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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report, Russell Springs, KY

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 23, 2026

757 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $371.27/cwt +35.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,688/hd at 724 lb · 151 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $357.22/cwt -6.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,828/hd at 512 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $459.40/cwt +47.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,186/hd at 476 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 757 613 476
Feeder cattle 711 576 429
Slaughter cattle 29 28 34
Replacement cattle 17 9 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-6.00 higher. The better quality weaned calves saw good demand. Today's offering contained several bawling and plain quality calves that received moderate discounts. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 fancy 320 2 537.00 $537.00 $1,718 —
365 fancy 365 1 532.00 $532.00 $1,942 —
385 385 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,964 +63.00
425 fancy 425 2 457.00–465.00 $461.00 $1,959 —
410–434 429 8 445.00–452.00 $447.37 $1,919 +2.67
475 value added 475 12 465.00 $465.00 $2,209 —
475–482 478 5 440.00–450.00 $445.96 $2,132 +34.17
509–540 516 7 395.00–397.00 $395.30 $2,040 +4.40
515–535 value added 522 6 417.00–425.00 $420.31 $2,194 -4.19
551 value added 551 9 420.00 $420.00 $2,314 -4.50
555–585 566 8 390.00–411.00 $402.64 $2,279 +10.20
600–638 626 9 377.50–390.00 $381.25 $2,387 —
703–715 708 8 352.00–361.50 $358.23 $2,536 +22.23
725 value added 725 143 372.00 $372.00 $2,697 —
790–796 796 13 315.00–334.00 $332.55 $2,647 —
800–803 802 5 319.00–325.00 $323.80 $2,597 +0.91
870 870 1 318.00 $318.00 $2,767 —
900 900 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,812 —
955–959 959 13 295.00–300.50 $300.08 $2,878 —
1108 1108 5 274.00 $274.00 $3,036 —
1160 1160 1 260.00 $260.00 $3,016 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 2 432.00 $432.00 $1,888 —
460–465 461 5 422.00–435.00 $424.62 $1,957 —
505–545 525 2 385.00–389.00 $386.92 $2,031 —
561–595 572 10 375.00–385.00 $379.99 $2,174 —
600–646 627 6 355.00–364.00 $361.02 $2,264 —
667–680 671 6 350.00–354.00 $352.65 $2,366 —
712–720 716 6 334.00–345.00 $339.65 $2,432 —
800–835 818 2 305.00–310.00 $307.45 $2,515 —
850–897 881 3 300.00–305.00 $301.61 $2,657 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 424 4 404.00–415.00 $411.67 $1,745 -13.33
450 450 1 408.00 $408.00 $1,836 +15.58
500–545 536 5 355.00–377.50 $372.07 $1,994 -6.15
560–590 579 5 353.00–369.00 $359.46 $2,081 —
632–640 635 3 315.00–350.00 $338.24 $2,148 +24.26
653–665 658 6 333.00–340.00 $337.64 $2,222 -1.59
720 720 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,340 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 fancy 280 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,372 —
315–337 328 5 420.00–437.00 $433.53 $1,422 —
348 fancy 348 3 452.00 $452.00 $1,573 —
355 355 1 417.00 $417.00 $1,480 +33.00
405–426 419 9 379.00–390.00 $386.02 $1,617 +30.76
420 fancy 420 4 401.00 $401.00 $1,684 +16.00
470–485 479 4 370.00–377.00 $372.73 $1,785 +11.36
500–540 509 10 345.00–360.00 $349.77 $1,780 +2.03
514 value added 514 11 364.00 $364.00 $1,871 -3.00
550–590 573 7 325.00–335.00 $327.73 $1,878 -7.63
600–635 617 6 322.00–326.00 $325.35 $2,007 +16.35
802 value added 802 16 310.00 $310.00 $2,486 —
856 856 5 303.50 $303.50 $2,598 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–380 370 4 362.00–367.00 $363.29 $1,344 -4.39
417–440 432 6 349.50–353.00 $350.63 $1,515 +5.63
455–487 474 10 338.00–348.00 $341.23 $1,617 +3.23
505–540 526 12 309.00–330.00 $318.77 $1,677 -11.06
577–585 581 4 307.00–310.00 $308.51 $1,792 -17.49
630 630 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,934 +44.50
655–675 668 3 300.00–302.00 $301.35 $2,013 —
730 730 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,986 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–346 345 5 406.00–412.00 $410.82 $1,417 —
370–396 382 11 374.00–387.00 $379.13 $1,448 —
400–445 420 10 368.00–376.00 $370.53 $1,556 —
485 485 1 362.00 $362.00 $1,756 —
556–595 575 6 319.00–320.00 $319.52 $1,837 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 3 337.00 $337.00 $1,594 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 318.00 $318.00 $1,447 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,708 +35.00
335 fancy 335 3 524.00 $524.00 $1,755 -1.00
353–370 357 4 485.00–490.00 $486.29 $1,736 +53.28
405 405 4 472.00 $472.00 $1,912 +38.45
475 475 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,924 -5.94
526–535 529 7 344.00–360.00 $355.37 $1,880 -8.87
550–555 552 3 335.00–342.00 $338.66 $1,869 +12.61
610–616 615 5 329.00–335.00 $333.81 $2,053 +8.18
655 655 1 324.00 $324.00 $2,122 +8.21
705 705 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,115 -4.71
750 750 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,250 -12.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,386 —
360–395 378 3 425.00–445.00 $436.92 $1,652 +39.92
435–445 441 5 395.00–432.00 $418.63 $1,846 +3.63
465–490 481 7 333.00–382.00 $345.21 $1,660 -12.11
510–545 528 5 334.00–335.00 $334.41 $1,766 +1.55
565 565 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,836 +40.00
600 600 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,830 +11.00
680–695 688 2 271.00–300.00 $285.66 $1,965 -14.34
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 279.00 $279.00 $1,451 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1470 1383 75-80% 2 144.00–145.00 $144.53 $1,999 —
1370–1395 1383 75-80% 2 128.00–130.00 $128.99 $1,784 —
1270–1595 1420 75-80% 5 136.00–142.00 $140.45 $1,994 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 80-85% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,462 -23.00
1290–1340 1315 80-85% 2 136.00–140.00 $138.04 $1,815 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1355 1188 85-90% 2 124.00–128.00 $126.28 $1,500 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1665 1580 3 170.00–173.00 $171.69 $2,713 —
1695–1775 1735 2 190.00–190.50 $190.26 $3,301 —
1670–1910 1805 3 178.00–184.00 $181.97 $3,285 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125–1220 1173 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,100.00–2,475.00 $2,279.90

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1180 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00
1390–1420 1405 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,200.00–2,250.00 $2,225.27
1395–1515 1455 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,450.00–2,700.00 $2,569.85
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1395 1395 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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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
1245 1245 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —
1290 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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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.