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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 22

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

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Feeder Cattle receipts

656 head

▲ 111 vs last sale 545▲ 70 vs year ago 586 · +11.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 60▼ 50 vs year ago 74 · −67.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 47▼ 35 vs year ago 70 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-4.00 lower. An overall good quality offering today saw a little softer demand. The futures market has been unsettled for the last several days along with the very dry weather conditions are contributing to the weaker prices. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $478.84/cwt on 49 head, down $1.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 33 comparable sales and sits +3.33 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.

Average price

$478.84

▼ 1.40 vs prior sale

49 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$32.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.16

vs KY average

−0.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	486.79	2,705	37
Medium and Large 2-3	565	454.32	2,567	12thin

One grade step is worth $32.47/cwt here — about $138 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale49 hd

478.84

—

KY average24 barns · 1,377 hd

474.67

+4.16

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−0.19

This barn, trailing median33 sales

475.50

+3.33

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

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $524.17, low $378.81, median $475.50 across 33 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	—	High	1,564	212.80	3,328	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,348	184.98	2,493	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,131	183.65	2,077	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,090	170.50	1,858	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,232	$3,073	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$2,731	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,490	$2,600	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	968	$2,325	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	821	$2,901	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,400	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,039	$2,103	3thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	571.64/cwt	545.00–600.00	1,829	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,998	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	588.54/cwt	565.00–600.00	2,248	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	568.02/cwt	565.00–570.00	2,386	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	427	522.50/cwt	502.50–530.00	2,231	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	551.84/cwt	535.00–555.00	2,544	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	469	495.99/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,326	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	523.07/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,474	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	508.56/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,690	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	536	456.99/cwt	415.00–470.00	2,449	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	480.78/cwt	470.00–492.50	2,707	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	594	451.65/cwt	441.00–457.00	2,683	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	2,829	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,362	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	448.37/cwt	435.00–457.00	2,798	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	412.71/cwt	405.00–423.00	2,802	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,925	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,814	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,811	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	840	352.25/cwt	352.25–352.25	2,959	37
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,069	19
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	972	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,256	55
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,539	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,904	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	323	527.56/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,704	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	359	522.23/cwt	515.00–527.00	1,875	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	366	479.75/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,756	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	497.01/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,132	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	456.83/cwt	426.00–477.50	1,987	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	465.04/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,223	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	487	388.78/cwt	364.00–423.00	1,893	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	441.98/cwt	429.00–456.00	2,316	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	406.90/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,148	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	413.85/cwt	409.00–425.00	2,355	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	582	370.22/cwt	347.00–390.00	2,155	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	356.92/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,213	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	379.33/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,390	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	370.36/cwt	366.00–377.00	2,433	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	688	343.96/cwt	334.00–354.00	2,366	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,555	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	334.68/cwt	326.00–339.00	2,560	25
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	834	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,802	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	890	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	2,852	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	1,634	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	215	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,462	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,696	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	636.57/cwt	625.00–645.00	2,164	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	590.92/cwt	585.00–595.00	2,145	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	529.96/cwt	485.00–555.00	2,014	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	521.60/cwt	517.00–530.00	2,165	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,075	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	482.33/cwt	474.00–510.00	2,248	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	472.42/cwt	464.00–482.50	2,480	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	440.00/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,442	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,573	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1-2	675	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,498	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,812	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,341	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,618	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	835	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,605	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	930	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,418	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	202.57/cwt	199.00–208.00	2,633	2
Bulls	—	—	1,828	223.03/cwt	220.50–226.00	4,077	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,836	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	188.03/cwt	178.50–200.00	2,074	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,875	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	2,072	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,215	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,029	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	186.61/cwt	175.50–194.00	2,538	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	833	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,003	2,053.87/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,054	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	905	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,030	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,040	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,232	3,073.07/head	2,500.00–3,450.00	3,073	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	2,731.35/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,731	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	775	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	2,876.58/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,877	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1

This sale against other markets

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 Apr 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 656Last week 545Year ago 586

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 60Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 47Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	540.00	540.00
4	300–350	323	525.00–530.00	527.56
7	350–400	366	470.00–500.00	479.75
8	400–450	435	426.00–477.50	456.83
5	450–500	487	364.00–423.00	388.78
7	500–550	528	380.00–420.00	406.90
7	550–600	582	347.00–390.00	370.22
4	600–650	620	340.00–362.50	356.92
4	650–700	688	334.00–354.00	343.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	595.00	595.00
4	350–400	359	515.00–527.00	522.23
19	400–450	429	485.00–515.00	497.01
24	450–500	478	455.00–475.00	465.04
26	500–550	524	429.00–456.00	441.98
10	550–600	569	409.00–425.00	413.85
9	600–650	630	375.00–400.00	379.33
16	650–700	657	366.00–377.00	370.36
1	700–750	700	365.00	365.00
25	750–800	765	326.00–339.00	334.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	834	336.00	336.00
19	850–900	890	320.50	320.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	611	463.00	463.00
10	700–750	724	404.00	404.00
37	800–850	840	352.25	352.25
55	950–1000	972	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	545.00–600.00	571.64
1	350–400	360	555.00	555.00
5	400–450	427	502.50–530.00	522.50
12	450–500	469	480.00–510.00	495.99
6	500–550	536	415.00–470.00	456.99
6	550–600	594	441.00–457.00	451.65
1	600–650	620	381.00	381.00
1	700–750	720	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	565.00–600.00	588.54
5	400–450	420	565.00–570.00	568.02
12	450–500	461	535.00–555.00	551.84
8	500–550	529	505.00–520.00	508.56
29	550–600	563	470.00–492.50	480.78
18	600–650	624	435.00–457.00	448.37
22	650–700	679	405.00–423.00	412.71
10	700–750	731	385.00	385.00
2	750–800	770	365.00	365.00
19	900–950	930	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	473	520.00–525.00	523.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	760.00	760.00
3	300–350	340	625.00–645.00	636.57
5	350–400	363	585.00–595.00	590.92
3	400–450	415	517.00–530.00	521.60
13	450–500	466	474.00–510.00	482.33
4	500–550	525	464.00–482.50	472.42
2	550–600	555	435.00–445.00	440.00
1	650–700	670	384.00	384.00
1	700–750	740	380.00	380.00
1	750–800	770	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	680.00	680.00
1	250–300	285	595.00	595.00
6	350–400	380	485.00–555.00	529.96
1	400–450	415	500.00	500.00
1	750–800	755	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	835	312.00	312.00
1	900–950	930	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	178.50–200.00	188.03
1	—	1,215	170.50	170.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,360	175.50–194.00	186.61
1	—	1,215	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	176.50	176.50
1	—	1,140	164.50	164.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,828	220.50–226.00	223.03
2	—	1,300	199.00–208.00	202.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,053.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	833	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	1	—	1,035	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,490	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,390	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,731.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,232	2,500.00–3,450.00	3,073.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,300.00	2,300.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	833	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,876.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,550.00	3,550.00

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.