Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: The 550 lb. to 750 lb. feeder steers sold 8.00-10.00 higher and remainder of the steers were unevenly steady. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 higher. Another high quality offering with several weaned, pre-conditioned packages of steers and heifers in the 500-700 lb. weight range. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower on a very plain quality offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $431.79/cwt on 115 head, up $4.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −49.24 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$431.79

▲ 4.09 vs prior sale

115 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

per head · Small 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$73.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.81

vs KY average

−40.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	513	468.00	2,401	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	570	432.51	2,467	82
Medium and Large 2-3	546	394.25	2,154	17thin

One grade step is worth $73.75/cwt here — about $247 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $524.17, low $382.73, median $481.03 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale115 hd

431.79

—

KY average25 barns · 1,719 hd

427.98

+3.81

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−40.19

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−49.24

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	2,227	173.53	3,865	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,424	146.36	2,084	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	137.48	1,671	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,004	118.31	1,188	5thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,485	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,294	$2,725	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,440	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$1,725	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 lots · USDA AMS · Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	378.13/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,144	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	415.52/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,007	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	362.79/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,267	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	800	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,624	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	363.54/cwt	335.00–380.00	2,272	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	432.62/cwt	390.00–445.00	2,090	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	858	286.28/cwt	275.00–297.50	2,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	402.99/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	556	391.17/cwt	350.00–407.50	2,175	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	404.28/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,082	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	681	378.71/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,579	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	332.50/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	404.14/cwt	397.00–408.00	2,720	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	359.07/cwt	358.00–360.00	2,363	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	404	513.73/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,075	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	367.77/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,703	14
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	630	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	345.33/cwt	335.00–348.00	2,321	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	434.81/cwt	427.50–440.00	1,631	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	427.34/cwt	420.00–431.00	2,192	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	431.00/cwt	417.50–438.00	2,491	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	463.16/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,987	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	466.88/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,208	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	788	351.71/cwt	350.50–357.00	2,771	31
Steers	Small 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,401	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	383.77/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,755	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	994	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	3,062	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	509.89/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	812	346.43/cwt	344.00–348.00	2,813	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	435.53/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,674	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,831	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	440.78/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,345	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,333	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	434.44/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,859	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	484.97/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,268	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	143.93/cwt	136.00–148.00	2,101	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	153.80/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,265	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,485	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	118.31/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,188	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,223	127.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,562	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	125.56/cwt	116.00–135.00	1,488	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	144.87/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,914	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,673	1
Bulls	—	—	2,227	173.53/cwt	166.00–181.50	3,865	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,725.32/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	2,725.17/head	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	442.60/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,872	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,057	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	429.90/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	354.87/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,083	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	374.69/cwt	335.00–412.50	1,922	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	339.97/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	313.05/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	466	428.52/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,997	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	360.04/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,070	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	325.49/cwt	321.00–332.50	2,298	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	385.08/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	337.39/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	367.86/cwt	342.50–381.00	1,563	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	371.23/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	419.96/cwt	410.00–432.50	1,823	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,395	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	321.67/cwt	315.00–324.00	2,509	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	404.66/cwt	404.00–405.00	1,720	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	402.97/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,079	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,916	1

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Wed Jan 14, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 960Last week 1,149Year ago 1,346

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 57Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 24Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	440.00	440.00
9	300–350	317	440.00	440.00
6	350–400	375	427.50–440.00	434.81
9	400–450	434	410.00–432.50	419.96
25	450–500	483	400.00–420.00	415.52
34	500–550	516	395.00–420.00	402.97
54	550–600	567	365.00–390.00	378.13
28	600–650	625	360.00–380.00	362.79
8	650–700	672	335.00–348.00	345.33
5	700–750	706	321.00–332.50	325.49
9	750–800	780	315.00–324.00	321.67
2	950–1000	955	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	650–700	658	358.00–360.00	359.07
19	800–850	800	328.00	328.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	423	440.00–450.00	442.60
7	450–500	466	425.00–430.00	428.52
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	380.00–390.00	385.08
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
9	400–450	425	342.50–381.00	367.86
4	450–500	477	360.00–380.00	371.23
8	500–550	532	320.00–370.00	339.97
3	550–600	582	320.00–347.50	337.39
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	670	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	710	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	770	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	835	272.50	272.50
1	850–900	885	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	425	404.00–405.00	404.66
1	450–500	485	395.00	395.00
8	550–600	575	355.00–365.00	360.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	490.00	490.00
2	400–450	438	420.00	420.00
14	450–500	483	390.00–445.00	432.62
4	500–550	515	400.00–410.00	404.28
13	550–600	556	350.00–407.50	391.17
10	600–650	625	335.00–380.00	363.54
8	650–700	681	370.00–390.00	378.71
2	700–750	745	315.00–350.00	332.50
1	750–800	760	330.00	330.00
2	850–900	858	275.00–297.50	286.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	560.00	560.00
1	250–300	285	600.00	600.00
8	300–350	338	520.00	520.00
4	350–400	389	500.00–530.00	509.89
24	400–450	429	455.00–480.00	463.16
21	450–500	473	455.00–480.00	466.88
4	500–550	513	420.00–431.00	427.34
68	550–600	578	417.50–438.00	431.00
5	600–650	618	400.00–415.00	402.99
35	650–700	673	397.00–408.00	404.14
14	700–750	735	360.00–372.50	367.77
1	800–850	840	327.50	327.50
1	900–950	930	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	404	510.00–520.00	513.73
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	532	440.00–445.00	440.78
4	550–600	558	451.00	451.00
21	600–650	614	430.00–440.00	435.53
7	650–700	670	422.50	422.50
8	700–750	718	380.00–390.00	383.77
31	750–800	788	350.50–357.00	351.71
13	800–850	812	344.00–348.00	346.43
49	950–1000	994	308.00	308.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	513	468.00	468.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	388	480.00–490.00	484.97
7	400–450	428	425.00–450.00	434.44
4	450–500	484	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	505	420.00–440.00	429.90
4	550–600	587	397.50	397.50
1	600–650	630	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	770	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
6	500–550	513	335.00–412.50	374.69
6	550–600	587	330.00–370.00	354.87
2	600–650	628	285.00–340.00	313.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	136.00–148.00	143.93
6	—	1,473	150.00–159.00	153.80
2	—	1,223	125.00–130.00	127.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	150.00	150.00
7	—	1,185	116.00–135.00	125.56
6	—	1,321	138.00–148.00	144.87
1	—	1,020	164.00	164.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,004	110.00–124.00	118.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,227	166.00–181.50	173.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,440	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,170	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,294	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,725.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	2,550.00	2,550.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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