Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: No trend on feeder steers due to low receipts last week. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-7.00 lower. All classes of feeder cattle are still feeling the pressure of warm temperatures and the downward trending futures trading. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $420.53/cwt on 24 head, down $28.91 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −60.50 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$420.53

▼ 28.91 vs prior sale

24 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,319

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$21.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.53

vs KY average

+21.24 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	421.43	2,332	23
Medium and Large 2-3	510	400.00	2,040	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.43/cwt here — about $292 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 sale24 hd

420.53

—

KY average25 barns · 455 hd

417.00

+3.53

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

+21.24

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−60.50

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	2,110	225.00	4,748	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	186.56	2,770	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	180.28	2,172	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	160.31	1,654	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$2,150	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,745	$4,700	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	700–750	731	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,259	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	338.60/cwt	328.00–351.00	2,055	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	424.04/cwt	420.00–437.50	1,527	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	414.26/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,428	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	406.56/cwt	396.00–412.50	1,956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	316.37/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	418.98/cwt	417.00–420.00	1,743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	480	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,248	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	441.61/cwt	440.00–443.00	1,466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	397.25/cwt	387.50–407.00	1,172	2
Steers	Large 1-2	250–300	275	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	772	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	396.15/cwt	395.50–405.00	2,523	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	452	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,271	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	403.84/cwt	400.00–404.00	2,152	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	457.88/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	424.56/cwt	424.50–425.00	2,288	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	351.91/cwt	351.50–356.00	2,594	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	391.43/cwt	381.00–395.00	2,576	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,595	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	321	490.42/cwt	487.50–500.00	1,574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	297.23/cwt	292.50–302.00	1,896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	358.00/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,098	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	731	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	356.81/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,863	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	382.40/cwt	379.00–391.00	2,015	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	395.27/cwt	364.00–405.00	1,885	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	291	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,096	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	368.19/cwt	356.00–380.00	1,760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	370.33/cwt	360.00–392.00	1,933	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,168	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	462.66/cwt	457.50–472.50	1,730	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	606	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	419	413.05/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,731	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,266	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	544	291.73/cwt	267.00–300.00	1,587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	544.19/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,867	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	815	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	810	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,745	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	940	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	—	—	2,110	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	4,748	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	193.55/cwt	188.00–199.50	2,216	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	171.15/cwt	163.50–178.00	2,410	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,048	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,175	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	191.70/cwt	185.00–198.50	2,895	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	171.91/cwt	167.00–176.50	1,829	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	157.98/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,624	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	135.97/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,303	2

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 488Last week 378Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 26Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 11Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	439.00	439.00
2	250–300	265	440.00	440.00
5	300–350	332	440.00–443.00	441.61
8	350–400	360	420.00–437.50	424.04
3	400–450	416	417.00–420.00	418.98
4	450–500	481	396.00–412.50	406.56
7	500–550	527	379.00–391.00	382.40
5	550–600	586	355.00–360.00	358.00
10	600–650	607	328.00–351.00	338.60
3	650–700	680	310.00–330.00	316.37
6	700–750	731	309.00	309.00
2	750–800	772	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	387.50–407.00	397.25
1	300–350	340	393.00	393.00
1	350–400	385	382.50	382.50
1	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	478	356.00–380.00	368.19
6	500–550	522	350.00–360.00	356.81
2	550–600	595	341.00	341.00
1	700–750	740	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	770	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	533	400.00–404.00	403.84
37	650–700	665	338.00	338.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	606	297.00	297.00
4	700–750	731	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	500.00	500.00
5	400–450	429	450.00–465.00	457.88
1	450–500	490	477.50	477.50
16	500–550	539	424.50–425.00	424.56
7	550–600	586	410.00–420.00	414.26
52	600–650	637	395.50–405.00	396.15
12	650–700	658	381.00–395.00	391.43
21	700–750	737	351.50–356.00	351.91
3	750–800	751	335.00	335.00
2	800–850	805	322.00	322.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	490.00	490.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	437.50	437.50
1	500–550	510	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	720	317.00	317.00
2	750–800	772	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	452	502.50	502.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	648	379.00	379.00
1	700–750	735	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	600–650	633	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	487.50–500.00	490.42
5	400–450	419	390.00–425.00	413.05
8	450–500	477	364.00–405.00	395.27
2	500–550	527	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	638	292.50–302.00	297.23
1	900–950	910	249.00	249.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	502.00	502.00
2	650–700	685	317.00	317.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	291	560.00	560.00
7	300–350	343	540.00–555.00	544.19
7	350–400	374	457.50–472.50	462.66
1	400–450	415	465.00	465.00
3	450–500	485	447.00	447.00
3	500–550	522	360.00–392.00	370.33
2	550–600	550	355.00	355.00
5	600–650	611	343.00	343.00
2	650–700	682	329.00	329.00
1	850–900	850	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	544	267.00–300.00	291.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,390	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,745	4,700.00	4,700.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	3,100.00	3,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,110	225.00	225.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	188.00–199.50	193.55
1	—	1,280	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,250	174.00	174.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	163.50–178.00	171.15
9	—	1,510	185.00–198.50	191.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,064	167.00–176.50	171.91
4	—	1,028	154.00–164.00	157.98
2	—	958	134.00–138.00	135.97

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