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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 21

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

571 head

▼ 99 vs last sale 670▼ 336 vs year ago 907 · −37.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 26▼ 42 vs year ago 72 · −58.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 20▼ 11 vs year ago 22 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $351.49/cwt on 25 head, up $16.03 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 35 comparable sales and sits −55.37 against this barn's trailing median of $406.86.

Average price

$351.49

▲ 16.03 vs prior sale

25 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$21.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.07

vs KY average

−25.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	356.76	1,922	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	537	334.80	1,797	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.96/cwt here — about $126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale25 hd

351.49

—

KY average27 barns · 1,453 hd

347.42

+4.07

National average186 barns · 22,034 hd

377.02

−25.53

This barn, trailing median35 sales

406.86

−55.37

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $469.65, low $324.12, median $406.86 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Average	1,638	167.00	2,735	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	130.33	1,951	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,271	127.84	1,624	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	857	119.07	1,020	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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,018	$2,074	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	710	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,906	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	520.15/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,919	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,804	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	475.18/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,010	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	489.28/cwt	487.00–492.00	2,256	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	461.13/cwt	457.00–465.00	2,213	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	458.56/cwt	452.00–465.00	2,339	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	433.44/cwt	432.00–435.00	2,254	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	403.68/cwt	402.00–405.00	2,107	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	532	376.33/cwt	372.50–377.50	2,002	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	556	427.50/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,377	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	395.24/cwt	394.00–399.00	2,237	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,094	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	387.40/cwt	386.00–390.00	2,386	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	633	352.53/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,232	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	375.14/cwt	363.00–380.00	2,386	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,548	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	365.84/cwt	355.00–371.00	2,418	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	697	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,419	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,588	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	343.15/cwt	336.00–347.00	2,508	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,575	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	759	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,770	18
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,873	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,736	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	970	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,940	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	220	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,155	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,128	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	250	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,063	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,322	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,416	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	433.31/cwt	425.00–442.00	1,443	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,314	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	392.26/cwt	382.00–403.00	1,491	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	377.37/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,634	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,562	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	373.41/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,781	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	501	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,904	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	516	339.95/cwt	337.00–341.00	1,754	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	352.54/cwt	346.00–365.00	1,868	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,119	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	324.49/cwt	324.00–325.00	1,876	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	329.33/cwt	322.00–333.00	1,910	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,039	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	317.03/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,997	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,841	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	307.02/cwt	305.00–309.00	2,066	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	354.75/cwt	354.75–354.75	2,405	76
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	747	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,241	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	777	269.04/cwt	265.00–271.00	2,090	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,530	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	1,473	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	302	612.00/cwt	612.00–612.00	1,848	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,518	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	512.47/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,958	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	1,988	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	427	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,909	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	480.14/cwt	465.00–484.00	2,103	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	450.45/cwt	442.00–455.00	2,158	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,101	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,117	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	387.34/cwt	370.00–397.00	1,983	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,880	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	554	362.26/cwt	357.00–367.00	2,007	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	556	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,135	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,904	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,190	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	347.00/cwt	340.00–354.00	2,190	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	632	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,984	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	655	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,371	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	340.24/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,324	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	701	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,390	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,356	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	726	296.72/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,154	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,227	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,054	2
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,024	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,659	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,804	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	126.11/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,110	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,243	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	122.65/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,542	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	133.59/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,717	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,093	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	124.00/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,841	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,174	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	2,074.30/head	1,000.00–2,900.00	2,074	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,071	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 Oct 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 571Last week 670Year ago 907

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 26Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 20Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	517.00	517.00
1	300–350	330	460.00	460.00
4	350–400	382	510.00–515.00	512.47
12	400–450	438	465.00–484.00	480.14
5	450–500	479	442.00–455.00	450.45
4	500–550	512	370.00–397.00	387.34
4	550–600	554	357.00–367.00	362.26
17	600–650	631	340.00–354.00	347.00
6	650–700	683	330.00–355.00	340.24
1	700–750	725	325.00	325.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	427	447.00	447.00
2	450–500	483	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	515	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	565	337.00	337.00
2	600–650	632	314.00	314.00
3	700–750	726	290.00–300.00	296.72
1	750–800	755	295.00	295.00
2	800–850	815	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	302	612.00	612.00
1	400–450	400	497.00	497.00
4	500–550	510	415.00	415.00
11	550–600	556	384.00	384.00
1	600–650	605	362.00	362.00
1	650–700	655	362.00	362.00
6	700–750	701	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	360	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	440	355.00	355.00
4	500–550	516	337.00–341.00	339.95
2	550–600	578	324.00–325.00	324.49
2	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	281.00	281.00
3	750–800	777	265.00–271.00	269.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	480.00	480.00
1	250–300	280	472.00	472.00
2	300–350	333	425.00–442.00	433.31
7	350–400	380	382.00–403.00	392.26
3	400–450	433	370.00–385.00	377.37
10	450–500	477	370.00–382.00	373.41
10	500–550	530	346.00–365.00	352.54
3	550–600	580	322.00–333.00	329.33
14	600–650	630	310.00–322.00	317.03
2	650–700	673	305.00–309.00	307.02
2	700–750	747	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	525.00	525.00
1	300–350	300	472.00	472.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	501	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	565	375.00	375.00
5	600–650	618	330.00	330.00
76	650–700	678	354.75	354.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	432.00–435.00	433.44
4	550–600	556	425.00–430.00	427.50
5	600–650	616	386.00–390.00	387.40
2	650–700	655	389.00	389.00
1	700–750	715	362.00	362.00
18	750–800	759	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	440.00	440.00
4	450–500	480	457.00–465.00	461.13
4	500–550	532	372.50–377.50	376.33
1	550–600	595	352.00	352.00
2	600–650	633	350.00–355.00	352.53
2	650–700	697	347.00	347.00
1	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	970	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	515.00–535.00	520.15
2	400–450	423	465.00–485.00	475.18
8	450–500	461	487.00–492.00	489.28
11	500–550	522	402.00–405.00	403.68
4	550–600	566	394.00–399.00	395.24
6	600–650	636	363.00–380.00	375.14
6	650–700	661	355.00–371.00	365.84
7	700–750	731	336.00–347.00	343.15
1	750–800	755	341.00	341.00
2	800–850	845	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	855	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	625.00	625.00
4	500–550	510	452.00–465.00	458.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,245	3,000.00	3,000.00

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)	1	—	1,010	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,018	1,000.00–2,900.00	2,074.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	171.00	171.00
1	—	1,720	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,395	150.00	150.00
9	—	1,257	121.00–125.00	122.65
3	—	1,285	131.00–135.00	133.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	122.00–130.00	126.11
1	—	810	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	143.00	143.00
2	—	1,485	121.00–127.00	124.00

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.