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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 7

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

803 head

▲ 184 vs last sale 619▲ 317 vs year ago 486 · +65.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 20▼ 20 vs year ago 42 · −47.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 18▼ 6 vs year ago 25 · −24.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 higher. Today's feeder calf quality was better overall along with several small weaned packages. No test on slaughter cows and bulls due to low receipts last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.02/cwt on 53 head, down $4.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 35 comparable sales and sits −69.84 against this barn's trailing median of $406.86.

Average price

$337.02

▼ 4.24 vs prior sale

53 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$28.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.67

vs KY average

−30.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	346.54	1,875	34
Medium and Large 2	580	323.82	1,878	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	318.23	1,727	13thin

One grade step is worth $28.31/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale53 hd

337.02

—

KY average25 barns · 1,232 hd

342.70

−5.67

National average187 barns · 16,614 hd

367.91

−30.89

This barn, trailing median35 sales

406.86

−69.84

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $469.65, low $324.12, median $406.86 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,761	184.74	3,254	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,309	137.58	1,801	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,090	132.00	1,439	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	130.45	1,591	6thin

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)	880	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,353	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,342	$1,733	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,671	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,500	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	522.00/cwt	522.00–522.00	1,618	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	497.46/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,666	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	506.82/cwt	500.00–522.00	1,931	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,050	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	459.85/cwt	453.00–462.00	1,936	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	429.32/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,889	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	414.74/cwt	410.00–416.00	1,941	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,876	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	429.18/cwt	425.00–442.00	2,069	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	389.22/cwt	386.00–390.00	1,989	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	348.48/cwt	335.00–352.00	1,802	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	417.02/cwt	416.00–420.00	2,189	4
Steers	500–550	Large 2	537	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,756	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	391.16/cwt	382.00–405.00	2,202	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	371.90/cwt	367.00–377.50	2,124	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	588	343.08/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,017	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	357.67/cwt	351.00–359.00	2,175	6
Steers	600–650	Large 2	613	266.03/cwt	257.50–283.00	1,631	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	343.46/cwt	342.00–345.00	2,129	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	376.40/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,356	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,391	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	353.94/cwt	342.00–357.50	2,400	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,206	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	349.19/cwt	345.00–354.00	2,490	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	336.99/cwt	336.00–339.00	2,494	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	767	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,761	75
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,495	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	345.71/cwt	339.00–348.00	2,672	32
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,794	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	895	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,551	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,889	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,885	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,002	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,976	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	225	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	810	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,407	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	406.48/cwt	397.00–412.50	1,492	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	388	382.45/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,484	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	381.34/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,621	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	365.49/cwt	364.00–367.00	1,583	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	442	340.49/cwt	327.00–355.00	1,505	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,587	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	369.45/cwt	352.50–376.00	1,751	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	326.50/cwt	322.00–331.00	1,616	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	351.92/cwt	345.00–358.00	1,837	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	320.93/cwt	300.00–333.00	1,688	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	337.84/cwt	330.00–356.00	1,932	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	323.82/cwt	323.00–325.00	1,878	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	312.15/cwt	297.00–319.00	1,810	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	305.66/cwt	305.00–306.00	1,868	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	330.47/cwt	315.00–337.00	2,039	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	324.70/cwt	309.00–333.00	2,143	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	667	273.33/cwt	271.00–276.00	1,823	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,081	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	309.03/cwt	295.00–313.00	2,250	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	743	334.68/cwt	327.50–335.25	2,487	164
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	313.12/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,596	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	835	278.34/cwt	271.00–289.00	2,324	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,659	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	992	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,579	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,260	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	225	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,035	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,620	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	273	492.29/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,344	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,650	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,628	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,916	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,588	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	426.06/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,798	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,983	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	387.59/cwt	385.00–393.00	1,853	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	527	334.23/cwt	327.00–342.00	1,761	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	349.40/cwt	340.00–359.00	1,981	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1-2	595	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,827	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	328.89/cwt	320.00–344.00	2,049	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	314.51/cwt	314.00–315.00	2,069	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	312.50/cwt	311.00–314.00	2,188	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,067	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	284.46/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,176	4
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 2	627	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,599	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,110	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,820	1
Bulls	—	—	1,924	189.92/cwt	185.50–198.00	3,654	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,625	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,238	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	122.42/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,443	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	146.51/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,905	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,303	133.30/cwt	132.50–135.00	1,737	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,318	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,898	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	890	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	880	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,671.12/head	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,671	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	2,353.35/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,353	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,342	1,732.67/head	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,733	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Oct 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 803Last week 619Year ago 486

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 20Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 18Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	650–700	657	364.00	364.00
75	750–800	767	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	335	495.00–500.00	497.46
4	400–450	440	420.00–435.00	429.32
1	450–500	475	395.00	395.00
5	500–550	517	335.00–352.00	348.48
4	550–600	588	335.00–360.00	343.08
2	600–650	620	342.00–345.00	343.46
1	650–700	685	322.00	322.00
1	750–800	770	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	310	522.00	522.00
7	350–400	381	500.00–522.00	506.82
8	400–450	421	453.00–462.00	459.85
9	450–500	482	425.00–442.00	429.18
4	500–550	525	416.00–420.00	417.02
19	550–600	563	382.00–405.00	391.16
17	600–650	626	365.00–385.00	376.40
14	650–700	678	342.00–357.50	353.94
9	700–750	713	345.00–354.00	349.19
32	750–800	773	339.00–348.00	345.71
5	850–900	865	323.00	323.00
1	900–950	935	309.00	309.00
1	950–1000	965	299.00	299.00
2	1000–1050	1,002	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	537	327.00	327.00
3	600–650	613	257.50–283.00	266.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	468	410.00–416.00	414.74
5	500–550	511	386.00–390.00	389.22
6	550–600	571	367.00–377.50	371.90
6	600–650	608	351.00–359.00	357.67
3	700–750	740	336.00–339.00	336.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	895	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	388	380.00–385.00	382.45
5	400–450	442	327.00–355.00	340.49
2	450–500	495	322.00–331.00	326.50
9	500–550	526	300.00–333.00	320.93
4	550–600	580	297.00–319.00	312.15
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
3	650–700	667	271.00–276.00	273.33
3	800–850	835	271.00–289.00	278.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	364.00–367.00	365.49
1	450–500	460	345.00	345.00
6	550–600	580	323.00–325.00	323.82
3	600–650	611	305.00–306.00	305.66
1	700–750	720	289.00	289.00
1	900–950	920	289.00	289.00
2	950–1000	992	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	485.00	485.00
5	350–400	367	397.00–412.50	406.48
8	400–450	425	375.00–395.00	381.34
19	450–500	474	352.50–376.00	369.45
21	500–550	522	345.00–358.00	351.92
13	550–600	572	330.00–356.00	337.84
9	600–650	617	315.00–337.00	330.47
16	650–700	660	309.00–333.00	324.70
10	700–750	728	295.00–313.00	309.03
7	800–850	829	312.00–320.00	313.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
164	700–750	743	327.50–335.25	334.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	627	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	460.00	460.00
2	250–300	273	485.00–500.00	492.29
1	350–400	370	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	420	378.00	378.00
3	450–500	478	385.00–393.00	387.59
8	500–550	527	327.00–342.00	334.23
1	550–600	580	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	600	305.00	305.00
3	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	760	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	560.00	560.00
1	250–300	270	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	300	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	395	485.00	485.00
6	400–450	422	420.00–430.00	426.06
1	450–500	470	422.00	422.00
10	550–600	567	340.00–359.00	349.40
9	600–650	623	320.00–344.00	328.89
2	650–700	658	314.00–315.00	314.51
2	700–750	700	311.00–314.00	312.50
4	750–800	765	280.00–290.00	284.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	307.00	307.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,055	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	146.00–147.00	146.51
4	—	1,179	121.00–125.00	122.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	143.00–145.00	143.99
3	—	1,303	132.50–135.00	133.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	164.00	164.00
4	—	1,924	185.50–198.00	189.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	2,400.00	2,400.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,270	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,353.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,415	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,342	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,732.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,671.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	2,450.00	2,450.00

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.