,239 —
823 823 3 331.00 $331.00 $2,724 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,631 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,081 +31.00
299 299 7 452.00 $452.00 $1,351 +12.00
310–347 328 7 420.00–450.00 $434.28 $1,424 -7.33
352–392 370 12 403.00–420.00 $412.33 $1,526 -11.71
405 fancy 405 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,782 —
400–445 417 9 405.00–420.00 $414.97 $1,730 -4.01
460–477 471 4 405.00–420.00 $412.21 $1,942 +5.65
501 value added 501 10 409.50 $409.50 $2,052 +5.66
515–530 519 8 375.00–395.00 $388.08 $2,014 +5.68
550–582 571 8 365.00–377.00 $371.85 $2,123 +13.85
555–586 value added 577 14 385.00–387.00 $386.45 $2,230 —
607–648 636 18 340.00–360.00 $357.15 $2,271 +18.55
665 665 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,128 +3.63
727 727 2 309.00 $309.00 $2,246 ±0.00
845 845 3 314.00 $314.00 $2,653 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 339 5 395.00–400.00 $399.01 $1,353 +6.01
415–420 418 2 355.00–375.00 $364.94 $1,525 -5.06
465–490 480 3 360.00–385.00 $376.17 $1,806 +7.98
525 525 1 351.00 $351.00 $1,843 -5.81
570–585 577 4 310.00–350.00 $335.42 $1,935 -5.58
765 765 1 262.00 $262.00 $2,004 -15.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,278 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,995 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,176 —
255 255 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,530 —
300–345 315 6 545.00–555.00 $551.35 $1,737 +7.16
375–391 387 4 515.00–545.00 $522.27 $2,021 +59.61
435 435 1 454.00 $454.00 $1,975 -11.00
467–490 480 7 425.00–440.00 $431.32 $2,070 -15.68
500–530 514 5 390.00–410.00 $397.96 $2,046 +27.63
565–590 584 4 381.00–400.00 $385.60 $2,252 +30.60
600–626 622 6 360.00–375.00 $362.41 $2,254 +19.41
675–695 685 2 340.00–358.00 $348.87 $2,390 +19.87
755 755 1 306.00 $306.00 $2,310 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 272 3 465.00–560.00 $507.98 $1,382 —
310 310 1 477.50 $477.50 $1,480 -12.92
365–390 381 6 467.50–505.00 $495.67 $1,889 —
420 420 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,764 +6.95
480 480 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,920 +4.73
515–530 523 2 315.00–365.00 $340.36 $1,780 -4.64
565 565 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,062 —
730 730 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,934 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 363.00 $363.00 $1,996 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1415 1415 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 4,000.00 $4,000.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1590 1386 75-80% 15 188.00–206.00 $195.20 $2,705 —
1230–1755 1388 75-80% 6 175.00–185.00 $181.19 $2,515 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1220 1058 80-85% 3 169.00–179.00 $175.85 $1,860 —
945–1330 1149 80-85% 6 184.00–198.50 $190.53 $2,189 -3.02
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 85-90% 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,873 +23.02
960–1220 1086 85-90% 4 163.00–171.00 $166.65 $1,810 -5.26
1110–1190 1150 85-90% 2 147.00–149.00 $147.97 $1,702 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1700 1571 4 228.00–230.00 $228.76 $3,594 —
1775–2045 1872 3 243.00–250.00 $245.87 $4,603 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 thin fleshed 1070 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1145 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1205 1205 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1180–1392 1309 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,450.00–3,210.00 $2,951.31
1195–1405 1335 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,650.00–3,000.00 $2,895.57
1422 1422 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 3,300.00 $3,300.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,725.00 $2,725.00
1085–1090 1088 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,675.00–2,990.00 $2,832.86

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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
1390 1390 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 4,150.00 $4,150.00 —
1250–1500 1426 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 3,500.00–4,200.00 $3,925.63 —

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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.