Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's offering was much smaller in number and lacked the quality of last week's sale which limited trends. Negative market pressure in recent days softened demand across all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-8.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $398.82/cwt on 22 head, down $57.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −82.21 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$398.82

▼ 57.57 vs prior sale

22 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,190

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

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

$84.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.59

vs KY average

+10.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	418.34	2,293	16thin
Medium and Large 2	500	412.00	2,060	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	562	333.75	1,874	5thin

One grade step is worth $84.59/cwt here — about $419 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 sale22 hd

398.82

—

KY average25 barns · 445 hd

408.41

−9.59

National average109 barns · 4,104 hd

388.41

+10.41

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−82.21

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	—	Low	1,323	183.63	2,429	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,497	157.67	2,360	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,137	147.43	1,677	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,132	144.48	1,636	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,365	203.00	2,771	1thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,102	$4,250	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$2,403	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$3,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,800	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$3,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,580	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	155.51/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,152	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,365	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,771	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	162.25/cwt	160.00–164.50	2,387	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,683	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	141.64/cwt	138.00–147.50	1,619	3
Bulls	—	—	1,323	183.63/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,429	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	139.72/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,561	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,959	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,752	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	995	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,042	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,185	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	845	2,402.96/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,403	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	620	282.29/cwt	276.00–289.00	1,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	309.96/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,278	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	349.91/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,991	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	386.82/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,035	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	452.27/cwt	447.00–457.00	1,483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	340.48/cwt	338.00–347.00	2,097	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	480.16/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	316.54/cwt	305.00–328.00	2,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	358.94/cwt	355.00–363.00	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	414.84/cwt	412.50–417.00	1,556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	456.58/cwt	452.00–470.00	2,169	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	460	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	366.31/cwt	353.00–370.00	1,938	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,986	3
Steers	Large 2-3	400–450	445	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	339.80/cwt	331.00–341.00	2,504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	390.60/cwt	386.00–395.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	377.88/cwt	374.00–386.00	1,799	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	468.52/cwt	467.00–470.00	1,804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	432.55/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	355.34/cwt	347.00–365.00	1,990	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	302.91/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	355.09/cwt	354.00–361.00	2,276	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	465.72/cwt	462.00–470.00	1,914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,541	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	393.54/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,224	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	403.09/cwt	400.00–404.00	2,503	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	798	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,757	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	502.48/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	437.62/cwt	428.00–441.00	2,341	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	467.22/cwt	458.00–477.00	1,953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	441.69/cwt	432.00–462.00	2,120	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	329.21/cwt	315.00–342.50	1,738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	440.70/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,851	4

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 Aug 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 1,042Year ago 346

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 34Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 15Year ago 23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,755	147.00	147.00
4	—	1,384	150.00–158.00	155.51
1	—	1,275	180.00	180.00
4	—	1,471	160.00–164.50	162.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	153.00	153.00
3	—	1,143	138.00–147.50	141.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	132.00–145.00	139.72
1	—	1,240	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,095	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	203.00	203.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	180.00–188.00	183.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	2,550.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,445	3,500.00	3,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,800.00	2,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	184.00	184.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	230.00	230.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,102	4,250.00	4,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	845	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,402.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,250.00	2,250.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	276.00–289.00	282.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	355.00–363.00	358.94
1	550–600	570	332.00	332.00
3	600–650	611	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	687	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	447.00–457.00	452.27
2	350–400	375	412.50–417.00	414.84
2	400–450	430	386.00–395.00	390.60
9	450–500	476	374.00–386.00	377.88
11	500–550	529	353.00–370.00	366.31
12	550–600	560	347.00–365.00	355.34
6	600–650	616	338.00–347.00	340.48
3	700–750	703	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	442.00	442.00
1	300–350	305	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	395	386.00	386.00
1	550–600	580	304.00	304.00
1	600–650	615	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	334.00	334.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	600.00	600.00
3	350–400	373	475.00–490.00	480.16
2	400–450	418	458.00–477.00	467.22
3	450–500	480	432.00–462.00	441.69
7	500–550	526	380.00–400.00	386.82
4	550–600	569	345.00–360.00	349.91
1	600–650	625	327.00	327.00
2	650–700	668	305.00–328.00	316.54
3	700–750	735	300.00–315.00	309.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	470.00	470.00
4	400–450	420	420.00–450.00	440.70
2	500–550	528	315.00–342.50	329.21
2	550–600	580	338.00	338.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	500.00–505.00	502.48
2	350–400	385	467.00–470.00	468.52
5	400–450	411	462.00–470.00	465.72
11	450–500	475	452.00–470.00	456.58
9	500–550	535	428.00–441.00	437.62
7	550–600	565	385.00–400.00	393.54
6	650–700	667	381.00	381.00
8	700–750	737	331.00–341.00	339.80
1	800–850	815	327.00	327.00
2	850–900	890	310.00	310.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	401.00	401.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	430.00–435.00	432.55
1	500–550	500	412.00	412.00
6	600–650	641	354.00–361.00	355.09
1	700–750	720	318.00	318.00
2	750–800	790	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	397.00	397.00
2	500–550	522	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	588	300.00–309.00	302.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	500.00	500.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	621	400.00–404.00	403.09
70	750–800	798	345.50	345.50

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

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