Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 12.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. traded 4.00-5.00 higher and those over 600 lbs. were 10.00-12.00 lower. There were a limited number of comparisons on all classes of feeders. No trends available on slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $393.93/cwt on 23 head, down $4.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −86.72 against this barn's trailing median of $480.65.

Average price

$393.93

▼ 4.89 vs prior sale

23 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$51.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.26

vs KY average

+22.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	396.15	2,196	22
Medium and Large 2-3	555	345.00	1,915	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.15/cwt here — about $281 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

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $524.17, low $388.08, median $480.65 across 33 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 sale23 hd

393.93

—

KY average24 barns · 464 hd

381.67

+12.26

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

+22.93

This barn, trailing median33 sales

480.65

−86.72

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	1,910	185.92	3,551	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,278	155.00	1,980	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,089	140.31	1,528	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	136.87	1,333	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$2,609	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,775	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$1,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	865	$2,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$3,100	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$2,438	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	353.30/cwt	344.00–365.00	2,039	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	393.11/cwt	389.00–398.00	1,702	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	389.79/cwt	386.00–395.00	1,801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	373.15/cwt	370.00–376.00	2,019	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	361.22/cwt	350.00–364.00	2,424	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	427.11/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,037	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	369.16/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,318	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	383.74/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,199	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	419	417.38/cwt	400.00–424.00	1,749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	350.49/cwt	349.00–352.00	2,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	412.98/cwt	412.00–415.00	2,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	1,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	411.05/cwt	402.00–414.00	2,187	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	343.93/cwt	335.00–357.00	1,792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	329.97/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,062	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	210	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	422.58/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	370	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	353.18/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,720	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,608.58/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,609	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	865	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,140	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,050	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	915	2,437.50/head	2,425.00–2,450.00	2,438	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	865	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	740	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	135.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,399	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,988	181.22/cwt	180.00–184.00	3,603	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,427	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	122.81/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,262	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,104	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,860	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 Aug 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 268Year ago 897

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 26Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 21Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	505.00	505.00
2	250–300	297	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	373	420.00–425.00	422.58
1	400–450	425	427.00	427.00
1	500–550	530	372.00	372.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	425.00	425.00
1	250–300	250	432.00	432.00
1	450–500	470	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	515	327.00	327.00
1	550–600	555	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	433	389.00–398.00	393.11
6	450–500	462	386.00–395.00	389.79
11	500–550	541	370.00–376.00	373.15
10	550–600	577	344.00–365.00	353.30
11	600–650	625	325.00–340.00	329.97
3	650–700	691	314.00	314.00
2	700–750	717	294.00	294.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	260	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	390	387.00	387.00
3	450–500	487	345.00–365.00	353.18
4	500–550	521	335.00–357.00	343.93
1	550–600	555	322.00	322.00
1	600–650	635	312.00	312.00
1	650–700	675	297.00	297.00
1	700–750	740	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	467.00	467.00
8	450–500	477	425.00–430.00	427.11
10	500–550	532	402.00–414.00	411.05
12	550–600	573	370.00–395.00	383.74
12	600–650	628	360.00–375.00	369.16
10	650–700	671	350.00–364.00	361.22
2	700–750	747	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	400.00–424.00	417.38
1	550–600	555	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	760	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	412.00–415.00	412.98
2	600–650	620	349.00–352.00	350.49
1	650–700	650	345.00	345.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,370	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,608.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	2,750.00	2,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	3,300.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	2,900.00	2,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	2,425.00–2,450.00	2,437.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,033	130.00–140.00	135.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,028	115.00–130.00	122.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,240	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	200.00	200.00
3	—	1,988	180.00–184.00	181.22

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle