Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-6.00 higher. The better quality weaned calves saw good demand. Today's offering contained several bawling and plain quality calves that received moderate discounts. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 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 $394.64/cwt on 52 head, down $6.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −86.01 against this barn's trailing median of $480.65.

Average price

$394.64

▼ 6.65 vs prior sale

52 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,169

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$43.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.09

vs KY average

−11.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	409.67	2,216	30
Medium and Large 2	564	381.15	2,150	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	365.77	2,039	10thin

One grade step is worth $43.90/cwt here — about $177 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

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 sale52 hd

394.64

—

KY average27 barns · 746 hd

381.55

+13.09

National average166 barns · 11,684 hd

406.11

−11.47

This barn, trailing median33 sales

480.65

−86.01

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	1,703	180.19	3,069	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,404	138.81	1,948	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,252	135.36	1,694	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,188	126.28	1,500	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$2,570	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$2,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,173	$2,280	2thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	850–900	856	303.50/cwt	303.50–303.50	2,598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	386.02/cwt	379.00–390.00	1,617	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	802	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,486	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,871	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	318.77/cwt	309.00–330.00	1,677	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	379.13/cwt	374.00–387.00	1,448	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	395.30/cwt	395.00–397.00	2,040	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	461.00/cwt	457.00–465.00	1,959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	532.00/cwt	532.00–532.00	1,942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	1,718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,108	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	3,036	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	796	332.55/cwt	315.00–334.00	2,647	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	323.80/cwt	319.00–325.00	2,597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	445.96/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,132	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,160	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	3,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	447.37/cwt	445.00–452.00	1,919	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	881	301.61/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	358.23/cwt	352.00–361.50	2,536	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	381.25/cwt	377.50–390.00	2,387	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	959	300.08/cwt	295.00–300.50	2,878	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	402.64/cwt	390.00–411.00	2,279	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	307.45/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	386.92/cwt	385.00–389.00	2,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	361.02/cwt	355.00–364.00	2,264	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	424.62/cwt	422.00–435.00	1,957	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	379.99/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,174	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	339.65/cwt	334.00–345.00	2,432	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	372.07/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,994	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	411.67/cwt	404.00–415.00	1,745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	658	337.64/cwt	333.00–340.00	2,222	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	352.65/cwt	350.00–354.00	2,366	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,697	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	551	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,314	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,209	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	359.46/cwt	353.00–369.00	2,081	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	338.24/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	420.31/cwt	417.00–425.00	2,194	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	285.66/cwt	271.00–300.00	1,965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	441	418.63/cwt	395.00–432.00	1,846	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	436.92/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	345.21/cwt	333.00–382.00	1,660	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	126.28/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,500	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	140.45/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,994	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,784	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	144.53/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,999	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,463	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	138.04/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,815	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	181.97/cwt	178.00–184.00	3,285	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	171.69/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,713	3
Bulls	—	—	1,735	190.26/cwt	190.00–190.50	3,301	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,279.90/head	2,100.00–2,475.00	2,280	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	2,569.85/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,570	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	2,225.27/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,395	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	355.37/cwt	344.00–360.00	1,880	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	333.81/cwt	329.00–335.00	2,053	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	334.41/cwt	334.00–335.00	1,766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	524.00/cwt	524.00–524.00	1,755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	433.53/cwt	420.00–437.00	1,422	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	410.82/cwt	406.00–412.00	1,417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	327.73/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,878	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	349.77/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,780	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	325.35/cwt	322.00–326.00	2,007	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	319.52/cwt	319.00–320.00	1,837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	370.53/cwt	368.00–376.00	1,556	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	372.73/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	301.35/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	363.29/cwt	362.00–367.00	1,344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	308.51/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	350.63/cwt	349.50–353.00	1,515	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	473	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,594	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	455	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,447	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	520	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	348	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	341.23/cwt	338.00–348.00	1,617	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	486.29/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	338.66/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,924	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 711Last week 576Year ago 429

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 28Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 9Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	420.00–437.00	433.53
1	350–400	355	417.00	417.00
9	400–450	419	379.00–390.00	386.02
4	450–500	479	370.00–377.00	372.73
10	500–550	509	345.00–360.00	349.77
7	550–600	573	325.00–335.00	327.73
6	600–650	617	322.00–326.00	325.35
5	850–900	856	303.50	303.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	514	364.00	364.00
16	800–850	802	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	362.00–367.00	363.29
6	400–450	432	349.50–353.00	350.63
10	450–500	474	338.00–348.00	341.23
12	500–550	526	309.00–330.00	318.77
4	550–600	581	307.00–310.00	308.51
1	600–650	630	307.00	307.00
3	650–700	668	300.00–302.00	301.35
1	700–750	730	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	345	406.00–412.00	410.82
11	350–400	382	374.00–387.00	379.13
10	400–450	420	368.00–376.00	370.53
1	450–500	485	362.00	362.00
6	550–600	575	319.00–320.00	319.52
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	337.00	337.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	318.00	318.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	490.00	490.00
3	300–350	348	452.00	452.00
4	400–450	420	401.00	401.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	510.00	510.00
8	400–450	429	445.00–452.00	447.37
5	450–500	478	440.00–450.00	445.96
7	500–550	516	395.00–397.00	395.30
8	550–600	566	390.00–411.00	402.64
9	600–650	626	377.50–390.00	381.25
8	700–750	708	352.00–361.50	358.23
13	750–800	796	315.00–334.00	332.55
5	800–850	802	319.00–325.00	323.80
1	850–900	870	318.00	318.00
1	900–950	900	312.50	312.50
13	950–1000	959	295.00–300.50	300.08
5	1100–1150	1,108	274.00	274.00
1	1150–1200	1,160	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	537.00	537.00
1	350–400	365	532.00	532.00
2	400–450	425	457.00–465.00	461.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	437	432.00	432.00
5	450–500	461	422.00–435.00	424.62
2	500–550	525	385.00–389.00	386.92
10	550–600	572	375.00–385.00	379.99
6	600–650	627	355.00–364.00	361.02
6	650–700	671	350.00–354.00	352.65
6	700–750	716	334.00–345.00	339.65
2	800–850	818	305.00–310.00	307.45
3	850–900	881	300.00–305.00	301.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	404.00–415.00	411.67
1	450–500	450	408.00	408.00
5	500–550	536	355.00–377.50	372.07
5	550–600	579	353.00–369.00	359.46
3	600–650	635	315.00–350.00	338.24
6	650–700	658	333.00–340.00	337.64
1	700–750	720	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	475	465.00	465.00
6	500–550	522	417.00–425.00	420.31
9	550–600	551	420.00	420.00
143	700–750	725	372.00	372.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	495.00	495.00
3	350–400	378	425.00–445.00	436.92
5	400–450	441	395.00–432.00	418.63
7	450–500	481	333.00–382.00	345.21
5	500–550	528	334.00–335.00	334.41
1	550–600	565	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	600	305.00	305.00
2	650–700	688	271.00–300.00	285.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	510.00	510.00
4	350–400	357	485.00–490.00	486.29
4	400–450	405	472.00	472.00
3	450–500	475	405.00	405.00
7	500–550	529	344.00–360.00	355.37
3	550–600	552	335.00–342.00	338.66
5	600–650	615	329.00–335.00	333.81
1	650–700	655	324.00	324.00
2	700–750	705	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	750	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	524.00	524.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	279.00	279.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	124.00–128.00	126.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,420	136.00–142.00	140.45
2	—	1,383	128.00–130.00	128.99
2	—	1,383	144.00–145.00	144.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,315	136.00–140.00	138.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,805	178.00–184.00	181.97
3	—	1,580	170.00–173.00	171.69
2	—	1,735	190.00–190.50	190.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,173	2,100.00–2,475.00	2,279.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,455	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,569.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,405	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,225.27
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	2,500.00	2,500.00

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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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle