Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-4.00 higher. There was much better demand across all classes of feeder calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls due low receipts last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $487.84/cwt on 46 head, up $25.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 32 comparable sales and sits +6.81 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$487.84

▲ 25.15 vs prior sale

46 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$13.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+32.44

vs KY average

+34.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	488.43	2,668	44
Medium and Large 2	500	475.00	2,375	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.43/cwt here — about $293 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 sale46 hd

487.84

—

KY average24 barns · 597 hd

455.41

+32.44

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

+34.12

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

+6.81

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	—	Average	1,675	228.12	3,821	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	185.21	2,686	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	177.11	2,079	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	169.14	1,839	5thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,410	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,775	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$3,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,725	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	400–450	415	472.71/cwt	472.00–474.00	1,962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	548.99/cwt	520.00–575.00	1,773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	380.49/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	528.69/cwt	527.00–532.00	2,765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,342	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	515	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	379.89/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	508.42/cwt	488.00–515.00	2,649	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	526.10/cwt	517.00–537.50	2,231	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	458.92/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,657	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	413.51/cwt	410.00–417.00	2,390	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	327.99/cwt	327.00–329.00	2,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	466.02/cwt	462.00–470.00	2,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	542.00/cwt	542.00–542.00	2,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	475.00/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	445	547.00/cwt	547.00–547.00	2,434	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	321	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	443.51/cwt	432.00–455.00	2,750	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	477.37/cwt	475.00–482.00	2,263	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	738	403.10/cwt	403.10–403.10	2,975	157
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	414.39/cwt	412.50–415.00	2,586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,534	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	670	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	518.01/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,497	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	436.77/cwt	430.00–439.00	2,865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	645.35/cwt	642.00–652.00	2,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,167	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	347	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	435.58/cwt	415.00–451.00	1,829	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	185.21/cwt	181.50–195.00	2,686	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	170.17/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,022	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,519	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	182.32/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,120	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,741	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	171.67/cwt	164.00–174.50	1,863	4
Bulls	—	—	1,679	232.15/cwt	227.00–239.50	3,898	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,030	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	945	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	451	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,165	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	384.01/cwt	383.00–385.00	2,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	448.44/cwt	430.00–452.00	2,350	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	428.59/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	596.25/cwt	587.50–605.00	2,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	391.21/cwt	382.00–400.00	2,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	455.10/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	365.92/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	423.33/cwt	417.00–426.00	2,227	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	329.94/cwt	328.00–334.00	2,412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	459.68/cwt	445.00–463.00	2,128	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	1,868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	439.96/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	733	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,551	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,289	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 Jun 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 597Last week 579Year ago 674

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 17Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 10Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	479.00	479.00
3	400–450	415	472.00–474.00	472.71
19	450–500	463	445.00–463.00	459.68
22	500–550	524	430.00–452.00	448.44
4	550–600	557	435.00–445.00	439.96
1	600–650	600	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	655	357.50	357.50
3	700–750	731	328.00–334.00	329.94
2	850–900	872	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	515	422.00	422.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	321	515.00	515.00
2	350–400	388	450.00–460.00	455.10
1	400–450	430	442.00	442.00
3	450–500	465	375.00–390.00	379.89
2	500–550	533	382.00–400.00	391.21
1	550–600	590	388.00	388.00
3	600–650	638	357.50–370.00	365.92
2	650–700	683	327.00–329.00	327.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	526	417.00–426.00	423.33
6	550–600	578	410.00–417.00	413.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	451	480.00	480.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	700–750	733	348.00	348.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	520.00–575.00	548.99
2	400–450	443	462.00–470.00	466.02
5	450–500	474	475.00–482.00	477.37
1	600–650	610	382.50	382.50
5	650–700	688	380.00–382.50	380.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	445	547.00	547.00
3	500–550	523	527.00–532.00	528.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	642.00–652.00	645.35
1	350–400	385	542.00	542.00
15	400–450	424	517.00–537.50	526.10
12	450–500	482	500.00–525.00	518.01
22	500–550	521	488.00–515.00	508.42
19	550–600	579	445.00–470.00	458.92
11	600–650	620	432.00–455.00	443.51
4	650–700	656	430.00–439.00	436.77
3	700–750	741	374.00	374.00
3	750–800	792	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	492.00	492.00
2	500–550	500	470.00–480.00	475.00
4	600–650	624	412.50–415.00	414.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
157	700–750	738	403.10	403.10
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	394.00	394.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	650.00	650.00
1	250–300	255	635.00	635.00
2	350–400	355	587.50–605.00	596.25
1	400–450	435	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	500	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	560	420.00–437.50	428.59
2	600–650	630	383.00–385.00	384.01
1	750–800	770	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	565.00	565.00
3	400–450	420	415.00–451.00	435.58
2	450–500	462	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	545	412.00	412.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,450	181.50–195.00	185.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	168.00–174.00	170.17
4	—	1,163	178.00–188.00	182.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	159.00	159.00
4	—	1,085	164.00–174.50	171.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	212.00	212.00
4	—	1,679	227.00–239.50	232.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	3,350.00	3,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	2,250.00	2,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	2,725.00	2,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,545	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	2,550.00	2,550.00

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

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