Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2025-04-02

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 2
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,110 head
▲ 505 vs last sale 605▲ 569 vs year ago 541 · +105.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 48▼ 18 vs year ago 83 · −21.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 13▲ 49 vs year ago 25 · +196.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold sharply lower and those over 500 lbs. were 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs traded sharply lower and those over 500 lbs. were steady. When comparing this week's lightweight calves to last week's exceptional sale on those calves, prices and demand were near those seen two weeks ago. Today's offering contained several good quality yearling cattle that continued to see strong demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.40/cwt on 177 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −94.25 against this barn's trailing median of $404.65.
Average price
$310.40
177 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,722
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$252
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$46.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.78
vs KY average
−10.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554313.251,737166
Medium 1-2571268.341,5323thin
Medium and Large 2-3556267.081,4858thin
One grade step is worth $46.17/cwt here — about $252 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale177 hd
310.40
—
KY average26 barns · 1,531 hd
307.62
+2.78
National average178 barns · 12,751 hd
321.38
−10.98
This barn, trailing median34 sales
404.65
−94.25
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
484426368310median 404.6503/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,669155.392,5935thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,406136.231,91616
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,172131.471,54111
CowsLean 85-90%Low959121.201,16216

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,218$2,1712thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,204$2,0529
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,089$1,9423thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,218$1,8663thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,148$1,7706
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,177$1,6913thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)808$1,8252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$3,5501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$3,3752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,006$2,7638
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$2,7002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)980$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,046$1,9759

Every lot

132 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3286413.30/cwt412.50–415.001,1823
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290483.47/cwt467.50–500.001,4022
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327443.16/cwt440.00–450.001,4493
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4051
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385421.00/cwt421.00–421.001,6211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy401425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7043
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421382.89/cwt374.00–390.001,61217
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2450389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,7512
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8727
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7391
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476337.24/cwt330.00–350.001,60512
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515337.66/cwt313.00–350.001,73916
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522373.13/cwt360.00–381.001,94833
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561366.91/cwt362.50–368.002,05810
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578316.86/cwt305.00–332.501,8313
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582357.09/cwt345.00–359.502,07816
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,0341
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608351.11/cwt348.00–352.002,13518
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625318.74/cwt317.50–320.001,9922
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7001
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685310.16/cwt303.00–326.002,12512
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727312.37/cwt295.00–319.002,27116
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,34237
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2752291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,1884
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795274.50/cwt274.50–274.502,18210
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885266.54/cwt266.50–267.002,35911
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added890276.85/cwt276.85–276.852,46454
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2916251.50/cwt251.50–251.502,3043
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,051239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,5125
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,185199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,3581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230430.00/cwt430.00–430.009891
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3235370.00/cwt360.00–380.008702
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1731
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3268358.35/cwt345.00–365.009606
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278391.52/cwt385.00–395.001,0883
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325373.85/cwt360.00–380.001,2154
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3331333.50/cwt320.00–347.501,1044
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2366349.19/cwt343.00–357.501,2787
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3387314.40/cwt310.00–330.001,21710
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,6918
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416350.39/cwt340.00–364.001,45819
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424326.07/cwt320.00–335.001,38316
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3442304.63/cwt290.00–315.001,3467
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478321.51/cwt310.00–328.001,53716
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3488291.57/cwt280.00–304.001,42314
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517330.25/cwt330.25–330.251,70731
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3526277.36/cwt265.00–290.001,4594
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531306.11/cwt298.00–323.001,62549
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560297.37/cwt288.00–306.001,66518
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2571268.34/cwt265.00–270.001,5323
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3586256.80/cwt250.00–277.501,5054
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587314.84/cwt309.50–316.001,84868
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626292.23/cwt275.00–300.001,82915
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3637262.37/cwt235.00–269.001,6717
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added693283.50/cwt283.50–283.501,96558
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,0027
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755235.91/cwt230.00–247.501,7813
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2781260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0319
Heifers750–800Large 1-2790220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7381
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,11937
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2845245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0702
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2908236.00/cwt236.00–236.002,1433
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3910212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,9291
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,9111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2218515.09/cwt512.50–517.501,1232
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3275412.45/cwt410.00–415.001,1342
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2881
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3312367.43/cwt347.50–382.501,1464
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2363401.03/cwt390.00–420.001,4563
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365386.00/cwt386.00–386.001,4093
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3378358.79/cwt357.50–360.001,3562
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2417382.08/cwt375.00–400.001,59316
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430350.63/cwt330.00–365.001,50816
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2462348.88/cwt340.00–370.001,6125
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3484322.41/cwt320.00–325.001,5606
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3521323.14/cwt280.00–330.001,68417
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522344.51/cwt334.00–362.501,7988
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3578278.73/cwt270.00–300.001,6115
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2582331.89/cwt318.00–342.501,93217
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2611301.72/cwt292.00–315.001,84410
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3705265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8681
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy722298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,1522
Bulls700–750Medium 1-2740273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,0201
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3760247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,8771
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2768268.47/cwt267.00–270.002,0622
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9441
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0641
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3965200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9301
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,035200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0701
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,120197.99/cwt197.00–200.002,2173
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,190190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,2611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,555163.10/cwt162.00–164.002,5362
Bulls——1,745150.25/cwt145.50–153.002,6223
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%945111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0491
Cows—Lean 85-90%948119.87/cwt114.00–124.001,13613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02095.00/cwt95.00–95.009691
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035134.97/cwt134.00–136.001,3972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,147133.02/cwt127.50–138.001,5267
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192124.51/cwt124.00–125.501,4843
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,8251
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,305125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,6381
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,381136.15/cwt132.50–139.501,8809
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,549146.75/cwt141.50–154.502,2735
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27251,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29251,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29802,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0002,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0202,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0202,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0201,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0503,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,226.04/head2,150.00–2,325.002,2263
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2803,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29401,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29701,957.02/head1,750.00–2,175.001,9572
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0301,585.00/head1,585.00–1,585.001,5851
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0501,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0751,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0751,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1081,987.92/head1,800.00–2,175.001,9882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2182,170.84/head1,850.00–2,475.002,1712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,865.80/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8663
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,711.81/head1,700.00–1,725.001,7122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,071.02/head1,800.00–2,275.002,0715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,995.51/head1,625.00–2,350.001,9963
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,5952,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27701,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28451,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501

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.