Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $504.22/cwt on 43 head, up $3.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 32 comparable sales and sits +23.19 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$504.22

▲ 3.45 vs prior sale

43 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$21.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.09

vs KY average

+30.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	505.21	2,752	41
Medium and Large 2-3	520	483.89	2,516	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.32/cwt here — about $236 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale43 hd

504.22

—

KY average24 barns · 969 hd

478.13

+26.09

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

+30.52

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

+23.19

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	1,555	208.18	3,238	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,575	190.07	2,994	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	184.39	2,306	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	934	171.26	1,600	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,245	200.00	2,490	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,770	210.00	3,717	1thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,211	$3,348	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,173	$3,006	27
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,144	$2,450	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,067	$4,498	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,049	$4,121	27
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$3,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,293	$5,074	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	883	$2,735	24

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,120	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	483.75/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,293	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	445.02/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,292	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	492.30/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,304	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	391.97/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,293	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	140	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	380.78/cwt	367.50–386.00	2,376	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	696	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,436	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	497.92/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,126	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	419.16/cwt	417.50–422.50	2,331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	398.44/cwt	396.00–400.00	2,454	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	534.93/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,081	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	455.28/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,930	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,993	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	378.57/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,328	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	524.42/cwt	519.00–535.00	2,758	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	452.22/cwt	450.00–453.00	2,844	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	706	410.63/cwt	410.00–411.00	2,899	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	751	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,921	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	448.80/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	411.45/cwt	405.00–413.00	2,781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	882	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	473.67/cwt	473.00–475.00	2,927	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	439.00/cwt	437.50–440.00	1,870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	441	499.06/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,201	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	681	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,050	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	538.66/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,052	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	502	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,329	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	642	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	483.89/cwt	480.00–487.50	2,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	484.35/cwt	480.00–487.50	2,058	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	406.95/cwt	402.50–410.00	2,320	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,490	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,633	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	194.13/cwt	193.00–196.00	3,188	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	183.99/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,714	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	173.36/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,087	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	193.50/cwt	190.00–198.00	2,541	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	185.07/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,312	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,795	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	214.77/cwt	207.50–219.00	3,561	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,717	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	173.83/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,625	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	441.08/cwt	437.50–445.00	1,676	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	2,449.87/head	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,450	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	2,734.51/head	1,950.00–3,000.00	2,735	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	306	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,928	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	620	403.69/cwt	400.00–407.50	2,503	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	5,169.38/head	4,100.00–5,800.00	5,169	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	155	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	490	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	520.18/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	540	471.22/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	374	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,076	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	386.50/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	512.55/cwt	505.00–535.00	2,445	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	4,121.35/head	2,500.00–5,000.00	4,121	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	4,498.22/head	2,400.00–4,800.00	4,498	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	397	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,382	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	608	486.00/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,955	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	562.57/cwt	560.00–565.00	2,357	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	3,347.80/head	2,350.00–3,900.00	3,348	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	502.45/cwt	491.00–510.00	2,703	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	445.49/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,040	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	526.65/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,201	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	3,006.25/head	2,600.00–3,600.00	3,006	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	550.44/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	487.51/cwt	477.50–495.00	2,789	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	705	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	425.13/cwt	420.00–431.00	2,236	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	357.82/cwt	345.00–361.00	2,902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	462.47/cwt	450.00–467.50	1,688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	466	556.19/cwt	556.00–560.00	2,592	21

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 May 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 547Last week 436Year ago 385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 42Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 143Last week 47Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	380	475.00	475.00
4	400–450	425	480.00–487.50	484.35
2	450–500	467	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	525	375.00	375.00
5	550–600	570	402.50–410.00	406.95
3	650–700	696	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	710	330.00	330.00
2	850–900	882	300.00	300.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	280.00	280.00
1	1100–1150	1,120	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	140	710.00	710.00
2	250–300	260	515.00	515.00
1	300–350	330	570.00	570.00
4	350–400	381	535.00–545.00	538.66
5	400–450	427	490.00–510.00	497.92
9	450–500	468	485.00–500.00	492.30
5	500–550	515	440.00–450.00	445.02
4	550–600	578	445.00–450.00	448.80
14	600–650	615	370.00–385.00	378.57
1	650–700	660	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	725	355.00	355.00
1	850–900	860	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	306	630.00	630.00
2	400–450	415	515.00–525.00	520.18
2	450–500	490	505.00	505.00
4	500–550	540	470.00–475.00	471.22
2	600–650	620	400.00–407.50	403.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
5	400–450	441	495.00–500.00	499.06
8	450–500	474	480.00–485.00	483.75
2	500–550	520	480.00–487.50	483.89
1	600–650	615	425.00	425.00
3	650–700	681	384.00	384.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	640.00	640.00
6	350–400	389	530.00–540.00	534.93
6	400–450	418	520.00–540.00	526.65
14	450–500	477	505.00–535.00	512.55
14	500–550	538	491.00–510.00	502.45
13	550–600	572	477.50–495.00	487.51
14	600–650	629	450.00–453.00	452.22
5	650–700	676	405.00–413.00	411.45
6	700–750	731	375.00–390.00	386.50
1	750–800	765	370.00	370.00
5	800–850	811	345.00–361.00	357.82
1	900–950	910	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	526	519.00–535.00	524.42
6	600–650	618	473.00–475.00	473.67
4	650–700	665	450.00	450.00
8	700–750	706	410.00–411.00	410.63
4	750–800	751	389.00	389.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	155	800.00	800.00
7	350–400	397	600.00	600.00
4	400–450	419	560.00–565.00	562.57
21	450–500	466	556.00–560.00	556.19
5	600–650	608	485.00–490.00	486.00
1	700–750	705	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	510.00	510.00
2	250–300	283	540.00–560.00	550.44
2	300–350	323	505.00	505.00
4	350–400	365	450.00–467.50	462.47
15	400–450	424	445.00–465.00	455.28
10	450–500	458	440.00–450.00	445.49
21	500–550	526	420.00–431.00	425.13
11	550–600	585	385.00–400.00	391.97
10	600–650	624	367.50–386.00	380.78
1	650–700	675	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	502	464.00	464.00
3	550–600	556	417.50–422.50	419.16
5	600–650	616	396.00–400.00	398.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	495.00	495.00
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	380	437.50–445.00	441.08
5	400–450	426	437.50–440.00	439.00
1	450–500	475	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	530	405.00	405.00
2	600–650	642	302.50	302.50
1	650–700	665	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	610.00	610.00
6	350–400	374	555.00	555.00
4	400–450	415	505.00	505.00
1	450–500	455	460.00	460.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	200.00	200.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	195.00	195.00
2	—	1,658	207.50–219.00	214.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	193.00–196.00	194.13
2	—	1,475	180.00–188.00	183.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,204	170.00–178.00	173.36
6	—	1,313	190.00–198.00	193.50
10	—	1,249	180.00–189.00	185.07
1	—	1,075	167.00	167.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	935	172.00–175.00	173.83
1	—	930	161.00	161.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	210.00	210.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,144	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,449.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,211	2,350.00–3,900.00	3,347.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,173	2,600.00–3,600.00	3,006.25
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	883	1,950.00–3,000.00	2,734.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	230.00	230.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,254	4,100.00–5,800.00	5,169.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	4,600.00	4,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,049	2,500.00–5,000.00	4,121.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,067	2,400.00–4,800.00	4,498.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,070	3,300.00	3,300.00

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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