Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 12.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-5.00 higher. The demand for male calves continued to be softer with the very unstable futures trading along with several plain, unweaned calves in today's offering. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $469.65/cwt on 132 head, up $36.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 31 comparable sales and sits +54.32 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.

Average price

$469.65

▲ 36.36 vs prior sale

132 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$98.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+54.06

vs KY average

+64.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	506	483.10	2,446	114
Medium and Large 2-3	559	384.44	2,149	18thin

One grade step is worth $98.66/cwt here — about $297 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale132 hd

469.65

—

KY average25 barns · 1,568 hd

415.59

+54.06

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

+64.89

This barn, trailing median31 sales

415.33

+54.32

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	1,350	209.00	2,822	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,454	180.77	2,627	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	168.80	2,053	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,135	161.50	1,833	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,235	241.00	2,976	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$2,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,113	$2,393	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	600–650	640	362.16/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,318	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	486.67/cwt	485.00–492.50	1,679	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	370	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	467.42/cwt	460.00–477.50	2,206	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	447.79/cwt	435.00–466.00	2,351	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	481.69/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,821	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	1,396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	440.16/cwt	434.00–455.00	2,747	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	338.58/cwt	335.00–339.00	2,208	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	369.14/cwt	356.50–392.00	2,108	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	546.67/cwt	530.00–565.00	1,722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	484.92/cwt	480.00–489.00	2,546	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	389.79/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	415.04/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,220	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	437.52/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	837	284.67/cwt	284.00–285.00	2,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	468.34/cwt	460.00–477.50	2,206	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	397.72/cwt	396.00–405.00	2,732	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	490	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	509.33/cwt	507.00–517.00	2,384	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	510.23/cwt	507.00–517.00	2,158	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	434.39/cwt	434.00–435.00	2,845	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	461.85/cwt	451.00–467.50	2,609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	2,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	697	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	390.03/cwt	388.00–392.00	2,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	385.57/cwt	350.00–397.00	2,221	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	551	458.63/cwt	457.50–462.00	2,527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	521	462.28/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,408	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,080	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	452	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,224	9
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,235	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,976	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,671	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	165.25/cwt	162.00–168.50	1,917	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	186.25/cwt	183.50–189.50	2,751	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	170.12/cwt	166.50–173.00	2,053	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,087	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,991	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	175.28/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,507	3
Bulls	—	—	1,350	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,822	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	830	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,590.00/head	2,590.00–2,590.00	2,590	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	2,195.00/head	2,195.00–2,195.00	2,195	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	463.80/cwt	455.00–476.00	2,184	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	624.82/cwt	615.00–645.00	1,743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	607.50/cwt	600.00–615.00	1,853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	957	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	474.26/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,992	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	436.27/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,238	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	343	545.54/cwt	535.00–548.00	1,871	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	336.68/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,592	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	792	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,431	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	440.32/cwt	430.00–447.00	1,937	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	426.36/cwt	417.00–435.00	2,392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	504	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,454	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	329.03/cwt	325.00–333.00	1,991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	467.45/cwt	455.00–476.00	1,921	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	512.85/cwt	505.00–526.00	1,933	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	441.43/cwt	440.00–446.00	2,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,497	7

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 Jun 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 579Last week 421Year ago 209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 29Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 17Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	560.00	560.00
1	250–300	250	570.00	570.00
2	300–350	315	530.00–565.00	546.67
9	350–400	378	465.00–490.00	481.69
15	400–450	411	455.00–476.00	467.45
13	450–500	472	460.00–477.50	467.42
10	500–550	525	435.00–466.00	447.79
1	550–600	555	435.00	435.00
7	600–650	640	360.00–365.00	362.16
7	700–750	726	344.00	344.00
1	750–800	760	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	537.00	537.00
4	400–450	426	430.00–445.00	437.52
1	450–500	455	420.00	420.00
6	500–550	535	410.00–420.00	415.04
12	550–600	571	356.50–392.00	369.14
2	600–650	605	325.00–333.00	329.03
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
5	750–800	792	307.00	307.00
3	800–850	837	284.00–285.00	284.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	345	485.00–492.50	486.67
4	450–500	481	440.00–446.00	441.43
19	650–700	652	335.00–339.00	338.58
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	435.00	435.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
103	500–550	504	487.00	487.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	555.00	555.00
3	400–450	423	507.00–517.00	510.23
9	450–500	468	507.00–517.00	509.33
12	500–550	525	480.00–489.00	484.92
3	550–600	565	451.00–467.50	461.85
11	600–650	624	434.00–455.00	440.16
13	650–700	655	434.00–435.00	434.39
1	850–900	850	343.00	343.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	505.00	505.00
3	550–600	583	370.00–400.00	389.79
1	600–650	630	392.50	392.50
2	650–700	697	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	497.00	497.00
6	450–500	471	460.00–477.50	468.34
2	550–600	597	440.00	440.00
5	650–700	687	396.00–405.00	397.72
3	700–750	725	378.00	378.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	535.00–548.00	545.54
1	350–400	350	505.00	505.00
5	400–450	440	430.00–447.00	440.32
3	450–500	460	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	533	388.00–392.00	390.03
4	550–600	576	350.00–397.00	385.57
1	600–650	615	362.50	362.50
1	650–700	665	340.00	340.00
1	900–950	915	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	400	520.00	520.00
9	450–500	452	492.00	492.00
14	500–550	521	460.00–465.00	462.28
4	550–600	551	457.50–462.00	458.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	615.00–645.00	624.82
2	300–350	305	600.00–615.00	607.50
9	350–400	377	505.00–526.00	512.85
5	400–450	420	465.00–480.00	474.26
9	450–500	471	455.00–476.00	463.80
4	500–550	513	435.00–440.00	436.27
3	550–600	561	417.00–435.00	426.36
4	650–700	651	401.00	401.00
13	750–800	770	325.00–345.00	336.68
3	950–1000	957	266.00	266.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	455.00	455.00
3	450–500	466	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	241.00	241.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	154.00	154.00
2	—	1,160	162.00–168.50	165.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	183.50–189.50	186.25
3	—	1,430	171.00–178.00	175.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,207	166.50–173.00	170.12
1	—	1,355	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,125	177.00	177.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	209.00	209.00

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	—	1,170	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	2,590.00	2,590.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,195.00	2,195.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	3,000.00	3,000.00

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

Heifers · 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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle