Russell County Stockyards  - ( Russell Springs, KY )  - May 20, 2026

Frankfort, KY Wed May, 20 2026 Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY Weighted Average Report for 5/20/2026 Current Previous Year Ago —————————— —————————— —————————— Total 767 726 543 Feeder Cattle 655 547 512 Slaughter Cattle 63 36 20 Replacement Cattle 49 143 11 Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 10.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 higher. Continued strong demand for feeder cattle. There were several high quality weaned packages in today's offering. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded steady. Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 180 180 840.00 840.00 2 212 212 740.00 740.00 1 290 290 700.00 700.00 3 300-315 305 660.00-675.00 669.84 7 307-338 329 685.00-695.00 692.34 Fancy 2 365-370 368 575.00-580.00 577.48 5 365-390 377 600.00-605.00 602.07 Fancy 4 420 420 580.00-590.00 582.50 6 422 422 608.00 608.00 Fancy 6 462-480 472 547.00-550.00 548.48 18 463-483 473 557.50-566.00 564.69 Fancy 6 505-548 533 495.00-507.00 499.37 44 556-590 570 492.00-500.00 495.58 Value Added 1 595 595 475.00 475.00 1 600 600 465.00 465.00 2 602 602 475.50 475.50 Fancy 11 660-675 666 440.00-445.00 441.80 5 702 702 414.00 414.00 Value Added 4 722 722 389.00 389.00 1 755 755 370.00 370.00 Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 590-597 596 465.00-467.00 465.40 2 622 622 445.00 445.00 8 666 666 415.00 415.00 1 730 730 370.00 370.00 Steers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 172-195 184 700.00-760.00 731.88 3 305-335 315 610.00-640.00 626.14 3 360-372 368 525.00-540.00 529.89 9 405-447 435 465.00-517.50 504.89 2 485-495 490 417.00-447.50 432.41 8 500-525 522 420.00-455.00 450.81 7 591 591 431.00 431.00 4 683 683 369.00 369.00 Steers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-430 415 450.00-487.00 469.17 1 615 615 305.00 305.00 2 737 737 393.00 393.00 Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 165 165 860.00 860.00 1 230 230 690.00 690.00 4 302-335 319 532.50-535.00 533.81 1 320 320 555.00 555.00 Fancy 5 362-378 372 510.00-515.00 513.05 3 386 386 550.00 550.00 Fancy 5 401-442 417 500.00 500.00 Fancy 14 400-440 432 457.00-482.50 475.57 31 463-495 482 435.00-454.00 442.30 25 510-540 528 430.00-436.00 435.13 3 558 558 420.00 420.00 Value Added 21 550-578 575 388.00-410.00 390.00 3 615-630 625 376.00-390.00 380.59 8 650-665 652 365.00-368.00 367.62 71 662 662 383.60 383.60 Value Added 3 718 718 347.00 347.00 72 747 747 359.00 359.00 Value Added 1 825 825 335.00 335.00 Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 425-437 433 450.00-452.00 450.65 8 598 598 382.00 382.00 1 610 610 362.50 362.50 Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 240-245 243 575.00-600.00 583.22 1 260 260 535.00 535.00 2 305-335 320 485.00-502.50 494.16 8 355-390 377 450.00-465.00 457.99 6 455-485 478 402.50-422.00 415.18 2 510-530 520 355.00-400.00 377.07 1 570 570 350.00 350.00 1 665 665 295.00 295.00 1 725 725 317.00 317.00 Heifers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 550 550 330.00 330.00 Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 192 192 730.00 730.00 1 295 295 630.00 630.00 3 335-340 337 590.00 590.00 6 435 435 515.00 515.00 4 450-485 468 480.00-482.00 481.04 4 505-545 525 447.50-490.00 462.24 4 550-575 569 430.00-450.00 442.64 4 605-635 626 385.00-400.00 393.78 3 665-675 672 360.00-385.00 376.75 Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 560 560 420.00 420.00 Bulls Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 235 235 610.00 610.00 2 345 345 540.00-545.00 542.50 2 350-395 373 500.00-502.00 501.06 4 402-445 420 430.00-477.50 443.87 2 455-495 475 452.50-460.00 456.09 1 540 540 340.00 340.00 1 575 575 375.00 375.00 1 905 905 285.00 285.00 Bulls Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 475 475 400.00 400.00 Bulls Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 645 645 365.00 365.00 Slaughter Bulls Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1260-2005 1557 214.00-216.00 214.86 1 1745 1745 224.00 224.00 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 905-1095 993 145.00-158.00 153.08 Low Dressing, Lean 4 875-1150 1018 163.00-168.00 164.96 Lean 2 915-1130 1023 130.00-140.00 135.53 Very Low Dressing, Lean 6 1145-1275 1213 172.00-180.00 175.63 Boner 4 1170-1305 1216 159.00-169.00 164.67 Low Dressing, Boner 8 1165-1485 1345 187.00-200.00 190.88 High Dressing, Breaker 22 1120-1740 1348 171.00-185.00 177.06 Breaker 2 1315-1385 1350 166.00-168.00 166.97 Low Dressing, Breaker Bred Cows Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 970 970 1,900.00 1,900.00 Aged, 2nd Stage 3 845-1085 993 2,550.00-2,600.00 2,568.20 Middle Aged, 1st Stage 1 1000 1000 3,300.00 3,300.00 Young/Middle Aged, 2nd Stage 1 1085 1085 2,600.00 2,600.00 Middle Aged, 2nd Stage Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1180 1180 3,300.00 3,300.00 Young, 2nd Stage 2 1145-1390 1268 2,900.00-3,000.00 2,945.17 Middle Aged, 3rd Stage 5 1165-1500 1299 2,700.00-3,600.00 3,023.17 Middle Aged, 2nd Stage 1 1335 1335 2,850.00 2,850.00 Aged, 3rd Stage 1 1440 1440 3,600.00 3,600.00 Young, 3rd Stage Bred Heifers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 932 932 2,850.00 2,850.00 Young, 2nd Stage 1 990 990 3,000.00 3,000.00 (<2 yrs), 3rd Stage Bred Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1025 1025 3,000.00 3,000.00 (<2 yrs), 3rd Stage 5 1002-1115 1039 2,925.00-3,200.00 3,014.00 Young, 2nd Stage 1 1065 1065 2,850.00 2,850.00 (300 lb calf Heifer Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1390 1390 5,800.00 5,800.00 Young, Open, >300 lb calf Stock Cows Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 857-970 897 2,450.00-2,600.00 2,482.45 Young, Open Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1060 1060 2,690.00 2,690.00 Young, Open 3 1170-1360 1280 2,200.00-2,500.00 2,390.89 Middle Aged, Open Stock Cows Small and Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 825 825 2,350.00 2,350.00 Young, Open 1 845 845 2,100.00 2,100.00 Middle Aged, Open