Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparisons are limited due to the small number in last week's offering. The demand today for all classes of feeders was very strong for a good quality offering. Slaughter cows were 5.00-6.00 lower on a light test and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $413.45/cwt on 134 head, up $39.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −1.88 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.

Average price

$413.45

▲ 39.98 vs prior sale

134 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$31.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.34

vs KY average

−10.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	416.25	2,320	122
Medium and Large 2-3	546	384.99	2,101	12thin

One grade step is worth $31.26/cwt here — about $219 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $469.65, low $340.68, median $415.33 across 31 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 sale134 hd

413.45

—

KY average20 barns · 1,023 hd

401.12

+12.34

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−10.50

This barn, trailing median31 sales

415.33

−1.88

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	1,952	188.29	3,676	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,304	150.31	1,960	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,220	143.31	1,748	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,100	126.74	1,394	10

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,605	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,623	$2,603	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$2,388	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,850	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$2,013	2thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	250–300	295	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	311.43/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,473	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	512.48/cwt	482.00–535.00	1,840	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	609	326.38/cwt	322.50–338.00	1,988	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	354.50/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,074	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	435.75/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	343	436.50/cwt	402.50–470.00	1,497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	210	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	326.16/cwt	306.00–339.00	2,358	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	444.76/cwt	442.00–447.00	2,277	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	789	336.94/cwt	332.00–338.50	2,658	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	743	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,597	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	425.58/cwt	407.00–430.00	2,285	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	503.05/cwt	487.50–520.00	1,685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	303.97/cwt	295.00–313.00	2,623	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	415	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	459	525.98/cwt	525.00–527.50	2,414	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	585	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	580.13/cwt	575.00–590.00	2,204	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	414.09/cwt	413.00–415.00	2,389	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	683	360.05/cwt	359.75–361.00	2,459	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	352.45/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	616	395.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,436	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	3,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	470.27/cwt	445.00–482.50	2,483	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	530.25/cwt	523.00–536.00	2,232	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	548.65/cwt	540.00–567.50	2,090	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	498.76/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,404	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	348.74/cwt	342.00–351.00	2,895	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	472.85/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	383.50/cwt	372.50–395.00	2,811	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	422.99/cwt	416.00–431.00	2,635	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	420.71/cwt	412.00–425.00	2,436	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	502.83/cwt	496.00–508.00	2,670	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	338.22/cwt	335.00–339.00	2,980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	355.88/cwt	345.00–358.00	2,747	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	435.10/cwt	435.10–435.10	2,876	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	522.43/cwt	517.00–526.00	2,732	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	436.90/cwt	436.50–440.00	2,656	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	413.42/cwt	411.00–423.00	2,840	95
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	539.96/cwt	530.00–565.00	1,933	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	485.26/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,344	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	487.86/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,112	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,399	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,549	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,452	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	140.47/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,725	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	119.00/cwt	110.00–132.00	1,258	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	138.34/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,612	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,000	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,220	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,062	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	152.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,312	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,952	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,895	2
Bulls	—	—	1,972	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,599	3
Bulls	—	—	1,865	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,730	1
Bulls	—	—	1,980	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,841	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	835	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	780	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	885	2,387.71/head	2,225.00–2,525.00	2,388	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	715	1,637.94/head	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,638	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,623	2,602.62/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,603	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	398.29/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,099	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	442.13/cwt	400.00–465.00	2,122	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	355	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	411.89/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,973	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	400.23/cwt	395.00–403.00	2,105	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	444.98/cwt	390.00–470.00	1,909	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	463.95/cwt	440.00–477.00	1,253	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	496.58/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,056	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	465.21/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,238	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	451	484.28/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,184	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	369.45/cwt	365.00–378.00	2,331	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	348.33/cwt	344.50–350.00	2,369	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	661	321.44/cwt	305.00–336.00	2,125	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	385.81/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,195	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	435.39/cwt	402.50–447.00	1,877	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	362	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	605	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,189	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	695	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	437.48/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,227	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	395.28/cwt	392.00–400.00	2,190	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	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 Feb 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,097Last week 211Year ago 88

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 13Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 3Year ago 0

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	295	550.00	550.00
5	300–350	335	487.50–520.00	503.05
8	350–400	359	482.00–535.00	512.48
10	400–450	414	480.00–510.00	496.58
12	450–500	481	455.00–470.00	465.21
35	500–550	537	407.00–430.00	425.58
19	550–600	569	375.00–400.00	385.81
21	600–650	631	365.00–378.00	369.45
21	650–700	680	344.50–350.00	348.33
19	700–750	723	306.00–339.00	326.16
7	750–800	794	310.00–312.00	311.43
1	800–850	805	305.00	305.00
2	850–900	863	295.00–313.00	303.97
1	950–1000	980	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	470.00	470.00
3	250–300	270	440.00–477.00	463.95
2	300–350	343	402.50–470.00	436.50
4	350–400	368	420.00–455.00	435.75
11	400–450	429	390.00–470.00	444.98
6	450–500	479	395.00–440.00	411.89
8	500–550	526	395.00–403.00	400.23
4	550–600	585	335.00–370.00	354.50
4	600–650	609	322.50–338.00	326.38
4	650–700	661	305.00–336.00	321.44
1	700–750	725	297.50	297.50
3	850–900	850	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	512	442.00–447.00	444.76
55	550–600	577	413.00–415.00	414.09
40	650–700	683	359.75–361.00	360.05
75	700–750	743	349.50	349.50
90	750–800	789	332.00–338.50	336.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	362	570.00	570.00
6	400–450	413	530.00	530.00
7	450–500	451	480.00–485.00	484.28
2	600–650	605	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	380	575.00–590.00	580.13
5	450–500	459	525.00–527.50	525.98
3	550–600	585	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	455.00	455.00
2	400–450	425	465.00–480.00	472.85
11	500–550	528	445.00–482.50	470.27
1	550–600	585	400.00	400.00
10	600–650	616	395.00–400.00	395.50
2	650–700	678	350.00–355.00	352.45
1	850–900	850	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	381	540.00–567.50	548.65
9	400–450	421	523.00–536.00	530.25
11	450–500	482	490.00–510.00	498.76
31	500–550	531	496.00–508.00	502.83
7	550–600	579	412.00–425.00	420.71
11	600–650	623	416.00–431.00	422.99
95	650–700	687	411.00–423.00	413.42
27	700–750	733	372.50–395.00	383.50
9	750–800	772	345.00–358.00	355.88
37	800–850	830	342.00–351.00	348.74
5	850–900	881	335.00–339.00	338.22
4	900–950	923	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	523	517.00–526.00	522.43
9	600–650	608	436.50–440.00	436.90
53	650–700	661	435.10	435.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	525.00	525.00
1	300–350	325	575.00	575.00
9	350–400	358	530.00–565.00	539.96
6	400–450	433	475.00–500.00	487.86
7	450–500	483	475.00–505.00	485.26
4	500–550	509	430.00–455.00	437.48
4	550–600	554	392.00–400.00	395.28
1	600–650	630	389.00	389.00
4	650–700	652	368.00	368.00
1	750–800	785	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	390	460.00	460.00
4	400–450	431	402.50–447.00	435.39
9	450–500	480	400.00–465.00	442.13
9	500–550	527	395.00–410.00	398.29
1	550–600	590	362.50	362.50
2	600–650	622	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	680	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	455.00	455.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	132.00	132.00
8	—	1,228	137.00–145.00	140.47
1	—	1,190	164.00	164.00
2	—	1,263	150.00	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,057	110.00–132.00	119.00
4	—	1,165	137.00–141.00	138.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,185	174.00	174.00
2	—	1,515	150.00–155.00	152.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,972	180.00–185.00	182.49
1	—	1,865	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,980	194.00	194.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	2,200.00	2,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	885	2,225.00–2,525.00	2,387.71
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	715	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,637.94
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	2,275.00	2,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,623	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,602.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,605	2,700.00	2,700.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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