Russell Co. Stockyard

Russell Springs, Kentucky · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Wed, Oct 14, 2026. 48 USDA reports in the last 12 months, usually on Wednesday.

Cattle receipts

716 head

Last reported: 844 (Oct 7, 2026)
Year ago: 609

500-599 lb steers

$403.07/cwt

35 head, M&L 1-2
▲ +$7.41 vs last week
▼ -$17.19 vs Oct 15, 2025

700-799 lb steers

$356.53/cwt

36 head, M&L 1-2
▲ +$1.31 vs last week
▼ -$5.22 vs Oct 15, 2025

Reports

48 in 12 mo

Since Oct 15, 2025
Usual day: Wednesday

Prices, Oct 14, 2026 sale

Dollars per hundredweight (cwt). $/head is our estimate: average weight times average price.

Feeder steers, M&L 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	200200	600.00600.00	$1,200
6	375375	525.00525.00	$1,969	Fancy
15	463455-475	418.20411.00-436.00	$1,936
13	515500-525	415.31408.00-418.00	$2,139
3	516516	435.00435.00	$2,245	Fancy
19	579550-596	389.65389.00-397.00	$2,256
10	624612-635	367.52358.00-372.00	$2,293
18	650650	379.00379.00	$2,464	Value Added
6	680675-682	360.67360.00-361.00	$2,453
21	711706-712	361.01359.50-367.50	$2,567	Value Added
4	718700-725	348.46345.50-353.00	$2,502
10	750750	352.50352.50	$2,644	Value Added
1	790790	335.00335.00	$2,646
11	881852-887	317.53317.00-320.00	$2,797
55	910910	323.50323.50	$2,944	Value Added
6	914910-916	316.34315.00-317.00	$2,891

Feeder steers, M&L 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	445445	409.00409.00	$1,820
6	545540-548	387.68385.00-389.00	$2,113
6	638630-645	344.84340.00-349.00	$2,200
2	715700-730	329.17321.00-337.00	$2,354
3	832825-845	306.69300.00-310.00	$2,552

Feeder steers, M&L 2-3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	310310	490.00490.00	$1,519
2	378365-390	440.00440.00	$1,663
3	448448	355.00355.00	$1,590
3	523510-530	365.13355.00-375.00	$1,910
2	590590	365.00365.00	$2,154
3	668660-675	318.44300.00-332.00	$2,127
2	720710-730	300.00300.00	$2,160

Feeder steers, Medium 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
2	595595	290.00290.00	$1,726
1	680680	300.00300.00	$2,040

Feeder heifers, M&L 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
2	275275	411.00411.00	$1,130
2	322322	450.00450.00	$1,449	Fancy
7	332310-340	408.05402.50-415.00	$1,355
6	383350-390	418.39415.00-419.00	$1,602
10	426410-432	380.01367.50-385.00	$1,619
13	474450-490	363.45359.00-375.00	$1,723
21	511505-525	350.37342.00-360.00	$1,790
13	572550-593	330.12323.00-341.00	$1,888
49	643643	330.00330.00	$2,122	Value Added
15	665650-677	309.84300.00-315.00	$2,060
4	704702-705	299.51294.00-305.00	$2,109
3	860860	296.00296.00	$2,546

Feeder heifers, M&L 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
2	578570-585	319.01318.00-320.00	$1,844
4	622610-627	309.75308.00-310.50	$1,927
4	675660-695	288.70284.00-291.00	$1,949

Feeder heifers, M&L 2-3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	280280	357.50357.50	$1,001
3	371350-382	340.71325.00-375.00	$1,264
6	417405-445	332.34295.00-344.00	$1,386
2	473465-480	321.76305.00-338.00	$1,522
6	524510-540	315.37300.00-326.00	$1,653
3	568550-580	305.28300.00-308.00	$1,734
1	755755	265.00265.00	$2,001

Feeder heifers, Medium 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
2	485485	260.00260.00	$1,261

Feeder bulls, M&L 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	160160	765.00765.00	$1,224
2	220220	540.00540.00	$1,188
10	296296	580.00580.00	$1,717	Fancy
2	358355-360	478.64462.50-495.00	$1,714
8	416402-428	435.91425.00-447.00	$1,813
2	467467	432.00432.00	$2,017	Fancy
14	471450-483	414.17408.00-421.00	$1,951
8	523510-537	375.38372.00-382.50	$1,963
5	557550-580	356.16352.00-357.50	$1,984
18	628600-635	350.44342.50-363.00	$2,201
2	660650-670	344.42339.00-350.00	$2,273
4	755755	312.00312.00	$2,356

Feeder bulls, M&L 2-3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
4	388385-390	439.97435.00-455.00	$1,707
7	431410-445	410.88407.00-420.00	$1,771
8	483470-490	383.59362.50-393.00	$1,853
2	545545	356.00356.00	$1,940
5	578570-590	325.75305.00-341.00	$1,883
3	615600-645	316.63302.50-325.00	$1,947
2	658655-660	303.54293.00-314.00	$1,997
1	735735	276.00276.00	$2,029
1	770770	287.00287.00	$2,210
1	870870	255.00255.00	$2,218

Feeder bulls, Large 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
2	547547	342.00342.00	$1,871

Feeder bulls, Medium 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	440440	400.00400.00	$1,760

Slaughter bulls, 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	1,6101610	173.00173.00	$2,785	Low dressing
2	1,7481735-1760	192.47188.00-197.00	$3,364	High dressing
1	2,0302030	184.50184.50	$3,745	Average dressing

Slaughter cows, Breaker 75-80%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
6	1,4581375-1605	134.82131.50-138.00	$1,966	Average dressing
1	1,6751675	142.00142.00	$2,378	High dressing

Slaughter cows, Boner 80-85%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	1,1301130	137.00137.00	$1,548	Average dressing
1	1,2201220	120.00120.00	$1,464	Low dressing

Slaughter cows, Lean 85-90%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
6	1,024870-1215	107.05100.00-112.50	$1,096	Very Low dressing
4	1,041780-1175	133.07129.00-136.50	$1,385	Average dressing
2	1,0951070-1120	117.99117.50-118.50	$1,292	Low dressing

52-week trend

Weekly head-weighted average price of Medium and Large 1-2 steers, all lots at this barn with an average weight in the band. 48 weeks with data.

500-599 lb700-799 lb

Show the weekly numbers

Week of	500-599 lb	700-799 lb
Oct 12, 2026	$403.07	$356.53
Oct 5, 2026	$395.66	$355.22
Sep 28, 2026	$400.45	$350.81
Sep 21, 2026	$409.67	$368.20
Sep 14, 2026	$403.47	$339.09
Sep 7, 2026	$393.00	$342.88
Aug 31, 2026	$367.00	-
Aug 24, 2026	$396.15	$330.00
Aug 17, 2026	$418.34	$344.92
Aug 10, 2026	$464.75	$371.86
Aug 3, 2026	$438.88	$380.00
Jul 27, 2026	$421.43	$349.80
Jul 20, 2026	$461.56	$374.35
Jul 13, 2026	$494.24	$410.97
Jul 6, 2026	$535.55	$391.64
Jun 22, 2026	$498.63	$396.60
Jun 15, 2026	$485.76	$382.71
Jun 8, 2026	$488.43	$401.03
Jun 1, 2026	$480.31	-
May 25, 2026	$501.42	$402.42
May 18, 2026	$495.62	$399.60
May 11, 2026	$505.21	$397.75
May 4, 2026	$511.28	$394.95
Apr 27, 2026	$500.43	$406.67
Apr 20, 2026	$486.79	$391.82
Apr 13, 2026	$501.06	$405.09
Apr 6, 2026	$518.82	$400.31
Mar 30, 2026	$528.77	$391.60
Mar 23, 2026	$494.82	$385.22
Mar 16, 2026	$507.16	$383.82
Mar 9, 2026	$504.79	$382.32
Mar 2, 2026	$483.75	$382.64
Feb 23, 2026	$517.34	$377.95
Feb 16, 2026	$506.90	$392.24
Feb 9, 2026	$496.92	$376.60
Feb 2, 2026	$427.92	$374.00
Jan 19, 2026	$432.72	$357.55
Jan 12, 2026	$432.51	$360.79
Jan 5, 2026	$429.73	$360.64
Dec 15, 2025	$400.80	$349.35
Dec 8, 2025	$408.42	$340.23
Dec 1, 2025	$379.20	$337.45
Nov 17, 2025	$366.74	$347.89
Nov 10, 2025	$398.69	$337.53
Nov 3, 2025	$372.24	$342.64
Oct 27, 2025	$381.31	$343.50
Oct 20, 2025	$433.78	$371.03
Oct 13, 2025	$420.26	$361.75

Price slide, Oct 14, 2026

Average $/cwt by 100 lb weight class for Medium and Large 1-2 steers and heifers at this sale. The small number is the change from the next lighter class.

SteersHeifers

Weight	Steers	Heifers
300-399 lb	$525.00	$417.78
400-499 lb	$418.20-106.80	$370.65-47.13
500-599 lb	$403.07-15.13	$342.63-28.02
600-699 lb	$372.39-30.68	$325.27-17.36
700-799 lb	$356.53-15.86	$299.51-25.76
800-899 lb	$317.53-39.00	$296.00-3.51
900-999 lb	$322.80+5.27	-

Nearby barns

Straight-line miles between town centers. Price is 500-599 lb steers at each barn's latest USDA report, in that barn's benchmark grade.

Barn	Mi	Latest	500-599 lb
Blue Grass StockyardsAlbany, KY	25	Oct 14	$385.83
Blue Grass StockyardsCampbellsville, KY	25	Oct 14	$391.67
Lake Cumberland LivestockSomerset, KY	26	Oct 10	$385.46
Blue Grass South StockyardsStanford, KY	41	Oct 12	$412.05
Washington Co. Cattle SaleSpringfield, KY	45	Oct 13	$403.69

Source

As of Wed, Oct 14, 2026. Prices are USDA/state Market News reports; verify with the barn before selling.

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY (USDA PDF, report date Oct 14, 2026)
Latest AMS_2208 report on ams.usda.gov

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