Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-7.00 lower. Today's offering lacked the quality and weaned packages that was seen last week. The better quality calves in today's sale sold similar to last week and the demand on the plain, unweaned calves was very soft. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $475.50/cwt on 32 head, down $48.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 32 comparable sales and sits −5.53 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$475.50

▼ 48.67 vs prior sale

32 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$902

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

$194.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.06

vs KY average

+36.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	494.24	2,657	24
Medium and Large 2	580	457.50	2,654	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	532	432.81	2,303	6thin
Medium 1-2	585	300.00	1,755	1thin

One grade step is worth $194.24/cwt here — about $902 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale32 hd

475.50

—

KY average27 barns · 731 hd

452.44

+23.06

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

+36.35

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−5.53

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	1,517	223.48	3,390	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	182.41	2,632	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	167.29	2,162	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	152.25	1,533	7thin

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)	1,125	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,950	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	923	$2,148	3thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	500–550	513	406.24/cwt	405.00–407.50	2,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	401.65/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	374.86/cwt	367.50–387.00	1,998	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	527	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,379	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	449.02/cwt	435.00–462.50	1,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	673	384.21/cwt	381.00–387.50	2,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	397.53/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	472.67/cwt	460.00–482.50	1,924	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	499.82/cwt	490.00–517.00	2,624	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	399.22/cwt	386.00–406.00	2,826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	408.92/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,286	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	427.47/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	962	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	477.49/cwt	472.00–482.00	2,746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	401.02/cwt	393.00–409.00	2,723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	380.28/cwt	375.00–386.00	2,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	467.38/cwt	442.00–485.00	2,211	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	548.57/cwt	547.00–552.00	2,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	543.50/cwt	542.50–544.00	2,391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	407.35/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	432.81/cwt	387.50–460.00	2,303	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	442	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,876	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	455.50/cwt	455.50–455.50	2,833	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	414.50/cwt	414.50–414.50	2,943	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	420	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	436	424.79/cwt	412.00–442.50	1,852	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	520.45/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,266	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,423	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	176.29/cwt	171.00–182.00	2,611	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	194.65/cwt	190.00–198.00	2,661	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	153.14/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,511	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,201	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	169.43/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,142	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	138.16/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,223	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,911	2
Bulls	—	—	1,517	223.48/cwt	218.00–228.00	3,390	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,309.66/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,310	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	700	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,150	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	557.98/cwt	545.00–570.00	1,802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,178	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	435	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,618	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	500	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	520	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	463.43/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,937	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	710	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	215	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	391.21/cwt	387.50–395.00	2,457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,050	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	780	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	398.75/cwt	395.00–402.50	1,994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	391.34/cwt	378.00–402.00	2,418	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	250–300	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	505.06/cwt	495.00–512.00	2,091	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	760	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	454	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	2,161	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	445.50/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,143	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	510.61/cwt	495.00–517.00	1,649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	450.61/cwt	450.00–452.50	1,866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	427.56/cwt	415.00–433.00	2,258	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	463.67/cwt	462.50–467.50	1,785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,363	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.

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Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Wed Jul 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 366Last week 483Year ago 438

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 32Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 10Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	485.00	485.00
2	350–400	375	455.00	455.00
4	400–450	414	450.00–452.50	450.61
2	450–500	490	425.00–430.00	427.47
2	500–550	513	405.00–407.50	406.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	395.00–400.00	397.53
3	400–450	438	395.00–405.00	401.65
1	450–500	490	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	533	367.50–387.00	374.86
2	550–600	573	375.00–386.00	380.28
1	650–700	695	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	527	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	537	443.00	443.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	520.00	520.00
6	300–350	323	495.00–517.00	510.61
4	350–400	385	462.50–467.50	463.67
9	400–450	407	460.00–482.50	472.67
7	450–500	481	440.00–455.00	445.50
8	500–550	528	415.00–433.00	427.56
7	550–600	559	400.00–430.00	408.92
7	600–650	618	378.00–402.00	391.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	500.00	500.00
8	450–500	454	476.00	476.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	435.00–462.50	449.02
2	400–450	442	490.00	490.00
5	450–500	473	442.00–485.00	467.38
6	500–550	532	387.50–460.00	432.81
3	600–650	627	375.00–425.00	407.35
1	750–800	780	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	673	381.00–387.50	384.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	575.00	575.00
3	400–450	440	542.50–544.00	543.50
18	500–550	525	490.00–517.00	499.82
6	550–600	575	472.00–482.00	477.49
4	600–650	612	450.00	450.00
4	650–700	679	393.00–409.00	401.02
3	700–750	708	386.00–406.00	399.22
1	950–1000	950	310.00	310.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	386	547.00–552.00	548.57
3	450–500	468	510.00	510.00
1	550–600	580	457.50	457.50
3	750–800	790	364.00	364.00
6	950–1000	962	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	622	455.50	455.50
10	700–750	710	414.50	414.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	460.00–470.00	463.43
2	500–550	510	432.00	432.00
2	550–600	570	397.50	397.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	325	500.00–530.00	520.45
4	400–450	436	412.00–442.50	424.79
1	450–500	485	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	500	395.00–402.50	398.75
2	550–600	587	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	665	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	475.00	475.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	545.00	545.00
2	300–350	323	545.00–570.00	557.98
2	350–400	397	490.00	490.00
5	400–450	414	495.00–512.00	505.06
5	450–500	471	462.50	462.50
2	500–550	540	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	550	420.00	420.00
2	600–650	628	387.50–395.00	391.21
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	372.00	372.00
1	500–550	520	402.50	402.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	500	410.00	410.00
1	700–750	710	337.50	337.50
1	750–800	780	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,481	171.00–182.00	176.29
3	—	1,367	190.00–198.00	194.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	987	151.00–154.00	153.14
2	—	885	134.00–142.00	138.16
2	—	1,158	165.00	165.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	163.00	163.00
4	—	1,264	166.00–172.00	169.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,517	218.00–228.00	223.48

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	2	—	1,035	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,309.66
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,950.00	2,950.00

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle