Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-5.00 lower on a very limited number of comparisons. The calves of similar quality to last week sold at or above last week's prices. The plain quality cattle and soft, new crop calves received discounts across all classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.27/cwt on 63 head, up $5.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −72.30 against this barn's trailing median of $413.56.

Average price

$341.27

▲ 5.82 vs prior sale

63 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$47.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.46

vs KY average

−10.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	351.36	1,971	45
Medium and Large 2	546	325.79	1,779	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	554	303.82	1,684	8thin

One grade step is worth $47.54/cwt here — about $287 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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $469.65, low $324.12, median $413.56 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 sale63 hd

341.27

—

KY average26 barns · 1,265 hd

342.72

−1.46

National average172 barns · 11,766 hd

351.40

−10.13

This barn, trailing median33 sales

413.56

−72.30

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	1,774	180.82	3,208	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,362	141.04	1,920	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	137.58	1,678	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	882	125.93	1,110	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,440	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,495	$2,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,570	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,618	$3,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$2,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	600–650	620	320.57/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,988	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	200	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	278.49/cwt	267.00–286.00	2,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,004	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	330.56/cwt	328.00–336.00	1,749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	309.03/cwt	307.00–310.50	1,925	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	371.88/cwt	364.00–376.00	1,621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	313.13/cwt	300.00–334.00	1,503	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	329.99/cwt	320.00–334.00	1,904	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	537	325.33/cwt	325.00–326.00	1,747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	327.99/cwt	327.00–329.00	2,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,348	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	309.71/cwt	305.00–312.00	2,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	370.26/cwt	361.00–379.00	1,944	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	655	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,958	11
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	437	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,573	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	530	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	405.96/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,863	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,045	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,845	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	935	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	603	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,743	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,080	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	—	—	2,020	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	3,545	1
Bulls	—	—	1,692	182.59/cwt	180.00–184.00	3,089	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	121.89/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,060	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	137.58/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,678	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,302	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,213	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,247	143.05/cwt	140.50–144.50	1,784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	557	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	302.43/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	344.40/cwt	344.00–345.00	2,356	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	325.48/cwt	320.00–331.00	2,614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	413.02/cwt	412.00–415.00	1,879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	995	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	537	377.88/cwt	365.00–393.00	2,029	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	378.49/cwt	370.00–387.00	2,362	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	362.69/cwt	358.00–365.00	2,445	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	427.02/cwt	425.00–429.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	355.28/cwt	351.00–358.00	2,231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	427.65/cwt	422.00–429.00	2,267	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	382.44/cwt	375.00–392.00	2,188	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	503	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,238	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	351.57/cwt	340.00–356.00	2,545	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,627	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	392.59/cwt	385.00–397.00	1,873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	351.62/cwt	345.00–352.00	2,314	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	592	363.53/cwt	363.50–364.00	2,152	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,428	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	315.71/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	348.32/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	369.76/cwt	369.00–371.00	2,126	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	320.86/cwt	310.00–323.00	2,159	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	296.69/cwt	281.00–302.00	1,697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	305.66/cwt	305.00–306.00	2,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	356.18/cwt	341.00–363.00	1,877	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	433.08/cwt	421.00–437.00	2,057	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	371.53/cwt	360.00–378.00	1,750	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	324.44/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,817	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	288.72/cwt	286.00–293.00	1,929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	532.00/cwt	532.00–532.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	314.66/cwt	314.50–315.00	1,844	3

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.

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Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Wed Sep 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 619Last week 711Year ago 558

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 29Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 17Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	436	364.00–376.00	371.88
23	450–500	471	360.00–378.00	371.53
16	500–550	527	341.00–363.00	356.18
11	550–600	560	320.00–333.00	324.44
7	600–650	620	320.00–322.00	320.57
6	650–700	673	310.00–323.00	320.86
3	800–850	806	295.00	295.00
1	900–950	900	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	590.00	590.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	365.00	365.00
4	450–500	480	300.00–334.00	313.13
3	500–550	525	300.00–324.00	315.71
5	550–600	572	281.00–302.00	296.69
4	650–700	668	286.00–293.00	288.72
3	700–750	723	267.00–286.00	278.49
1	800–850	810	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	592	363.50–364.00	363.53
9	600–650	605	340.00	340.00
56	650–700	658	345.00–352.00	351.62
69	700–750	710	342.00	342.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	461	345.00–352.00	348.32
7	500–550	529	328.00–336.00	330.56
3	550–600	586	314.50–315.00	314.66
7	600–650	623	307.00–310.50	309.03
3	650–700	668	305.00–306.00	305.66
1	750–800	780	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	530.00	530.00
4	400–450	431	465.00	465.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	385	460.00	460.00
5	450–500	459	400.00–415.00	405.96
2	500–550	525	361.00–379.00	370.26
9	550–600	577	320.00–334.00	329.99
1	600–650	635	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	655	327.00–329.00	327.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	395	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	435	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	465	372.00	372.00
3	500–550	537	325.00–326.00	325.33
2	550–600	557	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	603	289.00	289.00
3	650–700	683	305.00–312.00	309.71
1	700–750	705	274.00	274.00
1	750–800	760	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	825	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	345.00	345.00
11	650–700	655	299.00	299.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	437	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	530	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	392.00	392.00
5	450–500	477	385.00–397.00	392.59
6	500–550	537	365.00–393.00	377.88
1	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	725	300.00–305.00	302.43
1	950–1000	995	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	455	412.00–415.00	413.02
4	550–600	575	369.00–371.00	369.76
5	600–650	628	351.00–358.00	355.28
5	650–700	684	344.00–345.00	344.40
4	700–750	743	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	425.00–429.00	427.02
8	450–500	475	421.00–437.00	433.08
10	500–550	530	422.00–429.00	427.65
25	550–600	572	375.00–392.00	382.44
14	600–650	624	370.00–387.00	378.49
13	650–700	674	358.00–365.00	362.69
25	700–750	724	340.00–356.00	351.57
5	750–800	757	347.00	347.00
2	800–850	803	320.00–331.00	325.48
3	850–900	860	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	532.00	532.00
4	500–550	503	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	380.00	380.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,570	3,700.00	3,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,845	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	3,600.00	3,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,440	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,495	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,600.00	2,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,020	175.50	175.50
3	—	1,692	180.00–184.00	182.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	120.00–124.00	121.89
1	—	905	134.00	134.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,220	137.00–138.00	137.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,247	140.50–144.50	143.05

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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