Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 higher. Continued strong demand on a good quality offering across all classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $480.65/cwt on 28 head, down $22.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 32 comparable sales and sits −0.38 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$480.65

▼ 22.95 vs prior sale

28 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$57.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.05

vs KY average

+8.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	507.16	2,705	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	561	450.07	2,527	13thin

One grade step is worth $57.09/cwt here — about $178 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale28 hd

480.65

—

KY average25 barns · 843 hd

479.61

+1.05

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

+8.53

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−0.38

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	—	High	1,055	200.00	2,110	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	169.14	2,412	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,124	155.88	1,752	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	951	143.56	1,366	11

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$3,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$3,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$3,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$3,533	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$2,733	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$2,585	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,044	$4,523	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$4,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,186	$3,760	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,196	$3,533	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,100	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$2,000	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	432.03/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	487.08/cwt	482.00–500.00	2,309	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,450	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,373	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	570	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	552.98/cwt	552.00–555.00	1,974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	367.55/cwt	357.00–369.00	2,352	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	457.05/cwt	450.00–472.00	2,358	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	621	411.65/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	559.84/cwt	555.00–565.00	2,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	645.13/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	471.96/cwt	448.00–497.00	1,595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	386.65/cwt	345.00–400.00	2,212	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	412.28/cwt	385.00–442.00	2,131	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	446.40/cwt	423.00–460.00	2,558	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	599.26/cwt	590.00–615.00	2,277	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	586.26/cwt	572.00–600.00	1,583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	422.71/cwt	389.00–470.00	1,813	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	512.34/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,613	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	462.30/cwt	442.00–485.00	2,418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	410.22/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,802	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	388.73/cwt	378.00–400.00	2,791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	479	558.23/cwt	555.00–559.00	2,674	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	654	366.75/cwt	366.75–366.75	2,399	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	767	383.75/cwt	383.75–383.75	2,943	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,820	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	540.56/cwt	527.00–549.00	2,238	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	645	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	383.49/cwt	382.00–385.00	2,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	501.24/cwt	495.00–506.00	2,807	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	579.85/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	449.55/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,733	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	461.55/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	494	462.52/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,285	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	602	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,721	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,840	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	143.02/cwt	134.00–148.50	1,683	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	169.61/cwt	167.50–174.00	1,620	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,613	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	171.96/cwt	167.50–174.50	1,819	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	125.12/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,161	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	172.50/cwt	164.00–179.00	2,515	6
Bulls	—	—	1,055	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,644.58/head	3,000.00–4,300.00	3,645	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	810	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	940	3,725.00/head	3,725.00–3,725.00	3,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	805	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	955	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	945	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	2,621.40/head	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,621	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,070	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	452.79/cwt	445.00–462.00	2,137	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	549.61/cwt	535.00–567.00	1,814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	515.04/cwt	512.00–517.00	2,158	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	495.21/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,060	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	534.12/cwt	517.00–547.00	2,323	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	557.62/cwt	547.00–567.00	2,158	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	596.48/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,939	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	268	550.23/cwt	545.00–555.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	364	488.62/cwt	422.00–523.00	1,779	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	515.32/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,479	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	369.70/cwt	368.00–372.00	2,643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,846	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	960	4,397.92/head	4,200.00–4,500.00	4,398	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	3,533.00/head	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,533	5

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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 616Last week 492Year ago 607

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 24Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 37Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	610.00	610.00
2	250–300	288	640.00–650.00	645.13
4	300–350	338	560.00–600.00	579.85
16	350–400	380	590.00–615.00	599.26
4	400–450	414	527.00–549.00	540.56
2	450–500	490	525.00	525.00
8	500–550	510	500.00–525.00	512.34
7	550–600	560	495.00–506.00	501.24
7	600–650	608	445.00–460.00	449.55
17	650–700	683	400.00–417.00	410.22
2	700–750	718	378.00–400.00	388.73
3	800–850	805	355.00	355.00
3	850–900	875	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	383	555.00–565.00	559.84
4	450–500	477	497.50	497.50
3	500–550	523	442.00–485.00	462.30
10	550–600	573	423.00–460.00	446.40
4	600–650	621	400.00–417.00	411.65
2	650–700	690	382.00–385.00	383.49
1	750–800	780	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	479	555.00–559.00	558.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	650–700	662	426.00	426.00
142	750–800	767	383.75	383.75
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	610	426.00	426.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	338	448.00–497.00	471.96
2	350–400	375	415.00–450.00	432.03
9	400–450	429	389.00–470.00	422.71
4	450–500	472	445.00–462.00	452.79
5	500–550	517	385.00–442.00	412.28
11	550–600	572	345.00–400.00	386.65
1	650–700	665	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	572.00–600.00	586.26
4	300–350	330	535.00–567.00	549.61
3	350–400	357	552.00–555.00	552.98
12	400–450	416	480.00–505.00	495.21
8	450–500	474	482.00–500.00	487.08
14	500–550	516	450.00–472.00	457.05
9	550–600	562	436.00	436.00
8	600–650	640	357.00–369.00	367.55
2	650–700	682	348.00	348.00
1	750–800	765	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	349.00	349.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	650–700	654	366.75	366.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	512.00–517.00	515.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	605.00	605.00
4	300–350	325	585.00–600.00	596.48
8	350–400	387	547.00–567.00	557.62
7	400–450	435	517.00–547.00	534.12
13	450–500	481	500.00–535.00	515.32
2	500–550	527	515.00	515.00
5	550–600	574	450.00–480.00	461.55
1	600–650	610	360.00	360.00
3	700–750	715	368.00–372.00	369.70
1	750–800	760	349.00	349.00
1	800–850	825	345.00	345.00
1	900–950	930	266.00	266.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	545.00–555.00	550.23
5	350–400	364	422.00–523.00	488.62
1	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	494	455.00–470.00	462.52
1	500–550	515	435.00	435.00
1	750–800	775	297.00	297.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	602	452.00	452.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	149.00	149.00
6	—	1,458	164.00–179.00	172.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,177	134.00–148.50	143.02
4	—	1,058	167.50–174.50	171.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	955	167.50–174.00	169.61
1	—	1,075	150.00	150.00
6	—	928	115.00–135.00	125.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	3,000.00–4,300.00	3,644.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	3,950.00	3,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,230	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	4,900.00	4,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,196	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,533.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	960	4,200.00–4,500.00	4,397.92
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	3,725.00	3,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,140	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	3,625.00	3,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,107	3,700.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,229	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,621.40
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	2,000.00	2,000.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle