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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, May 27

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

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Feeder Cattle receipts

421 head

▼ 234 vs last sale 655▲ 95 vs year ago 326 · +29.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 63▼ 16 vs year ago 45 · −35.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 49▲ 3 vs year ago 14 · +21.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold 10.00-12.00 lower and those over 500 lbs. were 2.00-3.00 lower. The lightweight heifers sold sharply lower and those over 400 lbs. were 5.00-6.00 higher. The overall quality of the lighter calves was very plain compared to the previous sales and the buyers reacted accordingly. The demand for the heavier calves was good considering very few weaned calves in today's offering. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were sharply higher.

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 $499.67/cwt on 18 head, up $17.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 33 comparable sales and sits +24.17 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.

Average price

$499.67

▲ 17.60 vs prior sale

18 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

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

$31.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.66

vs KY average

+39.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	501.42	2,742	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	510	470.00	2,397	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.42/cwt here — about $345 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

499.67

—

KY average16 barns · 613 hd

470.01

+29.66

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

+39.30

This barn, trailing median33 sales

475.50

+24.17

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	1,759	234.74	4,130	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,359	183.29	2,492	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	171.83	1,950	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	162.14	1,562	9thin

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)	1,195	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,209	$2,756	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$2,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$3,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,557	$4,600	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$2,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,100	1thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	1,697	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	1,971	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	587.50/cwt	587.50–587.50	2,321	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	539.44/cwt	532.50–547.50	2,341	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	442	495.52/cwt	486.00–515.00	2,190	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,115	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	493.05/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,322	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,397	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	499.57/cwt	492.00–505.00	2,618	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	530	526.74/cwt	524.00–532.00	2,792	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	558	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,829	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,774	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	458.34/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,810	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,751	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	381.94/cwt	377.50–395.00	2,807	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	748	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	3,014	141
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	3,014	2
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,818	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	266	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,530	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,633	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,558	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	483.66/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,886	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	397	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,727	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	472.90/cwt	470.00–477.00	1,991	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	456.28/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,957	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,947	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	453.66/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,209	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	438.99/cwt	435.00–441.00	2,164	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	502	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,347	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	438.16/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,344	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	422.49/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,294	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	441.66/cwt	435.00–446.00	2,495	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,076	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	394.01/cwt	392.00–395.00	2,238	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,408	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	387.61/cwt	385.00–389.00	2,376	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,370	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	660	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,558	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,427	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	267	616.78/cwt	615.00–620.00	1,647	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,887	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	1,869	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	531.82/cwt	525.00–535.00	2,037	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,870	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	512.08/cwt	502.50–515.00	2,233	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,318	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,148	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	485.78/cwt	482.50–490.00	2,356	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,199	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	472.87/cwt	465.00–477.50	2,516	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	535	481.60/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,577	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	563	464.80/cwt	462.50–467.00	2,617	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,655	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	657	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,628	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,569	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,719	230.56/cwt	217.00–237.00	3,963	7
Bulls	—	—	1,900	249.37/cwt	244.00–255.00	4,738	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,123	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	812	157.94/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,282	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	168.49/cwt	164.00–171.50	1,837	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	171.83/cwt	169.50–173.50	1,950	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,265	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,056	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	177.20/cwt	174.50–179.50	2,419	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,376	189.89/cwt	181.00–195.00	2,613	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	990	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,055	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,070	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	2,841.97/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,842	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	780	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	1,035	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,557	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	2

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 May 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 421Last week 655Year ago 326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 63Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 49Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	397	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	435	447.50	447.50
1	500–550	530	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	565	367.50	367.50
1	600–650	645	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	455.00–460.00	456.28
3	450–500	493	435.00–441.00	438.99
2	500–550	543	420.00–425.00	422.49
3	550–600	568	392.00–395.00	394.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	266	575.00	575.00
1	300–350	325	502.50	502.50
4	350–400	390	480.00–495.00	483.66
5	400–450	421	470.00–477.00	472.90
4	450–500	487	450.00–465.00	453.66
16	500–550	535	435.00–445.00	438.16
3	600–650	613	385.00–389.00	387.61
1	650–700	665	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	565	435.00–446.00	441.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	502	467.50	467.50
1	600–650	605	398.00	398.00
2	650–700	660	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	524.00–532.00	526.74
3	550–600	558	507.00	507.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	587.50	587.50
5	400–450	434	532.50–547.50	539.44
5	500–550	524	492.00–505.00	499.57
6	550–600	569	487.50	487.50
3	600–650	613	455.00–460.00	458.34
4	700–750	735	377.50–395.00	381.94
2	800–850	820	367.50	367.50
2	1150–1200	1,150	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	547.50	547.50
1	350–400	360	547.50	547.50
3	400–450	442	486.00–515.00	495.52
1	450–500	470	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	510	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
141	700–750	748	403.00	403.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	471	485.00–500.00	493.05
1	650–700	655	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	615.00–620.00	616.78
3	350–400	383	525.00–535.00	531.82
8	400–450	436	502.50–515.00	512.08
6	450–500	485	482.50–490.00	485.78
8	500–550	532	465.00–477.50	472.87
1	550–600	590	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	515	427.00	427.00
1	650–700	685	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	515.00	515.00
3	500–550	535	480.00–485.00	481.60
2	550–600	563	462.50–467.00	464.80
5	650–700	657	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	365	512.00	512.00
1	450–500	455	472.00	472.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	812	157.00–160.00	157.94
1	—	785	143.00	143.00
5	—	1,090	164.00–171.50	168.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	169.50–173.50	171.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,376	181.00–195.00	189.89
1	—	1,265	162.50	162.50
2	—	1,365	174.50–179.50	177.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,900	244.00–255.00	249.37
7	—	1,719	217.00–237.00	230.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,255	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,841.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	2,100.00	2,100.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	3,450.00	3,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,850.00	2,850.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,557	4,600.00	4,600.00

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.