Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-4.00 lower. An overall good quality offering today saw a little softer demand. The futures market has been unsettled for the last several days along with the very dry weather conditions are contributing to the weaker prices. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $478.84/cwt on 49 head, down $1.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 32 comparable sales and sits −2.20 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$478.84

▼ 1.40 vs prior sale

49 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$32.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.16

vs KY average

−0.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	486.79	2,705	37
Medium and Large 2-3	565	454.32	2,567	12thin

One grade step is worth $32.47/cwt here — about $138 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 sale49 hd

478.84

—

KY average24 barns · 1,377 hd

474.67

+4.16

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−0.19

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−2.20

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	1,564	212.80	3,328	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,348	184.98	2,493	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,131	183.65	2,077	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,090	170.50	1,858	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,232	$3,073	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$2,731	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,490	$2,600	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	968	$2,325	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	821	$2,901	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,400	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,039	$2,103	3thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	600–650	620	356.92/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,213	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	527.56/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	388.78/cwt	364.00–423.00	1,893	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	497.01/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,132	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	370.36/cwt	366.00–377.00	2,433	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	413.85/cwt	409.00–425.00	2,355	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	456.83/cwt	426.00–477.50	1,987	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	370.22/cwt	347.00–390.00	2,155	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,925	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	850–900	890	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	2,852	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	334.68/cwt	326.00–339.00	2,560	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	379.33/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,390	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	495.99/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,326	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	594	451.65/cwt	441.00–457.00	2,683	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,069	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	972	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,256	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	448.37/cwt	435.00–457.00	2,798	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	551.84/cwt	535.00–555.00	2,544	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,814	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	568.02/cwt	565.00–570.00	2,386	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	571.64/cwt	545.00–600.00	1,829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	522.50/cwt	502.50–530.00	2,231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	523.07/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	2,829	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	840	352.25/cwt	352.25–352.25	2,959	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	412.71/cwt	405.00–423.00	2,802	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	588.54/cwt	565.00–600.00	2,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	480.78/cwt	470.00–492.50	2,707	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	508.56/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	456.99/cwt	415.00–470.00	2,449	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	472.42/cwt	464.00–482.50	2,480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	521.60/cwt	517.00–530.00	2,165	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	440.00/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,442	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	675	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	636.57/cwt	625.00–645.00	2,164	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	188.03/cwt	178.50–200.00	2,074	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	2,072	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	186.61/cwt	175.50–194.00	2,538	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,029	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,836	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,875	1
Bulls	—	—	1,828	223.03/cwt	220.50–226.00	4,077	2
Bulls	—	—	1,300	202.57/cwt	199.00–208.00	2,633	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,003	2,053.87/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,054	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	833	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,030	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,731.35/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,731	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	2,876.58/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,877	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	775	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	3,073.07/head	2,500.00–3,450.00	3,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	366	479.75/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	590.92/cwt	585.00–595.00	2,145	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	482.33/cwt	474.00–510.00	2,248	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	406.90/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,148	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	441.98/cwt	429.00–456.00	2,316	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	522.23/cwt	515.00–527.00	1,875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	465.04/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,223	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	800–850	834	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	343.96/cwt	334.00–354.00	2,366	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	215	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	529.96/cwt	485.00–555.00	2,014	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,696	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,040	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	905	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 Apr 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 656Last week 545Year ago 586

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 60Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 47Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	540.00	540.00
4	300–350	323	525.00–530.00	527.56
7	350–400	366	470.00–500.00	479.75
8	400–450	435	426.00–477.50	456.83
5	450–500	487	364.00–423.00	388.78
7	500–550	528	380.00–420.00	406.90
7	550–600	582	347.00–390.00	370.22
4	600–650	620	340.00–362.50	356.92
4	650–700	688	334.00–354.00	343.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	595.00	595.00
4	350–400	359	515.00–527.00	522.23
19	400–450	429	485.00–515.00	497.01
24	450–500	478	455.00–475.00	465.04
26	500–550	524	429.00–456.00	441.98
10	550–600	569	409.00–425.00	413.85
9	600–650	630	375.00–400.00	379.33
16	650–700	657	366.00–377.00	370.36
1	700–750	700	365.00	365.00
25	750–800	765	326.00–339.00	334.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	834	336.00	336.00
19	850–900	890	320.50	320.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	611	463.00	463.00
10	700–750	724	404.00	404.00
37	800–850	840	352.25	352.25
55	950–1000	972	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	545.00–600.00	571.64
1	350–400	360	555.00	555.00
5	400–450	427	502.50–530.00	522.50
12	450–500	469	480.00–510.00	495.99
6	500–550	536	415.00–470.00	456.99
6	550–600	594	441.00–457.00	451.65
1	600–650	620	381.00	381.00
1	700–750	720	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	565.00–600.00	588.54
5	400–450	420	565.00–570.00	568.02
12	450–500	461	535.00–555.00	551.84
8	500–550	529	505.00–520.00	508.56
29	550–600	563	470.00–492.50	480.78
18	600–650	624	435.00–457.00	448.37
22	650–700	679	405.00–423.00	412.71
10	700–750	731	385.00	385.00
2	750–800	770	365.00	365.00
19	900–950	930	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	473	520.00–525.00	523.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	760.00	760.00
3	300–350	340	625.00–645.00	636.57
5	350–400	363	585.00–595.00	590.92
3	400–450	415	517.00–530.00	521.60
13	450–500	466	474.00–510.00	482.33
4	500–550	525	464.00–482.50	472.42
2	550–600	555	435.00–445.00	440.00
1	650–700	670	384.00	384.00
1	700–750	740	380.00	380.00
1	750–800	770	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	680.00	680.00
1	250–300	285	595.00	595.00
6	350–400	380	485.00–555.00	529.96
1	400–450	415	500.00	500.00
1	750–800	755	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	835	312.00	312.00
1	900–950	930	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	178.50–200.00	188.03
1	—	1,215	170.50	170.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,360	175.50–194.00	186.61
1	—	1,215	167.00	167.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	176.50	176.50
1	—	1,140	164.50	164.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,828	220.50–226.00	223.03
2	—	1,300	199.00–208.00	202.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,053.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	833	2,400.00	2,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,490	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,390	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,731.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,232	2,500.00–3,450.00	3,073.07
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,300.00	2,300.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	833	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,876.58
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,550.00	3,550.00

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