Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold 10.00-12.00 lower and those over 500 lbs. were 2.00-3.00 lower. The lightweight heifers sold sharply lower and those over 400 lbs. were 5.00-6.00 higher. The overall quality of the lighter calves was very plain compared to the previous sales and the buyers reacted accordingly. The demand for the heavier calves was good considering very few weaned calves in today's offering. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were sharply higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $499.67/cwt on 18 head, up $17.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 32 comparable sales and sits +18.64 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$499.67

▲ 17.60 vs prior sale

18 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

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

$31.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.66

vs KY average

+39.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	501.42	2,742	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	510	470.00	2,397	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.42/cwt here — about $345 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale18 hd

499.67

—

KY average16 barns · 613 hd

470.01

+29.66

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

+39.30

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

+18.64

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	1,759	234.74	4,130	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,359	183.29	2,492	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	171.83	1,950	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	162.14	1,562	9thin

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)	1,195	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,209	$2,756	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$2,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$3,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,557	$4,600	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$2,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	550–600	565	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	397	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	394.01/cwt	392.00–395.00	2,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	438.99/cwt	435.00–441.00	2,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	438.16/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,344	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	387.61/cwt	385.00–389.00	2,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	483.66/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	472.90/cwt	470.00–477.00	1,991	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	558	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	456.28/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	422.49/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	530	526.74/cwt	524.00–532.00	2,792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	381.94/cwt	377.50–395.00	2,807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,150	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	442	495.52/cwt	486.00–515.00	2,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	748	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	3,014	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	499.57/cwt	492.00–505.00	2,618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	3,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	587.50/cwt	587.50–587.50	2,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	458.34/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	539.44/cwt	532.50–547.50	2,341	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	1,971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	493.05/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,322	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	535	481.60/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	657	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,318	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	812	157.94/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,282	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	171.83/cwt	169.50–173.50	1,950	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,123	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	189.89/cwt	181.00–195.00	2,613	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	168.49/cwt	164.00–171.50	1,837	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,056	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	177.20/cwt	174.50–179.50	2,419	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	249.37/cwt	244.00–255.00	4,738	2
Bulls	—	—	1,719	230.56/cwt	217.00–237.00	3,963	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	990	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,055	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,070	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	780	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,841.97/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,842	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,557	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	485.78/cwt	482.50–490.00	2,356	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	531.82/cwt	525.00–535.00	2,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	616.78/cwt	615.00–620.00	1,647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	472.87/cwt	465.00–477.50	2,516	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	563	464.80/cwt	462.50–467.00	2,617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	441.66/cwt	435.00–446.00	2,495	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	512.08/cwt	502.50–515.00	2,233	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	660	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	502	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	266	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	453.66/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	605	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,370	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 May 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 421Last week 655Year ago 326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 63Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 49Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	397	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	435	447.50	447.50
1	500–550	530	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	565	367.50	367.50
1	600–650	645	367.50	367.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	455.00–460.00	456.28
3	450–500	493	435.00–441.00	438.99
2	500–550	543	420.00–425.00	422.49
3	550–600	568	392.00–395.00	394.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	266	575.00	575.00
1	300–350	325	502.50	502.50
4	350–400	390	480.00–495.00	483.66
5	400–450	421	470.00–477.00	472.90
4	450–500	487	450.00–465.00	453.66
16	500–550	535	435.00–445.00	438.16
3	600–650	613	385.00–389.00	387.61
1	650–700	665	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	565	435.00–446.00	441.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	502	467.50	467.50
1	600–650	605	398.00	398.00
2	650–700	660	387.50	387.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	524.00–532.00	526.74
3	550–600	558	507.00	507.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	587.50	587.50
5	400–450	434	532.50–547.50	539.44
5	500–550	524	492.00–505.00	499.57
6	550–600	569	487.50	487.50
3	600–650	613	455.00–460.00	458.34
4	700–750	735	377.50–395.00	381.94
2	800–850	820	367.50	367.50
2	1150–1200	1,150	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	547.50	547.50
1	350–400	360	547.50	547.50
3	400–450	442	486.00–515.00	495.52
1	450–500	470	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	510	470.00	470.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
141	700–750	748	403.00	403.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	471	485.00–500.00	493.05
1	650–700	655	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	615.00–620.00	616.78
3	350–400	383	525.00–535.00	531.82
8	400–450	436	502.50–515.00	512.08
6	450–500	485	482.50–490.00	485.78
8	500–550	532	465.00–477.50	472.87
1	550–600	590	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	515	427.00	427.00
1	650–700	685	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	515.00	515.00
3	500–550	535	480.00–485.00	481.60
2	550–600	563	462.50–467.00	464.80
5	650–700	657	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	365	512.00	512.00
1	450–500	455	472.00	472.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	812	157.00–160.00	157.94
1	—	785	143.00	143.00
5	—	1,090	164.00–171.50	168.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	169.50–173.50	171.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,376	181.00–195.00	189.89
1	—	1,265	162.50	162.50
2	—	1,365	174.50–179.50	177.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,900	244.00–255.00	249.37
7	—	1,719	217.00–237.00	230.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,255	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,841.97
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	2,350.00	2,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	3,450.00	3,450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,850.00	2,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,557	4,600.00	4,600.00

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

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle