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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 8

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Jun 24Jul 8Jul 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

483 head

▼ 223 vs last sale 706▼ 201 vs year ago 684 · −29.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 29▼ 31 vs year ago 63 · −49.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 27▼ 9 vs year ago 19 · −47.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the market closure last week in observance of the July 4th holiday. Continued strong demand for the highest quality, weaned feeder calves and the high dressing slaughter cows and bulls.

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 $524.17/cwt on 63 head, up $27.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 33 comparable sales and sits +48.67 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.

Average price

$524.17

▲ 27.21 vs prior sale

63 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$78.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+59.60

vs KY average

+64.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	535.55	2,730	53
Medium and Large 2	525	490.00	2,573	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	536	457.31	2,451	8thin

One grade step is worth $78.24/cwt here — about $279 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale63 hd

524.17

—

KY average18 barns · 505 hd

464.57

+59.60

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

+64.69

This barn, trailing median33 sales

475.50

+48.67

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	—	Low	1,798	225.33	4,051	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	187.31	2,843	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	173.82	2,064	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,160	158.67	1,841	3thin

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)	1,130	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$2,250	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$2,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,460	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	573.06/cwt	570.00–577.50	2,212	4
Steers	350–400	Medium 1-2	390	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,677	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	396	514.49/cwt	507.00–532.00	2,037	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,132	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	572.50/cwt	572.50–572.50	2,519	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	447	522.00/cwt	522.00–522.00	2,333	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	451	568.00/cwt	568.00–568.00	2,562	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	445.07/cwt	417.00–475.00	2,092	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	504.33/cwt	500.00–512.50	2,375	3
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	492	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,150	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	537.54/cwt	520.00–539.00	2,655	52
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	504	544.00/cwt	544.00–544.00	2,742	44
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	504.42/cwt	497.50–512.00	2,588	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,573	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	536	457.31/cwt	415.00–465.00	2,451	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	481.52/cwt	480.00–482.00	2,740	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,879	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,734	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,739	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,625	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	396.46/cwt	386.00–407.00	2,787	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,865	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,730	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	816	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,995	3
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2	1,130	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	3,243	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	223	535.04/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,193	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,458	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,307	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,674	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	1,700	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	402	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,829	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	409	483.32/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,977	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	432.40/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,807	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	466	423.34/cwt	420.00–427.00	1,973	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	447.08/cwt	436.00–454.00	2,128	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,150	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	380.21/cwt	352.00–394.00	2,034	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,365	10
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	545	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,948	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,312	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	579	368.83/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,136	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	396.07/cwt	388.00–400.00	2,416	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	613	354.51/cwt	352.00–357.00	2,173	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,325	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,563	60
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	338.87/cwt	332.00–352.00	2,616	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,683	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	995	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,607	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,055	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,490	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2	1,130	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,543	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	170	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,088	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	205	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,107	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,333	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	552.41/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,840	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	447.64/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,656	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	542.73/cwt	542.50–543.00	2,090	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1-2	397	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,985	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,959	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	508.28/cwt	502.00–522.50	2,175	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	464.09/cwt	455.00–472.50	2,246	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	503	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,037	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,271	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	547	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,582	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	431.00/cwt	422.00–440.00	2,414	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1-2	570	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,038	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	597	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,358	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,235	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	401.07/cwt	397.00–402.50	2,467	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,580	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,391	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	803	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,650	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,720	1
Bulls	—	—	1,781	224.66/cwt	218.00–229.50	4,001	6
Bulls	—	—	1,940	240.12/cwt	235.00–244.00	4,658	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,672	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,096	189.27/cwt	184.00–194.00	2,074	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,986	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,810	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	156.93/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,930	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	173.01/cwt	167.00–180.50	2,163	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,852	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	178.34/cwt	174.00–182.50	2,654	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	199.28/cwt	194.50–203.50	3,105	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	975	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	980	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,460.00/head	2,460.00–2,460.00	2,460	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Jul 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 483Last week 706Year ago 684

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 29Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 27Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	402	455.00	455.00
1	600–650	620	375.00	375.00
1	950–1000	995	262.00	262.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	236.00	236.00
2	1100–1150	1,130	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	530.00–545.00	535.04
2	250–300	275	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	325	515.00	515.00
6	400–450	409	480.00–490.00	483.32
5	450–500	476	436.00–454.00	447.08
2	500–550	500	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	557	415.00	415.00
3	600–650	610	388.00–400.00	396.07
3	750–800	772	332.00–352.00	338.87
1	850–900	860	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	390	436.00	436.00
4	400–450	418	430.00–435.00	432.40
5	450–500	466	420.00–427.00	423.34
8	500–550	535	352.00–394.00	380.21
5	550–600	579	350.00–375.00	368.83
2	600–650	613	352.00–357.00	354.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	540	438.00	438.00
60	700–750	716	358.00	358.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	570.00–577.50	573.06
1	400–450	440	572.50	572.50
52	450–500	494	520.00–539.00	537.54
5	500–550	513	497.50–512.00	504.42
4	550–600	569	480.00–482.00	481.52
4	600–650	630	457.00	457.00
2	700–750	703	386.00–407.00	396.46
1	750–800	750	382.00	382.00
3	800–850	816	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	396	507.00–532.00	514.49
1	400–450	435	490.00	490.00
2	450–500	470	417.00–475.00	445.07
8	500–550	536	415.00–465.00	457.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	492	437.00	437.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	451	568.00	568.00
44	500–550	504	544.00	544.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	447	522.00	522.00
3	450–500	471	500.00–512.50	504.33
2	500–550	525	490.00	490.00
2	600–650	630	434.00	434.00
1	650–700	690	397.00	397.00
1	700–750	700	375.00	375.00
1	750–800	750	364.00	364.00
1	1100–1150	1,130	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	522	435.00	435.00
2	550–600	597	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	600	372.50	372.50
1	700–750	745	321.00	321.00
1	750–800	760	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	370	445.00–450.00	447.64
1	400–450	415	472.00	472.00
2	500–550	503	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	547	472.00	472.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	397	500.00	500.00
1	550–600	570	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	640.00	640.00
1	200–250	215	620.00	620.00
2	300–350	333	550.00–555.00	552.41
11	350–400	385	542.50–543.00	542.73
15	400–450	428	502.00–522.50	508.28
5	450–500	484	455.00–472.50	464.09
2	550–600	560	422.00–440.00	431.00
4	600–650	615	397.00–402.50	401.07
1	650–700	665	388.00	388.00
4	800–850	803	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,096	184.00–194.00	189.27
4	—	1,250	167.00–180.50	173.01
1	—	1,215	149.00	149.00
2	—	1,230	155.00–159.00	156.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,260	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,175	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,558	194.50–203.50	199.28
4	—	1,488	174.00–182.50	178.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	185.00	185.00
3	—	1,940	235.00–244.00	240.12
6	—	1,781	218.00–229.50	224.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,130	3,500.00	3,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	—	1,140	2,460.00	2,460.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.