Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2025-03-12

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 12
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
703 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 622▼ 28 vs year ago 731 · −3.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 41▼ 20 vs year ago 90 · −22.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 24▼ 33 vs year ago 55 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 higher with instances of some being more than 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. traded sharply higher and those over 600 lbs. were 3.00-4.00 higher. The combination of high quality calves, spring weather, and the upward trending futures market continues to keep feeder cattle in very strong demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $351.94/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −123.56 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.
Average price
$351.94
81 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,933
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$353
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$55.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.46
vs KY average
−6.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551355.591,95873
Medium and Large 2530331.181,7554thin
Medium and Large 2-3545308.301,6803thin
Medium 1-2535300.001,6051thin
One grade step is worth $55.59/cwt here — about $353 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale81 hd
351.94
—
KY average23 barns · 933 hd
338.49
+13.46
National average173 barns · 15,162 hd
358.67
−6.73
This barn, trailing median33 sales
475.50
−123.56
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—Average1,780156.672,7899thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,389133.481,85417
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,195130.281,55616
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,075110.251,18515
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,335168.002,2431thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,9602thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,9203thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$1,5501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,033$1,4002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,230$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)820$1,8251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)760$1,8001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,4751thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230400.00/cwt400.00–400.009201
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,0881
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,0462
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4631
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3002
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1391
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379396.53/cwt387.50–413.001,5036
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2381378.72/cwt375.00–381.001,4434
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6752
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420373.31/cwt370.00–378.001,5683
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422418.86/cwt415.00–420.001,7686
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423429.00/cwt429.00–429.001,8154
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3428328.39/cwt322.00–335.001,4062
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463370.79/cwt355.00–380.001,71711
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6561
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5841
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy486393.55/cwt390.00–396.001,91315
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520312.45/cwt310.00–315.001,6252
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530331.18/cwt325.00–335.001,7554
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534355.37/cwt340.00–368.001,89825
Steers500–550Medium 1-2535300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6051
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added539372.51/cwt370.50–392.502,00821
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574336.96/cwt326.00–345.001,93416
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576350.87/cwt350.00–355.002,02111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7851
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,8211
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7221
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619327.69/cwt318.00–333.002,02825
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628309.36/cwt307.00–312.001,9433
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656312.84/cwt310.00–314.002,0527
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671301.21/cwt300.00–305.002,0214
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712295.54/cwt292.00–297.002,10419
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2742279.34/cwt278.50–286.002,07316
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770276.00/cwt276.00–276.002,1251
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2834244.35/cwt237.00–254.002,03814
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added870265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,30660
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2897242.25/cwt242.25–242.252,1736
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930233.50/cwt233.50–233.502,1726
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3220300.00/cwt300.00–300.006601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280350.00/cwt350.00–350.009801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328369.89/cwt355.00–385.001,2132
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3337311.90/cwt302.50–330.001,0514
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368357.12/cwt345.00–370.001,3146
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3374332.93/cwt330.00–335.001,2455
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375383.77/cwt382.50–385.001,4392
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3424320.47/cwt315.00–323.001,3594
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432339.48/cwt335.00–357.001,4679
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy454357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,6215
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3463304.86/cwt300.00–315.001,4123
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482328.86/cwt310.00–332.001,5859
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521304.29/cwt295.00–315.001,58518
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy528355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8744
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5522
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557313.45/cwt306.00–318.001,74627
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578297.83/cwt288.00–300.501,72117
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580283.77/cwt282.50–285.001,6462
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4753
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603294.60/cwt294.00–295.001,7765
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625253.00/cwt240.00–261.001,5814
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626275.22/cwt270.00–280.001,7238
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3658233.42/cwt230.00–240.001,5363
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662268.28/cwt261.00–269.501,77621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678274.70/cwt272.50–278.001,8629
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,7262
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755250.50/cwt250.50–250.501,8913
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2786239.26/cwt237.50–244.001,8818
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330334.92/cwt330.00–340.001,1052
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373342.45/cwt337.50–350.001,2774
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415391.78/cwt385.00–395.001,6263
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5121
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3443342.51/cwt340.00–345.001,5172
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3460320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4721
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2479340.37/cwt334.00–360.001,6308
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5971
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518326.87/cwt320.00–340.001,69311
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2561317.97/cwt308.00–323.001,78414
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610299.30/cwt295.00–309.001,82612
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671283.01/cwt277.00–286.001,8995
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805227.50/cwt226.00–229.001,8312
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3920180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6561
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,335168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,2431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,776165.28/cwt160.00–168.002,9354
Bulls——1,784149.78/cwt140.00–157.002,6725
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06497.75/cwt90.00–105.001,0408
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073131.65/cwt130.00–135.001,4133
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098119.19/cwt115.00–122.001,3094
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,6911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188115.26/cwt112.00–119.001,3693
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200132.64/cwt126.00–138.001,59212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,308144.23/cwt140.00–148.001,8873
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,7021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,407131.88/cwt125.00–139.001,85613
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28201,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0331,399.94/head1,375.00–1,425.001,4002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0551,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0901,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,960.00/head1,960.00–1,960.001,9602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1981,942.07/head1,875.00–2,000.001,9422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751

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.