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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report, Russell Springs, KY

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 9, 2026

1,012 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $338.62/cwt +25.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,238/hd at 661 lb · 114 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $303.30/cwt +31.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,470/hd at 814 lb · 93 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $387.23/cwt ≈ $2,374/hd at 613 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,012 130 716
Feeder cattle 939 110 667
Slaughter cattle 27 13 27
Replacement cattle 46 7 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Last week's small offering doesn't allow for accurate comparisons. Today's feeder sale contained several high quality weaned packages and overall demand was much stronger with prices rebounding to those seen a few weeks ago. Slaughter cows and bulls sold similar to last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395–397 396 3 487.00–490.00 $488.00 $1,932 —
420 420 1 467.00 $467.00 $1,961 +77.00
465–497 483 18 395.00–410.00 $404.38 $1,953 —
507–525 value added 513 14 408.00–414.00 $409.99 $2,103 —
510–547 531 16 394.00–400.00 $395.90 $2,102 +28.90
556–557 value added 556 11 397.00–402.00 $400.18 $2,225 —
557–597 576 34 370.00–390.00 $382.31 $2,202 —
604–612 value added 608 39 396.00–400.00 $398.42 $2,422 —
600–640 622 22 334.00–390.00 $367.40 $2,285 —
650 value added 650 2 382.00 $382.00 $2,483 —
651–665 661 11 355.00–372.00 $362.54 $2,396 +42.54
700–735 725 12 324.00–336.50 $329.73 $2,391 —
751 value added 751 54 349.50 $349.50 $2,625 —
750–797 788 7 307.00–318.00 $314.36 $2,477 —
825 825 1 311.00 $311.00 $2,566 —
850 850 1 309.00 $309.00 $2,626 —
950 950 15 299.00 $299.00 $2,840 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,600 —
415–440 428 2 415.00–418.00 $416.54 $1,783 —
473–490 481 9 377.00–390.00 $383.62 $1,845 —
538–545 541 6 364.00–380.00 $372.55 $2,015 +37.55
550–570 558 4 340.00–360.00 $353.96 $1,975 —
615 615 1 328.00 $328.00 $2,017 —
650–695 676 7 300.00–340.00 $329.69 $2,229 —
730 730 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,843 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,793 —
575 575 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,754 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 292.00 $292.00 $2,015 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,050 —
325 325 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,349 —
385 fancy 385 3 407.00 $407.00 $1,567 —
390–396 395 5 381.00–385.00 $381.79 $1,508 +34.79
430 430 2 377.00–391.00 $384.00 $1,651 +25.74
455–480 474 10 360.00–375.00 $364.77 $1,729 +13.77
501–530 513 46 342.00–362.50 $353.60 $1,814 +23.60
550–585 569 25 322.00–340.00 $333.10 $1,895 +17.99
585 value added 585 6 347.00 $347.00 $2,030 —
602–639 631 13 325.00–334.00 $332.15 $2,096 +37.21
653–665 value added 661 114 338.00–340.00 $338.62 $2,238 +25.62
700 value added 700 49 335.75 $335.75 $2,350 —
700–727 722 11 297.00–310.00 $307.71 $2,222 —
751 751 5 292.00 $292.00 $2,193 —
807–833 value added 814 91 301.50–304.50 $303.66 $2,472 —
832 832 2 287.00 $287.00 $2,388 +15.00
873–895 877 5 272.00–273.00 $272.20 $2,387 —
935 935 1 277.00 $277.00 $2,590 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,187 —
370–395 383 2 359.00–373.00 $366.23 $1,403 —
435–447 441 4 344.00–365.00 $355.88 $1,569 —
465–495 483 7 310.00–352.50 $341.85 $1,651 +16.85
500–530 515 2 300.00–330.00 $315.44 $1,625 -14.56
605–640 625 4 281.00–310.00 $302.57 $1,891 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–697 689 6 290.00–305.00 $296.03 $2,040 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,692 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,484 —
315 315 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,606 +85.00
410–420 413 3 445.00–455.00 $451.61 $1,865 +51.61
485 485 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,061 +73.00
522–546 542 12 374.50–375.00 $374.58 $2,030 +42.01
560 560 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,904 +25.39
620–635 628 2 337.00–341.00 $338.98 $2,129 +37.04
655 655 10 337.00 $337.00 $2,207 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 452.50 $452.50 $1,516 —
375 375 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,312 —
435 435 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,784 +35.00
455–485 463 12 370.00–390.00 $385.71 $1,786 +58.71
510–545 532 3 305.00–335.00 $318.66 $1,695 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,609 —
545 545 1 269.00 $269.00 $1,466 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 2 327.00 $327.00 $1,576 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 75-80% 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,888 -5.50
1300–1485 1387 75-80% 5 145.00–150.00 $148.51 $2,060 -13.84
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 85-90% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,372 +24.00
1060 1060 85-90% 2 167.00 $167.00 $1,770 +61.00
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 80-85% 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,738 -2.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750 1750 1 186.50 $186.50 $3,264 —
2220 2220 1 210.00 $210.00 $4,662 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1205 1205 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
1205 1205 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,830.00 $1,830.00
1250–1375 1331 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 2,050.00–2,250.00 $2,110.43
1450 1450 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,125.00 $2,125.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
997–1000 998 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,000.00–2,125.00 $2,041.75

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1230 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
1158–1450 1243 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 2,200.00–3,350.00 $2,561.01
1270 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
1110–1835 1273 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 2,700.00–3,550.00 $3,152.36
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1245 1245 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 4,500.00 $4,500.00

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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.