Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 higher. There were only a few weaned packages in today's plain quality offering. The demand for the male calves was lower especially those over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $503.60/cwt on 40 head, up $22.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 32 comparable sales and sits +22.57 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$503.60

▲ 22.19 vs prior sale

40 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$32.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+38.82

vs KY average

+31.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	504.79	2,744	38
Medium and Large 2	500	490.00	2,450	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	472.00	2,549	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.79/cwt here — about $195 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale40 hd

503.60

—

KY average24 barns · 1,038 hd

464.78

+38.82

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

+31.40

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

+22.57

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	1,894	183.75	3,479	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	163.38	2,275	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	997	131.67	1,312	4thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,018	$3,088	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,605	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,309	$4,764	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$3,500	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$5,175	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2-3	550–600	571	355.68/cwt	341.00–371.00	2,031	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	484.39/cwt	482.50–485.00	1,637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	445.44/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,298	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	487.67/cwt	472.00–495.00	2,058	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	382.29/cwt	377.00–397.50	2,416	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	427.89/cwt	410.00–437.00	2,375	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	338.73/cwt	335.00–342.50	2,676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	951	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,948	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	507.97/cwt	505.00–509.00	1,631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	532.00/cwt	532.00–532.00	1,729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	518.15/cwt	500.00–532.00	1,907	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	416.88/cwt	402.00–427.00	2,735	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	476.59/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,726	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	487.43/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	575.20/cwt	560.00–580.00	2,128	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	328.71/cwt	328.00–329.00	2,715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	382.32/cwt	369.00–385.00	2,699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	430.82/cwt	420.00–442.00	2,671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	514.18/cwt	507.00–522.00	2,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	511.28/cwt	510.00–512.50	2,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,068	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	599.11/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	516.28/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,747	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	480	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	503.77/cwt	495.00–512.00	2,141	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,632	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	700	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	610	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,845	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	170.06/cwt	166.00–172.50	2,396	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	118.33/cwt	116.50–120.00	1,163	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,470	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,452	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,703	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	176.49/cwt	166.00–183.50	3,050	3
Bulls	—	—	1,993	188.10/cwt	186.50–191.50	3,749	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	915	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,010	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	5,175.00/head	5,175.00–5,175.00	5,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,324	4,942.34/head	4,750.00–5,050.00	4,942	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	4,497.54/head	4,400.00–4,650.00	4,498	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	443.42/cwt	440.00–447.00	2,337	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	286	530.35/cwt	505.00–555.00	1,517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	477.24/cwt	472.00–480.00	2,004	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	379.48/cwt	379.00–380.00	2,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	374	510.32/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,909	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	460.22/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	382.06/cwt	380.00–384.00	2,224	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	480.86/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	556.81/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,099	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	494.40/cwt	487.00–500.00	2,339	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,420	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	515.83/cwt	505.00–535.00	1,439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	467.04/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	387	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	2,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	2,336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	378.44/cwt	346.00–390.00	1,987	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	412	436.88/cwt	425.00–447.50	1,800	6

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 Mar 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 555Year ago 703

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 72Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 54Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	482.50–485.00	484.39
1	350–400	380	472.00	472.00
6	400–450	412	425.00–447.50	436.88
1	450–500	485	412.50	412.50
6	500–550	525	346.00–390.00	378.44
4	550–600	571	341.00–371.00	355.68
1	750–800	750	295.00	295.00
2	800–850	845	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	860	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	465.00	465.00
2	450–500	495	445.00	445.00
3	500–550	545	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	575	397.00	397.00
1	600–650	610	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	505.00–535.00	515.83
4	300–350	321	505.00–509.00	507.97
8	400–450	422	472.00–495.00	487.67
3	450–500	476	450.00–475.00	467.04
8	500–550	516	430.00–455.00	445.44
6	550–600	555	410.00–437.00	427.89
8	600–650	632	377.00–397.50	382.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	700–750	716	338.00	338.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	517.00	517.00
4	450–500	470	497.00	497.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	532.00	532.00
6	350–400	368	500.00–532.00	518.15
2	400–450	438	475.00–500.00	487.43
1	450–500	465	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	540	472.00	472.00
1	650–700	690	365.00	365.00
2	750–800	790	335.00–342.50	338.73
1	900–950	940	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	950–1000	951	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	580.00–620.00	599.11
4	350–400	370	560.00–580.00	575.20
2	450–500	470	507.00–522.00	514.18
27	500–550	532	500.00–525.00	516.28
11	550–600	572	460.00–490.00	476.59
2	600–650	620	420.00–442.00	430.82
11	650–700	656	402.00–427.00	416.88
6	700–750	706	369.00–385.00	382.32
7	800–850	826	328.00–329.00	328.71
3	1050–1100	1,068	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	510.00–512.50	511.28
1	500–550	500	490.00	490.00
1	600–650	645	412.00	412.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	430.00	430.00
1	700–750	700	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	555.00	555.00
3	350–400	377	550.00–560.00	556.81
5	400–450	425	495.00–512.00	503.77
6	450–500	473	487.00–500.00	494.40
4	500–550	531	470.00–490.00	480.86
8	550–600	582	380.00–384.00	382.06
2	600–650	620	379.00–380.00	379.48
1	750–800	765	344.00	344.00
1	800–850	810	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	605.00	605.00
2	600–650	610	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	505.00–555.00	530.35
5	350–400	374	485.00–520.00	510.32
3	400–450	420	472.00–480.00	477.24
2	450–500	465	450.00–470.00	460.22
5	500–550	527	440.00–447.00	443.42
1	800–850	805	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,409	166.00–172.50	170.06
1	—	1,310	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	116.50–120.00	118.33
1	—	1,065	138.00	138.00
1	—	955	152.00	152.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,728	166.00–183.50	176.49
5	—	1,993	186.50–191.50	188.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	2,775.00	2,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,330	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,605	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	3,500.00	3,500.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	5,175.00	5,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,324	4,750.00–5,050.00	4,942.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,287	4,400.00–4,650.00	4,497.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	3,500.00	3,500.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

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