Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report, Russell Springs, KY

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 19, 2026

315 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $345.50/cwt -25.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,757/hd at 798 lb · 70 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $355.34/cwt -29.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,990/hd at 560 lb · 12 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $366.31/cwt -39.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,938/hd at 529 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	315	1,091	394
Feeder cattle	268	1,042	346
Slaughter cattle	26	34	25
Replacement cattle	21	15	23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Today's offering was much smaller in number and lacked the quality of last week's sale which limited trends. Negative market pressure in recent days softened demand across all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-8.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls.

→ Feeder cattle: Negative market pressure in recent days softened demand across all classes of feeders
▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows sold 6.00-8.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold 6.00-8.00 lower 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	2	500.00–505.00	$502.48	$1,623	-52.52
380–390	385	2	467.00–470.00	$468.52	$1,804	-83.48
410 fancy	410	1	500.00	$500.00	$2,050	—
400–425	411	5	462.00–470.00	$465.72	$1,914	-31.61
455–480	475	11	452.00–470.00	$456.58	$2,169	-27.23
522–542	535	9	428.00–441.00	$437.62	$2,341	-42.42
552–590	565	7	385.00–400.00	$393.54	$2,224	-58.20
606–632 value added	621	9	400.00–404.00	$403.09	$2,503	-29.17
667	667	6	381.00	$381.00	$2,541	-5.10
710–745	737	8	331.00–341.00	$339.80	$2,504	-32.66
798 value added	798	70	345.50	$345.50	$2,757	-26.75
815	815	1	327.00	$327.00	$2,665	-20.84
890	890	2	310.00	$310.00	$2,759	-30.60

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–480	470	2	430.00–435.00	$432.55	$2,033	-29.45
500	500	1	412.00	$412.00	$2,060	—
600–649	641	6	354.00–361.00	$355.09	$2,276	-35.99
720	720	1	318.00	$318.00	$2,290	-37.00
790	790	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,488	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	397.00	$397.00	$1,747	-67.67
522	522	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,984	-22.50
570–597	588	3	300.00–309.00	$302.91	$1,781	-97.09

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	401.00	$401.00	$1,784	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	2	447.00–457.00	$452.27	$1,483	-15.03
360–390	375	2	412.50–417.00	$414.84	$1,556	-45.16
420–440	430	2	386.00–395.00	$390.60	$1,680	-58.37
450–493	476	9	374.00–386.00	$377.88	$1,799	-47.21
500–540	529	11	353.00–370.00	$366.31	$1,938	-32.27
550–580	560	12	347.00–365.00	$355.34	$1,990	-18.52
606–632	616	6	338.00–347.00	$340.48	$2,097	-18.23
600–640	620	2	276.00–289.00	$282.29	$1,750	-76.42
700–710	703	3	330.00	$330.00	$2,320	+10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–490	483	2	355.00–363.00	$358.94	$1,734	-48.06
570	570	1	332.00	$332.00	$1,892	-23.30
611	611	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,986	—
687	687	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,198	-8.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	442.00	$442.00	$1,282	—
305	305	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,296	-17.00
395	395	1	386.00	$386.00	$1,525	—
580	580	1	304.00	$304.00	$1,763	-9.00
615	615	1	261.00	$261.00	$1,605	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	334.00	$334.00	$1,536	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365	1365	1	203.00	$203.00	$2,771	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,470	-165.00
360–385	373	3	475.00–490.00	$480.16	$1,791	—
405–430	418	2	458.00–477.00	$467.22	$1,953	-37.98
465–487	480	3	432.00–462.00	$441.69	$2,120	-11.53
510–532	526	7	380.00–400.00	$386.82	$2,035	-48.18
555–580	569	4	345.00–360.00	$349.91	$1,991	-38.07
625	625	1	327.00	$327.00	$2,044	-43.00
665–670	668	2	305.00–328.00	$316.54	$2,114	-36.22
732–740	735	3	300.00–315.00	$309.96	$2,278	-10.04

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,457	—
400–440	420	4	420.00–450.00	$440.70	$1,851	-16.59
510–545	528	2	315.00–342.50	$329.21	$1,738	-59.66
580	580	2	338.00	$338.00	$1,960	-22.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275	1275	75-80%	1	180.00	$180.00	$2,295	—
1260–1580	1384	75-80%	4	150.00–158.00	$155.51	$2,152	—
1270–1675	1471	75-80%	4	160.00–164.50	$162.25	$2,387	-42.25
1755	1755	75-80%	3	147.00	$147.00	$2,580	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095	1095	80-85%	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,752	—
1060–1175	1117	80-85%	3	132.00–145.00	$139.72	$1,561	—
1240	1240	80-85%	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,959	-34.33

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100	1100	85-90%	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,683	—
1080–1240	1143	85-90%	3	138.00–147.50	$141.64	$1,619	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1445	1323	2	180.00–188.00	$183.63	$2,429	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950	950	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,185
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	184.00	$184.00	$2,042

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1102	1102	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	4,250.00	$4,250.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–870	845	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,300.00–2,500.00	$2,402.96

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—
1445	1445	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

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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.