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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 29

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

488 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 378▲ 153 vs year ago 335 · +45.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 26▲ 17 vs year ago 14 · +121.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 11▼ 1 vs year ago 12 · −8.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: No trend on feeder steers due to low receipts last week. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-7.00 lower. All classes of feeder cattle are still feeling the pressure of warm temperatures and the downward trending futures trading. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady and no test on slaughter 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 $420.53/cwt on 24 head, down $28.91 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 33 comparable sales and sits −54.97 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.

Average price

$420.53

▼ 28.91 vs prior sale

24 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,319

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$21.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.53

vs KY average

+21.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	421.43	2,332	23
Medium and Large 2-3	510	400.00	2,040	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.43/cwt here — about $292 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 sale24 hd

420.53

—

KY average25 barns · 455 hd

417.00

+3.53

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

+21.24

This barn, trailing median33 sales

475.50

−54.97

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	2,110	225.00	4,748	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	186.56	2,770	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	180.28	2,172	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	160.31	1,654	11

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)	1,103	$2,150	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,745	$4,700	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$3,100	1thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Large 1-2	275	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,348	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,875	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	457.88/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,964	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,969	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	452	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,271	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,340	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	424.56/cwt	424.50–425.00	2,288	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	414.26/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,428	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,595	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	396.15/cwt	395.50–405.00	2,523	52
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	648	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,456	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	391.43/cwt	381.00–395.00	2,576	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,282	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,492	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	351.91/cwt	351.50–356.00	2,594	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,516	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	772	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,478	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,592	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,076	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,166	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	397.25/cwt	387.50–407.00	1,172	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	441.61/cwt	440.00–443.00	1,466	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,336	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	424.04/cwt	420.00–437.50	1,527	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,473	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	418.98/cwt	417.00–420.00	1,743	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	368.19/cwt	356.00–380.00	1,760	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	480	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,776	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	406.56/cwt	396.00–412.50	1,956	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	522	356.81/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,863	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	382.40/cwt	379.00–391.00	2,015	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	403.84/cwt	400.00–404.00	2,152	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	358.00/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,098	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,029	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	606	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,800	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	338.60/cwt	328.00–351.00	2,055	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,248	37
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	316.37/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,151	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,259	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	731	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,944	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,035	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,133	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,277	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	291	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,630	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	321	490.42/cwt	487.50–500.00	1,574	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	1,632	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	544.19/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,867	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	462.66/cwt	457.50–472.50	1,730	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,930	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	419	413.05/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,731	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	477	395.27/cwt	364.00–405.00	1,885	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,168	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	370.33/cwt	360.00–392.00	1,933	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	527	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,818	2
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	544	291.73/cwt	267.00–300.00	1,587	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,096	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	638	297.23/cwt	292.50–302.00	1,896	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,244	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,171	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,763	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	910	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,266	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,110	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	4,748	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	135.97/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,303	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	157.98/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,624	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	171.91/cwt	167.00–176.50	1,829	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	193.55/cwt	188.00–199.50	2,216	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,175	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,048	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	171.15/cwt	163.50–178.00	2,410	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	191.70/cwt	185.00–198.50	2,895	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	815	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	810	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,745	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	940	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 488Last week 378Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 26Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 11Year ago 12

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	245	439.00	439.00
2	250–300	265	440.00	440.00
5	300–350	332	440.00–443.00	441.61
8	350–400	360	420.00–437.50	424.04
3	400–450	416	417.00–420.00	418.98
4	450–500	481	396.00–412.50	406.56
7	500–550	527	379.00–391.00	382.40
5	550–600	586	355.00–360.00	358.00
10	600–650	607	328.00–351.00	338.60
3	650–700	680	310.00–330.00	316.37
6	700–750	731	309.00	309.00
2	750–800	772	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	387.50–407.00	397.25
1	300–350	340	393.00	393.00
1	350–400	385	382.50	382.50
1	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	478	356.00–380.00	368.19
6	500–550	522	350.00–360.00	356.81
2	550–600	595	341.00	341.00
1	700–750	740	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	770	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	533	400.00–404.00	403.84
37	650–700	665	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	606	297.00	297.00
4	700–750	731	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	500.00	500.00
5	400–450	429	450.00–465.00	457.88
1	450–500	490	477.50	477.50
16	500–550	539	424.50–425.00	424.56
7	550–600	586	410.00–420.00	414.26
52	600–650	637	395.50–405.00	396.15
12	650–700	658	381.00–395.00	391.43
21	700–750	737	351.50–356.00	351.91
3	750–800	751	335.00	335.00
2	800–850	805	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	437.50	437.50
1	500–550	510	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	720	317.00	317.00
2	750–800	772	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	452	502.50	502.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	648	379.00	379.00
1	700–750	735	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	600–650	633	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	487.50–500.00	490.42
5	400–450	419	390.00–425.00	413.05
8	450–500	477	364.00–405.00	395.27
2	500–550	527	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	638	292.50–302.00	297.23
1	900–950	910	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	502.00	502.00
2	650–700	685	317.00	317.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	291	560.00	560.00
7	300–350	343	540.00–555.00	544.19
7	350–400	374	457.50–472.50	462.66
1	400–450	415	465.00	465.00
3	450–500	485	447.00	447.00
3	500–550	522	360.00–392.00	370.33
2	550–600	550	355.00	355.00
5	600–650	611	343.00	343.00
2	650–700	682	329.00	329.00
1	850–900	850	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	544	267.00–300.00	291.73

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,390	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,745	4,700.00	4,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	3,100.00	3,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,110	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	188.00–199.50	193.55
1	—	1,280	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,250	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	163.50–178.00	171.15
9	—	1,510	185.00–198.50	191.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,064	167.00–176.50	171.91
4	—	1,028	154.00–164.00	157.98
2	—	958	134.00–138.00	135.97

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.