Russell County Stockyards  - ( Russell Springs, KY )  - April 29, 2026

Frankfort, KY Wed Apr, 29 2026 Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY Weighted Average Report for 4/29/2026 Current Previous Year Ago —————————— —————————— —————————— Total 829 715 756 Feeder Cattle 772 656 631 Slaughter Cattle 35 24 50 Replacement Cattle 22 35 75 Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold 7.00-8.00 lower and those over 500 lbs. were 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. A bit of a rebound on the heavier calves with the positive trading on the fat cattle futures. The new crop bawling calves in all classes faced discounts today. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 180 180 830.00 830.00 1 200 200 760.00 760.00 2 282 282 700.00 700.00 2 310-320 315 670.00-685.00 677.38 10 360-385 372 565.00-587.50 581.39 4 393 393 607.00 607.00 Fancy 5 402-440 425 562.50-575.00 567.23 11 455-481 470 526.00-545.00 533.15 17 502-525 515 500.00-525.00 515.31 6 551 551 508.00 508.00 Value Added 17 558-593 578 470.00-490.00 482.89 12 603-620 607 470.00-472.00 470.34 Value Added 14 600-645 623 440.00-462.50 451.97 4 662 662 460.00 460.00 Value Added 22 651-693 683 411.00-435.00 415.38 172 705-745 740 402.00-410.00 407.02 Value Added 2 770 770 377.00 377.00 62 958 958 342.00 342.00 Value Added 1 960 960 310.00 310.00 Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 375 375 555.00 555.00 11 403-430 412 535.00-545.00 538.15 12 485-496 491 505.00-516.00 512.07 21 502-540 506 475.00-488.00 486.66 3 600-627 618 435.00-437.00 435.65 5 665-698 685 400.00-407.00 404.28 Steers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 292 292 650.00 650.00 1 300 300 625.00 625.00 9 420-440 436 450.00-527.50 487.84 9 455-493 478 467.00-495.00 484.30 2 535-545 540 434.00-445.00 439.45 11 580-595 591 445.00-465.00 456.99 2 605-615 610 378.00-397.00 387.42 1 790 790 352.00 352.00 Steers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 715 715 372.00 372.00 Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 255-295 274 570.00-590.00 579.89 3 320-340 327 535.00-540.00 536.63 4 350-395 373 500.00-506.00 501.59 11 373-383 380 550.00-560.00 557.32 Fancy 15 405-440 429 474.00-500.00 492.51 4 450-465 459 460.00-485.00 468.73 24 505-530 517 429.00-450.00 442.16 30 550-583 571 400.00-424.00 413.47 27 600-643 624 377.00-400.00 390.40 10 650-655 651 365.00-385.00 379.79 14 710 710 377.50 377.50 Replacement 2 765 765 335.00 335.00 Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 15 400-442 429 450.00-465.00 459.08 7 450-485 478 452.00-455.00 454.25 8 505-535 519 410.00-423.00 418.19 10 560-586 579 385.00-397.00 392.69 3 605-642 630 365.00-370.00 368.40 Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 265 265 500.00 500.00 1 335 335 500.00 500.00 9 355-398 387 455.00-485.00 474.62 3 405 405 420.00-435.00 425.00 3 455-495 475 410.00-435.00 422.02 4 510-545 533 365.00-402.00 377.20 2 592 592 380.00 380.00 4 665-677 672 339.00-342.50 340.38 1 745 745 327.00 327.00 1 765 765 312.00 312.00 Heifers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 370 370 485.00 485.00 Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 245 245 770.00 770.00 4 300-347 334 630.00-650.00 634.50 1 355 355 570.00 570.00 1 400 400 505.00 505.00 1 470 470 510.00 510.00 Fancy 3 465-495 475 490.00-492.00 491.31 4 500-502 501 465.00-483.00 474.02 1 555 555 485.00 485.00 Fancy 2 555-560 558 445.00-465.00 454.96 1 660 660 390.00 390.00 2 705-710 708 378.00-385.00 381.51 2 865-870 868 310.00-320.00 315.01 Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 430 430 490.00-492.50 491.25 2 485 485 470.00-475.00 472.50 1 555 555 430.00 430.00 3 665-695 675 373.00-378.00 376.28 Bulls Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 247 247 670.00 670.00 1 290 290 625.00 625.00 3 306 306 512.00 512.00 6 360-395 378 515.00-540.00 526.66 4 417-430 421 432.00-450.00 440.45 1 490 490 430.00 430.00 2 517 517 442.00 442.00 2 580-585 583 400.00-410.00 404.98 1 675 675 350.00 350.00 1 775 775 300.00 300.00 Slaughter Bulls Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1680-2095 1912 216.00-224.00 219.44 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 805-925 865 139.00-142.50 140.87 Very Low Dressing, Lean 3 970-995 978 149.00-154.00 152.30 Low Dressing, Lean 3 1040-1070 1052 174.00-183.00 176.98 High Dressing, Lean 3 930-1155 1072 162.00-170.00 164.67 Lean 4 1195-1245 1226 184.00-192.00 186.46 High Dressing, Boner 6 1135-1525 1328 180.00-193.50 187.94 High Dressing, Breaker 2 1095-1775 1435 174.50-176.00 175.07 Breaker Bred Cows Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 950 950 2,400.00 2,400.00 Middle Aged, 2nd Stage Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1315 1315 2,800.00 2,800.00 Middle Aged, 2nd Stage 2 1265-1410 1338 3,000.00-3,300.00 3,158.13 Middle Aged, 3rd Stage 6 1240-1495 1346 2,500.00-2,800.00 2,572.82 Aged, 2nd Stage Bred Heifers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 970 970 3,100.00 3,100.00 Young, 3rd Stage Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1475 1475 5,000.00 5,000.00 Middle Aged, Open, <150 lb calf 1 1560 1560 4,950.00 4,950.00 Middle Aged, 1st Stage, 150-300 lb calf Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1100-1425 1257 2,200.00-2,500.00 2,335.28 Middle Aged, Open