Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the small number in today's offering. The extremely warm temperatures continue to weaken demand and hinder movement of cattle by producers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.12/cwt on 16 head, down $34.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −90.33 against this barn's trailing median of $414.44.

Average price

$324.12

▼ 34.94 vs prior sale

16 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$122

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

$6.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.05

vs KY average

−7.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	505	330.00	1,667	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	552	323.73	1,788	15thin

One grade step is worth $6.27/cwt here — about −$122 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $469.65, low $324.12, median $414.44 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 sale16 hd

324.12

—

KY average26 barns · 482 hd

326.16

−2.05

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−7.40

This barn, trailing median32 sales

414.44

−90.33

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	193.00	3,001	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,342	157.81	2,117	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	139.14	1,764	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	120.00	1,314	3thin

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$2,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	880	$2,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	793	$1,825	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	400–450	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	301.94/cwt	297.00–312.00	1,926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	507	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	294.94/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	358.26/cwt	357.00–363.00	1,465	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,100	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	315.11/cwt	314.00–317.00	1,834	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	314.61/cwt	313.00–315.00	1,837	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	332.57/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,708	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	880	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	860	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	725	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,001	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	141.19/cwt	137.50–146.00	1,765	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,025	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	162.35/cwt	162.00–163.00	2,205	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,954	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,754	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,113	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,756	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 Sep 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 209Year ago 628

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 13Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 20Year ago 24

No trends available due to the small number in today's offering. The extremely warm temperatures continue to weaken demand and hinder movement of cattle by producers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	485	327.00	327.00
1	750–800	790	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	425.00	425.00
5	350–400	396	408.00	408.00
2	400–450	437	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	458	352.00	352.00
4	500–550	532	325.00–340.00	332.57
5	550–600	584	313.00–315.00	314.61
3	600–650	638	297.00–312.00	301.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	402.00	402.00
1	400–450	400	390.00	390.00
4	500–550	503	367.00	367.00
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	507	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	397	347.00	347.00
10	400–450	409	357.00–363.00	358.26
1	450–500	480	351.00	351.00
6	500–550	519	330.00	330.00
8	550–600	582	314.00–317.00	315.11
2	600–650	638	290.00–300.00	294.94
1	800–850	820	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	671	313.00	313.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	675	253.00	253.00
1	700–750	705	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	2,550.00	2,550.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	2,250.00	2,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	193.00	193.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,250	137.50–146.00	141.19
1	—	1,320	133.00	133.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	154.00	154.00
3	—	1,358	162.00–163.00	162.35
1	—	1,320	148.00	148.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,050	105.00–107.00	106.00

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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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle