Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: No test on feeder steers due to a low number of like comparisons. Feeder heifers sold sharply lower. The significantly lower feeder and fat calf futures trading along with the typical summertime heat is pulling calf prices lower across all classes. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $449.45/cwt on 10 head, down $26.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −31.59 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$449.45

▼ 26.06 vs prior sale

10 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,451

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$60.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.82

vs KY average

+30.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	461.56	2,503	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	401.00	2,236	2thin

One grade step is worth $60.56/cwt here — about $268 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 sale10 hd

449.45

—

KY average22 barns · 598 hd

435.62

+13.82

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

+30.40

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−31.59

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	1,729	225.07	3,891	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	182.49	2,409	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	179.30	2,130	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	165.65	1,744	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,323	$2,975	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,846	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,250	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	500–550	523	324.51/cwt	324.00–325.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	772	374.50/cwt	374.50–374.50	2,891	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	377.39/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,917	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,217	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,086	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	445.69/cwt	441.00–465.00	2,509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	434.53/cwt	429.00–440.00	2,077	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	700–750	725	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,335	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	485.08/cwt	470.00–489.00	2,304	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,647	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	800–850	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	832	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,837	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,405	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	750–800	790	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,394	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	503.87/cwt	498.00–507.00	1,905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	435.43/cwt	423.00–443.00	2,038	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	438.96/cwt	435.00–443.00	1,914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	447	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	466.74/cwt	452.00–482.50	1,741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	496	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,954	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	420.61/cwt	420.00–423.00	1,960	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	2,479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	384.83/cwt	381.00–390.00	1,832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	417.48/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,728	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	369.64/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,133	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,235	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	465.06/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	386.76/cwt	380.00–407.00	2,027	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	483	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	323.74/cwt	323.00–324.00	1,878	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	995	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,060	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,846.12/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,846	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	855	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	895	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,246	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	175.42/cwt	170.00–182.50	2,207	4
Bulls	—	—	1,729	225.07/cwt	218.00–229.00	3,891	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	173.12/cwt	171.50–174.00	2,031	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	185.47/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,231	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	191.91/cwt	186.00–202.50	2,692	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,875	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	176.13/cwt	174.50–179.00	1,842	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	158.09/cwt	150.00–163.50	1,660	5

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 Jul 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 366Year ago 265

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 30Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 9Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	476	381.00–390.00	384.83
2	500–550	523	324.00–325.00	324.51
4	550–600	580	323.00–324.00	323.74
1	600–650	600	337.00	337.00
1	750–800	755	289.00	289.00
1	900–950	915	279.00	279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	270	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	327	435.00	435.00
6	400–450	414	410.00–420.00	417.48
10	450–500	466	420.00–423.00	420.61
8	500–550	508	365.00–390.00	377.39
8	550–600	577	360.00–377.00	369.64
6	600–650	604	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	572	387.50	387.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
138	750–800	772	374.50	374.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	520.00	520.00
3	450–500	461	500.00	500.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	485.00	485.00
5	450–500	475	470.00–489.00	485.08
3	500–550	508	488.00	488.00
5	550–600	563	441.00–465.00	445.69
1	600–650	620	410.00	410.00
1	750–800	765	353.00	353.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	460.00–470.00	465.06
2	450–500	478	429.00–440.00	434.53
1	500–550	545	427.00	427.00
1	550–600	570	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	645	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	740	327.00	327.00
1	800–850	835	317.00	317.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	725	322.00	322.00
5	750–800	790	303.00	303.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	300.00	300.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	637	377.50	377.50
4	800–850	832	341.00	341.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	498.00–507.00	503.87
4	400–450	436	435.00–443.00	438.96
6	450–500	468	423.00–443.00	435.43
7	500–550	524	380.00–407.00	386.76
2	650–700	660	338.00	338.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	452.00–482.50	466.74
2	400–450	447	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	496	394.00	394.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,650	3,850.00	3,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,390	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,290	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,846.12
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	251.00	251.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,258	170.00–182.50	175.42
3	—	1,403	186.00–202.50	191.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	171.50–174.00	173.12
3	—	1,203	184.00–188.00	185.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	172.00	172.00
3	—	1,046	174.50–179.00	176.13
5	—	1,050	150.00–163.50	158.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,729	218.00–229.00	225.07

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle