Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Last week's small offering doesn't allow for accurate comparisons. Today's feeder sale contained several high quality weaned packages and overall demand was much stronger with prices rebounding to those seen a few weeks ago. Slaughter cows and bulls sold similar to last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $345.65/cwt on 79 head, up $21.53 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −68.80 against this barn's trailing median of $414.44.

Average price

$345.65

▲ 21.53 vs prior sale

79 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$30.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.54

vs KY average

+7.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	346.43	1,860	77
Medium and Large 2-3	515	315.44	1,625	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.99/cwt here — about $235 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $469.65, low $324.12, median $414.44 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 sale79 hd

345.65

—

KY average17 barns · 371 hd

329.10

+16.54

National average137 barns · 5,062 hd

337.76

+7.89

This barn, trailing median32 sales

414.44

−68.80

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	1,985	198.25	3,935	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,058	154.67	1,637	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,377	147.51	2,031	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,250	139.00	1,738	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,251	$3,049	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,243	$2,561	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$4,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$2,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,450	$2,125	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,088	9
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,830	1thin

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 1-2	250–300	250	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	364.77/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,729	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	366.23/cwt	359.00–373.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	333.10/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,895	25
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	690	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,015	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	575	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	488.00/cwt	487.00–490.00	1,932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	877	272.20/cwt	272.00–273.00	2,387	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	341.85/cwt	310.00–352.50	1,651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	382.31/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,202	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	314.36/cwt	307.00–318.00	2,477	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	384.00/cwt	377.00–391.00	1,651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	362.54/cwt	355.00–372.00	2,396	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	383.62/cwt	377.00–390.00	1,845	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	353.96/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	395.90/cwt	394.00–400.00	2,102	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	338.62/cwt	338.00–340.00	2,238	114
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	416.54/cwt	415.00–418.00	1,783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	404.38/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,953	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	1,961	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	329.73/cwt	324.00–336.50	2,391	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	400.18/cwt	397.00–402.00	2,225	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	751	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,625	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,841	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	541	372.55/cwt	364.00–380.00	2,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	398.42/cwt	396.00–400.00	2,422	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	676	329.69/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,229	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	409.99/cwt	408.00–414.00	2,103	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	367.40/cwt	334.00–390.00	2,285	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	374.58/cwt	374.50–375.00	2,030	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	318.66/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	385.71/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,786	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,738	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,372	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,770	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,888	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	148.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,060	5
Bulls	—	—	1,750	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	3,264	1
Bulls	—	—	2,220	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,662	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	945	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	3,152.36/head	2,700.00–3,550.00	3,152	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,830.00/head	1,830.00–1,830.00	1,830	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,331	2,110.43/head	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,110	6
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	998	2,041.75/head	2,000.00–2,125.00	2,042	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,561.01/head	2,200.00–3,350.00	2,561	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,207	10
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	482	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	545	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	814	303.66/cwt	301.50–304.50	2,472	91
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	451.61/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	338.98/cwt	337.00–341.00	2,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	381.79/cwt	381.00–385.00	1,508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,193	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	353.60/cwt	342.00–362.50	1,814	46
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	720	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,030	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	335.75/cwt	335.75–335.75	2,350	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	307.71/cwt	297.00–310.00	2,222	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	302.57/cwt	281.00–310.00	1,891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	441	355.88/cwt	344.00–365.00	1,569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	332.15/cwt	325.00–334.00	2,096	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	296.03/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,040	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	315.44/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,625	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 Sep 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 939Last week 110Year ago 667

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 13Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 7Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	325	415.00	415.00
5	350–400	395	381.00–385.00	381.79
2	400–450	430	377.00–391.00	384.00
10	450–500	474	360.00–375.00	364.77
46	500–550	513	342.00–362.50	353.60
25	550–600	569	322.00–340.00	333.10
13	600–650	631	325.00–334.00	332.15
11	700–750	722	297.00–310.00	307.71
5	750–800	751	292.00	292.00
2	800–850	832	287.00	287.00
5	850–900	877	272.00–273.00	272.20
1	900–950	935	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	402.50	402.50
2	350–400	383	359.00–373.00	366.23
4	400–450	441	344.00–365.00	355.88
7	450–500	483	310.00–352.50	341.85
2	500–550	515	300.00–330.00	315.44
4	600–650	625	281.00–310.00	302.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	585	347.00	347.00
114	650–700	661	338.00–340.00	338.62
49	700–750	700	335.75	335.75
91	800–850	814	301.50–304.50	303.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	407.00	407.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	689	290.00–305.00	296.03
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	292.00	292.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	332.00	332.00
1	550–600	575	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	396	487.00–490.00	488.00
1	400–450	420	467.00	467.00
18	450–500	483	395.00–410.00	404.38
16	500–550	531	394.00–400.00	395.90
34	550–600	576	370.00–390.00	382.31
22	600–650	622	334.00–390.00	367.40
11	650–700	661	355.00–372.00	362.54
12	700–750	725	324.00–336.50	329.73
7	750–800	788	307.00–318.00	314.36
1	800–850	825	311.00	311.00
1	850–900	850	309.00	309.00
15	950–1000	950	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	428	415.00–418.00	416.54
9	450–500	481	377.00–390.00	383.62
6	500–550	541	364.00–380.00	372.55
4	550–600	558	340.00–360.00	353.96
1	600–650	615	328.00	328.00
7	650–700	676	300.00–340.00	329.69
1	700–750	730	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	513	408.00–414.00	409.99
11	550–600	556	397.00–402.00	400.18
39	600–650	608	396.00–400.00	398.42
2	650–700	650	382.00	382.00
54	750–800	751	349.50	349.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	452.50	452.50
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	435	410.00	410.00
12	450–500	463	370.00–390.00	385.71
3	500–550	532	305.00–335.00	318.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	560.00	560.00
1	300–350	315	510.00	510.00
3	400–450	413	445.00–455.00	451.61
1	450–500	485	425.00	425.00
12	500–550	542	374.50–375.00	374.58
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	628	337.00–341.00	338.98
10	650–700	655	337.00	337.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	545	269.00	269.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	482	327.00	327.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	139.00	139.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,060	167.00	167.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	142.50	142.50
5	—	1,387	145.00–150.00	148.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	186.50	186.50
1	—	2,220	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,273	2,700.00–3,550.00	3,152.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,243	2,200.00–3,350.00	2,561.01
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,830.00	1,830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,331	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,110.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,450	2,125.00	2,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	998	2,000.00–2,125.00	2,041.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	4,500.00	4,500.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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