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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 19

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

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Feeder Cattle receipts

268 head

▼ 774 vs last sale 1,042▼ 78 vs year ago 346 · −22.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 34▲ 1 vs year ago 25 · +4.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 15▼ 2 vs year ago 23 · −8.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's offering was much smaller in number and lacked the quality of last week's sale which limited trends. Negative market pressure in recent days softened demand across all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-8.00 lower 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 $398.82/cwt on 22 head, down $57.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 33 comparable sales and sits −76.68 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.

Average price

$398.82

▼ 57.57 vs prior sale

22 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,190

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

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

$84.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.59

vs KY average

+2.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	418.34	2,293	16thin
Medium and Large 2	500	412.00	2,060	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	562	333.75	1,874	5thin

One grade step is worth $84.59/cwt here — about $419 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 sale22 hd

398.82

—

KY average25 barns · 445 hd

408.41

−9.59

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

+2.04

This barn, trailing median33 sales

475.50

−76.68

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	1,323	183.63	2,429	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	157.67	2,360	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	147.43	1,677	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,132	144.48	1,636	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,365	203.00	2,771	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,102	$4,250	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$2,403	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$3,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,800	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$3,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,300	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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	502.48/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,623	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	468.52/cwt	467.00–470.00	1,804	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,050	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	465.72/cwt	462.00–470.00	1,914	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,747	1
Steers	400–450	Large 2-3	445	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,784	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	432.55/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,033	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	456.58/cwt	452.00–470.00	2,169	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,060	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	522	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,984	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	437.62/cwt	428.00–441.00	2,341	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	393.54/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,224	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	588	302.91/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,781	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	403.09/cwt	400.00–404.00	2,503	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	355.09/cwt	354.00–361.00	2,276	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,541	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,290	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	339.80/cwt	331.00–341.00	2,504	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,489	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	798	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,757	70
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,665	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,759	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,282	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,296	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	452.27/cwt	447.00–457.00	1,483	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	414.84/cwt	412.50–417.00	1,556	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,525	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	390.60/cwt	386.00–395.00	1,680	2
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	460	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,536	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	377.88/cwt	374.00–386.00	1,799	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	358.94/cwt	355.00–363.00	1,734	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	366.31/cwt	353.00–370.00	1,938	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	355.34/cwt	347.00–365.00	1,990	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,892	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,763	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,986	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,605	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	340.48/cwt	338.00–347.00	2,097	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	620	282.29/cwt	276.00–289.00	1,750	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	687	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,198	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,320	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,470	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,457	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	480.16/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,791	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	467.22/cwt	458.00–477.00	1,953	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	440.70/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,851	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	441.69/cwt	432.00–462.00	2,120	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	386.82/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,035	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	329.21/cwt	315.00–342.50	1,738	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	349.91/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,991	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,960	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,044	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	316.54/cwt	305.00–328.00	2,114	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	309.96/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,278	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,365	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,771	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,323	183.63/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,429	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,752	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,683	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	139.72/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,561	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	141.64/cwt	138.00–147.50	1,619	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,959	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,295	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,384	155.51/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,152	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	162.25/cwt	160.00–164.50	2,387	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,755	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,580	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	995	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,445	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	845	2,402.96/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,403	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,185	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,042	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,025	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 Aug 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 1,042Year ago 346

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 34Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 15Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	447.00–457.00	452.27
2	350–400	375	412.50–417.00	414.84
2	400–450	430	386.00–395.00	390.60
9	450–500	476	374.00–386.00	377.88
11	500–550	529	353.00–370.00	366.31
12	550–600	560	347.00–365.00	355.34
6	600–650	616	338.00–347.00	340.48
3	700–750	703	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	442.00	442.00
1	300–350	305	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	395	386.00	386.00
1	550–600	580	304.00	304.00
1	600–650	615	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	355.00–363.00	358.94
1	550–600	570	332.00	332.00
3	600–650	611	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	687	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	276.00–289.00	282.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	500.00–505.00	502.48
2	350–400	385	467.00–470.00	468.52
5	400–450	411	462.00–470.00	465.72
11	450–500	475	452.00–470.00	456.58
9	500–550	535	428.00–441.00	437.62
7	550–600	565	385.00–400.00	393.54
6	650–700	667	381.00	381.00
8	700–750	737	331.00–341.00	339.80
1	800–850	815	327.00	327.00
2	850–900	890	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	401.00	401.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	430.00–435.00	432.55
1	500–550	500	412.00	412.00
6	600–650	641	354.00–361.00	355.09
1	700–750	720	318.00	318.00
2	750–800	790	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	397.00	397.00
2	500–550	522	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	588	300.00–309.00	302.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	621	400.00–404.00	403.09
70	750–800	798	345.50	345.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	600.00	600.00
3	350–400	373	475.00–490.00	480.16
2	400–450	418	458.00–477.00	467.22
3	450–500	480	432.00–462.00	441.69
7	500–550	526	380.00–400.00	386.82
4	550–600	569	345.00–360.00	349.91
1	600–650	625	327.00	327.00
2	650–700	668	305.00–328.00	316.54
3	700–750	735	300.00–315.00	309.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	470.00	470.00
4	400–450	420	420.00–450.00	440.70
2	500–550	528	315.00–342.50	329.21
2	550–600	580	338.00	338.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,445	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	2,550.00	2,550.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,250.00	2,250.00

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)	2	—	845	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,402.96

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,102	4,250.00	4,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	230.00	230.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	184.00	184.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,240	158.00	158.00
3	—	1,117	132.00–145.00	139.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,143	138.00–147.50	141.64
1	—	1,100	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,471	160.00–164.50	162.25
1	—	1,275	180.00	180.00
4	—	1,384	150.00–158.00	155.51
3	—	1,755	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	180.00–188.00	183.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	203.00	203.00

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.