Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2025-02-26

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 26
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
663 head
▲ 575 vs last sale 88▼ 43 vs year ago 706 · −6.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 28▼ 10 vs year ago 48 · −20.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 0▲ 8 vs year ago 22 · +36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market closure last week because of the inclement weather. Today's offering contained a wide variety of kinds and qualities. The feeder buyers favored the highest quality, favorably conditioned calves and paid premiums for them. The demand for slaughter cattle was very strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $326.32/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −149.18 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.
Average price
$326.32
14 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,771
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$36.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.16
vs KY average
−21.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542328.961,78313thin
Medium and Large 2-3550292.001,6061thin
One grade step is worth $36.96/cwt here — about $177 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale14 hd
326.32
—
KY average19 barns · 636 hd
316.17
+10.16
National average180 barns · 14,929 hd
348.24
−21.92
This barn, trailing median33 sales
475.50
−149.18
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
538480423365median 475.5003/0404/2906/2408/2610/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,821157.082,8615thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,458143.872,0977thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,152141.681,63112
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,002112.381,1267thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,340$2,3722thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$2,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,398$2,2254thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$2,0363thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,290$1,9063thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$1,8245
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,310$1,7751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,7351thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)847$2,0352thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)843$1,8413thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$1,6601thin

Every lot

110 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280350.00/cwt350.00–350.009801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2961
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4952
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436369.38/cwt362.50–377.501,6104
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473359.95/cwt357.50–365.001,7035
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482332.33/cwt330.00–337.001,6023
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515327.29/cwt325.00–330.001,6863
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,7704
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,6061
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573320.44/cwt310.00–335.001,8366
Steers600–650Medium 1-2620270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6741
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633294.60/cwt287.50–297.001,8656
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637309.77/cwt306.00–310.501,97318
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656298.66/cwt295.00–299.001,95912
Steers650–700Medium 1-2663247.58/cwt240.00–255.001,6412
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,8892
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3690254.13/cwt242.00–260.001,7533
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,8971
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,05011
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730270.89/cwt268.50–275.001,97721
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9371
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2754270.62/cwt268.00–275.002,04021
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added759281.25/cwt281.25–281.252,135137
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0021
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2813252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,0533
Steers850–900Medium 1-2850185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5731
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2945229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,1641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2263330.00/cwt330.00–330.008682
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270300.00/cwt300.00–300.008102
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3318295.13/cwt285.00–300.009393
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325333.50/cwt332.00–335.001,0846
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0501
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369323.32/cwt310.00–335.001,1936
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416310.24/cwt300.00–319.001,2917
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424336.62/cwt335.00–337.001,4275
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3433277.01/cwt262.50–290.001,1996
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy457322.67/cwt320.00–324.001,4756
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470302.90/cwt293.00–315.001,42413
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2475257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,2231
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3153
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485287.51/cwt283.50–290.001,3943
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523288.95/cwt280.00–302.001,51116
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533270.68/cwt270.00–273.001,4439
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3542251.49/cwt234.00–266.001,3634
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3555250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3881
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564277.50/cwt265.00–282.001,5658
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added591283.25/cwt283.25–283.251,67462
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612278.94/cwt277.50–279.001,70725
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620233.80/cwt225.00–241.001,4503
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621250.16/cwt250.00–251.001,5536
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7012
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682254.86/cwt254.00–265.001,73825
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3693224.48/cwt219.00–230.001,5562
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8365
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725212.20/cwt200.00–230.001,5384
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8383
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,8021
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3860199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,7111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2200485.00/cwt485.00–485.009701
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3220350.00/cwt350.00–350.007701
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0801
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2311384.56/cwt380.00–392.501,1965
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3333305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0162
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,2331
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4061
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,4833
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5391
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5511
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3433334.13/cwt330.00–337.501,4473
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2439344.52/cwt342.50–345.001,5125
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466344.03/cwt342.00–347.001,6034
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2475250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1881
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478327.57/cwt320.00–338.001,56610
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2531296.12/cwt290.00–307.001,5727
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3547282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,5452
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565298.49/cwt293.00–305.001,6867
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590279.53/cwt265.00–284.001,6495
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3615250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5381
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620292.49/cwt292.00–293.001,8133
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,8421
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3683244.53/cwt237.00–252.001,6702
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2731249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,8205
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,9201
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3750232.00/cwt229.00–235.001,7402
Bulls750–800Medium 1-2750208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5601
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3835215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7951
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2905225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,692148.18/cwt145.00–150.002,5073
Bulls——2,015170.43/cwt169.00–172.003,4342
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97095.44/cwt90.00–100.009262
Cows—Lean 85-90%988114.64/cwt110.00–119.001,1333
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055125.92/cwt122.00–130.001,3282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,106133.81/cwt130.00–139.501,4806
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197149.55/cwt143.00–160.001,7906
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,393147.98/cwt143.00–153.002,0615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,620133.61/cwt128.50–140.002,1642
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28551,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29501,735.00/head1,735.00–1,735.001,7351
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29981,693.98/head1,575.00–1,800.001,6942
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,906.16/head1,535.00–2,285.001,9063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3181,910.37/head1,675.00–2,200.001,9103
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,371.94/head2,335.00–2,410.002,3722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3982,224.94/head2,025.00–2,385.002,2254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5452,228.81/head2,060.00–2,385.002,2292
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28431,840.95/head1,825.00–1,850.001,8413
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28472,035.00/head2,035.00–2,035.002,0352
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0401,660.00/head1,660.00–1,660.001,6601

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.