Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2025-03-26

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 26
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
605 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 607▼ 64 vs year ago 669 · −9.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 68▼ 19 vs year ago 67 · −28.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 16▼ 15 vs year ago 28 · −53.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. Feeder buyers continued to show very strong demand for the high quality calves in all classes with the most emphasis on the lightweight calves. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $358.00/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −117.50 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.
Average price
$358.00
62 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,020
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$309
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$70.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.71
vs KY average
−5.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2565360.092,03458
Medium and Large 2542340.171,8443thin
Medium and Large 2-3595290.001,7261thin
One grade step is worth $70.09/cwt here — about $309 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 sale62 hd
358.00
—
KY average25 barns · 1,414 hd
346.29
+11.71
National average170 barns · 13,177 hd
363.98
−5.98
This barn, trailing median33 sales
475.50
−117.50
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—Average1,662152.822,5405thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,168132.571,54812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,307131.851,72411
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,092126.421,38113

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)1,440$2,5251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$2,0751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$1,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)855$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$1,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)920$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)768$1,9752thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)750$1,8751thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy333508.97/cwt500.00–510.001,6959
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335429.00/cwt429.00–429.001,4372
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1201
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5361
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373458.66/cwt445.00–472.501,7112
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9641
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423460.97/cwt457.50–462.501,9506
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427438.46/cwt430.00–450.001,8723
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7522
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy484413.15/cwt410.00–415.002,00016
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2493393.85/cwt385.00–402.501,94216
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535364.89/cwt350.00–372.001,95212
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy541388.32/cwt387.50–390.002,1013
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2542340.17/cwt339.00–342.501,8443
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573362.94/cwt358.00–369.502,08023
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577349.71/cwt342.50–354.002,01820
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7261
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy617349.20/cwt348.00–351.002,1555
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631338.43/cwt321.00–342.502,1357
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,9581
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675320.78/cwt319.00–325.002,16530
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2709306.63/cwt290.00–309.502,17418
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy712322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,2962
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0861
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763270.02/cwt268.50–276.002,0605
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771281.50/cwt281.50–281.502,17033
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2841269.75/cwt267.00–270.502,2699
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230387.50/cwt387.50–387.508911
Heifers250–300Medium 1-2255295.00/cwt295.00–295.007521
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265360.00/cwt360.00–360.009541
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1361
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326386.89/cwt380.00–390.001,2618
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5854
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385397.94/cwt385.00–404.001,5328
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1551
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,4321
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9482
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2410359.60/cwt350.00–367.501,4747
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416405.36/cwt385.00–417.501,6869
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2425302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,2841
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3437306.00/cwt300.00–313.001,3373
Heifers450–500Large 1-2460300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3801
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3463306.15/cwt300.00–312.501,4172
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471342.56/cwt335.00–345.001,6134
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477359.34/cwt357.50–362.501,71416
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510311.70/cwt306.00–317.501,5905
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,4611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535293.90/cwt290.00–300.001,5725
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560315.31/cwt312.00–317.001,76624
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,5901
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584300.55/cwt298.00–305.001,7555
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3601264.59/cwt262.50–270.001,5906
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632289.29/cwt280.00–300.001,82811
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5511
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671285.21/cwt273.00–289.001,9147
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,8111
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3247364.00/cwt364.00–364.008992
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2265485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,2851
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0601
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310452.44/cwt450.00–455.001,4034
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3072
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368377.86/cwt370.00–385.001,3912
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,5243
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy406400.50/cwt397.50–401.001,6267
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425386.98/cwt386.00–391.001,6455
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3442362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,6002
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3496335.82/cwt335.00–340.001,6666
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy502359.00/cwt357.50–365.001,8025
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513322.54/cwt320.00–325.001,6552
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2539336.16/cwt330.00–352.501,81212
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572323.27/cwt310.00–335.001,84925
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590273.70/cwt267.50–280.001,6152
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2603292.27/cwt287.50–297.001,7622
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy608306.22/cwt300.00–307.001,8629
Bulls600–650Medium 1-2615255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5681
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2664275.80/cwt272.00–287.001,8314
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3690260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7941
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,9641
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,9431
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8481
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,585160.15/cwt157.00–165.002,5382
Bulls——1,713147.93/cwt139.00–154.002,5343
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%940140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3161
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073131.47/cwt127.00–136.001,4117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,098146.80/cwt142.00–153.001,6123
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,122124.35/cwt124.00–125.001,3953
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145133.48/cwt127.00–138.001,5285
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,190105.04/cwt100.00–110.001,2502
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248120.76/cwt115.00–125.001,5074
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,291132.43/cwt129.50–135.001,71010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,8521
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28551,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29201,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29701,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0301,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4402,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-26901,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27501,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28452,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501

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.