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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 3

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← May 27Jun 3Jun 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

579 head

▲ 158 vs last sale 421▲ 370 vs year ago 209 · +177.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 29▲ 5 vs year ago 12 · +41.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 17▲ 1 vs year ago 9 · +11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 12.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-5.00 higher. The demand for male calves continued to be softer with the very unstable futures trading along with several plain, unweaned calves in today's offering. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls.

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 $469.65/cwt on 132 head, up $36.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 34 of 34 comparable sales and sits +65.00 against this barn's trailing median of $404.65.

Average price

$469.65

▲ 36.36 vs prior sale

132 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$98.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+54.06

vs KY average

+64.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	506	483.10	2,446	114
Medium and Large 2-3	559	384.44	2,149	18thin

One grade step is worth $98.66/cwt here — about $297 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale132 hd

469.65

—

KY average25 barns · 1,568 hd

415.59

+54.06

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

+64.89

This barn, trailing median34 sales

404.65

+65.00

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

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $469.65, low $324.12, median $404.65 across 34 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	1,350	209.00	2,822	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,454	180.77	2,627	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	168.80	2,053	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,135	161.50	1,833	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,235	241.00	2,976	1thin

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)	980	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$2,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,113	$2,393	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,100	1thin

Every lot

85 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	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,793	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,026	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	510.23/cwt	507.00–517.00	2,158	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	2,147	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	509.33/cwt	507.00–517.00	2,384	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	468.34/cwt	460.00–477.50	2,206	6
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	490	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,132	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	484.92/cwt	480.00–489.00	2,546	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	461.85/cwt	451.00–467.50	2,609	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	389.79/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,272	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	597	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,627	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	440.16/cwt	434.00–455.00	2,747	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,473	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	434.39/cwt	434.00–435.00	2,845	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	687	397.72/cwt	396.00–405.00	2,732	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	697	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,649	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,741	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,916	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,344	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,425	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	1,396	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	546.67/cwt	530.00–565.00	1,722	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	486.67/cwt	485.00–492.50	1,679	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1-2	370	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,610	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	481.69/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,821	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	467.45/cwt	455.00–476.00	1,921	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	426	437.52/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,864	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	467.42/cwt	460.00–477.50	2,206	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	441.43/cwt	440.00–446.00	2,123	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	504	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,454	103
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	447.79/cwt	435.00–466.00	2,351	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	415.04/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,220	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,414	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	571	369.14/cwt	356.50–392.00	2,108	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	329.03/cwt	325.00–333.00	1,991	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	362.16/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,318	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	652	338.58/cwt	335.00–339.00	2,208	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,497	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	792	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,431	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	837	284.67/cwt	284.00–285.00	2,383	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	279	624.82/cwt	615.00–645.00	1,743	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	607.50/cwt	600.00–615.00	1,853	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	343	545.54/cwt	535.00–548.00	1,871	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,768	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	512.85/cwt	505.00–526.00	1,933	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,080	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	474.26/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,992	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,979	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	440.32/cwt	430.00–447.00	1,937	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	452	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,224	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,024	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,097	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	463.80/cwt	455.00–476.00	2,184	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	436.27/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,238	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	521	462.28/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,408	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	390.03/cwt	388.00–392.00	2,079	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	551	458.63/cwt	457.50–462.00	2,527	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	426.36/cwt	417.00–435.00	2,392	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	576	385.57/cwt	350.00–397.00	2,221	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,229	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,611	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	336.68/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,592	13
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	915	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,333	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	957	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,546	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,235	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,976	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,822	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,671	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,991	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	165.25/cwt	162.00–168.50	1,917	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	170.12/cwt	166.50–173.00	2,053	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,087	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	175.28/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,507	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	186.25/cwt	183.50–189.50	2,751	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,020	2,195.00/head	2,195.00–2,195.00	2,195	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,590.00/head	2,590.00–2,590.00	2,590	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	830	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	980	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,035	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	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 Jun 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 579Last week 421Year ago 209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 29Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 17Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	560.00	560.00
1	250–300	250	570.00	570.00
2	300–350	315	530.00–565.00	546.67
9	350–400	378	465.00–490.00	481.69
15	400–450	411	455.00–476.00	467.45
13	450–500	472	460.00–477.50	467.42
10	500–550	525	435.00–466.00	447.79
1	550–600	555	435.00	435.00
7	600–650	640	360.00–365.00	362.16
7	700–750	726	344.00	344.00
1	750–800	760	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	537.00	537.00
4	400–450	426	430.00–445.00	437.52
1	450–500	455	420.00	420.00
6	500–550	535	410.00–420.00	415.04
12	550–600	571	356.50–392.00	369.14
2	600–650	605	325.00–333.00	329.03
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
5	750–800	792	307.00	307.00
3	800–850	837	284.00–285.00	284.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	345	485.00–492.50	486.67
4	450–500	481	440.00–446.00	441.43
19	650–700	652	335.00–339.00	338.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
103	500–550	504	487.00	487.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	555.00	555.00
3	400–450	423	507.00–517.00	510.23
9	450–500	468	507.00–517.00	509.33
12	500–550	525	480.00–489.00	484.92
3	550–600	565	451.00–467.50	461.85
11	600–650	624	434.00–455.00	440.16
13	650–700	655	434.00–435.00	434.39
1	850–900	850	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	505.00	505.00
3	550–600	583	370.00–400.00	389.79
1	600–650	630	392.50	392.50
2	650–700	697	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	497.00	497.00
6	450–500	471	460.00–477.50	468.34
2	550–600	597	440.00	440.00
5	650–700	687	396.00–405.00	397.72
3	700–750	725	378.00	378.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	535.00–548.00	545.54
1	350–400	350	505.00	505.00
5	400–450	440	430.00–447.00	440.32
3	450–500	460	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	533	388.00–392.00	390.03
4	550–600	576	350.00–397.00	385.57
1	600–650	615	362.50	362.50
1	650–700	665	340.00	340.00
1	900–950	915	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	400	520.00	520.00
9	450–500	452	492.00	492.00
14	500–550	521	460.00–465.00	462.28
4	550–600	551	457.50–462.00	458.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	615.00–645.00	624.82
2	300–350	305	600.00–615.00	607.50
9	350–400	377	505.00–526.00	512.85
5	400–450	420	465.00–480.00	474.26
9	450–500	471	455.00–476.00	463.80
4	500–550	513	435.00–440.00	436.27
3	550–600	561	417.00–435.00	426.36
4	650–700	651	401.00	401.00
13	750–800	770	325.00–345.00	336.68
3	950–1000	957	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	455.00	455.00
3	450–500	466	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	154.00	154.00
2	—	1,160	162.00–168.50	165.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	183.50–189.50	186.25
3	—	1,430	171.00–178.00	175.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,207	166.50–173.00	170.12
1	—	1,355	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,125	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	209.00	209.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	2,590.00	2,590.00

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	—	1,020	2,195.00	2,195.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	2,700.00	2,700.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	3,000.00	3,000.00

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.