Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Strong quality offering of feeder classes this week. Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold steady to 6.00 lower, heifers over 600lbs sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold firm. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $471.15/cwt on 125 head, down $16.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 32 comparable sales and sits −9.88 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$471.15

▼ 16.69 vs prior sale

125 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$432

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

$100.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.17

vs KY average

+12.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	485.76	2,684	91
Medium and Large 2	561	440.11	2,471	24
Medium 1-2	515	420.15	2,164	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	561	414.64	2,328	7thin
Large 1-2	585	385.00	2,252	1thin

One grade step is worth $100.76/cwt here — about $432 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale125 hd

471.15

—

KY average25 barns · 906 hd

455.98

+15.17

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

+12.10

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−9.88

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	1,680	234.94	3,947	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	185.27	2,714	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	177.12	2,208	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	902	156.76	1,414	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$2,589	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$3,300	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	985	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$4,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	873	$1,830	3thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	450–500	475	450.83/cwt	442.00–462.00	2,141	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	382.86/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	428.16/cwt	423.00–438.00	1,807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	321	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,247	3
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	452	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,158	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	585	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	422.38/cwt	395.00–427.25	2,843	76
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	412.58/cwt	395.00–418.00	2,331	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	632	345.07/cwt	331.00–387.50	2,181	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	515	420.15/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	453.21/cwt	440.00–469.00	2,615	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	431.36/cwt	420.00–446.00	2,705	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	511.64/cwt	500.00–522.00	2,400	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	365.48/cwt	365.00–366.50	2,862	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	425.20/cwt	424.00–437.50	2,487	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	502.12/cwt	487.00–515.00	2,581	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	480.19/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,295	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	516.22/cwt	507.00–525.00	2,153	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	328.49/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	3,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	482.26/cwt	477.50–492.50	2,074	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	384.24/cwt	384.00–385.00	2,632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	390.31/cwt	387.00–396.00	2,799	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	709	400.09/cwt	399.00–402.00	2,837	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	464.95/cwt	420.00–475.00	2,427	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	517.79/cwt	517.00–518.00	2,765	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	407.96/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,570	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,108	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	143.64/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,254	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,757	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	190.40/cwt	184.00–194.50	2,723	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,686	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	190.70/cwt	183.00–200.50	2,260	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	171.08/cwt	167.50–176.50	2,180	9
Bulls	—	—	1,680	234.94/cwt	232.00–239.00	3,947	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	1,829.55/head	1,400.00–2,400.00	1,830	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,588.65/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,589	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	424.34/cwt	422.50–425.00	2,185	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	417.17/cwt	402.00–421.00	2,328	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	475.37/cwt	467.50–482.00	2,020	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	337.29/cwt	332.00–341.00	2,412	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	565.85/cwt	530.00–600.00	1,743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	339.91/cwt	335.00–341.50	2,600	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	466.28/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	478.97/cwt	470.00–482.50	1,729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	371.89/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	312	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	502.25/cwt	502.00–502.50	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	434.72/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,256	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	362.36/cwt	350.00–376.00	2,446	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	437.18/cwt	436.00–438.00	2,085	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	388.67/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	393.67/cwt	380.00–402.50	2,035	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	902	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	829	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,819	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	411.99/cwt	409.00–415.00	2,538	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	2,400	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,945	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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 781Last week 597Year ago 395

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 26Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 18Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	565.00	565.00
2	250–300	275	502.00–502.50	502.25
1	300–350	310	480.00	480.00
4	350–400	361	470.00–482.50	478.97
5	400–450	422	455.00–475.00	466.28
17	450–500	475	442.00–462.00	450.83
32	500–550	519	420.00–445.00	434.72
1	550–600	575	415.00	415.00
5	600–650	639	370.00–380.00	371.89
17	650–700	675	350.00–376.00	362.36
10	750–800	765	335.00–341.50	339.91
2	900–950	902	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	423.00–438.00	428.16
2	450–500	480	365.00–400.00	382.86
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	585	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	535.00	535.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	477	436.00–438.00	437.18
6	500–550	517	380.00–402.50	393.67
4	550–600	571	375.00–395.00	388.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	515	466.00	466.00
40	600–650	616	409.00–415.00	411.99
2	700–750	705	357.00	357.00
61	800–850	829	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	625.00	625.00
1	350–400	395	520.00	520.00
10	400–450	417	507.00–525.00	516.22
11	450–500	469	500.00–522.00	511.64
9	500–550	514	487.00–515.00	502.12
42	550–600	577	440.00–469.00	453.21
29	600–650	627	420.00–446.00	431.36
76	650–700	673	395.00–427.25	422.38
20	700–750	717	387.00–396.00	390.31
28	750–800	783	365.00–366.50	365.48
2	800–850	808	325.00–332.00	328.49
1	950–1000	995	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	515.00	515.00
1	350–400	370	435.00	435.00
2	450–500	475	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	540	427.00	427.00
6	550–600	565	395.00–418.00	412.58
4	600–650	632	331.00–387.50	345.07
1	650–700	675	374.00	374.00
1	850–900	855	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	321	700.00	700.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	477.50	477.50
1	550–600	585	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	405.00–435.00	420.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	365	495.00	495.00
5	400–450	430	477.50–492.50	482.26
9	450–500	478	475.00–485.00	480.19
9	500–550	522	420.00–475.00	464.95
15	550–600	585	424.00–437.50	425.20
10	600–650	630	400.00–415.00	407.96
4	650–700	685	384.00–385.00	384.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	500–550	534	517.00–518.00	517.79
2	550–600	567	487.00	487.00
19	700–750	709	399.00–402.00	400.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	530.00–600.00	565.85
1	350–400	370	510.00	510.00
8	400–450	425	467.50–482.00	475.37
1	450–500	455	477.50	477.50
4	500–550	515	422.50–425.00	424.34
9	550–600	558	402.00–421.00	417.17
1	600–650	610	377.50	377.50
1	650–700	660	357.50	357.50
5	700–750	715	332.00–341.00	337.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	455.00	455.00
2	400–450	440	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	562	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	142.00–145.00	143.64
1	—	960	183.00	183.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,430	184.00–194.50	190.40
2	—	1,535	175.00	175.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,185	183.00–200.50	190.70
9	—	1,274	167.50–176.50	171.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,680	232.00–239.00	234.94

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	873	1,400.00–2,400.00	1,829.55
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,060	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,233	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,588.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,465	4,000.00	4,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	985	2,500.00	2,500.00

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