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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 30

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

619 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 711▲ 61 vs year ago 558 · +10.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 29▲ 1 vs year ago 19 · +5.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 17▲ 0 vs year ago 18 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-5.00 lower on a very limited number of comparisons. The calves of similar quality to last week sold at or above last week's prices. The plain quality cattle and soft, new crop calves received discounts across all classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower on a light test.

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 $341.27/cwt on 63 head, up $5.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −63.38 against this barn's trailing median of $404.65.

Average price

$341.27

▲ 5.82 vs prior sale

63 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$47.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.46

vs KY average

−11.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	351.36	1,971	45
Medium and Large 2	546	325.79	1,779	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	554	303.82	1,684	8thin

One grade step is worth $47.54/cwt here — about $287 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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

341.27

—

KY average26 barns · 1,265 hd

342.72

−1.46

National average184 barns · 12,638 hd

352.66

−11.39

This barn, trailing median34 sales

404.65

−63.38

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	—	Average	1,774	180.82	3,208	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	141.04	1,920	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	137.58	1,678	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	882	125.93	1,110	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,440	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,495	$2,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,570	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,618	$3,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$2,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,500	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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	532.00/cwt	532.00–532.00	2,048	1
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	427.02/cwt	425.00–429.00	1,879	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,744	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	413.02/cwt	412.00–415.00	1,879	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	433.08/cwt	421.00–437.00	2,057	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	477	392.59/cwt	385.00–397.00	1,873	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	503	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,238	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	427.65/cwt	422.00–429.00	2,267	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	537	377.88/cwt	365.00–393.00	2,029	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	382.44/cwt	375.00–392.00	2,188	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	369.76/cwt	369.00–371.00	2,126	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	378.49/cwt	370.00–387.00	2,362	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	355.28/cwt	351.00–358.00	2,231	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	362.69/cwt	358.00–365.00	2,445	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	344.40/cwt	344.00–345.00	2,356	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	351.57/cwt	340.00–356.00	2,545	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	302.43/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,193	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	743	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,474	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,627	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	803	325.48/cwt	320.00–331.00	2,614	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,838	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	995	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,567	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,180	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	371.88/cwt	364.00–376.00	1,621	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	348.32/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,606	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	371.53/cwt	360.00–378.00	1,750	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	313.13/cwt	300.00–334.00	1,503	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	315.71/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,657	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	356.18/cwt	341.00–363.00	1,877	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	330.56/cwt	328.00–336.00	1,749	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	324.44/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,817	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	572	296.69/cwt	281.00–302.00	1,697	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	314.66/cwt	314.50–315.00	1,844	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	592	363.53/cwt	363.50–364.00	2,152	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	320.57/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,988	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	309.03/cwt	307.00–310.50	1,925	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	351.62/cwt	345.00–352.00	2,314	56
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	305.66/cwt	305.00–306.00	2,042	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	668	288.72/cwt	286.00–293.00	1,929	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	320.86/cwt	310.00–323.00	2,159	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,428	69
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	723	278.49/cwt	267.00–286.00	2,013	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,262	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	806	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,378	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,066	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,574	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	245	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,078	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,348	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,829	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,771	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	1
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	431	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,004	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1-2	437	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,573	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	405.96/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,863	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,730	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	370.26/cwt	361.00–379.00	1,944	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1-2	530	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,627	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	537	325.33/cwt	325.00–326.00	1,747	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	557	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,671	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	329.99/cwt	320.00–334.00	1,904	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	603	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,743	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,064	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	327.99/cwt	327.00–329.00	2,148	2
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	655	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,958	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	683	309.71/cwt	305.00–312.00	2,115	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,932	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,166	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,269	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,692	182.59/cwt	180.00–184.00	3,089	3
Bulls	—	—	2,020	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	3,545	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	121.89/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,060	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,213	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	137.58/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,678	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,247	143.05/cwt	140.50–144.50	1,784	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,302	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,570	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	935	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,080	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,440	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,845	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,045	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	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 Sep 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 619Last week 711Year ago 558

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 29Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 17Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	532.00	532.00
4	500–550	503	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	425.00–429.00	427.02
8	450–500	475	421.00–437.00	433.08
10	500–550	530	422.00–429.00	427.65
25	550–600	572	375.00–392.00	382.44
14	600–650	624	370.00–387.00	378.49
13	650–700	674	358.00–365.00	362.69
25	700–750	724	340.00–356.00	351.57
5	750–800	757	347.00	347.00
2	800–850	803	320.00–331.00	325.48
3	850–900	860	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	455	412.00–415.00	413.02
4	550–600	575	369.00–371.00	369.76
5	600–650	628	351.00–358.00	355.28
5	650–700	684	344.00–345.00	344.40
4	700–750	743	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	392.00	392.00
5	450–500	477	385.00–397.00	392.59
6	500–550	537	365.00–393.00	377.88
1	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	725	300.00–305.00	302.43
1	950–1000	995	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	365.00	365.00
4	450–500	480	300.00–334.00	313.13
3	500–550	525	300.00–324.00	315.71
5	550–600	572	281.00–302.00	296.69
4	650–700	668	286.00–293.00	288.72
3	700–750	723	267.00–286.00	278.49
1	800–850	810	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	461	345.00–352.00	348.32
7	500–550	529	328.00–336.00	330.56
3	550–600	586	314.50–315.00	314.66
7	600–650	623	307.00–310.50	309.03
3	650–700	668	305.00–306.00	305.66
1	750–800	780	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	436	364.00–376.00	371.88
23	450–500	471	360.00–378.00	371.53
16	500–550	527	341.00–363.00	356.18
11	550–600	560	320.00–333.00	324.44
7	600–650	620	320.00–322.00	320.57
6	650–700	673	310.00–323.00	320.86
3	800–850	806	295.00	295.00
1	900–950	900	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	592	363.50–364.00	363.53
9	600–650	605	340.00	340.00
56	650–700	658	345.00–352.00	351.62
69	700–750	710	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	590.00	590.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	395	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	435	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	465	372.00	372.00
3	500–550	537	325.00–326.00	325.33
2	550–600	557	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	603	289.00	289.00
3	650–700	683	305.00–312.00	309.71
1	700–750	705	274.00	274.00
1	750–800	760	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	825	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	530.00	530.00
4	400–450	431	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	385	460.00	460.00
5	450–500	459	400.00–415.00	405.96
2	500–550	525	361.00–379.00	370.26
9	550–600	577	320.00–334.00	329.99
1	600–650	635	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	655	327.00–329.00	327.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	437	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	530	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	345.00	345.00
11	650–700	655	299.00	299.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	140.50–144.50	143.05
1	—	1,705	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	134.00	134.00
2	—	870	120.00–124.00	121.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,220	137.00–138.00	137.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,692	180.00–184.00	182.59
1	—	2,020	175.50	175.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,600.00	2,600.00

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	—	1,495	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,440	2,800.00	2,800.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,845	3,800.00	3,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,570	3,700.00	3,700.00

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.