Russell County Stockyard

08/22/2026

Basics of CWT (Hundredweight)! 🐮

We get countless questions at the stockyard about what CWT means and how it works when buying or selling cattle. Here is a quick, easy breakdown to help clear things up, with a big thanks to our friends at Eastern Cattle Market Report for sharing their knowledge!

08/19/2026

08/14/2026

📈📈📈📈🐮🐮🐮Compared to last Wednesday: All classes of feeder cattle sold sharply higher. A much better quality feeder offering today with several weaned, pre-conditioned packages that saw strong demand from the buyers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Supply included: 96% Feeder Cattle (65% Steers, 29% Heifers, 6% Bulls); 3% Slaughter Cattle (80% Cows, 20% Bulls); 1% Replacement Cattle (10% Stock Cows, 60% Bred Cows, 30% Bred Heifers). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 61%.

08/14/2026

You know you’re setting records when they’re talking about you all the way out West! 🤠🔥

Russell County Stockyard is puttin' in the work and making noise nationwide! Huge thank you to all of our buyers and producers who make it happen every single week. 🐂💥