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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 10

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Jun 3Jun 10Jun 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

597 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 579▼ 77 vs year ago 674 · −11.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 17▲ 4 vs year ago 22 · +18.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 10▲ 2 vs year ago 16 · +12.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-4.00 higher. There was much better demand across all classes of feeder calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls due low receipts last week.

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 $487.84/cwt on 46 head, up $25.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 33 comparable sales and sits +12.34 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.

Average price

$487.84

▲ 25.15 vs prior sale

46 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$13.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+32.44

vs KY average

+34.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	488.43	2,668	44
Medium and Large 2	500	475.00	2,375	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.43/cwt here — about $293 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale46 hd

487.84

—

KY average24 barns · 597 hd

455.41

+32.44

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

+34.12

This barn, trailing median33 sales

475.50

+12.34

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	—	Average	1,675	228.12	3,821	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	185.21	2,686	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	177.11	2,079	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	169.14	1,839	5thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,410	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,775	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$3,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,725	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,250	1thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	323	548.99/cwt	520.00–575.00	1,773	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	645.35/cwt	642.00–652.00	2,214	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	542.00/cwt	542.00–542.00	2,087	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	526.10/cwt	517.00–537.50	2,231	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	443	466.02/cwt	462.00–470.00	2,064	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	445	547.00/cwt	547.00–547.00	2,434	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,263	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	474	477.37/cwt	475.00–482.00	2,263	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	518.01/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,497	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	475.00/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,375	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	508.42/cwt	488.00–515.00	2,649	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	523	528.69/cwt	527.00–532.00	2,765	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	458.92/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,657	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,333	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	443.51/cwt	432.00–455.00	2,750	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	414.39/cwt	412.50–415.00	2,586	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	436.77/cwt	430.00–439.00	2,865	4
Steers	650–700	Medium 1-2	670	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,194	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	688	380.49/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,618	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	738	403.10/cwt	403.10–403.10	2,975	157
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,771	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,534	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	321	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,653	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	388	455.10/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,766	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	1,868	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	472.71/cwt	472.00–474.00	1,962	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,901	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	451	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,165	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	459.68/cwt	445.00–463.00	2,128	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	379.89/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,766	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	515	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,173	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	448.44/cwt	430.00–452.00	2,350	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	423.33/cwt	417.00–426.00	2,227	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	391.21/cwt	382.00–400.00	2,085	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	439.96/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,451	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	413.51/cwt	410.00–417.00	2,390	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,289	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	638	365.92/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,335	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,342	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	683	327.99/cwt	327.00–329.00	2,240	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	329.94/cwt	328.00–334.00	2,412	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	733	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,551	75
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	872	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,878	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,593	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,619	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	347	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,961	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	596.25/cwt	587.50–605.00	2,117	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	435.58/cwt	415.00–451.00	1,829	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,175	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	462	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,894	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,200	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,245	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,167	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	428.59/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,400	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	384.01/cwt	383.00–385.00	2,419	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,637	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,660	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,519	1
Bulls	—	—	1,679	232.15/cwt	227.00–239.50	3,898	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	171.67/cwt	164.00–174.50	1,863	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,741	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	182.32/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,120	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	170.17/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,022	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	185.21/cwt	181.50–195.00	2,686	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,065	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	870	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	945	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,030	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,545	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 597Last week 579Year ago 674

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 17Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 10Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	479.00	479.00
3	400–450	415	472.00–474.00	472.71
19	450–500	463	445.00–463.00	459.68
22	500–550	524	430.00–452.00	448.44
4	550–600	557	435.00–445.00	439.96
1	600–650	600	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	655	357.50	357.50
3	700–750	731	328.00–334.00	329.94
2	850–900	872	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	515	422.00	422.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	321	515.00	515.00
2	350–400	388	450.00–460.00	455.10
1	400–450	430	442.00	442.00
3	450–500	465	375.00–390.00	379.89
2	500–550	533	382.00–400.00	391.21
1	550–600	590	388.00	388.00
3	600–650	638	357.50–370.00	365.92
2	650–700	683	327.00–329.00	327.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	526	417.00–426.00	423.33
6	550–600	578	410.00–417.00	413.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	451	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	700–750	733	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	520.00–575.00	548.99
2	400–450	443	462.00–470.00	466.02
5	450–500	474	475.00–482.00	477.37
1	600–650	610	382.50	382.50
5	650–700	688	380.00–382.50	380.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	445	547.00	547.00
3	500–550	523	527.00–532.00	528.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	642.00–652.00	645.35
1	350–400	385	542.00	542.00
15	400–450	424	517.00–537.50	526.10
12	450–500	482	500.00–525.00	518.01
22	500–550	521	488.00–515.00	508.42
19	550–600	579	445.00–470.00	458.92
11	600–650	620	432.00–455.00	443.51
4	650–700	656	430.00–439.00	436.77
3	700–750	741	374.00	374.00
3	750–800	792	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	492.00	492.00
2	500–550	500	470.00–480.00	475.00
4	600–650	624	412.50–415.00	414.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
157	700–750	738	403.10	403.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	394.00	394.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	650.00	650.00
1	250–300	255	635.00	635.00
2	350–400	355	587.50–605.00	596.25
1	400–450	435	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	500	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	560	420.00–437.50	428.59
2	600–650	630	383.00–385.00	384.01
1	750–800	770	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	565.00	565.00
3	400–450	420	415.00–451.00	435.58
2	450–500	462	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	545	412.00	412.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,450	181.50–195.00	185.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	168.00–174.00	170.17
4	—	1,163	178.00–188.00	182.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	159.00	159.00
4	—	1,085	164.00–174.50	171.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	212.00	212.00
4	—	1,679	227.00–239.50	232.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	3,350.00	3,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	2,250.00	2,250.00

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	—	1,090	2,725.00	2,725.00

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)	1	—	1,410	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,545	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	—	870	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	2,550.00	2,550.00

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.