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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report, Russell Springs, KY

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2026

844 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $333.21/cwt -8.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,473/hd at 742 lb · 174 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $355.73/cwt +8.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,735/hd at 769 lb · 107 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $358.97/cwt -3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,396/hd at 668 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 844 657 553
Feeder cattle 803 619 486
Slaughter cattle 22 20 42
Replacement cattle 19 18 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 higher. Today's feeder calf quality was better overall along with several small weaned packages. No test on slaughter cows and bulls due to low receipts 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
250 250 2 600.00 $600.00 $1,500 —
310 310 1 522.00 $522.00 $1,618 —
350–392 381 7 500.00–522.00 $506.82 $1,931 —
410 fancy 410 3 500.00 $500.00 $2,050 —
402–431 421 8 453.00–462.00 $459.85 $1,936 +32.83
465–491 482 9 425.00–442.00 $429.18 $2,069 -3.90
521–535 525 4 416.00–420.00 $417.02 $2,189 -10.63
550–585 563 19 382.00–405.00 $391.16 $2,202 +8.72
602–640 626 17 365.00–385.00 $376.40 $2,356 -2.09
657 value added 657 14 364.00 $364.00 $2,391 —
650–690 678 14 342.00–357.50 $353.94 $2,400 -8.75
705–723 713 9 345.00–354.00 $349.19 $2,490 -2.38
767 value added 767 75 360.00 $360.00 $2,761 —
755–790 773 32 339.00–348.00 $345.71 $2,672 -1.29
865 865 5 323.00 $323.00 $2,794 -7.00
895 895 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,551 -45.00
935 935 1 309.00 $309.00 $2,889 —
965 965 1 299.00 $299.00 $2,885 —
1002 1002 2 297.00 $297.00 $2,976 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–490 468 5 410.00–416.00 $414.74 $1,941 +1.72
500–520 511 5 386.00–390.00 $389.22 $1,989 —
565–575 571 6 367.00–377.50 $371.90 $2,124 +2.14
605–609 608 6 351.00–359.00 $357.67 $2,175 +2.39
730–745 740 3 336.00–339.00 $336.99 $2,494 +3.99
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,325 —
330–340 335 2 495.00–500.00 $497.46 $1,666 —
430–445 440 4 420.00–435.00 $429.32 $1,889 +37.32
475 475 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,876 +2.41
512–535 517 5 335.00–352.00 $348.48 $1,802 -29.40
565–595 588 4 335.00–360.00 $343.08 $2,017 -6.92
605–635 620 2 342.00–345.00 $343.46 $2,129 —
685 685 1 322.00 $322.00 $2,206 —
770 770 1 324.00 $324.00 $2,495 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 2 327.00 $327.00 $1,756 —
612–615 613 3 257.50–283.00 $266.03 $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
290 290 2 485.00 $485.00 $1,406 —
355–370 367 5 397.00–412.50 $406.48 $1,492 —
400–445 425 8 375.00–395.00 $381.34 $1,621 +9.46
462–497 474 19 352.50–376.00 $369.45 $1,751 -2.08
501–548 522 21 345.00–358.00 $351.92 $1,837 -4.26
550–586 572 13 330.00–356.00 $337.84 $1,932 +13.40
605–630 617 9 315.00–337.00 $330.47 $2,039 +9.90
654–675 660 16 309.00–333.00 $324.70 $2,143 +3.84
700–736 728 10 295.00–313.00 $309.03 $2,250 —
742–743 value added 743 164 327.50–335.25 $334.68 $2,487 -7.32
810–832 829 7 312.00–320.00 $313.12 $2,596 +18.12
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 360.00 $360.00 $810 —
380–395 388 2 380.00–385.00 $382.45 $1,484 +17.45
425–448 442 5 327.00–355.00 $340.49 $1,505 —
495 495 2 322.00–331.00 $326.50 $1,616 +13.37
510–541 526 9 300.00–333.00 $320.93 $1,688 +5.22
565–590 580 4 297.00–319.00 $312.15 $1,810 +15.46
605 605 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,754 —
665–670 667 3 271.00–276.00 $273.33 $1,823 -15.39
830–840 835 3 271.00–289.00 $278.34 $2,324 +23.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–435 433 2 364.00–367.00 $365.49 $1,583 —
460 460 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,587 -3.32
560–597 580 6 323.00–325.00 $323.82 $1,878 +9.16
607–620 611 3 305.00–306.00 $305.66 $1,868 -3.37
720 720 1 289.00 $289.00 $2,081 —
920 920 1 289.00 $289.00 $2,659 —
992 992 2 260.00 $260.00 $2,579 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,260 —
270 270 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,620 +110.00
300 300 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,650 —
395 395 2 485.00 $485.00 $1,916 +25.00
413–435 422 6 420.00–430.00 $426.06 $1,798 —
470 470 1 422.00 $422.00 $1,983 +16.04
556–580 567 10 340.00–359.00 $349.40 $1,981 +19.41
605–640 623 9 320.00–344.00 $328.89 $2,049 +3.89
650–665 658 2 314.00–315.00 $314.51 $2,069 -13.48
700 700 2 311.00–314.00 $312.50 $2,188 —
755–790 765 4 280.00–290.00 $284.46 $2,176 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,035 +20.00
265–280 273 2 485.00–500.00 $492.29 $1,344 —
370 370 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,628 +30.00
420 420 1 378.00 $378.00 $1,588 -7.00
465–485 478 3 385.00–393.00 $387.59 $1,853 +15.59
500–545 527 8 327.00–342.00 $334.23 $1,761 +8.90
580 580 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,798 +10.00
600 600 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,830 +16.00
655–685 665 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,995 -9.71
760 760 1 272.00 $272.00 $2,067 -13.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,827 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1390 1179 80-85% 4 121.00–125.00 $122.42 $1,443 —
1270–1330 1300 80-85% 2 146.00–147.00 $146.51 $1,905 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1410 1303 75-80% 3 132.50–135.00 $133.30 $1,737 —
1310–1325 1318 75-80% 2 143.00–145.00 $143.99 $1,898 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 85-90% 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,625 —
1125 1125 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,238 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,820 —
1880–1980 1924 4 185.50–198.00 $189.92 $3,654 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105–1215 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,525.00–1,800.00 $1,671.12
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1185–1355 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,300.00–2,400.00 $2,353.35
1160–1505 1342 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,625.00–1,800.00 $1,732.67
1415 1415 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
627 627 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,599 —

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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.